spooky scary skeletons is my jam

[reproduce]

it's halloween

it's that time of year again! whether you wanna do silly costume shopping, haunted house shenanigans, actual or whatever other spooky prompt you can think of, go for it! y'all know my characters by this point

also forgive me i'm at work on mobile as i post this, give me a break

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[oren]

[Mr. Pumpkin Head shifts slightly so that he turns to look towards the person talking to him. Ah, a young lady.

He's silent for a few seconds before he speaks up.]

Not really.

[Another uncomfortable few seconds before he speaks again. His tone of voice is monotone and his words come out choppy as if he has difficulty vocalizing.]

Waiting. For someone. We're not from here.

[... That might be a dangerous thing to admit in Rapture, but oh well. He doesn't really sound concerned oddly enough.]

[tornaway]

"Not from here."

[she repeats it, if only to make that a mental note on the guy, along with the other details she's garnering from the way he presents and expresses himself. that explains a few things, she guesses, though it does open up a bunch of other questions she now has. hm.

she has to wonder, though. if he's not a Rapture pioneer, two questions are of utmost importance: where is he from, and does he understand exactly where he's come to? she keeps these to herself for now, instead opting to offer,]

Well, from one visitor to another—waiting out here in the open isn't exactly the safest option.

[oren]

Seems fine. People dressed up. Not any different.

[Meaning, he doesn't think he stands out THAT much from what there is and who there is to see around Rapture.]

... Visitor too. [Referring to Elizabeth of course.]

Where's your exit?

[tornaway]

[well, she can't exactly share her spacetime continuum powers with others. hrm... how to spin the tale... it's not like she likes to lie, but she doesn't really have a choice in the matter at hand. coolly, she responds,]

Not part of the plan, at the moment. I'm here for... business reasons.

[nailed it.]

Did your contact specifically say to meet right here?

1/2

[oren]

Yes.

[A beat.]

Mostly. Would catch up eventually.

[Speak of the devil...

The man points behind Elizabeth at a couple that's approaching closely.]

[infusion]

[Iona is linked arms with a casual date, wearing a nice top hat and suit while she, is dressed in appropriate 1950s style date clothes. She's chatting away cheerfully with the young man.]

... Thanks for showing me around Donny! I don't get to go out often, believe it or not.

The pleasure's mine, Miss Oakes! Think we could do this again?

[Iona laughs lightly, waving her hand as she lets go of her date's arm.]

Who knows? You gotta go visit me first. I told you, that's how it pretty much works! [They part there after she sees Oren and lights up. She waves to her date and bounds over to Oren, not noticing Elizabeth at first.]

Hey, I'm ready to go back and... [Oh, hi Liz. She blinks and then grins.]

Ooooh? Mr. Pumpkinhead got himself a date??

good lord im sorry i forgot about this

[tornaway]

[the man's companion surprises Elizabeth a little bit, if only because of the stark contrast between the two. at least one of them had seemed to understand how to fit into the hustle and bustle that Rapture provided, she guesses. momentarily taken back by the assumption, she pauses for a bit before replying,]

Not quite. But, if he needs a cover story for being here, I suppose that can be arranged.

no problemo o/

[infusion]

We can say he has TWO dates now!

[Iona, don't be like this... Still, she looks at Elizabeth curiously, but unlike Oren, figures that Elizabeth is just part of the city like everyone else.]

It's nice of you to offer though. Donny back there was pretty good at keeping up a story for me too. Two nice people in this city? That's a good record.

[tornaway]

[she can definitely seem a little more fitting in Rapture than the other guy... kindness in the underwater city is limited, but she's at least glad the other woman had been able to find some of it, instead of the other likely outcome.

Elizabeth keeps her voice even as she casually gestures to Oren.]

Your friend already mentioned that you two aren't from here. I'm of the opinion that outsiders should look out for each other.