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Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (kitty_has_claws) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-10-27 18:59:00

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felix gaeta, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), pavel chekov (au), ryou kurokiba, ton phanan

Day 399 : Video/Action | Open
It's pretty obvious the wardens are up to something or want us to think they are. They've been dropping hints about tomorrow for the last few morning broadcasts. The things Veridical said today are pretty much on target for that.

Gather round, kids. Time for a history lesson since I've been here for most of it.

Back on Day 100 we were still back in Marina Asylum with different wardens and surroundings. They threw a masquerade ball. I picked out a simple red dress and spent the rest of the day thinking I was a goddess and a crazy one at that. [Named Glory.]

On Day 200 we had a summer festival thing. Games, rides, food stands, a dance, the works. There was a projection of scenes from home. Everyone's home I think. [She doesn't mention the ferris wheel because it still comes with too many feelings when it comes to Reid. She really hopes there's no ferris wheel this time.]

Day 300 was more of a harvest festival. Same kind of thing as Day 200 but more fall themed. They did the projections again and there was a dance on the beach. [There was another ferris wheel that day and by then she and Reid had broken up. Which means it's been more than 100 days already. Sometimes it feels like years. Sometimes it feels like yesterday. Letting go and moving on are both their own kinds of journeys.]

Tomorrow is Day 400. I'm guessing there's a dance. From the look of the costumes in stock and the decorations that have started going up I think we're looking at a Halloween theme. Might pick up past things or be completely different. It feels like we had a couple of Halloweens back when I first arrived.

So...that's what I know for what it's worth. You can always call the Defense Force if something comes up. Dispatch will get someone to you. Hopefully, the worst of it is stepping on someone's toes. Might even be fun. [She might even have a date?]

[If you're out and about you might run into Kitty pretty much anywhere, but definitely surveying the costumes in the shops.]

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	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-28 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	[He shrugs.] Not hoping, and I can't complain. How're you doing? [Not-so-sneakily checking her wristband to see ~~if she got laid~~ what color it is.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-28 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	[Wow, it's red. What is up with you?] Just not that concerned either way? Not bad. Giving free history lessons. Checking things out. You know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-29 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	[Gossip of the who-is-having-sex variety is one of his few hobbies that survived the apocalypse, alright?] Not particularly. When nothing's real, fires aren't much of a concern. [He's in a mood, don't mind him.] Do those history lessons have anything to do with the decorations and outfits? I assume it's an Earth thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-29 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	[Look at other wrists, Felix.] Still going to hurt if you're the one on fire. [She tilts her head.] They did and do. It is Earthish looking so far. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-29 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Whose? It's not like he has a ton of friends. ;;] I guess that's true. [Since he doesn't actually want to be on fire, he discards the cigarette and steps on it to snuff it out.] So is it some kind of harvest celebration? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-29 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	[Maybe that's because he stalks their wrists.]<?small> Day 300 was a harvest celebration. So, maybe, but this one seems a little more like Halloween. It's a holiday back home. But it could be anything knowing them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-29 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	[Get out, don't judge him.] You don't seem worried. [Does that mean he should stop being worried?] What do you do for Halloween? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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kitty_has_claws
2016-10-29 10:36 pm UTC (link)

[Fine. Fine.]

What happens. Happens. We have to stay loose. Could be just a nice, fun day. Could be they mess with us and we can't do anything about it or maybe we can. Hard to prepare for everything. [What can you do?]

Back home, kids trick or treat. It's where they dress up in costumes and go door to door getting candy from neighbors. I mean, that's how it used to be. Holidays usually pass unobserved now.

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didwhaticould
2016-10-30 12:17 am UTC (link)

A nice, fun day... the last time we had one of those was Day 365. Maybe it's time. [He's not optimistic, but Kitty makes a good point. There's no productive worrying to be done.]

That's an interesting way to observe a holiday. [The costumes and trick or treating, not the postapocalyptic non-holidays.] Is there history behind it? Symbolism? Or is it just an excuse to disguise kids and send them out to beg for candy?

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	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-30 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Really? Not the day I was kissing you? [She smiles, but that wasn't really them and they did both get attacked too.] There is history and symbolism and I'd probably get it wrong if I tried to explain it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-30 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Not that day, but not because of that. [That does get a smile, though.] Fine, keep your Earth customs shrouded in mystery. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-30 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	[She smiles back.] It came from pagan holidays I think? Probably lots of blending things together to make them more palatable for the dominate religion? I don't know. You also carve faces into pumpkins and put candles inside them. And maybe get really drunk at a party where you are probably dressed as a sexy bunny or a sexy ghost or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-10-30 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	...A sexy bunny. I was trying to imagine it and, now that I have, I wish I hadn't. Are you going to put in an appearance as something inappropriately sexy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-10-30 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	A sexy dragonfly? I don't know. I found some wings. I don't know if that really makes it a costume. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; didwhaticould 2016-11-01 12:39 pm UTC (link)
	It sounds like a costume to me. ...Unless you wear insect wings on normal days, of course. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; kitty_has_claws 2016-11-03 09:17 am UTC (link)
	I haven't yet, but this could be the start of a trend. All we can do is buckle up and hold on. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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