godbent | 22nd: The Pumpkins of Haruhi Suzumiya

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[So things have gotten a bit chaotic in the village and... the moon doesn't look good, masks. Obviously an experiment all around. Haruhi was going to go with Leon's suggestion about carving the pumpkins with the Brigade (maybe make a contest out of it) but the fact is that in light of the current situation, that just doesn't seem to be happening. So... she collected her girlfriend, and decided to combine a nice picnic with carving out some of the pumpkins her and Leon brought to be Brigade room.

You might see them on the grass outside the square, sitting there and either eating or carving out some jack-o-lanterns. Either way, just being there together and chatting. Some of the completed pumpkins stand off to the side, either with faces or with things carved into them. They are prime to be hit up by anyone. Haruhi even has a bag she's been filling up with masks she's collected next to her.

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[Just what is going on over here? Edward's just out for a walk to ponder what could be done about the moon if it gets too close to the enclosure when she notices the picnic going on not far off. With an uplifted brow, she pauses, considers her options, and then wanders over. No harm in asking, right?]

You guys are cutting up pumpkins at a time like this?

Why not? It's for the holiday. [She says with her hand full of pumpkin guts and seeds.]

Not to mention nothing bad has happened yet.

[Her own hands have a knife in hand]

Holiday? Is there some kind of moon apocalypse holiday that I don't know about?

For Halloween, Ed. It's got nothing to do with that creepy moon.

Well, it could. Not specifically though.

"Halloween"? Never heard of it.

It's an Earth holiday. A lot of people in Luceti celebrate it.

[Deftly, Haruhi returns to her work. Cutting open the head, carving it out... but she does clarify despite this-]

It's sort of a celebration of fear and monsters. The origins are a bit vague, but in other countries back home it's popular.

[Okay, that makes no sense.]

People actually celebrate that kind of thing? That's messed up.

It's weird, yeah, but some of it's fun. Like this.

There's probably some sort of history behind it, but I don't know it. It works.

So what's with the pumpkins?

We're making lanterns with them. Want to help with one?

They're called jack-o-lanterns. Basically, you make faces or designs into the pumpkins, light a candle in them, and bam, lantern. And no, I don't know the details but I'm egalitarian when it comes to these things.

Huh. [Weird. Ed wanders closer anyway, kneeling down in their little circle to get a better look. ...Aaaand it looks messy.] You know it'd just gum up the automail if I tried.

Well yeah, if you tried to gut it, but carving it shouldn't be too bad?

I don't even mind including you right now.

Oh gee, thanks, that's so inviting. [Now she really feels wanted.]

Don't let Haruhi get to you, Ed.

[What'd she do? Hmph!]

...Fine, I guess I can stay for a bit. [And watch. Or something. With a shrug, she leans in, peering at the faces they'd already made.] So what're you going to do with them when you're done?