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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[Winry, meanwhile, is slicing through the top of a pumpkin in a circle around the steam. She's making a hole so they can eventually pull out the guts! This blond had yet to notice the hesitating woman.]

[Haruhi, meanwhile, is working on scooping guts out of her own into a big popcorn bowl thing next to her. It's a labor intensive thing, which is why she's not, you know, noticing Buffy]

...That's a good idea.

[ she eventually speaks up -- narrating her realization that jilly would probably enjoy the same activity. faux-casual, she advances a little bit closer. ]

Buffy! Hello.

[ And now she looks over. Oh. Hey. Buffy. Well, she waves ]

[ a casual, finger-waggling wave in return. ] Probably one of the best distraction techniques I've seen in a while. I should pick a few pumpkins up at the shop. Are they at the shop? Bring them back to Seven. Something like that.

You'd have to ask Haruhi where she got them.

The grocery - Leon found them initially.

...And are there any left or have you two got yourself into the monopoly pumpkin biz?

If we do I'm sure we could lend you a couple?

Who would monopolize pumpkins anyway?

Ask Jack Skellington. Or Charlie Brown.

[ buffy crosses and then uncrosses her arms. ] Or even Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater.

Who are they?

[She recognizes the first one, not the second one, and the third one is in the back of her mind but she can't place it. So she concludes the only logical conclusion-] Fictional characters, from Earth. [A beat] American ones.

Ten bucks says Peter Peter is actually English. But I digress.

[Winry simply sighs. All those Earth things she doesn't know.]

Same difference.

Oh, the difference is so very not the same. Americans? Way chiller than the British. And better dressed.

Does it matter?

No.

[But it might to Buffy, but that's irrelevant.]

[ for a moment, she considers asking haruhi how she'd feel if she messed up some bit of japanese culture but...eh. not worth it. ]

Have you met Giles yet, Winry? If you did, you'd see how fast it mattered.