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I suppose our captors believe they have quite the sense of humor, what with these miserable costumes.

Hmph. I refuse to allow them the satisfaction of spoiling my birthday.

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*Rachel is wandering somewhere through the village, perhaps in search of tea. Why does she look pissed off? Why, because she's dressed as another vampire loli, and being clad in Remilia's outfit any longer than she needs to be is rather infuriating.*

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[consultmybooks]

Well, it won't be forever.

Might make fighting with her problematic, though. Was it just your dress that could do the whole bit with turning into blades, or was that you?

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That, at least, is not a problem. My power is spatial manipulation, Mr. Watcher, and even a gaudy dress exists in the same space as everything else.

Do you expect this will last to Halloween, then?

[consultmybooks]

It's October, the place is covered in jack o' lanterns, and half the town is being forced to wear silly costumes.

Yes, I think this will last until Halloween. What's the point, otherwise?

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I am not an idiot. This is obviously meant to coincide with Halloween, yes.

We can only hope it ends there.

[consultmybooks]

Ends on Halloween, or ends with the tacky decorations?

One, unfortunately, is more likely than the other.

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The former. I am not nearly optimistic enough to hope for the latter.

[consultmybooks]

You probably shouldn't be.

Still. Could be worse. I met someone stuck in a full body cat suit.

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And yet, I would almost prefer that to this costume.

[consultmybooks]

Yes. I suppose at least then you'd have the chance of no one recognizing you at all.

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Could you imagine me in such a garment, Mr. Watcher? I think not.

[consultmybooks]

It's not exactly hard to imagine anyone in such a garment. That's sort of the point, isn't it?

Honestly, at the least they could have given us masks.

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No, that would have quite interfered with their intention of humiliating us.

[consultmybooks]

Ah, yes, of course. How on Earth could I forget?

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*Rachel gives a little huff and frowns.* What a poor sense of humor this place has.

[consultmybooks]

As if we needed further reminders.

Still. With all of this, maybe they'll skip the ball on Halloween.

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And skip an occasion to force all of us into public in these silly little outfits? You give them far too much credit.

[consultmybooks]

Or far too little. A good bit of the village has been staying out of sight, but from what I've heard they'll happily solve that problem with the droids.

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*This face. Rachel does not have fond memories of the droids.* Oh, the indignities we must suffer in this place before we burn it to the ground.

[consultmybooks]

[Yeah, neither does Giles] Actually, someone has suggested we start a bonfire with the costumes once we're allowed to take them off.

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*At least he didn't get stabbed by them. Just... beaten a bit.* I am not entirely opposed to the idea.

[consultmybooks]

[And have his glasses broken] Excellent. Spread the word. If they don't disappear after things settle down, we'll make a night of it.

If they do disappear, I certainly won't be complaining.

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*Oh, right. That was probably a pain in the neck.* Even if they leave you in something worse?

[consultmybooks]

Well, we can safely assume that this will last until Halloween. After that, there's no experiments for another month and no costume related holidays for at least another two.

I feel relatively safe.

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It would be rather nice to share your optimism.

I, at least, can return to my home without being seen by others should your predictions be incorrect.

[consultmybooks]

"The Day Luceti Stayed Indoors".

I've risked death by vampire every night in Sunnydale for five years and I'm actually considering staying indoors thank to a ridiculous costume.