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[harmonicalsoul]

[ Soul looks worse for the wear when he appears on the network. This isn't unusual, as of late - he's spent most of September looking like that. But what's different is that he has a big grin on his face, not often seen by anyone here yet. Except, of course, people from home. ]

So, August sucked. September kinda sucked for a lot of people too, and even those who it didn't probably need a break So it's good that we're nearing the end of September, yeah? Because we're almost to October.

[ That is super obvious but whatever. Even cool guys state the obvious sometimes. ]

October rules. We get to spend all month preparing for the biggest party of the year and the general atmosphere is nice. I know some of you might not even know what Halloween is. [ He imagines there's worlds where it doesn't exist, as sad as that makes him. ] If you don't, it's a great time where for one night, we all get to dress up as the coolest things we can think of and pretend. We get candy and treats and play pranks, too.

So this is a general PSA. If September sucked, October is gonna give you great things. Let's all be prepared and try our best to make it awesome, yeah? All this war stuff will ruin it if we let it.

[ October makes Soul optimistic. How odd. ]

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[incendiarize]

[Arthur still thinks the phones are just magic bricks, but he's kind of getting used to them. ...His video feed might be upside down. He's not sure how he did that, he just pushed some buttons. No wonder he was never allowed to touch anything that still lit up, in the ruins...

Anyway. Party sounds good, costumes sound better, he's on board by the time treats come out, and pranks just seals the deal. Who invented this Halloween thing? They are clearly the closest anyone has ever come to actually being an angel. But first thing is first - when the heck is this?]

What's an October? How soon do we get to do the Halloween thing? It sounds awesome!

[harmonicalsoul]

October's a month. Have you got months where you're from?

[ Soul's not sure if that came out condescending. he didn't mean it to be, but you never know how words will be interpreted. ]

We can do it in 39 more days. October itself is in 9.

[ He pauses and eyes the fact the feed is upsdie down. ]

Try turning your phone over, man.

[incendiarize]

Yeah, today's Aries 24. It'll be Capuchin in five days. ...I think, it's kinda hard to keep track here. [Does this castle even have seasons? Arthur hasn't really noticed a ton of change that couldn't just be this place being this place.

He flips his phone over. Smartphones being smartphones, this fixes it for all of two seconds before the phone realizes it's upside-down and "corrects" the feed.]

[harmonicalsoul]

....something's up with your phone, it's all weird and you're upside down. [ Pause. ] Capuchin, huh? Isn't that a monkey?

[incendiarize]

We don't have stuff like this back home. I don't use it a lot. [He probably accidentally switched some setting. Maybe he'll figure it out in a few months.]

Yeah, I think they live on the Southwestern Continent? Dunno why we named a month after them, though.

[harmonicalsoul]

I could look at it for you, but I don't know what could be happening from here. I'd have to see it in person.

Probably named a month after them because they're great. A monkey saved my life once. [ Or was it an ape? What's the difference, anyway? ]

[incendiarize]

Want me to bring it to you? [He's pretty eager to actually understand his magic brick - it reminds him of a friend. She's so strong.]

Awesome! I need to meet more monkeys! ...Our months are named after a lot of animals.

[harmonicalsoul]

Sure. Where should we meet up? We can talk about your months and Halloween while I look at it.

[incendiarize]

I usually hang out at the work table or library. I'm Arthur.

[harmonicalsoul]

To the library we go, then.

I'm Soul.

[incendiarize]

Alright! [And, having little knowledge of phone etiquette, that's all he says before his fingers fumble at the screen and eventually cut the feed.

Soul will easily find Arthur in the library. He has a few of the actually readable books scattered carelessly, taking notes from one idly. ...Closer inspection will reveal his notes have dwindled into speculative doodles regarding Halloween.]

Soul, hey!

[harmonicalsoul]

Hey there.

[ Soul sits at the chair across from Arthur and peers at his notes. ] Nice doodles you got there.

late as heck

[incendiarize]

[...It's probably clear he doesn't actually know what Halloween is supposed to be like, but there's no shortage of enthusiasm. He slides his phone Soul's way - the whole display is upside-down. Who knows what he did to it.]

Planning is essential to a good party, right? This Halloween thing sounds awesome!