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[call_me_spooky]

They say that on Halloween, the boundary weakens between the world of the living and the land of the dead; that ghosts and ghouls and monsters can walk among us for that one night. What that means here, where the dead walk among us while we go grocery shopping, I'm not certain. Perhaps nothing; I've never been inclined to assume that the divide was so great in the first place. The truth is out there-- and so are a lot of other things, and I'm not convinced they need to wait for the end of October to come say hello.

You throw a hell of a party, City, and I appreciate the costume help. Peg leg? Hard to balance but still really, really cool. Glad I don't have to deal with it on a daily basis, though. Pirate was the right costume choice, in any case; much worse stuff to be stuck in. Indiana Jones was a close second, but I didn't have a whip handy.

Rose went home; I'm beginning to see what people have been saying, about how unexpected it can be, the way people come and go. No apparent pattern or logic governing it. Anyway, I hope she's okay, whatever dimension she's in now.

Funny that I find myself looking for some kind of scientific explanation, here, when I'm used to disproving the so-called rational theories. Maybe I just like the challenge.

Comments

[playstheblues.livejournal.com]

What about on All Souls Day?

[call_me_spooky]

What, do I think the dead are closer on All Souls' Day?

Not necessarily. But maybe we're more inclined to see, then.

[playstheblues.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

How are you?

[call_me_spooky]

Not that I'm not willing to accept the idea. Somehow it seems more likely to me, though, that it's the living who change, rather than the balance between worlds... What do you believe?

I'm all right. A little worn-out from Halloween. How are you, Blue?

[steeldame.livejournal.com]

Hm. Having lived with a vampire since I was twelve and been born in a family bloodline that hunts the undead, Hallowe'en has never offered any novelty to my routine.

[call_me_spooky]

That has to have been an exciting childhood.

[steeldame.livejournal.com]

It was a childhood, no more and no less.

[call_me_spooky]

Fair enough. So no trick-or-treating for you as a kid?

[halfvulcan.livejournal.com]

You had a peg leg on hand, Mr Mulder?

[call_me_spooky]

Nope. My costume wasn't that great, til I was out and about. Curses, I guess; once I hit the party I was suddenly a lot more piratey.

Did you dress up, Mr. Spock?

[halfvulcan.livejournal.com]

I did not. I had given it some consideration, though the warnings of the events of last year's curses were rather effective deterrents.

[call_me_spooky]

I've got a bad habit of ignoring warnings, what can I say. It wasn't so bad, though. Kinda fun.

[theotokos.livejournal.com]

Rationality can be a form of comfort.

[call_me_spooky]

It's a strange thing for me to find comforting.

[guardianed.livejournal.com]

Logical answers are certainly few and far between here.

[call_me_spooky]

Yeah... It's just a little strange to be surrounded by other people who accept that fact, you know? I'm used to having to prove myself on the weird stuff.

[guardianed.livejournal.com]

It's one of the first big adjustments most people have to make; that what they consider normal is probably not considered to be the same by 90% of the rest of the City's population.

[call_me_spooky]

I didn't find it all that hard to believe. My definition of normal might be a little off, though.

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[westcoastrc.livejournal.com]

You ay you're sure there's so much stuff out there, but you want the explanation to be scientific?

Voice

[call_me_spooky]

Not at all. I'm used to having a scientific explanation to refute, though. Does that make sense?

Voice

[westcoastrc.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. I get that. The fact that I exist refutes a lot of scientific explanations.

And before you ask, sure, I'll answer your questions.

Voice

[call_me_spooky]

All right, I'll bite. Why's that?

[charmedillusion.livejournal.com]

Rose is going to be okay. She's strong.

[call_me_spooky]

Yeah, she seems it.

How about you? You gonna be all right?

[charmedillusion.livejournal.com]

And she's handled tougher things before.

Oh yes. Don't worry about me - I can take care of myself. But thank you.