video; after new arrivals

[sos_pilot]

Hey hey, party people! For all you new cats and kittens, the name's Della Duck! And... someday I will think of a less embarrassing way to introduce myself. Not today.

Anyway! I know time's on a big pause button or whatever back home, but if it wasn't, you know what my world would be celebrating later this month? Only the best holiday ever made - Halloween! Dressing up in costumes, free candy, and scaring the pants off everyone! If you wear pants, anyway.

I know world-hopping and all those kinda shenanigans make celebrating holidays harder, but... it's Halloween. We gotta at least try. It'll be on the last day of the month, so, plenty of time to prepare if you wanna chip in! We need to use one of the big carriage, gotta make a lot of sweets, and go to town on stitching up costumes.

Now, for those of you who have no idea what Halloween is... you've got my sympathies, I'm so sorry. But here are some highlights!

One -  Haunted Houses. Again, can't go the extra mile 'cause... train. BUT I'm sure we can come pretty close! Things popping out at you, spooky noises, fear pumping through your veins!

Two - Trick or Treating. Usually this is for the little kids. They go from house to house, knock and say "Trick or Treat!" and then get candy. Still no houses, but I say who needs 'em! If a kid says it on that special day, we should have plenty of candy to go around for the tykes... or for the tykes at heart.

Three - COSTUMES! Be someone or something you're not! The sky's the limit! This year I had planned to go on "matching opposites" costumes with my twin brother, like we did when we were younger - I'd be a devil, he'd be an angel - but since he's not around, what will I be? That's a surprise. Cause I haven't thought of it yet.

If you've got any questions, or suggestions, lemme know! Let's make this the best Halloween the train's ever had!

Comments

[ramengroupie]

Yes.

[ The answer is firm and immediate. Wormmon even leeeeeans as far as his little body can leeeean, to facilitate this.

....Nothing really for Ken to say or do here, is there? ]

[sos_pilot]

Heh heh! Don't worry, I'll keep you in the loop.

[sos_pilot]

What? Why not?

[sos_pilot]

Tempting, but I think we've got more of those "I'm so totally grown and mature and I will absolutely sneak into the adults party" kids than we could handle if we did that.

[sos_pilot]

Great! I'm going to make your first Halloween the best one ever!

[sos_pilot]

So you're getting a Halloween do-over here!

[sos_pilot]

Whaaaat, don't you trust me?

[fun_thementalist]

Thank you, my dear - I won't disappoint.

[ He was genuinely excited! It's a different sort of performance, but to essentially take the stage once again ... ]

[theturksway]

Heh. So let 'em. Gotta learn some time, right?

[Look, he's not much of an adult despite his age, okay. Also that was...probably entirely the way he learned.]

[strawberryprotector]

Scariest thing even close to that was when I was still fighting with Zangetsu back when he still was trying to take over.

[light_of_willpower]

I'll try to remember, but please be patient with me if I slip. It's habit and was trained in me young.

[goingthroughaphase]

Yeah, it does sound pretty fun. I wonder if we can get some pumpkins to make jack-o-lanterns. Those were always pretty cool.

[pleple]

Er. ...thank you, ma'am.

[ What does she do with this enthusiasm? ]

[irrationally]

Do you want an honest or a nice answer to that question?

[loveandduty]

That would be the spider you would have to ask, I think. But it costs you snacks or something. But I know the spider can make clothes.

[So there is a possibility.]

But all other aspects of parties I do have you covered~ I have done one before after all and it was pretty good...minus the food but good otherwise.

[sos_pilot]

[ Yay! Della leans over to give the good boy some pettings. ]

Awww, whose the cutest little buggie ever? You are!

[ But thankfully she doesn't intend to leave Ken out, asking a question to him. ]

So, what's a "digimon"?

[sos_pilot]

Careful, you're raising my expectations pretty high!

[sos_pilot]

I'm all for tough love, but not for sick kids. The mom in me says no.

[ramengroupie]

[ Wormmon beams at the pets, then checks to make sure Ken-chan heard. Ken-chan, Ken-chan, did you catch that? He's the CUTEST LITTLE BUGGIE EVER!

There will be no contradicting this fact from the Ichijouji side. Instead, he grins and explains. Everyone's been so willing to learn about Digimon...more so than even in his own world, sometimes. ]

They're creatures made of data. Human belief and emotions interacted with our digital network, giving rise to life.

[ Oh, but he has to qualify: ] That's the current theory.

Lots of children have partner Digimon! Ken-chan's partner is ME!

[ Wormmon is even prouder of this fact than he is of being the cutest little buggie ever. ]

[fun_thementalist]

Oh, well. In that case.

I hope I can somehow manage to provide something good enough for all of my fellow passengers, for I am but a humble Mentalist, with meager supplies and rusty skills ...

[theturksway]

Aaand right back to lame. [At least he sounds like he's teasing this time.] Come on. Get rid of the mom side, live a little. Ain't gonna kill nobody.

[sos_pilot]

And what's Zangetsu? A big scary monster?

[sos_pilot]

No sweat, no sweat. After all, we're getting away from the important topic!

[sos_pilot]

If not, we'll make do! Turnip-o-lanterns could be fun!

[sos_pilot]

No no no, none of that ma'am stuff. Just Della will do.