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

[blitzcheer]

Oh yeah? Sounds pretty important! How were ya gonna show it off? What was the big deal?

[ Give him alllll the deets, Kaiba! ]

[blue_ice]

Lifelike tactile sensation. With safety features to prevent...accidents, of course.

Have I ever shown you our card game? I would've summoned the monsters into reality, and allowed people to interact with their favorite cards in a new way.

...and yes, it was for my birthday. You teamed up with her on this one, so. I'm just not a party person.

[blitzcheer]

Huh. That sounds fun for a theme park. [ Or something they'd have. Not that he has many memories about the ones in Zanarkand. ]

Not a loud guy about it? Hey, that's fine. I was just curious! [ really really really curious- ] What day would that be on the train?

[blue_ice]

Right. It would've debuted at Kaibaland, my theme park.

And the date would be the 25th. But I left in June, and four months....hm. It might sync after all.

But a Halloween party would at least keep many of us entertained and out of trouble for a day. I can rig something up for that.

[blitzcheer]

[ Thanks for sharing the day with anyone listening, pal!!

wait we mean- ]

I bet Della wouldn't mind the help. You talk about it more with her. And I'll help out too if she needs.

[blue_ice]

I will. And...I guess I'll see you there.

[blitzcheer]

Sure. [ A beat. ] Feel free to stop me sooner if you see me. Wouldn't be bad to play a game 'gainst someone who knows what a controller and menu is.

[blue_ice]

Hah...having trouble teaching, there?

[blitzcheer]

He thought the headset was gonna suck out his brains.

[ He went in with extra difficulty, here. ]