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[blackwaterchild]

[She appears on the network wearing a pair of white cat ears, brandishing a sort of princess wand, which she uses for emphasis as she talks]

Hey. Name's Miu, I'm an actress, and I'm here to tell you that if I see a single one of you wearing a spooky monster costume that ends up stuck in said costume and/or acting more and more like the monster come Halloween, I will beat you with this princess wand.

Don't do it. Stick to cute or easy costumes and stay away from those stupid ugly masks! I've seen enough movies to know that's a stupid idea and if you do it anyway I get the exclusive right to say 'I told you so!' super mockingly next month.

[She clears her throat and sits back] Now then, the important question:

Sexy angel, or sexy cat? I can't decide if I like the idea of having wings more, or a cute tail and ears.

[She looks between two generic costumes like it's the most important and confounding decision of her life.]

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[blackwaterchild]

Ohh, I like that! Best of both worlds, huh?

[She looks pretty please about it, messing with the packages off screen to grab the wings out of the angel one]

If something does happen, I'd at least want something cool. Cat eats and wings sounds like it'd be nice to be stuck with.

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[fanstheflames]

I hope it doesn't happen at all, but that really does sum up most Halloween movies, huh?

[ She can't say things won't get weird. Or alarming. ]

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[blackwaterchild]

What's that one phrase? Like... "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst"? Better to be safe than sorry...

But really I just wanted to say it now so that I totally have an excuse to say 'I told you so!' if anything happens. Being morally superior is very important to me.

[She says that in a completely flat tone that implies she's completely joking though. At least about that last sentence.]

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[fanstheflames]

[ It gets a laugh out of her, at least. ]

I think you'll be set, then! I'll be sure to remember you said it first.

[blackwaterchild]

[She laughs as well, glad that she took it for the joke it mostly was.]

My name's Miu, by the way. You?

[fanstheflames]

Tsuruno! Yui Tsuruno.

Nice to meet you too, Miu... chan?

[ Honorifics have been hard in a city full of people named "Peter" and "Robby" and "Nebula"-- ]

[blackwaterchild]

[She instantly looks amused]

'-chan' is fine, if that means I can call you 'Tsuruno-chan' too. Sorry, I'm so used to introducing myself to Westerners around here... I'm Hinasaki Miu.

You're from Japan too?

[fanstheflames]

Yeah--and '-chan' works for me too!

[ She can't help a laugh. ]

I get it, though. I feel like the first few people I met when I showed up here were all Westerners and so I sort of gave up and just rolled with it after that.