October Catch-All

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⭐ Who: Nadeshiko/Nagihiko and you!
⭐ When: All throughout October
⭐ Where: Mostly throughout the city, miiiight do a Dreamsphere thing if I get an idea
⭐ What: Spooky shenanigans!! But also like...one serious thing. maybe 2

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[Shinsha, too, is scouring Akabeni's thrift shops in search of a cheap Halloween outfit. They've always been too much of an awkward wallflower to go to parties, but... someone at school invited them to a costume party, and they were so flustered that they said yes by mistake. Maybe if they wear green and put flowers in their hair, they can stand quietly in a corner and pretend to be a potted plant.

They're so absorbed in browsing that they don't notice that there's anyone else in the shop until Nagihiko speaks. They jump a little, not sure if he was talking to them or just muttering under his breath.]

You mean... two costumes?

[Isn't he one of the newer Dreamers? Shinsha doesn't spend much time socializing at the Dreamer Union so they don't know everyone, but he does look a little familiar... but wait, wasn't that new Dreamer a girl? Maybe there's another set of twins?]

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[He is indeed muttering to himself, which means Nagihiko isn't exactly expecting anyone to respond. He hides his surprise well, though.]

Oh, one would be for my sister. [He chuckles a little, sheepishly fiddling with his hair a bit.] She loves Halloween, but isn't sure if she'll have time for it this year, and insisted I just get a costume for myself so I can at least enjoy it. I'm just wondering if I should get her one anyway, on the off chance she is free.

[And, well, whatever costume he doesn't wear this year could be used in the next. Possibly. If things line up like that.]

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[Ah, so he's another twin after all. Shinsha wonders if there's something about twins that makes one of them more likely to become a Dreamer... there's Amane and Tsukasa, and Ruby and Aqua, too.]

Oh... that's kind of you. Your sister must be busy with, um... Dreamer things.

[Shinsha isn't actively hiding their status as a Dreamer anymore, but it still feels awkward to indirectly admit to being one.]

I hope you're both able to enjoy it. I'm not used to celebrating Halloween, but... it's sort of fun.

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[...ok, the first part catches him off guard a little, but just a little. Considering how Maihime's gotten more active as of late, it makes sense that she'd start to become more known, even by people he hasn't met yet.

...not that he's supposed to know all of those exact details - using the 'oh my sister told me' excuse only goes so far - so...]

Got it in one. She's been doing some sort of research and extra training lately. I think something kinda serious happened last month that prompted it, but she hasn't given me many of the details.

[He's really glad he got all of that done earlier in the month. Beyond being free for Halloween, he's just...glad to get all of that stuff out of his mind for the moment.

Whiiiich the other topic is doing, so he's gonna grin and take the chance to swing it in that direction!] It is! My sister's more of a fan of the scary aspect of it - she's always been a sucker for ghost stories - but both of us have always enjoyed dressing up in costumes in general, so this is a pretty good excuse to do that.