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Who: All heroes
When: Day 45, Morning
Where: The clearing

[ In the morning, all heroes can wake up to see a new trial is being held! Following the door that appears in the clearing will lead to a Very Scary, faux-abandoned house. There are all the markings of terrible Halloween decorations, for those that are familiar with it. There are fake spiderwebs all around, fake bats, skeletons, and even spider skeletons.

There are several different tables spread across the room - one has a pile of small, sticky spiders in it, then there's one where people can get refreshments, if they so wish, and all others have tons and tons of pumpkins sitting there. None of those are carved - though there are several carved, lit pumpkins spread across the room - just sitting on the floor.

Notably there is a runway, and behind that, a room in which people may grab costumes, or pieces of costume. Make up is also provided.

Finn can be seen at the end of the Runway, aptly wearing his Spider-Man costume, before he begins to explain ]

So! I've recently found out I fight crazy people for a, huh, possibly living. Whether I get paid or not is still under debate. And who would have thought, there's a costumed guy for every occasion. There's no better way to drive off the mental image of a guy fighting with a flaming pumpkin on his head than make better memories, so I'm imposing Halloween on you all.

For those of you who are not in the known, what with us being all from different worlds and stuff, Halloween is, huh ... probably an actual serious holiday somewhere, somehow, but in practice it's all about the money, baby! And scary stuff. And sharing scary stories and getting candy.

So there you have it. A game to get some actual fun Halloween action that does not involve people barely avoiding getting brutally murdered and blown up. Not speaking of anyone in particular here.

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No. It is fine.

Already did it?

yes, but ah, here is something, if you do not mind it. It's odd, you know, I found a dead body in my private studio today. The odd thing is that there were two of them there yesterday.

[A scary story then?]

Oh no. The horror. What shall you do with the walking dead?

Experiment on them if there is anything worth merit, otherwise, destroy them.

About all you can do with zombies.

There is more, but yes. At any rate, there is something I must tell you: I have thought long and hard about it and I have decided we should be friends, after all.

[There is surprise there.]

[Then a moment where he's starting to smile]

[Except...would she?]

[Then blank because SHE WOULD.]

....this isn't a trick, is it?

That depends on whether or not you think me capable of doing such a thing.

For the trial? Absolutely.

Normally, depends on the circumstances surrounding it.

If you believe it is a trick, then it is a trick. Let us continue.

[....]

[He's considering her long and hard with that blank face thing he does.]

[And you know what]

[If she's gonna play like that, HE IS GONNA GO WITH IT AND DOUBLE DOWN.]

That sounds an awful lot like when people would say in TV shows like 'oh, it'd be funny if we did this thing, unless of course you were interested in case it's very serious, but oh, it's not like I mean it. Unless you are.'

Which usually means the person is serious.

And I did say the only thing preventing us from being friends is your say so and I meant it.

So we're friends now.

[And giving her the biggest grin.]

Anyway, another thing to share, I've had to help play therapist for two generals of a former civil war to try and save a whole planet. Because that really is just life with them.

We are not friends. It is a trick.

[like so deadpan]

Nope, sounds exactly like those scenarios.

[YOU BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF.]

We are not. What we are doing is moving on.

[she nods, as a show of affection, but the context is entirely lacking. he won't know, but it will satisfy the candy.]

We're definitely friends.

[He's the worst.]

And I need another five. [Getting those and it's two blacks, orange, blue, and pink.]

Huh. Have you ever carved a pumpkin before?

No. And yes.

Yes.

And what else do you need to do while I carve this?

No, we are not and the more you insist the more we are not ever going to be, not that there was any chance at all. [she nods again]

If you believe it is a trick, then it is a trick. Your exact words.

I don't believe it's a trick.

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select your next candy.

[time to avoid dusk forever outside of trials.]

[Like he'd let you. Really, how did you not expect that to backfire?]

Well, I gotta change costumes. Suggestions?

Someone with taste.

Well, now we're really just pushing the limits of how much I can pretend.

[He knows his taste is terrible.]

Try.