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[hagrides]

[That is definitely some kind of bug person on your communicators right now. Sorry.]

Good evening, or whatever time of day you may be viewing this message. I have a small request.

As some of you may know, I am largely unfamiliar with human clothing as well as many human customs. However, I have gleaned that costumes are traditional for celebrating this season. It would bring me great relief if someone were to offer advice on costumes that might fit my body type and would suit the occasion.

Thank you for your time.

[He bows politely, as one does when asking for a favor.]

Comments

text | un: fantasma

[teaserving]

holy shit are you gonna halloween it up

[hagrides]

Why not? It sounds enjoyable.

[teaserving]

no reason not to
i haven't dressed up in awhile but it could be fun if anyone's got something planned
i'd say vampire but i have no idea how vlad might take that

[hagrides]

I wonder if that is too close to my usual aesthetic?

[He can turn into a cloud of mothbats, so like. It's pretty close.]

1/2

[teaserving]

hmm good point

[teaserving]

A SKELETON

[hagrides]

Now that is something quite different from the usual!

[you humans and your endoskeletons]

An excellent suggestion.

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[justsomeshrimp]

[Lobco's not sure if this is an immensely appealing idea or one she should pointedly avoid.

...well. Those two aren't really mutually exclusive but she'd rather not have another night hyped up on coffee.

As long as it's not vampire.]

There are a lot of classic costumes but there are probably stores dedicated specifically to costumes that will give you lots of idea.

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[hagrides]

[He already rejected vampire as being too close to his usual, so it's fine...?]

I'm unfamilar with even the classic costumes, alas.

Also, I did mean to speak to you about something today. Perhaps in private?

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[justsomeshrimp]

I could write up a list for you if you'd like.

[Uh. That's worrying.]

Of course. In person or is over the communicator fine?

un: otacon

[codecmoment]

[ Oh, this is delightful. ]

A vampire would be the easiest/most obvious with your stature and colouration.
Maybe a mime if you wanted to get more creative.
Maybe a jellyfish! A big hat with flowing tentacles coming off it. Though that might be a bit... not great after what just happened. Still, Iris has jellyfish people.
A devil, maybe?

[hagrides]

That would be much appreciated.

Whichever you would be more comfortable with.

[hagrides]

I fear that a vampire and a devil might be too close to the image I already project. But a mime is an intriguing choice.

[codecmoment]

Black and white themed.
Maybe a tree? That's something you put a little kid in, though.
My daughter came up with her own stuff once she started to participate, I'm not very good at it.

[hagrides]

It's a pity that my child is not here - I would have loved to wear matching costumes with them.

[codecmoment]

YOU HAVE A SPAWN?
Oh my gosh i wish i could see
Is it a small larva?

[justsomeshrimp]

[Lobco attaches a small file with a short but comphrehensive list of popular halloween costumes---the usual suspects: witches, ghosts, skeletons, grim reapers, pumpkin, devils and angels. She's learning!

Unfortunately she still doesn't really know how to encrypt messages on the network so she just hops over to his inbox.]

I won't be home for a bit. Is everything okay?

[hagrides]

A nymph about the size of my head, or smaller. The light of my life and joy of my days.

[hagrides]

Everything is fine with me, I am merely concerned about how much coffee you have been drinking lately. Is that amount healthy?

[codecmoment]

[ Nooooo that's so precious. ]

Aww that's wonderful.
I have no idea how it works for your people, and maybe it was... racist??? Of me to be shocked that you have a bond with it.
Insects where I come from don't do the social group things like humans do, so the young hatch and are left on their own, no rearing required.

[hagrides]

There are certainly those who do not love their children as much as I.

[And those whose unwilling affection for one of their children does not excuse what they did to them and their siblings.]

If humans have no bad parents among them, then you should consider yourselves fortunate.

[justsomeshrimp]

[He noticed that huh....Lobco obviously doesn't want to tell him what's been going on but she doesn't want to misinform about facts either]

There are limits to how much a person should drink coffee within a certain period of time. As long as I drink enough water to balance it out, however, I'll be fine.

[codecmoment]

[ Immediately: ]

Absolutely not.
I had one.
So I became a good parent.

[hagrides]

As you wish. It is not my place to interfere - I am only concerned for you. Especially such a sudden change of habit.

If you were trying to avoid nightmares, that would be understandable, but I know that you aren't.

[hagrides]

A familiar story. Not for myself, but for many I know.

[The Knight had taken exceptional care of Grimm's child, even before they remembered their own birthplace.]