folklorist | ϡ - Chapter Sixteen; this is halloween [voice/action]

Halloween...Halloween. [ He sounds contemplative and hums a little before continuing. ] What to say about it. [ A pause there's the sounds of something be unwrapped probably a candy knowing Helios's sweet tooth. Then almost automatically there's the sound of 'mmm' in the silent background. How has he not gotten a cavity yet? ] I do hope the ghosts in the castle behave themselves this year. They love playing practical jokes around this time...April Fools isn't any better. [ Damn ghost kids always making trouble for him! Good thing he doesn't have to deal with it this year, haha! Though Ra might light the castle on fire... ] Ah...best to not think of such things. [ He'll just clear his throat because oh the horror, his poor castle. ] I distinctly recall that Halloween's roots go back to Samhain and the Celtic festival held in light of that. But today it's widely distributed and practiced pretty much everywhere. Samhain is...er Gaelic for summer's end. It was originally a harvest festival as they were generally more prominent back in the day you know? [ He laughs. ] What with farming relying on the sun Samhain was the end of the lighter half of the season and the beginning of the darker one. Something like day lights savings time or the summer and winter solstices.

Ah but! There's a catch! Many people believe that on this day the border between the living and dead became so thin that spirits could cross over and thus allowed the dead to cross back over from the living world into their own. This event brought up the custom of wearing costumes and masks which people did back then to help ward off the spirits and were used them to calm them down. I'd imagine pumpkin carving came from the old tradition of carving faces into turnips to ward off evil spirits as well.

It's such a wonderful holiday, very rich in folklore and the transition into modern culture is fascinating! The story of Mongfind for example is a folktale for this specific holiday. Modern times has done away with most of that but you know...the spirits of our deceased are always passing over, perhaps more so on that day than most. [ That's totally not a creepy thought nope. He's actually perfectly neutral in saying that it must be the dork in him. ] Ah what typically goes on here during Halloween, trick or treating I would hope? Oh! Perhaps a haunted house or a walk through the woods would definately be eerie. The spirits don't seem to be acting any differently though. [If you only knew what was in store for you Helios. ] Hm...I do wonder if the indigenous population here even knew what it was. There's just so much we don't know about this place. [ Sighs. So many questions yet so little answers. But back to the treats... ] But the best part about Halloween is...the candy! [ He sounds like a five year old don't mind him. ] What's everyone's favorite type? You can never go wrong with having too many favorites either!

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Speak for yourself.

I look forward to being mocked mercilessly the moment I turn up in a costume.

I can only imagine the costumes they could possibly have in store for us.

Unfortunately, so can I.

They can bend reality in the village to their whims. They can certainly find us ridiculous costumes.

You're certainly right about that. I'm just curious as to what they'll make the village look like. Despite them being utterly insufferable sometimes they seem to know how to...get into the spirit of things. Perhaps even a bit too much sometimes.

Yes, but it depends on what their definition of the "spirit" of Halloween happens to be. We could get something genuinely terrifying, or something incredibly tacky.

Or even a little bit of both! Though I rather have more tacky than terrifying at this point. Given the Malnosso and their ideas sometimes...

...and their rather twisted sense of humor...

Could go either way, I suspect. We'll see.

Very twisted sense of humor. [ Ugh. ]

It'll certainly be...one to remember no doubt.

It's been a very exciting couple of months all around, hasn't it?

...what do people do around here when there aren't any experiments?

It certainly has. [ Sighs remembering the earthquake and just...everything that happened. ] There's the spirits of course then the library. Mm I find talking to the others here about their worlds helps pass the time as well.

Yes, it does. [Helios is a case in point, as far as Giles is concerned]

About the spirits, actually. There's something I'd been meaning to ask you.

Oh really? What?

If Sona splashes you repeatedly in the face, is that a good sign or a bad one?

[ Oh god he almost laughs at that, really, he wasn't expecting such a question. ] Ah...well I think it depends on the manner of splashing? Is it violent or playful? [ He says this with as much seriousness as possible. ]

I don't know. [...okay, it is pretty funny now he comes to tell someone] Insistent? She certainly kept at it until I ran away.

Hm. Perhaps she just has an...interesting way of showing she likes you! I believe she's one of the more playful of the spirits.

Well, let's hope.

I'm not a particularly, um, "playful" person, after all. She could have been making fun of me.

Oh I'm sure there's an entertaining side in there somewhere. Though it's at least good she was willing to interact with you! Hyt is always so fussy and elusive to talk to sometimes.

Have you spoken with Hyt at all? I'm almost dreading having to deal with him.

[ A slight chuckle. ] Ah yes. Hyt is a bit of a stubborn one. Not very sociable as it were. Though his powers are useful. Light magic to make illusions. I've only succeeded in creating the minimum but it's absolutely amazing regardless.

I've heard he won't teach everyone. Is that true?

Mm yes but it's more of a general thing you see. I suppose those with impure auras and demonic backgrounds would have a bit of trouble. I certainly had some when first speaking with it.

[Great. Just great.] Well, Willow shouldn't have any problems on either front. [Giles, on the other hand...]

And you? [ Don't worry Giles if Helios can contact it with his tainted soul then you don't have to worry too much. ] It'll be a bit of a challenge but...a challenge isn't necessarily a bad thing!

No, no, of course not. [He does not sound all that happy, though. But he quickly shakes himself off - no point in letting anyone in on this particular problem] It's just, it would be best for Willow if she could learn from all the spirits. And she's still rather nervous and, for all her many wonderful qualities, she can be a bit impatient.

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