[video] [backdated to tuesday]

[wonk]

[Roxy Kurosawa is smiling at the camera, leaning back in her black-leathered revolving chair in front of a small, cluttered apartment. Her cat, Mutini, can be seen dozing off to the side.]

Heeeeeeeeey, network peeps! Halloween's coming up soon, so I thought I'd show off my cool new magic trick!

[Her eyebrows furrow as she brings her hands together, as if surrounding a spherical object that isn't actually there. Finger wiggling commences. You get the feeling that some sort of magic unsound effect should be occurring, but unfortunately, there is only silence, until Roxy finally mutters "Abraca-happen! and -

is that a pumpkin?

Yup, it's a pumpkin all right. Roxy Kurosawa can spontaneously create pumpkins out of thin air. Beware her, pumpkin lord, vine-walker, master of all that is orange and round. She grins wider and hefts it, doing her best to show it off to the camera.

Fuckin' rad as shit, right? I'm gonna be selling these in my apartment building in the lobby, but for you guys, they're totally free! Just tell me you're from the network or something like that so I know it's you.

Also, what're you guys all doing on Halloween? I need some people to hang out with, I think my friends dropped. [Her smile falters a little as she says this.] But, um, excuse to meet new people I guess?

So, yeah. Pumpkins, Halloween plans. Let's hear it, people!

[The apartment building's name is attached.}

Comments

video; just add some of luci's light ball things and you've got a jack o lantern!

[ladyofluminosity]

Whoa! Spontaneous matter creation, that's awesome! Can you make anything other than pumpkins? Not that that isn't cool by itself, obviously.

video (best jackolantern ever)

[wonk]

Don't think so. I tried, but all I ever get is pumpkins.

Still, it's gonna make a lot of physicists really interested if I ever get to show it off in public.

video; technicolor jack-o-lantern heck yeah

[ladyofluminosity]

You aren't actually considering showing that off are you? Don't you know how bad that could be?

video all the way

[wonk]

Well, obviously not. It's just fun to think about. I know we gotta avoid public attention here.

[stavros]

Maybe we could have a Halloween party.

[wonk]

That'd be cool! I think Ms. Roth's arranging one?

[stavros]

It's better than being out in all this.

[wonk]

Parties are better than a lot of things. Like, even without the whole police stuff going on.

[not_good_not_wicked]

I want a magic pumpkin.

[wonk]

I will give you a magic pumpkin. Even better, I'll give you a frickin' free magic pumpkin. All you gotta do is show up in my hotel lobby after like four in the afternoon.

[not_good_not_wicked]

I can do that. I can do it nine times.

Where's your hotel?

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[vetala]

I have absolutely no idea what to do for Halloween. I don't suppose someone is throwing some sort of party, are they? Someone from the network.

Could I have one of those though? I don't really want to carve it, so much as analyze it. I know that sounds creepy, but it's really not.

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[wonk]

yo i got u that makes per sense

just come by soon ill set u up

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[vetala]

How fine is the current moment for you?

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[drama8om8]

Did you just seriously find an ACTUAL USE for your pumpkin witch thing? Not 8ad! Haha.

Also you are invited to my 8el8ted 8irthday party (which is actually just Karson's dum8 soul8ond meeting for losers) on the 25th. My place, 6:00-9:00 officially 8ut my mom's out of town until next month so there is no ACTUAL end limit on that shit.
So you can like. Make new friends there! Past life friends.
8EFORE halloween! You're welcome. ::::)

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[wonk]

dude r u serious?

fuck yeah ill come!

thanks a ton omg

[Roxy "im a dumb loser w no friends" Lalonde everyone]

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[drama8om8]

Don't get all gushy and lame, wow! I mean it 8n't going to 8e as gr8 as the party I threw LAST year. 8ecause that was an ACTUAL PARTY and not a dum8 lamey-lame cover up for soul8ondshit.
Last year there were fireworks! And a karaoke stage. And one of the guys from the foot8all team legit almost DROWNED in the chocol8 fountain. It was the 8est!
8ut I guess this year people can. Touch the loot pile. And talk a8out dead guys we used to 8e. Wow. ::::\

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[two_stones]

So that's what you meant by "pumpkin girl".

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[wonk]

Yup!Still, no one can ever know. I'll be as mysterious as the Mona Lisa.

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[two_stones]

Well, as superpowers go, I guess you could do worse. This is a good season for it, at least.

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[titansno]

Oh.

Oh, yes.

[and the beginnings of a little grin.]

If no one's started putting one together, I can host a party. I've got plenty of space for it. [pause, considering] We'll need a lot of pumpkins.

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[wonk]

I'm pretty sure I can make these things ad infinitum. Let's do it!

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[moarnomsplz]

Abraca-happ, happen? [He grins.] That's a really specific, fick, power.

I'm gonna be the Fourth Inspector from Inspector spay, Spacetime for Halloween.

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[wonk]

Spacetime's pretty cool! Are you going trick-or-treating?

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[moarnomsplz]

[Alex considers. This is an area difficult for a 15-year-old to navigate.]

I dunno, no. If my friends are going-ing, maybe.