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[iscrewtothink]

[So it's the beginning of the Halloween season in Camp~ this can only mean one thing...

There is a box of whistles sitting innocently on a table. Behind said table is a mad scientist, straddling his newish rolly chair and idly twisting his screw and smoking]

((rape whistles for those who want them! sadistic mad scientist for whoever wants

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[aerospacecowboy]

[stopping by to peruse the assortment]

What've we got here?

[iscrewtothink]

Just the usual precautionary devices for the campers during this time of the year.

[aerospacecowboy]

Precautions? Against what?

[iscrewtothink]

Ah. Is this your first October here in Camp?

[aerospacecowboy]

This here's October?

[looking around] Weather's not what I'd expect.

[iscrewtothink]

Well we are in Louisiana. The weather's near sub-tropic.

[aerospacecowboy]

S'almost autumn, though. October's high summer, where I'm from.

[iscrewtothink]

... is it? October's autumn in this hemisphere.

[aerospacecowboy]

F'I recall correctly, autumn usually starts in December for us. The tenth month? But hell, I've been up north so long, I'm still gettin' used to just having four whole seasons again.

[iscrewtothink]

... tenth month? There are twelve, aren't there? And October is the tenth. You've stumped me, I have to admit.

[aerospacecowboy]

There's twelve all right, but October's our eighth. From the Roman word for eight, see?

[ticks off on his fingers] October, November, December, Undecimber, and Dudecimber. You sayin' October's your tenth month?

[iscrewtothink]

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

[iscrewtothink]

--ah! Are you on the Julian Calendar system?

[aerospacecowboy]

Julian? Who's he?

[iscrewtothink]

Julian named after Julius Caesar...

[aerospacecowboy]

Oh, Caesar! Yeah, reckon that might be so. Ain't somethin' I ever studied much, though.