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[horrible_penny]

[The video shows the inside of the Welcome Center decked out in all of its handmade, cute-not-scary Halloween glory. There are plastic cauldrons full of candy and apple cider--non-alcoholic, thank you--simmering on the stove. Penny, in front of the camera, is dressed up as a belly dancer. Not exactly weather appropriate, but that's why she's

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[Action--sorry for backtagging!]

[justcautious]

[His plan was to walk around briefly in a sheet for the sake of a costume but shortly after draping a sheet over his head, the sun set. And now Chris is walking around, translucent and bluish-white and resigned to it. He'd meant to visit the Welcome Centre on Halloween anyway, so his plan hasn't changed. It just means that he spends an extra minute grasping futilely at the door before he sighs, looks unhappy, and lights up a ghostly cigarette to calm his nerves before he walks right through the door.]

[Action--I don't mind in the least!]

[horrible_penny]

[Penny is alone for the moment, still belly dancing for all she's worth. It's dreadfully tiring, but it's not as if she can stop herself. Since the door doesn't open, she doesn't actually hear Chris enter.

She does, however, see him, which, quite naturally, leads to some surprise. And squeak (Penny sometimes wishes she was a screamer and not a squeaker). It takes a moment for her to realize that the pale, translucent figure standing by the door is Chris. Or at least something Chris-shaped.]

...Chris?

[Somehow, she has managed to keep dancing throughout.]

[Action--Yaaay!]

[justcautious]

[Chris kind of does a bit of flicker-looking between Penny's hips and face. It's really distracting, her doing all that dancing. His voice sounds a little bit hollow when he speaks, but it's audible.]

Yeah, s'me.

[He walks over closer to Penny. The smoke coming out of his cigarette, thankfully, is also ghostly, and only has a faint smell.]

Um. I'm not dead. Jus' dressed as a ghost. [He's not even doing a good job at all at 'eyes up here' anymore.] You're dressed nice. Some sort of--um. Dancer?

[Action]

[worstlootever]

[It's supposed to be a distracting outfit! Penny wouldn't be freezing her midsection off if she wasn't trying to make some kind of impression on Chris.]

Wow. That's... that explains why the girl dressed like a cat kept meowing, I guess. Literal costumes this year?

[That also explains the dancing. Heck, Penny doesn't even know how to belly dance.]

Belly dancer, yeah. And I can't stop dancing.

[Action]

[justcautious]

[Well, she definitely is making one. Chris can't stop staring. He's still a bit away from her, though, actually, because he's taking his cigarette into account. It feels solid and normal to him and he's being polite. Ish.]

I reckon it must be. [He tries to look properly apologetic, which is hard when you have a girlfriend who is dancing sexily in a sexy costume.] I'm sorry. You gettin' tired, then? Doesn't th'song end eventually?

[Action]

[worstlootever]

[Ghostly cigarette smoke really doesn't have the same smell as the non-ghostly kind. ...Or any smell, really, but that's very thoughtful of Chris.]

So you dressed up as a ghost. [Duh. And Penny would be pleased that her costume is a success if she could just. Stop. Dancing.] It's not your fault. And I don't know if the song ever ends... I don't even have a CD player in here, so I don't get where it's coming from.

[Action]

[justcautious]

Yeah. [Chris has been smoking nervously enough that he's done. He holds the stub for a while and then tries to let go of it into the trash but it dissolves into nothingness instead. He looks at where his cigarette was with a certain amount of worry.]

I know it in't my fault I'm jus'...sorry. S'pose it's prob'ly brilliant exercise--not that y'need it. [Nice save, Chris.] What if... [And he walks over to her and tries to hold her still. Only his hands go right through her.] Oh. Bugger.

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

Hey, don't be. It could be a lot worse. [She could be a ghost, which would be a bummer.] And it's great exercise. I think I'm working muscles I didn't even know I had.

[Penny shivers as Chris ghosts his way though her. Maybe all of that paranormal stuff about cold spots is true.] Oh, woah. You're freezing, you know that? I'd offer you some cider, but I don't think that'd work...

[Action]

[justcautious]

Well, alright. An' I s'pose it'll stop at midnight anyway. Or should do.

I don't feel that cold to meself, really, but cheers for the thought. [He looks a little longingly at the cider on the stove. He doesn't know it's non-alcoholic.] Prob'ly wouldn't, too. I'll come back at the end of th' night, maybe, if you'll still be 'ere.

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

Probably. The last Halloween curse ended right on time.

[If Chris just asked, Penny could come up with some special cider.] I'll be here. It's Halloween... you kind of have to stay up late.

[Action]

[justcautious]

I 'ope it's th' same, then.

[Chris thinks cider ENTAILS alcohol.] Oh yeah? Well, s'pose that makes sense. I weren't sure if the Welcome Centre was stayin' open or not...

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

I'm sure it will be.

[Welcome to the twenty-first century, Chris!] It'll stay open until the curse ends, at least. I don't really want to dance home.

[Action]

[justcautious]

[He hasn't managed that yet, quite...] True enough. Um, d'you still want t'go t'the pictures? Cos maybe we could go next Friday with October bein' done with.

[Action]

[horrible_penny]

Friday works for me. Hopefully next week'll be nice and quiet.