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[tobecomeaknight]

The town certainly looks... different these days, does it not? Pardon me for showing such ignorance, but is there some kind of custom related to this time of the year in these lands? We had never had such any celebrations of such a sort in Ivalice. It looks like something of a pagan tradition, which is something I had never had a chance to study

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[Voice]

[oda_hates_me]

Halloween. [A pause, then he figures he might as well throw the guy a bone]

I don't know all the details myself, but the version most people here are familiar with involves candy.

[Voice]

[tobecomeaknight]

Halloween..? Not a festival I ever heard of, I'm afraid.

[ He sighs and moves the blinking toy ring away from the screen before giving it a polite bow. ]

Thank you for this gift of knowledge, good ser. I shall make sure to search the library for more.

[Voice]

[oda_hates_me]

I think it goes by All Hallows Eve, too, if it helps.

[arches a brow at the bowing. Alright, a little unexpected]

Oi, you don't need to bow. And it's Sanji, not "ser".

[Voice]

[tobecomeaknight]

Oh, my apologies, se--Sanji. [ It still feels so odd for him to refer to someone outside of his brigade by their name. ] I am called Ramza. 'Tis a pleasure to meet you.

[ A pause as he considers the other name for the holiday. ]

All Hallows... so it is a religious festival. That makes it somewhat odd, however.

[Voice]

[oda_hates_me]

What makes which part odd? The whole thing looks pretty weird to me.

[Voice] /...stares at that icon dreamily

[tobecomeaknight]

From what I have come to understand, people here have arrived from all kinds of worlds... and yet, the celebration of this "Halloween" seems widely spread.

'Tis hard to believe that a single festival would be known across so many lands.

[Voice] Clearly, I'm gonna have to spam you with the hottest icons I have

[oda_hates_me]

Yeah, I noticed that. It doesn't stop at festivals, either. [He rummages for a cigarette absentmindedly while he talks]

Even food and cultures transcend worlds.

[Voice] Ahhh but I'm so weak to attractive men smoking sexily. /)_(\

[tobecomeaknight]

So I have gathered...

[ It makes him think a bit too deeply for a moment. Ramza cocks his head back and peers at the sky as he wonders. ]

I wonder what went different where things are not as such.

[Voice] bwhahaha >8D

[oda_hates_me]

Who knows? All it can take is one person, sometimes. It's impossible to pinpoint exactly what and where.

[Voice]

[tobecomeaknight]

Mmm...

[ It is a difficult topic for Ramza, who still cannot help but wonder if there was any way to set things right back home. ]

As long as I am here, I figure an earnest effort to figure it out would be worth its time.

[Voice]

[oda_hates_me]

Well you're in luck. We've got nothing but time on our hands here.

[Voice]

[tobecomeaknight]

So I have noticed...

[ For better or worse, it's not like he had even a moment's time left back in Ivalice. ]

You have given me a fine point to research, though. You have my thanks.

[Voice]

[oda_hates_me]

Heh. Aren't you the polite one. [waves it off]

It's not a problem.

[Voice]

[tobecomeaknight]

Mm...

[ He'll have to use this chance and figure out why his manners confuse so many, too. ]

I shall move on to do that, then. May you have a good day, ser.