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[naturaldisasster]

 Countin' down the seconds 'till Autumn.

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[hollow_man]

~Hm?~

[Sat in a pile of Halloween stuff. Someone's been to the craft store.]

[naturaldisasster]

It's haaaaaaaawt. [Says the woman-shaped puddle on the floor.

She peeks at him from under the arm she's thrown dramatically across her eyes.] What're you-- Oh, shit, are you decorating?

[hollow_man]

~Oh, yeah. Bloody awful. There's a heatwave back 'ome, and JP says Canada is on fire.~

[He holds up a skeleton mug.] ~Best time of year to get goth housewares!~

[naturaldisasster]

[Her head jerks up in alarm.] On actual fire?

That's just beautiful. What else did y'get?

[vampire_god]

I do enjoy those longer nights. [grins]

[magnet_girl]

You and me both. Boot and Sweater weather.

[naturaldisasster]

Did. You did enjoy those longer nights. Past tense.

[naturaldisasster]

I'm just tryin' not t'sweat like a rented mule.

[vampire_god]

Well shit. You look like somebody who's seen a ghost, and that ghost is me. [He holds up a hand and wiggles his fingers] But I'm definitely not a ghost.

[magnet_girl]

Fair. Even at the gym sweat isn't a cute look.

[naturaldisasster]

Speakin' as somebody who does see ghosts, trust me, I'd prefer one of them over seein' you. Alive. And turned again, evidently. God, some people just can't help themselves.

[vampire_god]

[He peers at her for a few moments]

Huh. Now that's interesting...

[Though he's playing it off, it's as obvious as it always is when this is the case that he does not recognize her.]

[naturaldisasster]

Not all sweat is bad-- but y'know what? Nevermind.

[magnet_girl]

When is it ever good?

[naturaldisasster]

Darlin', don't tell me I gotta learn you about th'birds and th'bees.

[magnet_girl]

You don't. I just never found the sweaty part of it particularly appealing.

[naturaldisasster]

I promise, one day you'll find a man worth sweatin' for. Or woman. Whichever does it for ya.

[magnet_girl]

We'll see. I wont rule it out because anything's possible but I'm not sure that's a thing I want to happen.

[naturaldisasster]

No? Why not?

[magnet_girl]

It's hard to explain. I've been there. I'm not anymore. I guess I just dont want to be that emotionally compromised again.

[hollow_man]

~Uh, yeah. Forest fires, 'e said.~

[Why he bought a mug is a mystery.]

~Candles!~

[naturaldisasster]

[At that she bolts upright. That sounds dire, and it feels like she should do... Something? But what? Try to talk down a wildfire? Even with Kiss of Helios, that's just ridiculous.] It's this fucking global warming.

[He need never justify his art.]

What kinda candles?

[mabofwinterdark]

I can just start to feel it. A hint of a barely there shift.

[hollow_man]

~Yeah, I think so.

Fall smelling ones, and skulls.~

[naturaldisasster]

When y'say it like that, I gotta admit it sounds a little dirty.