[video] Astral Pumpkin

[deadshapes]

Okay okay okay okay. So I know there's an event coming up and we're all freaking out about it, and it's probably gonna be horrible like usual, but I gotta say this before we get too deep into October. So, you know how Halloween is the best holiday, and October is the best month, and autumn is the best season, and all that? And you know how the best thing about all of those is...

[Dramatic pause.]

Pumpkins, obviously. I was thinking, we definitely need to have a pumpkin chunking competition.

[She grins like a wild person.]

So for the uninitiated, pumpkin chunking is when you build something that can launch things--like a catapult, or a trebuchet, or a giant slingshot, or a cannon, and so on--and then you compete to see how far the thing you built can launch a pumpkin. It's literally the best thing, after Halloween and autumn leaves. Since I figure most people don't really know how to build stuff like that, people could team up. You could have team names and give your pumpkin chunker a name like they do with monster trunks. I mean trucks. The only rules is you can't use anything gas powered--it has to all be mechanical. And you also can't, like, murder people with pumpkins.

And knowing Wonderland, there's probably gonna be some crazy ass shit happening for Halloween, but I figure we can pick a day near then and that's when we have the competition. We can roll out our stuff to the checkerboard hills and launch from there, that way we got wide open space and people won't get hit by flying pumpkins.

[She gives the camera a really eager look.]

Whaddaya guys think?

Comments

voice

[scoutsniper]

You got a name?

[Because otherwise he's going to have to call her Cat Girl or Not Cat Girl and he doesn't think that'll go over well.]

voice

[deadshapes]

Mae. You?

voice

[scoutsniper]

Castle. Frank Castle.

[Shit, Doesn't feel like enough of an apology. ]

So, you like Halloween, huh?

voice

[deadshapes]

Frank. Okay.

Hell yeah, it's the best freaking time of the year. It's cold, everyone's wearing costumes, everything's spooky, you get free candy, there's parties and everything has pumpkin in it.

Re: voice

[scoutsniper]

Kind of more of a Christmas guy myself. But you make a compelling argument.

....not sure about the pumpkin in everything, though. [Pumpkin Spice EVERYTHING. It freaks him out.]

voice

[deadshapes]

Christmas is pretty good too. I just love me some spooks and stuff.

Pumpkin is so good though. Best fall flavor. Dude, so are you gonna get in on this competition or nah?

Re: voice

[scoutsniper]

[There's a long pause because, Jesus. Take away the cat face, and this could be his daughter--talking about holidays, and fun, and sharing opinions about stuff so very damn seriously. ]

I could help judge, if you need someone.

voice

[deadshapes]

Yeah? Okay, cool! I was gonna judge too, and I think Mikan is also. Sweet, that's three judges, that's perfect.

voice

[scoutsniper]

Yeah?

[He sounds a little surprised. Because this conversation hadn't started so well and here she was totally fine with him helping judge.

Don't argue, you idiot. ]

Uh. Thanks. I'll be there.

voice

[deadshapes]

[She forgives pretty easily, especially when people actually apologize.]

Sweet. I'll let you know what date we decide on.