un: bladeworks, voice

[unknowntodeath]

It's funny to me how we have pumpkins running rampant and other sort of spooky stuff when this place has never heard of Halloween. Though sure, pumpkins are a part of autumn anyway.

That being said, advice to anyone who might need it: don't go trick or treating unless you want to get arrested by knights. This isn't America, going to knock people's doors asking for candy and threatening them with a prank isn't going to go well.

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voice; un: hpotter

[phoenixwiz]

I got to admit: I haven’t done trick or treating from what I can remember, and I don’t think that it is very common in England. But we do have Halloween parties in my school: we have floating pumpkins from the ceiling in the Great Hall.

Though I do have an unpleasant memory on Halloween.

[unknowntodeath]

I suppose a magical school would have some sort of traditions.

Oh?

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

What the hell are “Halls of Ween?”

text; un: tacobell

[itsjiaheng]

lol buddy oh no

[unknowntodeath]

.... Halloween. [He says it as clearly as he can.]

Also known as All Hallows' evening or All Saints' Eve, if that helps to make clear it's not halls of weens.

video; un: beaumains

[beaumains]

[ Don't mind a giggle from her. It's well meaning! ]

Ah, it's from my home language, actually! [ Well. Sort of. Don't get into the semantics of which Scots language they actually spoke in Orkney. ]

"E'en" or just "een" comes from our word for "evening", Hallow's Eve is Christian holiday, though it's sort of gotten rolled in with an older holiday we still celebrated in my time, called Samhain!

text; un: tacobell

[itsjiaheng]

not really complaining because where i'm from all those like urban legends and shit ? TOTALLY REAL
so like
pass
i can take a nap and nothing horrible will happen here
probably

[unknowntodeath]

I wouldn't count on it. Plenty of things can go wrong when you least expect it.

voice; un: beaumains

[beaumains]

You mean to tell me they've no mumming or guising for Samhain, here?!

[ Look, she got the lowdown from the Throne, she knows the historical connections between the holiday of her era and Halloween, but she's not gonna take this laying down! ]

[unknowntodeath]

I haven't at least noticed anything of the sort.

But considering Samhain is a bit different from Halloween, I would see that be celebrated more likely.

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[quotetheraven]

Good sir, it seems you must be informed that Samhain, or All Souls day, very much does exist here.

Though, I know not of the candy part.. and the presence of pumpkins and other goods gives one pause for thought-- you should do well to observe it.

[unknowntodeath]

Except it does not. There is no evidence of such.

Lestari has an event called Death Ball. That's the closest you get to All souls day.

voice; un: bluesaber

[excalibeam]

A true shame, I'd looked forward to partaking in the holiday...

[ Thank you, Throne of Heroes, for all the information about the holiday that had evolved from her era. Dressing up in costumes and getting candy sounded fun... a shame, truly. Still... ]

But surely Samhain is still present here?

[unknowntodeath]

It's not. While we may be in Camelot, Samhain is not part of the culture.


And I'm sure Rin can think of something much more interesting to do on the day.

video; un: redsaber

[umuperor]

[ oh, it's this archer again. saber leans her chin on her knuckles, sitting in a hotel room. that she has definitely refused to share. ]

Oh? That's a disappointment. Halloween had sounded quite charming, from what I learned from the Throne of Heroes... I'd hoped to put on a lavish celebration in SE.RA.PH when the time was right!

[ and now she won't even be able to experience it here??? tragic. ]

[unknowntodeath]

[This is the first time he sees her on video, why does she look like Saber.

But he leaves the wondering to just s few seconds stare.]

No one's forbidding you from hosting a Halloween party. I'm just advicing against Trick or Treating.

text; un: naglfar

[mycaringheart]

Though there are differences, it's fascinating how different worlds can have such similar harvest festivals, isn't it.

[unknowntodeath]

I suppose celebrating is an universal thing. It's just how and why we celebrate that differs.

Voice; Anonymous

[angel_of_death]

If they threaten one of the faerie with a prank I should think offending the knights would be their least concern.

[unknowntodeath]

Well, that's an entirely different problem, then. A far more serious and anyone would be even dumber to do that...

Voice - UN: dablaiddyd

[asaviorshand]

Trick or treating? I've never heard of such a thing. Do people really do that somewhere?

[There's genuine curiosity in his voice, so it's clear he doesn't actually know.]

[unknowntodeath]

In the world I come from, even if it's mostly just in one country. But the tradition has spread a little. Of course worlds similar to mine celebrate it as well.

video; UN: firstfallen

[corruptedsave]

Seriously?

That sucks.

[Also they want to ask how this guy knows it'll get the knights sicked on you, but they leave that unasked.]

[unknowntodeath]

Does it? It's a silly tradition.

Voice; UN: Paladin

[reresurrected]

Given the nature of the beings in this world, I do have to wonder whether the "trick" part might not end up being more popular than the "treat"...

[unknowntodeath]

Possibly. I wouldn't advice testing that theory either way. Especially with the Fae.

video / un; Chasseur

[resistetmords]

Hm? Are you speaking from experience~?

[She's quite clearly going to try and tease him over this.]

[unknowntodeath]

I'm speaking out of common sense.

video; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

What?!

[ Have a thoroughly disgruntled looking little boy, Archer, um. This is an outrage! Alberto has been mis!in!formed! Like that's never happened... ]

But we already made costumes! You mean it was just for the haunted art gallery and all that?! That's it?! I thought if we wear our costumes and go sing people songs or something, they'll give us free food, like salami or— turnips, or— I dunno, free food! What happened to that part?!

[ Wh-Where's this kid getting his info...? He was planning to trick-or-treat for salami...? ]

[unknowntodeath]

[Oh boy. The kids are sometimes... just like this.]

Why do you think trick or treating gives you salami? It gives you candy and other sort of sweets.