So, it has come to my attention that some of you might need some pointers on Halloween and what it all means. Well, luckily for all of you, I happen to be a world-class expert on Halloween, and will be more than happy to field any of your questions.

First of all, it's a holiday, obviously. But what's it celebrating? Why, it's celebrating the one time of year that the dead can rise from their graves and walk the Earth with their monster buddies. So what does that have to do with anything? Well, it's pretty simple, so you'd better pay attention, all right? It is said that the dead can be driven away from the townsfolk, where they'll feast on flesh and bone, and even your very soul. How, you ask? Well, you notice how this time of year, places are always selling costumes and stuff? That's because the dead are easily distracted, and sometimes not very smart. So you dress up, blend in, and keep them away from other people's houses using carved pumpkins and gourds and watermelon and stuff as lanterns. And as payment from the people in the houses, they sometimes give out candy or toys or something for keeping them alive.

Of course, the dead aren't completely stupid, so if you don't do it right, then they can spot you out of a crowd pretty easily. They can hear you, taste you, smell you. Kinda like an animal.

So how are you going to rectify that? How do you smell like a zombie? Or a werewolf? Or a mummy? I'll let you figure that out. In the meantime, I've gotta sharpen my fangs and practice my shapeshifting so I can really get in on this Halloween action.

Who: Rogue, Koizumi, Remy and Sirius.
What: Trying to find Rogue and getting her to talk.
Where: Rogue's place.
When: Today

Rogue had been trying to keep her life going since her incident with Sirius and the time as a Pirate, but it was difficult. She was dealing with Sirius' memories and emotion, and then there was Remy. The 'life' they shared together as pirates felt just as real as her own memories. The connection they had, everything they had made her heart flutter and ache all at once. She tried to keep things going on with her life, but it wasn't that simple.

Every time she tried to go to bed she was placed back into a cell where those hooded figures were, doubling her guilt, fear and paralyzed her. She tried snapping herself out of it, telling herself it was someone else in her head, but it didn't work. She woke up in a cold sweat and unable to go back to bed. Coffee quickly became her best friend, but it didn't help her sleep any better at night.

She started arriving late to class or not even showing up at all. She hadn't spoken to anyone since the events happened or even bothered to look at her phone. There were probably a handful of messages on there, but she didn't want to read or deal with anything. Which is why she's locked herself in her apartment, only going out if she had to.

Well, that was most odd. Christopher, let's please not replay the past again, alright?

So, uh. Kinda weird question. But I gotta ask.

Anyone ever had these weird dreams... but it's like, you know they're not dreams, they're real? And you remember stuff. A lot of stuff. Stuff you didn't remember before.

That's not normal, right? Maybe I got a fever. Maybe I'm sick or totally losin' it but it's, uh, it's not— I mean, it was real. I know it was real.



( [ Private: Mr. Lau ] )