*Spell Eleven*

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

How odd these human holidays.


I am ashamed to admit that I am intrigued, however. I did do some research in the library. it turns out that humans once celebrated the death of their loved ones and those they had known on this night. They lit candles for their souls and told stories to the spirits.

Then the celebration became bastardized by some people known as Christians. They damned their predecessors of the holiday and turned the holiday into an evil night, one on which demons and beings known as witches and ghosts would roam the night, haunting and possessing those whom they encountered.

After that characterization, the night became one of costumes and candy for little children.

[a recorded sigh that sounds like a laugh, too]

How odd humans are.


...

I am partially tempted to participate in the festivities. I wonder if I have gone insane?


[a pause where Eclipse mutters a brief spell to light a few candles and levitate them outside of his door]

Comments

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Really?

I'd love it if you came along. ♥

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

Yes, Nataku.

If there is to be a certain costume requirement, however, I do not know what I would wear.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

:D! ♥

You could be a girl.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

[a silence]

A girl, Nataku? The purpose of costumes is to scare people. Not force them to laugh themselves into oblivion.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Yes. They wouldn't laugh. Girls are very scary.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

Are they? I've never noticed.

[a looooonngg-aaasssss pause]

I do not have anything that would look like women's clothing.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

They are. That's really odd, because they are, occasionally.

...

I can bring you something or well, the ghosts can. And I could fix your hair. ♥

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

...What would you do with my hair?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Braid it.

It's long enough to, right?

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

[and here Eclipse subconsciously grabs his hair]

It only falls to the floor. Is that long enough?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Only ... that is long enough, and we can even put in a few bows.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

[a sharp intake of breath]

Bows?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Pink ones.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

Nataku, don't you think that is a little bit over the top?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

No?

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

[a sigh]

It may seem odd, but I do not feel like discussing this over journals. Will you come up to my room? Perhaps I will let you braid my hair. I do not know about dressing as a female, though...

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, all right, yes, I can do that. Perhaps? That's wonderful. I like braiding hair, though I can never find anyone who would let me do it. It'll be fun.

[close journal, and heads over to his room]

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

[insert timeskip here where Eclipse does nothing but tidy his room up a bit and check the candles out front]

[door opens]

I wonder why you cannot find anyone to let you braid their hair?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

[bounces into the room]

I wonder that as well. Vincent does but he only does in the sense that he cuts his hair off and give it to me. That is not the same at all.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

How odd.

Is this is Vincent with black hair like mine? I wonder why he would cut off his hair...

[and here Eclipse unties his hair and sits down at his desk]

Ahh, well. There is a first tie for everything, they say.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

I thought so, there is no point to braiding if it is not attached to one's head.

Yes. I do not know.

[inwardly squees before starting to brush hair so that it can begin braiding]

I suppose so, yes. You're very nice to let me braid your hair. I wonder if others will too. I was losing hope, but you gave me some.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

It is nice that I am of some help. Although, I usually do not give hope so much as take it away.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

You are. That is an odd thing to say, you're always giving me some sense of hope.

[begins braiding ♥]

Oh, that reminds me, did you remember the question that I asked you?

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

That is pleasant news.

[and this is Eclipse playing dumb]

The question?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

I thought so.

[confused pause]

About the kind of person that you would like. We could try to find that person relatively quickly if you give me schematics.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

Ahh, that question.

I have thought about it, yes, but I do not think I have a perfected answer for you...

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

[smiles] Yes.

[soft disappointed sound] I suppose that it is a hard one to answer.

[back to braiding]

You'd make a pretty girl.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

I will give you an answer when I feel it is correct.

[a snort of amusement]

Thank you?

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And I'll do my best to find that person

[pink bow inserted here]

You're welcome. I think it is the long hair.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

I hope it is just the long hair and not my features.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

[pauses to think]

It probably is.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

I am glad to hear it.

[fragmentedangel.livejournal.com]

I've found most men do not like to be thought of as feminine looking.

[nods to itself as it returns to braiding]

[galacticthief.livejournal.com]

I had no idea there was so much backstory.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. It is only today that I partially grasped the meaning of today.

[galacticthief.livejournal.com]

I'd just filed it away as another strange Earth thing.

[always-eclipsed.livejournal.com]

As did I.

I just had the oddest urge to research the origins this morning.