The Cute And Fluffy Halloween Meme

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The Cute And Fluffy Halloween Meme

[The Rules]

1. Post as your characters, and write down the name, canon, preferences, etc.

2. Choose a prompt, or any combinations of prompts. You can just make up your own prompt, too.

3. Tag away, and be excellent to each other!

[Prompt List]

1. Halloween Shopping - Let's go buy witch hats, costumes, and food!

2. Halloween Cooking - Try making all those yummy halloween delights! Can you make that pumpkin cake actually look like a pumpkin?

3. Trick or Treating - Don't worry, all the candy is perfectly safe. Even the enchanted ones are quite safe, and will just do cute and safe things like make people float for a couple of minutes, or make them have a crush on any nearby person for about 30 seconds. They may also turn people orange or make them giggle for about 2 minutes.

4. The Haunted House - Filled with cute ghosts and other things that go bump in your night. Oh, my, is that your character's dearly departed mother, taking this occasion to come and visit her child?

5. The Costume Party - Fun for the whole family. Even if they magically turn into their costumes, nothing really dangerous happens - If you want your character to be a cute fluffy vampire or werewolf for a few hours, feel free to do so!

6. Wildcard/Make up your own prompts!

Comments

[negativegate]

[It's not often that it's just the two of them, so she'd like to take advantage of it while they can--more pie for each of them. Among other things.]

Hmph! You want a blackened pie? Anyway, those recipes are too finicky! I'd never get anything else done at the rate you're going through it.

[Maybe she'll consider it once in a while, though.]

[killervigil]

I think you've got the makings of a master baker. Following any kind of recipe can't be any tougher than the experiments you do, right?

[Yuri isn't actually sure how serious he is about this, but he definitely wouldn't hate having a few more pies around.]

If time's a problem, you could just save it for special occasions. Plus, I'd get sick of it if it's all I ate. Probably get fat, too.

[As… unlikely as that seems.]

[negativegate]

Of course they're easy! It's just annoying when you can get them already made.

[She snorts at his last comment, though.]

Yeah, right! The day you get fat is the day I give up blastia research.

[She does think that he sounds serious about the baking, though... Maybe it wouldn't make a bad surprise someday. Make him speechless for a change (only in Rita's dreams).]

[killervigil]

[She could try. Yuri would enjoy the result, regardless. He scrapes the last of the pie from the tin and shovels it into his mouth.]

Well, I'm filled up on it for now. Let's go see what else is around.

[Yuri tosses the tin into a nearby receptacle. Then, when he stands, he again offers her a hand.]

[negativegate]

[Something to file away in her mind as she cheerfully takes his hand. Holding his hand is kind of nice...as is getting to leave the patio behind.]

I'll be happy if I never see this spot again. Let's scram.

[killervigil]

Good call. We should find someplace spookier.

[He flashes a teasing smile, then her leads on toward a stand across the street with another small crowd. It features a big, wooden spinning wheel that determines what each person receives. Most of the prizes are tasty-seeming edibles, but some -- like Ghoulish Smoothie or Undead Bread -- are more dubious.]

Cat ladies first. Go give it a spin.

[negativegate]

[She makes a face and nudges his side, but makes no argument (for once).

The wheel gets another dubious look from her, especially with those names, and she grumbles a bit as she steps forward.]

If it's something gross, I'm burning it.

[She takes a peg and gives it a heave, then stands back with her arms crossed to see what the result is.]

[killervigil]

[The wheel spiiiiins and rattles to a stop on -- gasp! -- Undead Bread. Fortunately for Rita, it turns out to be a quite normal-looking frosted pastry wrapped partially in tinted wax paper decorated with skulls.

Yuri takes his turn and ends up with Shocking Chocolate, which the woman at the stand mentions is made with a dark cacao containing a spicy kick. As they step away, he dangles the bar in front of Rita's face.]

Ooh, look how delicious. I'll trade you.

[negativegate]

[Skulls are about the least appetizing thing ever, but she supposes the names could be worse. Karol could've named them.]

You're kidding, right?

[Because she thinks that chocolate sounds delicious, and her eyes light right up as she reaches for it and simultaneously shoves the pastry at his chest.]

Deal!

[killervigil]

[Oof — hopefully that didn't squish it too much. Good that things work out for both of them, though. Yuri stows the pastry away in his robes, pleased with how well he's done so far in the baked goods department.]

If it's good, maybe I'll ask for a bite.

[He puts a hand on his hip and looks further down the street.]

Now where to?

[negativegate]

Since when did I become your taste-tester?

[Her tone gives away the fact that she isn't seriously complaining. Likewise, she's quite pleased with her stash of sweets.]

Hmm... It's hard to pick what's good and what's not.

[Not that they've really had anything bad yet (licorice gels aside), but the next areas seem to be attractions of some sort, and she keeps hearing people screaming.]

Geez, are they a bunch of wimps, or what?

[In the meantime, she's wasting no time unwrapping that chocolate bar to take a bite--and no, that totally wasn't a little squeak she made as soon as she tasted how delicious it was.]

[killervigil]

[Yuri picks up on the noise, because that is how one obtains Expert Status when it comes to teasing.]

How is it? Judging from that sound you just made, it must be shockingly good.

[Then he glances around at the attractions, having some trouble differentiating them as well.]

Anyway, I don't know if they are, but there's only one way to find out. Or we could keep moving.

[His tone is neutral. He's already gone well out of his way to spook Rita, so to that end, he's satisfied for now.]

[negativegate]

[She takes in a little breath as the spicy kick in the chocolate takes over. Spicy chocolate wasn't something she would've thought of before, but now...]

I don't think I could get enough of this stuff.

I suppose I could let you try a little piece.

[She says it as she snaps off another piece with her teeth. Then an idea occurs to her, and she's feeling just bold enough to do it. She gives him a challenge around the bit of chocolate held between her teeth-]

If you're fast enough to get this.

[For the moment, plans about what to do next are being ignored.]

[killervigil]

[Fine with him. After she issues the challenge, Yuri knows what he's doing next, and takes a fraction of a second to visualize his mode of attack. The trickiest part, again, is that height differential. If he simply lunges down headfirst, he might accidentally bonk her in the face.

Instead, he tries to grab her quickly around the waist and lift her up to his level, then leads with the tongue, which seems — uh — less dangerous? Regardless, if their lips end up locking, then… oops. A spicy, chocolatey kiss just sounds like the worst thing ever. Italicized for the sake of sarcasm.]

[negativegate]

[For the record, Rita definitely appreciates not smacking their heads together.

She doesn't exactly make the kiss difficult, tilting her head up and pressing her lips to his as he leans in. At some point, the idea of taking him off guard for that earlier forehead peck escaped her mind. He'd probably see it coming, anyway, jerk.

She'll pull back--face lightly flushed--after a few seconds, before it lasts long enough to get a little weird. Her hand stays gripped in his robes (she isn't quite sure when she grabbed them; it just happened).]

...Well?

[killervigil]

[As they part, Yuri feels some heat around his own cheeks — and mouth, if only owing to the spiciness. He runs a hand through his hair as a quasi-embarrassed gesture, then clears his throat. There's no easy, flippant remark he can sling back at her this time. The threat of the unintentional innuendo also looms.]

It was good. And I think they really got the name right.

[And then, because he can't help himself:]

Thanks for sharing.

[negativegate]

[Her face brightens, both pleased and quite smug, because she's not the only flustered one for a change. She really can't complain about how that turned out.]

You did say you wanted a...t-taste.

[...Totally smooth. Work on the flirting some more, Rita.]

[killervigil]

[No worries. She's got time to work on it.]

Yeah. Glad I mentioned it.

You should save me some more for later.

[…And so does he. Cough. He follows that comment up with a sideways look, then a further glance around, as if to say "oh wait what were we doing again before that happened?"]

[negativegate]

[She makes a weird noise somewhere between a hum and a cough.]

...I-if I feel like it.

[Ahem. There, that sort of worked.

Likewise, she takes a moment to adjust her cat ears and remember what they were doing.]

So...you want to look for more candy or more parties?

[killervigil]

I bet you'd still like to add to your stash.

[And so would he.]

Let's keep candy hunting, and we can check out any parties we see, too. Sound good?

[Then he drops an arm softly around her back and gives her shoulder a squeeze — because she's cute and he wants to.]

[negativegate]

That'd be the logical choice.

[Yeah, logical, as if candy isn't something they just want really badly. After a moment, she puts an arm around his back, just because she wants to do that, too, and to hell with anyone else who care.]

There's no candymaking guilds around, are there?

[killervigil]

[Totally logical to satisfy such a hankering.]

Not that I've heard of.

[He would probably know, too.]

Pretty sure Fortune's Market has got something big going on, though. Let's head that way.

[He slips his hand back down, grasping hers again, then leads them along.]

[negativegate]

[She didn't typically consider Yuri a source of information, but she trusts him on this one.]

That makes sense, since they're a big-shot around here. They probably do it for the business.

[Her fingers thread around his as they go, and she has to admit--being a bit touchy-feely isn't so bad. It's kind of nice, really, though it makes her heart race a little faster.]

So who picked out that costume, anyway? Was it really your idea?

[killervigil]

[It is nice — even worth the awkward silliness that could potentially ensue if they run into someone they know. As for her question, Yuri makes a scrunched, somewhat defensive face.]

Well, sort of.

…Or not really. It was pretty much last second, and I still didn't have much of an idea. There wasn't a lot to choose from, but at least the guy at the store was enthusiastic about it.

[negativegate]

[Right now, Rita doesn't care who sees them...though if one of their friends did show up, she'd probably get pretty flustered. And smack anyone who made a comment about them.]

And he thought you were the fairytale wizard type? Please!

[No matter how much she tries, she can't hold back a little laughter.]