They do. [She begins to unzip it. Be her little Rexy-poo, Rondo.] There's a special day every year where all the kids crawl into costumes and knock on the neighborhood doors. If the neighbors don't reward them with candy, they get a prank pulled on them.
Yeah, like last week. [She helps him into it dutifully, privately delighted he's going for it. It's nice. She's never been too frivolous but she'll dabble.] It was very much on theme, yes. It's a celebration of spooky things. Ghouls and goblins, spiders, bats. What have you.
It was based on a Pagan holiday I think, about the dead returning to life for a day. You had to wear masks to ward them off or something.
WEEK 1: Monday
They really love Halloween around here.
[She pulls out the inflatable T-Rex suit, bewildered.]
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...What...is that? Is that some sort of lizard...? That's a costume...?
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[She holds it up to him, appraising.]
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It looks a little bit like a lizardman... People really get into costumes, huh, Miss Camille?
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"Trick or Treat."
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...Oh! Like last week! Were all those decorations and everything normal for that, too? It sounds like a pretty fun festival.
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It was based on a Pagan holiday I think, about the dead returning to life for a day. You had to wear masks to ward them off or something.