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Riley narrowed her eyes at the ghoul who knocked Canon. She reached an arm out to catch the ghoul if she was falling, but she seemed to catch herself. So instead she pulled her hand back, and prepared to continue the conversation-

Until the ghoul abruptly exploded with words.

Riley took a step back, startled at the string of sounds that could have been words at some point. She tried to catch some of them, catching the meaning behind the last few words. That was enough to make her realize the ghoul had met her before. She stared, vaguely worried, as Canon attempted to hold it all in and managed to swell up because of it. All in all, spending the last few minutes in the presence of Canon had been the most exhilarating and horrific time she'd had since she was in her cell in the bogeymen's HQ. She chuckled weakly, and gave the ghoul a nod.

Very well met, my dear. Although I do not have the zest for conversation that you do, I confess it pleases me to hear that you are that happy to see me.

Whatever their relationship had been before she'd died, Riley was sure she'd made an impression on the ghoul

When the broken doll called out, the black dog fumbled his mostly empty trick or treat pail, nearly dropping it on the ground. He had hoped he would catch one of his friends here, but he hadn't expected them to pop up right behind him like that! How did she even know it was him? This costume was supposed to be fool proof!

"That's umm... A classic ghost actually." He corrected, phasing one hand through the sheet to wag a finger at her. "What are you," He tilted his head at her. "a nurse?"

Xiu smiled and opened her mouth to reply, but when she noticed a familiar figure off to the side, her words died on her lips. There was a lot of staring, and then she croaked out a weak "excuse me, I'll be right back" before rushing off. She did indeed intend on returning after a few minutes, but right now she just needed to...

The baku suddenly launched herself at the poor zomboil, quite possibly headbutting him in the process. Her arms wound around her friend as she gave him a tight hug. "Alex! Alex, you're back! You're back, and you're safe, a-and..." She trailed off, staring up at him with wide eyes just to ensure that it was him. Just as Red had said, the students who had been taken were not truly dead.

Where was Yin? And Belladonna? Did they know yet?!

The snickered lightly at his reply, and even more so when he nearly dropped his goodies. "Yes, well.. It was the only thing I could really put together in a hurry. However, I seemed to have left part of my costume at home." Grinning, she folded her arms and stared at the boil. "Been hard at work I see." She supposed going about and picking up some of the silver seeds laying about couldn't hurt, especially since she had very few to her name. Then again, she couldn't really be bothered by it.

He was about to reply to Eva but it seems she'd gotten a bit distracted it seems he and Gale weren't the only ones with returning familiar voices. He let Eva and Gale have a moment with their ... selves and then looked around and suddenly a loud voice made him startle and cling momentarily to Eva gripping at her Golem's manchest.

Jude stared down over at where the voice came from and found it to be Robert's golem. He just stared blankly at the smaller figure as he carefully let Eva go and just absentmindedly dusted off the manchest. No homo.

"...Anything we can do to make your life better?" Jude offered.

The black dog snorted. "Doesn't this mean I put more time and effort into my costume then? Hmm?" Of course, it didn't change the fact that he was still in fact, wearing a bed sheet.

"You might say that." He puffed his chest out proudly before he phased both his arms through, along with his pumpkin pail and showed the broken doll his collection of goodies. "I found six silver pumpkin seeds and some candies! They had a massive pumpkin at the center of town square before it exploded and flung treats in all directions." He paused. "Though umm, I'm not sure if we're supposed to take them. But uhh..." He raised a finger to where his lips were beneath the sheet and made a 'shh' sound. "my secret is your secret." No doubt he was also grinning under there as well.

Alexander was, albeit slowly, closing in on the slowly swaying figure that really was not all that far away but which the crowds were making it nearly impossible for him to get to. Add to that the fact that he suddenly found himself being attacked by a petite figure who's warm arms were now latched around his waist and he pretty much had to give up on closing the distance altogether, thought not before hearing the figure say his name in a voice that told him that yes, that most definitely was Mort. He needed to get to him, and eventually he would.

But first he appeared to have a very distraught baku to deal with. "Yes, Xiu." Alexander was having no troubles with his memories like Mort seemed to be, though his brain function did seem rather dimmed and subdued, almost numb really. It was probably just a defense mechanism. Too much happening. Too much stimuli all at once. Too much to take in. This was just his brains way of keeping him from completely freaking out, because he still had very little idea what was happening.

"I---I'm back, yes." That meant that he had indeed been gone. But for how long? The festivities hinted strongly towards this being Halloween. But that...that seemed rather impossible, really.

"I...." He stared down at the ghoul, helplessly, letting his confusion, his complete and utter lack of understanding, show in his one visible, pale eye.