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((Delia – Treat Bobbing))

The basilisk returned Lazarus’s smile, always happy to see the elder Raevan enjoying himself. It was odd how their friendship came to be. In all honesty, Cordelia should have been still been holding a grudge against the Sigel for what he’d done to her this time a couple years ago. Yet memories fade, especially bad ones, and when someone shows Delia an honest bout of apology, especially in the form of gifts, often she can’t help but be swayed.

Leaning over to get a look around the other, Delia followed the direction Laz was pointing in. Her smile only deepened as she saw the doctor chatting it up with a younger human boy. “You know I think it’s great that even despite how busy he and the rest of the lab staff is, that they all take time out of that schedule to make time for events like this.” The thought made her feel like the lab was a big family rather than bunch of strangers locked together by a single factor.

Once more Basil offered his trophy of sweets from his turn at the bobbing tank and once again Delia took it carefully before combining it with the rest. Really, what was she going to do with all that candy? Well she supposed she could always give her share to Ebby, although the British woman wasn’t one for eating too many sugary things either, constantly trying to keep her figure intact as she always said.

With mention of the red vine like candy in the bag, Delia held the bag up to eye level for a closer inspection. It didn’t look anything like the chocolate candies…was it really that bad? Maybe she’d try it later when no one else was around. She was about to thank the younger snake when she noticed how dejected he looked. Was he really that upset about the red candy?

Though his black hair still glistened with the sheen of water and Cordelia’s skin literally crawled just thinking about it, the smoky girl reached her hand out and ran her fingers through it lovingly to ease his sour outlook. She winched some at the parts that were still too wet as it ate away at her skin some, tiny tendrils of smoke rising off her hand to dissipate into nothingness. Trying to smile through the stings of pain, “Why are you so sorry silly? It’s just a piece of candy. Plenty of others.” As to drive her point home, Delia shook the now big bag at the cobra boy with a giggle.

With his chest heaving with steadily paced breaths, the kind of motions reserved for someone who was trying their hardest not to cry, Eiry looked up into the eyes of Alex, his own reflecting worry and heaviness. While Eiry was a handsome five years older than his peers, that was the point indeed, he was only five years old, and while some raevans matured, Eiry moved along at a much slower rate, sluggish even. He had very little exposure to people, something which could be blamed on Isi's reclusive nature, which meant that he retained his actual age in mind when other Raevans like Rivener were more frequently aged by their exposure to television and other such frivolities. Eiry had books, and in that way he was matured, but when it came to social interaction Eiry was woefully wanting.

So, still struggling to retain his displeasure at both himself and the jeering eyes around him, Eiry turned his full attention to Alex's outstretched hand. He outstretched his cold fingers for hers and wrapped them tightly. He thought Alex's comments were very kind, but he had much to say against them. All his life he had heard nothing but those accusations. He heard it daily, even, from every soul in the house he considered family. He was a pain in the a** and he was a bother. He was nothing but. Regardless of the fact that it was his family's duty to be hard on him, Eiry couldn't help but secretly take their accusations to heart. He tried his hardest to ignore them, but there were times like this when Eiry sank into that pit of gathered accusations and drown. Perhaps, it was best to leave the party, just leave it entirely, and he nodded at the Italian, unable to speak past his accepting mutter. It was a rare moment for Eiry when he had nothing to say. So, along with Alex, the minty sigel floated out of the Halloween Party. Isi, seeing that his charge was leaving, took his kind leave from Kyou and hobbled out after them. They had planned a day to meet with one another, and that was all that Isi needed from the party. As for the rest of their family, they had their own way home and Isi could simply ask for one from Alex, or hitch a ride on the bus. As three, they stepped out of the haunted barn and into the night, a ghost of the family that they had once been.