CHLOGUST -- DANCE FEVER

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BOOP! One evening, shortly after waking up, August got a text!

CHLOË: Hey Auggie! How's it going? ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)/
I think both of us have been super busy lately,
wanna do some catching up if u have time?

AUGUST: Hey Chloë! Good! How R U? Yeah! :DD Where do ya wanna go? <3 August

CHLOË: I'm good! Well, I just saw a movie with Vitus (Oooh, not a date hehe)
So hm, what do you feel like doing more -- Karaoke at Sugar Crush,
or playing Dance Fever at JuJuBe and totally cheating with magic. 〜(￣▽￣〜)

AUGUST: Hehe suuureee! DANCE FEVER! C U @ JJB <3 August

CHLOË: Heck yeah! cu there! ~(☆^ー^☆)~

JuJuBe was hoppin' this time of night, being one of the new arcade/diners in the area that served alcohol and kicked out babies. Unfortunately, that meant the lines for the games was about a bazillion people long. There were plenty of exuberant flame-aured humans, and the noisy pop/electronica blared over cheap speakers. It'd be impossible to have a conversation in this place if one wasn't supernaturally inclined. August and Chloë played text tag until they found each other in the madding crowd.

         
                      Chloë-
                         "Heyyy!"

She held her arms out for a hug.

August-
"C'mere you!"
        
Chloë-
"Man, it's super busy! Wanna get in line, or just get a booth and wait for it to clear out?
We can order like, sodas and play with the ice so they don't kick us out."

August looked around at the bright lights and colours . Cute Kohon characters smiled from every corner.

August-
"Let's order sodas and chill. That line ain't going anywhere and
we're not gonna be getting off too soon. We'll be kicking too much butt."

They found a nice booth overlooking the Dance Fever set up. They only stuck to it in some places. The seats were hard red plastic wearing down were butts and feet had scraped. August ordered a bright blue drink that smelt strongly of cough syrup.

August-
"So what's going on in the world of Chloë? Did ya friend-date with Vitus go well?"

The smells of food were almost overwhelming, August's new senses could discern every individual ingredient. It wasn't unpleasant, but the smells weren't appetizing any more, they'd just become interesting in the same way the studio's ancient solvents were. Chloë tucked her feet beneath her in the booth, which propped her up to almost average person height.

  
Chloë-
"It was really fun actually! He looked so sad before,
it was great to see him like, actually laugh and have a good time."

Chloë-
"Oh my gosh, I was so embarrassed, I totally got confused by something
and thought he was going to like... _{kiss me.} I almost died again! Like, seriously."

Chloë-
"I mean, he's cute and everything but I reeeeally didn't expect it
so I was like, aughhh! It was a total misunderstanding though,
just like some cheesy part of a TV show."

Chloë's iced tea came, sparkling with ice cubes. She bounced on her heels and clinked the cubes around with her straw.

August-
"But ya wanted him to kiss ya huh? Heh he probably wanted to, ya are a cutie!
It'll be just like a cheesy movie, ya will have a cute fight, stare into each
other's eye and BAM! Heh. How's he doing?"

She had to nearly stand up to reach August in order to smack him playfully on the arm.

Chloë-
"Auguuuust! You're the worst!"

Chloë-
"I dunno... Heheh... He's cute buuuut... He's kinda like a grandpa.
But in a nice way! I think we're better as friends, but... I dunno. Heh."
   
Chloë-
"Sorry, this place is making me super hyper. So what's new with you lately?"
   
August-
"Well the Theodore thing was totally crazy. Everyone was shooting, except me heh.
If he can call us, what else can he do? Anselm's being acting real funny. Then we've
caused a bit of ruckus for the ghoul in the church so I'm gonna have to patch it up
with him and fingers ain't gonna cut it. The Finsterwald's drank his boys.
Man, it's drama city. Yeah I know what ya mean, it reminds me of when we were alive
and drank like fifty of these at once. Then we needed to pee so bad. "
    
Chloë-
"Wow, that does sound like total drama! Okay, we need to go piece by piece here.
So like, that junk with the creepy kid. You didn't shoot at him? Is that because
the whole vegan thing?"

August-
"Well i didn't want to eat him but yeah part of it is being a pacisfist"

August-
I always said that I'd protect me friends first though but I didn't shoot. Tris did instead
and he got a head full of concrete. I dunno, I just kinda froze up. I mean I stood in front
of them until Ru did his brave-scary cat thing. He's a duffer.  Ans got really hurt ya know.
Ugh I know it's stupid but I feel like I should have done something. Theo is just a kid though,
a really old kid but a kid. He doesn't think he's doing anything wrong. He's like a baby that
doesn't know it's own strength but he's done awful things. It's too confusing. 

Chloë-
"Oh my gosh, August! Don't feel bad about that! If those guys
got all beat up because they attacked, I guess it wasn't a very good idea...
I mean, it's brave I guess but maybe not very smart."
  
Chloë-
"I know you'd do whatever you could if there was anything to do!
And not everyone has to be a warrior. I know I'm not, but you can
still help people."
 
Chloë-
"I can see how you'd feel that way though, man that guy got
super hurt, huh? I know I'm a baby but, I'm pretty glad I didn't see it or
I would be bawling my eyes out, and I don't even know the guy really!
     
Chloë-
"Oh wait-- didn't you like, go in uninvited to drag that guy out?
'Cause you got the blood eyes! That looked awful."
  
Chloë-
"I don't mean you looked awful, it just looked like it hurt a lot."

August-
"Hehe nice save, Chlo. Yeah I did look pretty bloody like it came outta everywhere.
LIKE everywhere! I looked right out of a horror movie. Who knew ya needed an invitation
to a Tax accountancy? Ya think they'd let anyone in right? Can't even get me taxes down
without an invitation. Lucky ya need to have money to pay tax right? Heh and breath!
Those Tax collectors are vampirist. Though Demetri probably pays tax. He looks like the type."

Chloë-
"Oh my gosh, I can't imagine what that felt like! One time I had to jump right out
of the door when Wilhelm forgot to get a plus one for a party invite!"

August-
"Thanks, Chloë. Ya make feel much better. I did kinda make him go away by not attacking.
He's a weird kid. Oh it was so weird! As he left he sliced off his fingers with a stop sign then
outta nowhere the sign falls down and slices off his other fingers. Like who's that unco?
Or worst luck ever."

Chloë-
"Ugh that finger thing is so nasty! I saw Babette put them in that little box,
like eww! I had to pretend they were just lady-fingers but then that still had 'fingers'
in it and I just got grossed out all over again."


August-
"Yeah, Babs gets weird ideas sometimes. She brought a whole bucket of teeth to our
prank night, they were all over the place at Masher. She's so kooky."

August-
"It was a grisly scene I'm glad you weren't there either. Though no matter what I didn't do.
Demetri still wins dick of the year. Came in and i thought he was gonna give us all the
third degree for being in cahoots with Badboy or something. Nope, he just wants to break
Ans' heart by telling him to kiss twelve year old so he can say a silly rhyme."
  
Chloë-
"Wow! What now?! This is total drama-mania!
Someone has to kiss a kid?! Ewww!

August-
"Well she looks like a kid. Willem says she's legal. That Dollinger chick. Still, ya can't
go around telling people who to kiss. Especially people who fancy ya and have just been tore up.
Like worst timing ever."
      
Chloë-
"Aww! So his boyfriend came and was all rude after he got hurt?
Wow, how's he doing now? When Chester and I-- you know... _{Broke up}
I was crying for at least a week and half. And I didn't get anything torn off!"

August-
"I don't know if Demi was his boyfriend but he seemed pretty keen on him.
We cheered him up alright.  He's doing okay I think though he ain't answering his phone,
he keeps tossing it to me but I can't answer it if it's Demetri cause I promised."
   
Chloë-
"Oh wait-- Demetri... oh man, he's the reason I didn't go to the prank night!
He came around and was all scary to me and Wilhelm in the day time.
Poor Anselm... He should find someone way nicer."

 
August-
Yeah, someone way nicer. He fancies Babette a lot but he also said he likes guys mostly.
Though he's been hanging with Darren but I'm pretty sure Darren ain't gay."

Chloë-
"Aw! He'd be really cute with Babette. Maybe I'll find out if they like-like each other
and we can arrange things. Muahaha."
  
August-
"Heh I dunno if Ru could handle it though. They have a pretty tight bond but
maybe he'll come around."

August-
"That Demetri guy didn't hurt ya right? Why was he being scary?"
     
Chloë-
"Oh, it's okay, I mean, maybe I was just being a baby with that day time thing.
He was just coming around to like, interrogate people since his sister died,
but he was kind of mean about it. I'm not used to people being that way.
I guess his sister did die and all but..."

August-
"There's never a good reason to be mean to someone. Never. It ain't your fault
his sisters died. The more I hear of this Demetri the less I like him."

Chloë-
"Maybe Anselm will curse him... Oh my gosh, cursing people must feel sooo good!
It's like being an evil witch but you're not like, necessarily evil?"

August-
"It can't always be fun cause I think he gets a little carried away sometimes and ya'd have to
watch everything ya say. Like everything. I dunno if he knows how to uncurse someone.
Moral of the story? Don't make Ans mad."

August-
"If ya ever wanna prank Chester just let me know, Chloë. Heh we can get Ans to curse
all the crummy people at our old school. Like that guy who kept stealing all the art supplies
or the girl who kept putting glue in weird spots on campus. Art piece my arse! LITERALLY!
She ruined so many things, so many pants."
 
Chloë-
"Hmm, maybe after stuff settles down we can get to
work on cursing Chester. Yes... I need to form a plan."
  
Chloë-
"Man, I wish I could've gone to your prank night! Of course I had to go just
as things got creepy. Oh well, maybe I would've gotten too scared and I'd be
the one who got pranked!"

August-
"No way would ya get pranked. I wouldn't do that to ya. That was for Random and Lloyd.
I had to turn into a monkey though cause his boss thought he had it. It was pretty bombaroo,
I got to throw things. Man those other guys missed out, being a monkey is the funnest!
Ya would have loved to see Lloyd's face when we got him too. Now he's gonna lose his chops
if he tries to copy me and eat soap. Hehe I checked his Sociallink page and he's totally
getting diarrhoea. All he has to do is come up with his own ideas too."

Chloë giggled loudly about the diarrhea part, but made lots of 'ewww' noises at the same time.

Chloë-
"Ha, that'll show 'em! One of you guys should like, make a painting
of his stupid scared face! Or oh, you could make a movie-- a comedy!"

Chloë-
"Or a horror! Yeeech."

August-
"Heh yeah like a guy being slapped in the face with an actual lamb chop.
Ehh maybe a tofu lamb chop but still! Then pour tomato sauce on his face
and splash it all with soapy water. "
  
Chloë-
"Ah! I just figured it out... The solution is-- we need to find someone for Ru.
Who's someone like... cute and gentle, but spooky?
    
Chloë-
"Aw, too bad Courtney's not around... man... that's so weird thinking about her, I hope
she's okay somewhere..."

August-
"Yeah, poor Courts. I miss her. I guess being a vampire was just too much for her though.
I'm sure she is happy. Floating around doing spirit things."
    
Chloë-
"Aw... guess we need a new promoter-- maybe that new lady, the art critic?
It's kinda sad we have to replace people, but it's kind of coming together like that.
We just need an editor and costumes, right?"

August-
"Yeah, sounds like those kids need a shout out. It's hard enough being a new vampire,
everyone needs a hand when they start. Also someone from the Masher could very useful indeed..."

August-
"That's right, it's a shame Aubrey is so scary. His costumes would be amazing right?
Anselm still has to make his babies but the chances it's an editor or costume maker
are pretty slim. We might have to look DUN DUN DUN among the living."

Chloë-
"Ooh Babette showed me one of the costumes he made, it was really like,
strange but cool! Maybe she can sneak some out of the basement or something."

August-
"Luckily the church guys say they can do music. I'm crossing all me fingers.
Quinn might have been odd but he knew his way around a piano like a pig
knows his slurry."
     
Chloë-
"Those are the kid hobos that live at the church?I haven't met them yet, what are they like?
I still don't quite understand what a ghoul is, but if he's nice to you guys that's cool."

August-
"Yeah, they're very le tragic. Cross, Gabriel and Rectangle. Actually they're just ragamuffins.
They tricked us when we first went there into thinking they were cursed by some kinda beast.
Cheeky buggers! So be very careful around them.  Also don't drink them.
They huff paint thinners!"

Chloë-
"Haha, those kids sound like the guys down at the waterfront studio.
I wonder if they're even doing it on purpose or if they forget
to open the windows."

Chloë-
"Oh man, that time in the print lab when Jen forgot to turn on the ventilation...
I thought my hands were melting off in the acid bath but I was just mushing them
in my pudding cup!"

August-
"Hahahaha you guys were so funny when ya came out. Ya wouldn't let go
of that pudding and then Brent tried to eat it. Ya were so upset ya poor thing!"
  
Chloë-
"Hahaha. Oh Brent. I'm glad that guy was okay. Maybe when we learn
mind-erase powers we can go hang out with that guy and make him forget it."
    
August-
"As long as it doesn't turn his brain into soup. He was pretty chill when I ran into him
with Santi. Like not that surprised to see me alive. Heh. He is a funny bloke."

August-
"So, Zero is a pale guy and when I say pale I mean like bleached bone. Yeah so ghouls
apparently inherit their thing from their folks and eat dead bodies. He promised me
he don't eat vampires though. It's pretty grody. Honestly I don't know that much either?
He reminds me of some of the older vampires like Wilhelm. A bit of an old soul.
I don't know if he has any special powers or if he lives longer than people though."
 
Chloë-
"Whoa, that guy sounds kind of interesting. Creepy, but interesting.
I hope I don't stare too hard! Maybe I'll practice by watching
Mummy Killers before I go over there."

Chloë-
"But I won't kill him, don't worry!"

August-
"He's more white like a bunny. He ain't scary, just like super skinny. I know!
Ya wouldn't kill a fly even if it was flying up ya nose."

August-
So I've been yacking on like a llama. Apart from almost kissing Vitus, how's vampire
and non vampire stuff going for ya?"
    
Chloë-
"Aw, that's okay! I love hearing about you. Well, let's see... I've been sword fighting
with Babette and Ellen. I'm super bad though, the swords are really heavy. "
 
Chloë-
"I guess it's good to get stronger, but it seems kinda like... why bother? I'm not going to
fight that bad guy with a sword, and I can't carry a sword around with me all the time!"

August-
"Pfft! Swords. Swords are lame as a duck with no feet. Like middle ages much?
Like that Gashing Lowey guy."

August-
"Ya know what ya can carry around all the time? Guns. Also ya do't have to get up
close to use one. I'll teach ya how to use a gun properly and I'll find ya a nice small one.
Guns don't have to be big to pack a punch.
    
Chloë-
"Are you doing any training like that? You're totally right, guns are way more practical.
I hope it's not just like, Wilhelm wanting someone to babysit me because he's sick of me."

August-
"Don't be a duffer! No one could get sick of ya. Wilhelm is just a big worrywort and he loves ya.
He just worries about ya and doesn't want you getting hurt like Anselm. Big difference."

August-
"Cam and that tried to teach me some martial stuff and I think I have the hang of it kinda?
I'll probably just stick with guns mostly and maybe a bit of me shadow skills too.
I ain't gonna measure up to that tiny kid no matter how much training I do physically.
He's like some kinda super ant."

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Chloë-
"Ooh do they have cute guns for girls?
Like the kind you put on your garter belt
if you were an old timey lady?"

August-
"I'm sure we can find ya one. Me sister had a pretty snazzy little number.
It fitted right in her purse and had a tiny compartment for her lipstick.
I joked that one day she might blow a guy the wrong kinda kiss.
She didn't find it very funny."

Chloë-
"We should train together more, since we're uh, related, we're probably
good at the same stuff."

Chloë-
"Sometimes I turn into a monkey and swing around in the forest out at the abbey,
you should come too! That'd probably be the best for us, we could
swing away from trouble!"

August-
"Shootfire! Yeah, we really should. Ya like me niece or something heh. Sometimes I forget
cause it's like every second of me bros are Dragomir. Yeah, we have to monkey out together
sometime. Just as long as Aubrey doesn't decide to eat us. Yuck."
    
Chloë-
"Yeah we should definitely not try to fight anyone until we're like,
a bazillion years old at least. You haven't had to fight anyone, have you?"

August-
"Apart from the one time with Theo? Nope. Who'd wanna fight with this mug?"
  
Chloë-
"Yeah, I don't think anyone would want to mess with you!
You'd turn into a monkey, and we all know you know how to throw a banana! "
    
Chloë-
"Oh yeah, how are Cam and Tristan doing? I didn't get to know Tristan very much,
but he seemed so sad before. His vampire lady was really mean. I wonder how he feels now
that she's gone... That's gotta be weird."
    
Chloë-
"You too! Your vampire dad guy is gone... I'd feel so bad if Wilhelm was gone, but we
get along really well."

August-
"Tristan was upset about it I think but also a little relieved. I dunno, he's a hard read.
I think he was in shock at first. He's opening up though I reckon and he seems happy enough.
He likes those Finsterwald guys a lot. Cam is Cam ya know? He's puttering through in his Cam way.
Hehe he finds the Reckenburg vamps a little much, he's so Glennish."

August-
"Marchese? Ya properly knew him better than I did. I feel bad for the guy but not like
if he was me real dad. I miss Santi more than I miss him. Santi was really there for us ya know?
Now it's Wilhelm heh. He's become the big daddy of Marchese.

August-
"It's kinda nice though. That you and me are like proper family now.
Well vampire family heh."
  
Chloë-
"Aww! I'm glad you're my vampire uncle, August.
We're basically the coolest family in Harlan now."

August-
"Hehe we are the most bombaroo ever. Just don't tell the others, it'll make em sad.."
    
Chloë-
"I miss Santi too, it really hurts my feelings, you know? He was really nice to me
before, I keep wondering if there's something I could have done to help..."
 
Chloë-
"I dunno, I want to see him again, but I'm scared if we do, he's going to
hurt us or something. I don't think he would but-- I don't know.
It's all just so scary."
    
Chloë-
"Wilhelm's really upset about it... He couldn't really do anything about it
either, but for a lot longer time. It really sucks..."

August-
"Yeah, he said Marchese did some pretty rotten things but it ain't worth killing is it?
I don't know if anyone could have stopped it. Progenitors are darn powerful,
Marchese turned himself into some kinda shadow monster right before me eyes.
I think Santi saved me from a lot of Marchese weirdness, he wanted me to share his bed
the first night but Santi talked him out of it. I wish we coulda saved him before it
came to death. I'm gonna keep believing Santi is still a good guy at heart.
Just don't tell Demetri."
      
Chloë-
"Ughhh it's so sad. I don't get why he didn't just run away? We could've covered
for him! It's so sad, I thought he was gonna be like the cool responsible uncle
who'd teach you how to drive or fly or whatever."

August-
"I can't wait till I can fly! We're gonna be pigeons heh. At least we won't look
outta place like anywhere. We can carry messages and stuff."
   
Chloë-
"Do you think this is all scary? I didn't even see the scariest stuff
and I'm like, buggin' all the time."

August-
"Honestly yeah! I mean it's hard not to be right? If ya had told any of us
we'd be involved in a supernatural war with vampires... Well I woulda
just thought it sounded like a bombaroo story. I try to just go with the flow.
Older vamps keep telling me I'm stoic or stalwart. I guess I am but
I'm also a little scared."
     
Chloë-
"Aw, maybe I shouldn't talk about this so much... What's something fun
that's been going on? Any more wacky events in August's world?
Meet any cute girls?"
       
August-
"No cute girls unless ya count Janice. She's pretty bombaroo but
she's a wild kinda gal, she ain't one for romance. Ya know I fancy Flo
but I think I'm too baby for her. Ans said he'd help find me a cute girl
so I dunno. Some of the Reckenburg chicks are cool but those guys are
all about war, that don't gel too well with pacifist. "
  
Chloë-
"It was totally perfect for you to be the director. You're really good at
getting everyone together and helping us to get along!
    
Chloë-
"Look at this Circle stuff, put someone else in charge and everyone
splits apart. But I bet we'll get back together some day.
Once you're king of the city, hehe..."

August-
"King August? I don't reckon! They'd never let an Antearctan on the throne.
I'm glad we have the movie as an excuse to stick together. Ya'll are me family.
Ya make me feel safe. At least I have you guys no matter how hard it gets."

Chloë-
"Aw, I'm glad you're my family too.
That's what I wanted from the very first day!"

Chloë-
"Maybe when the war is over, those girls will chill out!
Some are really pretty but I'd worry they were like a billion years old...
I guess that would necessarily be a deal-breaker."
   
Chloë-
"Do you think you'd ever date a human again? It feels kinda weird to me,
like... I can't really see them through all the heat?"

August-
"I guess but that'll be us one day, a billion years old. It is a little weird though.
I like human girls still, I dunno they're nice and normal like Jeannie or Yelyena.
Well she is a little weird.. I don't mind the heat. It would be sad if ya got too
attached though."
   
Chloë-
"Oh man, that would be so sad, huh? I guess it would happen if you were
a human too, but it'd be extra sad if you didn't get to be an old grandpa
with an old grandma and you'd have to stop seeing them... Awwww!"

Chloë-
"I wonder how much that's happened with the old vampires?
It's really sad but pretty romantic too. Romantisad?"

Chloë-
"Ooh maybe a good element for a future movie?"

August-
"Lawdamimbo! Ya right! Star-crossed lovers! They can only see each other
by moonlight but his true love must have the light. He cannot turn her
but become her guardian angel. Watching from shadows afar. Maybe that's why
Aubrey is so weird?

August-
"If he fell for her daughter.. That'd be a bit grody huh? Ya not allowed to date
Chester's son Chloë, no matter how charming!

Chloë-
"Oh my god, I would never! Chester's son would probably
be a crappy guy too!"
  
Chloë-
"Eww someone could go all the way down a family tree.
That's like, gross but kind of interesting.
Sounds like this book my mom had, 'Hearts Destruction.'
Ours would be way better from experience though."

August-
"Yeah I ain't volunteering for that kinda hooey. Even for a film. Haha did ya mum
read that kinda stuff? Sometimes I wonder if Babs does too."

Chloë-
"Totally, I never read them, I just heard... about them.
How many movies do you think we'll get to make?
It kind of takes a long time now since the war stuff
is going on, but we don't have to go to school at least."

August-
"I wanna keep making them as long as I can. Probably like not all the time
or I'd eventually get bored but I don't reckon that'll ever happen.
Though ya gotta wonder if technology will obliterate film one day. I hope not,
that'd make me real sad.  Like a beat down puppy. Do ya like acting?
Have ya ever thought of doing ya art again?"

Chloë-
"Ooh yeah, what will come after movies, I wonder?
Wilhelm said it was really irritating when they
started putting sound in movies, because he had to
learn how to do everything all over again."

August-
"Yeah, those silent guys had to express a lot with expression alone. I reckon that's why
he's such a great communicator. We'll just have to take night classes or something?
I don't wanna become obsolete like MEPs. "

Chloë-
"Those old movies are really funny, I like it when the ladies grab
their boob because they're upset. It kills me. "

Chloë-
"Hmm I don't know any other sense they could add--
smell? Eugh, weird..."

August-
"I reckon they'd be like films in ya mind and you can play a part if ya like. Something like that."

Chloë-
"Wow that would be weird if there weren't movies anymore, just video games with people in them?
Whoaaa..."

Chloë-
"That's funny, I was just talking about art with Vitus, he doesn't do it anymore
but I guess some of the other old vampires do still. I haven't gotten to make anything
everything happened, but I want to. Just hard to get the time, and I have to have a studio,
and blah blah."

  
August-
"Ya welcome to use the bindery. I'll be ya monkey holding a banana. I reckon Ans will do
something like that. He's an artist too. Heh so many vampire artists, they really enlisted
from the wrong pool. Shoulda taken from a barracks instead. Artists ain't generally
known for our violence.

Chloë-
"I don't need a studio for drawing, I guess. I should start bringing a sketchbook with me.
Oooh I could draw our cute animal forms! And vampires would make great
life drawing models, they don't need to breathe!"

Chloë-
"I forgot, do they make you learn that kind of thing in your major? Like they made me do
one semester of video but the cameras were too heavy."

August-
"Yeah, don't ya remember? All me sketches looked like they were melting. I told the teacher
I did it on purpose cause of melting society rather than I can't draw more than stick figures
to save me life."

Chloë-
"Hahah maybe you can learn to draw since we've got like, forever to do it now!
Ooh I want to learn photography!"
  
August-
"I reckon we have enough visual artists now but I wouldn't mind trying me hand
at a musical instrument or picking up on more editing skills.

Chloë-
"Oh yeah, you'd be a great musician, you already have the perfect look.
Clovis keeps talking about starting a band, maybe I can do backup vocals.
Maybe we can do a Belfries cover band, hahaha..."

August-
"Darren would DIE!! Again hahaha.

August-
"I just gotta decide which instrument ya know? I was thinking bassoon but that might
be too loud for practise. Oooh I could learn the didgeridoo. That would be bombaroo!!"

Chloë-
"Is that Darren guy like, one of those famous guys who won't sign autographs
or whatever? That's so lame! I'd sign a million autographs, as long as I had a pen.
Ooh but if I didn't have a pen..."

August-
"Yeah, he don't like fans. Like any mention of his band and he does a constipation face.
He doesn't like me being a fan one iota."

Chloë-
"Ugh, that's the worst-- Oh man, totally random but-- remember in Intro to Art Appreciation when
we had to watch that documentary on Classical Glennish architecture through the ages. Like, every part?
I think I blocked out that part of my life.

August-
"Oh yeah except that one part where the voice-over guy went on and on about how sexy
this old statue was. Came outta nowhere, I was bawling with laughter until the tutor glared at me."

Chloë-
"Hahaha! Hey do you think you'd ever like to spend the night--"

Chloë-
"Not like that-- you know--"
    
Chloë-
"Like watch movies and stuff? Do you think it'd be nicer to stay with Wilhelm
or at the book place? It kind of smells weird there, but I slept in the print lab before
so it doesn't bother me too much."
 
August-
"Wasn't even thinking it, Chloë. I swear to Clancy!! "
  
August-
"I'd love to, Chlo. Either my place or yours... hehehe. Sorry. I'd like to hang with you
and Wil though, just family sometimes. What kinda films does Wil watch?
Ya know I'll watch anything."

Chloë-
"We watch all kinds of stuff, he likes to watch old movies sometimes,
but I think it's more so he can tell me gossip about all the weirdos
he used to work with."

Chloë-
"I like really cheesy stuff sometimes, just as long as it's not *too* scary
or something that's gonna make me cry, I'll watch anything."

August-
"Lawdamimbo! You are so lucky, Chloë. Damn I bet there's some fun dirt right there.

Chloë-
"Yeah we gotta sneak into Wilhelm's storage room, there's all kinds of weird memorabilia
in there. Maybe we could 'borrow' some costumes for the movie-- oooh or even better,
for Autumnal costumes!"


August-
"Hell yeah! He won't mind right? That would be so bombaroo!"

Chloë-
"What do you want to be this year? You dress up, right?"

August-
"Of course I'm gonna dress up, that's half the fun. Ya never too old. Well, we'll never be anyhow."
  
Chloë-
"Ahaha, you should dress up as Darren for Autumnal! Then say you're reuniting the band
without him. Hahaha... you'd have to film his reaction!"

August-
"Ya know? That's not a half bad idea. Hehehehe."

Chloë-
"Ooh we could cheat and just use our monster faces! We could go scare
all the little kids, heh heh."

Chloë-
"Aw, but no candy..."

August-
"Ans had blood loaded up with drugs that changed the flavour so if we find someone
on a sugar high, their blood would be sweet right? Kinda like candy."

Chloë-
"Oh man, I gotta find some kids who ate a million candy corns!
   
Chloë-
"Aw, guess I shouldn't get blood from kids."
     
              Chloë-
"I'm pretty small though, so maybe it wouldn't be too bad?"

August-
"Maybe we can give our candy to those church guys? They like candy. Maybe it'll get them
off paint liner or whatever they huff for the night. Ain't no one seen midday movies?"

Chloë-
"Oh my gosh, that's such a cute idea! I always thought we should do
that for the progenners, but that's even better for kid hobos! Aww we could
have like, bobbing for apples and cute stuff like that! Then they won't do drugs. "

August-
"They're a wily trio but I reckon ya could talk em into it for sure. Those kids need some fruit."

August-
"I wouldn't wanna see the circle's idea of apple bobbing..."

Chloë-
"I don't know what I want to be this year. I kiiinda want to be
Monster Princess but I'm totally not built for it... You know..."

August-
"Oh bullhockey! Monster Princess might be a sexy bosomy lady but ya can't judge ya self by her.
Ya just as cute! Ya can't let that stop you from going as her. I think Monster princess would want ya
to be happy being ya self being her."

Chloë-
"Aw thanks August, maybe I will be her! I could at least be like,
her little sister. Heh..."

Chloë-
"Oooh who's gonna be my Prince Stone though...? He's gotta look really good
without a shirt... "

August-
"Well I do have the body for it if I do say so myself. Heh." 

Chloë-
"Oooh August, do you have pecs? I'll have to check
that out next time we go swimming."
 
August-
"I ain't no Eli but I like to think so. If ya squint real hard.   Did ya ask Vitus? "
  
Chloë-
"Hah, I did ask him, actually! He was being shy about it, unsurprisingly.
Maybe 'cause he's too pale? Maybe he could be the White King instead, haha..."

August-
"Heh ain't he heard of spray tan? That'll fix it no worries. Just avoid the oranges hehehe"

Chloë-
"This is starting to sound super fun! Oh my gosh, if Ru could turn into a bat
he could like, fly around the church and it would be soooo spooky!"

Chloë-
"It's so weird I never hear about the old vampires doing anything, you think vampires
would be way into Autumnal! Maybe they got bored of it?"

August-
" I guess Autumnal is every day for those old guys."
    
Chloë-
"Do you guys in Antearctos do anything special?"

August-
"Oh yeah! We make pumpkin soup and hang pumpkin target on the trees for
little kids to shoot. It's always a big mess. Kiddies dress up, usually as Worshippa Clancy
and go out to hold up houses and rob them of their candy. Not really, just pretend.
It's very cute.
  
Chloë-
"Aww! I bet they make like, tiny little guns for them!
I hope they're spooky guns!"

The lines for Dance Fever were starting to thin, and perhaps with a little supernatural persuasion, they could sneak their way in...

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∆§Indea§∆ -- maybe when you get the chance, we could do a little cap to end this? Like their dance fever foolery? Also, let me know if you'd like any edits!

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((Dance fever fooleries! ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ Edit in some Chloë fever? ))

            

 
       


               


           

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((haha, great idea Indea))





And thus, did those homies dance for inspiration, and build a city on rock and roll...