Backdated to after Zombie log and BEFORE Halloween

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

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[There's a Shirou rubbing his eyes and looking a bit tired two days after the Zombie Boss Fight. Though at the very least he's not looking that depressed anymore.]

Sorry for worrying you guys back there, but I'm alright now, so don't worry about it.

[And then on to business.]

I've noticed that Halloween is coming up soon, so if some of you are being a bit confused over what it entails, feel free to ask me.

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[croibhristeoir]

...Very well, I'm asking.

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Well, first off, do you believe in evil spirits and such existing?

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[croibhristeoir]

...Emiya, I come from ancient Ireland.

Do you have any idea the kinds of things that entailed?

[Banshees. Kelpies. Dullahans. Those goddamn leprechauns.]

[Also you're talking to a fucking demigod.]

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...You have a point there.

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[croibhristeoir]

I was hoping you might see why that was something of a ridiculous question.

Now considering all I understand at the moment of this upcoming holiday is along the lines of 'definitely not Samhain', would you mind explaining what is going on?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Well, back then it was a festival dedicated towards Saint, though over time it evolved to be some sort of commercialized holiday involving costumes and evil spirits.

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[croibhristeoir]

Yes, I know what the holiday was, I was there--

--...it's what?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...yeah, its exactly what it sounds like.

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[croibhristeoir]

...what have you people done to a perfectly good holiday?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

...A lot, I guess.

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[croibhristeoir]

Why?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

People nowadays tend to make up reasons to celebrate, and this is part of the reason why most holidays are turned to be a way for them to party.

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[croibhristeoir]

I can't really complain about that much, I guess.

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[SO.]

What are you doing for Halloween?

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[croibhristeoir]

I don't suppose the old Samhain tradition of starting a bonfire and getting drunk is still intact, is it?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

To some people, yes.

[Because who knows what these drunk Americans will do man...]

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[croibhristeoir]

Then I suppose my plans will be the same as ever.

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

[With that, Shirou chuckles.]

Just don't get yourself too drunk to walk or think properly.

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[croibhristeoir]

...You're not very familiar with how my country celebrates, are you?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Well, I do know it involved a lot of drinking...

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[ex_cashcow493]

[ Here's one Saber answering his call in Gilgamesh's home. Funny that she's here a second time, no? ]

It seems similar to a holiday of my own time. What are the customs now?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Well, some people now tend to dress up as monsters and ask for candies from other people living in their homes, at least, that's how they do it in this country.

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[ex_cashcow493]

I do not understand. Why would dressing up as a monster wield such fruitful results?

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Customs evolve over the year, which lead to Halloween being a day to celebrate creatures that spooked people.

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[maguskiller.livejournal.com]

Are you going to celebrate it?

[...]

[You don't know if Emiya Kiritsugu is joking. On one hand, he was already murdering magi and living alone at Shirou's age. On the other, Ilya's not here, and he's never gotten to celebrate Halloween with one of his kids.]

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[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I am. Are you going to celebrate it as well?

[Its his dad, so he's inclined to ask him about that.]

[maguskiller.livejournal.com]

If you are, sure. What do you have in mind, Shirou?

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

Well, I was wondering if we could go trick or treating together.

[maguskiller.livejournal.com]

Of course. It'll be good to pass the holiday together.

[The unspoken rule, of course, being that he'll supervise him and make sure they don't stay until the Dark Hour.]

[Their age isn't even taken into account. Obviously, Kiritsugu will only be there to watch out for his son, and in his mind, Shirou still carries much of what reminds him from when he was seven years old.]

[If anything bothers him, it's that Ilya won't be here for that. Yes, both of his children are above the ideal age for trick or treating, but just once, it would have been nice to have them participate together.]

[fatestayhome.livejournal.com]

[Look at how Shirou smiles at that.]

I'll look forward to that.