31_days fic: Part of Amnesty Day

A bit of hurt/comfort fic. I've got one or two other fics which I might post, but probably will hold off on for a bit since they're still incomplete...

Title: "Her Watch is Keeping"
Day/Theme: Oct 11. I feel about average
Series: Neon Genesis Evangelion (part of an on-going project)
Character/Pairing: Maya Ibuki, Kozo Fuyutsuki/OFC
Rating: PG

Author's Note: Set roughly before the very end of Episode 21. "Cauntion": Contains moderate hurt/comfort, plus I also borrowed a few details from manga continuity (though I've started to get the feeling that in the Eva-verse.... there is no "WUN TWOO KANNON!11111"). This, I confess, is one bit that I thoroughly enjoyed writing (plus it's also a bit of a turning point in the relationship between a certain old professor and his newest protege) I also had fun writing a bit featuring Maya Ibuki, so I suspect she's going to start poking her cute perky face in more often (No, no, no, she's not going to fall for Sabia!).

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DJ Morraeon's Howlin' Hallowe'en Hits

((In-character post by one of my favorite original characters, created for the Matrix Online and ported into City of Villains.))

Mmmmrr, g'd evenin' and hell-oooo there, boyos and gels. Hope you've all been havin' a killin'-good Hallowe'en night, and yer partyin' down till th' break o' day. I've been paintin' th' Rogue Isles red as only a jackal-headed death goddess like meself can do. Wish y' could join me on me rampage, but... that might get a wee bit messy, soooo... I decided instead to send you all a list o' th' songs that are runnin' through me head as I go about me rounds kickin' butt and takin' souls:

10. Blood Rock -- "D.O.A."
9. Warren Zevon -- "Werewolves of London"
8. The Who -- "Boris the Spider"
7. John Carpenter -- "Main Title from 'Halloween' "
6. Inkkubus/Sukkubus -- "Samhain"
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees -- "Halloween"
4. Blue Oyster Cult -- "Don't Fear the Reaper"
3. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt Kickers -- "Monster Mash"
2. Michael Jackson -- "Thriller"
1. Danny Elfman, et al. -- "This is Halloween" -- 'Nightmare Before Christmas' soundtrack

The dance of the bedsheet ghost

I think my bedsheet ghost costume was the hit of the neighborhood: I went for a walk about sundown clad in my costume and carrying a treat pail and a bag of extra candy to give to any little ones. I trailed behind one mom in a devil costume with a wee one in a dancer's costume: "Oh my, we've got a ghost following us..." At first the little one was a bit spooked by me, but after a while, she got used to me and started "whooo"'ing back at me. I picked up a few goodies -- including a few full-sized candy bars. I can remember getting the mini-size bars (as well as homemade treats like a popcorn ball or a goody bag of peanuts).

The great thing about a bedsheet ghost costume? No one knows if you're twelve or thirty under it, especially if you're careful to keep your vocalizations down to cute little "whooooo" sounds. I had folks driving by honk their horns at me; a couple people passing me on the sidewalk got comically spooked. A few teenagers let out exaggerated yelps.