All Hallow's Eve

"Um..." Hey Kid says, wavering with uncertainty. They take a deep breath and square their shoulders. "Yeah, okay. I'll ask a question."

If only to get out of this spooky place faster!

"Will Yazeba ever come out of her office again? It feels like she's shut herself in for, like, months now!" Hey Kid draws a card: the 9 of Hearts. Mist begins to flow between the nearby graves as the card speaks of friendship and family, a plentiful amount to fill one's dreams.

"Ah... I think it's saying that she can't break out of her funk by herself. She's going to need the help of all of her friends and family. We can help her, Gertrude, I know we can!" The devilish child manages a smile for the first time tonight.

"Yeah!" Gertrude says, shaking off the feeling that the previous card draw gave her. "We have to help her. After all, she saved me from Monday." Her eyes glaze over as she remembers the darkness that used to be her heart not so long ago.

"Spirits? You still there?" She asks, looking at the deck of cards. "Wait! That wasn't my question!" She quickly corrects herself before continuing. "How do we help Yazeba? Like, what's step one?" She waits as she hopes for a useful answer.

"Hey Kid." Gertrude says, putting down the card. "I don't know why, but I think the spirits are saying we need to talk to Mr. Boggs." She looks puzzled, yet feels happy that they got a useful sense of direction. "Looks like he can help us with Yazeba!" She beams. This was an amazing piece of knowledge!

"Thank you, spirits! I'll never doubt you again." She promises. "Hey, I think that was my last question. Who's next?"

"Guess it's our turn to ask one last question. Spirits! Guide us! Our bodies have been changing a lot since the accident and... uh... we've been having strange desires. How do we control them? It's annoying to hang with friends and all you can think about is what their brains might taste like," Roy says, lifting their decapitated head up and toward the center of the circle while Liz looks hungrily at Hey Kid.

Jax leans forward, listening to the slight wind blowing the mists around the outside of the circle. "Whats that, spirits? They.... yeah, I think they want us to crash at your crib, G!" Roy and Liz fist bump each other enthusiastically.

Gertrude looks up with a worried expression when the gang mention the taste of brains. She pulls on Hey Kid's sleeve, who is standing closer to the three than she is. Urging him to come closer. Better to have some distance between them and the ghouls just in case!

"Oh look, it's my turn, let me ask this question real quick and draw a card!" Hey Kid says at a rapid pace, eager to be done and away from the creepy ghouls! "Sh-should I open my own pancake stand and sell pancakes based on my tasty Hey Kid Hotel pancake recipe?"

They draw a card: the Ace of Diamonds. The start of a new venture related to finance, stability, home. "I'll take that as a yes!" Hey Kid says, looking to Gertrude pleadingly to wrap things up!

Roy, Jax, and Liz solemnly intone the closing phrase along with Hey Kid and Gertrude.

"Oh ghosts of ancient times, thou have spoken thy wisdom this Hallow's Eve and may now slumber."

Gertrude is about to voice her excitement about pancakes when everyone starts to say the final phrase. She joins in.
"Oh ghosts of ancient times, thou have spoken thy wisdom this Hallow's Eve and may now slumber."

"So, that's it? We did... magic?" She beams as the realization sinks in. She will become the best witch ever!
"I think we should head home before anyone gets worried about us."

"Oh ghosts of ancient times, thou have spoken thy wisdom this Hallow's Eve and may now slumber," Hey Kid says. They sigh with relief as the cold, eerie presence that has been hovering over them fades away. They smile and take Gertrude's hand as they all head back home...

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And that is the story of this particular All Hallow's Eve!