Me and them three! Who knew Ren was party girl? (She is not, haha)
Pure Text:
mr_m “I’m sorry. Ren went off to some party as soon as it got dark. He didn’t want anything to do with us today. I couldn’t believe it.”
If trick or treated in S1:
“It explained why Ren wasn’t helping with the trick-or-treaters.”
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if mc likes ren:
“You should’ve known. Ren was sixteen, he wouldn’t be anywhere near this kid’s parade. Still, a little part of you had been hoping to see him tonight.”
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qiu “He what? A party?! Ren Murray?”
“Qiu sputtered a variety of broken sentences. Mr. Murray nodded at that kind of reaction.”
mr_m “You and me both, buddy. But it’s his holiday. Were you looking for Ren?”
qiu “I thought I was, but I was wrong!”
“Qiu didn’t need to act to be dramatic the same way they did to be “cool”; it was one hundred percent natural.”
“They flung their arms straight up in the air. It made their sleeves slip down to Qiu’s shoulders. They were wearing their favorite speckled white sweater under the cloak.”
“Qiu had done this [for you and ]as part of a scheme to lower Yusuf’s defenses. However, this house didn’t need to be the [second to last stop/cover]. They’d expected Ren to be here.” #if mc trick or treating or not
mr_m “Well, if he comes back early, I’ll let him know Qiu and [first_name] were looking for him. That should lift his mood.”
if mc in full costume:
“Oh, Mr. Murray figured out your identity at some point. Qiu was more obvious.”
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qiu “Yeah, right...”
mr_m “Yeah, right. You’re his best friend.[ [first_name], you’re a friend, too.]” #if mc likes ren
“Mr. Murray cut the visit there. He dropped a little treasure [into your bag and Qiu’s hand/into your and Qiu’s hands/Qiu’s hand and put the other back in his toy box].” #if mc trick or treating or polite/nervous or not
mr_m “I’ll see you on Monday. Be sure to remember your homework. Getting a zero would really give you nightmares. Happy Halloween!”
qiu “Happy Halloween.”
“Mr. Murray gently closed the door. It shut with a click.”
“So, Qiu [and you ]left with a gift and information. You walked [and talked/as Qiu talked].” #if mc trick or treating and if mc not silent or is
qiu “Can you believe that? Pff.”
“They bounced a plastic diamond ring in their palm.”
qiu “Okay, Ren, you’re so cool. Thanks for telling me about it.”
“[Qiu] pressed a button on the band and the fake jewel flashed red.”
qiu “But we did what we needed to do.”
“Their voice lowered to the depths of the underworld.”
qiu “We’re almost there.”
if mc trick or treating:
“A green light shone in the bottom corner of your pillowcase. Green meant go.”
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