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Piper startled when she heard Chase's voice, feeling somewhat self-conscious to be seen by him while wearing a freaking ball gown. "It has," she agreed with a stiff nod. The blonde reaches out for the cup, bringing it to her lips. "Am I that predictable?" @oculiaperticlausi

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Despite feeling very out of place the night before, Piper was pretty damn happy about not wearing a costume for Halloween. She was the only person in casual clothes at Rise and Shine and it felt more appropriate given the situation. "Yeah, it's hard to even believe it happened," she muttered, staring at the coffee that was quickly cooling in her cup. "That sort of stuff just doesn't happen around here." @tcintedsvcrets

"Weren't feeling in the holiday spirit?" Sam was fully kitted out in his Link costume - though the blue was not necessarily a color he would wear regularly, for this outfit, it worked. He felt better about the fact that there was a sword associated with the costume; otherwise he might feel a bit odd about it overall. "Or is the dressing up thing just not your style?"

"I guess I wasn't," Piper said with a shrug, looking down at her casual outfit that definitely wasn't a costume. If she had known her refusal to participate would've been such a talking point she would've put on a damn witch hat. "A little bit of both. I mostly came here for the sweets, but I wasn't planning on staying very long." @nomadsamwill

Chase chuckles as he nods his head. "Reminds me of that song My Shiny Teeth and me?" He thinks back to that song, trying to remember what cartoon it was from. If someone had told him he would be standing across from Piper a few years ago he never would have believed them. He keeps his hands in his pockets, nodding against as she confesses she hasn't dressed up in years. "Right," was it wrong that he did? The two of them never talked about the dark cloud hanging over their head, a cloud that he never talked about with anyone really. "What can I say? Like a good neighbor state farm is there."

"The Fairly OddParents," Piper said with a quiet chuckle before growing somber. A show she loved as a kid, a show she most likely would've shared with their kid had she made it back from the hospital. "Honestly, I usually wouldn't come to things like this, but... yeah, I like the sweets. Plus, my dad thinks I should go places that aren't the garage from time to time." Looking at Chase, she felt like she wasn't healing right. Surely he still felt grief every waking moment, but he still went on with his life and wasn't that the healthy thing to do? "I'm glad you're having fun." Here tonight, but in general as well. Seeing him happy made her glad she wasn't around to drag him down. @oculiaperticlausi

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Piper looked at Ducky, a hint of amusement on her features, as he stumbled over his words. "Are you sure you don't want them? You know, if they're kind of not gross," she inquired, wanting to be sure before she scarfed down the entire thing. "Also, what happened to your nose?" @stigmvtas

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Piper walked past Bash and into the haunted house, the eery music causing goosebumps to rise up her arms. "Great, that makes me all the more excited," she said sarcastically, wrapping her arms around herself as if that would somehow protect her from all the scary employees in costumes. "Can't say I have. I probably wouldn't have if you hadn't suggested it. Being scared shitless isn't my idea of fun." @demidevildiva

Chase finds it hard to believe the two of them keep running into each other in the span of weeks when they hadn't seen each other in about a decade. He shoves his hands into the pockets of his tan pants. "Yeah, I guess the dentist on this island sees you the most out of everyone else, huh..." He chuckles breathlessly. "Didn't dress up this year?"

"What can I say? Gotta keep this smile looking bright and shiny," Piper told her ex-husband with a chuckle that faded away into awkward silence after a few seconds. Sometimes it felt like she had forgotten how to laugh sincerely. She forced herself to do it to put other people at ease, but she realized that they could most likely tell that her smiles and her giggles never quite reached her eyes. "Oh, I haven't dressed up in... years. You look good, though. I'm sure plenty of people would buy insurance from you." @oculiaperticlausi

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Piper wasn't the costume type, not anymore, but she was the candy type and Halloween events promised loads of them. She was walking aimlessly through the crowd, one of the few people wearing just regular clothes, and snacking on pink and blue cotton candy. Weirdly, the people surrounding her made her feel even more lonely than she usually did. "Oh," Piper said, surprised to see Chase so soon after their first run-in. "Yeah, guilty as charged. Someone has to keep the dentist in business. It would be selfish of me to suddenly give sugar up, don't you think?" @oculiaperticlausi

Juno's car had a good amount of miles left before she needed an oil change, but the last couple days had drained her so bad that she created an excuse to come strolling into Pipers job. "No, I think that was all, honestly." she said, glancing at the car as if she were trying to find another thing to mention but couldn't really find anything. "You wouldn't happen to be going on break would you?"

As much as she loved Juno and enjoyed spending time with her, there was always a part of Piper that panicked anytime a friend asked to spend time with her. What would the conversations look like? Would they stay on the surface or go deeper? There were some topics the blonde still wanted to avoid at all costs. Still, she nodded and motioned to the break room. "I don't have an appointment for another hour. Wanna stick around?"