10-17-2026, 05:48 PM
Tes knew how important celebrations were to humans. They had celebrations for everything, after all. At least one in every season. They even had a holiday for something called “Labour Day”, which Tes assumed meant they would work extra hard, but instead, they called off work. Odd, but Tes wasn’t one to judge.
And for that reason, when he heard of the Halloween party in the Holodeck, he went, despite his anti-social nature. If it was important to them, he would go.
He, in fact, had read up on the human celebration of Halloween, and knew a bit about it when he showed up at the doors of the Holodeck. He knew humans dressed up as all kinds of things: fictional characters, inanimate objects, animals, celebrities. Usually, they were people or things they admired.
So, Tes had replicated a bright red shirt with a black tie and grey slacks, and slicked his hair and temporarily dyed it black, and showed up at the door as Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk, an old Earth synth band he admired.
Also when reading about Halloween, Tes learned about the human tradition of attempting to scare people during this holiday. No matter. What he read about wasn't scary; misplaced souls were not scary, unless they had a vengeance. And mythical creatures? Nothing compared to the mythical beasts of Andorian folklore. So this would be a breeze, right?
Except the moment Tes stepped inside, he felt immediately uneasy. He took small unsure steps inside, until…
"Thiiiiis waaay."
His knees buckled under him and he kept himself from screaming, but he gulped hard and nodded.
“Yes, yes, uh, thank you, sir…”
He followed sheepishly behind the butler, eyes flitting back and forth between guests and ghosts, his legs trembling with every step.
Once inside the ballroom, a ghostly apparition dived down at him and he cowered almost immediately. Once it passed, he stood and pretended like it didn’t happen.
He moved around backwards in a terrified skulk, his heart racing. This was a lot harder than he thought. His eyes went from one guest to the next to another to the eerie decorations.
While walking backwards, he bumped into someone. And turning around he came face to face with a ghost nurse. His antennae stood up pin straight and he leapt back, letting out one small shriek… before he fell silent upon realising who it was, at which point, he covered his mouth with his hand and turned bright blue.
He straightened up and pulled his hands to his chest, clearing his chest and speaking meekly.
“Oh, good evening, Robin. Um… fun Halloween party.”
== Tag Robin and anyone at the party! ==
And for that reason, when he heard of the Halloween party in the Holodeck, he went, despite his anti-social nature. If it was important to them, he would go.
He, in fact, had read up on the human celebration of Halloween, and knew a bit about it when he showed up at the doors of the Holodeck. He knew humans dressed up as all kinds of things: fictional characters, inanimate objects, animals, celebrities. Usually, they were people or things they admired.
So, Tes had replicated a bright red shirt with a black tie and grey slacks, and slicked his hair and temporarily dyed it black, and showed up at the door as Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk, an old Earth synth band he admired.
Also when reading about Halloween, Tes learned about the human tradition of attempting to scare people during this holiday. No matter. What he read about wasn't scary; misplaced souls were not scary, unless they had a vengeance. And mythical creatures? Nothing compared to the mythical beasts of Andorian folklore. So this would be a breeze, right?
Except the moment Tes stepped inside, he felt immediately uneasy. He took small unsure steps inside, until…
"Thiiiiis waaay."
His knees buckled under him and he kept himself from screaming, but he gulped hard and nodded.
“Yes, yes, uh, thank you, sir…”
He followed sheepishly behind the butler, eyes flitting back and forth between guests and ghosts, his legs trembling with every step.
Once inside the ballroom, a ghostly apparition dived down at him and he cowered almost immediately. Once it passed, he stood and pretended like it didn’t happen.
He moved around backwards in a terrified skulk, his heart racing. This was a lot harder than he thought. His eyes went from one guest to the next to another to the eerie decorations.
While walking backwards, he bumped into someone. And turning around he came face to face with a ghost nurse. His antennae stood up pin straight and he leapt back, letting out one small shriek… before he fell silent upon realising who it was, at which point, he covered his mouth with his hand and turned bright blue.
He straightened up and pulled his hands to his chest, clearing his chest and speaking meekly.
“Oh, good evening, Robin. Um… fun Halloween party.”
== Tag Robin and anyone at the party! ==