“I’m not sure,” Carlos said. “We had it in the Vault, so… maybe Vault 88 carried it out?” Carlos didn’t know much about Diamond City’s history past the Broken Mask incident and a little bit about the process of the ghouls being kicked out of Diamond City. “But basically… it was candy time.”
“I get like, the basics of it, I’ve heard somethin’ about it and seen the decorations still up from before the war, just never really got what it was about.”
Carlos nodded. “That’s alright,” he said. “It was some kind of harvest celebration maybe four hundred years ago, but turned into people dressing up in costumes for sweets and candy. Just… something about offering the the harvest to spirits of the land or something…”
Carlos set his tote bag on the coffee table and pulled out the funnel cakes. He offered the box to Hancock. “Wanna give the first one a try? I don’t know what a funnel cake is… but it looks good. If… squiggly.”
With a nod of his head, the Outcast held out a Nuka Cola to the stranger. “Try not to trip on your way down the porch steps.” He commented. “It is a bit slippery out there tonight.”
“Huh… I had no idea the wasteland still had Halloween,” Carlos said truthfully. “I was just making noise ‘cause I noticed the date. “Um… thanks.”
Delight crossed the ghoul’s face as he saw the sweets and he quickly descended on the bag, poking through it quickly before pulling out one of the funnel cakes and practically tackling Carlos in a hug and quick kiss. “You’re the fuckin’ best, y’know that? Absolutely phenomenal, sunshine.”
Carlos beamed at him and he pressed another kiss to Hancock’s mouth. “Well, I try to be,” he said. Another kiss. “Happy Halloween, babe. I know it’s really only Diamond City that celebrates, but… yeah. Consider that an excuse to get sugar.”
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