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What should you be for Halloween?

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Sonam Kaloti c) It’s Halloween baby, a holiday, it’s your to go shopping for a super expensive and never forget. You wake up a whole day
Arts Editor constitutional right to party it up tonight. cool costume. You pre-drink for the party later to many missed phone calls. Probably
You dismiss the project and essay, opting with your friends and have a night you'll should've skipped the seventh tequila shot.

t’s spooky season ghouls and ghosts!

While social distancing may make :
trick-or-treating (or partying) difficult
this year, nothing should hold you back
from dressing up like there’s no tomorrow!
Besides, you must scare away the spirits
on All Hallows’ Eve, lest you pick up an
undesirable friend.

Which festive dessert do you choose?
a) apple crisp

b) pumpkin pie

c) maple cinnamon cake roll

Trying a shortcut to get home faster
during a late-night Autumn stroll, you
turn into an alley. Suddenly a ghost
crosses your path. Do you:

a) scream and run

b) greet the ghost—you don’t want to
seem rude

c) pull out your phone to take a picture—
no one would believe you without
evidence!

Your friends are coming over to
hangout. Do you all:

a) pick pumpkins at a pumpkin patch, then
have a carving contest

b) have a scary movie marathon.
Everything from Alien to Paranormal
Activity. No one gets to sleep for a week
after!

c) bottles up, glitters on, and heading out
into the town!

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You're in a tent with your vampire
boyfriend on the top of a freezing cold
mountain while his family fights a
war over you. Youre really cold, and
probably going to die if you don't warm
up. Do you:

a) suffer

b) have your werewolf ex-boyfriend
standing guard outside come in to warm
you up

c) make your vampire boyfriend do his
special extra fast run to get you some
blankets

It’s Halloween! You have so much to

do but all you really want to do it party
it up. You've got a school project due

at midnight, a work essay deadline
tomorrow morning, a party to attend,
and you don’t even have a costume yet!
What do you do?

a) why would a holiday come over real world
responsibilities? You do your school project tt S : rrr i oz

first, then your work essay, but now all the

stores are closed! Guess you're going to the MOSTLY “A’s MOSTLY “B”s MOSTLY “C’s

party late wearing your normal day clothes. Congratulations, you're boring (and a Youre the kind of person who everyone The world is your stage and everyone’s

At least work clothes are scary, right? scaredy cat)! Do you even need a costume fears already because they just always know watching the show! You're the queen of
b) you do the project and essayinlessthan idea? You're already quite a scary stick in what to do. Ghosts are already scared of being extra and you wouldn't change it for
an hour—sacrificing quality for a good the mud. Well, since “boring” and “classic” —_you because youre not scared of them! Not —_ anything. You love your phone, friends,
time—then decide to throw some things is basically synonymous, you'd be a great because they’re not scary, but because if a fashion, fun, and Fireball. Looking scary is
together at home for your costume. You sheet ghost. You can keep your privacy, and _ ghost pulled up, you'd give it a run for its so 1800s: a superstar like you should only be
make it to the party, looking like no one no one will try to scare you since they can’t. ~~ money. Youre the go big or go home type dressed in the best—so why not a superstar?
else, and have a great night. Everyone is see your reaction anyway. You could even of person, so you should wearasuper scary Sparkle suit on and dazzle the public!
impressed by your costume. Your professor turn it upanotchand not sayanythingthe handmade costume. To give it sparkle,

and boss on the other hand... well let’s just += whole night—just like a ghost! Everyone try doing a crossover (like a Carrie-esque

say you ve got some explaining to do. will love that! plague doctor)

 

Illustration by Sonam Kaloti