Halloween, John Connor's safehouse, Virginia

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Work had been a breeze. Make that, 'work had been a bit breezy'. He was kilted and woaded, and only had one major meeting. The director was dressed as a French maid so his kilt didn't get much more than a second look.

Kilts were not made for motorcycles and decency laws. Or for getting in or out of a Suburban without violating decency laws, but the 'Burban had a better chance for that. Besides, what with snow coming he'd have to put the bike away for a bit.

He crashed on his recliner and waited for the Trick or Treaters. Or any phone calls.

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After her totally handwaved due to RL trick-or-treating, Anemone flopped down on her bed and grabbed the phone. She was wired on sugar and wanted to be entertained, dammit.

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*ringring*

"Skinnybutts'R'Us," he said after checking the call. "We specialize in the pink hair."

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"Pretty sure that's my line, isn't it? Unless you dyed your hair for tricking-and-treating." Anemone unwrapped a bit of strawberry candy and tossed it to Gulliver. "Hey you. What's up?"

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"Not much. Just wrapping up Halloween here. Not too many kids...I think the HOA has my house on the 'Do Not Visit' list," he said with a smirk.

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"Gee, I wonder why," she teased, taking off her wings (http://www.enchantedcostumes.com/images/products/299_large_image.jpg) and making herself comfortable. "Did you make your yard nice and scary? You know, you ought to make friends with the less-annoying neighborhood kids. That would really make their parents nervous."

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"I put up a few decorations, had the 'bots out to scare people by moving props and stuff. Didn't get a lot of kids. Guess the house was too scary," he said with a snicker. "Did you Trick or Treat? In costume?"

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"Uh-huh. I was a butterfly, and I dressed Berry-bot as a ladybug." Berry did a little dingbot pirouette on the nightstand upon hearing her name. "It was fun. I have lots and lots of candy."

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"Oh, lord, don't tell me you're on a sugar high?" he asked, putting down a Tootsie Pop.

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"Then I won't tell you!" she singsonged, sorting through her stash. "Called you 'cause I got boooooored and I miss you. Entertain me? Help me plot world domination?"

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"Well, first you've got to take over communications," he teased. "Then, send your armies of sugar-crazed teens to mob everyone."

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"I don't have an army," she sulked, "What communications do I need to take over? Are we talking subliminal messages, or straight-out control? You need to be more specific." Mmmmm...caramel apple lollipop! Yum!

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"Your Gulliver-clone army, of course! And all communications. Start small, then build up to taking over satellite networks."

Because this would be how he would do it. Maybe not wih the Gulliver clones, though.

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Gulliver clones can be useful, especially if you're waging a war on strawberry jam. Or ostriches.

"I got to help blow up a satellite once, does that count?" Anemone carefully started stashing candy in Gulliver-proof locations around the room. "I think it should worry me that you've thought about this, but after another few lollipops I don't think I'll care."

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"Just don't OD," he warned. "Don't want to be contacted about you dying from too many suckers or something," he snickered. "Only one satellite? Aw, sweetie, there'll be others." More snickers.

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"It was an ultimate weapon disguised as a satellite. I think I get points for that. Admittedly, I didn't blow it up, I just participated in the military coup that gave Dewey the ability to use it at full power, which resulted in an AWESOME self-destruct. The explosion and debris were incredible."

"I won't OD. I just like lollipops." As if to prove her point, Anemone started unwrapping another one. "Why are there going to be others? Are you going to let me blow up things in orbit? That would be fun."

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"Actually? That would be cool. But I'm certain that people here wouldn't like that much. Um. Go through a portal to a place that needs satellites taken care of?" he wondered aloud.

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"Aw, I thought you were going to provide me with one to destroy," she teased. "Exploding things on my own wouldn't be much fun."

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"I'll see what I can do," he said with a smirk.