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[The video opens zoomed in on—a spider. Don't worry, it isn't a real spider, it's a clearly fake tarantula attached to a web made out of cotton stuck to the ceiling, and when the camera starts to zoom out, it's clear that this fake tarantula is one of many plastic spiders dangling from the ceiling, with plastic bats in flight hanging on strings to complete the Spookiness of the bakery this video's taking place in.

Then the video shakes a little, the camerawoman getting up from her seat to walk over to the display of pastries. There's a tray of cupcakes that's decorated with orange icing and tiny little ghosts stuck on the top with a stick, in keeping with the theme that's currently going.

The camera turns to reveal Veronica, wearing this piece with a blue scarf.]

I just realized that it's the same month now that it was back home, when I got dragged here. [She says this in a tone of slight surprise.] I didn't really celebrate Halloween then, because [multiple people were dead by then and it kind of slipped her mind] I was brought here before the last week of October. But hey, apparently, I get a redo.

[Yaaaaay.]

So does anyone have any recommendations about horror movies? The cheesier the better, but I'm not opposed to horror movies that are actually scary.

[A pause. Then:] And, I'm just curious, how many people here come from a world where Halloween doesn't exist? Because, if so, happy first Halloween, you're going to see a lot more of this [gesturing vaguely towards the decorations hanging from the ceiling] until November.

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video;

[couldbebeautiful]

Sha-then-froy-da.

[How can you be so bad at this? How?]

video;

[reexamined]

Wrong.

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[couldbebeautiful]

Fuck, I give up.

[A beat, then:] Hey, what'd actually count as horror for a droid, anyway?

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It depends on many factors, and on how strong the self-preservation programming is. Some droids fear permanent deactivation above all else, and some are "afraid" of even temporary deactivation, worried they'll be forgotten. I'm sure there are droids fearful of losing limbs, even though I think that's illogical- limbs can be replaced. That would be the closest comparisons I can make to the same types of 'fear' humans experience.

[He has, notably, not said what he's afraid of.]