[OOC][PLOT] The Third Thread of Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals

[Labster]

Looks mostly good to me, there are a few quibbles that can be handled once it's on the wiki.  "Yomi growled with anger" should be "Yomi growled impatiently", f'r'instance.  Just as long as Fate and Nanoha don't google their own names... especially not image search.  Yikes.

I think I had decided against Chiyo as Nanoha earlier because the timing didn't work out.  She could have learned the character if it's useful to have her dressed that way, but mainly it's still listed because I still I need to decide on another costume.

Someone with autism explaining that they have autism to someone they just met is such an autistic moment.  One side of the conversation is "here is useful information that can facilitate our interactions" and the other side is "why is this stranger telling me such personal information?"  Most people have a taboo about discussing any kind of mental disorder, to not show weakness to others, but most of the autists I've known will gleefully ignore this, and it's really refreshing.  And once you know how to adapt, quite useful information that really does facilitate social interactions.

I'm not saying that it wouldn't work out in the end, just that Ben has VERY clear ideas about the potential dangers and he prefers to erre on the side of caution without anyone going behind his back in a way that could get him or his charges hurt.

Hopefully Leeroy Taaaaakino is distracted at this point, then.  But I do want to remind you that our party includes Ami and Minako and Shaoran and Sakura and Sasami, so worrying about people getting hurt is a little academic.  And Chibiusa -- I'm pretty sure Pink Sugar Heart Attack can take out a few ninja, amirite?

At first I wondered if I would press the "not explaining" joke further with Yomi, but given the seriousness, probably not.  

"So who wants to go inside and reconnoiter  these folks?"
"We could draw straws," Brent suggested.
Ben groaned, "Let's just skip the part where I lose.  I'll be back in a few."

The City of San Antonio and its enclaves have designated areas and hours for Trick-or-Treating.

This sounds like dangerous socialism, and I believe in free-market trick-or-treating.  Since it's olmos inside the boundary, feel free to push the hours or boundaries in the name of fiction.