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It's Halloween afternoon, and Second Squad were getting into their costumes- they were going to the annual Big Green costume party! Alpha Girl Latifah was going as a tiger, Kowloon as a vampire, Hurricane Lee and an angel, and Golden Eye Husky as Sadako Yamamura. Although, none of them had seen Archer Lee all day. She was keeping her costume a secret.
But they didn't really think much of it, after all, they expected something really unique and elaborate due to how secretive she was being. They were all very excited for the party, the Navy and Air Force were setting things up in the auditorium. They were told that is was going to be the best event to date!
However, after some time had passed, they began to grow worried, Archer should be done with her costume by now. "I'm getting tired of waiting. Where is she?" Asked Kowloon.
"Should we go check on her?" Alpha Girl responded.
"Do not invade her privacy." Hurricane said. He usually knew what was best for her.
Suddenly, Kowloon needed to use the bathroom. He sauntered down the hall and over to the bathroom door, noticing a strange smell that grew stronger the closer he got. He tried to ignore it, it was probably coming from the auditorium, or another room where people were making their costumes, he thought.
Kowloon tired opening the door, but it was locked. He knocked on the wooden frame, only to get met with a voice he wasn't expecting.
"Don't come in!!"
"Archer? Is that you?"
"Yes! Just.. please, whatever you do, don't open the door!"
"Whatever." Kowloon rolled his eyes.
He waited and waited with his back leaned against the door. At this point, he really needed to use the bathroom, he couldn't wait any longer. He began banging on the door with both hands, hoping that Archer would finally open up. Back at the briefing room, Second Squad was concerned at how long Kowloon had been gone for.
"Come on! It's been forever, what are you doing in there?"
"Stop!!" She pleaded.
"If you don't open the door, I'll open it myself!"
He angrily kicked the door until it swung open, and.... he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"What- what the fuck?? Guys, get over here!" Kowloon shouted. The rest of Second Squad came rushing over to the bathroom. "What's the matter- oh- oh my god!! What the hell!?" Alpha Girl's jaw dropped.
The four of them stared in complete disbelief. Archer Lee was sitting in a bathtub, naked and completely covered in black ink, which made her look grey. Black dye was everywhere, on the walls, on the floor, the towels, everyone's personal belongings, everywhere. Kowloon finally knew the source of the smell, but at what cost?
"Guys, guys! I can explain!"
"What's there to possibly explain?!"
"What is your problem." Husky said, deadpan.
"Let her explain. There is probably a reason for this." Stated Hurricane.
"I was just... this is why I told you not to open the door!"
"Is.. Is this for your costume?" Alpha Girl inquired.
"Yes! I'm going as my beloved brother, I needed to be grey to really look like him!"
Hurricane Lee was taken aback by this statement. 'You did not need to dye yourself grey." He said. "There's likely a much better way to go about that." Added Husky. Archer began to break down crying.
"You do not need to cry about this, but you made a big mess." Hurricane tried to reassure her.
"Plus, you'll probably get sick from the ink. And how am I supposed to go to the bathroom now?" Said Kowloon.
Mr. NoHands was walking around the halls, when he noticed Second Squad crowding around the bathroom. "What's going on?" Confused, he peered over Kowloon's shoulder. "Archer Lee? Is that you? What are you doing??"
"Please stop looking at me!!" Mr. NoHands started to just feel bad. Hurricane helped Archer out of the tub, still somewhat baffled by what his sister did. He wrapped the towel around her, and she slowly walked out of the room, he followed behind. "I just.. wanted to be like you!" Hurricane didn't know how to respond to that.
"Yuck." Kowloon said as he eyed the toilet and sighed. Well, today is definitely not going exactly as planned, hopefully the party will make up for it.