[One of the things Abigail doesn't always realize she appreciates about Ben is the way he helps her deconstruct the weird things that people do from the outside. She could never have done that without him. He's right, too - it's weird. Why choose to be scared? Being scared is awful.]

I think that has to be right. Unless you know nothing can hurt you, being scared is - it's the worst thing.

[She pulls the pumpkin he already opened up towards herself and starts tugging out the insides, dumping them in the bucket. Besides a curious look sideways at Ben, she focuses most of her attention on feeling the cold eeriness of the inside of the gourd, the way it squishes between her fingers.]

[It's fun. She's having fun.]

What design are you going to make?