[Halloween - evidently another strange Earth custom, but less difficult to wrap his mind around than others he's heard and had described. No harder to acclimate to than Aefenglom's obsession with festivals.]

I see. ['Pranks and stuff', 'for fun'... this 90-year-old cannot relate.] If the goal is to collect candy, I understand why it would appeal to young children.

[Then why is Itachi eyeing the bowls of candy like a magpie? He only looks away when Harlan addresses him after that pause.]

The costume includes these fake ears and facepaint provided to me. [The painted nails and solid-black clothes are, unfortunately, all his own goth aesthetic.] Why? Should I also have received an outfit? I'd prefer not to.