A/N: Had a thought, got the giggles, thought I'd write about it. Tell me what you think :)
The idea came to Claudia one rainy afternoon in October. It had been raining for days, making the unsealed road out to the Warehouse treacherously muddy, and pings had been mysteriously far and few between. Given the situation at hand, the agents of the Warehouse had been passing the time in the confines of the B&B, busying themselves with an array of indoor activities. Claudia had been writing music, Steve was teaching Abigail to bake, and Pete and Myka... well, Claudia tried not to think too much about what the disgustingly cute couple were getting up to behind closed bedroom doors. That particular October afternoon, however, Claudia managed to pry Myka away from Pete long enough to convince her to indulge in a movie marathon. They prepared popcorn and cookie dough, and found Myka a package of Twizzlers, before setting up a pillow and blanket fort in the living room.
"Let's watch something we can sing along to," Myka suggested, tucking a blanket around her legs. There was already a Twizzler clamped between her teeth.
"A musical, really?" Claudia asked, wrinkling her nose in disgust. "I'm sorry, Myka, but I am not watching Mamma Mia again."
"No," Myka rolled her eyes, waving her candy at Claudia dismissively. "Something classic."
Claudia knit her eyebrows together and chewed on her thumbnail as she surveyed the rather large DVD collection the B&B had managed to amass over the years. Her eyes lit up suddenly and she loaded the movie up before settling onto the couch next to Myka, remote in hand. Myka let out an appreciative cry as the iconic opening sequence appeared on the TV screen, and Claudia allowed a satisfied smirk to cross her face. They were joyfully singing their way through 'Time Warp' when the idea lit in Claudia's mind. Grabbing the remote, Claudia hit pause and turned to Myka with a bemused expression on her face.
"Hey, what gives?" Myka whined, and Claudia pointed the remote at the screen.
"It's Halloween next week," she stated. "And there's a party at the coffee house in Univille. I'm pretty sure I just came up with the most excellent costume idea ever."
Myka followed Claudia's gaze to the paused image of Columbia dancing across the screen. An excited expression crossed her face.
"Yes!" she cried enthusiastically. "Claud, that's perfect."
"Wait, it gets better," Claudia told her, winding the movie forward to a clear shot of Magenta. "You could totally pull this off, Myka."
Myka studied the screen as she absently chewed on her Twizzler, twirling her hair around her finger.
"I could definitely see that happening," she admitted slowly, glancing in Claudia's direction.
"You know that if we're talking group costumes, Pete's going to want to be Rocky," Myka told her warningly, and Claudia rolled her eyes.
"Trust me, Myka, I would not dream of denying the showboat the opportunity to take his shirt off," she quipped, and Myka gave her a put-on look. Claudia chuffed out a laugh.
"No one loves the fact that you guys are a couple now more than me," she told her friend. "But even you can't deny Pete gets naked in public far more often than necessary."
A dopey grin tugged at the corners of Myka's mouth, and Claudia threw a piece of popcorn at her.
"You're ridiculous."
"I think that you might be able to talk Artie into being Doctor Scott," Myka turned the conversation back to potential costumes. Claudia nodded.
"And Abigail can be Janet, I guess," she said. Myka shot her a questioning look.
"And what about Steve?"
"Let's face it," Claudia stated, a devilish grin crossing her face, "a Rocky Horror group costume would not be complete without one Frank N. Furter."
Myka gave her a bemused look.
"That's going to be a tough sell, Claud," she commented.
"Please, I could convince the proverbial horse to drink," Claudia quipped. Myka shrugged.
"If anyone could convince Steve, it would be you," she conceded.
"Convince me of what?" Steve asked, stepping into the room with a tray of fresh cinnamon scrolls in his hands. Myka stuffed a handful of popcorn into her mouth as Claudia sat up straighter and put on her most angelic smile.
"Hey bestie!" she chirped perkily, and Steve's facial expression faltered.
"Oh no," he said hesitantly. "What now?"
