I knew Atomic Costume was a costume shop before I reached the door. Megs has built a round pumpkin face into the front, with little windows for eyes and a doorway where the mouth ought to be. The white fence, autumn trees and rows of glowing pumpkins make the whole place easy to spot in the Forest.

Inside, costumes and masks share the walls with an ornate mirror and a small counter. Outside, she has arranged seats and a glass shelter beside a display of carved pumpkins. Megs still remembers the Vault Girl costume she wore the day her father brought her into Vault 76. I reckon there is more to this shop than decorations for a season.

I walked past the pumpkin shelves twice, seeing a different face each time. Megs has a photographer's eye for where a light or a bit of color belongs. She has taken a memory that carries some sorrow and made a cheerful little place from it, and I was glad to see that.