Most Masterpieces have reasonably interesting stories behind them. Others... don't. I guess Halloween was coming up and I was like, "Hey, maybe I'll do a Halloween themed strip," but then I remembered I don't care about Halloween even the slightest bit. The result is a kind of weird anti-joke where you expect the first guy to protest or be surprised or something but he just accepts it. Also, I feel like things would read better if he said "for Halloween" instead of "on Halloween," but hopefully it's clear enough as it is.
