In the photo: Clockwise from top left: Maia Walker, Amelia Petch and Julianna Bissonnette take the requisite How We Met selfie with KTW’s famous barnstorming iPad.
Maia Walker, Julianna Bissonnette and Amelia Petch are browsing through the costume section at Value Village on Seymour Street.
The Grade 12 students walked downtown together after school from South Kamloops secondary, just up the hill.
They sift through the fresh displays of capes, masks and all-in-one outfits — all primed for festivities still weeks away.
They are wearing matching red shirts that read: “Your existence is not impossible. But, it’s also not very likely.”
“It’s accurate,” Maia says.
“And ironic,” Julianna adds.
The three have planned their outfits, having bought the shirts together in Vancouver over the summer when they attended a live presentation of their favourite podcast — Welcome to Night Vale.
Maia and Julianna’s meeting was not impossible, but it was also not very likely.
They were born exactly 36 days apart and their moms met in the hospital.
They became friends while attending Lloyd George elementary.
Amelia came along later, in high school.
They describe themselves as a “nerdy group” of “best friends” — a group that shrunk from four to three when their other friend moved to Scotland.
Amelia is switching into Maia’s and Julianna’s English class in their final year before graduation.
They know they are all taking different programs in university next year as they search through the thrift shop’s racks for holiday inspiration.
But, as for whether they’ll go with matching outfits for Halloween?
“They might be along the same theme,” Amelia says.
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