i saw lon cheney walking with the queen

[hellzone]

Who: open to all!
What: The Aqours Spooky Get Yohane Magical Powers Halloween Extravaganza...which is a super extra way of saying a Halloween party. It's a Halloween party, y'all.
When: early October
Where: a local restaurant in Olympia
Warning(s): none!

The Halloween party is in the back room of a local, family style restaurant. What used to be a banquet hall is decorated with fake cobwebs, crepe paper, and garlands of pumpkins, ghosts, and cats. A lot of the decorations are hand-made, courtesy of Yoshiko and You. There's an open space in the middle for dancing and mingling, some food tables along one side of the room, and some games and entertainment on the other side. There's a table with various hats, animal ears, and crowns for people who didn't bring a costume. Most of them are made out of cardboard. There's a very beat-up boombox in the corner, obviously borrowed from somebody, playing the El Nysa version of hokey Halloween songs like "The Monster Mash" and "Flying Purple People Eater."

The food is fairly standard Halloween fair. There's a large bowl full of candy, as well as some pumpkin flavored breads and muffins. There's a large punch bowl of something that's green, but is really your bog-standard lime sherbet/lemon-lime soda combination. The oddest thing on the table is some jet black takoyaki, labeled "Tears of a Fallen Angel." The label does not tell you that these things are spicy as hell and flavored solely with Tabasco. There's enough space on the table to fit more food, should your character decide to contribute something that isn't 'way too much sugar' or 'something that will melt your tongue off.'

The Halloween games are simple enough. There's a 'pin the tail on the donkey' though you're pinning a broomstick to a witch. There's a large tub for bobbing for apples. There's also a table dedicated to touch and feel mystery boxes: you reach in blindly to touch what's inside. The labels say things like 'eyeballs' (they're really peeled grapes), 'worms' (they're really cold, cooked spaghetti), and 'hearts' (it's a peeled tomato). The party's going past the closing time of the restaurant, so enjoy some slightly spooky nonsense!

( ooc: feel free to make a starter and tag around! Even if your character didn't reply to Yoshiko's post, it's possible that they heard about the party from somewhere else or just came in from the street: Yoshiko isn't turning away anybody. )

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Yoshiko Tsushima | open!

[hellzone]

a: get the party started
Yoshiko won't admit it, but she's a bit nervous about all of this. She's running around, putting up last minute decorations, making certain all the food's ready, things like that. She's not nervous, per se...she's just a little worried that something's going to go wrong. Which is kind of silly? But also, if there's any time for her cursed unluckiness to strike, it's at a party.

At the moment, tinyass high schooler is trying to tack up a handmade banner consisting of a bunch of pumpkins linked together. However, she's too short. Yoshiko's jumping and straining but the fact of the matter is, she needs a ladder or a tall person.

Little help, you guys?

b: party hard
The party's in swing now, and Yoshiko's finally taking the opportunity to relax a bit. She's wearing her costume, a simple witch's outfit, as she munches on a caramel apple. She's participated in some of the activities, but right now she's looking around, trying to make certain everything's going well, ready to jump in and fix a problem if needed.

Or, ready to ask someone how it's going. With a smile, Yoshiko walks over to a random party-goer...then strikes her stupid dramatic pose. It looks a bit ridiculous as she's posing with the hand holding a caramel apple, but ridiculous hasn't stopped Yoshiko before. "Enjoying the night so far, my little demon?"

c, wildcard because im a free bitch who cant be tamed

[ayes]

At one point during the night, You-- who has been spending most of the party making sure all the cooking in the kitchen is going well-- dashes out to find Yoshiko, in a hurry.

"Yoshiko-chan! Did you make any more of the Fallen Angel's Tears? I think people ate them all!"

She's just as surprised as you are.

#yolo

[hellzone]

"Wait, really?" There's a moment where Yoshiko doesn't hide her shock before going right back into her dumb chuuni nonsense.

"Erm, I mean, of course people would eat them all! They're sinfully delicious and the perfect food for an event like this!" Dramatic pose...that only lasts for a moment before Yoshiko's face falls a little.

"I don't have any spares, though...but I can make some! The ingredients should still be in the kitchen!"

a.

[mollymocked]

[Honestly, since Molly was around when she found this place and resembles an adult in some form or fashion, he's hanging around and assisting where he can, even if his assistance is in the form of taste-testing snacks. However, he is a convenient step ladder.

Or in this case, a lift. He just steps behind her, lifts her up and allows her access to the banner, like it's just second nature. Happens a lot in the circus. Halfling and dwarves abound.]

There you go. It's like I'm back in the circus. I haven't assisted in putting on any kind of presentation for anything but my mirror in months.

[hellzone]

[ Yoink, Molly lifts her up to the point where she can easily hang up the banner. The cute, handmade pumpkin banner is now pinned to the wall and absolutely adorable. ]

I really appreciate the help, Little Demon Molly, [ Yoshiko says, with a grin. ] Though this is a party, not a presentation. There's a difference!

b

[kikoku]

[It's a fair question, since Law rarely if every looks like he's enjoying himself. This party isn't particularly hectic, so he's enjoying it more than he does most parties, to be honest. More importantly, he hadn't gone and greeted the hostess before now because he was weighing the pros and cons of a particularly stupid move, and couldn't acknowledge her until he'd decided.

When she comes up to him and pulls off her very silly, very idolish move, something in Law's terrible black heart just decides to roll with it and be horrible.]

Ah, yes, Yohane-ya. Could you hold this for me for a moment?
[The thing he's trying to hand to her is his own disembodied head. In the hustle and bustle of hosting a party and greeting her guest, maybe Yoshiko hadn't noticed it not resting where it belonged on top of Law's neck.]

[hellzone]

[ And for practically the first time since Law's been here, the disembodied head trick works. Yoshiko outright SCREAMS.........and then starts to try and run away from Law. ]

b super late anyway hi

[breadmuffs]

The annoying thing about a party where you're supposed to come in costume is that if you don't come in costume, you're likely to stand out. Of course, on the other hand, Caleb could try to argue that his normal clothes were his costume....except he knows at least a few people here so...no dice there.

All of which is to say, Caleb's "costume" is just a use of Disguise Self that puts him in much fancier clothing than he normally wears. He doesn't necessarily have a clear idea of what he is but at least he's different.

When Yoshiko approaches him, he's on the outskirts of the party - always - with some pumpkin bread. Her pose gets a faint smile, even if the greeting is...interesting? "Uh, ja. It's a very interesting party."

[thedarkbond]

[A: Spoopy Food]

[Ren couldn't put a huge deal of effort into a costume on short notice, but he has managed to put together a very simple kitsune "costume", consisting of a pair of fox ears and a lot of tails (made of fur that's very nice, but also obviously very fake) worn with a low-cut shirt with overlong sleeves and an even lower cut casual waistcoat, along with his usual half-skirt, black pants and knee-high boots with heels a few inches higher than what he normally wears.

It's looking like he might've had way too much fun with the food, though, which he's currently moving from the containers he brought it in to arrange it on plates on the table. The food ranges from rather goofy-looking, like strawberries and bananas dipped in white chocolate and with little eyes on them to make them look like ghosts, or red-iced cupcakes with horns and tails made of chocolate, to actually kind of horrifying, like the jelly that looks a lot like a brain and another set of cupcakes that look like they're bleeding, with sugar-glass shards sticking out of the top. He's a bit distracted by the process of it all, it seems, but he starts slightly in surprise if someone approaches the table before offering them the...container filled with the glass shard cupcakes, an expression of pure innocence on his face.]

Want one? They're really good, I promise. [His tone is as airy and innocent as his expression, despite the distressingly accurate bloody cupcakes.]

--

[B: Mingling]

[Ren's actually drinking alcohol today, which he doesn't usually make a habit of too much at parties - possibly unsurprisingly given his dedication to the spooky aesthetic so far, it's red wine. The quality is slightly short of what he's used to, but it's at least good enough that he's not pulling any faces about it as he sits at the restaurant bar with one leg crossed over the other rather delicately, watching people dance.

If an upbeat enough song comes on, though, he gives a slight hum of interest, leaning over to the person next to him with a thoughtful look.]

Hmm, do you like to dance...? [There's a slightly mischievous look on his face, though, as if he's somewhat unlikely to actually take into account whether the answer is a yes or no.]

a!

[hellzone]

[ Yoshiko's more interested in the jelly than the cupcakes. The cupcakes she can at least tell are cupcakes and at least guess at the flavor. That jelly...she's not entirely sure of it.

Gingerly, Yoshiko pokes the jelly with the end of a fork. ] I'm more curious about this jelly thing, to be honest. What flavor is it?

[ Pink? Is that a flavor? It looks kind of pink, but in a really weird hot-dog colored sort of way. She isn't actually saying it, but it's obvious Yoshiko is a little grossed out by the brain jelly. ]

A.

[mollymocked]

[Molly reaches over, plucks one of the "glass" shards out and very cautiously sticks it on his tongue before biting down. He is well aware of how much wank Ren is made of, and is more than willing to return it.] 'S good. I feel terrible for the person whose window you had to break. What a tragic candy house that must have been.

[He licks some of the red syrup off his finger and plucks the rest of the cupcake from the container to keep eating. It's times like these... he really wishes Jester were here. She'd get a kick out of this.

Also, he's not wearing a costume, because he is quite literally his own costume.]

nott the brave ( ota )

[flask]

one.

[Nott is here to fix two extant issues with this party. First, that the eyeballs aren't even real. Second, that there is no alcohol.

Despite Yohane's insistence that she not bring any, Nott has a plateful of stacked sheep eyeballs (don't ask how she came about them) displayed by the rest of the food, surrounded like the world's worst summoning circle by little snifters full to the brim with her infinite whiskey. She's not 100% certain what the appeal of "Halloween" is, but she's decided it's a holiday and so she should be more giving than normal. Which translates to her sharing her booze bounty even more.

You can catch her setting this up as she arrives or producing more whiskey glasses with her flask throughout the night, which seems to endlessly provide as much drink as anyone could need, despite not being all that large.]

two.

[Realizing she forgot to dress up, Nott hurriedly sorts through the table full of accessories for those finding themselves lacking costumes. She tries on a cat ear headband and glances over at the nearest person, for lack of a mirror.]

How's this one? Am I spooky?

[She looks like an alien cat, with the ears and her own large, batlike ears combined.]

two

[ayes]

[You is rushing out of the kitchen, holding a plate of hors d'eouvres in her hand, when she's stopped by the question. She peers over the tray down at Nott.]

Uh, you're actually kinda... cute?

[In a hideous goblin way.]

one.

[mollymocked]

[Molly has one hand on a glass of booze (bless this goblin) and the other gingerly poking a few of the eyeballs with the tip of a finger just to confirm that yes, Nott found real eyeballs. That is actual blood. (He licked his finger to be sure after he realized that red syrup can look suspiciously like blood when applied properly, and Nott can be pretty clever when she wants to be, but nope. That's a snack.)

He's so going to get lit and use those to fuck with people later.]

Just... Out of curiosity, are there a bunch of little creatures wandering around in the woods blind now or are we just going to have a lot of suspicious jerky turn up in the week?

one

[thedarkbond]

[Don't mind this guy in a very fluffy pair of fox ears and multiple tails leaning over the plate of eyeballs, tucking his hair behind one ear so it doesn't touch the plate. Despite his delicate manner, his expression is one of innocent curiosity, and he has one hand slightly up like he's considering poking the eyeballs. Because poking a plate full of mysteriously sourced eyeballs is definitely a good idea that can't possibly backfire in any way.]

Are these real...? [Butchers keep this sort of thing, right, it wouldn't be too difficult to find if someone was that eager to spooky up the party more.]

one

[kikoku]

[Here's Law, probably the only other person here who'll really appreciate the effort Nott went through to bring proper eyeballs to the party. He's grabbing one of the snifters when Nott happens to come over to refill them, and watches her tend to that before he speaks;]

You should put some of these in with the "grapes" that Yohane-ya thinks pass for fake eyeballs.
[Gesturing at the sheep's eyes with his drink hand, because his other hand is occupied carrying his own head. He got really into the Halloween spirit and cut off his own head, and seems in relatively good health given the situation.]

two.

[reinerouge]

[ help............. what is nott.......

saya makes a face, clearly unsure of how she is supposed to be reacting. on one hand, she should be polite about this, but on the other hand, she's a little unsure of how to feel about all of this. ]

Uh, yeah, you kind of do.

two

[breadmuffs]

[....Actually she's adorable. Caleb's standing near the table with no clear intent of actually picking up anything. It seems...silly. But it looks like Nott is enjoying herself, which is the point.]

Terrifying.

[...He's smiling, so maybe not. They are cat ears after all.]

Trafalgar Law | OTA

[kikoku]

[A- HEADLESS]
[The problem with just inviting the whole of El Nysa to your benign halloween party is that there's nothing to stop goth lunatics who are going to just get far, far too into it from coming. For Halloween, Law's decided to be a headless man. Literally, he's swapped out carrying his sword around for carrying his own head. The only good news is that rather than a bloody stump, the top of his neck just ends in a weird black void. He's minding his own business by the food, though he doesn't look particularly impressed, picking up one of the black takoyaki and sniffing it.]

Why would you ruin perfectly good takoyaki by putting so much tabasco in it...
[You'd think he wouldn't be able to eat in his current state, but who knows anymore.]

[B- HEAD REATTACHED]
[Later on, when he's either gotten tired of freaking people out or (more likely) was told to stop, Law's stuck his head back where it belongs. He's swapped out carrying his head for carrying a drink, a rye whiskey on the rocks, and has wandered over to the touch and feel boxes. For some reason, the look on his face reads as offended if anything, especially after he reaches into the "hearts" box and pulls out one of the peeled tomatoes, before crushing it dramatically in his hand.]

She knows that the heart is a muscle, right? It has far more structual integrity than this tomato.
[Spoken like a man who's held an actual human heart in his hands, which is incredibly suspicious even if you're aware of his profession as a surgeon.]

[C- WILDCARD]
[Just hit me up if you have any other ideas!]

a

[shikomizue]

[Takasugi's been dragged through something more trite to arrive at this childish party. He's in [redacted] Alice in Wonderland themed costume; it might be the caterpillar, with how much he's smoking. But there's no telling - he didn't put much effort in.

Rather than play any of the little games or risk his taste buds on over sweet or over spicy food, Takasugi has taken to drinking sake from a gourd hanging on his side, lingering near the bar of the restaurant waiting for something interesting to happen.

Until someone interesting walks through the crowd, head cleaved from his shoulders.] Yo.

[He's not sure where to look... eventually deciding on looking down to the man's eyes.] It'd be scarier if you left your head alone somewhere, don't you think? [Always a critic - but he's enjoying this 'costume' choice.]

A

[thedarkbond]

[Ren is spectacularly hard to actually scare, so when he sees someone who appears to be quite literally carrying around their head, he has to ask what's going on with that, because it's exactly the kind of thing he finds cool and interesting. Before he has the chance to do that, though, he gets close enough to overhear Law's remark on the takoyaki, and laces his hands behind his back with a somewhat petulant pout.]

Is what what she did to it? I was going to try some, too... [There's a somewhat huffy sigh at that as he turns in the direction of where Law's head would normally be, pauses, then decides it's politer to talk to where his head actually is right now, and bends down slightly to do so. Since his costume is basically just fluffy ears and a lot of tails, it doesn't trouble him much.] Would it still go to your stomach if you ate it like that, though...?

B

[conqueredhearts]

Ah but not everyone has been able to hold a heart in their hand before.

[Iskandar comes up behind him, looking over his shoulder at the boxes. He chuckles and pats the man on the shoulder.]

You should let them have their fun. One is not so likely to know what something feels like if they lack the experience with it.

[He catches his hand to lift up the remains of the tomato to set them aside before playfully bringing his hand up to his mouth to lick some of the tomato off. After all, he's already told the man he's attracted to him. And Law hasn't told him no. So he wants to pursue him now.]

Iskandar | OTA!

[conqueredhearts]

A: Costumes Provided

[Honestly Iskandar has never done a costume party before. Or a Halloween party either for that matter. Halloween hadn't been invented when he was king and the timing had been wrong when he was summoned. Which means now is the time to go and experience something new. Only to learn he doesn't have a costume for the event.

Luckily, costumes are provided which means he now has a crown on his head and a pair of cat ears in red. They don't really go together at all but he doesn't seem to care as he goes around enjoying the festivities. Feel free to comment.]

B: Party Games

[What happens when you put games in front of Iskandar, King of Conquerors? Why, he plays them! Without hesitation! That means that currently he's bobbing for apples and taking advantage of how enormous his mouth is to get one.

So please don't mind all the water pouring down onto him as he pops back up after sticking his head all the way inside the thing to get the apple. Because of course he would go so extra like that just to get a damn apple.

Seeing someone watching him, he turns to grin with the apple still in his mouth. Just like the over-sized dork he is.]

party games

[hellzone]

[ Yoshiko's dressed as a witch: black hat, black dress, striped tights and black shoes. She's doing the hostess thing of making the rounds and checking to make certain that there's enough food (while trying not to barf at the sight of what she thinks are actual eyeballs on the table). It's during the rounds that she spots Iskandar going to town on that bobbing for apples game.

Dang. That's impressive. Her eyes widen a bit before she runs over to Iskandar, obviously shocked and a bit surprised. ]

You just went for it! I've never seen someone so confident in their bobbing for apples technique!

B is for bobbing for applez

[quintessent]

[Costume parties aren’t common to Altean culture, but of all of the human traditions she’s encountered, this one is already one of her favorites. The costume she finds involves a large pointed hat and a black dress that ends above her knees (obscene) but there are long black tights to go with it so that brings it back into respectability. (cough, the Halloween allura art that I showed you before but I can’t link it because I’m mobile)

It’s fun, seeing all of the costumes, even though Allura isn’t sure what half of them are supposed to be, And the activities! Actually, one activity grabs her notice, mostly because it involves a familiar, giant eight foot man shoving his head in a vat of water. Curious (and a little concerned), Allura wanders close to the tub, trying to see what exactly is the goal of all of this.

Which puts her right in the splash zone when Iskandar resurfaces, victorious. She lets out a little noise of surprise at the spray of water that just manages to darken a spot on the front of her dress. No big deal. Especially compared to-]

Iskandar! You’re sopping wet!