Party!, Purposefully Creepy Mansion, Thursday Evening

[newroutines]

It was once more Halloween, and the island had finally calmed the fuck down again.

Well, mostly. The Jack O'Lanterns outside in the yard lighting the way to the house occasionally laughed in a PG-rated creepy fashion, and bat cut-outs flew around the ceiling above the partygoers' heads, and the black cats printed on the sides of balloons flicked their tails back and forth and sometimes hissed at people when they went by.

And because it was tradition, there was a bloody goblin in the fridge, complete with a name tag identifying it as April. Only this time, whenever you opened the door to get something, it'd tell you whatever you were grabbing was actually poison...ously delicious!

(Shut up, it was made of plastic, its punning game wasn't the greatest.)

There were also once more lots of snacks, lots of drinks, and way too many kinds of jello shots. But fewer renditions of Monster Mash on the Spotify playlist for this party, this year! So far, anyway. Mike had a sign up againwith instructions on how to find the playlist and add songs to it, so that may not last all through the evening.

[ooc: OCD up, have at! OPEN TO ALL! If you're an adult, you got an invitation! Students are welcome to try and sneak in should they so wish, but may be politely removed from the premises.]

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Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

Show off your costumes! Or, if you don't have one, maybe consider grabbing one of the moddable masks and hats Mike has left on offer by the door.

Or have Mike try and get you to wear one later, maybe. Your choice.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

Mike was of course around for his own damn party. And dressed as a skeleton, because he'd wanted something comfy like a onesie, for once. Also, it glowed in the dark and you did not say no to glow-in-the-dark shit. It just wasn't done.

He was mostly not wearing the mask, though. It was kind of annoying to look out of, so he was keeping it pushed up to the top of his head.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[gobrookeyourself]

Of course Brooke was here, though she was skipping the mask and hat tonight.

She'd be mingling with a drink, though, which was... not the same thing but better.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[solarhippie]

Karolina was dressed as meta for Buttercup, and looking super happy about it to boot. Possibly because she'd once more evaded the need for a wig because she had the requisite long blonde hair already?

But possibly because she absolutely thought of this like a dorky anniversary, because she'd met Beau at last year's Halloween party. And here they were again a year later, together.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[sake_shinigami]

Halloween was a very strange sort of holiday for a dead guy with divine spiritual powers intended to protect souls from monstrous creatures in masks driven to madness in the attempts to consume both the living and the dead. But far be it for Shunsui to ever turn down the opportunity to party!

He'd even gotten in the spirit (*ba-da-ching*) of the whole thing and dressed up: a long burgundy coat, grey slacks, yellow vest, white shirt, pink ascot, a pair of sunglasses, his long hair loosened from its usual ponytail.

Yes, he'd come dressed up as a human.

Yes, he thought it was hilarious.

Even if it did feel a little strange not having his swords with him, and his poor toesies were feeling terribly restricted in Western-style shoes.

He did, however, of course, still have his sake jug.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden wasn't wearing a stupid costume, and she definitely wasn't going to put on a ridiculous mask. This was a party though, there would probably be drinks, and she would do her best to ignore people eating food with bare hands.

At least she could complain about it to Tisarwat later.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[filleauloup]

Éponine was actually fully dressed up this year! As a slightly tipsy sparkly fairy , even.

No bet that she would be more than slightly tipsy by the end of the night.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[died8yearsago]

Halloween and costumes were dumb, but Rosa was still there. In a costume.

Look, she just already had it and it was lying around, no big deal. Shut up.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[what_the_shock]

Miguel was here. And he was not wearing his spider outfit, thank you very much.

He was instead dressed as a devil. Though the stupid plastic chest sucked, so he'd just painted his chest red. He might regret it later, but he had the abs to make it work, so damn it, he was doing it.

His mask was also ending up perched on his head a lot. Who actually wore these things?

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[betterthanaplan]

Duke was not in a costume, no. If pressed, he'd probably be willing to put on a hat! But he hadn't worn a Halloween costume to anything in about twenty years, and hadn't caught up to the fact that costumes were a thing adults in America did these days.

Though attending this party would catch him up pretty quickly. . . .

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[special_rabbit]

Amaya had her doubts about ordering a costume for this party online, and she didn't know how she felt to have her worries confirmed, as the dress that arrived was quite a bit different from what she was expecting it to be. But it she didn't really have the time to throw something else together, so it was either this or stay at home and change the oil on the Crumbler...

....she should have stuck with the Crumbler.

[[ excuse me why I fawn over my absolute favorite piece of Amaya fanart...out of, like, three pieces of Amaya fanart in existence, with just a BIT of a NSFW-warning attached mwa ha ha ]]

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[firstofitskind]

Liam's costume was certainly... something. Especially when paired with the zombie makeup he was also wearing. His hands kept fluttering up to fidget with that ridiculous v-neck, because (black mesh shirt aside), this was definitely more, uh. Exposed. Than he tended to be in public.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[thatwaslucky]

Rey had never managed to do anything Halloween on purpose before, and she wasn't the best at parties. If she hadn't known Octavia was going and she'd know at least one other person here, she wouldn't have come, but she was curious.

Mostly she was people-watching and wondering how people even started figuring out costumes, because she hadn't even tried.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[heroic_jawline]

Steve had said, "Let's do something patriotic!"

Steve had ordered a George Washington costume and while the breeches were a bit tight and the boots were from his actual uniform, the costume wasn't indecent.

Unlike some people. Tony.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[texted3times]

Eric was dressed in leather and black--and glitter on his face.

He was a vampire. GET IT?

Shut up, it was hilarious every single year.

He was a vampire currently waiting for an invitation into the party, but he was loitering by the door in a very cool way.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[imafuturist]

Tony had also gone patriotic. He'd just gone in a different route with it.

Abraham Lincoln costume on the top, shorts, fishnets and heels on the bottom. Because Baberham Lincoln was much more fun.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[arboreal_priestess]

Verity and Liam were zombie tango dancers for Halloween, because just being tango dancers alone wouldn't have been any fun.

Unlike Liam, however, she was actually wearing one of her more modest tango dresses. It was still short and revealing, more spangle than spandex, but still managed to show a lot less skin than some of the other costumes in her closet.

She had a drink, she had a fiance, and she was already eyeing the dance floor.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[magnusrushesin]

For another year, Magnus dressed up as Taako. Although this time, he was dubious about the clothing Taako had left behind.

He was still rocking it, though. He was rocking it.

Re: Arrive/Mingle [Halloween 2019]

[throughaphase]

Kitty usually went to more effort for Halloween, but this year had been a little crazy and she felt like she'd be forgiven for putting on khaki pants and a matching shirt and looking like an Irwin, because she was there with a baby panda, who was the real star here.

Let's see how long it was before Lexi decided they were done!

Snacks and Beverages [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

Tons of moddable snacks and beverages in both creepy and non-creepy varieties. Also, ALL THE JELLO SHOTS. Creepy eyeball ones, ones in syringes, ones that glow in the dark, you name it, it's probably on there.

And a ton of candy. There was also space for people to add their own offerings on there, if anyone brought any.

Re: Snacks and Beverages [Halloween 2019]

[1000yearstoolate]

Seivarden picked up a floating eyeball shot, eyed it suspiciously, then put it down again.

She took a photo of the jello shots and sent it to Summer, then reached for a glass and filled it with the contents of the nearest bottle of alcohol.

Re: Snacks and Beverages [Halloween 2019]

[okteiviakom]

Octavia wasn't wearing a costume, but Mike had shoved a tiny ringmaster's top hat on a headband at her upon her arrival, and for whatever reason, she hadn't fought him on it.

She'd also made an almost immediate beeline for the food and drink tables. For the snacks, sure, but also to pretty much inhale a couple of the shots right off the bat. This was going to be that kind of an evening, yes.

[ooc: Feel free to specify at what point in the evening you're catching her, if you're looking for a specific level of fairly sober vs. kinda drunk!]

Dark and Shadowy Corners [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

Look, it's the old creepy mansion on Phoenix Way. On Halloween. Of course there are shadowy corners to lurk in.

Dance Floor [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

Once more, half the living room's been designated as a dance floor. There's even a disco ball hanging from the ceiling. So dance to your heart's content to whatever you or someone else has stuck on the shared playlist!

OOC [Halloween 2019]

[newroutines]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FANDOM!