I see trouble on the way.

[lacquers]

Characters: Everyone! Yes, you too!
Summary: Mandy's Masquerade hosts a fantastic Halloween party with a costume contest, some very special cocktails, and a few other surprises.
Date(s): Late in the month of October.
Warnings/Notes: Please mark any threads that need content warnings.

Mandy's is looking a bit festive this evening. Arrayed with spiderwebs, pumpkins, and other ghoulish decorations, the interior resembles a spooky haunted house. Spooky, not scary! Everyone's invited to stop by and celebrate All Hallow's Eve with spirited drinks, excellent company, and a lot of that Magnus flair.

You can loosen up on the dance floor to Monster Mash, Thriller, Dead Man's Party, or maybe something from this list. The spooky sky's the limit! Visit the bar for one of several special drinks you won't soon forget. You can also sample some tasty and holiday-appropriate baked goods, courtesy of the other Mr. Lightwood-Bane. Finally, stop by the table with the MAGIC 8 BALL to learn a little more about your fellow partygoers.

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Potions.
drink list

Siren Song
If you're a little tone-deaf, don't fret. This drink will turn you into a master at serenading. It won't actually give you the ability to influence anyone via magical means, but maybe if your song choice is apt, you'll woo someone either way!

Firework!
A drink that comes with a portable fireworks show hovering over its surface. Drinking it will give you the sensation of ingesting liquid pop-rocks.

Blacklight
Does what it says on the tin and makes the drinker glow under a black light. It's also kind of sour.

Frankenstein's Monster
This drink is quite shocking. Not dangerously so, but when you drink it, you'll have the impression of getting a tingling little jolt of electricity down your spine. It's aliiiiive.

To Be or Not To Be (A Daemon)
Drink this and you will find you've been magically swapped with your daemon. It only lasts ten minutes, but hey! You'll get to see how the other half lives. A note: you won't inherit one another's abilities!

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Who Wore It Best?
costume contest

Congratulations to our costume contest winners!

In first place for individual costumes...

Rafa wins for his devilish costume and he'll be awarded 2 potions: the first of which will up his luck stat, granting him good fortune in an endeavor (it says "Deal with the Devil" on the bottle) and the second will up his persuasion stat, helping him to be more successful in an argument (it says "The Devil's Advocate" on the bottle).

In second place for individual costumes...

Nico plunders the second place spot and will be given a treasure chest full of chocolates that are rum flavored. Careful, they pack a bit of a punch and when consumed, they'll make whoever eats them feel especially happy. No sad drunks here!

In third place for individual costumes...

Zeke and his amazingly sunny costume are in third and he wins a sunflower plant that will never cease to bloom and seems to have a bit of a glow about it. Plus, perpetual supply of sunflower seeds?

In first place for couples costumes...

Magnus and Alec came first for their portrayal of... each other... and they win a pair of seemingly mundane t-shirts that say "Bennet" and "Darcy" on them. What's that about?

In second place for couples costumes...

Vex and Kenzi delighted with their take on the Addams' family patriarch and matriarch and won second place. As a prize, Kenzi will be given a shampoo and conditioner set that seems pretty innocuous until you check out the writing on the bottles: 'Have YOU ever wanted hair like Cousin Itt? Are you ever in luck!' Just a small amount will make her locks lustrous and smooth. Vex will be given a very lifelike and animated hand in a box.

In third place for couples costumes...

Rose and Kaz were drop dead gorgeous in their mafia-inspired garb. As prizes, they will receive the following: for Rose, a pair of magical die that make music when thrown, and for Kaz, a set of playing cards that are intricately illustrated with astonishing art that seems to move. Watch out for the face cards, they get very opinionated about your playing. They both also receive a chip that can be relinquished to Magnus for a small magical favor.

Comments

[hasitsthorns]

I mean, I guess. I never thought it was that bad.

Pumpkins in Japan are usually green so we used persimmons a lot? Just kind of stick or draw faces on them, boom. Mini jack-o-lanterns. They don't actually glow but they're cute.

[linny]

I think it's vas--

[ Link watched, his eyes widening slightly as Kavinsky's hand came closer. When he tugged at his outfit his mouth dropped open and a startled noise escaped him. ]

Aaq!

[ Beneath the top was just his lean chest, pale, scarred from many battles with a set of nice pink nipples which were currently relaxed but might start to perk up due to the exposure to air. ]

[salveo]

so you're here more as a curiosity?

[ Zeke had a feeling that wasn't the full story, but gods were notoriously weird so maybe it was. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ G r i n. ]

I mean, I had the foresight to throw a drink on Vex before he got too full of himself.

[servomotor]

I don't remember you being this judgmental in our last conversation, [he tells her.] Number one, it was a beautiful bunny. Number two, it was a gift for a special occasion—

[And stuffed. Maybe he should mention that.]

[salveo]

Really, really gay ass shit.

[ He agreed readily, then took a step forward so he could cup Kavinsky's pretty face and lean down to whisper. ]

Lemme give you a sample...

[ And that's when he pressed his warm mouth to a set of lips he never thought he'd taste again. Not to say he missed Janus' old face, Janus was Janus regardless of their face, but maybe he was feeling a little sentimental for the 'good ol' days'.

And just to "up" the gay, he definitely slipped Kavinsky his tongue. ]

cw slutshaming language

[pillz]

You want a fast car, I can make it happen, you know. I got this business in town. You gotta come by some time. Probably help you get laid, too.

[a beat.]

Though these sluts in town don't usually need encouragement. [he spins a finger around the club in general.] Pretty sure they got healing machines so you won't catch nothing, though.

[vexy]

Practice, dear. Practice. It becomes second-nature after a little while, and once you get to that point you want to start adding more and more. Honestly, it takes more effort to not overdo it rather than put it on in the first place.

[ Or at least that's how it used to be for him, not so much anymore. ]

Not that you did win much, what was that? T-shirts? And I won a severed hand, rather morbid to give a mesmer don't you think?

[ Funny, but really morbid. ]

[hasitsthorns]

[ s i g h s

She really should be used to this by now. ]

I wanna' be as cool as those spirits. No pun intended. Okay, well. Maybe a slight pun intended?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki purses his lips. ]

I am here. What more is there?

[hasitsthorns]

You haven't seen me be mean yet, dude.

cw sexual vulgarity i guess??

[pillz]

[d'awwwww.] Nice tits, [he says.] But I half-expected at least a fucking B-cup, sweetheart. I hope you didn't get nobody to cut 'em off. You make a pretty fucking decent girl. Fit some ovaries in there.

[he grins. shows fangs. releases the top, letting it snap back.]

Vas, [he says.]

[vexy]

[ Rosie. Please. It was a joke. You get this look. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki snorts delicately. The idea of traveling in a metal object was not appealing whatsoever. And he had his magic for traveling purposes, though it is not suitable for long distances. ]

Cars don't appeal to me. And I don't need to get — [ He scrunches up his nose as he borrows the terminology used. ] — laid. But I will keep your offer in mind.

[hasitsthorns]

I mean, you don't have to. But where's the fun in that, dude?

[lacquers]

[ To that, Magnus shakes his head. ] There's no need to thank me. I'm honored you'd share that!

It's a wonderful thing, to feel that way with someone. [ He seems to think about it for a second, contemplative. ] Safe, I think. That's the word I'd use.

And happy, that too. [ Says he with a little wink. ]

my teeth hurt already

[shadowblends]

[His own excitement gets the better of him in a way that he can only manage to smile and nod in response to Link's answer.

Although, the mention of 'monster spice' is something completely new for him to inquire about.] See, I've never heard of that.

It could be an equal exchange: my avocado for your monster spice.

[hasitsthorns]

Well, I'm a very classy lady, [ l o l ] so I think it should be a proper date!

Wining and dining, maybe a movie. Does this place have a cinema? I should fix that, actually, so many people here haven't seen a lot of films...

[linny]

aaq.

[ He completed the stranger's word because he was so thoroughly unable to know what to do in such a bizarre situation. He'd been groped before, gawked at, hit on, this was nothing entirely new but it never failed to fluster him.

The fangs were a shock, as was the suggestion for ovaries, to which Link dumbly thought to say. ]

They wouldn't go in my chest. [ wait. Link, no. He shook his head as if to do away with that part of the conversation. ] I wore this as a disguise in a city that only allowed vai, women, within their walls. Not everyone was fooled, but thank you.

[ Because what else were you supposed to say when someone says you'd make a pretty fucking decent girl? ]

[linny]

Swords? Bows?

[ Was she really able to do anything? ]

[linny]

You'd like to be as cold as a snow spirit.

[ He said, as if trying to figure out if he understood her correctly. ]

And... a killer?

[astralera]

Yes. Greatswords, longswords, katanas, rapiers, daggers, and bows.

[ a beat. ]

...Spears, axes, knuckles, grimoires, codexes, astroglobes, rods, canes, and guns.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Fair enough. He's in a good mood. ]

Wealth holds little interest to me. But I have also never lived without it, so that would be my preference.

[linny]

Safe and happy.

[ He agreed with a smile. Then again, he didn't know how safe this world was... At the very least he felt safe with Sidon. ]

Was yours a long courtship? If that isn't too personal to ask.

[pillz]

[you know, kavinsky already could have guessed that zeke is a lot of man— you only have to look at him, despite his silly flower hood and everything, to know he's a lot of man. but somehow, the little pink slip of tongue is what goes through him, mouth to groin. fun. he always liked them big— bigger than he was, certainly, but just big by universal standards.

so his narrow sly little mouth opens up vulpine, like a fox going for a rooster's jugular, except this is bloodless-- for now. he just sucks up zeke's kiss, greedy and mindless about it.]