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]

Thank you,

[ the blond says, still in a bit of a huff. But her voice is sugar sweet when directed at Mandy.

Vex completely and utterly deserved that. And while, yes, she's being a sore loser he doesn't need to rub it in. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Ice??? Marble statues??? ]

I imagine even those things have a finite warranty on them.

[dothelokimotion]

[ That is surprising. ]

Why not?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki stares a little before breaking his gaze. ]

How do you know? Have you ever been in love?

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki laughs, low and soft. ]

Oh? And love is incorruptible?

[dothelokimotion]

[ It's a fine line, but Loki lets him dance around it for now. Instead he lazily eyes him with a hum. ]

Have you ever been without wealth?

[hasitsthorns]

I've never wanted for wealth. I was a roadie, worked for a lot of rich rock stars. It doesn't really make you as happy as everyone hopes.

[ A pause, as she considers her next answer. ]

As for love, it's a many splendored thing! Totally. But it also leaves me way more vulnerable sometimes than I like to be. I would have totally chosen not to fall in love... if it had truly been my choice.

[ Feelings, man. Get ya' every time. ]

[dothelokimotion]

You could always choose to walk away.

[ As Loki had. But he could have gone back. Thor might have even let him come back. ]

[hasitsthorns]

Oh, I tried. Turns out, people get pretty upset when you try to leave them.

[ Of course, Rose had been choosing to walk away for all the wrong reasons. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki huffs, a thread of amusement. ]

Who would have thought?

[jawsitivity]

[ He's been getting that reaction a lot this evening! ]

Of course! I love my family and the people of Zora's Domain.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki rolls his eyes, how droll. ]

Heart-warming.

[jawsitivity]

[ Meanwhile, Sidon is a practical fish out of water here in Xistentia himself. There's no other Zora to speak of and most people don't seem to know what a Zora even is! He had at first thought most citizens of the city were Hylians, but they're apparently 'humans' (or humanoid, at least) and it's all been... a lot to take in.

But he's trying! A for effort, definitely. ]

I see! The Goddess Hylia is the only one that I am aware of where I'm from... Do you have gods and goddesses for other things in your world as well?

[remarkablymodest]

[ Mm. ]

I think it is markedly more difficult, largely in part that 'love' in and of itself varies in definition from person to person. Wealth and the status that it brings are perhaps more prone to corruption because they are more universal than something as personal and subjective as love.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet, money is understood. "Universally" as you stated. Which means as long as you are aware of the pitfalls, they become easy to dodge.

But love is a snare. And the catch varies, the dangers tenfold. You can never tell the difference between true love and a poison.

[hasitsthorns]

Not me, that's for damn sure.

I've been told that's a problem I have though, not thinking. I prefer the term impulsive but. [ S h r u g. ]

[dothelokimotion]

Ah, but it is only considered a problem when it causes one for others.

[hasitsthorns]

Yeah. Funny how that works.

[ Though her tone suggests she doesn't really find it funny at all. ]

Either way, I'm not planning on running off again anytime soon.

[ Then again, she didn't 'plan' on doing it the first time either. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki shrugs casually. ]

I don't think I need any convincing.

[remarkablymodest]

[ All valid points, honestly, but- ]

I should hope I could tell the difference between true love and a poisonous hold. What makes you think that one couldn't?

[jawsitivity]

I think so too!

[ Obliviousness, thy name is Sidon. ]

Have you ever been in love?

[hasitsthorns]

Nah, probably not.

[ Rose is the one who does, most of the time.

A n y w a y. ]

You didn't answer the question, you know. What would you pick?

[drehnifusbahi]

'What's your favorite mythical creature of all time?'

[He reads, and can't help but chuckle.] Well, that's easy enough - dragons.

[Surprising no one who knows him, probably.]

[deathkid]

You're the second person to say blue, though when I say person, I mean giant fish man, so take that as you will.

[ thinking to himself that percy would fit in here well. ]

[deathkid]

[ in that way, nico feels his pain. being pulled from what a person knows and plucked into something completely different is always a little offbalancing. ]

If you can imagine it, there's like a god or goddess of it, but there are thirteen main ones called the Olympians. My father is Hades, god of the dead and the Underworld.