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

[hermajestyssword]

[He wasn't sure he wanted to come, but now that he's here it seems only prudent to try and get into the spirit of things. So, he picks up the ball and gives it a shake.

Oh.]

Are you sunrise, daylight, twilight, or night? Please share why you picked your time of day?

[salveo]

Sunrise! I always see it when I go out jogging, and that's my favorite time of the day. That's when nature starts to wake up and it inspires me to give it my all.

What'd you pick, cutie?

[hermajestyssword]

[Heat creeps up into his cheeks at the endearment out a mixture of annoyance and... something else he can't quite pin down. He manages to bite back his initial retort - Abeld has drilled into him how important it is to keep his head and make connections.]

Night. The time my kind are able to move about freely.

[salveo]

Your kind? Let me guess, vampire?

[ He's met a few vamps lately, so it was worth a guess. Funny, one was blonde with red eyes just like this one- he wouldn't be surprised if they were related.

He was too distracted by that adorable blush to act. ]

[hermajestyssword]

[Even knowing that's the common term here, that none of these people mean any particular insult by it, he can't help the way his lips thin for just a moment.]

That's... not the term I'm used to using, but. Yes.

[salveo]

What term are you used to?

[ Because Zeke was all about making others comfortable and he can see the displeasure on that pretty face. ]

[hermajestyssword]

[Zeke's the first person to have come right out and asked (in fairness, the subject hasn't exactly come up before), and Ion appreciates it more than he can say.]

Methuselah. We call ourselves Methuselah - it's humans who generally label us 'vampires.'

end for now? we can do more with these two later? <3

[salveo]

Methuselah. I'll remember that.

[ He grinned and nodded. ]

Absolutely! <3

[hermajestyssword]

I appreciate it. [He smiles as he says it, entirely genuine.]