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]

[ No, that's definitely not the answer she was expecting. She thinks for a second to ask if he means literally or if that was the age he was turned or- What, but. She also has at least enough of a filter to recognize it might be potentially invasive and. Not. ]

Gods, I'm so old. [ Which is said as dramatically as possible as puts the back of her hand to her forehead and sighs!!! (This outfit may lend itself to being extra theatric this evening.) ]

[hermajestyssword]

[The answer to that would be yes, he does mean literally - Methuselah are born, not turned, but all Awaken at different times, which is why he looks closer to 14 than 19.]

I'm not going to ask. [He decides, unable to help a small smile at her dramatics.] I know full well how rude it is to ask a lady her age.

[hasitsthorns]

[ Ha. Haha. The implication there that she is any way, shape, or form a lady amuses her more than it maybe should. Rose has never claimed to be anything of the sort though, even if Vanyel and Farraige might not like hearing her speak poorly of herself in that way. ]

That's nice of you. But I'm not old enough yet to be bothered by it, really! Maybe in another couple centuries.

[hermajestyssword]

[Sorry not sorry, Rose, every woman he meets is a lady; that's just the way he was raised.

That answer makes him blink, and he tilts his head curiously.] You're not human either, then. [It isn't quite a question, since. He could tell that much from her scent, but 'so, you don't smell human' isn't so easy a topic to broach in polite conversation.]

[hasitsthorns]

[ That's not necessarily a wrong way to be raised. Rose is just more self-depricating than not and, well, she never much liked the idea of labels in general. Demon, lady, and so on. They all carried so much weight, meant so much to other people. She'd rather just be Rose. ]

No, I'm not! [ A year ago, she wouldn't have dared speak it so loudly. Though it's still not quite proudly. Maybe someday. ] I'm a yokai, a demon. Specifically, a wolf. Don't worry if you haven't heard of us- Most people haven't.

[hermajestyssword]

[He can unbend enough to be less formal, but it generally only happens when he gets to know people fairly well. She might be 'just Rose' to him, sooner or later; only time will really tell.

Demon, she says, and he doesn't put much store by it. There've been plenty of people who called Methuselah demons, that doesn't make it true.] And I'm one more, it seems. [He admits, a touch ruefully.] But that's true of a great many people and things I've encountered here.

[hasitsthorns]

Yeah, places like these kind of force you to broaden your horizons, but- It's worked out for me! Hopefully, it will for you too.

[ So, that said, ] You can ask me any questions you like about yokai. I don't know everything but I'm probably the only real expert around.

[hermajestyssword]

Here's hoping, I suppose. [Not that he necessarily objects to broadening his horizons, but he could wish the circumstances behind it weren't... what they are.

He gives that some thought, because he is curious, but in the end...] I appreciate it, but I'm not sure I'd even know where to start.