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

[estrayer]

[ Jace nods cheerfully while he drinks. Yes, he knows you just cleaned that. Yes, he's drinking from it anyway. Yes, he's definitely at least a little tipsy by now and has likely left empty shot glasses scattered around the place without a care. This is exactly what does help, though, since if he didn't make a mess, Alec wouldn't get any joy out of cleaning one up. ]

Better me than someone else. Here, you should have one.

[ And he fills a second, before offering it to Alec with an expectant look. ]

Go on. You're officially off duty, it's allowed.

[ Not that anyone has anything like official duty here, anyway. Jace leans back again. ]

You know I didn't know Magnus could do that with his powers. His runes look pretty solid, too.

[helical]

( alec eyes the drink, eyes jace, rolls his eyes, and finally takes it to take a seat next to him.

he can't lie and say he wouldn't enjoy sitting down with his parabatai for a few minutes, enjoying a drink. things have been so hectic back in their world recently. he wants to take advantage of any opportunity for the two of them to simply hang out and spend time together. )

I guess it's the reverse of when I helped him with Luke. ( he shrugs, because honestly, he's not sure how magnus worked it. he didn't ask questions, more touched by the fact that magnus was willing to share this with him than curious about the technicalities.

he'll ask now, though. he is curious. however, he has more pressing matters to address. he sips his drink, eyes falling to clary. )

So. You and Fray. ( eyebrows raise. he doesn't need details but he sure loves to hear how happy jace is with her. )

[estrayer]

[ Jace pointedly drains his drink, and slides his eyes over to Alec. He’s smiling behind his glass. ]

Me and Fray.

[ It’s been a really, painfully long time coming. Jace knows that Alec felt it all with him. It must have driven him crazy at times, but he’d only ever been supportive to Jace. At least, after they got over their initial issues about that. ]

I don’t know, Alec. When it came together it was all kind of sudden. [ Because of that not insignificant moment when Jace had confessed his love while dying in her arms. That’s an important factor. It’s not one he’s specified to Alec, simply because it’s wrapped up in that one moment he doesn’t want to talk about. Or deal with. Or think about, in any shape or form.

But it matters. ]

We were both ready, and wanting it, and now? I’m just going with it. I’m not gonna let anything get in our way, not this time. We match tonight, according to her.

[helical]

( alec takes another sip of his drink and hums. it's nice to chat about these things with jace, somehow. maybe because, in the past, talking about jace's love life had been unpleasant and uncomfortable and now they can just talk, like brothers do, like best friends do.

doesn't mean alec will accept oversharing. but he likes seeing jace happy, and when he talks about clary he gets a look in his eyes and alec gets a sense there'll be no one else for him like clary. he understands that feeling very well, and is glad to see it on someone he loves so much who's been through so much too.

also doesn't mean he's not gonna tease the hell out of him sorry not sorry. )

Wow, matching costumes. How the mighty have fallen. ( he doesn't think the jace of a few years ago would get dragged into matching silly mundane costumes with a girl, so it's telling.

less biting with humour: ) Just going with it is good. Never thought I'd say that, but... for some things, it is. ( for love, it absolutely is. )