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

[dothelokimotion]

[ Hmm. ]

If you could have true love or unlimited wealth which would you choose?

[deathkid]

My father is the god of wealth, so... [ shrugs. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ A low drawl. ]

Show-off.

[deathkid]

[ another shrug. ]

But pretending that he isn't... I don't know if I could choose. Both can bring either unlimited happiness or unending sorrow.

[mordacita]

The answer is always love.

[ A shrug. ]

Coin is easier to find, and less valuable.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet, coin is tangible. Love is not.

[mordacita]

Oh, I beg to differ. Surely you have not grown so cold. Love is warmth, seduction, sweetness, pleasure. It is as tangible as lips touching. Hands holding.

What is a coin, but a piece of metal we have taught ourselves must mean something? Even its value cannot be relied upon. It changes, over time, where true love is eternal.

[pillz]

Fucking money, [is the easy lie.] Love fades away. But things, baby. Things are forever.

[dothelokimotion]

[ "Baby" ]

What things?

[pillz]

Cars. Yachts. Planes, if you're into that shit. Ice. Some sweet fucking art. Tits and asses with they marble arms smashed off. Classic nudes, baby. Gotta get that flatware.

[helical]

Love. Wealth doesn't actually mean anything.

[dothelokimotion]

And yet it rules society as we know it. Almost as if it does hold meaning.

[helical]

That's not what we were talking about. The question was about which had meaning to you, not what has meaning in society as we know.

[hasitsthorns]

Neither.

[ Surprise!

Quietly hopes neither of her boyfriends are close enough to hear that answer either, oops. ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ That is surprising. ]

Why not?

[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. ]

[jawsitivity]

True love, of course! Unlimited wealth can't quite compare at all to being in love.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki stares a little before breaking his gaze. ]

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

[jawsitivity]

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

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

[remarkablymodest]

Considering I have seen how wealth and power corrupt, I would have to say true love.

[ Even though he's well aware that comes with its own problems... ]

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki laughs, low and soft. ]

Oh? And love is incorruptible?

[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.

[drehnifusbahi]

Wealth I can acquire for myself easily enough, [says the hakama-clad man with the tiny dragon daemon wrapped around his shoulders like a stole] so I suppose it would have to be love by default.

[dothelokimotion]

[ Loki briefly squints at the man. ]

Unlimited wealth does not seem like an easy task.

[drehnifusbahi]

I wouldn't call it unlimited quite yet, [he admits.] But if the list of things people are willing to pay me to do for them continues to so heavily outweigh the list of things I need to spend it on...