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

[deathkid]

Flatterer. But I agree. This is why we're best friends. Black is best.

[vexy]

Black is the new black.

Mm, has anybody told you that you look especially sexy tonight? Not just the pirate thing, there's just something about you... [ Any excuse to get up close so he can steal a kiss, really. ]

[deathkid]

[ snickering to himself, he reaches out for vex and tugs on him, allowing the kiss without any argument. ]

Maybe it's the eyeliner? Almost poked my eye out, but I felt it looked good with the costume. You know, when I was little, I was obsessed with pirates.

[vexy]

Eyeliner does do it for me. Next time you do your makeup give me a ring, yeah? You know I love painting your face.

[ With something other than cosmetics. He groaned lightly against Nico's lips then gave him another for good measure. ]

Y'know I used to be a pirate? The real deal, back in the day.

[deathkid]

[ drawing out the kiss and then ending it with a nip to vex's lips, nico smirked at him. ]

I knew there was a reason I liked fucking you so much.

[vexy]

Ooh, you're making me all quivery, I like it.

[ He whimpered as he wrapped his arms around his friend's waist. ]

Shiver my timbers anytime, luv.

[deathkid]

[ smooches vex at the corner of his eye, against the anarchy tattoo. ]

Oh, you know I'd steal you away at any chance I'd get. But I have a bone to pick with you first.

[ jabbing vex's chest with a pointed finger. not too hard, but enough to be quite noticeable. ]

[vexy]

Ooh! By all means, luv. Pick my bone.

[ Even though he should be expecting something more serious due to that jab, Vex never took anything seriously. ]

What's on your pretty mind?

[deathkid]

Rafa told me about the panther thing. [ his ears go red and he squints, puffing out his cheeks before blowing out air. ] Really? I'm not sure if I should be mad that you didn't tell me or that you actually did that.

[ throws his hands out, gesturing wildly. ]

He told me about it and then insisted I'm the same because my uncle is into shifting and- and- urgh!

[vexy]

The-- oh.

[ FFS RAFA. Vex's smarmy look began to fade into a look he rarely had on his face: embarrassment. It was quickly covered up with a huff. ]

Oi! First off, it wasn't a panther thing it was a Mark thing, alright? I wanted to have a bit of fun with my husband 'n where's the bloody harm?!

[ And clearly he didn't tell Nico about it due to the aforementioned embarrassment. ]

Please! Greeks are notorious for buggering animals, it's nothing new to you, right?!

[deathkid]

See, even you find it embarrassing! I could've gone on forever without knowing, but then I hear it from Rafa, who still thinks we're in love, by the way.

[ shaking his head rapidly. ]

Yes, I know what my family does, but I've never and will never. Not even if it was Will or- Or Percy Jackson for the gods' sake.

Like I said, it's just... just... man, things I never needed to know much less find out from someone else.

[vexy]

Look, I didn't tell you so don't go crawlin' up my pipe!

[ More huffing! He even grabbed a bit of fabric at Nico's back and gave it a defiant little tug. ]

How did that even come up anyway!? And why the bloody hell does he think that?!

[ Vex asks while Nico is in his arms and they'd just been kissing a few moments ago.

Yes Vex, why would anyone think you two were in love. Tis a mystery. ]

[deathkid]

[ the cloth of his already loose shirt shifts under vex's grip and nico scowls a bit. his ears are still horridly red, but given the nature of their conversation, maybe it's appropriate. bringing his hands back, he clutches at the lapels of vex's jacket. ]

I don't even remember! We were at Kenzi's party talking and the next thing I know I'm finding out that you like that kind of thing and then he's going on about how I must be too all because of my family.

[ a blustered, frustrated noise escapes him. ]

Kavinsky thinks it too. They think just because we're close, we'd choose each other over them, which is stupid. Obviously we're friends but, c'mon, this just proves there are some things we don't need to know about each other.

[vexy]

Bloody hell... You know, I love that about him? How wildly jealous he gets sometimes.

[ His scowl began to form into a grin. ]

Think if we start snogging it'll make him yank me from your arms 'n sink his fangs into my neck? Ooh, yeah!

[ More shivers! ]

Makes me stiff when he gets all... forceful.

[ Totally ignoring the animal topic and the Kavinsky topic, because both of those topics made him feel things he'd rather not right now. ]

[deathkid]

[ part of nico wants to sigh in exasperation in response to vex's change of subject, but given how he hadn't really liked talking about the panther thing in the first place, nico relented. with a glance around them, nico pulls in all the shadows, ensuring the place they stood in was practically in spotlight. ]

I wouldn't be opposed to giving it a try. 'Course, it's a little unfair since he can't do the same thing to me, you know.

[vexy]

[ He laughed and gave a playful bite to Nico's jaw. ]

I don't need to mess up these trousers just yet. Maybe later. Have you thought of asking Vin of pulling out a dream-thief curse for the whole Rafa-can't-bite-holy-things-thing?

[deathkid]

[ growling just as playfully, he tugs on vex's lapels again. ]

If you say so, caro mio. And I haven't. I guess I never considered it, but I could probably ask him. He can still do that, can't he?

[vexy]

If he can yank something out to make him look like Mark, he can do anything.

[ He shouldn't be able to say that so easily, and yet he could without even an ounce of resentment. Vex truly did get over things quickly.

Meanwhile, his hands began to slide down so he could give Nico's fine ass a squeeze. ]

[deathkid]

He did that? I should kick his bloodsucking ass.

[ a snarl as his eyes darken, both in response to the squeeze of his ass and to the news of what kavinsky had done. and here he'd been thinking it was just a falling out that caused them to break up. ]

[vexy]

Darling, I strangled him with my own hands before he was a vamp. It's over with, we're even. Besides, when I was his age I'd already ton a helluva a lot worse.

[ Kavinsky's antics were child's play in comparison and Vex knew that all too well. He gave the tip of Nico's nose a light kiss. ]

Put away the pitchfork, alright? Not that I don't appreciate the protectiveness, it's very sexy.

[deathkid]

[ scrunching his nose and huffing in response, nico gives vex a mild glare. an expression more akin to a pout, as he relents, plucking at vex's lapels. ]

Styx, I wasn't going to hurt him too much... After all, if he's too hurt, we can't have any fun.

[ and he looks up at vex with a glint in his eye. ]

[vexy]

Ooh, having a lot of fun with him, are you? And you didn't invite me to watch?

[ what kind of friend are you, Nico?! rude. ]

[deathkid]

A bit. [ smirks at him, leaning in to brush his lips along vex's jaw. ] Maybe next time, caro mio.