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]

[ give him a second to respond because he's staring. it's a walking talking shark. what. the. fuck. ]

You wouldn't happen to be related to Poseidon, would you? [ a beat and then he shakes his head. the guy(?) even says blue, which immediately reminds nico of percy. after indulging a few seconds wondering what percy is up to now, he huffs. ]

I uh, right. Black is my signature color.

[jawsitivity]

[ Yeah. That's absolutely a thing that's happening right now, Nico. For his part, the walking talking shark doesn't seem to be put off by the staring. It's a very common reaction! ]

My father is King Dorephan, but if there's a 'Poseidon' in the family I've never heard of him... [ Hmmm. He'll have to ask his father whenever he goes home. ]

I can see that! It's a color that seems to suit you.

[deathkid]

[ this is so out of his realm of experience. he knows his sister spent time underwater, in the ocean, when he was trapped in rome, but the details about fishmen had been a bit confusing when he'd finally heard the story. and what with percy's propensity towards the sea ( what with being the son of the sea god and all ), nico's a little used to shenanigans related to the ocean. but this is still far beyond what he knows.

why couldn't it have been a talking hellhound or something? he'd understand that better. ]

Right. I just, uh, Poseidon is god of the oceans and seas, back where I'm from.

[jawsitivity]

[ Meanwhile, Sidon is a practical fish out of water here in Xistentia himself. There's no other Zora to speak of and most people don't seem to know what a Zora even is! He had at first thought most citizens of the city were Hylians, but they're apparently 'humans' (or humanoid, at least) and it's all been... a lot to take in.

But he's trying! A for effort, definitely. ]

I see! The Goddess Hylia is the only one that I am aware of where I'm from... Do you have gods and goddesses for other things in your world as well?

[deathkid]

[ in that way, nico feels his pain. being pulled from what a person knows and plucked into something completely different is always a little offbalancing. ]

If you can imagine it, there's like a god or goddess of it, but there are thirteen main ones called the Olympians. My father is Hades, god of the dead and the Underworld.

[jawsitivity]

[ He's adjusting as well as he can, but it helps to have a piece of home with him. ]

There must be a lot, then! You seem to be very alive though for the son of a god of death...

[deathkid]

[ snorts a little. that's the first time anyone's said something like that, though he's had the usual "smells like death" or the like. nico rolls his eyes and shrugs. ]

I'm a demigod. My dad's a god, but my mother was mortal. A human.

[jawsitivity]

[ It's rude to comment on people's body odor, okay. Having a fishy smell is a point of pride for Zora, but apparently here it's not considered a good thing... He figured refraining from any similar comments for others might be a good idea. ]

Is that common, where you're from? There aren't any stories of our deities coupling with mortals, but interspecies relationships exist!

[deathkid]

Yes and no. There's quite a few demigods, but on the whole, we keep to ourselves and try not to draw attention to us. Mostly because doing so invites danger.

[jawsitivity]

Oh! Well, I can understand that. My partner seems to attract danger wherever he goes as well... I think it's to be expected though as hero of the land.