xistentia | I see trouble on the way.

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.

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!

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.

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And yet, money is understood. "Universally" as you stated. Which means as long as you are aware of the pitfalls, they become easy to dodge.

But love is a snare. And the catch varies, the dangers tenfold. You can never tell the difference between true love and a poison.

[ All valid points, honestly, but- ]

I should hope I could tell the difference between true love and a poisonous hold. What makes you think that one couldn't?

One hopes.

But love is unpredictable. It comes in the guise of a person. Can you always tell what their true intentions are? And if you believe you are loved, would you be able to separate the hurts?

I was able to make the call to commit an act akin to patricide, so I can say with confidence I can separate love from doing what's right.

[ It's

still a little sensitive of a subject, but. ]

You sound as though you have experience in this area yourself, ser.

[ Patricide. Loki manages to school his expression just in time. ]

Do I? The downside of a silver tongue, I'm afraid. I get carried away.

[ Hm. Hhhmmm. Aymeric isn't actually sure he believes that entirely, but. He's polite enough not to comment on it, at least. ]

Not to worry. It happens to the best of us. Love also tends to be a more personal topic regardless.

[ Who would believe him? ]

It does, indeed. Thankfully, this is merely an, ah, ice-breaker.

[ No one, probably. ]

And I should hope that the ice is sufficiently broken. My name is Aymeric de Borel, Lord Commander of the Holy See of Isghard.

[ Even without his get-up, it'd probably be a bit extra. He's been trying to tone that down but taking the nobility out of a nobleman is hard sometimes. ]

A pleasure to meet you, ser.

[ How fancy. Loki's grin twitches into place as he replies. ]

I am Loki. God of Mischief, prince of the Nine Realms. Well-met.

Well-met, [ he returns. ] Prince of all nine of them? That's quite the title.

[ No comment on 'god of mischief' though it's certainly noted. ]

[ He tilts his head in acknowledgement, even if it seems slightly mocking. ]

It is mostly ceremonial in the case of some Realms. We allow them a form of self-governance.

[ Fortunately for Loki, Aymeric is used to mockery. It comes with his status that some say he has no right to claim even still. ]

Is that so? I imagine maintaining nine would be an arduous task. Though if you are the prince, who is king?

[ Loki hesitates briefly. ]

Odin Borson. The All-Father.

Odin? I'm familiar with the name though I've never encountered the primal personally.

'All-Father' isn't a title applied to him in my realm, however.

[ Loki isn't too surprised that Odin's name is known. Even Loki might be known, albeit under different titles. The trickster. Chaos spirit. There are familiar threads in all dimensions. That's what connects them. ]

I do not know of primals and spirits, but he is older than any world.

[ Aymeric's player has found nothing under the name 'Loki' for canon, but it's also possible she's dumb and there's just too much lore to wade through to justify spending another fifteen minutes searching for one tag. Hopefully Loki's player understands if she needs to retcon. ]

Then what realm did he come from, if he is from a time before the ones known now?

[ Loki is currently being played from an ongoing canon so they fully sympathize with the need to retcon. ]

I cannot say. And I do not think he ever told us.

[ Thank you, Pudding appreciates it greatly. ]

I suppose I should be glad the fact that parents withhold information from their children is universal.

[ A beat. ]

Pertinent information?

[ He contemplates briefly just how much to share, but decides- ]

Extremely. My father - and his entire line from the first Thordan - decided to withhold a very crucial bit of information from our history and I've been left to deal with the ramifications of it finally coming to light.

[ Hmm. Loki considers this. ]

I assume your father was royalty then.

Aye, he was.

[ Was. It's still strange to say some days. ]

[ Loki's laugh is silvery light. ]

Well then. That explains everything, does it not?

It explains quite a lot, yes.

[ Unfortunately so. ]

I do not regret what had to happen, but it has not been information our people have easily coped with even so.

Perhaps.

But I suppose there is no way of knowing now.

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