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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[That would be something of a new experience for him - most of his acquaintances back home (and even here, thus far) are all fairly tall; He's gotten unfortunately used to being the shortest in a given room.]

Oh! [He says, and smiles - unintentionally putting his fangs on display with it.] What a coincidence.

[ Era doesn't have anything truly against vampires really, but it's impossible to convince her instincts not to keep her at the ready to defend herself at a moment's notice around them. Coming from a world where most things tried to kill her at least once, it's hard to really let her guard down.

Though she tenses almost imperceptibly when she sees the boy's fangs, she forces herself to relax again a second later. Her smile is back in full force once she shakes off her initial reflex. ]

Unicorns seem to be rather universal. I've yet to meet someone who isn't at least aware of their concept.

[He couldn't even blame her, really. Even in his own world, there are plenty of his kind who give all Methuselah a bad name. Creatures the humans who encounter them are fully justified in calling bloodthirsty monsters.]

Yes. In my world, the concept was all there was - but I suppose there could be real ones somewhere in the multiverse.

You haven't seen them here?

[ though given how flighty they are, Era can't say she's surprised. even as a virgin and with the ability to understand them it still took her weeks to earn their trust - and even then it only happened so quickly because she saved a foal. ]

They exist in my world, though are rare. I have befriended various unicorns back home that allow me to ride them when I'm in need.

No... [And by his tone it's pretty obvious that he's surprised to hear of their existence at all. Surprised - and unable to entirely conceal his excitement at the prospect.] I would very much like to, though...

[But then she's talking about befriending and riding them, and he can't help the immediate response that slips out of him:] Amazing.

It is an eight hour trek by foot, and they are very skittish. I would not risk betraying their trust by bringing a stranger with me, but I can record video of them during my next visit if you would like.

[ it took her such a long time for her presence to be accepted with the unicorns that she dare not do anything to risk their ire, unfortunately. but she's willing to bet that they won't care if her daemon records them!

Era smiles at the amazement. ]

They are amazing creatures. I hadn't realized they were considered fantasy in so many other worlds until a few months ago.

[It's a bit disappointing, but not entirely unexpected to be told he can't go see them for himself - but what she says next takes the sting out of it entirely.] That's very kind of you; I appreciate it.

[A recording of real, live unicorns is far better than nothing at all. But his excitement over that prospect fades a little at what she says next.]

Do so many here come from worlds where that's the case?

I see trouble on the way.

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