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

fine by me!

[infatyuated]

[ eyeing both the drink and kavinsky with mild annoyance, he finally takes a sip to see if he can even drink it. it may be that he'll regret it later, but for now, he is a little thirsty. but finding the flavor sour like explained, he scrunches his nose and pushes it back towards the other boy. ]

We're not in love. He's the only family I have. [ but he doesn't argue about being hung up on yuu. this is familiar territory. he's used to the teasing from ferid bathory. his expression is mildly pinched but he lets the inane talk wash over him like water off a duck's back. ]

So everyone here has lost someone, is what you're getting at. I already figured as much, given our worlds are supposed to be ending and we're here to save them.

[pillz]

[ferid bathory. kavinsky would hate to be compared to somebody with a name like that, but since he hates everything, it wouldn't make much of a change. he smiles, wide, no teeth.] Sounds hot, [he says. which of course he would-- he's dubbed at least two of the men he's fucking as family members. it's an easy joke to hijack. one he did even with his biological mother, back when she was a part of his life.]

Nah. Actually, a lot of the drama ain't just the apocalypse. You gotta trust queers to get dumb shit out of the ass. Straight guys and women too. Nobody's fucking immune. Deep inside, everybody's a shitqueen. [he shrugs his shoulders, taking his drink back.] You turn him? Yuu, I mean.

[infatyuated]

[ kavinsky should hate to be compared to ferid, period. that particular vampire is cruel as he is sadistic, with a perchance for causing chaos for chaos' sake. he slaughtered mika and yuu's adopted family all because he could.

but ferid isn't on mika's mind at the moment. no, it's the question kavinsky asks him that has mika baring his fangs and snarling. ]

No. I'd never turn him. Make him like me? A monster? Never.

[pillz]

[wow strong reaction. kavinsky leans away slightly. if you ask him, going vampire was one of the best things that'd ever happened to him-- but it's not actually much of a stretch to imagine otherwise.]

That right? [he asks.] So it was some other schmuck you hate the shit out of now. You gonna go home and take care of them for Yuu. [murder plans. what vampires do best.]

[infatyuated]

If I have to, yes. I'd do anything to protect him.

[ he says it as if this is an obvious thing. yuu is precious to him, and though he has some measure of respect for his sire, krul tepes, and knows why she wants to reunite both him and yuu, if it came down to choosing, he'd choose yuu every time. ]

[pillz]

I dunno, man. If you killed my sire, I'd be pretty fucked off actually.

You sure Yuu didn't want it?

[rafa taught his babies to be grateful for their gifts, you see.]

[infatyuated]

Is your sire here?

[ there's only two other vampires that mika is aware of and if it's rafa, he's not about to harm him. rafa has been a help to him and though mika loathes his own kind, rafa is different. better, in a way. ]

Yuu-chan hates vampires. One killed our entire family. He doesn't want to be a vampire ever.

[pillz]

Yuu-chan ain't a fucking vampire, [kavinsky says, after a moment. like it just dawned on him. which: it just did.] That makes sense.

Yeah. My sire's around. [he straightens and looks around, stopping himself before he actually gets up on his toes. he can see just fine okay!! he's not that short. and also: he has bonus vampire hearing, which means he can hear rafa's voice dimly through the pulsing beat.] Rafaello D'Este. He's over there.

[kavinsky points his finger through the crowd, which surges apart for a split-second, exposing the diminutive brunette.]

[infatyuated]

Of course not. I'd never let that happen to him.

[ a scoff before what follows registers in mika's mind. rafa is kavinsky's sire? he follows the pointed finger with his gaze before making a low noise in the back of his throat. ]

I see. I know him. He... provided me with aid.

[pillz]

[kavinsky suddenly becomes sharply aware that yuu has a rather different opinion on vampirism than he does. and he might be judging rafa for his conversion. or something. he arches a brow.] Well you know he's cool as fuck then, right?

[he cocks his head.]

What kind of 'aid?'

[infatyuated]

[ kavinsky would be right. but that's no longer a topic for conversation. instead, he focuses more on the topic of rafa, for whom mika has a surprising amount of respect. ]

Yeah, he's... all right. He helped me with his machine. For the only kind of aid you can give a hungry vampire.

[pillz]

[oh his machine. kavinsky instantly understands. and there's an odd, perhaps almost sweet pride that comes with him thinking so.]

He's a pretty fucking good guy, huh? Raf. Responsible and not fucking boring.

[infatyuated]

Yes, he is. [ gazes at the blood drinks again, wrinkling his nose. ] He seems very responsible and kind. Very odd for a vampire.

[pillz]

I resemble that remark. [kavinsky's face crinkles up in amusement.]

Yeah, that's legit. He's a pretty kind and friendly asshole for all he claims he done. Well, fuck. Welcome to Xistentia, man.