Halloween!

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Who: Everyone
Where: Scorpio's Central Art District
Summary: Halloween is being celebrated in style - with candy!!
Warnings: #*@$ Candy. And costumes?


Another year, another Masquerade and celebration! On this most powerful of spiritual days, even the demons take a day off and enjoy a frightfully good time with the human folk. ...Well. Most of them do. But now that the Visitors have become a familiar sight, a few have decided to have their fun. Lucky you!



The lights are colored blue and purple, and the streets are filled with party-goers of all ages, in both fantastic and not-so-fantastic costumes. Pumpkins appear to be floating in mid-air, but closer inspection will reveal that they are, in fact, Pyro Jacks attending the festivities. This is their favorite holiday, and they wouldn't want to let it go to waste!

In comparison to the previous year, Scorpio District is in tip-top condition, and the Masquerade is being celebrated in Scorpio's Art Center. It's a big change in atmosphere, with tents and buildings lined up on both sides of the street, candles floating in the air (this time actual floating candles), and throngs of costumed people everywhere. In an attempt to merge the cultures, Halloween this yeah has taken on a more commercial tone. Homemade costumes are available from the local artists, and face painting is offered to many of the giggling children - non-magical this time! The tents are distributing free candy at the door, with an invitation to step inside and browse what else they have to offer: Halloween-themed treats and candies, of course, as well as decorations, party supplies, art pieces, and costume modifications.

In the middle of Scorpio District, an extra-large tent boasts party games and live music for the revelers. In separate corners, there are jack o' lantern carving competitions, costume contests, a triumphant return of bobbing for apples, and musicians producing spooky Halloween music (with a theremin!). Join in the fun!

If you find yourself without any money, no worries! Just strap a white cloth over your head and pretend to be a ghost! Or you can even pretend to be another Visitor! How original! Costume shopping should be no problem, and there are still stores nearby selling their wears for last minute purchases. There's also a vast quantity of masks, both traditionally Japanese ones and those of cartoon mascots.

...And a few June Prince ones, of course.

In this small secure sector, it's sure to be an extra fantastic celebration of dancing, music and just watching both humans and demons going at it without a care in the world. Candy is floating around thanks to the Pyro Jacks - grab something and try not to ruin your teeth. Hey, who is that guy who just passed by? Hard to tell.

After all... with this combination of Halloween costumes, masquerade ballgowns, and masks, who knows who really is human and who isn't?

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Hover over Japanese terms for translation

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha had managed to dig out her Sneasel Ninja outfit from one of her older movie series.

Oh! Isn't she a TOTEMO KAWAII SHINOBI-SAN?! It is so incredibly SUGOI!! to be working as her SUPAAMEJINGU NARE-TA!

She's certainly going to regret her choice of costume in the morning when the candy wears off. For now, the reformed thief The Sneasel has the work of JUSTICE ahead of her!

SOOOOOOO KAWAIIIIIII!! SAVE ALL THE BISHIES, YOU KIREI SHINOBI-SAN!!

[phantom_envoy]

...What?

Where is that voice coming from? Do you have like, an audio recording hidden back there?

[Phantom Girl floats behind the ninja and peers suspiciously at Kotoha's back.]

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Unbeknownst to her, she was not the only ninja out that night.

Someone else had taken up the garb of the stealthy warrior, albeit someone that had much less of an idea of what Pokémon were supposed to be.

It is also someone under the thrall of enchanted candies.

"Aha! I finally found you!" she shouted, defying all pretense of stealth, finger outstretched.

[demifemme]

Sailor uniforms, magical powers and improbable hair: Shura actually grew up with these, so when she saw the costume in the shop, she just had to. The red high heels were to die for.

"VORTEX WORLD MAGIC, MAKE UP!"

This however was not exactly what she had grown up with, although her hair turning blonde and growing down to her ass, as well as her eyes turning one to dark blue and one to crimson sort of were, in a way.

"IN THE NAME OF KAGUTSUCHI!" She spat out a 6 inches long gummi butterly. "I WILL PUNISH YOU!" And a mouthful of gummi unicorns. The rainbow colour ones.

[capitalbackup]

Miyako never grew up watching, or reading, magical girl series. She saw advertisements around the city, but she never saw the appeal in them.

So it's awfully baffling when Miyako saw Shura dressed up like a magical girl and yelling out phrases.

"What...Shura?"

Phrases and gummis?

Wild Shiny Flynn appears!

[samurai_flynn]

Flynn wasn't sure what Halloween was, but it must be a time of celebration.

He is walking around when he is offered candy from one of the Pyro Jacks.

He really should have known better.

Now he's glowing like a bright glowstick.

[helenchanted]

Dressed in the blue outfit a mysterious figure descends from the nearby building and lands perfectly next to him.

At least until they attempt to grab him by the collar.

"WHO DID THIS TO YOU?!"

Uh....

[prettytamer]

[Midori can be found bouncing around the Scorpio District like gravity doesn't apply to her - literally, she's dancing and jumping way higher than should be normal.

Above her head, an RPG status screen lists her class as 'dancer'... Her costume doesn't seem to have any bearing on this, but she's never been one to look a gift horse in the mouth, and dancing around like this is fun.]

[otakuro]

...Whoa. Hey, Midori!

[Says Atsuro not yet under the influence of the candy although he is munching as we speak so that might change soon.]

You, uh. You look excited for this. I guess a cosplayer probably does appreciate Halloween...

[travelingtheworlds]

[There's an orange-clad fairy flitting around the festival. Periodically, she'll stop, stare at people (mostly of the male persuasion), and jot a few notes in her ever-present notebook... which wouldn't be so unusual if it weren't for the little speech balloons popping out from her head. One, for example, features an elegantly dressed princess and prince dancing together. Could it be a clue?

Sasha loves Pyro Jacks and sweet things, so it's not much of a surprise that she went to play with them and sample their candy...]

[justjustice]

[Apollo didn't think he'd be out here eating candy, but somehow, he is. And the effects of the stranger candies have definitely taken hold. He's wearing a red cape that's probably actually a towel and what would be a blindfold if it didn't have eyeholes cut out (that'd make it a mask, wouldn't it). With his fairy entourage currently distracted by other demons, he has begun "stealthily" sneaking around the festival, scrutinizing people. Some someone steps out of line, something is bound to happen...]

[puubuu]

[Earlier in the festival]

[There is a certain puffball tumbling through the air due to reduced gravity. Furthermore, said puffball is surrounded by a vortex of golden, spherical candies. Investigate?]

[Later in the festival]

[Fattycakes is still floating, but the whirlwind of candy seems to have stopped. In fact, said whirlwind has coalesced into a ball of candy that he is bumping/rolling around the festival. Beware: if he gets too close, your candy will be sucked in and added to the ball of candy!]

[blitzkriegzwei]

[One piece of candy. ONE PIECE OF CANDY. That's all Germany allowed himself to have before he suddenly sprouted fur and his hands turned into claws. He had worn a werewolf costume for Halloween once, and he hated it (mostly because he was kind of badgered into it). Now he was one step worse: apparently, an actual werewolf. Great. All he wanted to do was loiter around the festival and make sure no one stepped out of line...]

Open to all...if you want to have things thrown at you.

[halberdaxe]

Noda wasn't planning to participate in the holiday craze at first. Not until he had some random candy.

Now, he was going around carrying a bag full of fruits, claiming to look for demons to tame and create an army to take down a boss.

Other times, he would be seen chasing after poor innocents, throwing fruits before throwing any sort of container he can find.

I always like things thrown at me

[deathboss]

"Hey ow! Quit it!"

Eikichi wasn't sure why he was out and about. Considering he had no costume and looked more like he hadn't put on his makeup proper for he past week, a genuine mess of a Michel that Noda wouldn't see anyway.

[resipiscent]

Mm.

[He's eating a chocolate bar and sitting on a bench, eyes flicking back and forth at passersby. Someone's given him a goodie bag of treats, and it's sitting in a heap beside him, overflowing with candy and treats. A cute pair of ears are sticking up atop his head, and if you were to walk behind the bench, there's a matching tail moving back and forth in slow arcs behind him. Looks like someone cheaped out this year, because otherwise he's just wearing his normal clothes.

Riku finishes the bar, stuffing the wrapper back into the goodie bag, then twists the wrapper off a yellow candy, sticking it into his mouth and leaning back again. Mm, lemon.]

[poppetstrings]

[no.

no no no no.

That's not a dog. That is her worst enemy who just so happens to look like a dog and she's very distressed by this because she likes dogs but she doesn't like Riku.]

D-Dog....

[primordial]

[BEFORE CANDY]

Ugh. Parties. Honestly, he has nothing better to do, so here he is, just being here to see what the fuss is about (and inwardly hoping he'll overhear some cool stories about Halloween from people, that's the only reason he likes this holiday.)

He's currently standing to the side of the tent wearing a fluffy angel halo on his head, which is his lazy way of dressing up. And in his hands is a book of scary stories, which he is currently focused on instead of the events around him.

Yes, he's reading instead of partying. What a nerd.

[AFTER CANDY]

Annnd this is an entirely different Sam. He seems radically enthusiastic as he's talking to a couple of other people, who seem they want to be anywhere but where they are now. His halo is also no longer fluffy, but gold. Actual, real gold. That thing must be expensive.

"You don't understand! Being at the bottom of the sea...god, its the best feeling. Just having all that water around you, catching fish to eat, not caring about what's going on outside...really, you have to try it sometime!!"

OPEN

[bondsofsuffering]

[Pre-Cupid]

[Hizumi's outfit consists of a set of angel wings and a halo on a wire over normal clothes, but, well. It wasn't like he could afford much else. Which obviously meant that it was up to him to earn a ton of free candy to make up for it, right?

Right.

Thus, Hizumi can be found around the festival, cheerfully chatting up booth owners and somehow getting away with a couple extra pieces as voluntarily offered by the attendees. And after seeing him, your character might just feel compelled to give him something extra, too...]

[Post-Cupid]

[...At some point during the night, he swapped his pants for a pair of some very short shorts. That, on top of the fact that his wings are now fluttering and his halo now floating of its own accord, makes him pretty easy to spot even without the crowd of followers close on his heels. And if you still manage to miss him, well...

Have fun when one of those sticky arrows comes flying your way!]

--There! Now you're sure to find your true love~!

Post

[capitalbackup]

[When Miyako saw something flying her way, her instincts kicked in and she immediately dodge. After a quick glance to confirm what it was (an arrow?), she glance at where the voice come from.

Normally, she would think it's that Cupid nuisance again. But she recognise this voice.]

Mizushiro, what are you doing?

[melodyoflogic]

[Ayumu hadn't really had much of a desire to come, really. But a certain someone had dragged him along, and he hadn't had it in him to protest. With an irritating pair of devil horns atop his head accompanied by a cheap plastic pair of devil's wings, he's a bit subdued compared to most enjoying the party, taking a seat off to the side on a bench.

At least until he decided to try one of those candies he'd been given at one of the tents. Usually rather restrained when it comes to sweets, it seems like a few more couldn't hurt after the blue one he ate.

Though after a few of them, things start getting really weird. Were those... fangs? He might seem just a bit more charming to people, too.... Well, as long as they weren't dressed as a werewolf.]

[greatseal]

[Before the candy]
[Minako's costume is simple, but born from clever necessity. What better way to get Shinjiro to dressing up than to prevent him from wearing anything else? And so, the brilliant idea to dress up as her boyfriend was born. Of course, she's not particularly in character at the moment - 'Shinji's' smiling a lot more than he usually should in public.]

[After candy]

[At some point during the night though, Minako decides to give method acting a try. Or is it really acting? Acting like Shinji might be a fun joke for a while, but after she ate that blue candy it seems like she's started taking it a little bit too seriously...]

[Before]

[themortalhalf]

[There are certain dates that Shinjiro wishes he could strike off his metaphorical calendar. Make each of them something of a leap year so he wouldn't have to deal with it for years at a time, if ever again. His birthday is one, and likely the biggest offender. Meanwhile, the entirety of October is proving to be an outstanding candidate for a bulk write-off, considering its terrible track record as far as his mortal life is concerned.

He had gotten out of dressing up last year—if it had even been on the table. Hell if he knows. But then again, had also been not-quite-himself, spending a good week of his time being paranoid, not-so-happily hiding in a closet momentarily surrounded by a haphazard fort, which meant he had basically been a child, even though he had been doing what he has always done best: regret life.

A year has passed, and surprisingly enough, yep, he's still got it. Today, he regrets life a little.

He still hasn't grown out of the ability to feel out of place and uncomfortable. But when the leader said you had damn well better wear a costume (not quite in those words, though it might have been in-character considering that's his coat and hat she's wearing), you wore a costume, one he had reluctantly had dug out of his closet. It hadn't been worn since that one ridiculous night in Tartarus. It still fits, even though the tie is loose and his hair is a bit messy, and he doesn't look quite as presentable as any proper butler likely should.]

You're smiling too much.

[But then again, his current company isn't doing as "proper" of a job as she should be either. ...Not that his comment is all that sincere, his tone far from serious. Except he wouldn't have minded dressing up as himself, as it apparently is a legitimate option that was stolen from him. He would've done a great job.]

[not_heavens_adam]

[Decked out in light blues and off-whites with a pair of large angel's wings on his back, Johnny can be found alternating between hanging all over Otoha and milling about, watching people dance, party and generally have a good time.

If someone's unfortunate enough to look wallflower-esk while near all the dancing, they just might find themselves swept off to dance by the tall, dark and handsome vampire.]

[bakegarasu]

[At least Otoha convinced Johnny to let him keep dark clothes, and even his 'angel' wings are dark. Otoha isn't so thrilled about the dancing idea, but he allows himself to be hauled around by the vampire.]

You're like a little kid.

[tyrantball]

The fact of Desco eating candy at a Halloween celebration was inevitable, really. And so there's now a cute little witch floating around the party area, a retro-style 8-bit blue text box floating over her head.

...that number next to HP cannot possibly be real, can it?

[aurathread]

Tsukasa is standing nearby, dressed as a bipedal Poison Grunty. He's made a slight adjustment to the colors, so that it's got less yellow and more red.

... He is also glowing yellow, and a song is playing faintly in the background.

[egotrigger]

This... this was not the costume he had intended to wear. It really didn't seem to matter though, because right now Hallelujah is in control, running around and grabbing whatever candy he can. From a demon? Sure. From a baby? Yep. From you? Probably.

[plunderbunny]

Elaine already ate her candy, sorry to say, but she's enough of a do-gooder to step in when she spies him stealing candy from someone else.

"Hey! I don't believe that belongs to-whuh?!" She's suddenly cut off when a fountain of chocolate coins spring forth from her mouth.

[dontcallmeerky]

Erk is having some serious problems.

For a start, he's glowing. Bright blue, at the moment. It might just be that he's glowing so brightly that the lights around him seem dimmer... but the smaller ones are actually almost out, only flickering back to life when he moves away.

He's also dripping wet. He tried to help relight a candle with his magic when it started going out near him, but rather than a flame he got a rather unfortunate amount of water. A rather cheesy wizard costume, complete with pointy hat, doesn't seem to have actually helped matters, but the point is that his magic isn't operating properly and now he's all wet because of this.

He sighs, leans against a streetlight (dimming and outshining it in the process), and displays the third problem. "Efil ym etah I."

((OOC: Hover over Erk's backward text to translate!))

[travelingtheworlds]

Oh, another mage! Sasha loves finding other mages. Or at least, someone who looks like another mage. She saunters up to Erk, flagrantly ignoring his rather unfortunate situation. "Your costume is so cute!" she says, her fairy wings fluttering. A speech bubble featuring a dancing prince and princess pops out from the side of her head.

[eyewillprotect]

[It's when your character least expects it.

Suddenly, the sand by their foot will be covered in obscene scrawls. Or if they glance at a mirror, they will see a ghostly apparition flipping them the bird.

Not what one would normally expect of the kindhearted girl whom it so closely resembles...]

open, come see the glowing penguin

[badluckhealer]

[Somehow, she got talked into wearing a costume.

Somehow, she got talked into actually going around trick-or-treating for the first time in ages.

To add insult to injury, one of the candies she had eaten was laced with something that had made her start glowing. Literally.

... So, Agatha Sheridan's just going to be hiding under her hoodie from embarrassment, while waddling along trying to be inconspicuous. Good luck, kiddo.]

[prettytamer]

[Good luck. Because Midori happens to be bouncing in that direction, and the glowing doesn't make Agatha hard to spot.]

Agatha~~

[Midori dances up to Agatha and tries to dip her.]