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Destiny Strings Mods ([personal profile] stringmods) wrote in [community profile] destinystrings2013-10-31 08:48 pm
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Halloween!

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?
badluckhealer: (step from the road to the sea to the sky)

[personal profile] badluckhealer 2013-11-05 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
...I...suppose not. It makes it easy to find each other.

[this icon is a lie]
prettytamer: (Kind)

[personal profile] prettytamer 2013-11-06 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Mhm, and you're the best person here I want to talk to.

Do you want to do other stuff? Maybe the candy's the only part that's booby-trapped.
badluckhealer: (step from the road to the sea to the sky)

[personal profile] badluckhealer 2013-11-06 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
...you too.

Um - sure. Hopefully it's just the candy, right? What do you have in mind?
prettytamer: (Happy)

[personal profile] prettytamer 2013-11-06 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I think carving a jack-o-lantern could be fun! I've never done that before.
badluckhealer: (Default)

[personal profile] badluckhealer 2013-11-07 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Pumpkin carving...you've never done that? [Somebody is surprised! :o] It can get messy, but...I do remember enjoying it when I was a kid.

[Of course, she wasn't allowed near the knives, she just marked the places that needed to be cut, but still. It isn't so much the carving as it is spending time with people while you're doing so.]
prettytamer: (Calm)

[personal profile] prettytamer 2013-11-08 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! Just never got into it, I guess. It's kind of a Western thing.
badluckhealer: (Default)

[personal profile] badluckhealer 2013-11-08 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Mm...I think it has something to do with an old superstition about malicious spirits being particularly active on Halloween, and the scary faces on masks and lanterns serving to scare them off.

[There's a pause as she ruminates on that.]

... I'm pretty sure it doesn't actually work that way, but regardless, it persisted, and it's turned into this.
prettytamer: (Confused)

[personal profile] prettytamer 2013-11-08 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
That's the same reason we dress up in disguises, right? I don't think you'd scare away a spirit like that.
badluckhealer: (and there's nowhere to go)

[personal profile] badluckhealer 2013-11-13 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That's true. [This prompts some thinking.] ... Maybe it was to confuse them?
prettytamer: (Confused)

[personal profile] prettytamer 2013-11-15 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds good to me. This is definitely a confusing holiday.