Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody!
What: The Halloween Ball is finally here.
When: Evening of October 31st. (Or earlier, for those who arrive pre-Ball to take advantage of the safety bubble.)
Where: In the village's main plaza.
Summary: After one of the most grueling weeks Luceti's ever known, it finally all comes to a head when a massive, spooky tent appears over the plaza. Once night falls, you never know what might happen...
Rating: Anywhere from PG to R for language or graphic descriptions, most likely.

It happens at midnight.

Without even a hint of a whisper, faster than you can even blink, the tent appears; a towering monstrosity of dirty, ripped canvas in stripes of black and red and white, swallowing the plaza whole. For most of the day it sits, silent and empty, with its great main flaps pulled open to show only inky blackness inside.

Step inside, however, and you'll see it's dimly lit with silver shafts of light that streak in through all those rips and tears. As foreboding as it appears, it's strangely peaceful inside.

Come 7:00 on the dot, that quiet, empty interior will instantaneously transform for the purposes of the evening. Even this sudden change, unlike many Luceti resident have undergone lately, is not as eerie as one might expect. Despite the gothic trappings, the blood punch fountain, there's something a little benign about it. Perhaps this is meant to be a reward for all that suffering you've been forced to endure for almost a week now.

Or maybe -- just maybe -- and who would ever think such a thing? -- it's not so benign after all.

(so, so sorry this is late, guys. have at it, comment-spam style! also, optional suggestion: put the time of day in your subject line title so we know if your character is showing up before or during the Ball itself.)

Comments

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[It was convenient until things got weird, like during the Dragobete event. Albert probably saw things he never wanted to see then.

But that unimpressed look makes Yuber even more amused, because it makes Caesar resemble Albert a bit, and the thought of Albert in a dress is quite entertaining.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Oh, Yuber. It's a shame you weren't here last Halloween. You may have had a chance to encounter the Silverberg sisters. Just don't let Caesar know how much he looks like his brother, though, and he'll be okay.

He tilts his head at Yuber, a questioning look on his face. What do you want?]

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, well it sucks that he arrived a few weeks too late for that one. Though Caesar should know that the demon does tend to say what is on his mind no matter how much someone may not like it.

And actually, Yuber will just make this easier and teleport over to Caesar, behind him if possible just to be annoying.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Caesar huffs a little. When Yuber disappears so suddenly, he knows exactly where he's gone.

He doesn't turn around to face the other. To most people, Yuber would be pretty close to unrecognizable, so he wasn't really worried about that. It's just that... well. Here was Caesar Silverberg, Yuber's not-quite-former-summoner, in a dress. And Yuber was laughing about it.]

Can I help you?

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Because even the demon knows that dresses are something female humans wear and neither Silverberg is female, so it's amusing.]

Why would you show up here as a woman?

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I know you're not stupid. I didn't choose to wear this.

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Well, actually he didn't try to remove his own costume, because it's actually nice and a good disguise.]

It oddly suits you though.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[At least taking the costume off didn't result in being shoved into another one this year.]

You flatter me. But would you believe it if I said you weren't the first to say that?

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[And what could get worse than a dress?]

Then it shows the humans may have some intelligence after all. It may well suit your brother, that expression earlier reminded me too much of him. [Considering Yuber is often on the receiving end of such looks, yeah.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[...good point. Caesar wasn't even fortunate to be stuck in a long dress this year despite what that picture may show - he was freezing showing as much leg as he was this evening.]

I don't doubt that it would. [I-ignoring that part about the familiar expression. As far as Caesar was concerned, they were still nothing alike. Never ever.] I always thought these things would look better on him.

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

I'd have to see him in one that actually fits. And would go with red hair.

[Oh, so it's showing leg? Are Caesar's legs all hairy then?]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Th-they're actually not that bad. Caesar fits the role of a princess more than he thinks. :<]

They say that black goes with anything. [...but why are they talking about Albert in a dress. Time for a subject change.] Why are you you here, anyway? Aren't there too many people here?

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Ah, it just shows how young Caesar is.]

I doubt someone would be too pleased if I decided to burn the village because of those annoying things we've been seeing.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Fortunately, it is something he is pretty indifferent about! >>]

A couple of creepy visions getting to be too much for you? [He can't exactly say he's surprised that Yuber would be seeing so many, but he is surprised that he'd find them so annoying.]

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Oh come on, the visions are meant to be more than anyone here.]

A few were rather tedious. [Like getting to see that lovely vision Luc gives Hugo, that is enough to make a demon snap.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine. [As someone who hasn't seen many hallucinations at all, it's so very easy for Caesar to toss around such understatements like it's nobody's business.] And burning down the village, such an appropriate way to take out your frustration.

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, it was easy. Another thing that makes it obvious how young Caesar is, since it seems to be all too common for a Silverberg to go through plenty of trauma.] The chaos that it would cause would ensure that did not happen.

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

[Perhaps! Caesar's apathy levels are already at record highs.]

I am certain you have found less destructive ways to be productive these days anyway.

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

If you judge me based on human ideals then I will never be. [But hey, he's a very productive demon at least?]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I can't judge you based on anything. I don't know everything you do in your spare time, after all.

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

Far better than the tedious things humans do in their spare time. [Like lecturing him for instance, already dealt with a bit of that tonight.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

I'll take your word for it. [He waves dismissively.] But do you think you can handle being around so many humans for this long without mortally wounding any of them?

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

[He's been pretty behaved so far, only pouring a glass of punch on Vash really.] It depends on them. Most of them appear too stupid to see past this costume.

[Honestly, they'd be in more danger if he were outside. The hallucinations were making the demon more violent than usual.]

[mydearapple.livejournal.com]

It's a surprisingly convincing costume. In fact, had you and I not shared such a profound bond, I don't think I'd have recognized you, either. [Then again, if he wasn't already familiar with Yuber, he might not have recognized him on a regular basis, either - he wouldn't have cared to know him otherwise.]

[blackenedchaos.livejournal.com]

At least it's not a dress. [And Yuber will probably have to remember that changing his hair color really does work well, since that may well be the biggest part of what worked. Well, that and covering one of his eyes.]