lucetilogs | Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

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.)

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Mmm, just fine. Hee hee. I like the outfit.

Thanks. ...just checking, because you're even more happy than usual. And by happy I mean kind of psychotic.

Psychotic? [ Giggle giggle ] What part gave you that impression?

Never mind. What's got you so giggly anyway? [Suspicious Shiki is a tiny bit suspicious!]

Why shouldn't I be? I'm enjoying myself. [ And he giggles as he moves in and reaches up to fiddle with the ears on her outfit. ]

[She instinctively swats at his hand then.] That's good, right? [It hasn't quite clicked that Joshua's plastered, give her a bit to figure that one out.]

[ He giggles at that, of course. ] Yes. Exactly the sort of thing to unwind with after... all that. [ He makes a vague gesture that obviously means the hell that's outside the tent, and giggles again. ]

[Seriously Joshua, you are the weirdest person Shiki's ever met. EVER. However, that has her questioning things now.] ...wait, what kind of things have you been seeing anyway?

[ Giggle giggle and why yes he can be just as vague when he's drunk as when he's sober. ] Oh, just unpleasant sorts of things. [ brb trying to touch the ears again ]

[See, that's the infuriating part. She just lets him this time, frowning still.] Like what?

[ Fuzzy fuzzy fuzzy giggle ] Memories. The Game is just full of sunshine and rainbows. [ He giggles, flicking his wings. That was supposed to be a joke, and yes, he's laughing at it himself. ]

[Whoa, hey wait!] The Game. Joshua, what were you seeing from the Game? [Because she and Neku were seeing lots of things from the Game, but none of them were very good.]

[ He gives a long, low hum which breaks off into giggling. ] Oh, it doesn't matter.

...if you don't tell me, no more touching my ears. [Because maybe a bribe would work.]

[ That gets a pout, which quickly gives way to more giggling. ] Lots of things. Everyone. [ Yeah he's just gonna keep rubbing the ears. ]

[SWATTING AGAIN :|] Details? [No more ear-rubs until you work with her a little here.]

[ Giggle giggle ]

Mmm, too many details. Too many things. [ BUT EARS 8( reeeach~ ]

So start with one main thing. [Taking a step back. NO EAR-PETTINGS YET. :|]

How many Souls do you think I've Erased? [ Giggling is so inappropriate right now and he's doing it anyway. ]

...[See, the giggling is what really makes this whole thing nerve-rattling.] Considering you wanted to Erase all of us? I'm not sure I want to know.

[ Giggle giggle ]

Alright, then.

...is it in the hundreds though?

Oh, I lost track long ago. [ Giggle giggle giggle ]

...you're kidding, right?

Hee hee, maybe, maybe not.

[during it is, then!]

[during is a good choice. it was either that or throw draco at him >>;]

[well if it were before, he'd be very... distracted]

[...orly.]

[yup. being /trauma'd does that to him. hence why he's drunk now.]

[you just like breaking joshua's brain, don't you kim XD]

[:3 maaaaaaaaybe]

[you're awful. but I love it XD]

[ironically enough, Repliku is the only muse of mine whose broken yet]

[Repppp. I'm sure he's just pleased with you being his mun now]

[Pffft. At least he's (slowly) un-breaking?]

[...Rep as a Heartless!Ghost is adorable though so this is okay >>;]

[HE IS SO CUTE AND HE HATES IT XD]

[Kairi wants to pick him up and just smoosh him out of pure cute.]

[XD He would flail so much.]

[IT MIGHT HAPPEN if there's a guarantee Rep won't claw her or something]

[He... won't... XD He won't be HAPPY, but he won't claw her]

[She knows how to use a sword now. There would be Death if he did :| BUT WHO KNOWS.]

[D8 DO NOT WANT DEATH]

[I think a few people would be pissed if Kairi killed Repliku tbh]

[D'aaw he has people who care about him now!]

[He has obtained the power of FRIENDSHIP.]

[DO DEE DEE DOOO oh now he can put it on a shelf next to his power of DARKNESS!]

[Wouldn't one negate the other and leave him with the power of NOTHINGNESS?]

[NOBODY DNW D8 no, it just means he has friendly darkness!]