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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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[Jack Sparrow isn't glad to be at the party for once. Oh, he's got a bottle of rum that he smuggled from Good Spirits, and he's comfortably huddled against the fountain beneath his ghost sheet, but he'd much rather be hiding out someplace else.

At least under this tent he isn't dead.]

[{ETA: Sorry, Jack shows up during the ball, not before.]

Edited 2010-10-31 02:49 (UTC)

[After hearing that this so-called ball was safe, Sokka shows up. He's still dressed up like this, still no wig though. He'll be sticking around there until this is all over. He enjoys the sanity. Even so, he's still avoiding talking to people. The last week hasn't been kind to him.]

Edited 2010-10-31 02:47 (UTC)

[ooc: I'm assuming one of her friends brought her there, since she was probably too busy spazzing to manage it on her own.]

[Well, Terra (http://www.moonlessgarden.net/Cosplay/DoneImages/moogle01.jpg) is there. She's hardly looking or feeling her best, given the stress of the week and then that particular day. That the tent provides some much-needed reprieve is appreciated, but it doesn't erase the strain she has been under.

Despite not feeling at all festive, Terra nonetheless remains inside. Having learned the hard way that the hallucinations return upon stepping outside, she opts to linger despite her exhaustion. The moogle girl ignores the punch and other refreshments for the time being and merely wanders around in search of a friendly face or somewhere out of the way to curl up and rest. Perhaps both.]

Edited 2010-10-31 04:02 (UTC)

[Eventually, once it becomes a choice between risking the tent or another night outside, Giles risks the tent. And he knows it it the instant he passes through the protective bubble - it's like a fog lifting from his mind, and suddenly everything around him is real and safe again. Giles does not like parties, or crowds, or noise, but he also doesn't like being psychologically tortured and so the ball, in his mind, is definitely the lesser of two evils.

The first thing he does is find a quiet corner and, with his newfound clarify of mind, attempt to properly heal the knife wounds in his arm. That takes about fifteen minutes. And then Giles grabs a seat on the fountain and...sits. His policy of "walk and it can't get you" comes back to bite him once he's no longer jumping at his own shadow, and he is very tired. But he will also be keeping a worried eye out for his friends, seeing how they've fared this week.]

[So... Edward is lost. Again. The signs that Brave Vesperia put up around town would be helpful, except right now his view is obscured by the helmet of the costume he's been stuck in for days. Add the hallucinations he's been trying his best to handle and he's pretty much at the end of his rope, temper-wise. Getting lost? Only adds to his irritation.

So when he spots the plaza tent and ventures in, the sudden relief from any kind of hallucinations is tempting enough to make him want to stay. He's not a fan of parties, so instead of making himself comfortable and checking out the food and drink, he leans against the first wall he comes to and parks his metal-coated butt in place. He'll be there all night if the place allows it.]

Edited 2010-10-31 03:07 (UTC)

[There is a ninja prowling about the tent (or is there, wooooo~ ninja) for a time, trying to unobtrusively determine the nature of this... thing. And its contents. The fact that the interior is far quieter than the outside isn't lost on her, and she's quite curious to find out why. The others might benefit from that effect, but she doesn't trust that it doesn't come without a price.

Still, remembering the state she's seen the Shinsengumi in lately, Ayumu is finally forced to conclude that coming here has to be better than staying at home for the moment, and returns to House 50 to inform everyone of the goings-on. Given that she can't exactly haul anyone about, especially if they're unwilling, she enlists Susumu's aid to drag those who need it back to the tent.]

Edited 2010-10-31 06:36 (UTC)

[Tao's here in a spiffy cat costume, and dragging her housemates and any friends along (if they allow her to). Whether they like it or not. AND THEY WILL LIKE IT. At least it's a break from the hallucinations. She is noting that everyone is much calmer and...well, saner here.]

So does this place makes the bad thingies go away?

Edited 2010-10-31 03:16 (UTC)

[The tent made him both curious and wary when it appeared, keeping his distance from it at first.

Later, after he heard about the apparent 'safety' it provides, Kouki looks at it before bravely stepping inside.

So it's 'safe'.]

...At the moment, anyway.

[Michael has been here since the moment he noticed it this morning, and found out the hallucinations stopped inside. He's looking much the worse for wear, having avoided his apartment for the past couple days, as the hallucinations were all the worse there... and sleep did not come easily at the library.

All the same, once it comes time for the ball, He'll be in top form- and in his element. Hello ladies~]

((And further tags coming from

violet_veda for ease of icon access))

[Being among the more sane of the three mages, Palom had been the 'designated driver' for warping the group of House 59 misfits over. Sadly the tent did not fail to remove his ridiculous costume (http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/superfriends/wonder-twins1.jpg). But at least he wasn't in a town full of statues now. People were lively... and moving again. Oh, to be among the sane again.]

[ Not long after the tent appears, an angel-winged Hanekoma can be found exploring it, wearing white clothes and a halo on a headband. The halo seems pretty fake and weak, but those wings certainly don't; with so many people becoming their costumes, he's abandoned subtlety in full and now flexes his wings freely whenever he wants to. Funny, considering the tent ought to cancel out that sot of thing... They seem to radiate a sort of mental pressure, so spending too much time around the guy might inspire a headache.

Even once the decorations appear, he'll just be chilling on the sidelines, enjoying the people and the music. ]

[Even with the party in full swing, Rydia (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/evilhippygoddess/Sexygria.jpg) is not quite as social as usual. Spending some time within the tent has done wonders for her sanity, but she's just too worn out to have much energy to spare for this gathering. Still, it's nice to be surrounded by something relatively pleasant, as opposed to the earlier glimpses of horror.

The summoner doesn't stray much from Kain for the night. When she does, it's to retrieve refreshments for them both, but she still keeps him within eyeshot. The dragoon has had a hellish week also and though he seems calmer, she's still worried about him.]

Edited 2010-10-31 05:04 (UTC)

[Thank goodness for the circus tent! Kurt teleported over early once he heard it was a safety zone. By now, he's come to accept his Scooby Doo costume and is just going to hang out and have fun now. Once the music kicks in, maybe he'll even find someone to dance with? He's only too willing to put the past few days in the past.]

[Flynn (http://i51.tinypic.com/2uzz3ok.jpg) is curious about the whole deal with this tent, as it simply appeared out of nowhere. However, once its interior changes, and once Flynn realizes that everything on the outside is void inside of the tent, he decided to spend more time inside of the tent rather than outside. He'll just be hanging out and around, mostly to the side of everything.

If you're lucky, you might catch him with his mask's jaw unhinged and hanging down so that he can breathe. As awkward as that might look.]

[Just after the sun sets, Kohaku (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk145/sakura03anna/sakura79.jpg) decides to sneak in, since she's thinking there will be less people around then.

Wrong. But that doesn't seem to be the thing confusing her. If anybody notices her, she will be atempting to stare herself down. Those her know her might have a clue why.]

Edited 2010-10-31 05:01 (UTC)

[Yuber (http://i54.tinypic.com/2envvp3.jpg) shows up during the ball, and late at that. Honestly, the last thing he wants to do is be around humans.

But the hallucinations were starting to get on his nerves quickly. Most of them didn't bother the demon. Things like people's wings bleeding and seeing blood period were quite amusing. Things like seeing that annoying vision of a World of Order were not entertaining.

He's not in a very good mood though, and will very likely stab some human before the night is over.]

[Celty arrives after word of the tent's properties spreads - not for herself, as her own hallucinations have been mostly mild (though she keeps seeing UFO lights in the sky...) but because Anri has not been in good shape. Her costume (http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/33000/Headless-Horseman--33478.jpg) (with a long black dress instead of pants) looks oddly authentic on her, with the event adding glowing eyes to the pumpkin mask. The headless black horse that follows her inside only adds to the image.]

[ So, within a little while of the tent appearing, Josh will suddenly appear within it, dressed in a black catboy outfit. If you happen to find him in the tent before the ball rolls around, he is just sitting off around the edge very quietly. You'd almost think he's asleep, except he looks up when anyone approaches.

Once the party starts, however, he's significantly happier. By which I mean he'd gotten some alcohol ~~because I am assuming some will show up at some point somehow~~ and has made himself rather drunk. He's a happy drunk. He giggles. Those of you who saw him at the last Halloween party? Have no idea... ]

[Vash is looking a little ragged even under all that make up. Like many he hasn't been sleeping well lately and is just happy for the visions to be at an end.

He'll be mingling, checking out the free food, and being a little annoyed by the more gruesome decorations. Really, he's had enough of this 'holiday'.]

[A hallucination free night with pants on is all Kain could have ever asked for lately. While that stupid red bow of Whyt's is still staying around his neck, at least those pants he's put on are staying in place.]

[The longer they stay here, the saner he's started feeling, but as the night goes on Kain feels like... something is still amiss. He's getting more and more lacking in energy. He's sure it's just a result of the past few days.]

[For the most part, he'll be scowling and trying to avoid people who aren't Rydia... like that ever works.]

[Throughout the evening and night, Goroh will be dropping in here and there and just adding a little more whiskey to the punch fountain. A party isn't a party if people are sober, right? So as the night presses on, the alcohol content in the punch will continue to rise. That Goroh is one smooth customer.]

((ooc: I won't be responding to any replies here. Goroh is here, but his voice isn't. But this is something he'd do anyway.]

Edited 2010-10-31 06:17 (UTC)

[As soon as he had heard that this place made the crazy go away, Zelos (http://www.virginmedia.com/images/chippendale280x390.jpg) booked it here, dragging Sheena along.

He'll probably be tipsy from the spiked punch eventually.]

[Gold's never been one to ignore a party or a cool-looking tent, and in this case, it was both. He shows up to the ball, dressed in this costume. It was a bit strange to see something so... normal by comparison, after everything that's happened in the village.

He's also gotten a [Bad username or site: tsuntrader title= @ livejournal.com] in tow with him, because he's gotten sick of Silver locking himself in the house all day. He'll thank him for it later.

After he ditches the latter in the tent somewhere, he decides to go check out that blood punch fountain, because it is simultaneously creepy and awesome, and that is just plain cool.

[Even if he hadn't been forced to wear yet another silly costume (http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz99/tenkanstar/30003.png) this year, Caesar wasn't exactly the sociable type. He never liked big gatherings like this - there were too many people, and he hated that they would be expecting him to act a certain way. But if being here meant not losing any wings, or not having to experience those hallucinations anymore, he could stand it for a few hours.

...of course, he probably won't speak to anyone unless they speak to him first. Socializing wasn't among his priorities for the night. Or ever.]

[As soon as he’d helped those he needed to get to the tent, Frey breathed a sigh of relief. The freedom from hallucinations was a blessing, considering how bad they gotten the past few days. But now it was over, right?

He’s going to take the chance to relax, walking around and enjoying the night, maybe checking out that odd punch later.]

Edited 2010-10-31 06:41 (UTC)

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