lucetilogs | 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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[ Well, public. ]

Mmm, nothing. Hee hee. [ That look Josh is giving you? That's a look. With italics. ]

[ Sanae doesn't like that look. At all. ]

I won't do any dancing, if that's what it is.

[ Giggle giggle ] Nope. You can keep guessing if you want.

No kissing, either. There was enough a' that last year.

[ Even if last year was very, very different. ]

[ Giggle ] That's closer.

That had better not be a 'would you like to go home with me.'

[ But it's said with amusement because, you know. Being housemates provides a nicely innocent double meaning. ]

[ And that gets almost a laugh out of him. ]

Ah, but I'd never offer to take them home. That would rather kill the mood for most people.

If it weren't for that, I'd be draggin' you back to our place now, Josh. Don't want you gettin' in too much trouble after all that alcohol.

Please, Mr. H., I'm old enough to look after myself.

Then what was it you were askin' me for?

[ Giggle giggle ] Nothing at all.

If it's nothing, I might as well stop guessing. All I'll get for my trouble is a whole lot a' giggling.

[ YOU MEAN THIS GIGGLING? ] Is something wrong with that?

It gets a little old after a while.

[ Actually, he's not too bothered. It only begins to get uncomfortable when coupled with leaning and draping and other drunkenness. Like right now. ]

[ There is a distinct lack of draping, sir. ]

Believe me, I'd stop it if I could.

[ Except that is a total lie, and he seems rather content with his giggling. ]

[ Oh. Well. That's somewhat better, then. The leaning can be ignored much more easily. ]

I'd help if I knew how, but taking you home to sleep it off is the only idea I've got, and that's out.

I'll take the giggles. It's fun like this, anyway. Are you sure you don't want some punch? [ Giggle giggle ]

Gotta try harder than that. I'm staying sober for both our sakes.

I still don't see what's the big issue.

Aside from all the usual trouble that could go down, you think it's a good idea for me to get drunk when I can't keep these under control?

[ Those wings twitch, but Sanae means his powers in general more than just his vibe. He's still not too stable. ]

And here I just thought you were keeping them out to be pretty. [ He giggles again, and is apparently just drunk enough that trying to touch them seems like a good idea. Reeeach... ]

[ The instant he registers where Joshua's hand is headed, those wings snap in tight against his back, and Sanae is turning sharply to grab Josh's wrist. Innocent human baristas don't move this fast. ]

Let's not push things too far.

[ Fine, fine. He giggles, trying to twist his hand to grab Sanae's wrist as well. ]

Mmm, but they're very pretty...

And the last time your hands were on 'em, you were trying to rip feathers out.

[ Josh's trick works, but Sanae moves so they're facing each other again. Wings nicely out of the way. ]

I also had a gun in my hand, and you were...

[ And he realizes that that's not a train of thought he wants. So let's get off it, shall we? He grips Sanae's wrist a bit tighter and giggles. ]

Care to dance?

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