lucetimods: (Emily)
Luceti Mods ([personal profile] lucetimods) wrote in [community profile] lucetilogs2010-10-30 10:21 pm

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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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-02 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's nothing, I might as well stop guessing. All I'll get for my trouble is a whole lot a' giggling.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Hee hee. It slipped.)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-02 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ YOU MEAN THIS GIGGLING? ] Is something wrong with that?

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-03 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-03 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ 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. ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-03 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Hee hee. It slipped.)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-03 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll take the giggles. It's fun like this, anyway. Are you sure you don't want some punch? [ Giggle giggle ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-03 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Gotta try harder than that. I'm staying sober for both our sakes.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-03 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I still don't see what's the big issue.

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-03 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
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. ]
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Hee hee. It slipped.)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-04 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
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... ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-04 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-04 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Fine, fine. He giggles, trying to twist his hand to grab Sanae's wrist as well. ]

Mmm, but they're very pretty...

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-04 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
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. ]
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Hee hee. It slipped.)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-04 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
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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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-04 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
You can dance and I'll watch, how 'bout that?

[ He regards Joshua as pretty harmless at the moment, but Sanae still doesn't want his wings touched, and Josh is probably drunk enough to forget and give it another try. ]
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-04 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
But it's so much more fun with a partner! [ Giggle giggle tug ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-05 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ He lets himself be tugged along, but still doesn't look too thrilled. ]

If you're gonna talk me into something, I'd rather drink than dance.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-05 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm, too late.

[ As Joshua sweeps Sanae into his arms... or at least tries to. He giggles and leans in close. ] I look older.

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-05 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Josh--

[ Sanae's too busy trying to force his vibe down to resist, and for a minute, he manages it. It's the wings he's worried about here, man. The drunken antics don't bother him so much as the threat to his wings. ]

Older, yeah. I've noticed.
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-05 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Then it should be a small bit of confidence that Joshua seems to be holding onto Sanae's arms almost as much to support himself as to keep the other close. ]

Mmm, I was right. A cat and an angel don't make much of a couple. [ He sways a bit and giggles. ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-06 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
A weird couple is still a couple.

[ He won't deny that this is the second year straight he's gone to a ball with Josh, no matter how odd it feels to use the word 'couple' for the two of them. So he stays put, not dancing but certainly staying close without complaining. And trying to hide the slowly surfacing amusement, now that his wings are put away. ]
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-06 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
True. I don't think it would have been pleasant if I'd been a devil, though. [ Well, Josh will be vaguely-dancing around him then, giggling all the while ]

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[identity profile] nattocat.livejournal.com 2010-11-08 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ It draws a smile from him before long. ]

Mm. What's it like, bein' a cat?
neverplaysfair: ([Adult]: Are you so sure?)

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[personal profile] neverplaysfair 2010-11-08 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Joshua pauses a moment to consider that. Then bursts into another fit of giggles. ] It tickles. [ And we're back to vaguely dancing-ish ]