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HALLOWEEN '10

Who: Whoever!
What: HALLOWEEMS
When: October 31st, all day and all night.
Where: Everywhere!
Warnings: Spooky stuff.

Except it's not really all that dark and stormy. It's a cool, clear night in Final Destination, ready and waiting for shenanigans of all sorts. The streets are full of trick-or-treaters, the front porches are full of pumpkins, the sky is full of stars. All-in-all...a perfect evening.

Of course, nothing is always as it seems. As the night drags on, it becomes clear that something is not quite right. But what is Halloween without a few scares? As someone once said, it's close to midnight, and something evil's lurking in the dark...

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Leon had plans on hitting the bar later on for getting tanked-up halloween style and scare people will slumping around in drunken stupor with the two sharp objects inspired by his cafe costume (http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/4/40222/1168879-untitled_large.jpg), but for now, the lizard man was lounging on his ass watching cheap Halloween flicks on the boob tube.

With him is a sack of pennies for any trick or treaters that came over. What a dick.

This security guard is on a mission.

One of his stops tonight happened to be an important one. Goose peeked, and ONLY peeked, into the haunted dorm, looking about to make sure no zombie shenanigans were happening this year. It looked... safe. Was that something lurking around in there, though? Nah. That was probably a trick of light. No zombies, no static, no nothing.

The pilot grinned and closed the door. He wasn't going yet, though. He'd hang around here for a while, he decided as he went for a drink from the nearby water fountain.

Who knew if he'd be alone or not?

Edited 2010-10-30 22:27 (UTC)

Misty was enjoying the night. She had to admit that she was a bit... wary during this very certain holiday, all things considered, but she was still having a nice time. It maintained a nice atmosphere outside- not too dangerous (yet?), but it had that air of spookiness. It was a pleasant level of it.

That didn't mean she wasn't still classically worried, but that was mainly because of the way the school is. So far, no mishaps, though. That was a good sign.

She approached the pool, clad in her little mermaid outfit. It was October and the night air came to a cold breeze. It was a bad idea to take a dip into the pool, but sticking her feet in and looking at the stars wouldn't hurt, right? That would be just fine.

She sank down, sat on the concrete, and dunked her feet inside. That was refreshing, she realized with a sigh. She was more than content.

Hopefully nothing would ruin her night...

Again, Leon had plans of hitting the bar. To get smashed in alcohol. And scare people.

Goddamn he's still on campus procrastinating!

He had just made a trip back home to change forms and clothes, now about to head out in his best Voltaire-ish look (http://www.demonsanddarlings.com/imgs/20081004_99.jpg). There was a lot of noise, a lot of screaming and, just a lot of stuff going on, but things got quieter as he wandered near the pool. It hasn't been an idea hangout spot since the Kraken was released, but he saw a familiar woman sitting by there, looking up at the stars, and that made him look up, too.

They were so gorgeous.

He edged closer to the pool, standing next to where Misty was sitting. The water was reflecting the moonlight really nice, too.

"Did the rest of the school forget to vandalize or party up this part of campus?"

That was a voice she'd almost forgotten, but once she saw the face it belonged to, it all came back to her. Thankfully, she kind of liked Leon, so this worked well. As long as it wasn't anyone like Char, then she was pretty good! She wondered what that outfit was supposed to represent, though.

"If so, I hope they keep forgetting or I'll have to dunk them!" Misty laughed. "I couldn't let anyone touch this place... my paradise."

She took to the water like a fish. Even if she couldn't dive in, it was still so beautiful under the moonlight and stars.

"Are you having fun tonight?" It was Halloween, after all. It was all about having a good time.

Isaac coughed a couple times, holding his arms and rubbing them fervently. It was cold and he had just recently caught an illness. Truly, it upset him because today was supposed to be the day of a magical celebration, one he had never heard of back in Vale. This year would have been his first year celebrating 'Halloween', but it had to be ruined because he was sick.

So, rather than spread his infection to other festival goers, he ran to the back of the school and stood a little off campus, staring into the star-studded sky fearlessly.

He really had missed the point of Halloween, not knowing that this festival was one to rile chills through his body and so he stepped courageously, with little thought as to what paranormal anomaly might have been following him.

The Adept sighed and he pouted, thinking about whether or not he should be a little selfish and head back to the hub of holiday activity.

"I better get to pitch in on the dunking, but I just love doing that!"

There really wasn't anyone Leon could bother to hate these days, but it could be that out of the thousand or so people in this school, Leon rarely interacts with anybody. But she looked like a girl that wouldn't try anything.

"I'm enjoying things," he replied to her question. "Kind of lame on the spook factor tonight aside from the hall decor, but it's not so bad!" He took a minute to roll up his pant legs to the knees and sit beside her with his feet in the water. "What about you?"

Claus was not in costume. In fact, he was in all black. Generally, he was a pretty good kid, but when it came to causing mischief, he was much more willing to do so than his more timid twin. This particular night Claus felt that a little harmless, totally (semi... if you work at it) washable graffiti was in order. He looked around shiftily, dropped his bag, and started to take out a few cans.

Isaac was not the only one sitting out of the Halloween festivities, but Hawke was abstaining for different reasons, reasons that mostly involved him being a gigantic wet blanket.

Tonight, however, he at least had a reason to be out and about, albeit not in costume. After last year's zombie episode, Hawke was not too keen on having something like that happen again, and had left his dorm with the intent to patrol. Partly because it was a nice night...but partly because he wanted to hedge his bets and make sure there weren't rampaging zombies again.

He saw Isaac's shadow from around the corner and instantly tensed, wondering why the figure was so still. Hawke knew it was probably just a student, but better safe than sorry, and put his back against the wall, taking a deep breath before springing around the corner.

It was just a student, after all. "Oh."

Lyra was so excited. SO PUMPED. So completely amped that mere mortals could not even begin to comprehend it.

The Team Rocket Kid. HE WAS GOING TRICK-OR-TREATING WITH HER. And they were going to have matching costumes and everything. They were gonna be the COOLEST MARIO TWINS on the block tonight. Lyra was all decked out in her wicked awesome Mario costume and ready to go. She stood waiting at the school entrance, where they'd agreed to meet, swinging her empty candy sack in utter preteen bliss. This was gonna be THE BEST HALLOWEEN OF HER LIFE.

There was a soft shuffling behind him and the Adept, unaware of 'stranger danger', turned around to face his company. Isaac found himself confronting one who looked older than him...and way stronger at that.

The seventeen year old grinned. "Hello. Are you here to watch the sky too?"

He stepped aside, opening up a space next to him, indicating that he was more than happy having Hawke by his side.

YEAH SO WHAT RED LIKED MARIO GAMES. He felt a little silly trick-or-treating with a 12-year old but what other opportunities would Red get to dress up like Mario. And maybe he could split all his cool candy with the rest of his team this was an excellent idea.

So Red, too, was headed towards the school entrance! Also dressed as... Mario! Uh-oh.

Oh. He was... he was Mario. Just like she was. Here, Red, have an utterly befuddled stare.

"You're dressed up like Mario?" Okay, thanks Lyra. "I'm supposed to be Mario, aren't I? I thought you were gonna be Luigi." They'd totally agreed to be Mario twins, not Mario clones. TOTALLY. She was there when they'd agreed to it and everything.

Wait what. "...Really...?" Man he didn't remember this part of the conversation at all. "I just thought-- You know... Red," Point at his cool face, "Red," Tug on his cool red shirt.

"..." This wasn't working was it. "I guess we're really Mario Twins, huh?" Oops.

Lemmy stood smiling. A statue of complete joy.

A statue of complete joy wearing an atrocious costume (http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129177182782829250.jpg).

You may reconsider going anywhere with him when he's dressed like that, however, you did promise the little guy you'd go with him, didn't you? And you'd hate to break his rainbow heart.

Approach the Rainbow Lemmicorn?

Of all things, Hawke did not expect an invitation, even a non-verbal one. He wasn't quite sure what to think beyond why does everyone at this school have to be so friendly?. It was something he was altogether unaccustomed to.

But the kid wasn't a zombie, at least, so he allowed himself to relax. "I was just...patrolling." He said finally.

Okay, so maybe she'd never actually said she planned to be Mario, but she thought that went without saying. I mean, look at what she wears every single day. Big poofy hat? Red shirt? Overalls? So Mario.

But it was okay, because ~TEAM ROCKET KID~. And she could impress just as many people saying they went as matchies as she could saying that she was the Luigi to his Mario. So she giggled at his joke, and all was well. "No big deal! We get candy either way, right? Let's get going, okay?" Said candy wasn't gonna fetch itself, after all.

Naval wouldn't break a promise, oh heavens no! She decided to don a Sailor Senshi uniform (http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac321/dangerisland/rpg/sailornaval.jpg) for this outing because it was so pretty in a kind of silly way. She did wonder if she was going to be spooked around by boos pretending to be dead loved ones again, but everyone seemed like they were having fun and so many expressed excitement during the whole month! Maybe it won't be so bad!

"Hey there, baby," she called out to the........... silly unicorn turtle as she approached him.

Bowser was going on this trick-or-treat thing mostly to make sure that nobody messed around with his kids on Halloween. This school was full of douchebags and he wasn't going to let his kid get bullied - his kids were going to do the bullying. He ~~was dressed up as Lady Gaga~~ wasn't dressed up as anything. He was a giant dragon-turtle, wearing a costume seemed superfluous. For the occasion he was wearing the orange collar Lemmy bought for him last Christmas, and that was it for his outfit.

Wait, what the hell was Lemmy wearing?

What. The. Hell.

"LEMMY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING?"

Certainly, Hawke was correct in thinking that Isaac was quite strange. Inviting a complete and physically intimidating stranger right up by his side, yes, that is pretty unusual. But Isaac was generally trusting ~~except when things dealt with Felix~~ and welcomed the man.

"Oh, patrol?" the Adept's lips curved into a frown as he adjusted the scarf around his neck. Oh, Stars. It was really cold. "Are people in danger?"

"M-More than he normally wears, Lord Bowser," She saluted at the boy's defense.

She didn't get it.

The plan was a bit last minute, to be sure. Erika had sent out simple messages to each of her co-workers. It wasn't really a party, just a little get together that they could come to as they pleased. It would have been hard to believe that they didn't already have plans anyway.

AND SO her place had undergone a slight transformation. There were pumpkins everywhere, with candles and halloweeny cobwebs and the like. WAS THAT TEA you bet that was tea (don't worry, she had some other drinks to match preferences), WAS THAT PIE you bet it was pie. WAS THAT ERIKA THE PIRATE you bet it was Erika the pirate. Yarrrr.

There was also a bowl of candy near the door. Just in case.

Edited 2010-10-31 07:26 (UTC)

~~Just in case Falkner's birds were hungry om nom nom~~

Falkner may not have had much holiday spirit this time of year, but who's to say he didn't enjoy gatherings? Finally! A chance to unwind with his colleagues from back home. Maybe things would start feeling a little more normal? The thought of it felt comfortable. He looked forward to it.

He was first to show up, but alas, he lacked costume. Seeing that Erika was all dressed up, maybe he should have... reconsidered on that one? No changing that now. ~~IT'S NEVER TO LATE FALKNER~~ With a gentle tap, he forced the door open some more, enough to get by. "Good evening, Erika! I'm not too early, am I? ...Wow, you really outdid yourself with the setup."

Oh goodness it was a Falkner hooraay! Erika was quite pleased to see him, offering him up a bright smile upon his entrance. "Hello! You're right on time." What no costume aww. That was alright. Maybe she had an extra eye patch around... Erika made a move to look for said eyepatch amongst some of the extra little prop things that were still out on an end table, giving a small laugh.

"Do you think so? Maybe I did overdo it with some of the pumpkins... I hope no one minds that it isn't particularly spooky."

Of course Misty wouldn't. The worst danger she'd pose is if Leon pissed her off. Okay, that was kind of easy to do with some people, but Leon doing so probably wouldn't happen.

She didn't really mind the company, nor did she mind 'pitching in on the dunking'. Haha, he was... pretty interesting. She found the guy to be good company.

"I'm having a good time! I'm not going anywhere near the city because I have no idea what kinds of thugs might be around today," she admitted. "But... I've been around campus a lot today. I love the decorations! I think they aren't bad!" She agreed. "I haven't been doing much to celebrate, though. Just indulging more than I usually do! There's just not a lot of candy that I like, though... except for classic chocolates. Don't all girls like chocolates?"

Especially when they came in little heart-shaped boxes, she thought with a giggle. But yes, Leon. "I don't know if you like candy, though. Some of it's too sweet for me."

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HALLOWEEN '10

Teacher's Lounge, Early Evening. open to anyone

near the haunted dorm- late at night

the pool- late at night

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Behind the school -- late night.

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near the gate - after dark, early evening

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IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, RED BROWN

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GOOD GRIEF

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Lemmy's Trick-or-Treat Group Outing!

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AN GYM LEADER CHAMPION GATHERING. Whenever, I GUESS AT ERIKA'S PLACE

Cue Falkner: ruining the party with conversations about his dad

Comparing Dads one tag at a time

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