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Loki ([personal profile] magpiemythos) wrote in [community profile] nexus_crossings2020-10-26 06:15 pm

Spooky Scary Skeletons!

Loki had no idea if any other places were having Halloween bashes, but that wasn't gonna stop him from having his fun! Pub-crawls were a thing if that were the case! The Viper's Pit had been decked out in the spirit of the season, the drinks, boozy and non were themed for the holiday, and aside from the magically drugged glitter one could play with down in the club, there were all manner of edibles.

While the changes were mild inside the building itself, the field had undergone the most changes, from the disappearance of the arena and bathhouse to the forests normally vaguely in the middle distance having been drawn in much closer, ringing a large open field where several bonfires were crackling merrily, each stocked with comfortable places to sit, as well as marshmallows, skewers, and several options for meats to be grilled over an open flame. To the east of the clearing was an expansive-looking corn maze, and standing vigil over it from somewhere in the vague center was a large Victorian-looking house. Anyone who wanted to go snooping would find the maze and home both charmingly haunted by costumed staff looking forward to the chance to scare the pants off some unsuspecting partygoers.

Nothing about the place seems off, or strange. Bats fly about overhead, the moon is large and positioned quite perfectly to make the haunted house look charmingly spooky, and the woods that spread around the clearing are just begging for people to dare to creep down it's paths, jumping at the shrieks that echo from the maze, or just their own imaginations running away with them. Not that there seems to be anything scarier than some mild-mannered wild-life like the owls hooting in the trees- it seems the woods are more designed for a nice nighttime stroll for folks who might want a bit of quiet than anything.

Of course everyone wore costumes. They did right? It's a costume party after all! And if anyone didn't have one, the staff of the bar were quite happy to furnish some of the spares they had on hand, even if it might be something so simple as an animal headband, a pair of wings, or a sheriff's badge and toy gun.

No one was quite certain when things started becoming weirder. Not specifically, and no one was sure why it had happened, given the first sign of things going wrong? Was one of the poor unsuspecting waiters who'd been wearing a cute little bear headband? Was suddenly now a very large, and very confused grizzly bear in a darling little vest trying to balance the tray he'd been carrying on one paw, and attempting to sort out how to get all the drinks off without tipping them onto the customers, who were now a table of animals of varying sizes and shapes, as well as one very bewildered knight, whose plastic armor was suddenly much more realistic and cumbersome.

And from the yelps of surprise and alarm echoing quickly through the Pit and the yard, it was clear this was not an isolated incident.



((ooc: Costume bash! OOC info is here leave any questions in there! Feel free to tag either pre or post-costume realism! For toplevels please use the Trick Or Treat system! If you're just wanting cute fluff or maybe minor spooky stuff, just leave 'Treat' in your toplevel's subject line. If you're here for scary chases and angst, or being a monster to hunt folks for fun (keeping in mind the AVF is in effect!) just post 'Trick'! If you're open to both just put both in! Hopefully this'll make it easier to match up what folks are hoping to play with here even if you're going in otherwise blind. The costumes will revert come sunrise with no ill effects- happy hauntings!))
itmeanstruth: (Crazy)

[personal profile] itmeanstruth 2020-10-28 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Or maybe nobody warned the Sphinx that humans didn’t like being barbecued. He hadn’t intended to make a water spell that strong, but it just kind of happened that way.

Minoru dove down On his broom, trying to avoid whatever was about to come his way.

“Minoru!! What did you do?!”

“Wrong answer, okay?!” He shouted back to his brother as he continued to whizz by.
the_rebel_son: (Pouty Girl)

[personal profile] the_rebel_son 2020-11-06 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Minoru did get a little bit of a lead as she shook off the water. Then she was off again after the broom riding brat who doesn't know how the rules of dealing with sphinx worked. She turned on a dime, back feet on the wall as she leapt into a different direction. Her tactics were changing, cornering seeming a better prospect, that was until she caught sight of the person who was talking to the offensive one. She wheeled and turned on Isamu instead. A target on the ground would be so much easier.
itmeanstruth: (Surprised)

[personal profile] itmeanstruth 2020-11-06 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
“How wrong an answer did you give?!” He shouted up at his brother. “What was the question?”

“I don’t know! Something about the first people to climb a mountain finding three dead bodies in a cabin already there!” Minoru kept swerving, darting back and forth to keep the sphinx at bay as he answered Isamu.

“You mean like an airplane cabin?”

“Huh. Totally didn’t think of...” He shouted, shooting straight up, only to realize the sphinx had changed her tactic and wasn’t following him... oh no... “Isamu!”
the_rebel_son: (Sphinx Contemplate)

[personal profile] the_rebel_son 2021-01-06 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
She came around and landed right in front of Isamu. "Fire or an answer."

She tells him, demands of him with wings open to fill the space between the twins.
itmeanstruth: (Brothers)

[personal profile] itmeanstruth 2021-01-06 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
“Airplane cabin! Airplane cabin!!”

The twins shouted in near-perfect unison, equally panicked.
the_rebel_son: (Sphinx Contemplate)

[personal profile] the_rebel_son 2021-01-07 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
She immediately relaxes and sits calmly, wings folding down on her back while she looks between the two.

"There will be no more fire tonight."
itmeanstruth: (oops)

[personal profile] itmeanstruth 2021-01-07 12:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Minoru landed behind the sphinx, laughing nervously.

Isamu very carefully scooted around behind the mythical creature, toward his brother. And then whacked him upside the head.
the_rebel_son: (Sphinx Contemplate)

[personal profile] the_rebel_son 2021-02-01 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
She sits and watches only to break out in a purring laugh when one brother whacks the other. She is happy to let them go for the evening, or talk now that the riddles were passed.