1st Annual Halloween Block Party!

[iam_senpai]

Perhaps it's the leaves of fiery golds and oranges drifting on the breeze, or the sight of various hard squash being mangled into festive ornaments, or even still the bowls of candy left out simply everywhere in the Nexus that signifies the import of today. Regardless of when you take heed, Halloween has come to the Nexus.

Neat little handmade signs and fliers of all kinds lead to a particularly festive sectioned off block with the Crossroads Cafe at the center. The brick building has more than its fair share of decorations hung from every available windowsill and door. Hanging skeletons, jolly Jack-O-Lanterns, orange and black streamers cascading down and blowing to and fro in the crisp breeze.

The doors are propped open just waiting to beckon you inside. What are you waiting for?

((See the OOC post if you have any questions! Backtagging and threadhopping are fine. Come on in and have a blast :D ))



Coats and Costumes
The Cafe
Bonfire
Dance Floor
Haunted House
Side Halls and Storage

Comments

[smartass_captain]

Ohshi--

Jim feels the fabric underfoot just as his foot slips. This is going to hurt and look very embarrassing. He starts to go down when the woman's arms hold his weight and draw him back up with a strength and grace Jim should probably be troubled by. Instead his first thought is that she is probably one of several humanoid aliens that could pick him up and throw him through a wall if they really wanted to. A thought that used to excite him and now just makes him intensely grateful he happens to be dancing with someone able to keep him on his apparently clumsy feet.

"Sorry about that--" Jim gives a quick quiet murmur and allows her to lead him back to dancing. He's not sure what happened there.

"Danger and excitement always seem to seek me out. I was a lot quicker to go looking for it before I had four hundred some souls I was in charge of keeping alive. Keeping us safe until the next catastrophe occurs is the responsible thing to do." And if Jim spends his free time seeking that excitement here in the Nexus and worlds that touch it without risking the lives of his crew? All the better.

"Besides, that's what the Nexus is for." He offers a conspiratorial smirk but makes no attempt to wrest the lead of this dance away from the woman. Jim Kirk is alright with following given the right company.

[courtofmurk]

Letting names slip his mind, tripping over his own feet? It's enough to make a man question how much he's really had to drink. The lady simply gives him a smile, answering the mistake or the apology or his explanation. Or perhaps his willingness to follow her.

"Perhaps it is. And so you have a thousand reckless adventures saved for this place, I don't doubt. There are few places where the winds of chance are so... noticeable."

[smartass_captain]

He's gotta lay off the champagne and liquor clearly. If he's already stumbling over himself and forgetting the people he's visiting with Jim's clearly had enough to drink. Perhaps too much even.

The woman moves them fluidly across the floor to the tune of the music and when it fades out, Jim lets his hands fall back to his sides and gives a chuckle.

"That I do, the Nexus offers so much in way of adventure and exploration. And I hope I've not disappointed as far as a dance partner goes."

[courtofmurk]

"Never yet, James." Despite her arch tone, something touches his cheek as she steps past him smoothly: something that might be the brush of a kiss, the light press of cool fingertips. A voice in his ear for a moment: "But try to stay on those quick feet, captain. You're going to need them."

She's disappearing into the crowd by the time he turns, but her touch lingers after her.