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[EVENT] 'Tis the Spooky Season...
Autumn is drawing on in the Velvet Room and its environs. The days are colder, the nights are crisper, leaves are a riot of colour ready to fall from the trees. And (besides all the pumpkin spice popping up for some reason) that means only one thing: Hallowe'en!
As the season approaches, you may undergo a mysterious transformation. Perhaps you wake up with wings, or hooves, or gills! Or perhaps your transformation will change more, go deeper... perhaps to your very soul. Who can tell? You might wake up as an animal, or a mythological creature. Or as anything at all.
Transformations will reverse on the morning of November 1st.Probably.
In the meantime, Destinyland is celebrating the holiday. Cheerful Jack-o'-Lantern Shadows have set up on street corners, handing out flyers advertising the park's seasonal festivities. In the days leading up to the 31st, Destinyland will host all the usual fun: Hallowe'en games, Trick or Treat for the babies (and the not-so-babey), the Gorb fortune teller, Shadow-run food stalls serving spooky meals and treats, and, of course, the haunted house with its array of friendly, candy-giving Shadows. Or maybe they're not so friendly.
On the night of Hallowe'en itself, there will be a parade at the park and a grand party out in the main square with food, music, and plenty of space, though characters are not obliged to attend. However, if you wish to show off your new form, see what transformations have been wrought on your fellow guests, or simply take the chance to celebrate, it may be a good opportunity...
Who knows? Perhaps you'll even see some special guests.
[ooc: Welcome to our second Halloween event! This post will serve as a mingle for the duration of the event. Feel free to invite friends to play as guest characters, too! There will be a toplevel, and guest characters are simply whisked into the setting to engage in festivities, with a slight ghostly aura. For an example, see the thread here from last year!]
As the season approaches, you may undergo a mysterious transformation. Perhaps you wake up with wings, or hooves, or gills! Or perhaps your transformation will change more, go deeper... perhaps to your very soul. Who can tell? You might wake up as an animal, or a mythological creature. Or as anything at all.
Transformations will reverse on the morning of November 1st.
In the meantime, Destinyland is celebrating the holiday. Cheerful Jack-o'-Lantern Shadows have set up on street corners, handing out flyers advertising the park's seasonal festivities. In the days leading up to the 31st, Destinyland will host all the usual fun: Hallowe'en games, Trick or Treat for the babies (and the not-so-babey), the Gorb fortune teller, Shadow-run food stalls serving spooky meals and treats, and, of course, the haunted house with its array of friendly, candy-giving Shadows. Or maybe they're not so friendly.
On the night of Hallowe'en itself, there will be a parade at the park and a grand party out in the main square with food, music, and plenty of space, though characters are not obliged to attend. However, if you wish to show off your new form, see what transformations have been wrought on your fellow guests, or simply take the chance to celebrate, it may be a good opportunity...
Who knows? Perhaps you'll even see some special guests.
[ooc: Welcome to our second Halloween event! This post will serve as a mingle for the duration of the event. Feel free to invite friends to play as guest characters, too! There will be a toplevel, and guest characters are simply whisked into the setting to engage in festivities, with a slight ghostly aura. For an example, see the thread here from last year!]
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"Uh huh," he glowers as he keeps a tight grip on the shadow; mostly because for some fucking reason this Ren desperately needs it safe. "And shadows in Mementos aren't sentient?" There's a hint of amusement in his tone as he focuses on the other. "Just because a shadow stepped foot on DestinyLand doesn't mean it stopped haunting all of us for the past week."
He's already eating away the shadow. Strip by strip. Its fear has atleast made his vision less cloudy but he knows he's not going to last for long.
"I admire the niceties, I really do. Even with the hypocrisy," his voice pulsates before there's a hitch. "But I am not going to last all the way till Mementos so back off." He grits his teeth before he decides to take his chances and further lean in to the transformation- silently cursing himself for using something offered by Igor.
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He moves quickly to bite on the arm gripping the shadow. Not to feed, but to hopefully cause enough pain to make him let go. If that doesn't work, he does have his knife with him.
"Let. Go." he says despite biting him.
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His brows scrunch in confusion. "How are you doing that?" So this is a vampire. Cool. Though he doesn't really look the part and looks pretty damn normal if anything aside from the teeth. Interesting. "A natural one." A memory of him coming across a vampire on the board flashes in his head but he can't concentrate. He wished his arm was cooperating with him but the skin around the bite is already glowing red. His thoughts swim as he levels him a glare and then finally decides enough is enough.
He suddenly glitches through the bite- his arm rendered completely useless as the talons only grow as one second the vampire is on him- the next he's away but this guy doesn't get to fucking bite him and get away with him. The shadow is free but his attention is now on him- fingers pinched together as a distinct red fire erupts from them.
The sphere of fire manifests then it shoots out through a dramatic throw of hand while he yells- "DON'T TOUCH ME-!" He screams as the ball shoots out at Ren's direction.
The shadow cries as it suddenly tries to back off and stops when there's a sudden BANG with a bullet suddenly hitting the ground right before its path and bouncing off. The torment is enough for his other hand to start reacting again as it twitches while the good one holds the gun aimed at the shadow- smoke effervescenting from the barrel before he turns to aim at the vampire. "Don't move. I mean it this time." The tattoos grow into veins as Kira looks deathly pale. "I don't want to explode this place like I did to my own. I am fucking warning you."
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When Akira got away, Ren took out his knife. It's one of his back-up ones as he saves his best one for fighting in Mementos. He manages to dodge the ball of fire, but tenses up at the gun being pointed at the shadow.
He bares out his fangs and makes a loud hiss. Trying to keep himself from floating despite how angry he is. "If you kill that shadow, I will make you hurt and make sure you don't hurt any other shadows here."
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His gaze remains on the other doppel with the knife- now less threatened then he was when he first stepped foot here but he doesn't need another Falcon incident. Especially because he doesn't have the control here even if the other things otherwise.
Though he's making it increasingly difficult with each passing second. "CAN YOU SHUT UP!?" He yells back at him. Maybe the other vampire with his bat wings is just too angry to notice and as much as he appreciates the negativity helping him heal; he is still human underneath the demonic form.
He fixes him a look and pulls the trigger.
BANG.
This time to the left of the shadow.
BANG.
To the right.
The shadow balls into itself as Akira finally lets his eyes roll back from relief. His hypothesis was right after all- he just needed to feed himself. And here he thought he would be alright from destroying his place in the morning.
He pulls the gun away and gestures the shadow off. "Okay go now," he waves the thing off as the jack o lantern hovers, confused before its already rushing away from the two of them. "
He keeps the gun aimed at the other, the two punctures on his arm now healing through as he releases another sigh and lets his mind relax. "I was starving okay? I wasn't planning to go to another damn shadow oh my god-"
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His eyes blink lazily as he palms the top of his head with the gun still in his hand. He doesn't know what this saviour of justice is thinking but right now he needs to catch his own damn breath.
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It does manage to calm him down, but he's still mad and keeps a glare at him.
"I get you were hungry. I know too well what happens when I don't keep my own hunger in control. But you didn't need to be an ass about it."
He keeps a close eye on him, just in case he will need to actually fight.
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Then he falls short and raises a brow at him. "I was being an ass on purpose but to be fair~ I wasn't wrong. Aside from simply ruining the festive mood, I was attacking a shadow. Not you."
"Also I didn't control my hunger or anything," he smirks at the glare aimed at him. "I fed off from both you and that shadow."
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It's the principal of the matter. When Ren hears the real reason Akira stopped, he rolls his eyes. He doesn't care that he got 'fed' off of. Better him than anyone else, but that doesn't mean his opinion improves in any way.
"Is that supposed to impress me? Because it doesn't."
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He rolls his neck and shakes his head. "And your Batman act doesn't impress me either." Whatever. Clever ploy or not he got what he wanted. "I was going to vapourize out of existence if I tried to get the train, genius. If you are such a saint about containing hunger or what not- you don't get to lecture me with your hypocritical ideals."
"Ugh, who am I even talking to," he leans forward and palms his face with his free hand. "...of course you would be stubborn."
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Funny how Akira mentions Batman considering Ren's wearing a cowboy costume. It wouldn't surprise him if there's been a time where Batman dressed like a cowboy somewhere in the franchise.
"It still doesn't justify you gleefully saying you'll strap it to a rocket to kill it, and torturing it."
Even if it was meant as a joke, it was a terrible one.
Ren adjusts his cowboy hat. "Took you long enough."
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He shrugs as the other makes a rather good point. "I was drawing fear from it as I was drawing anger from you." He cleanly explains. "The plan worked."
Now that he's finally calmed down and more sustained, he can actually focus on his doppel's costume. "I...I did read about a vampire Ren here but your outfit is giving me mixed signals. Unless you are supposed to be human turned vampire wearing a cowboy look."
He squints at him, humming in approval as he clasps his chin with an index and thumb. "Looks pretty cool."
Somehow the notification for this tag got lost. Damn Gmail.
He does grin as he tips his hat slightly. "Oh I am that vampire Ren, but there was no way in hell I was gonna dress up like Dracula. I refuse to be streotypical like that."
The thumbs up does help to release tension in his shoulders. "Thanks. It's just my costume though. I picked it 'cause of a book I recently finished, and it's pretty good."
i got hit with extreme tag block and tape writing lol sorry about late reply
"Or are you like the Twilight vampire kind?" He raises a brow- grinning ear to ear as he levels his mischievious gaze at the other before frowning to himself. "Nevermind I don't know if you will even get that reference." No vampire would be as lame as shine like an actual diamond under the sun.
"You chose the costume?" So this one is really cozied up with this world. "I used to read books...now I can't even focus on more than four pages." Its funny because he actually has all the time in the world to catch up with every book the world has to offer. "Come on, help me up- Batman."
He holds up his hand. "No offense man but you did bite me. Still stings, y'know?"
No worries, it's fine. Left wrist is injuried so I might be real slow too.
He nods when asked about choosing his costume though he raises an eyebrow at the Batman comment. He doesn't know that one either, but he knows Cake Knight.
"I'm not sorry for that and at least I didn't drink your blood."
sorry its been college exam season and i lowkey will be be slow. will be free mid-dec
He levels him an unimpressed stare. "Well okay, I am sorry for hurting your little shadow friend..." he continues sheepishly though the grin on his face- the demon within him still rather overjoyed to feast on everyone's problem. "Actually, I am not." He plants his feet to the ground and practically forced himself up through sheer knee strength- a little attribute to him posing as the very servant of hell. "I still mean the part where you are being hypocritical. Prey are prey in the end- you could finish them off quickly or you don't."
It's fine, I can be slow at times too.
Ren makes his own unimpressed stare. Frankly he's been called a lot worse than that. Plus Akira's arguement wasn't exactly impressive either.
"Any shadows I go after are the ones you would find in a palace or Mementos. Hostile ones that aren't sentient. That shadow you attacked wasn't hostile at all, and you were just being an asshole."
yeah but this interaction is lowkey very interesting lol
"Honestly you are an asshole for interrupting me." He huffs as he turns away and crosses his arms to his chest. "An additional little quirk of yours is that you are also-annoying! I stick to a moral code in a world where things actually matter, thank you very much."
It is, and no doubt awkward the next time they interact post Halloween.
"Maybe, but I have the higher moral ground than you. Also your attempts at insulting me suck."
He'll have to try harder than that.
I am backkkk (still gonna be slow tho)
He lets the sarcasm linger for a beat before continuing, his tone sharper now. "But see, here’s the funny part: standing on the higher moral ground doesn’t mean much when it’s still covered in mud, Ren. You’re out here making decisions for everyone, imposing your ‘code,’ like you’re the arbiter of right and wrong. You interrupt people’s choices, wave your morality stick around, and somehow think that makes you better? It doesn’t. It just makes you... what’s the word?" He snaps his fingers dramatically. "Ah. Sanctimonious. Look it up in one of your precious books.""
Akira takes a deliberate step closer, the sly grin on his face now edged with an almost dangerous kind of amusement. "And as for my insults? They don’t need to be clever or cutting. The truth tends to hurt enough all on its own." He taps Ren lightly on the chest before throwing him a grin and a mock salute. "Now- do you want to grab some strawberry milkshake and try to cool off, good sir?" He asks- his tone still serious despite the barbed words exchanged between them.