personavelvetroomdr | [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!]

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"Oh I have plenty of self-awareness," he lets out a wry chuckle. "I will admit this demonic costume clouds my judgement though. Don't blame me for that." He points up at the sky. "Blame the guy who can probably smell a flower from a meter distance with his long nose."

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."

Ren shrugs. It did explain things, but he's still not happy with what happened. But he's willing to let it go.

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."

"Hah...right. Vampire." Akira had to pretend like that statement kept him completely nonchalant. "So like," he scratches his chin and huffs. "You say stereotypical- does that mean Dracula exists in your world?"

"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?"

Ren shakes his head. "Dunno about Twilight, but Dracula is a fictional character. I just didn't want to wear a vampire costume just because I'm a vampire."

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."

"Surprised that Igor didn't let you experiment with another creature." He hums while still accessing the cowboy-vampire being before him. "Though I don't know what to expect from him anymore. All of this is still a tactic of him trying to appease to the people he's trapped here."

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."

"Me too, but I'm not gonna complain. The wings are pretty cool, though I doubt it will stick around." No big loss if he wakes up tomorrow without wings.

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."

"Ah so you are more of a tit for tat kind of guy. Oh, he punched me so I can punch him back. Well you interrupted me when I was going to disintegrate into ashes, batman." He scoffs at him with a playful grin.

"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."

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Really? Asshole and annoying? Boring! Is that the best he can do?

"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.

Akira tilts his head, narrowing his eyes at Ren as though sizing him up. "Higher moral ground, huh? Cute. Let me guess—every time you make a big broody speech, there’s a little voice in your head telling you how noble you are for not finishing the prey, right? Batman-level stuff. Truly inspiring."

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.

[EVENT] 'Tis the Spooky Season...

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Somehow the notification for this tag got lost. Damn Gmail.

i got hit with extreme tag block and tape writing lol sorry about late reply

No worries, it's fine. Left wrist is injuried so I might be real slow too.

sorry its been college exam season and i lowkey will be be slow. will be free mid-dec

It's fine, I can be slow at times too.

yeah but this interaction is lowkey very interesting lol

It is, and no doubt awkward the next time they interact post Halloween.

I am backkkk (still gonna be slow tho)