HALLOWEEN BALL

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Characters: Everyone!
Location: One of the meadows north of the village.
Time: From 6pm to Midnight!
Brief Summary: There's a Halloween Ball. Dressing up and having fun! Good thing to do on a cold night, right?
Rating: [TBA]
Format: Action or prose is fine!

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THE FEAST TABLE

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It’s amazing the table isn’t groaning from the weight of all the food. From sweets to savouries, this table is lined with anything you could hope to eat on a cold night like this. Delicacies from home are presented side-by-side more rustic foods you would be used to in Demeleier. It remains fresh and piping hot for all the time you spend here.

There’s a small scrap of paper sitting on the table, beside a large and empty bottle. It reads: “The treasure this jar contained has been hidden from sight! Find a grinning face to shed light on the situation.”

[linefacer]

... Is that pizza?

Yep, that's definitely pizza. For once, Daria doesn't regret not staying at home one single bit, silly librarian costume or no. She helps herself to a few slices and heads for an out-of-the-way corner of the meadow to munch and thumb through one of the books that appeared in her hands as part of the costume.

[tapferkeit]

[Link has been in Demeleier way too long to get worked up over enchanting music and sudden changes of clothes. All the same, his Prince outfit makes him look very dashing, and he did give the sword a few experimental swings.

He had a wander around and eventually settled at the banquet table. He's now poking at a hot dog with evident curiosity. He's had sausages. He's had rolls. He's even put sausages into rolls and eaten them together. But there was something about this sausage and roll, as well as the smears of tomato sauce and mustard all down it, that he wasn't sure he wanted to have as a part of his diet.]

WEAVING A TALE

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This is an especially comfortable tent, as it’s protected from the wind and has its own brazier in the middle, giving off lovely heat. Like the bonfire, all weariness seems to ease around it, but don’t worry. You’ll just be filled with contentment here, rather than an urge to dance. Why not sip some cider from the hollowed out apples that are laid out here and enjoy the warmth?

Why not go up to the plinth and read over the story on the pages? As you skim your eyes over it, a disembodied voice will read out the words, for all in the tent to hear. It begins: “The evening before he had attended a vice-regal party in Dublin Castle. To the people he met there, including Sir Jonah and Lady Barrington, he seemed in the best of health, and stayed at the party until near midnight. Before leaving, he invited the Barringtons to join a party he was holding in his house. In fact for a man of his background and position, he had spent a fairly ordinary evening - one that seemed to contain no hint at all of the strange things to come...”
It ends

[svelldrottning]

[It doesn't take Sindragosa - in her rather lovely outfit - very long to snatch the book and start reading it. She doesn't drop it, but her hands do jerk back in shock when the voice reads out the words. When the peter off, she scowls.]

What.

[The thin spidery writing pens the word onto the pages.]

[svelldrottning]

[Sindragosa watches the ink bleed over the page as the words come into being, and she simply nods.]

No hint of the strange things to come indeed...

[She watches as these words come up too, and nods.]

I believe it wishes us to finish its tale.

BOBBING FOR APPLES

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In the same room as the weaving a tale, but far away enough from the book to not come under its spell. The smell of hot spiced cider is sweet on the air, and this corner of the room is lit by several grinning jack-0-lanterns. In the large tub, there are plenty of apples, red, shiny, and tasty. The water is icy cold in comparison to the warmth all around. Fancy snagging one?

The second bit of paper from the paper chase can be found here. It reads “I can’t remember where I saw the treasure. Maybe ask in a higher place.”

[selfished]

[ Where else would Kyouko be found but near apples? And so if you might feel drawn towards the bobbing for apples game, you'll see her standing right next to the tub. She's staring down at the apples - clearly a bit longingly - and she's wearing a costume unlike her usual clothes. A suit to be specific.

Come get some apples with the girl, or even strike up a chat? ]

[barnabydesu]

[Barnaby wanders by, wearing this 'costume', sans the orange bunny ears. (Those he's holding in his hand, refusing to actually put on.) Taking sight of Kyouko and the bobbing for apples game, he frowns. Imagine the germs! Maybe he can dissuade her from going anywhere near it.

Good luck, Bunny.]

If you're hungry, there's a buffet table...

[selfished]

[ Poor Bunny, we hardly knew thee.. ]

I know there's a buffet table. I already went there, y'know, no way I would've passed on all that food. It's just that right now, I want these.

[ And with that she lifts her gaze to look in Barnaby's direction, and.. she sees the bunny ears. ... She starts laughing. ]

... Heh! What are those? C'mon, ya gotta wear your full costume.

TRICK OR TREAT?

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There’s a particularly high awning here, containing one large tub of candy. Take a bite of the candy in it. Will you be tricked or treated? Tasty flavours and gross flavours can take place here, as well as one or two fights! Maybe you’ll get turned into a bat. Maybe a cat. Maybe an ugly old witch. Maybe even a ghost! But don’t worry. Things like this will only last about thirty seconds or so, and then you’ll be back to normal.

The third clue in the paper chase can be found in here. It reads: “Think ahead. Maybe it’ll become clear.”

[aknightmusttake]

[Luciano isn't terribly thrilled with his outfit. The wig is kind of ridiculous, and he's never been fond of poet shirts.

Right now, he's just leaning against one of the poles topped by a grinning Jack-O-Lantern, throwing one of the crystal balls that came with his outfit between his hands.]

[ofrebelling]

[Having just arrived in Demeleier (for the second, maybe third, time), Lelouch makes his way toward the goings-on in the meadow after finding the village relatively empty. He isn't quite sure the meaning behind everything (though he would likely figure it out once he found himself in a costume), but he's curious... and that was a good enough reason to check things out, right?

Upon entering the meadow, he finds himself dressed as the Mad Hatter, much to his displeasure. Moments later, he finds himself within feet of what appears to be a certain Luciano Bradley, Knight of Ten.]

Never did I think I would see the Vampire of Britannia wearing a shirt full of frills.

[He tips his hat, a slight grin on his face.]

[aknightmusttake]

[His gaze snaps to Lelouch when he greets him as such, but there is no recognition in his eyes. Luciano had only heard of Zero as Zero, after all, and from his point in time, had not even fought against him or heard his voice. As far as he knew, this was just some smarmy Britannian lordling, dressed up as idiotically as he was.

His lip curled slightly.]

Indeed. They're hardly the fashion these days.

FORTUNE TELLING

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This little tent sits apart from the others, and is all in dark purples and reds. Inside, it’s very hot and filled with dusky incense. The Fortune Telling Merchant will be seated in here, and will greet you and offer you a seat. Sit down, and have your fortune told. What do you want to know?

Please contact Rosh if there is something specific you want the fortune teller to tell your character!

The fourth part of the paperchase can be found around here, too. It reads: “The centre of the stones holds the treasure.”

[facadefortwo]

*Len makes her way into the small tent and takes a seat. She doesn't need to be told twice. She looks around anxiously, trying to see if anyone's looking inside the tent before addressing the fortune teller.*

This is confidential, right?

[dem_merchants]

Welcome.

[The Fortune Teller raises one of her gloved hands in greeting, and then slowly turns the motion into a gesture for Len to take the seat across from her.]

What I reveal to you will remain between you, the fates, and I.

[facadefortwo]

You can't tell anyone I was here either.

But, um... ah, I want a love fortune. You can do that, right?