I see the bad moon rising / I see trouble on the way

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: There are these crazy masks everywhere, you see. And does the moon look strange to you?
When: The 23rd through the 30th. (If you want to backdate a thread in here to the 22nd for some reason, feel free. A separate log for the day of Halloween will go up at a later date!)
Where: Everywhere!
Summary: Things are starting to get a

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25th

[itsaxingthing]

[You people are ridiculous and this is why Ling has been avoiding the masks altogether. So color him surprised when, upon going to his room, he finds Ed trying to climb in through a window. And wearing Ran Fan's mask at that.]

Ed?

[autoamazon]

[Erk! She's been caught. The temporarily guilty look on her face - not that it's visible, but hey, it's there - is immediately replaced by glee at the sight of him.]

Ling, there you are! I thought I'd never find you.

[Why does she have the sudden urge to call him "lord"?]

[itsaxingthing]

[She sounds suspiciously happy about this. This cannot be a good thing.]

I thought you already knew where I lived.

[autoamazon]

[She climbs in the rest of the way, dropping to a knee in front of him. Her prince! She found him at last! ...Though why she was looking for him, she has no idea.]

Of course I knew! I just assumed you were somewhere else at first. [It's totally logical don't argue.]

[itsaxingthing]

[... okay, that really is weird. He stares down at her puzzled. That's usually something only Ran Fan and Fu do...]

You're not planning to start working for me, are you?

[autoamazon]

Work for you, are you kidding? Don't flatter yourself. [...My lord.

No, no. She is so not going to say that.]

[itsaxingthing]

Well you are wearing the mask of one of my vassals. [He doesn't feel like he's using that much flattery on himself.]

[autoamazon]

Yeah, so what? I can't wear what I want? [Gawwwwd Ling, you have to make it all about you, don't you?]

[itsaxingthing]

It would normally take much training and dedication, not to mention loyalty, to earn the right to wear that mask. [They aren't just given out for nothing, you know.]

[autoamazon]

I don't really have the patience for all of that, sorry. [But it's such a comfortable mask.]

[itsaxingthing]

Count yourself lucky Ran Fan isn't here. She wouldn't be too happy about you treating it like it was meaningless.

[autoamazon]

She can bring it on if she wants. I beat her once, I could do it again.

[itsaxingthing]

I'm pretty sure she wouldn't fall for that same trick you used a second time.

[And she'd probably go and attack Ed at night. Just to be sure.]

[autoamazon]

[This is totally not how she expected him to act when she arrived so gloriously.]

Why are you threatening me with servants who aren't even here? Geez, aren't we supposed to be allies now?

[itsaxingthing]

Friends now. And friends would be more respectful of another person's culture and traditions.

[Though he suspects Ed doesn't have a choice. Of all the masks, why would the Malnosso make one of Ran Fan's?]

[autoamazon]

[Nope, no choices here. Which is why Ed's response is a small shrug, even from her knees.]

Yeah, whatever you say, prince.