Monthly Mingle Log

[thalassino]

Another month has passed and it is time for another oppertunity to mingle. Knowing of the curse that haunts the foreigners, Station Master has taken extra care to plan this party and the preparations only during the daylight hours. Wouldn't want to cause a giant panic, right?

Today, the little tucked away part of the plaza has been livened up with a host of spooky decorations, black cats and witches, skeletons and tomb stones, they have all been placed amongst the food tables, allowing for a casual halloween-ish mood. There are also a lot of pumpkins there, freshly prepared especially for this feast.

The tables of food are back too, filled to the brim with pumpkin pies, pumpkin squash, pumpkin cups cakes, honestly, you can put a pumpkin in and it is there. There are also large bowls of candy, free for the taking.

Naturally the two booths are there again, the one belonging to the welcoming committee, for any new (or old) character with a burning question, and the one belonging to the host club. Who knows what theme they have this week. Only way to find out is to check it out!

Finally, part of the plaza has been set up to allow for the talent contest that was to be held here, organized by a few of the foreigners themselves. Maybe it is time to check it out and see if there are any cool talents on display? Or maybe you have your own talent to display. If so, feel free to visit the show.

As every month, an invitation had gone out to all the foreigners in the day leading up to the party, reminding them of the party, the date, the times, and this time, attached had been an invitation to come dressed up. They might not be able to celebrate Halloween during the evening hours, but maybe a slightly late Halloween party would lift the spirits anyway? Station Master has certainly joined in himself too. For a day, he has exchanged his trusty cap for the scariest thing he could possible think of: a familiar white nurse's cap. 2spooky.

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PREPARATION

[thalassino]

[Just like before, in the days leading up to the party, Station Master invited the foreigners to help if they wanted. What was the task this time? Why, to make the spookiest decorations possible, of course! Everything is available, paper, paint, fake cobwebs, and of course, a whole pile of pumpkins, ready to be gutted and carved up.]

[spacecase]

[And who's more experienced with pumpkins and their ways than Jade? She's busily (but lovingly) carving pumpkins. Though they all seem to look the same.

Someone tell her to carve something else???]

[secondcoolest]

[ Wow Jade you look busy.

Bon is observing one (or well, several) of the pumpkins himself. He didn't come in costume himself, but he could appreciate the festivities, even if the projected Halloween image of a demon was downright laughable at best. ]

You really have a thing for dogs, huh.

[shippingmath]

[Dirk doesn't have much experience with pumpkins, so he hasn't been going near those. Instead, he's been fiddling around with some of the other decorations, and now...]

Hey, Jade.

[And suddenly, there is something sticking out of her current pumpkin. Wait, is that... a bat shuriken?]

[420]

[No way. You do that thing what you are doing, Jade! If it makes you happy, nobody can tell you to stop it. You go girl.

Meanwhile, Gamzee is just staring a little cause what the fuck is carving up pumpkins even? Seriously, what is up with that.]

[demonicdiabetes]

[ And then a very sneaky Amaimon approached from behind. ]

Why are you making the pumpkins look so ugly?

FOOD & DRINK

[thalassino]

[So good of you to join us. Would you perhaps like something to eat? Hopefully you like pumpkin!

Though if you don't, there are plenty of candy bowls to grab from instead.]

[lucentpalisade]

[ So Sophie totally doesn't get Halloween. Or the decorations. Or the costumes. Well, mostly doesn't get it. Fear is still something foreign and difficult to grasp for her - with the exception of her worry about being left alone, this past week. But there are Things(tm)! happening, and she was a curious little cupcake so she had to investigate. Which is what she is currently doing. ]

[malik_caesar]

Hey Sophie! I didn't know you were coming here today.

[He picks up a bowl of candy corn and offers it to her.]

[hopeofzaphias]

[ so guess who's over by the candy tables today

that's right, this guy. Yuri's just standing over here all casual-like, nomming on whatever pumpkin-flavored thing is in front of him -- which is the cheesecake, apparently...

In any case, he waves at Sophie once he spots her, calling her over. ]

Sophie! Good to see you.

[420]

[So this week kind of royally sucks. At least during the nights. But that just fuckin' means you gotta find your mirth more during the day, right? No sense in letting that harshness get you down.

So, Gamzee came to the party. He's even went and dressed up, after remembering how much fun that was last year. So if you spot a six feet tall, colourful pterodactyl hanging around? Don't be alarmed. It's just Gamzee. He's so totally into this holiday, you don't understand.

Also, he is also so totally into these pumpkin pies. Now if only he could figure out how to eat them with accidentally knocking everything down with his wings.]

[malik_caesar]

[He observes the bird-like creature from a few feet away; a safe distance from possible wing or pie attacks. After deciding that it is a costume, Malik moves closer.]

What is it about pumpkin pies? [He grins.]
Maybe it's their simplicity or the spices. Either way, they're good aren't they?

[terribubblykoi]

[ Are you ready to be attacked by a squid?

Better hope so, because she's coming up from behind and flailing her tentacles over Gamzeedactyl. Why? Because she can, mostly. \

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius, dressed by Gamzee this Halloween as last, walks over in his T-Rex costume and carefully picks up a pie. Between Gamzee and Nepeta, he's feeling better, although he's still a little jumpy.]

Need a hand?

[donotcomprehend]

[Just ask any member of the Embryon, and they'll tell you that orange things are the best things. And with so many new orange foods showing up around this time of year, of course they're going to come investigate. Which is why Gale is currently examining all the different pumpkin dishes.]

[terribubblykoi]

[ Feferi, dressed elegantly as a squid, is currently attempting to raid all the candy. Hey, it's not like she's tried all the weird landdweller snacks out there, after all, so it's really no big deal if she takes just a tiny big more than her fair share.

Or, you know, a whole bowl. ]

[sniffdeceit]

[SUSPICIOUS.

That's what all this is. Suspicious as hell.

The brochure Terezi had gotten hadn't made her feel anywhere near better about suddenly being relocated to this place. And that it had been on paper with that not at all pleasant ink hadn't helped. (She'd tossed it now, licked and torn as it was.)

She doesn't trust this food either, though it's assailing her senses so much that she can't help but lean closer and sniff here or there to try and figure out exactly what it is.]

[corporealizing]

[It's a very strange sensation, to be in this place after what had just happened. To be sure, Lu-Shen had expected to be dead - disintegrated with wet damage until he was lost. The last thing he'd been prepared for was to wake up in a different server, where at least some of the residents seemed to be at least partially awakened.

Still, as much as he wanted to demand answers, to understand where he was and why he was still here, conscious, his Meta-Body intact, it's never safe to confront the unawakened about things they can't yet process.

So he moves, perhaps a touch awkwardly, glancing at the food and looking around with his eyes narrowed slightly, trying to work out on his own where he is, and where May-Yu is. She has to be here, after all. Perhaps, for the moment, with his recent realizations, the thought of losing her now is too much to stomach.]

[cheapshinigami]

[Tatsumi had not particularly wished to come to the event this month. But the promise of food had been too much for Tsuzuki to resist. So here they are, hanging around by the food tables. The secretary sighs and watches the people.]

Welcoming Committee

[thalassino]

[Still not sure how things work around here? Always had that question that you were to embarrassed to ask? (about Vatheon that is, this isn't an agony aunt column!) Feel free to stop by the booth, and surely there will be someone hanging around that can answer your question.]

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda is still present, but perhaps in not the way most people are used to. Instead it's Sheik at the Welcoming Committee both. He's hoping to see Zelos or Duke show up at the Host Club booth, he hasn't been able to find either one all week...]

HOST CLUB

[thalassino]

[And what about that host club? Looking for a date? A nice man to spend some time with? Just someone to flirt with? Better drop by and see if anyone has an open calendar.]

Not here

[chosen_gigolo]

[Though this is only the second mingling event, Zelos is conspicuously absent from the festivities this time around. Some of the other hosts may have set up the booth, but there hasn't even been a theme called for this month as of yet.

Seems their flirtatious leader has been missing since the beginning of this week...]

Resolute Drinks

[malik_caesar]

[Malik is making a habit of strolling through the mingle to see what he can. Last month was very successful, so he decides to return. Seeing no one at the Host Club booth, he decides he should at least populate it.

He stands behind the bench with his trusty drink mixer sitting on the table. His arms are folded across his chest as he stands guard over the place.]

TALENT QUEST

[thalassino]

[Come one, come all, and show off your weirdest talents!

Extra points to the guy that can lick his elbow. That's the road to immortality, you know.

See here for more details.]