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« Who: Nate Hawthorne

hallowing, Stephen Day

thejusticiar, Bialar Crais

notleavingquietly and YOU!
« What: Nate, Stephen, Cy and Crais have moved into a duplex, and this is their housewarming! With a Halloween theme because no one should leave Nate in charge of party planning.
« When: Saturday 17 Oct - whenever everyone wants to leave, honestly...
« Where: Both halves of Crimson Court will be open, and decorated to the nines!
« Content Warnings: Basically a party. Sex scenes likely. Put warnings in thread headers, folks, this is a mingle log.

i. THE LOOK

Nate's illusions have run wild in decorating the two parts of this house.

At the gate there's a pumpkin-headed scarecrow, with spindly arms and fire behind his face, magically animated to meet guests on entry. Sometimes he's friendly, sometimes he threatens, and sometimes he won't let you pass until you answer a riddle. Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll like the look of you.

Inside, on the living room wall, there's an unfortunate, nightgowned woman trying to crawl through. You'd be given for thinking she was a prop, but come close enough and she'll cry out and grab you, trying to use you to haul her way through.

All through both houses, music is playing. There are pairs of waltzing skeletons leading the dance. They don't interact with guests except to dance around them - though be careful, since they'll break into bones if you bump into them. You'd best make yourself scarce, before they pull themselves together...

There's giant cobwebs hanging from the ceiling, mostly for effect - but take care where you go, since you might encounter one of the spiders playing among them.

What appears to be an old, desiccating zombie is being diligent about serving nibbles. If he's too slow for you, watch out for the floating platters flying about the place, keen to give you their offerings. And there's so many offerings, and don't worry! None of it has any magical effects. Well, unless you ask Nate very nicely, of course...

ii. THE FOOD

iii. THE FUN

Didn't bring a costume? That's okay - Nate has you covered. Collect a pin badge at the door. Put it on, and all of a sudden, you're wearing something completely different. It looks and feels real - it could be beautiful or creepy, funny or scary, but every one is different and unique to the wearer. Don't get too attached, since 24 hours later, the magic wears off. Pin badges aren't brilliant at holding charms.

If food, drink and dancing isn't for you, you'll find different themes in different rooms:
Bobbing for apples in the kitchen (careful. Some of them might bite back)

Scavenger hunt: For this, you're hanging out in the garden. You'll have a randomised list; find everything on it, and you might just win a prize. Note: watch out for Pumpkin Jack and his scarecrow friends! You never know where they might be hiding.

Witch, Zombie, Ghost: With a Duplicity twist. Your pin badges run the show here - at a certain point in the night, they'll change your costume into one of those three options. Witch tops Ghost, Ghost tops Zombie and Zombie tops witch. Find your partners, everyone! There's plenty of rooms in which to play out your part...

Trick or Treat shots! The Treats are deliciously alcoholic and will leave you with a nice warm buzz. The Tricks contain something a little more magical. You might cluck like a chicken every time you try to talk, or your hair might turn blue, or your legs will start dancing uncontrollably. Use your imagination! Effects will last for five minutes at most.