EVENT | ALL HALLOWED

[cherrywood]

Characters: Everyone!
Date: Oct 27th - Nov 2nd
Location: The City of Keeliai
Situation: The kedan have decided to participate in an Earth tradition: Hallowe'en! But there are other mysterious things afoot this holiday and when people start disappearing they'll have to find a way to reverse the effect... though all of their selves might not make it back.
Warnings/Rating: Please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

As the weather turns crisper, the nights and mornings carry with them a hint of chill promising cooler days to come, the month starts drawing to a close. This is a pleasant time, soon to be the season of harvest even on such a nomad as Tu Vishan. Yet the relations with the kedan have been good lately and even the Emperor's latest warning has not dampened the resilience of her people (both willing citizens and not) and so today marks a new tradition to Keeliai and it starts with receiving a simple, handwritten invitation.

"Come and celebrate the Keeliai of ages past..."

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OOC: See the OOC plotting post for event details and this post for assorted subheaders outlining various parts of the plot. Feel free to start your own thread header if none suit, or make your own logs for various threadings... this is just for a central post for the event. Any questions can be directed HERE. Thank you!

NOTE: NPC tagging will be mostly in the Palace Rewards and Touch of Memory threads unless specifically requested elsewhere! Normal rules for players writing NPC interactions remains the same as always.

MID PLOT UPDATE!
Through the course of investigations will be discovered that every Foreigner who went trick or treating has acquired themselves at least one pot of what appears to be iridescent paint, sometimes more than one. Experimenting with these pots (because lbr who doesn't want a few randomly shimmery possessions) oddly enough lets ghosted characters interact with them completely solidly. Which, if you've inadvertently been ignoring someone, might mean you get your new shiny lamp thrown at your head.

Now if people get the smart idea to the paint the paint, that would let ghosted characters get hold of this stuff themselves...

TL;DR - Ghosted characters can paint themselves back into phase. Eating the stuff is also acceptable.

I. GIVE A LITTLE, GET A LITTLE!
Trick or Treating (All Sectors) | Palace Rewards

II. SHADOWS AND SHADES
Tangible: Kedan Museum | Disappearances | Investigations
Ghosted: Sense of Loss | Touch of Memory | Shift of Perception | Poltergeisting

Comments

Trick or Treating (All Sectors)

[cherrywood]

The kedan have observed the Foreigners for over a year and this season, they want to bring a little bit of home to Keeliai. As such, they've decided to adopt a well-known custom in many worlds: trick or treating! Kedan shops in all Sectors will be handing out surprise baggies along with their thanks for keeping Tu Vishan safe. Unfortunately the information they've perused on the holiday got a little muddled and so in addition to small trinkets (simple jewelry, small toys, etc) and food items in the bags, characters may also find odd things like still-squirming squid arms, pieces of knotted string and pickled fish eyeballs.

But hey, they tried!

In addition to these gift bags, some shops will be handing out pretty glass beads with colours that are reminiscent of that Sector. The beads are about the size of a large marble and if asked about them, the kedan will smile and nonchalantly say that they've heard a rumor about the Palace giving out a special surprise to anyone who collects a bead from every Sector.

[justlittle]

[Bean never got a chance to trick or treat back home. Living on the streets and then in Battle School didn't leave much room for it. So he must admit, he's curious about the tradition. Wearing the only "costume" he has: his Command School uniform, he goes around the Sectors collecting goodies and, yes, beads.]

[imaginate]

[This is unacceptable. This is beyond unacceptable. Kyle's dressed as the Flash, cowl off, and staring at Bean.]

That's not a proper costume!

[unetrustworthy]

[It was such a good disguise, Midii didn't even realize the little boy she saw wandering by in the distance was actually in costume. She approached cautiously, not wanting to startle anyone with her ghoul makeup outside of the haunted house. Even attempting a faint smile.]

Are you here by yourself?

[shorttempered]

[Smiles a little when he sees Bean partaking in trick-or-treating, given the conversation they had earlier.]

Guess this answers your question, huh?

[For the record, Mark's dressed as his favorite hero, Science Dog. He... might have wasted a paycheck getting it custom made. In lieu of the mask, he's just wearing dog ears.]

[corage]

[GUESS WHO'S BEING A DICK RIGHT NOW?

That's right, it's this guy right here. Who says Trick and Treating is just for kids? Pshaaaaaw. Besides, its not like he has anything better to do anything - and the outfit provides a free costume.

So here he is, whizzing around sectors without a care in the world, sometimes doing vaguely dickish things, other times just having a ball and entertaining himself.]

[hackingyoursensors]

[Someone may be flicking pickled fish eyes at you. DICK SEES YOUR DICKERY AND RAISES YOU MORE DICKERY.]

[Even though he's dressed up as Superman, he's dropped the attempts to mimic him. His fourteen-year-old love of mischief has won out.]

Heads up!

[parallels]

[Clara is wearing a 19th century ladies dress. Think Jane Austin. Which is exactly what she's going for because in her mind she's dressed up as Elinor Dashwood of Sense and Sensibility. Even when "letting loose", Clara is still completely Clara. She's not actually one much for Halloween. She liked it as a child but grew out of it once she got older, especially when it became more about drinking and dancing in loud pubs.

But she's felt completely miserable lately and is desperate for something to shake up her feeling of ennui, so turtle land trick or treating it is. At least she can get more than candy. She's already gotten a pretty clip to put in her hair. And also some squid arms which she kindly discarded once she was out of sight of the giver. And the quest to find beads, now that's interesting enough to keep her moving.]

[starcharter]

[Chekov resisted the idea of trick or treating at first. He spent so much time trying not to be treated like a kid that doing something so obviously child-like made him wary. But he eventually relented. When in Rome, right? Besides, the people who usually teased him aren't here. There's no one to impress.

He's dressed up as a mad scientist with tousled curly hair, goggles resting on his forehead, a lab coat, and a pair of thick rubber gloves. He watched a few holos back home.

It isn't too hard to spot Clara in the crowd, so he walks over.]

Chaucer?

[He figures she'd dress up like someone from her books, but he couldn't tell who she was.]

[unetrustworthy]

They didn't celebrate Halloween on Midii's homeworld. Not the usual way. Or, if they did, she had never gotten the chance to. The notion of dressing up was intriguing enough, and although she didn't see the "fun" in purposely attempting to scare others with fake horrors, she had somehow ended up working at the Haunted House as a silent ghoul. A costume which she retained for this Trick Or Treating event people had been mentioning.

Though it wasn't the candy that interested her. Midii was on a mission to collect beads. Curious about what exactly they were, and this special surprise she'd heard whispers about.

[mightythinice]

"Woah, you look a lot different in person," Ellie immediately said upon seeing the other, younger girl. She hadn't bothered dressing up, because even if Halloween existed in her world, it hadn't been celebrated in a very, very long time. And she was definitely slow about the uptake on the new beads...

Either way, could talk to people while wandering around. Right?

pick a scenario

[casaerotica13]

1

[It's Halloween. The time of the year people threw free candy at you. Why the Hell would anyone except this ancient being to stay home? Yeah, sure, this holiday had it's down sides, but damn. Free candy.]

[So, Gabriel was decked out in the best possible costume he could come up with. A white bed sheet with a rope tied around his waist, a wire halo, and wings made out of clothes hangars and shredded garbage bags. Considering the massive amounts of irony, it was perfect.]

[He looked in his bag--debating on whether or not he should shift into a kid--to notice that these guys didn't really get the whole spirit of Halloween thing. He pulled out a wiggling tentacle, studying it with a scrunched nose for a moment.] I guess that's cool... [He dropped it back in the back, before looking at a colorful bead he got from that last guy...]

2

[Gabriel, about thirty minutes to an hour after first poking into his bag, was now running through the streets of Keeliai to find the other beads, bed sheets flying behind him. They said there was a prize and, since he wasn't going to get a load of candy, he might as well get the prize.]

Closed to Catty

[fatedchaos]

"So, we haven't done this since we were eleven." It feels like a million years ago, really. It's only a six, seven year stretch, but really, it's been a lifetime. Vanessa misses those days, though. Where everything seemed much more simpler. She grins at Catty. "It kind of makes me wish we had costumes and pillow cases."

[traitorously]

Catty grins, reaching for Vanessa's hand and wriggling her fingers through the other girl's. Honestly, she has no idea what she's doing with her best friend lately, pushing things where she should just leave them be, but she can't herself. She looks at Vanessa, and she wants...more.

Once upon a time, that would have thrown her for a loop. But after working undercover for the Atrox, Catty's not really in a place where she's going to question needing to be close to someone. Especially not when that someone is Vanessa.

Besides, it's only handholding. Friends hold hands all the time. She hums happily, bumping her shoulder into the other girl's. "Come on, we're goddesses. We're in costume every day, it totally counts."

[starcharter]

[Chekov's never really been trick-or-treating before. His unusual childhood and the fact that Halloween celebrations in the 23rd century aren't the same as 21st century celebrations means that this is an entirely new experience. Still, he's seen a few old holos, which is how he picked out his costume.

He's dressed up as a mad scientist with tousled curly hair, goggles resting on his forehead, a lab coat, and a pair of thick rubber gloves. He has a plain cloth bag that already has a fair amount of trinkets in it. He doesn't intend on keeping most of it, though the colored beads are interesting.]

[hackingyoursensors]

[He's way too old for trick-or-treating, Dick thinks, but he decides to wander around in costume anyway. He's dressed up in a homemade Superman costume and it's not too impressive considering he can't sew. (And asking his girlfriend to sew his Halloween costume? Too lame.)

He's seeking out the beads, of course, but also keeping a wary eye on the comings and goings around town. A lot of criminals use the relative anonymity of costumes to commit their crimes. #Gothamlife Other crime fighters are probably keeping watch from the rooftops, so he's on the beat instead.

And will try his best to respond in character. 'Superman' is in.]

[imaginate]

[Nobody's too old for trick-or-treating, and hey, if the ring can make costumes, Kyle sees no reason why he can't do it. He's primarily on the prowl for candy, but he's found a few beads, and is trading them with other kids wherever possible. He's also on the lookout for anyone hiding behind a mask, in case some of those with toy weapons happen to be real ones.]

[He's dressed as the Flash, his favourite superhero, cowl down. It's Wally's costume, subtly different from Barry's, but the red and gold accomplishes the effect nonetheless.]

[He stops briefly at a corner to check his loot, humming Don't Stop Me Now.]

[]

[backwordscompatible]

[In Zatanna's opinion, you were never too old for Free Candy. Granted, the definition of candy in this place seemed a bit...odd, at times, but hey. Free was Free.]

[And it was an excuse to dress up. Putting together an outfit wasn't difficult; what her sewing skills couldn't manage, her magic filled in the rest. She wanted to dress up as something that reminded her of home, but not too strongly, leading her to don a recognizable Wonder Woman costume. Even Zatanna herself was surprised at how much her skin and hair--and, for that matter, bright blue eyes--left her resembling the Amazonian Warrior Princess. Proudly so.]

[The top was strapless, of course, with only a pair of armbands providing cover, though she compensated by wearing skin-tone leggings beneath the corse, and tall boots. Beyond that, there was little shielding her from the brisk evening air. Faint goosebumps peppered her skin. She didn't seem to mind.]

[If anything, she seemed oblivious to the chill as she caught sight of a certain 'Superman' wandering the streets. Toying with the small piece of rope in her hand as she approached.]

Nice outfit.

Please tell me your father's already seen it. [She could just picture the linefacing in her mind's eye.]

[andaway]

Well, one of us is gonna have to change.

[He lands next to the tiny Superman, laughter clear on his eyes. He's never been one for ego and all the Super-related Halloween costumes made him awkward at best, outright uncomfortable at worst. Sexy Supergirl? She wasn't even legal what the hell were people thinking? And let's not even get into Power Girl.

But for Dick, he always makes exceptions.]

I have to admit it looks better on you, I don't think I ever made the S-shield look so cute.

[dracobin]

[It is the beads which catch Temeraire's eye first: though they are very small, they catch the light so very nicely. But the first time he asks for one, he is politely rebuffed. He is not in costume, the shopkeeper tells him, and she will be happy to give him one once he has attired himself appropriately.

So it is some sort of business transaction, he thinks: for all the talk about its being a foreigner holiday, he has never heard anything like it. The Irish aviators in the covert would speak of All Hallow's Eve, of course, but never mentioned anything about costumes, and it is still too early for Guy Fawkes Night, by his calendar.

He has managed to wrangle a few baggies from shopkeepers anyway, despite not being in costume; for some reason not all of the foreigners appreciate their contents. Crowded as the streets are, it is a little difficult to find someplace where he is not in the way, but he locates one after a moment and settles down to devour his squid arms and eyeballs while watching kedan and foreigner alike go past, with the all the interest of a patron at some fancy theatre.]

Enjolras

[solo_patria]

[Enjolras had really had no idea what this was all about at first, until the concept of wearing costumes and collecting bags of random items was introduced to him via a shopkeeper a few days earlier. At which point, he'd decided that he may as well go along with this, to promote community among the foreigners, or something of the like. As far as choosing something to dress as, well...there was only one choice when he was told there were no limits really.

He DID already have the earring, and while Saint-Just was not so much a moral compass as he was a guideline for what to do, and sometimes what not to do, Enjolras still venerated the man well enough that he had pulled together enough of the right clothing, for the first time in his life, had curled his hair (and burnt some of it admittedly), and set back out to begin the rounds of the districts, feeling, perhaps a little odd about the whole thing, but determined to enjoy himself, regardless.

While dressed as Saint-Just. To anyone who recognized him, the effect was probably extremely terrifying.]

[bindsthedead]

[Sabriel had been caught off-guard by the festivities, although she'd babbled a thank you the kedan that handed her a bag of candy and a bead.

Of course, when she'd heard about the reward, she was much more interested, and thanked the Kedan before heading back to her suite. (the only 'costume' she had was her Abhorsen attire, but she was willing to play along) before heading out to the other sectors.]

[candystriped]

Stocking is finding the kedan shops only marginally more friendly to her when she shows up eagerly for their candy. Of course it doesn't help whenever she gets something that's not edible she tends to throw it back at their heads and harangue them about not knowing what the hell they were doing. Word spread quickly and then they seemed to mysteriously run out of giveaways when she headed for their shops.

"Come on!" she shouted exasperated at a kedan whose ability to speak English seemed to have evaporated. "Fucking enough already! What's a girl got to do in order to get some edible goods around here?!"

Superman | OTA

[andaway]

[Kal honestly loves trick or treating, and Halloween in general. It was big back in Kansas, and he'd always liked visiting it during these holidays. Granted, Metropolis celebrated Halloween as much as they could as well... but it had always felt a little over the top, and trick or treating was nearly impossible with those extremely tall buildings.

He'd thought about finding a dress to wear as Clark Kent, but in the end simply wearing the super-suit and flying around (hovering, actually... barely lifting his feet of the floor) as he watches the kids (and not-so-kids) have fun had seemed the easiest option.]

[Closed to Stiles for Now]

[watcheslanterns]

[After a massive session of sewing, Rapunzel had successfully made pirate costumes for both herself and Stiles. She bounced on her feet, which felt strange constrained in the boots she had found, and grinned like a fool. She was ecstatic about the new experience and couldn't wait to get started on trick-or-treating for the very first time.

She turned, her skirt spinning around her as she did, and looked at Stiles.]

So, where do we start?