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(cogito ergo sum.) ([personal profile] bu773rfly) wrote in [community profile] balance_logs2019-10-27 10:50 pm

boo

Who: All troublemakers and part-time ghouls [that means open]

Where: The movie room, then the Quad

When: The very night of Halloween!

What: Get SPOOKY, get SLEEPY, get STUPID, it's a sleepover costume party.

Content Warning: none for the post; byocw (bring your own content warnings)

[It starts a few nights before, with a network post.]

10.27.xx 19:28:16 un:hudie

20:00....Halloween night...the movie room...

You'd better be there. You'd better be in costume.


10.27.xx 19:29:43 un:akapassionista

I can't wait to see everyone's Halloween costumes!! ♪♪(o*゜∇゜)o~♪♪

[You'd better. Because it's a party!

Kaede and Erika have dressed the room up for the spookiest night of the year. It's nothing professional - lights dimmed, music playing, store-bought balloons with jack-o-lantern faces on them, paper cutouts in pumpkin and ghost shapes stuck to the wall. A "bat" is fluttering around, but if you squint, it's actually just Erika's familiar with black paper stuck to her wings. There's some kind of plastic tub in the corner full of water and...apples? Is it supposed to be bobbing for apples? All in all, it has some kind of DIY charm to it all.

Of course, everyone's actually here for the refreshments, and there's plenty of those. Some Bender specials, mostly the non-enchanted fare, but you might find a couple of the milder curses and blessings on the table. Bowls of popcorn and chips and every other genre of snack food you can scrounge up at Fantasy Costco. Candy galore. A modest assortment of Faerunian treats familiar from missions. Paper cups and plates and napkins. Soda bottles and a water pitcher and a few big bowls of punch. (One is labeled "alcoholic". Be ye ware.)

And by the way, costumes really are mandatory. There's a sign out front saying so. If you came unprepared, there's a bin of costume components outside to choose from, capes and headbands and masks and whatnot, but they might not coordinate well. If you think you're getting in without making an effort, Kaede and Erika (themselves dressed in bargain bin warlock and bard kit, respectively) are ready and waiting to chase you down and apply whatever degree of force or Sleep they need to correct the issue, with costume accessories and water-resistant face paint in hand.


About two hours into things, the two get everyone's attention and move the party outside to the Quad. Out there they've got a campfire going, picnic blankets spread out for sitting on, ingredients for s'mores laid out, and...pumpkins! And tools for carving or painting them. A sign out by the campfire announces a contest for the best decorated pumpkins, but nobody ever comes along to apply judging standards, so everyone's just free to show off their creation.

Things wind down a little after midnight. You can head on home...or just sleep out here, between blankets under the stars. It's that cozy kind of night.]
shootstyles: (calm down fanboy)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-07 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[GIRL YOU FUCKED UP.

Izuku's eyes light up. Almost a little crazed.]


All Might is the greatest hero that the world has ever known! He made his debut nearly 30 years ago when he rescued hundreds of people single handedly from a seriously bad accident. He also spent time studying in America and that's why all of his attacks are named after famous U.S. states! But ever since he became active as a hero, crime in Japan has dropped to almost nothing. He's the "Symbol of Peace" to our entire country.

[Or he was but... well fanboys gonna fanboy.]
parfaitgirl: (vanilla)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-07 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Natsuki actually shrinks back just a little in surprise when he starts ranting about All Might. ]

... I've never heard of him.
shootstyles: (thinking think think)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-07 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

I suppose he probably doesn't exist in your world.
parfaitgirl: (hop)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-07 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ God that is a weird phrase to get used to. ]

I ... guess not. So he's like ... a celebrity?
shootstyles: (FIST PUMP DETERMINATION)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-07 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! The most famous hero there is!

Though... The truth is, he had to retire earlier this year. But! He's still beloved by everyone.
parfaitgirl: (marshmallow)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-07 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh.

And he wears ... [ She gives him a once-over ] Pajamas?
shootstyles: (dont @ me)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-08 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
W-well. No! He wears his hero costume, of course!

I just don't really have the physique to pull it off. I used to own one of these as a kid so I thought maybe it could work for a party too...
parfaitgirl: (heartbeat)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-08 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, right.

But you're pretty ...

[ She trails off. She was about to say he's pretty muscular, but somehow, saying that out loud feels. Weird. ]

... I-I mean, it's not like you have to look exactly like him to dress up as him!
shootstyles: (owo whats dis)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-08 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Natsuki is a hero for noticing.]

Oh.

But I thought that was the point?
parfaitgirl: (parfait)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-08 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well ... ]

I mean ... I think you can try as best you can without having to be exactly alike.
shootstyles: (adorable loser child)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-08 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
O-oh!

I guess I thought if my costume wasn't perfect I should really work on my impression. But... I think I just got a little in the weeds about everything, huh?
parfaitgirl: (sparkle)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-08 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ Natsuki shrugs. ]

I mean, as long as you're having fun, I guess it doesn't matter too much. You just seem really worried about getting it perfect.
shootstyles: (talking to girls is scary)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-12 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
...I guess it's because I've never been to a party before. I wanted to get it right instead of seeming like I don't know what I'm doing.
parfaitgirl: (passion)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-12 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Who cares if you don't know?

[ She would also care, truth be told. And she can relate. But Deku brings out the "I will fight a bully" in her. ]

It's not fun ... to be at a party, if you're trying too hard to impress people.

[ She says, as though she's ever been invited to a party. ]
shootstyles: (exhale and relax)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-12 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I just want to make a good impression on everyone and fit in.

[He looks nervously at his shoes but then back up at her.]

But I guess you're right. I shouldn't over think this. ...Or at least try not to.
parfaitgirl: (lazy)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-12 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She looks confused. ]

I didn't think you were new. I mean, at least not as new as me ...

[ She thinks he wants to make a good impression because he doesn't know anybody yet! ]
shootstyles: (how to socialize 101)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-12 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! I'm not! I just... didn't want anyone to know that I was feeling so nervous.
parfaitgirl: (warm)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-12 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
... Oh.

[ Hmm. She can sympathize with that, too.

There's a beat as she waffles on whether or not to do this -- it takes a moment to gather up the courage, but finally she asks, cheeks a little flushed: ]


Do you wanna ... go get some candy?

shootstyles: (look. at. HIM!!!)

[personal profile] shootstyles 2019-11-15 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd really like that.
parfaitgirl: (pout)

[personal profile] parfaitgirl 2019-11-18 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her shoulders drop a little in relief; it would have been really embarrassing if he'd said no ...

So, she'll gruffly grab his sleeve and start to pull him towards the candy. ]


Well, hurry up then, or all the good stuff's gonna be gone.