Halloween Party

[idolpro]

Who: IDOLS
Where: FAUKYO
When: Day 48, evening

[ When evening falls over Tokyo-F— earlier now as it begins getting colder, the city simulating the start of fall— the moon rises an eerie eclipse red. candles float eerily above the street, and jack-o-lanterns have appeared of their own accord on empty storefronts and in doorways. Cobwebs have sprouted between the trees despite the city's lack of spiders, and music is pumping from somewhere unknown with Halloween music— it's not all idol music this time, congratulations, though some of it certainly is. Enjoy Camille Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre interspersed with Ali Project and Michael Jackson's Thriller.

In the park the tea houses and greenhouse have been set up as miniature haunted houses with jump scares and weird distorted mirrors— BAD END=DEAD END might want to avoid these— and candy rewards at the end for making it through the gauntlet.

The hotel lobby has been filled with halloween decorations in a haphazard jumble, waiting for the idols to take them to decorate or at least move them outside of the hotel if they want the couches to be useable without sitting on a pile of fake tombstones and bodies. There's also a small set-up by the kitchen with makeup, fake fangs, and fake blood for anyone's use. Besides that, there's a rack of costumes, with a warning sign— all prospective Cinderellas, these costumes will vanish with the rays of the morning sun!

...probably you'll want to take heed. ]

Comments

[justfuckingtryit]

Try whatever you like best.

[we_meet_again]

I like them all, is the problem.

Quick, what's better: this or this?

[justfuckingtryit]

[The first one for SURE.]

...the second one.

[we_meet_again]

[too bad, he would have worn the first one for you]

Haha yeah! This red one is pretty funny, right?? The more I look at it, the funnier it gets!

[He shimmies into the costume, clothes and all. Cobalt is now a crab (??) man. He catches sight of himself in the provided mirror and starts laughing helplessly at his own reflection]

It [teeheehee] it suits me!!

[justfuckingtryit]

You look ridiculous.

[we_meet_again]

Mission accomplished!!

What about you? You gonna wear one, too?

[justfuckingtryit]

...sure, why not?

[we_meet_again]

Oh boy! What kinda thing are you into?

[Diving back into the costume racks]

[justfuckingtryit]

Something simple, I guess?

[we_meet_again]

Hmmmm...

[rooting through costumes]

What about this one? It's all one single piece.

[justfuckingtryit]

Something simple I can actually walk in.

[we_meet_again]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Well, this one is all one single piece of clothing... some kind of sorcerer? Wait, maybe that's just alcheME. Hang on.

How about... this, or maybe this? They look fancy but in the end they're just pretty normal clothes, so it shouldn't be uncomfortable to wear.

Though, if you wanted to really mix things up, maybe this?

[justfuckingtryit]

[Huffs a little bit of a laugh at the last one.]

Three out of four's not bad.

[Takes the sorcerer robes and gangster outfit, considering. Cobalt's right, though, the robe is just AlcheME aesthetic; he could run a trade and wear that whenever. Gangster it is - he hangs the robe back up.]

Think it'll fit me?

[we_meet_again]

[What's wrong with the pizza? Cobalt likes pizza...]

Hopefully! I was only looking through the ones that seemed like your size, but maybe we can find someone from AlcheME to help, if it's a little off.

[justfuckingtryit]

Guess we'll find out. Give me a minute.

[Brb, going to go disappear into the lobby bathroom to change.]

[we_meet_again]

[He hangs all the leftover costumes back up in the meantime]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Coming back out in a couple of minutes. The pants are a little too long on him, but the vest and shirt fit well. The tie isn't on; he's scowling down at it and fighting with the knot.]

[we_meet_again]

Oh! That's a good look for you!!

[justfuckingtryit]

If I could fucking finish it.

[Just. Shoving the tie in his pocket.]

[we_meet_again]

Trouble with the tie?


...Mm..

... I wonder...if I know how to do that. May I try?

[we_meet_again]

Having trouble with the tie? Would you like a hand?

[justfuckingtryit]

[Gives him one of those very long, very evaluating sort of looks.]

[He had better not be poking fun.]

[we_meet_again]

One of my pep!pep! uniforms came with a tie, so I can show you, if you like!

[His expression is open, honest, and friendly.]

[justfuckingtryit]

[It takes him another long few seconds to reply - and when he does, it's just to reach into his pocket and hold out the tie.]

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt takes the tie and comes in close. The top of Thorn's head barely reaches his shoulders. Thorn's field of view is now mostly crab, probably.

Cobalt's hands are surprisingly gentle when he lifts the lapels of Thorn's shirt and slides the tie around the back of his neck.]

You start with the wide end about twice as long as the thin end. Then you wrap it around once, like this... and pass it up through the neck area ... and back down through the loop. Then you pull it out to tighten the knot, and that's it!

[He draws the knot carefully up to Thorn's throat, then puts the lapels back down and unthinkingly brushes his fingertips out across Thorn's shoulders like he's dusting them off.]

You look sharp!