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. ]

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[we_meet_again]

Not yet! Wanna go check it out, now that we're dressed to thrill?

[He tries snapping his claws but they're felt so they just flop around]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Honestly, going out after dark feels... weird, somehow. But he doesn't want to have to explain that or make up an excuse, and it's about time he knocked this hangup on its ass, so:]

Let's do it.

[we_meet_again]

[yyyeah, same feel. This time he's letting his curiosity and enthusiasm override his caution. There are lots of people outside already... maybe it's safe? Nobody else seems scared... maybe this'll help him stop being so weird about the dark.]

Maybe there will be something worth seeing.

[justfuckingtryit]

One way to find out.

[Heading off toward the door, though he glances back just before walking through, to make sure Cobalt's following.]

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt's by his side the whole way. As he steps out, he sees the hundreds, thousands of candles flickering in the air, hovering over the street and into the distance.]

Woooowwww!

[justfuckingtryit]

[Pauses there in the doorway, a little taken aback.]

[He isn't sure what he expected, but it was almost certainly not that they would find something... pretty.]

They really went all out.

[we_meet_again]

It's beautiful. How are they staying up?

[justfuckingtryit]

[Stepping out into the night and tipping his head up toward them, trying to get a better look.]

Some kind of spell, probably.

[we_meet_again]

How cool...

[He slips off his crab claws and tucks them under one arm so he can pull out his phone and take a few pictures.]


Hey, would it be okay if we took a selfie? I want to remember this.

[justfuckingtryit]

...sure. Why not?

[we_meet_again]

Thanks!

[He leans down and positions the camera so their faces are next to each other at the bottom of the image, and the whole sky above them is covered in candles glittering off into the distance.]

Cheese!

[justfuckingtryit]

[Yeah, sure, why not. Smiling for this one.]

[we_meet_again]

[Picture get!]

Oooh, that came out cool! I'll send it to you.

[Tapping at his phone. Photo sent!]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Checking his messages.]

Not bad. I kind of thought it would be too dark, but you can even see our faces.

[we_meet_again]

Yeah. Maybe there's just enough light from the hotel?

[Ahh... they look happy in this picture! It's a keeper.]

[justfuckingtryit]

Perfect back lighting for your googly eyes.

[we_meet_again]

Yeah, it really brings out the crab.

You look really cool, too. Like a character in a noir movie.

[justfuckingtryit]

[Sticking his phone back in his pocket and starting to walk again.]

Guess you've got a good eye for costumes.

[we_meet_again]

Haha! You might be the only one who thinks so!

[justfuckingtryit]

Everything I saw that you grabbed was good, anyway.

[we_meet_again]

Even the pizza?

[justfuckingtryit]

...okay, maybe not the pizza.

[we_meet_again]

[THE PIZZA WAS GOOD THOUGH]

Well, I'm glad you found something you liked. That was lucky! It would be a shame not to take advantage of Silly Clothes Day.

[justfuckingtryit]

What good are silly clothes if you're not going to wear them. Is that it?

[we_meet_again]

Well, I guess every day is Silly Clothes Day around here. But this time we get to choose our own. Sillier ones!

[waves/flops his crab claws]

Who knows when we'll get another chance!