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Liliana Vess ([personal profile] deathsmajesty) wrote2024-10-31 02:59 am

The Creepy And Now Holiday-Appropriate Mansion, Thursday Evening

Once again, the gate that blocked off the bottom end of Phoenix Way was opened, inviting everyone to the creepy (though much less abandoned) mansion. This time, however, instead of being guided around to the gardens, the lit path led them to the front door, where the a tall figure in a tattered robe and deep cowl gestured for them to step inside the door and get onto a...boat? Once people had climbed in settled themselves, the ferryman began to guide the ship down the River Styx. Or, okay, their long entrance hallway, with blue lights to either side of their boat to mimic water and bathing everyone in an eerie blue glow. (Yes, okay, the boat perhaps wheeled down the hallway rather than floated, but they had not refinished this house just to flood the hallway for verisimilitude. Even if Liliana had considered it for a few minutes.)

The double doors leading to the ballroom were opened, with thick fog rolling out of the doorway. And through that doorway, people could descend the stairs into the Underworld proper. Black and gold were the prevailing color, with deep red nods to a pomegranate motif. Gold coins and loose gemstones added to the decor, a nod to Hades' wealth - but even amidst all the dark opulence, touches of other colors could be seen: tucked away in various corners and small niches were flowering plants, a surprise kiss of springtime to be found in the least likely places. Rather than one large chandelier, they had several, creating areas of both light and shadow around the ballroom.

Welcome to the Underworld, dear friends.
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] slothbabyproductions 2024-10-31 04:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"You really think Professor Vess has a glue gun?" Kamala asked doubtfully. "I'm looking at her outfit and all the decorations and there's not a single thing here that has been bedazzled."
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] afraid_of_marshmallows 2024-10-31 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Bedazzled. Liliana would never. 10 more curtsies for you, Khan!

"...I was thinking Professor Scientia might," she admitted. "Not for, like, standard glue gun purposes? But for some weird tactical reason I don't understand."
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] slothbabyproductions 2024-10-31 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"What tactical reasons would anyone have a glue gun for?" Kamala asked. "And I mean look at his outfit. There is no place for anything to be glued on him."
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Re: Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] afraid_of_marshmallows 2024-10-31 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's their house, Kams," Arden said. "They might have a glue gun just around, even if they didn't use it for anything today."