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Liliana Vess ([personal profile] deathsmajesty) wrote2023-10-31 05:32 am

Halloween Party, Creepy But Nowhere Near Abandoned Mansion, Tuesday Night

After basically being dared to do it by Tony Stark (and putting in six weeks of renovations, bless Hannibal for the contractor), Liliana, dressed as an empress, hair pulled back in a profusion of curls by her angelic headpiece, was ready to throw her first Fandom party. Sure, it was for a holiday she didn't really understand, but she'd heard enough about it to make due: there was supposed to be candy and people were supposed to be in costume. Done. Everything else was just the same as a regular party, right?

Granted, the last party she'd hosted had actually been for a bunch of vampires and that had been seventy years ago on a completely different plane, but bah, details. You had food to eat, music to dance to, dark corners to sneak off to, and either enough witty people or enough alcohol to keep the conversation flowing. Liliana was hoping that there would be plenty of the former showing up, but just in case, she'd made sure to stock plenty of the latter.

Though her newly refurbished ballroom was actually very light and airy, she had done her best to recreate some of the spookiest elements she'd seen in her travels. The dancefloor was covered in about a foot of heavy fog that swirled and eddied with every movement. While most of the chandeliers were shrouded in fabric and false webbing, she personally found the main chandelier was decorated in something she much more unnerving. Black and red candles flickered about the room held by ghostly hands, dripping skulls, and the occasional elegant standing candelabra. One of the few concessions to magic she'd used tonight was to have the candles lit with tongues of false fire, which provided light but no heat. And they glowed blues and greens and purples, which was a nice effect. Red roses were placed upside down in vases, while more questionable arrangements sat in decorative vases. Out of deference to her guests' squeamishness sensibilities, all creepy critters, skeletons, and dead bodies were all cunningly crafted fakes, not a single real bone or drop of blood in the place.

Other than, of course, what her guests brought in with them. And should they leave with fewer of either than they'd come in with, well, that was hardly her fault. Probably.

Arrive and Mingle / Photos / Dark Corners [NFB] / Refreshments / Dance / Gardens / OOC

[Please hold for OCD up! Do the thing!]
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (unsure))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-10-31 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Raphael was pleased to have us home," Steven said by way of agreeing with her. "And we did miss him as well. Can't exactly ring him and say how things are going, can you?"

Well maybe somebody who could communicate with animals could do that. Sadly not Steven though.
but_mostly_america: (sam loves captain america!)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] but_mostly_america 2023-10-31 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, the hostess was well-dressed and well-mannered! Sam was so pleased.

"Good evening," he said in return, nodding his felt head. "I am Sam Eagle. It is a pleasure to meet you!"

Because he didn't know about the necromancy, obviously. Sam would not approve.
somethingwithturquoise: (i finally made a kissing icon!)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2023-11-01 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Since he was being such a good sport about his costume tonight, Summer was definitely letting that kiss be stolen, and might have even gone so far as to make sure he even got the money hidden under the mattress, so to speak, while he was there.

"Shacks and drinks," she then confirmed. "Thank you, Stark."
somethingwithturquoise: (so high right now)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] somethingwithturquoise 2023-11-01 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
That expression wasn't passing by Summer, not in a million years, although there was that weird feeling she always got of being just so self-serving when she asked Liliana about Ignis, for some weird reason.

"Well, he can be a pretty delightful guy," she said, "so I guess tracks."
special_rabbit: (talking leaning forward a little)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] special_rabbit 2023-11-01 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh," said Amaya, "I'm there all week, plus, I live just above the shop, so you could always just ring. I like to think I'm ready..." Amaya paused a moment to pull on her gloves, although it didn't have quite the same effect as it usually did since her gloves were bones instead of her usual workgloves, "...for any occasion of emergency blacksmithing. But I do tend to get most of my business on Tuesdays."

For some weird reason.

"Just down Unicorn Way, right between the Trooper station and the butcher."

There was a joke there, but, unfortunately, Amaya wasn't from here enough to know what it was.
flamesburned: (Default)

Re: Photos

[personal profile] flamesburned 2023-11-01 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
“Same here,” Liz told her with a smile, “Prompto’s told me a lot about you, I’m glad I’ve been able to meet you,”
unusual_sith: (Default)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] unusual_sith 2023-11-01 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Lana wasn't much for costumes, so she'd just gone with what the costumer on the mainland had suggested. She wasn't sure it was really her, but at least it was easy to move in.

And she was rather looking forward to a party.
pocketpretzels: (fond)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"It is my pleasure to provide it," Watts assured him. "And if you would care for a walk home, just send me a missive via text shortly before you expect to be done for the day, and I shall meet you there."
flamesburned: (Default)

Re: Photos

[personal profile] flamesburned 2023-11-01 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
“Same here, we ended up heading home last week when we weren’t sure how things were going to go,” Liz told him, “but Noctra’s been enjoying Halloween, she’s at home with Prompto while I work here for the evening,” she said, “how have you been going?”
died8yearsago: (ugh phone)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] died8yearsago 2023-11-01 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Selena," Rosa answered without missing a beat. She'd been on this island long enough to not even expect most people to know who that was.

Which meant she was already prepared, and was now holding up a phone for Liliana, already cued up to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIMgfqY27PM'>comeplation</a> and handing it over to her. "You're welcome," she said, and then turned to leave Liliana to discover what her poor, sad life had been clearly missing. ....yes, she'd literally bought burner phones expecting them to hand them to people so they could listen to Selena uninterrupted without her phone having to get involved.
pocketpretzels: (thinking)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
"I had suggested the possibility to Mr. Scientia some time ago," Watts admitted. "Miss Beniko has also expressed an interest in learning more about wines from Earth," he shared. "I'm sure she'd be keen to explore vintages from even more worlds."
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (friendly) (Steven chatting (friendly))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Steven smiled at him. "Am I meant to be able to resist the idea of walking home with you as well? Because I'm not certain I could."
stykera: (eye)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] stykera 2023-11-01 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
"He pretends to be much worse than he is," Stark said. "He's a good friend. When he isn't being insufferable."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2023-11-01 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Jon wasn't entirely sure about this holiday, but...well, he supposed it couldn't do much harm.

He was wearing a pullover with a giant googly eye on it. Who said he had no sense of humour?
pocketpretzels: (pardon?)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Who am I to say, really?" Watts asked. "All I can tell you is it would give me great pleasure to be your escort."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] sharp_man 2023-11-01 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Hannibal had to come check out the neighbor; he was curious to see what Liliana had done with the place. And parties were always welcome.

He was dressed in a top hat and tuxedo modeled on the style of a hundred years ago, and looked around curiously.
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Re: Photos

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"I wondered where he was," Steven said, since he hadn't been fully certain if he just hadn't spotted Prompto in the crowd, especially with everyone in costume. "And, er, you know. Got back from holiday. Returned to all that strangeness. Been... interesting."

It was times like this when Steven especially regretted that he hadn't been able to go visit Liz as often as he would have liked. He wouldn't have minded getting her thoughts on some of the things going on with him but a party was not the place for it on several levels.
beautiful_boc: (head turn away)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] beautiful_boc 2023-11-01 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Good food gone to waste," said Boc, miserably, with a sad shake of his head, "is a terrible shame, isn't it? Perhaps...perhaps maybe, if there does seem to be quite a...quite a bit of...well, I suppose one might call it...a bit of...erm, excess, I could...help...with that. Ah...assuming there's no one else who will..."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Can I make a reservation for a walk home as well then?" Steven asked. He smiled. "Is there somewhere I sign for that?"

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