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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!]
but_mostly_america: (sam loves captain america!)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] but_mostly_america 2023-11-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Sam puffed out his chest.

"Sir! I am! Do you approve?"
texted3times: (Default)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] texted3times 2023-11-01 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Eric nodded. "It's the reason we came out of hiding. The humans weren't so terrified when they weren't all just walking snack cakes to us."

Though Eric still mostly viewed them that way. Sorry not sorry.
pocketpretzels: (fond)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, well," that blush wasn't going away any time soon. "I'm glad, too, that I am able to do that for you."
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] meepmeepmeep 2023-11-01 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
A Muppet could dream!

"Meep meep meep."
imafuturist: (o rly?)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] imafuturist 2023-11-01 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Tony wasn't laughing. Really he wasn't.

"Well, we'll just have to see, won't we?"
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (friendly) (Steven chatting (friendly))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
"You make me laugh and smile and feel safe," Steven said. He reached to take Llewellyn's hand, if Llewellyn would let him. "Present. Not lost."
pocketpretzels: (smitten)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Watts did indeed let him, threading their fingers together and giving Steven's hand a squeeze. "Your anchor," Watts reminded him. "Always."
meepmeepmeep: (smile! kinda!)

Re: Food and Drink

[personal profile] meepmeepmeep 2023-11-01 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Meep meep meep meep," Beaker said thankfully, climbing up on top of the chair with minimal wobbles.
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Re: Photos

[personal profile] flamesburned 2023-11-01 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
"They did, she really loves Hellboy, she's really taken to him, I think sometimes we're not going to be able to get her to leave," Liz smiled fondly, "she's growing so fast, she's over eight months old now, I still can't believe it,"
sword_chocobro: ((older) glowy smirk)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] sword_chocobro 2023-11-01 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
The next snort was much different.

"Those sunrises, though," Gladio said, grin resurfacing on his face, but it was softer, and there was something that seemed to go a little beyond just some smart-ass comment.
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (casual))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Real," Steven agreed, giving Llewellyn's hand a squeeze in return.

He looked around them. "Though I suppose it'd be hard to mix the date up while we're here. Pretty clearly Halloween."

And thus perhaps a good thing the party hadn't been on Saturday as it had totally never been originally planned, nobody saw anything we swear.
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (unsure))

Re: Photos

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Don't suppose you have any pictures?" Steven asked, looking hopeful. Or at least as hopeful as could be seen while he was wearing a bird mask covering half his face.
heroic_jawline: (beard: i'm steve rogers)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2023-11-01 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Very much," Steve assured him. "I like the shield in particular."
two_idiots_one_body: (thinking)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] two_idiots_one_body 2023-11-01 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Arthur wasn't much for parties. Or for Halloween, which was barely a thing in his time.

John had eventually worn him down. Of course, it had been too late for an actual costume, so Arthur was wearing the faceless white mask of the King In Yellow's cultists, which would at least let John see anything magical that came at them. Thankfully, they had no yellow robes to go with it, which Arthur would have considered a touch too far, so he was in his nicest suit, with a yellow silk scarf.
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Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2023-11-01 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"We should get drinks," Steve decided. "Many strong drinks."
pocketpretzels: (concerned)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] pocketpretzels 2023-11-01 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
“The costumes aren’t a bother?” Watts asked, concern etched on his face.
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Re: Photos

[personal profile] flamesburned 2023-11-01 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Liz smiled, "of course," she assured him and got out her phone, she brought up her photos so she could show him, "there's quite a few of Noctra and Hellboy there and with the cats as well," she said as she handed over her phone.
chef_chocobro: ((older) smile and slight headtilt)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] chef_chocobro 2023-11-01 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I would be inconsolable," Ignis murmured back, leaning into that cool touch of her finger, "with disappointment if I don't."
hasaknightjob: Steven chatting (Steven chatting (unsure))

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] hasaknightjob 2023-11-01 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't mind being a little more certain of who some people are," Steven admitted. "In hindsight maybe going out for a coffee yesterday or today would've been a better first step."
unusual_sith: (adult - grin)

Re: (Eventually) Arrive and Mingle

[personal profile] unusual_sith 2023-11-01 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Lana absolutely got the joke, and she was loving it.

"Perfect. Has he seen it yet?"

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