🎃 HALLOWEEN MINGLE 🎃

[benames]

You are cordially invited to Cisco and Winn's Not-Too-Terrifying Halloween Costume Party!

Who: everyone ( yes, you too!)
Broadcast: N/A
Action: aboard the Iskaulit!
When: current



[ on the night of the 28th, the lecture hall will open its gates though it'll look remarkably different. Winn and Cisco would have decorated the corridors leading to it with Jack-o'-lanterns made from the pumpkins gathered at the little patch on the planet. The hall itself will be similarly decorated, along with other traditional scary Halloween decorations made from paper and fabric ( don't ruin the little paper spiders, they took hours to make! ). There will be music from various times of Earth-1 and Earth-3, so don't be surprised to find Lady Gaga playing alongside the Spice Girls! Feel free to make requests or otherwise, just show your skills on the dance floor!

There will be a bar run by Nami offering free sodas, though you'll have to pay for your own alcohol ( remember, don't drink and fly! ). Alongside the bar, characters will find a few tables offering candy from Earth-1 won by Cisco at the game room with a little sign reading TAKE ONE, LEAVE SOME FOR OTHERS and quite a lot of space chips and protein dips as well as various candy from all over the different planets ( cleverly hoarded by Winn! ) and a large selection of pumpkin pies and pumpkin treats. Characters will also find a line leading to Cisco's trusty ice cream machine, though it'll only offer peanut butter flavored sorbet.

At the corner of the hall there will be a karaoke machine with a little sign-up sheet. Characters could sign up solo or in groups and list the song they'd like to sing. Keep in mind though, the entire hall will be able to hear your rendition of Sexy and I Know it!

Adventure-seeking characters will be able to follow signs reading HAUNTED HOUSE and reach a large hall that was turned into a maze by large cardboard blocks painted black or covered by dark fabrics. Making it out of the maze won't be too hard and the maze itself won't be too frightening but will be mildly startling. It'll include some nifty engineered animatronics of witches, scarecrows, scary clowns and skeletons as well as holograms of ghosts! The song featured in the invitation will also be heard here, on repeat. It's a good break from the dancing and for some private conversations and moments.

Remember, costume are mandatory! you don't want to be caught by tonight's pumpkin kings, do you? ]

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

Thanks, but I didn't come up with it.

[Her expression is openly confused when he mentions Squirrel Girl, though.

That one is completely new to her.]

That is definitely one we don't have. Not that I've heard of, anyway.

[winn]

Who did? [ do you have a designated namer? because that would explain why they have better code names. ]

I think it's the sort of thing that happens when your roster reaches the triple digits.

[ nodding. he'd like to think that would be no one's first choice. ]

[outstandingbalance]

That would be the KGB.

[Sorry, Winn. The name came before being a superhero. No designated namers.

We're actually very short on nerdy sidekicks in general.]

How do most people get code names where you're from?

[winn]

...you were in the KGB?

[ he's assuming past tense here cuz - avenger. not sure if he should be more excited or terrified. he's excified!

don't you worry, he, cisco, and hank are working on inter-dimensional skype so they can keep in touch once they're home. they'll be happy to continue being the avengers' nerdy sidekicks as well! ]

Actually, it's mostly been the media. [ little frown. it's how kara ended up with supergirl - which they've all gotten used to now, but it's not the best. ]

[outstandingbalance]

A long time ago.

[Very past tense. Probably.]

That, I can believe. It's not something a lot of people look for on their own.

[winn]

Code name and uniform are superhero staples - you gotta have them. 'Look it's that dude - we're saved' just...it doesn't have the same effect as 'oh my god, it's SUPERMAN!'.

[outstandingbalance]

In some circumstances. There's something to be said for not standing out in a crowd, though. Not letting them see you coming.

[winn]

That's the difference between Superheroes and Superspies - Superheroes are more than what they do, they're beacons of hope, they're role models they're - inspirations. You know, they take the spotlight, so people will always know there's someone out there looking out for them.

[ sorry, his superman feelings are showing. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[That stings, but Natasha can't claim to be offended. Or to disagree.]

It's a different job, and important. Someone does have to be an inspiration—and someone has to be able to get their hands dirty so the superheroes don't have to.

[winn]

I dunno about -- getting hands dirty, but yeah, you need both, definitely. Superheroes can't do everything, it's a lot of unknown people who help make it look like they can.

[outstandingbalance]

What about you? Sort of sounds like you'd rather you weren't one of the people behind the scenes.

[winn]

Me? [ awkward laughing ] No, no, I'm good - I mean, it'd be cool - [ it's been really nice, to get credit for his work here in the fleet. almost addictive. again, he finds himself thinking that going home may not be so simple anymore. ] but I'm really not the - fighting - type.

[outstandingbalance]

Not all fighting is muscle and guns.

[Said with a shrug.]

A lot of the most important work isn't.

[winn]

That's my jam - backstage work.

[outstandingbalance]

That so? Ever in drama?

[He seems like the type—must be the karaoke and the enthusiasm for superheroes.]

[winn]

Just AV club.

[ he might have been the type, if he hadn't spent his childhood and adolescence trying to be as invisible as humanly possible for his own protection. ]

[outstandingbalance]

Still sounds true to type.

[winn]

I'm pretty easy to figure out.

[ if it's a nerdy cliche there's a good chance he's done it. ]

[outstandingbalance]

I didn't mean to put it that way.

[winn]

But it's not wrong. [ he shrugs. really, he doesn't mind. he owns his nerdiness, and he actively dislikes being shifty. when you're trying to distance yourself from the image of homicidal family, being seen as simple is a blessing. ]

[outstandingbalance]

[Natasha gives half a shrug at that.]

Fair enough.

[They differ on that, but Natasha's used to people not being as comfortable being shifty as she is.

She does understand preferring people see you as simple, though, and she'll give him that.]

You have a pretty good leading lady to back up now.

[winn]

I have the best leading lady to back up now.

[outstandingbalance]

I'll have to take your word for it.

[winn]

She'll win you over, always does.

[ his faith in kara is pretty...endless. ]

[outstandingbalance]

She doesn't have to win me over. She seems... sweet.

But young.