🎃 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

[winn]

I'll probably be pretty hungover tomorrow but anytime after that, I'll always free up for you.

[brainiest]

[ That makes her snort a rather unladylike laugh. ]

I'll check in with you after you've had time to recover.

[winn]

[ ladylikeness is overrated anyway, he'd rather have the laugh. ]

Probably - a good idea. [ he laughs and rubs the back of his neck. he's not at his nicest when he's deep in the thralls of hangover headaches. ]

[brainiest]

I'll make you up some headache potion.

[ She gets the impression a few people might need them after tonight. ]

[winn]

You're the best, Hermione. You should mass produce -

[ cuz yeah he has that same feeling. ]

[brainiest]

Oh, I've been there, done that -

[ And she lets her mouth snap shut, her grin a little wider. ]

[winn]

Why am I not even a little surprised - [ laughing ]

[brainiest]

Someone had to make sure people didn't die!

[winn]

I'm not dissing - a worthy noble cause, you are my hero.

[brainiest]

[ Her nose wrinkles and she shakes her head. ]

People need to stop saying things like that.

[winn]

[ he softens a little. ]

It's been my experience that people who get called that a lot but don't like to be - are usually blaming themselves for something that isn't their fault.

[brainiest]

[ She frowns, for a moment, before she turns her head away. ]

Maybe.

[winn]

[ he reaches a hand to squeeze her shoulder. ]

We don't have to talk about it but if you want to - I meant it, I'll always make time for you.

[ he doesn't want to bring her down at the party, but he can't drop it before he makes that offer. if at any future time she decides she wants to talk to him of all people - he needs her to know he'll be there. ]

[brainiest]

[ She softens, lifting her hand to touch his. ]

Maybe after Halloween?

[winn]

[ he offers her a small encouraging smile. ]

Anytime you want.

[brainiest]

[ That softens her, and she tilts her head up to look at him with a nod. ]

Okay. It's a date.

[winn]

[ he nods in return. ]

Hug on it? [ she looks like she needs a hug. ]

[brainiest]

Of course. [ She shifts close, wrapping her arms around him with a soft smile. ] Thanks, Winn.

[winn]

[ he wraps his arms around her in a warm hug. ]

It's always my pleasure.

[ he knows there isn't much he can do tonight, but a good hug from a friend who cares always goes a long way for him. ]

[brainiest]

[ The hug is more than welcome, and it softens Hermione into relaxing against him ever so slightly. ]

Enough of that, though, right? On to better things.

[winn]

[ holding his fist to his lips, he imitates a trumpet. ]

Onward - to the snack table? Have you tried the pumpkin treats yet? They came out pretty damn good if I may say so myself -

[brainiest]

[ That makes her laugh, and she reaches out, nodding her head. ]

- I'd love to. It's been a long time since I had pumpkin treats.

[winn]

[ mission accomplished! :D he offers her his arm as they walk to the snack tables. ]

Then these'll be good on nostalgia alone.

[brainiest]

We used to have pumpkin pasties on the trolly on the way to school - and pumpkin juice for the feasts.

[ Definitely nostalgic, and she takes his arm happily. ]

[winn]

For Halloween or was there a general pumpkin fetish?

[ hoping that talking about warm home memories won't lead them down depressing lane again. ]