Happy Halloween [ totally open ]

[bringbackgold]

who: anyone ;
what: halloween party
when: October 31 - 6PM-11PM (or later~)
where: Element Nightclub
warnings: if needed - please post in individual threads.

Welcome to the Club

Outside of the club there's some decorations, but they remain minimal, so not to interfere with the glowing sign "Element" to let people know that this is the place to be. There's a bouncer, larger in stature, standing near the entrance of the club. He's there more to ensure that there's no trouble, rather than anything else. He's dressed as Frankenstein, to match the theme of the club's decorations. The only decorations outside, really are an array of neatly organized jack-o-lanterns with a variety of designs and shapes.

In the entranceway, there's fake cobwebs decorating the ceiling, and spiders and bugs decorating the entranceway and walls. Everything is neatly done. Perfectly organized, and details are definitely strongly considered in each and every step. This entranceway is quite dark, though. The only lighting is purple, turned down quite low so not to illuminate, but to keep it safe for people to walk through and get into the club.

The further one steps into the club, the more elaborate the decorations get. While it's still pretty dimly light, though there's more colorful lighting near the dancefloor.
There's so many things to see, including moving skeletons, thanks to a bit of magic courtesy of Nico. In parts of the room, there's ghostly figures in a variety of poses.

One of the corners is lit up completely with a blacklight, and there's some accessories near a shelf that glow in the blacklight.

Another of the corners is lit up a little more brightly, with curtains hanging and a camera. A photobooth with fun props, so that people can have fun capturing pictures of their costumes. Once they take pictures, they'll be given a ticket so that they can get the pictures taken the following day online.

In the center of the club, is the dance floor, off to the side - there's a bar, there's games, food tables, and all sorts of things to keep one entertained for the duration of the night.

Costumes are not required to enjoy the night, but they are certainly recommended and encouraged.


Dance Floor

The dance floor is more brightly lit than the rest of the club. The lights blink and strobe to the beat of the music. The music that is being played is a combination of remixes of songs from various horror movies, remixes of classic rock songs, and audience requests. The clear intention is to get people up, moving, and dancing. The music may be not quite so familiar to people who aren't from a more modern-day earth.

At the front of the dance floor, there's a platform where the DJ is working. Near it, there's a small table where people can write down requests for music that can be played later on in the evening. He's open to suggestions, since people from other worlds or times might want to hear something more familiar to them.

Towards the end of the night, he leaves the platform to participate in the party, and a playlist starts - featuring any music requested, as well as songs that he had picked out earlier in the month to be sure that he'd play for people to participate in.

The last few songs are definitely far less upbeat than the first, as it is meant to slow down the party, encourage people to leave, and get people to cool off from a night out.


Bar

The bar has red lighting above it. It's a long bar, and near one of the walls, opposite from the blacklight and photobooth. There's three bartenders. They're dressed as a vampire, zombie, and a werewolf. They seem happy and excited to be here. They're bouncing round, helping to serve guests as quickly as possible. The glasses come in a variety of designs for customer to get - depending on the drink they get.

The drinks themselves seem to be Halloween themed, with names like "Vampire Blood" and "Witch's Curse". There's both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions of most of the drinks available to people to get.



Trick-or-Treat

The wall nearest to the entrance has several foods. All the food is finger food that people can pick up for themselves. So many different treats (and not really any tricks) to pick from. The treats seem to come from various places, as the people who prepared it are used to a variety of people eating the food. There seems to be something suitable for everyone who is attending.

Scattered among the foods are sweets that are particularly favored to Halloween. There's some caramel apples that can be found at the tables, as well as a variety of popcorns and other fun sweet treats.

There's two large bowls (one at either end of the tables) with a variety of sweets - from chocolates, hard candies, to gummies. Basically, if it is a Halloween favorite, it can be found there.

While the bar is always available to get drinks - there's options here for water bottles, and two punch bowls, one with a red concoction, which tastes like fruit punch, and the other is apple cider.


Relaxation & Games

There's so many options and places to hang out in the club. There's games in random spots hanging around - such as bobbing for applies, or pin the tail on the werewolf. Silly, fun things to do to keep people entertained when they're wanting to take a break from dancing.

Also, there's several places near the walls to sit and hang out next to the bar, and between the photobooth and blacklight - against the wall. Tables and with fun decorations, and centerpieces - jack-o-lanterns with lights inside, glowing a bright orange. The tablecloths are black and orange. The seating is comfortable.


Wildcard

If you have an idea of your own, please - feel free to go for it!

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Comments

[ragnarsson]

Is he here in the city?

[Ivar has noticed it tends to vary from person to person as to whether or not people from their home world show up. He, alas, has had no luck and see any of his brothers show. But considering how homicidal Ivar can be, even towards family members, this might be a good thing.]

[relieable]

Sure is! My brother Karamatsu is here, too, but that’s all that made it over here, aside from me.

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar notices the certain way Osomatsu had framed that phrase.]

'That's all?' How many brothers do you have?

[No matter how many it is, Ivar will sympathize. He's got four, which wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't the youngest.]

[relieable]

[Osomatsu gestures with his hand, a bit of a shrug]

I’ve got five younger brothers. I mean, we’re sextuplets so they’re not that much younger than me... but they are younger. [that birth order is important, man]

...Apparently the voice-to-text on my phone can spell Osomatsu correctly on the first try. Who knew?

[ragnarsson]

Six? All at once? Odin's eye, and I thought being the youngest of five was bad enough.

[Really, it was a wonder Ivar hasn't killed any of them yet. Just give it time...]

This is going to prove interesting once I run into the other two. [He's assuming they all look alike the same way that twins do. Multiples are rare enough in the Dark Ages, what with the lack of good health care, and even rarer they or the mother survived more than a few hours after labor. Osomatsu is now a novelty.]

your phone is amazing, and so are you for voice-texting replies

[relieable]

[they sure do look alike! they all have different quirks though, and Karamatsu and Ichimatsu don't talk like Osomatsu at all]

Yeah, probably! Though, if ya run into one of us, just remember that I'm probably the one wearing red. Red! I'm Osomatsu! [he holds out that large false paw to shake Ivar's hand]

haha ty! Have to do something at work on break.

[ragnarsson]

Duly noted.

[He'll pick up on their quirks eventually. Ivar's fairly observant, a rare enough trait for a Viking warrior. He shakes Osomatsu's hand, his own grip firm, with the palm and fingers visibly scarred up and callused. That's what happened from a lifetime of crawling to get around before he came to Riverview.]

Ivar Ragnarsson. People call me Ivar The Boneless.

[The wheelchair kind of gives away where he got that particular nickname from.]

[relieable]

[huh, that last name was a mouthful. Osomatsu would never remember it! he probably wouldn't have to, though. Ivar was enough, right?]

The Boneless? [he whistled] Sounds scary. What'd you do to earn a nickname like that?

[ragnarsson]

[See, now this was the proper response to have to his nickname. If he had one more person tell him how terribly 'mean' it was to have The Boneless as a nickname when he couldn't walk, he was going to hit them.

He says the reason why in a very flat, bland-sounding voice.]

Killing a lot of people without ever having to stand up.

[That's half the reason why. The other half is his father was having a very bad day when he learned his son would never walk, and came up with a sobriquet that stuck, but that's not nearly as badass an explanation.]

[relieable]

[honestly, Osomatsu thinks the wheelchair is part of the costume. or, if he doesn't think that, it's not making a big impact. he is more interested in what the guy talks about than how he looks]

K-killed? [he jumps back, looking alarmed] You've killed people?!

[ragnarsson]

Yes. A lot of people.

[Ivar proudly emphasizes. This is the point in the conversation where people usually start backing away.]

That's what Vikings do.

[relieable]

[yeah, Osomatsu's getting to that point]

Vikings? They let real vikings in here?! [he's torn because an actual viking sounds really cool, but also scary]

[ragnarsson]

Considering they haven't locked me up yet, that would be a yes.

[See, those weapons he has on him right now? They're not just for show. Ivar is considered particularly tough and mean even among his own people. Ivar The Boneless was a Viking remembered in the history book for his vicious nature and cleverness.]

[relieable]

[okay... okay! so this guy's a real viking. Osomatsu's not sure what to do! does he get the hell out of Dodge? try to get on Ivar's good side?]

You... uh. You haven't killed anyone while you were here, have you?

[ragnarsson]

No. [But lest Osomatsu think he's safe, the teenage Viking then adds on:] Not for lack of trying.

[...Ivar, that is not a very reassuring answer.]

[relieable]

[wow]

I-I see... Well, try to keep it that way! Killing people is... messy!

[ragnarsson]

It is. But you'd be amazed how much satisfaction you can get from it.

[Be thankful there's a whole host of people here watching over the Viking to make sure he stays on the right path. Otherwise, the whole population would be in danger.

[relieable]

[wow... Ivar's starting to sound like a mass murderer now. Osomatsu's sweating]

There are other things that can give you satisfaction, though, right? Like... eating good food, or whacking one out before bedtime...

[Osomatsu please]

[ragnarsson]

[A mass murderer is actually a good description of Ivar. He's killed far too many people to merely be a simple serial killer.

For a moment, Ivar simply stares at Osomatsu with a flat expression. Then he chuckles softly, just once. He's reminded strongly of his brothers for just a moment, for it sounds like something Ubbe or Hvitserk would say, in a different way of course.]

You're strange.

[Yes, that's right. The psychopathic Viking thinks that you're the strange one.]

[relieable]

[a nervous laugh. he could have worded that better, he supposes]

i-I'm serious! Though... I've never killed anyone, so I dunno how satisfying it is.

[ragnarsson]

You should try it sometime. It's right up there with sex for giving you a rush.

[Not that Ivar really has much experience in that either. He's had sex with all of two people in his entire life and the first time was an absolute trainwreck.]

[relieable]

[well, Ivar had more experience than Osomatsu, and he was younger! it wasn't fair that a murderous young viking in a wheelchair could talk about sex and Osomatsu couldn't, but he wasn't going to say that out loud. rather, he just clears his throat and looks away]

If you say so. I'll just stick to sex for now. [like he's some expert]

[ragnarsson]

[Ivar's self-esteem definitely would have gotten a boost if he'd known any of that. Being treated as basically a reject for being a cripple his entire life had given him a skewed version of how people viewed him as a romantic partner. No one would ever want to be with him for any reason other than pity, right?

Fortunately, having four older brothers meant that at least he could talk a great game, even if he was mostly full of hot air. He gives Osomatsu an appraising look as he asks a very blunt questions.]

What do you go for? Men or women?

[relieable]

[WHOA.... what a question! Osomatsu almost chokes on his drink. he turns to look at Ivar, expression full of confusion. should he even dignify the question with a response?]

W-women! [he answers automatically, but he isn't looking at Ivar directly when he says this. truthfully, Osomatsu's a bit unsure. he's been hungering after Totoko for his entire life, but he's also grown up around so many guys, and his cuddling experiences in Riverview were with men, and he hadn't seemed to mind it.

so, actually, Osomatsu probably wouldn't be picky if someone decided to shower him with affection, man or woman]

[ragnarsson]

[The response is amusing enough to Ivar. He hadn't been expecting quite that level of being flustered from the man. (Boy? It's a little hard for him to tell.)

Vikings came from a culture of loose sort of bisexuality, where no one minded who you were bedding as long as you were the dominant one. Ivar had only ever been interested in women back in his own time, but since coming to Riverview, he'd discovered a closet key or two.]

What a shame. You're missing out on half the fun.