+ Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright! | OPEN +

[vitaelamorte]

Who: EVERYONE (if they want to live)
Where: EVERYWHERE (inside the mansion, knocking on doors)
When: 6/24 - 6/27
Rating: PG-13?
Summary: The Summerween Trickster has made his decree - Trick or treat...or die! This is a mingle log for Trick-or-Treating!
The Story:



On the morning of the 24th, everyone will find that the mansion was inexplicably decorated for Halloween...sort of. The idea behind the decorations is mostly the same, except that every jack-o-lantern is made out of a watermelon instead of a pumpkin. No, this is SUMMERWEEN.

For the first day it will be harmless enough, just a change in décor and a little spooky summer fun. However, by the second day there will be sightings of the Summerween Trickster, a creepy fellow made entirely out of unpopular loser candy, and he is not happy. In the entrance hall, there will be a giant jack-o-melon container with a counter and a count-down clock ticking away to the end of the event.

Your job, Wonderland, is to trick-or-treat for your lives. You have until the end of the event to deliver one million pieces of candy to the jack-o-melon before the end of the event, to appease the Summerween Trickster.

What was that? You'll just sit this out and wait for the event to end? I wouldn't do that if I were you. You see, the Summerween Trickster could be lurking around any corner. If he catches someone not fully embracing the spirit of Summerween (refusing to trick or treat, not wearing a costume, etc), they will not survive the experience. The Trickster will kill them and swallow them whole, making them part of his horrible loser candy body.

More details about trick or treating can be found here. This is a mingle post for trick-or-treating, if you'd rather use this than make a post! [Brackets] or prose are both welcome.

Comments

leaves and moves in with bill

[morework]

[ Cullen- ran into other children before, and they didn't seem troubled at all. Must be just her. He crosses his arms uneasily all the same. ]

Then what would you have instead? Another oversized deepstalker to join your pack?

have fun EXPLODING trying to get there!!

[backpacking]

What's a deepstalker? I'm a t-rex, obviously.

[ She waves her little arms to prove her point. ]

Fine, wear your... whatever. But I've got an awesome costume for you that you're never gonna get to see!

THANKS I WILL

[morework]

Never heard of that. But deepstalker, they look- [ Although, on second glance... ] -different enough, I suppose. Lizard-like creatures. They hunt in packs, underground. I saw several when the tunnels opened by the hills. [ Though the implications of that catch up with him quickly enough. ] It's good that you didn't.

[ Arms still crossed, thank you. He shifts his weight. ]

I said I'd hear your suggestion, didn't I?

[backpacking]

I didn't go in those tunnels. Seemed pretty stupid.

[ Like a really obvious trap. And people died down there! ]

Okay, but you have to come with me and see it. [ Ellie peers critically at him through the costume. ] Alright? Just give it a chance.

[morework]

A sound decision. The risk was unnecessary. [ In hindsight, without true reward. Yes, he would try it again regardless. And no, better not let her hear that. ]

All right. A chance. Lead the way.

[ Can it get worse than this? --Yes, actually. He is convinced it can, and probably will. But... a chance, all the same. ]

[backpacking]

[ He's about the most impassive person that she's ever met. Ellie blinks within her costume, heaves a dramatic sigh, and then walks (hobbles, really) back toward her own room. ]

This is kind of like what I told you about. [ She speaks up out of nowhere. ] When we first met? When we were talking about holidays? This is like Halloween, except it's in the summer, and... there's a real monster here. Pretty sure there weren't any involved at home.

[ Now the world is full of monsters, of course, and Halloween is a story to pass down to Ellie's generation. ]