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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.

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[Uh, talk? Padfoot's dog brain is so hyper and frantic that it's hard for him to think through why that doesn't make sense, but he can definitely tilt his head in confusion.

...And yes, actually, not having to carry the basket would be nice. So his tail is wagging too.]

::Asgore reaches down towards the basket and takes it out of the dog's mouth carefully.::

There you are. Now you can talk. I'm surprised nobody has shown you how to walk on two legs yet.

::This guy is a weirdo.::

[Padfoot makes an uncertain sound, then his ears perk up as he realizes. With a quick chuffing sneeze, he shifts, and suddenly Sirius is sitting there on all fours.

He clears his throat awkwardly and flops back to sit on the floor.]

Sorry. Figured we had a, um. Misunderstanding, of sorts. Can't talk when I've got the dog brain. And, er, mouth.

::The large goat man jumps back a bit, startled that the adorable dog is now some sort of human man.::

Oh! What a very surprising change. I have known many dogs in my life, but none that could turn into a human man. Are you... are you a monster, or a human?

Just human with a bit of magic mixed in.

[Wait, who was calling folks monsters again?]

Oh! You must be from Frisk and Chara's world. That explains a lot. There's dogs that talk, where you come from?

Ah, a human who knows magic. A fearsome opponent you must be, indeed. And yes, I am from Frisk and Chara's world. I am Asgore Dreemurr, the King of All Monsters. Or, at least I once was. I suppose I'm King of very little, here.

And yes, I've known a large number of good, honest talking dogs in my time. They make fastidious royal guards.

::You're talking with a giant goat man, Sirius Woofington the Third. Why should you be surprised about talking dogs.::

[Sirius smirks.] Well, I try, but I don't know if "fearsome" is quite the right word.

[As the other creature continues, Sirius' eyes widen a little in surprise.]

Oh, your majesty, I had no idea! I would never have played such a trick if I knew you were royalty.

[As Sirius bows, he makes a mental note to brag to James about (sort of) pranking a king.]

My name is Sirius Black, and I would be happy to be a part of your royal guard. Can't say I'd be a dog most of the time, of course. It's a bit hard to keep that form for more than a few hours at a time.

Oh, um, thank you, magical human Sirius Black, but perhaps... well. You should know more about a king or queen before pledging your loyalty to them. I would not have you do something you may later regret...

::Asgore pauses and looks down a bit, before looking back into Sirius's eyes.::

You may have seen a, uh, "network post" by my ex-wife informing the rest of the school that I was a murderer. Perhaps you recall it, some days back. You may, subsequently, have some questions for me that need answering.

::King Fluffybuns is awkwardly attempting to inform you that he's damaged goods, Padfoot.::

[Sirius' eyes widen.]

Oh. That was...

[He hesitates. He hadn't made the connection, but upon seeing that post he'd been careful not to take sides just yet. Being in Wonderland, it was easy for anyone to become both more cautious and more understanding at the same time. Some of these warnings were completely trustworthy, but others were tainted in some way, at the very least by misunderstanding. And Sirius is a little sensitive to condemnations borne of this mistake.]

I suppose I do have some questions. But, for what it's worth, you wouldn't be the first person in Wonderland who was falsely accused, or accused of something they have not yet done.

I am afraid that it is not entirely a false accusation. If you will listen to my explanation, I can tell you what happened, not to expiate myself from any guilt, but so that you can understand the circumstances of my life, and judge for yourself who it is that I am.

::Goatdad is a sudden downer there, Snuffles.::

[Sirius shifts, a little uncomfortable at how serious this has all gotten. Aaand with the fact that this guy just admitted he did kill children. But if he's really a king, maybe it's more a...you know, casualties of war sort of thing? He can't really judge too much given how eager he is to jump into the fray back home.]

Okay. I'll...try not to draw any conclusions until I've heard it all.

Long, long ago, there was a war between Humans and Monsters. It was long and protracted, but the Monsters lost, and were banished. The Monsters were driven underground by the humans, locked behind a seven-SOUL seal by a group of the human's magicians. Though Monsters are made of magic themselves, the power of a human SOUL is so great that no monster could ever hope to pierce it, no matter how strong and powerful.

Years passed. I was the King of the Monsters, living in the society we had built in our underground prison. A human child fell through the barrier -- it was possible to enter it, but impossible to leave. I welcomed that child into my family, and raised them alongside my own son, with the help of my wife Toriel. We had a very loving family, and although the human child took time to acclimate to our lives, they eventually came to see themselves as a member of our own family. Until. Well. Until the day that they fell sick and died.

We had no human medicine, and no knowledge of how to cure the lost child. They died, and... when a human dies, they leave behind a SOUL... which can be used by a Monster to become more powerful. Powerful enough to walk through the barrier, although not powerful enough to allow more than one through... my son, Asriel... without telling his mother or myself... at the moment of the child's death... took the child's SOUL and... carried their body back to the human world...

::Asgore is breathing sort of heavily at this moment. He's been getting visibly more upset as time passes, but this seems to be the most difficult part.::

My son was attacked by the humans he found on the other side. He made it back through the barrier to his parents just in time to die... I watched my son's body crumble away into dust -- my own son -- for the crime of returning his adopted sibling's body to the human world. I. I made a vow in anger. I vowed that any other humans who fell through the barrier would die, and once seven SOULS were gathered... I would use them to become powerful enough to shatter the Barrier, and seek my revenge upon the humans who killed my child.

I made the vow in anger and came to regret it, but I was king and could not face taking away the only sliver of hope my subjects had left, of one day being able to leave our prison. My wife left me, calling me a heartless coward. Which I was. I was too cowardly to go back on my word, and too cowardly to kill the children myself. Over several centuries, six human children died at the hands of other Monsters, and I kept their SOULS, awaiting the arrival of the seventh human. No adults ever fell through the barrier. I do not know why.

The seventh human child fought me, and... spared my life. They showed me more mercy than I had extended to them. They would have been the first child I would have personally killed, but... they showed me more compassion than I deserved. And then someone else struck the killing blow, and I arrived here after my death.

::Isn't it great how this giant goatman dressed as some sort of stripper is telling you all of these things?::

[Sirius listens intently. It's clear this is all very hard to admit, and he can tell that nothing is being sugarcoated or made to look less horrible than it is.

When the monster describes his anger, his desire for vengeance, Sirius holds his breath. Sets his jaw. When he speaks of his regret, his cowardice, Sirius lets that breath go.]

I...actually understand all that. It, er. Hasn't happened yet, but. I've read a story about my future. A book written by someone who knows what happens to my world. And to me.

[Sirius runs a hand through his hair, then drops it abruptly when he recognizes a habit he's picked up from James. His heart twists.]

One of my friends betrayed us and got two of my other friends killed. And me sent to jail, framed for it.

[Sirius realizes he's speaking in past tense, and numbly decides it isn't worth correcting. For all the times he's read the books, it may as well have already happened.]

I broke out, eventually, intent on seeking revenge on the person who betrayed us. And it's true that he had completely turned his back on his, had no intent of fixing his mistakes. He was too far gone. But...although I didn't betray my friends myself, had I been a better friend to P-- to the one who did betray us...

[He lets out another, tight breath.]

It hasn't happened yet, but I've felt angry and vengeful. And then just as embarrassed at my inability to see what I'd done to make this all happen until...well, it might already be too late, if we can't remember what we've learned here and go back home with it.

[Sirius swallows. This is really heavy for an event about dressing up and getting candy.]

So. I guess I can't say I'd be one of your, er, guard dogs. But I understand. And I'll be on your side if you need it.

Ah. So, you, too have a... future... to regret. If you find a way out of here, that is.

::Asgore looks at the decorated doors in the hallway.::

It is a strange place, this Wonder-Land. But I do appreciate you saying that you would assist me if needed, even after knowing more about my own lamentable history. It is, however, as you say, probably in your best interests to not pledge yourself to me. Oaths made in haste have a tendency to, well... constrain oneself in ways perhaps not foreseen during the swearing.

Sometimes I wonder if...

[Sirius spoke before he'd decided it was wise. But they've already shared so much. Why not this?]

I wonder if this place exists as an opportunity to...to make up for those mistakes we've made. Or prevent them, in my case. It's worth trying, anyway. We've got plenty of time.

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OH WOW YOU WORKED SO HARD ON THIS I'M SORRY I KEEP TAKING SO LONG D:

SORRY I took my own time as well this go around

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