[OPEN] I put a spell on you

[mettatonvevo]

Who: Mettaton and you!
Where: The Performing Arts Theater (First floor, rooms 50/52)
When: October 31st, 8pm to Midnight
Rating: PG
Summary: Mettaton treats Wonderland to his second performance on All Hallow’s Eve!
The Story:

As Mettaton advertised a couple of days ago, on the day of Halloween, Wonderland is covered in black and orange posters. They are decorated with appropriately spooky pictures, though all of them promote the MTT brand in some way. The information found on them is as follows:

IT’S HALLOWEEN MY DEAR WONDERLANDIANS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS! IT’S TIME FOR ALL SPOOKY CREATURES AND MONSTERS TO BE OUT ON THE PROWL! AS YOUR RESIDENT ROBOTIC HEARTTHROB, I HAVE BROUGHT YOU THE BLESSING OF MY SECOND WONDERLAND PERFORMANCE!

FROM 8PM TO MIDNIGHT, WITH A BRIEF INTERMISSION IN BETWEEN, THE PERFORMING ARTS THEATER WILL BE DECKED OUT IN HAUNTING ATTIRE FITTING THE OCCASION! COME CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN IN A TRULY “MONSTOROUS” WAY!
THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, RINGING IN THE WITCHING HOUR WITH DANCE AND SONG! COSTUMES ENCOURAGED, THOUGH BE CAREFUL DEARS; IT SEEMS WONDERLAND IS UP TO ITS USUAL TRICKS!

FOOD AND DRINK WILL BE PROVIDED, THOUGH I CAN’T PROMISE IT IS ANY SAFER THAN WHAT YOU CAN GET RIGHT NOW!

When 8pm rolls around, anyone who is here will see black and orange garlands decorating the walls, bats hanging from the ceiling, and jack-o-lanterns lining the walls that are carved with the letters MTT and other stylized symbols representing Mettaton.

There are no chairs this time around, except for a few lines of them farther away from the stage, leaving ample room for anyone who wishes to dance to the music. Off to the side of the dance floor are tables filled with various snacks, drinks, and candy for anyone to partake. Once again there is an entire section of the table labeled “Ghost Food” with the incorporeal food laid out artfully on plates.

The night promises to be good to all who wish to attend!

((OOC: Like last time, while this is Mettaton’s Halloween performance, it’s still a party! Feel free to make your own top levels and mingle with other concert goers!))

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OTA: Before the Performance/Performance Part One

[mettatonvevo]

[Regardless of if anyone is actually in the theater or not, at 8pm sharp Mettaton walks on stage in front of the drawn curtains in his first outfit of the night, looking smartly dressed as a robotic vampire.]

Welcome Beauties and Gentlebeauties to my second ever Wonderland exclusive performance! As I know we’re all here to celebrate one of the spookiest nights of the year, all music tonight will be Halloween themed or spooky in nature! Prepare to feel your flesh crawl and you heart beat out of your chest as we dance the night away!

[He steps to the edge of the stage and gives a long sweep of his arm towards the sides of the theater where the food tables can be found.]

As promised, you will find food and drink off to the side of the dance floor, helpfully provided by Wonderland once again. If you have already poked your head that direction, you may have noticed the candy bowls! “But Mettaton!” you may cry, “Aren’t we already inundated with candy?”

If you asked that, you would be right, darling! However, these bowls of mine aren’t quite like the ones you can find out and about in your daily travels! Half of the bowls are filled with candy from the closets that I suspect may be completely harmless to eat! The other half are the decorative bowls I took from around Wonderland and have co-opted for my concert. Now, a good host would helpfully label which ones are which so that you may be knowledgeable in your candy eating habits; but a GREAT host knows that risk makes the world all that more exciting! So trick-or-treat, sweethearts, and I look forward to seeing what mischief you can get up to while I perform! If any of you become ghost-ified, never fear! There is a section of the food table just for you!

[He steps back and gives an even bigger smile to the audience. He is absolutely thrilled to see everyone here.]

Now, I know I have been talking quite a bit and you must all be eager to get to the show, but I would be remiss to not make mention of two wonderful people helping make this show as great as it will be!

Give a good wide berth to any and all fire effects you see tonight folks, because it is all real and live! Thanks to Wonderland’s magic and their own, Chara Dreemur will be in charge of all pyrotechnics seen during this show! Everyone please give a hand to the awe-inspiring, fire-starting, human-made-Monster, the Guardian of Hyperdeath!

[Regardless of if anyone else claps, Mettaton puts aside his microphone and gives a rousing “round of applause” of his own.]

Last, but certainly not least, while my musical talent on its own is great, tonight’s musical mixes both during the performance and during the intermission are provided by the talents of the wonderful and bashful electronic music genius, Napstablook!

[With a flick of his hand, the curtains, previously closed behind him, open up to show a darkened stage with a one light blaring down on a DJ table that has a singular pumpkin balanced on top of the sound board.]

Tonight they have gotten a bit festive and have turned into an adorable little squash! I assure you folks that despite their seeming lack of hands, they can spin those records like nobody’s business! Though I’m sure they’d appreciate you all giving them a hand, just in case!

[He claps for Napstablook like he did for Chara, loud and clear and very energetic.]

All right folks, I hope you’re all shaking with anticipation, because our concert is finally ready to begin! We’re going to start our night out right with something fun and spooky that I think our resident skeletons will enjoy! Papyrus, Sans, this first song is dedicated to you two~!

[Finally after that great wall of text Mettaton steps to center stage.]

Lights! Camera! Music!

[Pumpkinblook starts up the tunes and Mettaton begins to sing and dance a certain skeletal tune, and when that has run its course, he sings some songs from his set before the intermission.]

((OOC: Wanna heckle, watch, cheer, or just have a general discussion with someone else while he performs? This is the place to do it!))

[doorkey]

[ Who's elbowed her way to the front row? Why Coraline Jones of course, dressed in a bright frouffy swirl of fall foliage, fairy wings and a flower crown. It's far from the first costume she's worn today, but the beauty of having an endless closet of options is being able to change out at least half a dozen times for Halloween.

She's already learned her lessons about the candy being a little wacky, so Coraline will most wisely turn down the sugar rush for now, although that hardly keeps her from cheering on Mettaton's performance with wild enthusiasm. Staying quietly in her seat? That's for less rowdy concerts.

She whistles heartily for Pumpkinblook spinning spooktunes, too, giving them a frantic standing wave and hoping the ghost can see her, despite the blinding blare of stage lighting.

And then the robot star is doing his thing, and it's definitely ten times more amazing a performance than a jumping mouse circus or her downstairs neighbors' recitation of Shakespeare. ]

OTA: Intermission

[mettatonvevo]

[While Mettaton could certainly dance and sing for four hours straight, he figures giving anyone who isn’t as wonderfully metal as he a break is a good call. So after he’s announced a short 15 minute break and Pumpkinblook has put on some good music to play in the meantime, Mettaton takes this chance to mingle a bit, chatting up all of his fans and friends before he’s called to the stage once more.]

Told you I'd be here

[theothermrgray]

[Dorian's brought the bouqet from the video, like he promised, but something's a bit off. Firstly, he seems to be a bit more distracted than normal, as if he's trying to avoid staring at people's necks. Secondly, there are bite marks in the wrapper, like a snake was trying to eat it or something.]

[Right now, Dorian just wants to find Mettaton. At least that fellow is inedible, right?]

[mettatonvevo]

[Luckily for Dorian, at this point yes, Mettaton is inedible to all those who desire blood. He spots the nervous Victorian man and walks over, holding his head up proud. He gives off waves of self-confidence and charisma. He loves the rush of performing.]

Dorian! I'm glad you could make it.

[He sees the bouquet and smiles.]

It's even more beautiful in person.

[theothermrgray]

Didn't I tell you I would attend the performance?

[Mettaton's confidence rubs off on Dorian. It's good to have a friend who shares the same interests and won't be as likely to become a snack.]

And it is now yours. Feel free to do what you like with the arrangement of flowers- Ow!

[Oh, he accidentally bit his lip. Cursed fangs... Oh right, that's the other reason he wanted to see Mettaton.]

Er... Mettaton? You mentioned there were bowls of candy strewn about the mansion, correct...?

[catinthemask]

[So guess who has two thumbs and may or may not have been avoiding Mettaton? This cat mask weirdo. After waking up back in Wonderland proper, Zacharie realized 99.9% of the stuff he said when the robot was trying to bring him back were both very personal and spoilers. And that, Zacharie was willing to bet, was both confusing for Mettaton and may have given his own Mirror a good laugh for awhile.

Still, Zacharie had decided to go. It's slightly out of his role and...well, he decided to give it a shot for various reasons. He did it once and it worked out fine, so second time around should work out okay. So Zacharie can be found hanging out in a corner during the intermission taking a break from the noise and in general people watching from behind his cat mask. Guess someone didn't bother with a costume since technically Zacharie was always wearing one.

He's open for talking but will ollie out faster than you can say "Free credits" if he spots a certain robot.]

[mettatonvevo]

[Guess who has two thumbs and a tenacity to be as stubborn as a bull dog? This robotic weirdo who is currently wearing a cape. Of all the places to avoid the energetic entertainer, his own concert is probably the worst place you can go.

He slides up to Zacharie, wrapping an arm around Zacharie's in a show of force camaraderie.]

Zacharie! I am so glad you could make it! Are you enjoying the show so far?

[catinthemask]

[See, this is why he normally doesn't deviate from his roles. Bad things like awkward questions may happen. But to borrow a Puppeteer term, he's totally screwed, isn't he?

Zacharie's also pretty sure that he's not prying this arm off his so he doesn't bother.]

Good evening Mettaton. I'm enjoying it quite a bit. A real light-show, yes?

[brainmeme]

[There's a cat on the snack table! Shoo, shoo!

This cat does not shoo, but she does stick her nose around the candy bowl, nudging some pieces around. She seems to change her mind, then gingerly walks table to table over to the punch bowl and starts drinking directly from it. She can be found, throughout the intermission, sneaking drinks from the punch or dipping chips in salsa using only her mouth.

Well... Cat tongues are pretty clean.]

[mettatonvevo]

[A purple cat, lapping up the punch and eating salsa! If the cat was standing on two legs and wearing overalls, Mettaton would be happily greeting Catty and congratulating her on somehow crossing multiple dimensions to make sure she wouldn't miss a concert (as well as start looking for Bratty, because you can't mention one without the other.)

But as it stands, he thinks he'd know if two main members of his fan club were here in Wonderland, so he addresses the cat directly. After all, being a Monster himself, he can recognize the different between a sentient being and a common animal.]

Well hello there! I don't think we've met!

[determinedest]

[A Frisk-shaped ghost is hovering by the table of ghost food, plainly uncertain as to how they should best consume it. It's made of magic, isn't it? They remember phasing through the sandwich Napstablook offered them, when they accepted it, but they'd also been able to more or less pick it up, even if it felt strange and not-quite-there in their fingers.

They're still adjusting to their new ghostlihood, uncertain regarding what they might say to Mettaton should he spot them. Maybe they can learn how to fade away into nothing on the spot, just like Napstablook.]

[mettatonvevo]

[There are many things Mettaton expected when moving through the crowd of people attending his concert, but a ghostly Frisk standing near the food table was not one of them. In hindsight, Wonderland's machinations probably should have made him consider this as a possibility.

Usually he'd avoid them completely and move on, but this place, this time? He's in his element, on top of the world, and he will not be cowed by any potential awkwardness. There is also the matter of his conversation with Chara compelling him to at least give this a shot.

So he glides over, all glitter and glam and larger than life and stands next to them, observing their preoccupation with the food.]

Having some trouble, darling?

[determinedest]

[[Oh. So he's...here. Frisk startles, and wishes, wishes with all their might that they could simply fade into nothingness like Napstablook does, but they don't even know how to cry themself a hat of ghost tears, let alone fade away into nothing.

They drop the ghost sandwich they'd been holding, all but hurling it back onto the platter it was positioned on, fumbling to grip at their sleeves and arms in an automatic clenching of fingers - forgetting for a moment that being incorporeal means their hands close only around empty air.]

Sorry. I'll go.

[They wisp back and back, prepared to simply waft through as many tables, chairs, and people until they drift into the next room over, their voice low and mumbled.]

I'll go.

[punful]

[Sans is here with his army of tiny, well-dressed skeletons, all of which are still rattling in excitement from the performance. Sans himself is grinning probably as wide as Mettaton has ever seen him.]

okay but you need to send me an mp3 of that skeleton song. i need it as my ringtone. i didn't even know a song like that existed.

[mettatonvevo]

[He had seen this tiny army of well-dressed skeletons from the stage and he has to admit, it added a certain thrill to playing to the crowd. He's also not surprised to see Sans leading them. This seems like the sort of shenanigans he'd get himself into.]

Oh I will! Though the version I played was a remix. Would you like the original as well? And you'll have to thank humanity for that one! They certainly love their spooky skeletons!

[He gives Sans a broad grin.]

I'm glad to see you've been enjoying the concert so far!

OTA: Performance Part Deux/After the Perfomance

[mettatonvevo]

A. [After a sufficient break, Mettaton is back on stage and sporting a very odd outfit for this particular song, but he continues on singing into his next few before disappearing off-stage for a few brief moments. When he returns, he’s wearing a very familiar outfit to those who know 80s music and sings and dances to his last song, though as he goes he seems to get more and more into it until his eyes take on a ghastly yellow hue and, at the stroke of midnight, he lets out an unearthly howl that shakes the whole stage. A fitting and freaky end to his concert!]

B.[When the lights have dimmed and the music dies down, you can easily find Mettaton hanging out by the stage and putting decorations away, by the snack tables looking especially hungry, or on the stage itself helping a small pumpkin put away their sound table.]

b.

[readytocomply]

[Bucky stays for the whole thing. Though as far back as he can be, and away from most people, he can still watch the performance. He hasn’t been to a show like this since the Stark Expo back before the war, and it’s not the same kind of show, but keeps his attention caught all the same. When it’s all over and people have begun to mingle, he slips through the crowd and waits until he can catch Mettaton alone.

He doesn’t eat the food Wonderland provides, though he does pocket a few pieces of the candy for later because his sweet tooth is undeniable.]

Hi.

[Not really sure where to start, his eyes flick to the stage and then back to Mettaton.]

That was great. Better than any movie.

[And he means it, too.]

[mettatonvevo]

[Mettaton (still wearing his outfit from his last song) has been helping people leave, cleaning up little messes here and there, trying to make sure that Cha-, excuse him, the Guardian of Hyperdeath doesn't light more things on fire now that the concert is over, and that his DJ doesn't get knocked onto the floor and go splat.

Bucky manages to catch him in between all of that, though for some bizarre reason Mettaton can smell him coming before he sees him, as well as hear his foot steps before he's too close. Perhaps he shouldn't have eaten that candy while backstage before his final set...

Either way, he turns to Bucky happily, even if his eyes are still that odd yellow hue and his ears a bit more pointed than usual.]

Bucky! I'm glad you enjoyed it! If you hadn't shown up tonight I would have had to drag you singularly to my next concert. Missing one of them is one thing, but two in a row? That would have been unforgivable.

[His tone is light and teasing, with no trace of any malice. Though the mischief that peppers his words is enough indication to imply that he is probably not joking about doing something like that in the future.]

B

[naughty_nurse]

[Mikan timidly approaches, keeping her head low. What an unusual look she has on!]

Th... thank you letting me come see your performance! I've never seen a-anything like it before!

[Which is the truth, so, a compliment, maybe?]

[mettatonvevo]

[Mettaton turns to her, his ears flicking forward to listen better. He feels more animal-like than before he took to the stage but he takes it in stride, trying to ignore the desire for raw meat he suddenly has. His eyes light up at the sight of Mikan and her costume.]

Mikan! You look so lovely in that dress! It fits you beautifully.

[He takes her compliment and grins proudly.]

My birthday bash was a good inauguration, of course, but this one feels more in line with the kind of concerts I put on back home. I'm glad you were able to taste that magic here.

B because karma and teasing

[theothermrgray]

[Dorian decided to stick around for a bit after the show. Yes, a couple of songs were rather strange, but Mettaton put on a good show. Dorian felt like complimenting his robotic friend and possibly chatting about recent affairs.]

[After much of the crowd has dispersed (he still doesn't want to wind up biting anyone) Dorian approaches Mettaton with a satisfied smirk on his face. He's calmed down from the shock of suddenly turning into a vampire, at least.]

[However, something's... Off about Mettaton right now. Dorian looks over the robot before he addresses him.]

You put on a marvelous show tonight, Mettaton!

[mettatonvevo]

[Mettaton is taking being a sort-of werewolf with all the grace a Monster star can have, which is surprisingly a lot. He pauses his clean up of one of the food tables, his ghastly yellow eyes locking onto Dorian as his ears swivel around to listen to him better.]

Why thank you, Dorian!

[He gives him a playful pout]

No second bouquet? Tsk tsk. Your manners are slipping.

B. Pumpkinblook

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

Napstablook watches their cousin clean up, wishing they could help.

"hey.... um..... you were incredible, you know...."

Their carved out features glow softly.

"that wire goes in the blue box...."

PUMPKINBLOOK!!!!!!!!

[mettatonvevo]

Mettaton grins down at the DJ table he is currently wrangling, not looking at Napstablook but clearly pleased.

"So were you, Blooky! Those beats you spun had to have been your best yet!"

He looks down at the offending wire, having put it in the red box, and switches it accordingly.

"Has Wonderland been good in giving you the equipment you need? This certainly looks like an upgrade, but I want to be sure you have everything."