october: free for all | ❝ lurking in the shadows ❞

[quickfingers]

WHO: EVERYONE? Anyone. (And Peter.)
WHERE: X-Fam House, Nonah.
WHEN: Friday the 13th!
WHAT: Giant ass Halloween party. On Friday the 13th. YOU ARE ALL INVITED.
WARNINGS: tbd, probably some disaster.
NOTES: So this party's invites are pretty scattered so if you have CR with Peter, you can feel free to assume you've been invited (if he hasn't literally ic inboxed you) or found an invite/ heard about the party from anyone else and are still welcome to have fun! Feel free to plurk me (valleyheart) if you have questions but aside from Peter's top level, it's free game to do what you want!



The Invitations

[If you're a friend of Peter you might've been invited personally, but even so you might find one of these bad boys slipped your way, in your mail or taped to the inside of your next pizza order leading up to the 13th. On the back of the invitation is a hand scrawled address in Nonah, the home of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr - if you're familiar, you're familiar. If not, doesn't matter, 'cause it's Peter's disastrous party about to go down and you're still welcome.]

The House

[The party takes place at the "X-Fam" house in Nonah, which some of you may remember hosted a bbq not too long ago. Yeah, the place where Erik and Charles live - not that this party's sponsored by them in any shape, way or form. In fact it's more of a "while the cat's away, the mice will play" type scenario because asking permission to hold a killer party is not something Peter did.

He was responsible enough however to use caution tape to cross off the doors of the bedrooms in the house, preserving the privacy of his housemates to a degree. The other rooms aren't off limits and neither is the backyard, all of which are decorated festively for the occasion. Cobwebs litter corners and hallways, weaving through the banister rails complete with fake spiders nestled in them. The curtains are somber, as a variety of stick on decals are covering windows and mirrors alike. Decorations sit on mantles and door frames, with each window sill featuring a lit candle or something equally spooky.

The backyard is lit by dim orange lights, featuring seating and open night air for those who wish to get out of a hot, loud house and admire the stars. Just mind the witch legs and don't litter cigarette butts everywhere, alright?

The door's open and a variety of tunes are playing, audible from the street.]

The Party

[So you were invited (or not,) and you found your way to the right house. The lights are dimmed and the music's loud, so come in and get a drink from the fridge or the creative yet nerdy 'keg'. Peter's no Martha Stewart nor is Wanda really in a mood to make a lot of cute treats so you'll have to put up with standard party fair: potato chips, pretzels, a huge stack of pizzas and a few large bowls of candy corn. That shit is everywhere, there's no escaping it. You need ice? Just don't choke on the critters.

Rooms not cordoned off are yours to wander and get wasted in, same with the stretch of grass in the back yard. Wander with your goblets of definitely spiked punch and a handful of candy corn. Because if you're not eating it then you suck.

At some point there will be a cake pulled out because Peter's drowning in sisters and Lorna's birthday is this month. Clearly the thing to do is to (monster) mash it in to the Halloween celebrations with a creepy cake. Say a spooky happy birthday to the girl with green hair when you get the chance.]

Comments

[magneticxman]

She kissed him back, her fingers winding in his hair. "Mmmm, I am now. Did you get some more cake? I didn't know Peter would have one too. His looks better."

[monsterdoc]

Bruce grinned and poked her lightly. "You look good. And no, not yet."

He glanced over, then shook his head. "No, it does not. Yours is cool."

[magneticxman]

Lorna smiled and poked Bruce back. "Thanks. I hope people like it."

She offered her hand, motioning with her head toward the dance floor. "Want to dance for a bit before I let you loose to terrorize the female portion of the party?"

[monsterdoc]

He took her hand and nodded. "Absolutely. Got to get some quality groping in while the groping is good." he winked at her.

On the dance floor, he is okay. Not great, but he wont step on her toes.

[magneticxman]

Lorna isn't the world's greatest dancer, but it's fun and she moves as gracefully as she can. Good thing Bruce is leading.

"It's a marvel either of us gets any work done at the office, considering how we are out of it. Good thing we're nerds who care about our work."

[monsterdoc]

Bruce laughs and moves with her, smiling softly. "We're good at being good at our jobs and good at being bad when we're not there."

He nodded, feeling good.

"Enjoying yourself?"

[magneticxman]

Lorna reached down his back and groped his butt, because it was fun and she could. "I am. If you don't wind up sweeping some other person off their feet let me know and I'll take you home."

[monsterdoc]

Bruce laughed and returned the favor. He liked dancing some, and he nodded at her.

"You got it. But if you get a chance to sweep someone somewhere, take it!"

he kissed her again.

"No strings on you."

[magneticxman]

She kissed him back, stroking his hair as she did. "Mmm, I wouldn't say that. But in this context I agree. I've got some unfinished business I probably need to work on, but it's hard when the other person isn't here, you know?"

[monsterdoc]

Bruce nodded, sighing. "I know the feeling. My ex-wife and I have been on and off for years, and are off again, most recently. And I am honestly hoping she never shows up. She complicates things." He shook his head.

"I don't ever want to walk into that mess again, but ti would be nice to tell her that face to face."

he kissed her cheek as the song came to an end.

"Thank you for the dance."

[magneticxman]

"God, I know that feeling," Lorna sighed, dropping her arms when the dance ended. "Thanks for coming with me. Have a good night, Bruce." She kissed his cheek.

[monsterdoc]

"Anytime, Lorna. You too." he stroked her cheek and her side and walked off to wander the party and find out what other craziness he could get into.