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

[divaricate]

"More like useless posts that might have some humor or just plain stupid humor in them. Possibly with sparkly blinking text included. Caps lock on. Stuff that's really over the top like that." She nods slowly.

[showshismetal]

"Is that bad? It sounds kind of fun. But not useful, true." He chuckles. Al is still young enough to think occasional silliness is a good thing.

[divaricate]

"It can be depending on content? But nah I mean it's usually mostly harmless. So if you want to try that too go for it."

[showshismetal]

"I just might! Though I know little of technology or modern society, yet. I am learning a lot, so, maybe!" Al is endlessly optimistic.

"Thanks! Oh and you look nice!"

[divaricate]

"Yeaaaah this place can be a culture shock sometimes." In some cases, more than others, but of course that largely depends on what kind of world someone originally comes from.

"Thanks. I'm supposed to be a witch. Which is...not really much of a 'costume' for me, but heh."

[showshismetal]

"Oh, well, for me, mostly because I come from about a hundred years ago by this Earth's timeline. So many things have changed!" He grins, flipping up his visor as it tries to fall down again.

"Why not?" He doesn't know your origins, Wanda!

[divaricate]

"A hundred years in.. the future?" He could be talking either direction.

"Well, I can actually do witch type things." She shrugs.

[showshismetal]

"In the past. Around 1919 by this world's clock." He nods.

"Yeah? That is cool! What do you use it for? "

[divaricate]

She nods slowly. Yep, definitely way back there according to the year here.

"Mostly as an excuse to be lazy." Not entirely true. But. Also kind of true. Guess who started sleeping in a little more when she learned how to teleport to work? She did, that's who.

[showshismetal]

"Oh yes?" He smiles at her. "Sounds like a relatively good use. I mean, aren't tools supposed to make life easier?"

He thought so anyway.

[divaricate]

"yes." She nods. "I like how you reason. petty much that. we can call it a shortcut. you know, like someone COULD sit in traffic for three hours. Or just take side streets."

Real world examples for the win?

[showshismetal]

"Exactly. Tools are meant to help and shortcuts are meant to make life more efficient. So powers should be treated the same way, as long as they represent some effort."

Alphonse nods. "I like these ideas!"

[divaricate]

"yeahhh a lot of people haven't gotten that far it feels like, but at least you have." sometimes she is a little bitter about bias against certain powers. sometimes being, well, most of the time actually.

[showshismetal]

Al hugs her, which is awkward, because armor, but still, imagine being hugged by a giant warm, and gently squishy but firm metal panda. It is something like that.

"Everyone should be better about those things." he nods.

[divaricate]

pandas are acceptable here. "yeah, but you know, people are..well, people."

people.

[showshismetal]

"Silly people. I know that people can do dumb things sometimes." He nods, armor clanking a little.

"Well, I will be glad to be groovy about it with you." He has learned this word and he likes it.

[divaricate]

Understatement of the year probably.

"Okay then, deal." sounds better to her.

[showshismetal]

He extends a hand to her.

"Cool."

[divaricate]

she shakes his hand.

"I'll see you around sometime?"

[showshismetal]

"Absolutely. Take care of yourself, okay?" he waggled a finger at her. "Don't let the idiots get you down." And he started off to wander and wonder.