maskormenacelogs | [OPEN] Horror Across Cultures

WHO: OPEN
WHERE: Nonah Museum of Modern Art
WHEN: From November 1st to November 16th.
WHAT: An open mingle log for a special exhibit consisting of masks from cultures across the world.
WARNINGS: None, will add if necessary.

[A hall at the Nonah Museum of Modern has been dedicated to an exhibit of masks from various cultures. There are dozens of them, hung on the walls and arranged in no particular order, each with a small placard indicating the culture of origin and the reason the artist included it in the exhibit, which is usually a lot of pretentious language that boils down to "ISN'T IT COOL YOU GUYS". They're all modern reproductions, and some very nice handiwork, but not exactly the most culturally sensitive thing you'll see this month. Please feel free to use your imagination, because there is absolutely NO cultural context given by the artist for any of these things.

What sorts of masks might you see? A few examples: Kabuki, Noh, Haida, Tlingit, Topeng, Samurai, Schandmaske, Fang, Bambara, and at least one based on a sugar skull. Pretty much any historical mask that looks strange and novel or "grotesque" to American eyes is fair game.]

[The Museum is open daily from 10am to 8pm. Admission is free for children 12 and under, and very affordable otherwise. You can put the time/date your character chooses to attend in your subjectline, or just leave it vague.]

Threaded | Flat

[Siegmund is here most days, except Fridays and Saturdays. It's the job he was assigned, and unlike many imPorts, he actually likes it.]

[He helped set up this exhibit, and part of his job is to monitor the exhibit hall to make sure nobody's touching anything and to handle any questions guests may have. He's a severe young man, dressed all in black. Slacks, collared shirt, tie - yes he wears a black shirt with a black tie, welcome to Siegmund. He's also wearing dark sunglasses indoors. He's got a badge pinned to his shirt that identifies him as museum staff.]

[Mostly he just stands around the exhibit, off to the side somewhere, unnervingly still and serious. He'll answer questions if brought to him, sharply remind people not to touch anything if he catches them trying, and occasionally mess around with the ambient shadows to provide the illusion of the masks' eyes following guests as they walk past.]

[Look, he's gotta entertain himself somehow.]

[ they meet up at the porter: they're both registered, so it takes them to nonah in a flash. stiles is still a little wary of the thing after disappearing for a week, but when he comes out no time at all has passed, and from there it's just a short walk to the museum through the crisp fall air. ]

Might start snowing soon.

[ stiles remarks, even though seriously, who talks about the weather? whatever, with mandrake it's possible even the topic of snow could lead to some weird fact from his world, about magic or his prodigious talent at everything ever. he's kind of interested to see what john makes of "modern art" though — and introduce him to the only teen stiles has met who's weirder than mandrake himself — if he's working today. ]

[Hopefully the gallery is running evening times as well, because this vampire can't go outside during the day. The masks are all familiar to him, some exceptions aside, because he's a rather knowledgeable person to begin with. He enjoys reading up on different cultures in his spare time, so it's only natural some of these would be familiar...

...but then he sees one he hadn't expected at all. The stone mask hanging on the wall is a nostalgic sight, something he hasn't seen in over one hundred years...but could it really be the same one from his world, here?

Overcome with morbid curiosity, you may notice this guy's hand suddenly starts bleeding lightly. He dabs his middle and index fingers against his palm, bloodying them up, then reaches out as if to smear the surface of the mask with it...

Stop him? Watch?]

[Open]

for Nathaniel. (8th November)

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