OPEN - Supernatural, perhaps; baloney, perhaps not

[blahblahboom]

WHO: Housemates from Maurtia Falls #005 and #006, plus anyone who feels like wandering by
WHERE:Maurtia Falls #005 (inside for housemates and friends, outside in the backyard for everyone else interested)
WHEN: October 22-23 (early evening to morning)
WHAT: Certain people think it’ll be fun to torment Rita with a scary spooktacular Halloween movie marathon. Rita reacts accordingly and Estelle turns it into a nice spooky party for the neighborhood and anyone passing by.
WARNINGS: H...orror...movies…, Rita threatening violence on big stupid adults and fire. Lots of fire.

A. Pre-Movie Marathon Set Up (Closed to housemates, Yuri and Estelle)
This holiday is so stupid! Ghosts and things are so unrealistic. Why are we even celebrating it?!

[Rita grumbles, hissing visibly at the chocolate spiders, even as she reaches for a bowl of gummy snakes...only to jump and scream as a skeletal hand descends upon hers.]

B. Backyard Movie Marathon (Open to All)
A makeshift but serviceable screen made out of a very large bedsheet has been set up in the backyard of Maurtia Falls #005, and someone (who will not be named) borrowed a projector to use. There are towels and lawn chairs laid out on the grass, but feel free to bring your own sitting apparatus. Some of the classic horror movies being shown:
The Loop - Something about a demonic DVD that murders anyone who watches it within a week? Who even uses DVDs anymore?
The Grievance - Creepy murder house. Apparently there were multiple versions people feel strongly about (and several sequels)...
Supernatural Forces - A young couple set up cameras in their new house and really don’t like what they find...

They’ll be finishing with Midnight Phantasms Ere Yuletide, but feel free to add whatever movie you’d like, the projector will be going all night. (Apparently there is also a horror story plot generator if anyone wants to test that out.)

C. Halloween Snacks! (Open to All)
If you’re just wandering by and would like to freeload something to munch on, there’s a table set up in the backyard with autumn and Halloween-themed snacks! (And also lots of popcorn) Someone (several someones) probably put a lot of effort into these. You’ll find pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, stenciled frosted sugar cookies (witches’ hats, ghosts, pumpkins), ~spooky~ chocolates in the shapes of spiders and bats, a multicolored array of appropriately themed decorated cake pops, and a ridiculous amount of homemade candy - toffee apples, candy bars, etc. - wrapped in orange plastic bags with twist ties if you just want to grab and go. There are also bowls of gummy candies on top of the black tablecloth, and lots of very cheesy decorations - fake cobwebs, plastic spider rings and skeletons, and a glowing jack-o-lantern. Stop and say hi to the very cheerful witch minding the table between movies, or if you just need a break from all the screaming.

D. Aftermath… (Closed to housemates, unless you want to help clean up the detritus of the night and the results of Rita’s temper for some reason. And that was such a nice bedsheet too...)

 

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Comments

A. (CLOSED)

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[NOPE NOPE NOPE]

lmk if this is okay!

[inuko]

[ Granted, he really doesn't like the whole ghost thing either, but he's heard from several people that Ghosts Aren't Real here, he hasn't run into any spiritual manifestations, and he's actually getting sick of the candy because this sweet overload is honestly not to his tastes.

However, screaming girls gets a pretty immediate response out of him, which is: ]

Hey!

[ That her apparently thirteenish year old roommate has a sword out and is about to unhand the fake skeleton hand that'd just grabbed her in the bowl of snake candy before Shino pulls back, bringing Murasame to a stop. He might be more on edge about the haunted nature of this stupid holiday he does not like than he realised. ]

... So... there's not actually anything attacking you, is there.

[ Asks the guy holding a katana like this is so nonchalant. If she's noticed the black tattoo usually covering his palm up the front of his arm anytime before, it's absent now. ]

o7 ALL IS GOOD

[blahblahboom]

I-I don't know what you're talking about--

[Even scared out of her wits, Rita takes the time to note the strangeness of her new housemate, even if she doesn't say anything. That vanishing tattoo was...different. Thankfully for all of them, Rita is quite used to a world where thirteen year olds wielded weapons without batting an eye. She eyes the sword and scowls, taking the fake creepy skeleton hand out of the candy bowl and flings it in Shino's direction]

But I swear, if I find who put that hand in the candy bowl, they're going to wish they were dead!! What do you think you're doing with that sword anyway?!

<3

[inuko]

[ Shino catches the fake skeleton hand, lifting his katana and resting it idly against his shoulder. He's looking at the plastic hand, marveling at the texture and how light it is, when she's asking about Murasame. ]

Er... protecting you?

[ ...from............... whatever made her scream..................... like the hand. It's a problem when even he knows that sounds incredibly stupid. ]

Look, what are all the decorations for again anyway?

[ Time to completely change tracks and look out into the backyard. While carrying that katana. He really should ask Murasame to go back into crow form... ]

[blahblahboom]

[The look on Rita's face says everything about what she thinks of that. Dream on, kid. Lucky for him, Rita is easily lead into an angry rant about the holiday instead of trying to chew him out]

Something stupid this world likes to celebrate, that's what. Who would want to celebrate g-ghosts and vampires and zombies anyway? It's all so ridiculous!

B. MOVIE MARATHON (OPEN) threadjack away!

[blahblahboom]

[Insert movie watching/screaming/laughing at Rita here]

[renamaer]

[Estelle has been pretty absorbed by the scene playing out up on the makeshift screen for the past ten minutes or so. The sound system leaves a bit to be desired, but as far as atmosphere goes, the creepy music and creaky sound effects are definitely making her heart beat a little bit faster.

She reaches automatically for another handful of popcorn, and realizes she'd somehow managed to get through half the bowl without sharing.]

Rita? [Nudging the bowl over to the girl sitting on the towel next to her] Sorry, did you want any? I can go get more if you want?

[blahblahboom]

I don't want any! Just tell me when this stupid movie e--

[She glances up to catch sight of a particularly frightening visage of a ghost. She screams and grabs onto Estelle's arm]

[renamaer]

[Aw... Okay, there goes the popcorn bowl, but she's already forgotten about it, and moves closer to Rita.]

The special effects are impressive... [Rita's grip is pretty tight on her arm. Maybe she'd feel better if Estelle put her arm around her?]

[blahblahboom]

They're stupid that's what they are.

[Augh augh augh, if she closes her eyes and covers her ears, she sees nothing, she hears nothing, nothing here is happening!]

[knightunerring]

[Maybe one or two of the jump scares have gotten Flynn, but he's looking pretty pleased with life right now, munching contentedly on popcorn as the movie wraps up with the nominal protagonist being murdered.]

I think they really could have tried a little harder to exorcise it. [Honestly, the trend he's starting to notice in these is that the characters really seem to want to be murdered by ghosts and demons.]

How about it? Do you want to pick the next one?

[blahblahboom]

GO TO HELL!!

[ meanwhile, Rita is...buried beneath some blankets, quivering]

[knightunerring]

Ah, I don't think we got that one.

[But he'll get up to put the next movie on, trying not to laugh.]

Are you out of popcorn under there?

C. HALLOWEEN SNACKS (OPEN)

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[ Come for the food, stay for the movies! ]

D. Aftermath

[blahblahboom]

[Closed to housemates, Yuri, Estelle and anyone who wants to clean up.

What a mess.]

[protagerrant]

[He shouldn't do it.

He shouldn't.

But Rita's distracted picking something up and Yuri has no sense of self-preservation. So he does it. He sneaks up behind her.]

Boo!

1/2

[blahblahboom]

[It's all good, it's all good. All of that stuff was fake, there was no such thing as ghosts or anything like that.

That doesn't stop Rita from jumping ten feet into the air, with a loud scream]

AAHHHHH---

2/2

[blahblahboom]

[A beat later, when realisation finally sinks in and she lets go of the tree she's clinging to]

You-! YOU! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. YOU'RE SO DEAD!

[GIANT FIREBALL SUMMONING]

[protagerrant]

[Yuri's toast. He can't move for how hard he's clutching his ribcage, nearly staggering with how hard he's laughing.]

B

[itstheirworld]

[Enid wasn't sure what to expect when she was invited by Estelle, which is why she also brought a friend. Two, actually. (Carl and Breeze.) But in so far the movie isn't that bad. There's no walkers (zombies as the pop culture reference calls them here), and not much is actually too scary for her handle, so that is definitely a plus.

Still, at some parts, she can't help but visibly tense up or hold her breathe before the jump scare occurs. During other parts, like when the main character is roadblocked by the villain or a dead end, she flinches. Try as she might she's not very good at hiding her small reactions. That's part of why this is fun though, right? Watching people's reactions?]

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(OOC: Hi! Not sure I'm putting this where it should be, but thought it would be better if I posted my own comment. Enid was invited by Estelle, and in turn invited Carl (112ounces) and Breeze (fayzedandconfused). Threadjacking and branching out in this thread is A-okay with me too.)

[renamaer]

[She hadn't really had popcorn before this, but it was weirdly addictive, so it keeps disappearing way faster than it really should (some of it on the ground from being spilled every time she gets startled). She sees Enid on her way back from refilling a giant bowl, and decides to settle down near her for a little while.

Whispering during a deceptive lull in the movie:] Hi Enid. Are you having fun? [And would you like some popcorn or chocolate candy...?]

[itstheirworld]

[It's been a while since Enid has had popcorn or any movie experience at all, so the experience (and invite) is one she is enjoying this far.

When Estelle sits down next to her, Enid acknowledges her with a side ways glance and momentary smile.]

Yeah. I am. Can't say the same about the characters in the movie, though. [She whispers back.]

[renamaer]

Nooo, they're... [She glances up at the screen again and winces.] ...definitely not having a good time.

Did you ever used to watch movies like this at home? We didn't have anything like this, but apparently it's pretty common. [Waving her hand to try and encompass the screen, the popcorn, etc.]

[fayzedandconfused]

[ Breeze is so into this movie, you guys. She sits leaning forward, like if she could she'd leap into the film, and rather than scare her, the sudden loud noises and jump scares only seem to make her lean in closer, grinning. ]

Dude, don't go in there. What an idiot. He deserves to die. Why are people in horror movies always so dumb? [ She's also not being very quiet about her judgment of the characters in the movie. Whoops. ]

[itstheirworld]

[Breeze's interest in the movie has not gone unnoticed by Enid. In some ways, she's glad the girl is enjoying herself, but in others finds herself side eyeing just how much she is into it. Not in any real judgement, just that Enid herself does feel a little sad for the fictional survivors than amused. She puts effort into hiding that though for the gang.

No matter, in the end, it rings a bit on the amusing and true side what Breeze says. The movies wouldn't work if the characters in them weren't dumb, is what she thinks honestly. But to Breeze she can only huff with this smart thing to say:]

And what would you do? [Hers an indoor voice compared to Breeze's.]