it's halloween, lo-ween, everybody!

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Who: Everyone's Invited!
Where: Various decorated carriages!
When: Horseshoe 31.
What: Della is hosting a Halloween party! Come for treats, tricks, and trouble!
Warnings: N/A, will update it needed.

The room is dark…why aren’t the lights on? But as the doors fully open, a voice begins laughing darkly…

… although if you’ve ever heard the voice of Della Duck, you’ll recognize her immediately.

“Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange?”

Suddenly there’s a big THUD as someone drops from the ceiling, the lights flash on, and Della herself, dressed as a zombie – ripped apart clothes, fake blood here and there, drawn on scars - wiggles her fingers before laughing joyfully. “Happy Halloween, everybody! Let’s party!”

Tasty Treats

A big buffet table of candy and punch has been laid out! Mini chocolate bars and multi-colored lollipops, gummy worms and candy corn, all sorts of sweet and sour shenanigans, ghost-shaped cookies and mummy-looking muffins! There’s plenty to eat, with absolutely no healthy alternatives.

There are also small wrapped bags of candy with the letters “T.o.T” written on them. If someone tells you, “Trick or Treat!” you have to share your candy! Or keep it to yourself, you monster.

Haunted House

Thanks to Seto Kaiba’s projections, a neighboring carriage has been converted into a Haunted House! While it’s all a trick on the eyes, it gives the illusion that there are several floors of spookiness. Each floor has a different theme –

#1 Serial Seriousness – Every so often, a masked intruder pops out at you, with long claws or chainsaw, ready to give chase! Be careful, or you’ll be the next victim!

#2 Zombie Zaniness – Moans and groans of the undead can’t be unheard. Rotting arms will try to swipe at you through the floorboards!

#3 Ghostly Games – You can see through them, and they can see you too! Each mirror reflects a different dastardly demon!

#4 Deadly Doctors – In this hospital, it’s not the awful health insurance that’ll kill you! Beware the bloody nurses and their extra big needles!\

#5 Fishy Fears - … Wait, what? … Okay, this last floor was clearly designed by Della. It’s like Under the Sea, but with sharks and octopi and kraken - and Della insists this is the worst floor.

Feel free to have your characters braving the house, or trying to scare people within!

Dance Floor

If being haunted isn’t your thing, nothing wrong with getting your groove on! Ask DJ Della what kind of song you’d like to play, and she’s happy to put on the list, from a classic Monster Mash to something more somber and soulful for you slow-dancing-romantic-vampire-types.

Turnip Carving
… Look, they didn’t have pumpkins. Anyway, you’re encouraged to carve scary and silly faces in these veggies! There is a contest, but everyone will be a winner, from “Most Realistic” to “Most Depressing” !

Movie Mania
Kick back and relax – and be horrified – at the otherworldly horror films! Like the horrific monster mime, “That”, the relentless umpire-mask wearing killer, “Monday the 20th”, and the endless array of the undead, “Midmorning Of The Not Wholly Alive”!

Some of you awful people might be thinking of popping up and scaring the theater-goers and this is /winkwinknudgenudge/ totally not approved. /plausible deniability/

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark
In one secluded, quiet, and verrry dark carriage, lit only by candles, here you are encouraged to tell the scariest stories you can think of! What eerie legends will you share from your world, or do you dare to make it up as you go along?

Make your own top-level, and happy haunting!

Also, if your character would like to dress up, costumes are available for this night only!

Comments

[xue_yang]

"Let's go." He takes his hand again and leads him out of the car and towards the kitchen. "I'm sure there are noodles in there somewhere." They aren't far from the kitchen car. He remembers senku making Ramen so he had to have the noodles in there somewhere or there might even be leftovers from that left in the box that he could heat up.

[feixuehua]

Softly, "All right." Obediently, he follows him through the carriage and towards the kitchen, holding his hand (knowing one of them is missing a finger), minding his step, each step walk at a slow pace. Is this the same person he used to live with back in that house in Yi City? They don't hold hands often, but when they do, he noted that he does have a strong grip.

Perhaps, there should be in the pantry if he checks. Along with tea bags to make tea out of it. All is that required is hot water.

[xue_yang]

Once in the kitchen he deposit Xingchen in a seat so he can begin his hunt for noddles and tea. He remembers at least where the people kept the tea bags from the last time he saw someone make it. He starts to work on that, letting the water heat up while he goes to rummage for what might be left of the ramen.

Finding it, he pulls it out of the cold box so that he can start to heat it up on the stove. There is much movement of pots and pans as Xue Yang goes to work getting it ready.

Once the tea is done, he brings it over and places it carefully in Xingchen's hands. "Careful, it's hot. The noodles will be ready in a few minutes."

[feixuehua]

Xingchen feels for the seat, searching blindly, and finding the chair he sat down. He listens to Xue Yang's footsteps in the kitchen as he prepares a meal for them both, hearing the clangs of the metal pots and pans.

He's surprised Xue Yang goes as far as doing this for him. The cup is indeed hot. His hands are trembling. He wonders if he could trust him? He takes a sip, and it turns out...the tea is fine. It tastes as it should as he waits for noodles to be done.

"...Thank you."

[xue_yang]

He goes back to the noodles and places out two bowls that he fills once it has finished heating up. He turns off the stove and sets the remainder aside in case Xingchen wants more. ANd if he doesn't it will have to cool off before he puts it away anyway.

He carries the two bowls over and sets them down, settling into the seat next to Xingchen. "Give it a minute to cool down. It isn't an overly impressive meal but at least it will fill you up."

[feixuehua]

He can sense his calmness and his presence next to him. He can hear the bowls settled on the table and he sitting next to him.

Inwardly, he felt a little nervous that his hands tremble to search for the chopstick, feeling the table.

"Is there chopsticks closeby?"

[xue_yang]

He reaches out and places the chopsticks in Xingchen's hand, which lets him feel the trembling of it. He feels his heart sink, knowing that the man is scared of him. He slowly releases his hand and looks down at his own bowl of noodles, not feeling particularly hungry at the moment.

[feixuehua]

He feels in his hands what feels like two thin sticks. With it, he digs into his food. With some difficulty, he eats slowly as the noodles are hot, but eventually, he feels a little at ease.

"You made this, Xue Yang? It's really good."

[xue_yang]

"I didn't make it. A friend of mine made it and left the extra for us to use. I just heated it up." He doesn't want to take credit for something he didn't do. But he does consider Senku a friend so..that is saying something right?

[feixuehua]

"You have friends? That's a start." Still, it was very good, so he eats his bowl slowly, little by little. He then washes it down with tea. It's a start that Xue Yang prepares a meal for him. He's no longer trembling out of fear and a part of him thinks maybe, Xue Yang is being honest and earnest. It's a start.

"It's good. Thank you for preparing this for me. You don't have to." But he does appreciate it and Xue Yang has proven himself and earn a drop of his trust.

[xue_yang]

"Are you still hungry Daozhang? I can give you more." He hasn't touched his own bowl at all. Still recovering from the fact that the other is still so afraid..and then even more so with the surprised statement about him having friends. It's like two little needles into his heart even though he tries to accept that Xingchen just doesn't trust him yet.

[feixuehua]

"I am. I realized how hungry I felt this past month." He's more relaxed considerably at his question. "If you could do that Xue Yang, but you don't have to." He's only giving him options, so Xue Yang doesn't have to feel like he's obligated.

If only he could see, he will insist Xue Yang should eat. But he also can hear. "Also, Xue Yang. You should eat."

[xue_yang]

He moves the empty bowl and places his in front of Xingchen. "I'm fine, daozhang. I've already eaten." He had plenty of candy and junk at the party. "Here is another bowl for you."

He gets up to take care of the leftovers and make sure they are available for everyone else.

[feixuehua]

He figured he could take of himself. For now, he focuses on himself also. He senses a bowl removes and another bowl sliding over to him.

"Oh. Thank you. That would do." He decides to eat it with his chopsticks, and just like the first, it's fine.

[xue_yang]

He puts away the rest of the ramen and makes another cup of tea in case Xingchen needs more to drink once he finishes it. He cleans up a little and then brings the warm drink over and sets it next to him as well.

"More tea for when you are done."

[feixuehua]

This is certainly different. Xingchen is struggling trying to relax and remain calm and less tense.

"All right." He searches the table feeling with his hand and he nearly knocks over the cup, but he manages to find it, grip around it and lift up for a sips. The liquid is lukewarm. "This tea is all right."

[xue_yang]

"It's not quite what we are used to. You can make requests when you have points..might be worth it to request some actual tea leaves or something so it isn't this strange kind that they give us." Instant just doesn't really compare to what they usually have.

He finishes and walks back over, sitting down beside him again.

[feixuehua]

"It's fine, it's fine. I can get used to it. I'm not sure what I want anyway with the points I have." Which isn't a lot in his bank.

He sips on his tea, and he senses Xue Yang sitting next to him. There is silence at first, and then.

"Xue Yang, I know you told me, but I need to know. Do you truly regret what you have done...for everything?" Xue Yang already said it, but he wanted to hear it again to be sure of his sincerity.

[xue_yang]

"I do Daozhang..I have for awhile." For years he wished he could change how things went. And when he got on the train he was reminded of just how much he desired that second chance. He doesn't necessarily regret all the choices he has made in his life, but those last few he made at Yi City weight heavily on his heart.

"I'd do things a lot differently if I could go back and change it."

[feixuehua]

At first, he wasn't so certain. He "looks" down toward at his cup of tea in his hands, where he thinks it is. He wasn't certain now, but his many answers from their conversation tonight is what he's looking for. It's not close to perfect answers, but it's close enough for answer. He was looking for and testing for his sincerity, which he has been trying to convince him for the entire night. While apologies isn't necessary, figuring Xue Yang is a proud, sort of man to even utter it, he relented and surrender.

"All right..." Softer, almost a whisper. "All right... I believe you and this time, because I want to."

[xue_yang]

His expression is hopeful even if the man can't see it. "Really?" To be believed that he might be even a bit remorseful for what he is done and want to make amends is all he could possibly ask for. It means that the person he desires, might not completely hate him. And as sad as that might be for most people, Xue Yang has never had anything even close to love or affection from someone. So forgiveness and acceptance is as good to him as anything else.

He smiles, a toothy one that reveals sharp canine teeth, pleased by this development. "I'm glad, Daozhang."

[feixuehua]

He sips his tea and for once, he felt the feeling he has for him is in the right place. He feels a lot less hurt, a lot less fear and pinning the blame and fault, but still wary to put his trust forth completely. However giving the benefit of a doubt, at the very least, by believing him that he is being honest, frail that it is, it elevates them both.

"Mn. Really. I have faith that you really mean it, so...think of it and I think we can move forward. But don't think of it too much. Better to worry less and try to be happy."

[xue_yang]

Xue Yang does feel like he will worry a lot less now. To be able to finally tell Xingchen how he feels and get even a marginal amount of forgiveness is all he could possibly have asked for. And for it to happen so soon is practically a miracle.

"Do you want me to help you back to your sleeping car, daozhang?"

[feixuehua]

He is surprised at the offer to help. With a nod, he'll accept it.

"I would like that. If you can lead me back to the cabin, I can retire for the night."

He reaches out toward to him with his hand.

[xue_yang]

He takes his hand and helps him up. "Which cabin are you in?" Xue Yang doesn't mind escorting him. He figures they both have had enough excitement for the day.