savetheearth | when the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake [open]

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when the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake [open]

Who: Rachel and any and all guests and trick-or-treaters
What: HALLOWEEN PARTY
Where: Rachel's brownstone
When: Starting in the evening on Thursday, October 31.
Warnings: Halloween things. Power flareups. Drinking. Probably people misbehaving.

Rachel has been finishing up preparation all day. With the current condition of the city, it hasn't been easy to get everything, but it's done! Outside, the brownstone has jack-o'-lanterns glowing on the steps and stoop to welcome guests and visitors to the door.

Fake cobweb is stretched above the door and the atmosphere is right. Inside, music is playing, decorations are set, there are games to play, there are tables of food and drinks and a large bowl of Halloween candy by the door. The fun even extends to the backyard!

On the second floor, there's a room with a flatscreen TV and a big couch playing classic monster movies. Finally, there's a wet bar that she's trusting the adults to keep the kids out of.

The invitation is out, so all there is to do is wait.

[ooc: subthreads up! go forth!]

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Rachel has tables of all kinds of festive and spooky treats and drinks set out, but contributions from guests are always welcome! Maybe you've brought some candy, or something for the bar! Just don't try to get into the booze if you're underage, people are watching you kid.

How about some bobbing for apples? Or passing around a feel box? Maybe a game of Murder in the Dark? The night is young, get creative!

To add the proper atmosphere, there's a Halloween party Pandora mix playing in the house! Why not dance or sing along? Maybe even add something of your own.

Exactly what it says on the tin. You aren't staying for the party, but you want yourself some candy.

Catch-all for anything that doesn't quite fall into the other categories! You know how this works.

Uugh, your head is killing you. What happened last night? Here's the worst part of any party--cleaning up afterwards! You aren't going to saddle Rachel with doing it all herself, are you? Take some water and Tylenol and lend a hand.

[ Unusual noises on a night like this are - usually - nothing to worry about, especially if there's already the presence of a spooky mix already on any stereos in the vicinity. Doors creaking, chains rattling, wolves howling....

The strange, squeaky chattering out beyond the bounds of the backyard, however, is quite different than anything already heard so far. High-pitched and agitated, it's actually not unlike an animal in pain, scrabbling and rustling right outside the row of houses' backyards' outer wall.

... And then the fence starts to bend, slat by slat the wood beginning to twist as if what was once solid is gradually being transfigured into snakes instead- sluggish at first, but then more agitated as the seconds tick by.

The animal-like noises increase in volume, the sound of claws against a malleable surface. Something is trying to get through to where any partygoers might still be congregating.

OOC: For people who would stick around after some others might have started heading home and/or willing to face off something pretty formidable here! Splitting up into groups is encouraged. Note that anyone interacting with the trouble here is eligible for a plot Echo! ]

[Rei is sticking close to Shinji and Kaworu, probably in a corner somewhere because two out of the three of them are extremely anti-social and majority rules.

You're free to come bug her of course, that is, if you're aware that it's her. Yes, there is someone at this party actually wearing a white sheet over their body in order to be a "ghost." Not only did she have to expend 0 effort on her costume, but people would probably leave her alone, too! Despite such a magnificent costume, she still manages to look extremely out of place and spends most of the night standing around awkwardly. She might occasionally venture off to grab some candy or something to drink, so you may be lucky enough to find her when she isn't attached to her brother's hip, too.]

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FOOD AND DRINKS