2013.31.10:Babylon

Babylon
A Huge Halloween Party at Babylon
IC Date	October 31, 2013
IC Time	Night.
Players	Never, Vicky, Gwydion, Pain, Constance, Tom, Dolores, Nulli, Kato, Heinrich, Jacqueline, Sebastion, Madeline, Nicolas, Arya, Foster, Harvey, Aeric, Kaydin, Jennie, Laith
Location	BabylonOld

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RP Room 5 Babylon has settled on the top floor of a large warehouse for their halloween party. The music is loud but not overly and the whole floor has been converted for their use. For additional information see also: http://www.cityofhopemush.com/wiki/index.php/Event/Halloween

The party started, quite literally, after the sun went down. Once the city was officially bathed in darkness and the street lights turned on, the warehouse at the corner of Broadway and Second streets lit up with their projected light show to advertise their Halloween Party. The music is playing, the drinks are flowing, the costumes range from classical, 1920's flappers to the latest in latex-based creature makeup. A prize will be awarded later in the evening for funniest costume, scariest and sexiest.

Dolores comes into the party, hobbling into the converted space and into the crowd as it warms up. There's not much of a costume, other than what looks like an executioner's hood over her head. The odd thing is the holes for the eyes are set assymetrically, one slightly higher than the other, and slightly more to the side. She sniffs the air, and limps through, moving towards the bar. The whole look suggests a costume, however. And she -is- wearing a prosthetic leg.

Arrive earliesh and find the best spot, that's what they always say isn't it? And besides the Red Queen has to get herself all situated and carefully move to a good spot out of the way. She's accompanied by a man dressed like a page in blacks and reds who stays off to the side but seems to be helping her with the more intricate bits to her costume.

Knight walks in looking around as he smiles taking in the sits to see and the party going on, the knight scratches his neck a moment and then heads to one side adjusting his bracers.

The pale blue lights of the dance floor flash and pulse in time with the music while the soft, erie, green glow of the lights over the tables remain constant. People begin circulating in and around the floor - just getting the feel for the place. Not everyone has come in costume - some have come in normal 'street' clothes and in some cases, less. Guys and gals dressed in skimpy underwear wander around the floor enjoying the freedom that tonight brings. Red Queen looks towards the quiet page with his white porcelain mask and she lifts up, presumably on her toes, to whisper into the taller man's ear and he nods at her and moves away from her to go gather something for both of them to drink. The petite but detailed Queen looks for a place to lean and tilts her head watching people. Some she breaks character to smile and wiggle her fingers at and most who see her look shocked but eventually wave back. It seems that the Red Queen isn't unknown at least umong the younger crowd. She drifts towads a booth and shifts to sit daintily on the open side of one of the seats while she waits for her drinks to arrive.

Dolores is wandering around the place, hobbling through the crowd, getting a feel for it as she peers through the eye holes in her executioner's hood. It's a black pillow case, really, with eyes cut out. She limps to one of the tables, pulls herself a chair, and slumps into it, peering around. Seated, she pulls a few items from her jacket, and hunches over the table, carefully assembling a proper mask.

Nulli wanders into the warehouse, following a gaggle of laughing, costumed twentysomethings. He's granted admission, although either his costume is -really- subtle, or he hasn't remembered to wear one. He pauses inside and looks around dispassionately, studying the flashing lights and the oddly dressed people.

The DJ-controlled music pauses for a moment as a live band, a local product that's been making the scene lately called 'Steel Snowflake', starts to play. The band's lead singer, a tall, willowy girl with fire for hair and porcelain for skin grabs the mic and stands center stage as the orange-yellow lights kick up as some god-aweful notes comes out of some strange horn-like instrument played by a guy in the back.

(OOC LINK: http://youtu.be/Yf6JMpPW8_Q )

Knight scratches the back of his neck as he holds his helmet in his hands. Deciding something he uses a leather thong to tie it to his waist a moment and then looks around being a bit of a wall flower.

The porcelain masked page returns to the Red Queen. He hands her a glass which she looks at and then sets onto the table. The page slips off to sit opposite her but seems to be someone there just keeping an eye out for the blue eyed young woman. A small group of raver kids stop by and the Little Queen breaks the character to smile and laugh and asks the two a few questions. One idly picks up the drink that she'd set down and sips at it before she lifts a hand to wave at them as they move off once more.

Kato is never going to win points for imagination. When she strides into the party, she is dressed in pretty normal clothes. With the exception of a black cape tied around her shoulders, and the white makeup she wears with little red lines trailing down from the corners of her ruby lips to simulate blood. Her mouth is slightly more fangy then normal, as it becomes apparent she is wearing those cheap dollar store vampire fang-sets. Kato is a vampire! The perky redhead moves with a lazy grace as her eyes flick through the crowd for familiar faces.

At last, after tying a fresh new length of elastic to her mask, and carving at the edge of the eye with a pocket knife, Dolores is prepared. She pulls off the executioner's hood, and instead pulls on a bird-like mask, then tugs an unstylish black hat on over her head. There. Now she stands, a 'plague doctor' and goes insult the germ theory of disease to anyone who'll hear, endlessly amused.

The crowd seems to respond well to the live band. Not that the DJ is bad but it's just fun to have a real band for big events like this. After the tall, willowy girl finishes her song, the band takes a moment to reorganize itself and now a young guy walks up to the front, center of the stage and takes the mic. With hair that's a bit too long for his face and pants that are tight enough that you could probably tell his religion, he starts to let his sultry, voice call out the first lyrics of their second song. "...Running up that Hill," the band echoes in chorus.

(OOC Link: http://youtu.be/TTvP-KT23_M Daybreakers] )

Red Queen leans oer towards the silent masked page and ass something which has his shoulders laughing and he nods. Once more she leans back and her head tilts as she considers the dancers and then looks at the costumes that go by. Some make her blush terribly and she looks down and away but others she considers with deep interest.

And then Magneto arrives. The tall, athletic helmeted man peers about the part curiously, brushing his cape back over one shoulder with a dark pruple glove. He moves through the crowd, taking everything in with a soft, lopsided grin.

"Yes, my love." Sebastion smiles to the puppet attached to his hip. "We are here." he saddens for a moment, "Please.. Please don't cry." he puts his hand over the puppets mouth, "Dont embarass me you fucking whore!" he says loudly before relaxing and making his way to the Red Queen, "It's not to see you this evening." he bows to her respectfully. He looks to Grace (The Puppet) She says "It's great to be here as well." Sebastion looks to the Red Queen giving again another nod of his head.

The Red Queen looks suprised to see Sebastion and her already pale skin pales a touch more at the site. She takes him all in and after a moment she inclines her head setting the jewels of her crown and in her gown to glittering. "Inded, hello, it seems you're expressing yourself in spades tonight." Her fingers tighten some on her dress but none the less she continues her sharp little smile that doesn't quite match the strange look in her dark blue eyes.

With all the cool and interesting Costumes going around, Kato should probably feel a bit out of place. She just slapped on some makeup, vampire fangs, and a big dracula styled cape! She wandered around, looking curiously at person to person as she is utterly unshy when examining costumes.

Nulli, also wandering the room studying costumes, put even less effort into this than Kato did. If he's wearing a costume at all, it's a -really- subtle one. He's wearing dark glasses indoors, so there's that, maybe.

Magneto makes his way through the club, taking all of the costumes in with a wide smile. He reaches up to adjust his helmet before he reaches the bar, leaning idly back against it.

Slidding into the party comes Jacqueline dressed as Zatana, top hat, fishnets, wand, and all. She pauses to make sure her coat tails are hanging neatly behind her and not folded over. With all the costumes its hard to say if anyone she knows is here so the tall magician makes her way to the bar to start with a drink.

Song after song, the band seems to be ramping up the crowd's enthusiasm - though the alcohol doesn't exactly hurt. Once the slender youth finishes his lamentations, a rowdier guy - one with hair past his shoulders, sleeves of tattoos and black spools the size of quarters in his ears steps up to grab the mic. He's rougher around the edges; a bit more metal than snow in this one. He begins sining with a deeper, more gutteral tone to his voice. The lyrics eventually wind up to a chorus of "Won't Back Down..."

(OOC LINK: http://youtu.be/nQcd68YOG3E )

"Well, my beautiful Queen." he chuckles abit, "I feel as tho one must at least once a year indulge in the trueness of Sam Hain, no?" he bites his bottom lip, "Tis all in good fun, no?" as he strokes the black raggedy ann type hair affixed upon the puppet (Grace) head. "I apologize if Grace here is inappropriate."

Madeline enters alone with some others joining behind her, a long pearl necklace held in ehr hand as she swings it a little, giving a perfect flapper pose, sapphire eyes roaming the room a moment

Kato glances towards the man singing, a smile forming on her face as she slowly edges her way through the crowd. Kato was wearing her usual black outfit with corset. The addition was a long dracula-vampire cape, and cheap vampire fangs. Some cheap white makeup and twin lines of blood from her lips complete the image of a 'vampire'. Kato looked like she put 5 minutes into her costume, if that. There are so many interesting things to see, but Kato seemed to have homed in on the microphone and the person singing.

Red Queen looks towards Grace her delicate chin aising a touch and her oddly serene blue eyes flit back to Sebastion, "OH, I don't suspect she will offend me overmuch." She replies softly, just enough to be heard over the music. "But you are right, I suppose, though trueness is perhaps only partial."

Plague Doctor moves to the bar, as people do. She is limping, though, and flinches as she pulls herself up against the counter, waving gnarled fingers to draw the bartender's attention. She strokes the other hand over the beak of her mask, lips pinched into a sour, disapproving shape.

Madeline glances behind her as Nicolas and Arya arrive with a sly smile then nods and kisses each one's cheek before moving to find a drink. Pausing beside magneto the pretty blonde flapper "hey big boy, buy a girl a drink?

Pain enters babylon, and looks around. It appears the man is dressed up for halloween as cat man. Many Gyspies and carnival folk do it, and must have caught his fancy. A few feral looks is cast around as his strong legs pierce the barrier between him and the middle of the room, which is seemingly where he is heading.

Magneto glances over at Madeline and chuckles. The man has a thick German accent. "Ah, of course." He turns towards the bartender and gestures towards the woman. "Whatever she wishes, on my tab." He adjusts his cape and turns back. "Lovely costume."

Jacqueline reaches the bar grinning at the other comic book character as she orders a drink. The would be-Zatana orders a screw driver looking up at her top hat as she adjusts it on her head, wand awkwardly in one hand.

Madeline smiles up at Magneto "You also" she says, running her eyes across the costumed man "come here often?

Magneto grins a bit and shakes his head. "Not at all, actually. Usually busy off in Genosha," he jokes. A joke the beautiful flapper probably will not get. Le sigh. "But seriously, no. New to town, so this is my first time at this place. Nice party, though."

"Ah yes, trueness?" he ponders at the Red Queens words, "This can all be relative to one's own perception and even if releveant whom can truthfully discern complete truth." he swallows; still stroking the hair of Grace, "Well, I see you're busy with tonight's meanderings. Myself and Grace will leave you to them , My Queen." his head once again bows and he forces the puppets to bow as well.

Nicolas arrives behind Madeline and returns her kiss, giving her a quick wink as he manages to murmur "Have I mentioned how beautiful you are?" He grins to her, before stepping inside - the man dressed with a very open, old-style fisherman's shirt that reveals a great deal of his muscular chest. Leather breeches cover his legs and conform to the firmness of his bottom half, before tucking into leather boots. A fisherman's outfit, one would guess.. mostly because of the massive net slung over his shoulder. A net that's far from empty, in fact.. It contains a woman. A beautiful woman. Arya... who is half fish.

Disney never intended Ariel to be like this. Arya's legs are swathed in green, shimmery, scaly fabric, to just below her knees where the gauzy stuff flares out into a fin. If she had to run, it would be impossible. The 'tail' is tight all the way up around her thighs to below her navel where the costume ends. She's got bracelets around her wrists, an armband around her arm, her hair loose around her and dyed red for the night and a shell bra that really tries to cover her up, and succeeds, barely at making her legal. She is wrapped around Nicolas' body in her net, peering over his shoulder.

Madeline laughs softly over her shoulder at Nicolas "I bet you say that to all the girls" she smiles then returns her eyes to Magneto as her drink is delivered "Merci" she smiles and sips before saying "Welcome then, you certainly chose a good night for it"

Magneto glances down the bar at Zatanna and smiles. "Excellent costume choice. I thougt I was the only geek present," he offers in that thick accent. He turns back to Madeline then, and grins. "I have always enjoyed Halloween. It is a fun holiday."

Nulli, costume-less and seemingly unaware of the faux pas that this entails, continues to wander the room. He pauses every now and again to watch... something. It's never completely clear exactly who or what he's staring at when he decides to pause and stare, because his dark glasses hide his eyes. You paged Elvira with 'http://www.cityofhopemush.com/wiki/index.php/Event/Halloween#Setting' <<SCENE>> Once the band has played their three songs, the DJ takes back over so that they can have a rest. The music starts off with a spotlight hitting the corner of the room that's on the opposite side of the stage. Six women, all dressed as witches complete with their booms, start to walk - nay...STALK, towards the center of the dance floor in choreographed steps until they find the center. While the music plays from the surrounding speakers, the witches begin to entice the men (and some of the women) in the audience by flirting with their brooms as though they were a modified stripper pole.

(OOC Links: http://tinyurl.com/ce3yso and http://youtu.be/VCLxJd1d84s )

Red Queen inclines her head to Sebastian but she spots the Flapper and murmurs to the page and he nods once and remains whre he is though a few graver girls plop down to start talking to him, perhaps the petite woman's presence has given him away.

The Queen meanders over towards where Madeline is, carefully, making sure not to drag in anyone's way.

Madeline sips her drink and nods "Oui, I agree, it does bring out the most... interesting people" she answers Magneto then looks over and smiles brightly at the Red Queen, "Gorgeous"

Foster moseys to the party, looking HORRIBLY out of place. Then again, this is a costume party so maybe his costume's just a little understated? He doesn't appear to have put much effort in to it, really, though he does carry a briefcase with the letters IRS in white tape on the side. Yes. Foster is an auditor for Halloween. Terrifying, yes, but hardly original.

Jacqueline grins sipping at her screw driver once it arrives. "So, master of magnetism, gonna do any feats for us?" She props an arm on the bar leaning on it as she looks over "the flapper" and "the mutant".

"Yes, my dear the music is loud, but you will be queit this eve." Sebastion sits of in one of the booths watching the others meander about. It's hard to hear their rhetoric over the DJ and the band that is resting however his eyes when not on (Grace) are definitely studying the lot.

Never slides out from the bar, apparently working tonight as a Shot-Boy. Dressed in only a pair of black dress pants and wearing a formal, black neck-tie, he looks like a miniature version of 'Magic Mike'. Wandering around the party he makes his way to this group and that and asks if they'd like one of their dollar-shots.

It's hard to find a costume to fit a busty 5'2" frame, but she manages to do it. And on short notice, too. She must be using tape to keep her tits in that slinky black gown that's slit down the front past her belly button. That coupled with a hip high slit on the other side makes for a costume that just doesn't cover a whole lot while quite exposing anything it oughtn't. Enter: Elvira, mistress of the night, on a mission for a drink at the bar. Fervently praying she doesn't have a costume malfunction.

Kato was in the crowd just in front of the band. Kato had gone ultra-lazy, and her fancy schmancy costume consists of a black cape, white makeup, little blood lines, and cheap vampire fangs. Yep, Kato was dressed up as a vampire. And poorly. But that was sort of the point. When the witches begind to dance, Kato grins and begins to move her way out towards the dance floor, definitely one of the woman enticed in by the poledancing witches.

Nicolas chuckles as he watches Madeline and winks to her, though the woman is already quite clearly engaged. Thus he slips a hand down behind him to grasp Arya's rear to help support her on his back, while the other continues to hold the net over his shoulder as he begins to walk deeper into the club. Glancing over that shoulder, he gives his catch a kiss on the cheek before looking about "So, what shall we do, love?"

Madeline sips her drink, eyes admiring the red queen's costume before she smiles up at Magneto "Which is your favorite so far?" she asks, nodding to Nicolas and Arya "catch of the day?

Magneto glances at Jacqueline and chuckles. "Sadly, I cannot bend or mold metal with my mind. It's a pity. Can you do magic by speaking backwards?" He glances at Madeline and considers the question, peering about.

Arya laughs at Nicolas, kissing him on the cheek. "Let me out of this thing. It's great for an entrance, but I want to be free. Let me out." She uncurls, bangles jingling and rises up out of the net when he puts her down, her skirt so very tight that walking will be a severe issue. She has to adjust the shells a bit, but for Madeline, remains legal.

Plague Doctor has a drink in hand. It is red, because that's what she asked for, pointing to someone else's beverage. She leans against the bar, eyeing the crowd as it throbs and thrums close behind the beat, though she does not, herself dance. After the first few sips, she carries her drink away, circling around the dance floor in an awkward, unsteady gait.

Nicolas laughs softly and grins to Madeline "Mmhmm. Catch of a lifetime. Or more." He winks, before smiling to Arya as he sets the net down and does his best to help her out of it. carefully gathering it up and tossing it to 'catch' Madeline teasingly, he slips an arm around Arya to help support her "Was fun.. Here I thought I'd keep you in it and have you be similar to a cage dancer." He bumps his hip against hers, before glancing about - smiling at the sight of Kato and raising a hand to wave to her.

Madeline holds up a hand to deny being caught in the net and laughs "in your dreams" Zatana-Jacqueline laughs and shrugs "Maybe I will after a few more of these." The glass gets swirled and she watches the ice clink taking another drink. "Mmmn, almost time to try dancing with out loosing my top hat."

Foster continues to move through the crowd, brow raised with curiosity as he shuffles through. Looking at all the horror donned folks, he finds himself mostly people watching. The witches pole dancing earn a lifted brow and faint smirk as he stays outside of the dancefloor, content to watch but not looking to cut a rug himself. Nulli has settled in to watching several people watching the pole dancing witches.

GAME: You inform Gwydion of your wish to meet that player at your current location. Be advised that moving from the current position voids the +meet. Red Queen inclines her head to Madeline and laughs softly, "And here I was about to say the same. Some of the younge crowd I know from the Shelter asked me to come, so I complied. You're lovely." She nods to the others around Madeline. Her attention then flits back towards the party, "It seems there are familiar faces all over."

Elvira makes her way to the bar, only checking to make sure she hasn't fallen out of the slinky dress a dozen times before she gets where she is heading. It's an easy job to get a drunk gent to buy the dainty femme a drink, and she orders a mai tai from the bartender, spending a few moments talking to the drunk guy until that magical moment when she goes full on tech geek on him and he wanders off.

Harvey steps in and glances around. He smiles at the costumes and starts to move around a bit, checking them out, though he does seem a tad nervous about all the people.

<<SCENE>>

The erotic-witches were quite a sight. Their costumes were skimpy and revealing but not overly so. How they used their 'brooms' as props still has several guys, and a few of the gals, wanting to go take a ride with a 'witchy woman' and see how high she flies. That being said, and not to let the guys be out matched, the six guys who were wandering around the room acting as Shot-Boys have set down their trays on the bar and stalked out into the center of the dance floor under the glow of the blue-white lights. The music, though not sung by a guy, is definitely high-tempo. The men, even the young one named 'Never', spin, girate and entice the woman, and a few men, to watch and enjoy themselves.

(OOC Link: http://tinyurl.com/ob3xqco and http://youtu.be/NaBfnmVwDt8 ) Gojira is here..well..it's not the 50 meters tall monster that liked to destroy Japan in the old 50's and 60's movies. But it's a damn good mini version. Black armor is overlapped on the form of the person to resemble scales. The face has been done to match slightly lighter so that the red of the eyes stand out more. This wouldn't be complete without the jagged spines that Godzilla sported down it's back and tail. Which there is one of those as well. The costumed person trundles over closer to people. Looking quite curious of the gathering.

"Yes Grace." he chuckles at the puppet, "Would you like to Dance?" he removes himself from the booth and he and the sewed-hip attached puppet make their way to the dance floor. Such an awkward, but erie scene as he tries to swoon the inaminate object on the floor with grinding of his hips. The puppet's stitching begins to come loose, "No Grace!" he gasps and pulls the puppet back up, "Oh my little girl you're not ready for my vigorous thrusting I see just yet." You paged Aeric with 'http://www.cityofhopemush.com/wiki/index.php/Event/Halloween#Setting 3 pose in effect'

Madeline laughs softly at the Red Queen's compliemnt and leans over to kiss her upon each cheek "Had I know you would dress up as such I would have held parties every night my dear"

Gwydion comes in dressed as a 20's era private detective, long leather coat and fedora included. Though to be fair the fedora is part of his usual street clothes he looks around briefly, trying to find someone in particular but he doesn't linger by the door over long.

Neither sexy witches nor scantily clad men catch the Plague Doctor's attention for more than a brief, curious look, head shaking. She skirts the dance floor, avoiding the thickest clumps of moving people, her upright stance far from guaranteed as she gets jostled and rarely bumped against. Not a lot of people try to grind against her twisted self though, the poor thing.

Red Queen shakes her head at Madeline, "It is my one noght of mild indulgence, Madeline." The Queen inclines her head, "And even then I must be very careful. The Father is here to but he's entertaining some friends." She tilts her head as she looks around and then back to Madeline.

Gojira's gaze flicks over to Gwydion when he comes in but, he looks busy so she doesn't head that way for the moment. She instead moves carefully for the bar. Drinks were good. The tail miraculously is still not being stepped on. The clawed hands settle on the edge of the bar and there's a smile to the person behind it.

Arya whispers something in the fisherman's ear, her arms draped around his neck from behind and her body pressed against his back. She laughs when she pulls back and waits for his reaction.

Nicolas laughs as Arya speaks to him and turns towards her, bringing his lips to hers and kissing them softly, before whispering back as his arms shift down to wrap around her form and bring her up into his arms, given his fish-girl may have a difficult time walking. He glances to give a smile to Madeline, and another towards Kato - but it's clear they're on their way out.

Madeline smiles warmly at the Red Queen "Indulgence becomes you, Your Majest, I'll not let you forget it either" shes says then nods to Nicolas and Arya as they depart

Foster continues to peer about at the floor, carrying his briefcase lazily as he adjusts his glasses. The auditor peers about until he sees Kato dancing on the floor. He smirks at her costume and takes his glasses off to tuck them in his jacket pocket, then turns his briefcase in so IRS is not prominently displayed. What's this?! A costume change? He approaches Kato on the floor while pulling a green domino mask out from his jacket and slips it on, a gold hornet emblem prominently displayed in the middle above the eyes. "You've found the party! Good work, Kato," he says melodramatically.

If there's a party, Aeric is there. Even if he has no invitation, that never stops him. Tonight is a bit different, this is a costume party, which means he has to find something to disguise himself in. Luckily, he has no shortage of 'authentic' costumes. Tonight, he has chosen daring and arrives wearing a full on kilt and bear skin cloak. Wrapped around his back is what looks like a replica sword, except it looks real..like, real. Is that a real sword? Couldn't be right?

Sauntering into the party from outside he looks around at those present, no real reason to hide his face so it's less of a costume and more of a wardrobe change. "Paertaidh!" He screams before lurching into the party like one of those people who is supposed to be here. (That means Party in Gaelic)

If it wasn't clear, he's bravehart.

<<SCENE>>

The men finish their song and the audience applauds. Several of the guys walk out to quickly score some tips from the men and women holding up folded bills. Pappa gotta get PAID. While the music is in a lull in between songs, the crowd's natural thrum of conversations, movement and the like is suddenly split by A blood-curdling scream. Not a hollywood scream but a real, 'Oh god, something's wrong and I'm going to die' scream. The audience isn't sure if its part of the performances or if it's something real. Another scream - and yes, it's a real one from a woman over by the bathrooms in the far corner. Eight beasts can be seen stalking through the audience with a near-feral gate. Standing easily over seven feet in height and with reverse-bending legs, the beasts look like some kind of human-like wolf with long claws, pointed ears and mouths that drip saliva as their maws snap at nearby patrons.

(OOC Link: http://tinyurl.com/oork6m9 )

Madeline spins the long string of pearls she wears wtih one hand and skillfully sips the drink Magneto bought her with the other

Red Queen nods to Nicolas and Arya and then looks back towards Madeline, "Oh? Well, if you must." She flushes slightly and waves it off. "Honestly though you really ought to check out Sebastions costume." She glances over towards the others and then back over the party, "I'm going to head back over and have a seat. Harvey looks over quickly as he hears the scream. His long ears drop back and he looks ready to play up his costume by bolting...

Gwydion was just about to succumb to the futility of locating his quarry at a costume party when the blood curdling screams ring out. He mutters and looks over in that direction before he starts towards the danger like a lunatic, reaching under his coat.

Arya laughs at Nic's reaction to her whisper and lets him lift her up, sliding her arms around his neck. "Later, everyone!"

Nulli turns his head towards the sound of the screaming. Since Interesting Things are clearly happening in that direction, that's the way that he goes. He doesn't look... nearly concerned enough for the situation at hand, though. In fact, he's still just mostly curious. Gojira who is Amora under all that get up looks to the sound of Gaelic and there's a bit of a weird smile to Aeric. She at least understood the language. Then she looks towards the scream and she has to blink red eyes rapidly. Is that..a Werewolf? She pushing away from the bar and heads that way. If it wasn't real that was a damn good costume. Her tail swishes behind her as she goes.

Madelines head comes up at the scream, one hand reaching for the queen as she gasps and glances to be sure Arya is safely gone

Hearing screams that sound really real, Elvira hops up onto the frikkin bar, probably flashing half the people around her to see what's going on. Spotting the pack of eight wolves stalking amongst the mortals, Elvira just /stares/. "It is NOT my fucking night." Hopping /behind/ the bar, she starts hunting for weapons. And hiding spots. Mostly hiding spots, but weapons might be nice in a pinch. Most bars have a few knives, not much, but maybe they'll be extra effective since they'll likely have salt and lemon juice on them.

Knight blinks as he looks up and then takes a moment to swallow his drink... With that he looks over at the screams and then over at Elvira..

Foster casually looks towards the werewolves, narrows his eyes a moment, and smirks with a shake of his head. Yup! Not concerned. The Green Hornet then returns his attention to his trusty sidekick, Kato, and waits for her to turn about and notice him. She may be occupied with dancings or screamings, though, so who knows?

Gwydion keeps moving against the flow of the parts of the crowd that are fleeing, moving to position himself in the path of danger. Or what he thinks might be danger. Maybe he's part of the show?

Plague Doctor lifts her beak in the air and cocks her head to the sound of screaming, then turns towards it, and blinks behind the crude holes in her mask, staring for a moment at the werewolves. She scowls, hunkers down slightly, and her mouth twists into a grimace, baring crooked teeth. Her eyes, though, scan the crowd next.

"Look Grace." he moves the puppets head toward the oncoming group. "You like them you dirty little whore?" he mumbles. He looks at them almost ghastly and moves the puppet away from them, "They can't have you Grave. Your flesh is mine you dirty slut." he mumbles.

Madelines fingers tighten on the Queen's arm, her lovley eyes widening at the beasts "mon deiu", trying to sort this out

<<Scene>>

Music starts to kick up in the background - as though the DJ had a set already arranged and didn't think to hit stop when everthing began to go wrong and people panic. From the -ceiling-, five men, each dressed in leather trench coats with GLOWING blue eyes, drop down with a feline grace and without making a sound. As if they possessed some kind of supernatural grace, they each land in a line as if in opposition to the oncoming beasts. They look sleek, mean and ready for a fight. People scatter getting out of their way so that the center of the dance floor is open in case a fight breaks out.

(OOC Link: http://tinyurl.com/pawqjlv and http://youtu.be/P3Su4zkLIcg )

Harvey is a hell of a lot smarter then Gwydion and moves /away/ from the danger, though he clearly isn't the brightest as he's not leaving. He stops to see just what the heck is going on.

Aeric continues on inside the party and peers at the wolves riding in and then the falling Vampires from the ceiling. He pauses for a minute before uttering something about pranks and what not before moving over to the table and pretending to get a drink. He doesn't, but that doesn't stop him from pretending to be curious before turning around to observe whatever this is. Nulli may not realize that this is (maybe) not a show. He's found a good place to watch and see what happens next -- and also to watch and see how people -react- next, and he's settled in there.

Gojira is still moving to where the beasts and Gwydion are. She wasn't about to run for the door. Maybe it's because she didn't have that reflex anymore. She looks over to Gwydion with red reptilian eyes. "Should I be concerned?" the Scot asks him quietly as she flexes the clawed hands at her side. The voice is familiar at least.

Gwydion glances over at the descending figures when there's more movement and he pauses ever so briefly as he tries to figure out what exactly is going on. Quietly to Gojira he says "I'm not sure yet." Red Queen's head turns and she peers towards the screams and then looks back at Madeline, "Hmm." She looks where everyone's looking and her head tilts for a moment and her strange blue eyes focus as she curls her hand around Madeline's arm, "Let's get us over to the booth. I'm sure it's a part of the show but you never know how real some will think it is depending on what they took."

Knight looks over the bar and then says, "Are you having fun down there?" He tilts his head, "Why don't you come up here and watch the show hun, you'll be fine..."

Recognizing the vioce of the Knight, Elvira pops her head up having found.... one of those round whisk things used for stirring drinks during the shaking part. It's so fierce a weapon! "Who are they? I don't recognize them..." she whispers harshly, not wanting to come up all the way in case the werewolves /see/ her.

Madeline nods and goes along with the Queen to get out of the way, something here has touched a cord with the lovely blonde

Red Queen shakes her head a bit as she gently moves Madeline, and anyone else who's coming with them, towards one of the booths. "Don't worry." SHe murmurs softly, "The most dangerous thing in the room are the people over reacting." She looks up to the flapper and smiles the little Queen's deep blue eyes warm. "But between us both Im sure we can mange crowd control if we have to."

Gwydion looks back and forth between the men with the glowy eyes and the beasts. He chuckles and shakes his head, relaxing some and dropping his hand from out of his coat before saying to Gojira "Lets move off a bit." sounding signifigantly less concerned.

Plague Doctor pages: That's Darksight, giving me +1 to perception rolls for the scene.

Foster grins, watching the show and claps his hands with approval. Hey, this is pretty well put together! The auditor then picks his briefcase back up and grins with a nod to the 'fight' getting ready to commence. "My money's on the werewolves!"

Harvey stops and tilts his head, then starts to move closer to the hulking beasts, nose twitching quickly. He sniffs at the werewolf, though will hops back quickly as one snaps at him.

<<SCENE>>

As if on cue, the Beasts charge into the dance floor's open spot to take down the vamps. The vamps charge in to kill the werewolves and....what happens can only be described as an affront to the senses.

(OOC Link: http://tinyurl.com/nxtpsha )

Knight laughs as he looks over at Elvira, "Hun, just sits down with me, I'll protect you and you know it." He with that laughs as he smiles, "It's all part of the show after all." He offers his hand to the woman and then takes a drink of his beer. Gojira seems a tad bit disappointed as Gydion says it's okay for the moment. The scaled monster moves off to the side though to watch things. "Thought we were about to get into some real fun there for a moment." she muses wistfully. She then takes a look at Harvey as he gets snapped at and there's a chuckle, "You'll make a good stew bun bun." the Scottish woman calls out.

Madeline glances at the war on the stage and whispers to the queen, clearly ready to leave

<OOC> Gwydion says, "you...are a terrible person"

Magneto has taken all of this in with semi-wide eyes. Finally, he steps over to Madeline and leans in. "Madame, shall I escort you out?," he offers in his thick German accent.

Harvey looks to the monster and nods. "Oh yes, I have great taste.." He looks to the dacefloor and what is going on. "Though I am not sure I can say the same for others..."

"Oh my!!!" Sebastion's eyes widen as he realizes he is caught in the middle of this scene. He has two choices. Leave the floor in stupidity or join in. So, he falls into suit with the Dancers. His puppet jingly losely about his hip.

<<SCENE>>

The beasts and the vamps all intermingle upon the dance floor and begin a choreographed version of Michael Jackson's Thriller. The audience loses their mind. Applause, curses and cheers rise up from the crowd as the last 'act' of the halloween party kicks into full gear. Red Queen's pand pats Madelines, "I don't blame you." She replies softy and then Magneto is coming over and heading for Madeline and she looks up at the woman and her head tilts. "If you like."

Elvira looks at the Knight and frowns faintly, then puts the whisk back where she found it. "Yeah you better." Grumble mutter. Hopping back over the bar, nearly losing Lefty to a costume slip, she tugs the sheer garment back into place and folds her arms under her breasts. Now they can't escape.

Nulli continues to watch. He mostly just looks confused, now. Interested, but confused.

Madeline glances at the.. dancing, still it does nto improve the beauty's mood. She kisses Red Queen's cheek "you are remarkable" then nods to Magneto "oui monseiur"

Gojira looks over to Gwydion as she chuckles, "Oh well." she shrugs as she brings her claws up to scratch at her chin. She then gives a look about to see if she recognizes anyone else in this mass of people.

Gwydion smirks and nods to Gojira before he busts up laughing at the dancers "You need to stop by the office sometime still. I think you'll like it." he says once he calms down

Foster chuckles and removes the domino mask to redon his IRS appearance, putting on his glasses. He steps off the floor, not being particularly interested in dancing anything let alone the Thriller, and decides to move through the crowd and mingle a bit.

Gojira nods to Gwydion as she crosses her arms over her armored chest, "Yeah. I still need to do that. Alexander has went MIA again so I'm just going to go by myself at this point." she tells him. Red Queen smiles and looks towards the Page and nods to him and he stands and starts after the Red QUeen quickly. The two also move to head out.

The Doctor's eyes blink behind her mask, staring as the werewolves and vampires begin to dance, her brow remaining as furrowed as it was at the initial appearance. After a long while, her head shakes, and she begins to hobble over to the nearest table, turning and settling in with a quiet grunt, adjusting her beak. She sips at her drink, loudly, and continues to watch the crowd curiously, studying the behavior of massed humanity.

Aeric saw thriller performed live...it was bad then and still bad now. After choking down his laughter he finds a table to sit down at, Sword over his lap as he watches the rest of the event unfold, more than happy to watch like that creepy old guy that he is. Harvey chuckles a bit, then hops over to check out the refreshments being offered. He picks out a few items, then switches to walking as he nibbles.

<<Scene>> After the beasts and vampires have cleared the stage, the entertainment manager - a man named Frank - grabs the mic on the stage and tries to get everyone's attention. "Well, did everyone have a good time tonight?" He calls out to the cheers and hoops of the audience. "Tonight," Frank continues, "...we had a few contests. Our Backers have phoned in and told us who they have chosen for the three prizes of Sexiest, Most Scariest and Funiest." He pauses a bit to read off from some index cards on who has won what. Beside him, the stripper witches and dancing shot-boys fan out on the stage and hold cauldrons which appear to be the prizes. "And the Backers have decided, that for the Sexiest costume tonight...it's Miss Elvira...queen of the night! Come on up here!"

Gwydion nods and shrugs as he chats with Gojira "You can always come more than once. You're always welcome to drop in. Though one of my surprises almost happened early." He gets quiet when the announcer starts up though

Magneto nods to Madeline and offers the crook of his arm to her. He offers his smile to the Red Queen as well, and he glances past the crowd towards the exit. "Shall we, then?"

Madeline nods and leaves awith Magneto

Knight looks over at Elvira and then nods, "Ya, you'll be fine..." He with that takes another drink of his beer at the bar looking around and then hmms looking through the crowd.

Foster applauds politely when sexiest costume is selected. No wolf-whistles, though, or anything quite like that. That would be rude. Holding his briefcase idly, he watches the award ceremony with a faint smile of interest, curious as to whatever other categories there may be and what the winnings are. Ooh! Can we win candy? Caaaaaandy!

Elvira crosses her legs and sits back against the bar, then blinks when the wolves and the vampers start to... dance. Feeling the complete idiot for thinking they were real wolves, she's blushing pretty bad when they call out the winner of the sexiest costume. "Huh, I wonder who tha--" Wait. "Are you kidding me?" Looking down to make sure she's still really not falling out of the dress, she goes beet red. "Oh god." Maybe no one will notice her if she slumps down a bit, one hand raised to shield her face.

Jennie comes in, all dressed up in sexy werewolf minidress and spirit hat, if the former almost too small to be decent on her. Annnd apparently way latter than she thought aside Kaydin the jammy Dragon/dinosaur. "Whoops... Our timing sucks Rex.." She looks up at the stage and applauds the winner while then looking about for known faces. "Well, one can never go wrong with Elvira." Sebastion chuckles.

Gojira nods to that, "Aye. I need to get out more without relying on others." the Dragon nods. She was too old for this shit. "I'll get by in the next few days. I need to go see a guy about a sword." she chuckles as she turns to head for Aeric's table. Unless he was going to run off before she got there.

<<Scene>>

Frank, standing up on the stage, sends two of the shot-boys into the crowd to 'help' Elvira up out of her chair and up so that she can claim her prize. No doubt that she is exhausted from running through all the guys minds. "Come on folks, make her feel welcome." Aeric claps loudly for the winner.

Nulli takes interest in this 'Elvira' who has apparently been deemed the sexiest person here. He watches her be dragged out of her chair with a detached, curious expression.

"Hey!!!!" Sebastion yells from his table alone. He begins claping loudly for the winner.

Harvey joins in with the clapping and watches.

You paged Elvira with 'Peer pressure. it's a killer. :)'

Oh no! They found her! Looking left and right, she tries to find an escape route, but no. At least the pale face makeup helps hide some of that blush, right? Casting a 'save me!' look back towards the Knight, Elvia shuffles along between the two gents escorting her to the stage. Should have gone home to raid on the computer. Ventrilo would be less shameful.

"So I see." Kaydin says as he lets out a cheer and clapping his hands at the winner of the costume contest, giving a loud wolf whistle. Gojira claps as she wanders along as well. Go Elvira!

<<SCENE>>

After Elvira -finally- makes it onto the stage, one of the dancing shot-boys walks over to her and hands her the large, plastic cauldron as her prize. A quick photo is taken (which seems odd as Babylon usually frowns on people having cameras of any kind) of the winner and her hunk of a prize-holder and the man escorts her off the stage.

"Now...," Frank continues, "...For Funniest Costume. The Backers have decided that Mister Pink Bunny Man," he reads off the cards, "is the winner!" The audience turns and searches for the person named and eventually spots Harvey with his pink fur and rabbit tail. "Come on up here man and claim your prize!"

Knight looks over at Elvira and then smiles as he claps for her, "See, your safe." He with that looks at her and then takes a moment to finish his drink asking the bar asking for a double as he looks back at Elvira, "She'll need it." He explains to the bartender soon after. Long distance to Elvira: Never will be mailing you the details of the prize.

Nulli now studies the person who has been deemed Funniest Person Here with the same level of interest that Elvira got.

Sebastion claps loudly chuckling.

Freed back to the masses, Elvira once more does a boob check to prevent nipple slippage and heads back towards the bar, grateful for her shortness as she moves through the crowd back to where Knight is.

Gojira stops as the bunny is called as the Funniest and there's a round of applause from the dragon. Then she waits there to see who else is going to be called up.

Plague Doctor sits back in a chair and watches the awards with her head inclined to the left, small eyes behind their eye holes, slurping away at her drink. She glances around as people clap for each, and imitates them with a half-hearted coming together of her hands, glass set down for each bout of applause.

Jennie softly elbows Kaydin when he wolf whistles for Elvira. "Noooo I get to wolf whistle, you have to dragon bellow. Try sounding more like a brass section playing base notes." She then applauds and ahrooooooooooos for Harvey!" She grins and excitedly whispers to him. Harvey blinks as he is singled out and directed to the stage. He hops over, apparently having springs in his legs.

<<Scene>>

Frank, standing up on the stage, sends two of the witches into the crowd to 'help' Harvey up out of his chair and up so that he can claim his prize. No doubt that he is exhausted from all that...well, you know what bunnys do. "Come on folks, make him feel welcome."

Foster laughs at the next category, chuckling as he claps and applauds for the rabbit. Yeah, may as well set the briefcase down so it's out of the way. The auditor continues to politely applaud and glances about. Hrm... is there food around here? He needs to get some food. Definitely food. Eh, it can wait though.

"Here Here!!!" Sebastion seems to be in jolly spirits.

Aeric claps loudly again for the rabbit who just won funniest costume.

Kaydin chuckles as he is elbowed and he lets out bellowing rawr, trying to sound like a dragon bellow as he walks about and chuckles at Jennie. "Well, it was my fault." He says with a playful smirk.

Gwydion laughs and applauds at the Bunny's success

<<SCENE>>

After Harvey spring-hops his way onto the stage, one of the dancing witches walks over to him and hands over the large, plastic cauldron as his prize and bends forward to plant a small kiss upon his little pink nose. Another quick photo is taken of the winner and his two beautiful prize-helpers escorts him off the stage.

"And lastly...," Frank continues, "...the Scariest Costume." He breathes a little heavy - as though this was worrying him. Pulling out a handkerchief he dabs his forehead a bit before finishing his thought. "The Backers have decided that," and he has to pause to lean in to read the words on the card because they don't exactly make sense. "Uh... creepy grandfather guy with the little girl puppet..." He looks around, "Who the hell is that?" Checking the card once more he reads off the last of the card again and adds, "is the winner!" The audience turns and searches for the person named and eventually spots Sebastion with his pink fur and rabbit tail. "Come on up here uh...'man' and claim your prize!"

Knight scratches his head as he looks over at Jennie and Kaydin a moment as he then looks back to Elvira as he takes a drink of his beer.

Aeric claps again and laughs at the description of the winner of the scariest costume contest.

Elvira finds ehr seat next to the Knight again nad wrinkles her nose at me. "My hero. You saved from that so well." flicking him a little shit before grinning, having just spotted the double on the bar with her name on it.

"Yes Grace, we won." he says softly as he rises, "Tonight, I be Albert Fish my good man." as he chuckles and makes his way to the stage. Before reaching he violently pulls forth the puppet sowed onto his side and rips the head from it. He bites into the stuffing and pulls the cotton out maddening before reliquishining a smile to the Audience. "The name is Sebastion, Frank." as he approaches the stand. Gojira seems to find a place to stand for the moment. Not far from Aeric's table. She claps for the weird dude with the puppet as well. Because that was creepy. The Ozzy Osbourne impression makes her chuckle softly as well. Nulli now studies the person deemed most scary with detached interest.

Foster groans once he hears who Sebastion is and shakes his head with a faint shudder. "Of course," he snorts with amusement, tsking faintly. But the performance is well done, so he can't dispute it. The auditor claps in applause to the selection (it was creepy) and sighs with amusement.

Harvey seems a bit unsure as to what is expected from him. He looks around, nose twitching, doing a rather good 'uncertain bunny' imitation. <<SCENE>>

This time there were no escorts that left the stage to help the winner up. Nope. Both the shot boys, including the younger one named 'Never' stand stock-still as though they weren't going to approach the scary winner with a ten-foot pole. Frank, nervously 'urges' the remaining cast members - the four witches and four shot-boys - to gather around Sebastion for the photo. Once complete, Never presents the man with the cauldron and helps walk him off stage since no one else seems willing.

Jennie huffs a laugh then pauses mid applauding for the new winner when she gets a view and watches that. "Wow, ok yeah that was creeply and a half." She looks up at her date then over at the gramps, "Grrrrroooooooowwwwwll! Bark bark!"

Knight smiles as he looks over at Elvira, "Your welcome dear, It's only how a knight can.." He laughs as he smiles, "I would really have done something if you really needed it. Your good though," He winks as he takes another drink of his beer and then smiles, "Least I bought you a drink ya know?"

Nulli, slips into the crowd and disappears. The headless doll lies torn ripped from its body. Sebastion is led away by Never to recieve his prize. A sound comes from the dolls head, "I'll be back." with a chuckle at the end,.

<<SCENE>> Once the prizes are awarded, Frank vacates the stage and the DJ picks back up with the music to play for another hour to let people filter out and leave the party in their own time and in their own way. The 'stripper witches' circulate around the party now that their job is done. The shot boys are off the clock and are able to go flirt and hang out with whomever they'd like. The beasts and the vampires even make their own fun by posing with several people around the party for candid pictures.

Happy Halloween!

Harvey moves back into the crowed and looks over his 'prize'. He seems a bit unsure about it all, but folks seem to think it's a good thing, so he's going with that.

Elvira only drinks about a third of what is in the glass before discarding it. "Care to dance?" she asks of the Knight, "Though I am feeling a bit peckish. What do they have fo rfood here, anyway?"

Gojira seems to watch the action on the stage for the most part until she realizes the show is over. She looks back to the sword in Aeric's lap with a bit of a sigh and then turns to head for the door. She wasn't going to bother people over old memories. The tail trails behind her as she goes and there's a bit of a laugh as she sees Kaydin the Dinosaur there as well.

Laith makes his way in - just a bit too late. The theme was roaring twenties, he understood, so he arrives dressed consistent with that theme. His hair is slicked back, and he's wearing period clothing of the time, in workmanlike clothing, with suspenders holding up brown pants, worn with a grey shirt, suitably formless for lower-class society of the day. Stubble graces his chin and cheeks, and he carries around a jug with XXX written on it and has a model of a tommy gun slung from the opposite shoulder. He enters and slips through the crowd, looking for familiar faces, or unfamiliar and interesting ones.

Foster seems satisfied, moseying along to head off the roof. His IRS stylized briefcase swings at his side as he pulls off his nerdy glasses. That's the advantage of simple, non-costumes: easy enough to go back to the real world if you have to.

Aeric sees the party has died and stands, ready to get outta dodge before anything else happens. Sword now attached to back he makes his way out of the place and back to his home.

Knight smiles as he looks over at Elvira and then nods, "Sure, we can." He tilts his head as he looks over at her, "They have alot of food, I'll go get you something." He waves over the bartender and orders her a sandwich. "There the bread should help a bit." He says as he looks over at her, "You ok though?"

"It's just been a long, long day." Elvira says to the Knight, flashing a grateful smile for the sandwich to go with the drink. "Maybe I'll tell you about it." she adds, leaving the bait dangling to see if it'll be taken.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,