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WHO: ERIDAN AMPORA and ZATANNA ZATARA and THEIR VERY UNFORTUNATE GUESTS.
WHERE: a creepy rose red house on the edge of the city.
WHEN: 11/5.
WARNINGS: fakemurder. gore. trauma. misery. mystery!!!
SUMMARY: since eridan spent the entirety of halloween wweepin and eating stale sugar cookies in his basement leah, he and zee throw a belated halloween party!! BAD THINGS HAPPEN.
FORMAT: ANYTHING GOES.

[the house - it's more of a miniature mansion, really, and incredibly creepy - is just far enough from the city's limits to be quiet. sprawling, dark, and eerie; it's kind of like a cross between rose red and dracula's summer home, which is at least half of the reason why it was chosen. maybe two-thirds.

inside the decorations are done up in lush reds and the occasional streaks of violet; the kitchen is full of food and refreshments, the main hall is decked out, the music is pumping, and the hosts will no doubt be more than happy to tell everyone all about how they heard a rumor from a friend of a cousin of the realtor that like a quintuple murder totally happened in the attic or something (or one of them will, at least). rooms beyond the immediate party area (a host of ground level rooms and anything upstairs, basically) haven't exactly been blocked off, but they're also visibly not as touched up and may or may not be haunted.

well, there's a definite risk. the place is creepy as hell.

doors open at eight-thirty (just to spite vriska). get in there!!

(DIRECT QUESTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS RIGHT HURR.) ]

Comments

HAHAHA NO LIN NO HE'S NO TENZIN... 8|

[waiting]

[ Being addressed by a complete stranger catches Bradbury off guard, but then, he's at a party where he doesn't have to work for one, why is he surprised? He gives Lin a quick, automatic once-over, gauging why he can of her, before he offers a wry grin. ]

The costume wasn't my idea, but thanks anyway.

yeah he needs a manlier beard before he's ready to impersonate tenzin

[linsanity]

You look like an Air Nomad.

[Of course, no one in the City knows anything about the four nations, so she's probably just confused him. But she doesn't really care. At least he looks less ridiculous than some of the other guests.]

Not that you know what one is.

tenzin really does have an amazingly lush beard

[waiting]

[ Less ridiculous by her standards, maybe, but Bradbury feels a little foolish in this getup. More than a little. He perks up in visible interest, though, even though he shakes his head. ]

Never heard of 'em, but they sound interesting. What do they do?

it's part of his rugged charm

[linsanity]

[Hence why Lin made the calculated move to not dress up. This way she can laugh derisively at everyone and their silly costumes if need be.]

Mostly Airbend and meditate and other spiritual mumbo-jumbo. Can't say they have whatever that is, though. [She points to the lightsaber.]

[waiting]

This? [ He frowns, looking down at it, before his expression clears a little. ] It's a light saber. Like... [ He can't tell what time he comes from, but if she can't recognize the costume, it's a good bet she's not from any kind of Earth. ]

Like a sword made outta light. This one's just for show, though.

[linsanity]

A sword of light. Uh huh.

[It's not that far-fetched given the things she sees on a regular basis, but still.]

So what are you supposed to be?

[waiting]

I dunno how it works. [ A shrug, candid. ] Never been a fan of science fiction.

[ Hated it, really, which is why being here is the most ironic thing that could have happened to him. ]

A Jedi Master, I guess. They do... [ He tries to think of what they do and manages to conjure a half-remembered scene. ] ...uh, pretty much the same thing as Air Nomads.

[linsanity]

Hm. [She takes a sip of her drink.] Never saw the appeal of that lifestyle.

Sounds like you didn't pick out the costume. [Unless he just likes dressing up as things he seems to have no interest in.]

[waiting]

Yeah, I hear ya. Who wants to spend that much time inside their own head, anyway?

[ It's a joke. Mostly. He knows his boss does that shit, but he doesn't see the appeal. ] I didn't come in a costume, so... Zee picked one out for me instead. It could be worse.

[linsanity]

People who can sit around and do nothing for hours and not go crazy. [It's a little harsh. But it's just that Airbenders could drive you a little crazy sometimes.]

I guess I better not let her see me, then.

[waiting]

[ He does laugh at that, quick and sharp, because it does sound like Mitch. ]

Probably a good idea. She ended up giving my boss a makeover too. [ He points out the guy in the helmet and the jetpack, probably sulking against a wall. Yyyep. )

[linsanity]

[She raises an eyebrow. Okay, don't mess with Zatanna unless you want public humiliation.] Right. I'll make a wide berth.

Lin Beifong, by the way. [She offers a hand.]

[waiting]

Rick Bradbury. [ He takes her hand and gives it a firm shake, his own palms and fingers calloused by the weapons he uses and the work he does to stay in shape. His other hand, if she's the type to notice such details, has a plain, unadorned gold band on its ring finger. ]