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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.) ]

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Something like that. Isn't that how most people end up at these things? It's not like anyone in this city is really jumping at the bit for social interaction.

I suppose so! Though people need to unwind somehow, after Venezuela, and this seems as good an opportunity as any. [ because actual halloween was ruined by calendar man :| ]

Oh--I almost forgot. It's nice to meet you in person - Poison Ivy, isn't it? [ Gothamites are a fairly distinctive bunch, so even if he comes from Keystone he's definitely heard of her.

He refrains from offering a handshake. He's not sure if she'd appreciate it. ]

[No, she wouldn't. No offense, she'd probably just subconsciously poison him for the crime of being a man, and that would just make the party awkward.]

The one and only. I'm afraid I don't recognize you, though I assume you're from my universe.

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[ duly noted! honestly, he'd probably apologise for offending her, poison notwithstanding. ]

Of course.

[ he kind of laughs a little. ] Oh, I'm from Keystone, though news of Gotham travels quite far. It's no surprise that you wouldn't.

My name is Isaac Bowin. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [ lol golden age villain 8| he expects exactly nobody to remember who he is here besides rogues who actually come from Keystone, and also Shade. ]

Keystone? You deal with the speedsters, then. [Irritating little boys, the Flashes, but it all seems rather small-scale next to Gotham. Hometown pride.]

I can't say I've ever heard of you, but I'm sure that's not your "business" name.

Yes, it carries an alarming risk of head injury. They always seem to aim for concussions, and you combine that with super speed, and...well, I'm surprised nobody's been actually hospitalised yet. They're probably very careful about it. [ and then there's Gotham and Batman, who is much less careful about it and a lot more merciless ]

I'm fairly sure I was before your debut, actually. I was possibly taking care of family matters when you began your illustrious career.

My moniker is the Fiddler, but--well. [ shrugs. ] It's irrelevant, really.

[Praise is definitely an effective way to avoid being composted. Take notes, everyone.]

So, you're an old-timer? I've never met too many, but it's not like a profession where you get more head injuries than a professional sports player allows for many. [hmm] The Bat is more into rib fractures, though I've never experienced it myself.

[ being composted is an experience he'd rather avoid, so that's a bonus! ]

Being in the criminal profession doesn't lend itself to terribly long lifespans, no. Unless you're Shade, but he's immortal and therefore will probably survive the heat death of the planet [ IT'S CANON, SOMEWHERE ], so he doesn't particularly count!

Mm, yes, I'd heard about that. It's a little troubling, honestly. [ batman is not exactly the role model for heroes everywhere ]

It keeps Arkham's medical wing busy, though I am waiting for the day he accidentally kills someone. I hope it's the Joker. [IT WOULD SOLVE

SO MANY PROBLEMS...]