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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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Whatever you feel more comfortable with, then.

[ A beat. ]

It says a lot of humankind that certain things are only fitting on a holiday like Halloween.

[ But it's her party, and he doesn't want to ruin the mood. ]

So, your usual clothes. Lovelier still.

I think if my -- our? -- kind didn't retreat to the shadows it would make things easier for humanity. We've grown used to being on the sidelines -- complacent, even. And, when we do come out it's the most physically intimidating doing the stupidest things. It's unfortunate, but we have to prove ourselves.

...although I suppose I have it easier than most, having a famous hero father and looking human despite not being one. A number of my friends aren't quite as lucky.

[No, no, no! She wants to talk about this! She loves talking about magic and weirdos! There's just not really been anyone to talk to about it thus far... :(]

I love a guy who flatters me. [There we go! Easing more into her usual self.]

It doesn't change much, sweetheart. In my world, we have been public figures for years and it may have gotten us less fear, but it hardly got us any more acceptance. Not where it matters, at least.

[ He sounds really bitter for about a second before going back to a more neutral tone. ]

You are quite easy to flatter.

No, I think it leads to fetishization -- see: Twilight. Of course, I'm still acting like a bit of a fangirl here, but I hope you'll forgive me for that. [She looks down and coyly touches her neck, the smallest smile twitching on her lips.] Superheroes and strange things are normal, but my friend Danny who is... oh, about eight feet tall and a blue-skinned demon has it pretty tough. He used to be human and it's only recently that the people around him are starting to accept him for who he's become.

[Zatanna only knew him after he changed. She clearly has no problem with it.]

Thanks. I have pretty good genes, if I may say so.

Don't get me started on modern vampires. [ And yet he accepted a cameo on his world's version of it. He was perfectly willing to put his dislike aside in exchange of a seven figure check. ] But the attraction has always been there. I did not became as known as I am due to fear alone.

It's unfortunate. You can still keep the romance without it being... [Her nose twitches and her lip curls. She's grossed out. :(] You shouldn't say things like that, I might swoon.