[You'll Be Caught In The Night - After Life Halloween Party]

[orlokbutterfly]

Who: Everyone
What: Halloween Party
Where: Nova City - After Life
When: 4 PM October 31st to who knows how early of November 1st
Warnings: B for boos and booze. Also Gale is there so that deserves a warning in itself. Is spooky.

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Welcome to After Life. The entrance of the Nova City nightclub has the additional illumination courtesy of a purple neon bat to welcome the party goers, which that little bat seems more inviting than the almost ominous fog coming out of the front doors. Just beyond the door are a variety of glowsticks, should one feel so inclined to equip themselves with them for the night. The varying colored glass tables are trimmed with fake cobwebs with little spider lights illuminating from beneath it while at each table's end has a jack-o'-lantern of different carvings with color changing LED lights inside. The club's colored strobe lighting reflects off of the club's crystalline walls to help lend to the atmosphere in an almost eerie manner, even adding additional color to the fog hovering over the floor.


As the party begins, Gale makes a special introduction to the ladies who helped make the party possible- Yang Xiao Long, Ayame Sasaki, Gwen Stacy and Mikaela Banes. He wouldn't let the party go on without the much deserved recognition for them.

Food and Refreshments

The bar area has a variety of different foods and snacks for people to enjoy. Brownies, cupcakes and truffles from local confectionaries and other, less sugary options like jalapeno poppers, mummy hot dogs, garlic bread snakes, deviled egg spiders, salsa and dipping sauces with bat chips, dragonfly sushi and spooky fruit monsters are laid throughout the table. At the far end of the table is a little animatronic black cat with glowing green eyes.

Looking for something a little heavier than just snacks to eat, in case you missed lunch? Available to you on another nearby table are shaped pasta with varying sauce options, monster burgers, four different bento boxes, and snake shaped calzones each labeled with different pizza toppings for the stuffing. Yes. A few have pineapple in them. Please do not start a war in Gale's club.

There are various labeled cauldrons of non-alcoholic drinks such as water, punch and soda are on the table while other available are drinks such as mixed soda and punch floats and milkshake shots are there. All of the glasses on the table all have googly eyes attached to them. Also on this table is Gale's Cubone, wearing a tiny vampire cape and patrolling around the cauldrons. Don't even think about trying something funny or trying to spike the drinks, because Cubone will smack the culprit's hand with his bone and start wailing to lure the host over. Just don't even do it unless you want thrown out.

Bar Area

Need a beverage of the alcoholic variety? You'll want to visit the local alchemist over here. Overhead of the bar where the drink glasses hang are little bat lights that occasionally flicker and the cobwebs are lined around the edges of the circular bar counter. A pumpkin with the carving of a butterfly sits on the counter top with a flickering purple light within it. Drinks from the bar will be served in beaker and vial glasses.

Dance Floor and Stage

That stage up there sure looks inviting, as if it's just waiting to have one of its musical guests come on stage and steal the show for a short time. In fact, it's very much encouraged to do just that. While the stage is without a DJ or other performer, a preset playlist of the club's usual music as well as a list of Halloween music will cycle through- just be ready for the Monster Mash to play several times during the night. A skeleton is set up near the speakers, and it seems to 'dance' in time with the music. Up above the stage is a web with an animatronic spider that comes down from its web occasionally with flickering red eyes.

If you look closely through the thin veil of fog on the floor, you may notice reflective decals of monstrous footprints leading to the dance floor, as if trying to hint and lead the guests out to get their dance on. But party goers beware, there may be an impromptu dance to Thriller at some point in the night, and your host may judge every single one of you if you don't get in on it.

VIP Room

The VIP Room is a little less rowdy than the main area of the club, and is meant for a more chill atmosphere compared to the rest of the party. The room has its own stage for anyone to take over separate of the main room, but beware, this stage may have its own different kind of horror: Karaoke.

The tables here also have cobweb and spider lights around them and the lights in the room are a little dimmer, to accommodate the rotating bulb that casts shadow creatures on the walls of the room. You may want to come here if you want to eat an actual meal in peace without all the buzz from the bar area.

Employee Lounge

VIP Room not calm enough? Asking Gale or another After Life employee will grant you access to the employee lounge so you can have a little rest on the couches. The only drinks readily available in here is water over on the counter. The noise from the main area is completely nullified in this room. The party goes on all night, don't be afraid to take a breather.



Guests under 16 will receive a small bag of candy for attending, while guests 16 and older will receive some drink coupons to use at any of the three Gale Force club locations.

Comments

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Konoka Konoe. Nice to meet you!

[ She accept Kaguya's hand, shaking it gently. She half expected to bow, given they were both from Japan (to some extent, if Kaguya's name was of any indication...?), but she paid it no further mind. ]

It's been a while since I last donned a maid suit though!

[imperishableprincess]

Konoka...

[There's a brief pause before she recognizes the name.]

Oh, you must be the one that girl on the network was looking for the other day. She seemed like the serious type.

[Kaguya hums, before nodding. While she spent the vast majority of her life in Japan, her true origins lie elsewhere.]

Indeed. I purchased it back in anticipation of Ayame's costume party not too long ago, but there's only so much time in one party.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Oh, Secch--ah, Setsuna?

Yeah. We found each other. Thanks for your help.

[ Konoka giggled lightly. ] She's pretty serious, yes. My ongoing attempts to lighten her up a bit have only met minimal success. But I'm getting somewhere!

[imperishableprincess]

I did nothing to help, really.

[She really didn't.]

Oh? Well, a party like this is certainly a step in the right direction.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

It is! Genessia is never dry on fun social functions!

[ She paid that admission no mind, she was just being polite anyway. ]

So what have you been doing in Genessia?

[imperishableprincess]

Indeed. There are few dull moments, and a number of interesting individuals.

[She might even prefer it to Gensokyo! Although she does miss her friends.]

Teaching history and running a bonsai shop.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Oh, you run a bonsai shop? I'll need to stop by!

What kind of history do you teach, considering where we are?

[imperishableprincess]

[Kaguya nods.]

Yes, the shop is called Princess Kaguya's Bamboo Forest. It's in Genessia City.

[She hums at the question.]

Mostly Asian history, although I do occasionally teach a little of Lunarian history as well.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Uh huh.

[ Konoka nodded. So it turned out Genessia was learning 'off world' history, rather than its own. ]

I run a charms shop in Everglade. They're largely protective/utility charms.

[imperishableprincess]

[It was a simple enough job, and while she's been honest about her life experiences, she could probably just recite a bunch of nonsense and some of the students would believe it.]

I see. Protection from what, exactly?

[im_gonna_heal_u]

It's largely protection from Everglade's undead elements. But there's also utilities like having a little doll of yourself to fly around!

[imperishableprincess]

Interesting. I wasn't aware there were undead in Everglade.

[...but she's also never been to Everglade.]

I know someone who could do that with dolls.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

The undead are all over! People, both human and non-human, need the protection! I'd make an exception for vampires, but the vampires are too strong to care.

[ Konoka thinks about it for a moment. ]

That so? My magic's pretty competent, but I'd love to compare notes.

[imperishableprincess]

If they are such a danger, then why would anyone choose to live there?

[It's a very valid question.]

Her name is Alice Margatroid. Whether she's ever been here or not, I couldn't say. How she controls such a number of dolls at once, I've no clue.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Some people just like the thrills, but I'm not sure 'choice' was something everyone settled on.

[ Konoka's expression flickered briefly. ]

I sometimes wonder if the zombies would even prey on people if they were self aware.

[imperishableprincess]

Are there not other cities? I do not believe you're bound to whichever your amulet represents.

[...considering hers was colored for Fayren and she lives in Genessia.]

An interesting question.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Now, I don't strictly speak about the people with amulets.

[ Konoka held up her own amulet, which represented Fayren. No guesses on where she lives. ]

But it did take me a while to leave Everglade given that I was charmed and had no money to my name.

[imperishableprincess]

Charmed, hm?

It would seem your charms are not infallible.

[A pause. She can't help herself.]

No matter how...charming, you may be.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

How long did it take for you to come up with that one?

[ Konoka asked without skipping a beat, neither did her expression change. ]

I didn't come up with the idea until after I got charmed, so I'm afraid that I'm not as nearly charming as you might think.

[imperishableprincess]

An eternity, apparently.

[That's an inside joke for herself.]

Ah, I see. I suppose that's making the best out of the situation, then.

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ Said inside joke sails right over Konoka's head. She pays it no mind. ]

I did. I suppose I was lucky, too.

[imperishableprincess]

I can't say I believe in luck.

[She shrugs. Kaguya isn't going to argue about it or anything, though.]

Either way, this is quite a party, no?

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[ That got Konoka curious, but not interested in arguing it either, she just gave a hum. The question gets a more enthusiastic answer, though. ]

Yes, it is! It's so lively! I almost wish there were some fun pranks to play or witness, but I want to keep an eye on Secchan.

[imperishableprincess]

[Kaguya raises an eyebrow curiously, although she does have to agree if there was some shenanigans going on, she would certainly not complain.]

Oh? Is she your girlfriend?

[im_gonna_heal_u]

Yep!

[ Konoka giggled, cheeks just a little red. ]

I'm glad she's here. I thought for the longest time that I would be alone.

She's just as high strung as I remember, so I bet a lot of people are going to tease her, though.

[ Konoka does not sound the least bit bothered over this. ]