[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

[melodiouspacifist]

But you're not out there dancing!

[His mental faculties are a little slow to catch up now that he's halfway to plastered.]

It's really fun!

[mortal_son]

... Why do you want to dance with me?

[ Maybe if he asked a firm, easy, straightforward question, he'll get an answer. ]

[melodiouspacifist]

I like you and I want you to have fun?

[He's confused by the question. Why wouldn't he want to dance with Shinjiro?]

[mortal_son]

[ Because Shinjiro is a grumpy spoilsport, and much too self aware to pretend he isn't.

Frowns. ]

And you think I'll find dancing 'fun'.

[melodiouspacifist]

...Maybe.

[He's second guessing that now though and he sighs a little.]

Okay, well then I should get another drink!

[mortal_son]

...

[ Now Shinjiro felt a little bad, for being such a stick in the mud.

But. Wait.

He reached out for Demyx's shoulder. ]

Hold on a sec.

Just how much have you got t'drink?

[melodiouspacifist]

Right now? Nothing!

[He shows his hands, no glass in them.]

Before uh, some.

[Honestly, he doesn't know. He's had a few different sweet drinks and the shot Larxene gave him.]

[mortal_son]

[ Gods help him from Nobodies with no apparent ounce of common sense really. He sighed. ]

All right. You go up there, and ask t'bartender for a really, really big glass of water.

Come back here with that, and drink it. Got it?

[melodiouspacifist]

[He tilts his head and whines a little.]

But water doesn't have sugar in it.

[It's not even the alcohol so much as the influx of sugar that seems to come with it.]

[mortal_son]

[ .... Shinjiro hates his life, and he hates the stupid friends he made, here. ]

You drink that water, and I'll dance with you. One song.

[melodiouspacifist]

Really?

[That's pretty enticing, and he nods his agreement, sliding to the bar easily enough. He gets a big glass of cool water and comes back to lean against the wall next to Shinjiro.]

[mortal_son]

[ Closes his eyes, resigns himself to his fate ]

Drink it slowly, or you'll make yourself sick.

[melodiouspacifist]

[If nothing else, Demyx can follow directions. He sips at the water.]

Okay, but it's gonna take me awhile at this rate!

[He's a little tired as he continues to sip the water, slumping a little bit. He leans against Shinjiro, not in a suggestive way, but more like someone who's coming down off a sugar rush.]

[mortal_son]

[ That was part of the idea, really. Maybe if he got Demyx to slow down a little and hydrate, he wouldn't be as badly off in the morning.

Then again. The kid would probably go right back to the bar. It's not as if the drinks weren't free.

He sighed, looked down at the spiky mess of hair. ]

... You really havin a good time out there?

[melodiouspacifist]

[Demyx isn't thinking about the morning because he has no real idea what he's in for. A surprise, that's what.]

Yeah, the party is pretty fun!

[He smiles and sighs.]

Larxene pet me. That was weird.

[mortal_son]

[ Eyebrow ]

Well, you're leanin on me, and that's only kinda vaguely weird. [ That's not said with any reproach, though, so he's probably fine with it. ]

If you don't like it, tell her to knock it off.

[melodiouspacifist]

...Oh yeah. That is weird.

[He's sorry, reproach or not normally he wouldn't do that. He pulls back, straightening up. He's very used to a lack of physical contact.]

I kinda thought she was gonna fall. [He's still puzzled.]

It's weird. People don't touch me.

[mortal_son]

You're walkin 'round all shirtless like that, course people are gonna try touchin you.

Which is why - say 'no' first, and if that doesn't work, punch 'em in the face and make sure management kicks 'em out.

[ ... He's not even slightly kidding. ]

[melodiouspacifist]

[Is that the difference? He supposes it is, he really shouldn't go anywhere without his uniform on in that case.]

I didn't think people would try that. I don't know what they want to touch me for!

[It's all weird.]

I let her do it, but it's...[Awkward.]

[mortal_son]

[ Shrugs ] Cause they find you attractive, maybe? T'be fair, at a party like this, you can probably wear both your weird hood and my coat together and still get felt up.

[ Then, looks at him sternly. It's easy for him to finish that sentence, it's what he's been feeling all night. ]

Kinda awkward?

If you get uncomfortable, you should tell 'er to stop.

If you're fine with stuff, just not sure how to go on? Well, you're on your own for that. Pretty sure she wouldn't mind teachin ya anyway.

[melodiouspacifist]

That's still weird!

[No one ever tried to pet him before, coat or not.]

I don't know really. [That's probably the bigger problem, he's not sure if he's supposed to be fine with it or not.]

I'm not comfortable, but if I should be then...

[mortal_son]

[ The stern look grows only more stern. He's not sure how much of this is getting through to him, since Demyx is considerably less than sober. ]

There's no 'should' about this kinda thing, okay?

If you're not comfortable, ask 'em to stop.

I'd say that's like a. Golden rule, or something. That, and if it's the other way 'round, to stop if someone tells you to.

[melodiouspacifist]

[At least he's getting water into him, and the time is going to help him be a little less drunk, although only until he gets another drink.]

Yeah, but everything makes me uncomfortable. [He laughs, because really he's drunk, he doesn't know so much what's going on.] I didn't like my costume, but I like it now. And everything is weird! My whole life is upside down!

[So what should he tolerate and learn from and what shouldn't he?]

Don't worry, I wasn't gonna pet anyone. Sorry I touched you!

[He hums a little.]

[mortal_son]

... Are you actually havin a good time, then?

[ Shinjiro sighs. He feels a little bad for pointing out the leaning-thing, but really. It's not like Demyx was doing anything bad - it's just he really wasn't used to physical contact himself. ]

Don't apologize. It was only a little weird, you didn't make me uncomfortable.

[melodiouspacifist]

I don't know, mostly yeah. [He grins.] I don't think I like the petting thing so much. I dunno, I haven't thought about it.

[It's just weird. Too weird.]

Kay, good, 'sokay I know better.