WEEK 4, MONDAY, HALLOWEEN PARTY \o/

[trettende]

[ That's right, cast members! It's Halloween! Some weird holiday Hans totally read up on that involves dressing up and eating sweets, apparently. As with his last party, Hans has slipped an invitation under your door, inviting you, yes you! To celebrate Halloween in the... third floor ballroom? Hell, Hans didn't plan for that, but if the set-up's there, he'll take it. The note doesn't quite say "It's what Hime would have wanted" but it does say "We should all stick together and try to make the best of our time with each other," so y'know. It's implied. Along with "Costumes mandatory! It's not Halloween without that."

Once you arrive at the party, what will you do? Will you enjoy some refreshments? The drinks are set out just like last time, along with some cake made by Astarte (not exactly Hime quality but a very sweet attempt,) perhaps take the chance to share some stories or show off your costume? Or maybe you'd like to check out what's going on at the tables? Looks like someone set up pumpkin carving stations Why, the possibilities are endless! ]

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OTA

[trettende]

[ Hours before the party proper, Hans can be found setting up in the third floor ballroom. He's not sure how the pumpkins got there (he can guess) but there's actually quite a bit of ground to cover, dragging stuff up from the kitchen and setting up decorations, so he could use a little help? Maybe? Or you could just watch, that works too. You gotta admit he goes through a lot of trouble to win people over. ]

Could you, um... would you mind helping me with this table?

[ bread dad was the best at lifting tables Gosh, he's just doing what he can here... not that anyone necessarily cares, Hans. He did kind of bring this upon himself, but he'll be damned if he lets the whole murder-cake business ruin Halloween.

Later, during the part, Hans can be found chatting it up or examining the carving tools and admiring the pumpkin on the table he's decided is his. ]

We're supposed to draw a face on them, right?

[ By the way, Hans is "dressed up" as a pumpkin. Or like, the douchiest alternative to a pumpkin imaginable. Why was this in the costume shop? Who rightly knows. ]

This is going to be messy, isn't it.

[ But his gloves... :'( ]

[solomonjihad]

...Why not take your gloves off?

[trettende]

[ Hans grimaces. But his gloves though. ]

I mean, I guess I could. I just feel naked without them.

[solomonjihad]

You should still take them off.

[YOU SHOULD FEEL NAKED AFTER WHAT YOU DID HANS]

[trettende]

[ WHICH PART, THE ALMOST-KILLING OR THE BREAKING ANNA'S HEART? :D ]

I guess.

[ Fine, fine, he will take off his gloves, revealing totally normal hands underneath them. It's really not that big a deal, he tucks them into his pocket and picks up a sharp-looking tool. It's not a human head, Hans, there's really no need to be this hesitant. ]

during the party proper, why not

[allicareabout]

[...Holy shit, you look like a douchebag, Billy's a little impressed. (And also not dressing up because he is a grown-ass man thank you very much, but shhh.)]

Nice party. Though I wouldn't have pegged you as the pumpkin-carving sort.

[trettende]

[ He tries, really. ]

Thanks. [ He looks Billy over. Not impressed by your lack of costume, dude. ] Honestly, I've never done it before. But they're here, right? It would be kind of a waste to just... leave them.

[ He could just draw on them, that would be way easier. ]

costume

[catliketread]

[That is the most beautiful costume ever, holy shit. The Pirate King has absolutely embraced this holiday like the embarrassing manchild that he is, but his costume consists of his regular clothes and a cape. Which probably isn't exactly giving any clues as to what he's supposed to be, but he's got some of those plastic vampire fangs in (where the hell did he get those, that's probably not very hygienic) and they're kind of making it hard to talk.]

What an incredible outfit! I'm a bit saddened that I didn't see it first!

[...at least he's still understandable.]

[trettende]

[ I mean, at least he's in the spirit! That's great! Totally winning points for effort, Pirate King. ]

Why, thank you! [ It's awful but Hans is getting a distinct kick out of it. ] It really drew my eye when I saw it in the costume room.

I'm lucky it was in my size.

[ or was it perhaps.... destiny? ]

[catliketread]

Indeed! It's certainly much more flattering than any other pumpkin costumes in there. Though you should get a crown - then you could be a pumpking!

[...is that in poor taste given what he learned about hans at the trial? naaaaaaaah]

[trettende]

I-- [ oh my god no that's perfect, Hans can't hide his laughter. ] Yes, that would have been... well, perhaps in poor taste, but it would have been perfect!

[ You're his new fave, Pirate King ]

[catliketread]

Costume puns are among my favorite! Take me, for example!

[He swishes his cape dramatically.]

I am the Vampirate King!

[THAT'S JUST STUPID]

[trettende]

[ Hans shouldn't keep laughing because that joke is awful but he snickers all the same. He can't hep it. ]

That's... [ snicker ] That's really good.

[ FOR REAL THO, Hans can't contain himself. ]

Are you a comedian back home, as well as a Pirate King?

[catliketread]

Oh no, not at all! I am the Pirate King!

[yes, everyone knows that.]

Though I certainly would never say no to telling jokes! My crew has heard most of them many times before, however.

[trettende]

Well, it's a good thing we haven't heard quite all of them yet. I think staying positive is an important part of making it through this.

[ Hence, the party! For all that hans is a jerk, he knows the value of teamwork. ]

Pumpkins and shit

[dechagny]

[Guess who's finally taking a "stab" at the pumpkin carving?

Hahahah, but no, Raoul is not stabbing his pumpkin. Dressed as nicely as he is, gourd guts would not look good with a skeleton, so he's just lightly scraping the skin off into pretty designs. No one said he couldn't.]

I think I have found a way to make it less messy, if you would like to try this method, Your Majesty?

[Yeah uh. Douchebag or not, dude's still royalty?]

[trettende]

[ Thanks, Raoul, you're a true bro. ]

Oh, I see what you mean. That's quite good.

[ Hans will definitely try that. See, you can even be friends with a douchebag if you tru. ]

I know these are supposed to be made into lanterns, but they're probably fine like this too, don't you think?

[dechagny]

Oh, most definitely. At the very least it's something to do with your hands.

[Just wait until he hears about what Anna has to say later in the week, he's not gonna want to be too friendly then.]

[trettende]

Yes, it's nice to keep busy and have something new after all the time we've spent here.

[ Hans is just as charming as you are, Raoul! Definitely! :')))) ]

I have to wonder how many floors they could keep unlocking here. Maybe we'll make it onto the roof soon enough?

[dechagny]

[Bro you left a girl to die, you can't really rebound from that shit]

I'm not sure we'll be able to get to the roof so easily. It would be an avenue for escape, after all, no matter how high it turned out to be.

[trettende]

[ Just you watch him, Raoul!! ]

Hm, I suppose so. Or worse yet, a new avenue for murder...

[ Not that he's considering it or anything. ]

[dechagny]

[lol good fuckin luck]

Well, we can't exactly examine a body pushed off of a building, can we? Unless they want to let us outside and risk our escape.

[trettende]

True. But maybe they'd leave enough evidence.... [ He sighs. ] Who can say? We still don't know why the management did all this.

[dechagny]

If they really are watching us through those "cameras", it is for sick and twisted entertainment.

[trettende]

Of course, that may be true. But why us? The Balladeer can answer questions but he can't tell us much about who's in charge.