Mississippi Black Velvet
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- Posted: Sat, 06 Sep 2014 02:39:35 +0000
Running from October 20th - November 3rd
Standing outside an otherwise non descriptive building you hold a simple invite in your hand, it's a little black bat cut out on construction paper with the words; HBC Halloween Bash! written in a garish orange across the front. You had nothing better to do that night and so you decided to check it out yourself to see what all the fuss was about. Now standing outside staring at that little invite in your hand, feeling the paper slip in your sweaty palms you find you've suddenly have lost your nerve. Just as you might have turned to walk away the door swings open in silent invitation causing you to draw back and blink in surprise. Doors don't just open for themselves! Or did they? Curious now more than ever you slowly edge your way forward until you pass over the threshold and into a hallway with dim lighting and equally garish decorations in various hues of color.
Behind you the door quietly swings shut and audibly you swallow back your scream of terror before cautiously proceeding further until you reach a door at the end of the hall that reads, Cafe inside. As you shrug your shoulders and steel your nerves you cast one last glance over your shoulders before pushing open the door to reveal...a cafe. Hrm, well that was pretty anti climatic! Inwardly laughing at your overly active imagination you move easily through the tables and as you find a table up front your eyes fall upon the darken stage in the very center of the room. Sitting down you squint for a better look at the stage but just then a waitress blocks your view wanting to know what you'd like to have. Blushing for you hadn't noticed the waitress before you mumble out your order and draw your eyes up to her face which is beaming down at you good naturally as if you weren't the first customer she's dealt with today who failed to notice her. With a quick jot she informs you that your order will be out soon and you watch as she takes her leave, disappearing through a set of double doors you can only assume leads into the kitchen area.
Turning your head back around towards the stage for a second look, you're surprised to find the room has suddenly started to fill with artificial fog. As the fog thickens you can feel the chills dancing along your spine and you nearly leap out of your chair to flee when a spot light suddenly flashes center stage. Perplexed you remain seated just as a shadowy figure emerges into that light, those empty eye sockets appear to be scanning the crowd and you can swear you can almost feel the smile from behind the mask as those empty sockets land directly on you. A collective breath is held through the crowd as everyone waits in anticipation for the shadowy figure to speak...Seconds tick by, hours fly by, years fly by when suddenly the figure erupts into a fit of coughing that takes everyone aback.
"ACK! KILL THE FOG! KILL THE FOG!" A female voice suddenly booms as the figure on stage waves her hand in front of her face a few times to clear any lingering tendrils. Letting out the breath you hadn't realized you were holding you chuckle and turn just as the waitress returns with your drink. The waitress handing you your drink flashes a knowing smile before disappearing back into the crowd leaving you to watch the woman on stage as she repeatedly clears her throat.
"Oh, wow sorry about that folks!" The masked woman on stage apologizes and again you swear you can still feel that smile even though she's no longer looking at you. Intrigued you sit back as the woman continues on with her introduction of the place and who she is. Maybe coming tonight was worth it after all..
"Anyway, I'm your host for this event Miss Black. I and the HBC crew would like to welcome you to our very first Halloween Bash! We're all very excited and geared up for this thing, we've been planning for months now and anticipating it just as long. We all hope you enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed putting it together for you. So pull up a chair, order a drink, play some games, or chat with others at your leisure but please enjoy yourself and remember to tip your waiters and waitresses!"
It was short and to the point you had to give her credit for that much. The light suddenly winked back out and the figure on stage seemed to bleed back into the shadows before the lights all around fluttered to life illuminating the cafe and various other rooms in the place. As you look around you notice the other party goers but one in particular seems to catch your eye, the woman in black who you now know as Miss Black sits at the bar. As your eyes lock you swear once more she's wearing a sly grin as she raises her glass to you before turning away to down it's contents. Oh yes, coming here was indeed the right thing to do tonight.
Hello and welcome one and all to the HBC's first ever Halloween Bash! This bash certainly wouldn't have been possible without the wonderful people who donated their time and energy in helping run it but also to all those generous Gaians out there that contributed to us via funds/prizes to be given away during our contests. Click the link below for a list of the generous Gaians, thank you all again so much!
HBC Donor List
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Yeata Zi's Cafe
Grave Robbing Game
Art Freebies
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Coloring Contest
Dress Finnichu
Flash Space Party
Costume Contest
Gold Giveaway
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