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And the spookiest door is...
Elf's door!
66%
 66%  [ 4 ]
Subo's door!
16%
 16%  [ 1 ]
Ran's door!
16%
 16%  [ 1 ]
Total Votes : 6


Herald
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 9:22 pm


[ Door Decorating Contest ]






You pass a red tent with small gold starbursts twinkling demurely from the fabric's heavy folds. A young woman in baggy jeans and a grey T-shirt sits at a table out front, a multi-coloured scarf shoved through her belt loops to add a touch of colour. She's very pretty, regardless of her plain clothing.

"Can I interest you in our door decorating contest?" she asks, her eyes bright and inquisitive. "All you need to do is decorate the door of your house with a halloween theme, and then bring us a picture of it! We've already gotten several entries," she coaxes, "but you look like a creative sort. I think you've got an excellent shot."


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For this event, you'll draw the front door to your OC's house (or apartment, or whatever) and decorate it for Halloween! This is also a chance for the Heralds to do a bit of trick or treating, so be sure and have some candy ready! EXTRA! Please indicate when you post whether you'd rather have Trick or Treaters pick up the candies at your house/journal, or RP right here in the thread.

RULES:
1. It must be your own artwork.

2. All media are allowed, from pencil to pixel art.

3. Do have a little something for trick or treaters to pick up from your post. It doesn't have to be personalized, and this CAN be commissioned as it's not part of the contest.

4. Only one entry per person. Thus all your characters must collaberate. :3

5. Winner will be chosen via poll. In case of a tie, Sari will cast the deciding vote.

MODERATOR: Sarielle
METAPLOT CREDITS: 3 for entering, 10 if you win.
PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:21 pm


Elf walked into the tent, after coming in before. She handed the lady a couple pages of paper with a picture paper clipped to the front.

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--Underneath the photo is the file--

Name EchoLimaFoxtrot
House Location HERE visit the house to get some candy!
Contest Type Lurker

The door seems to have been ripped off and is being held by a slightly large green monster. What are those little eyes in the darkness? Children? eek Through a hole in the door there is something red that protrudes (Figure A). Upon further scrutiny, it would be known that the photo was taken in motion. What you are really seeing is a machine. If you were to see a time frame, you would see that candy (Figure C) is being spit out, curls along the tongue and then hops to the bucket that is cuddled safely in the monster's tail.

Your eyes notice other things. First, there is a happy skull in the corner, propped up on a pedestal as if in a place of honor; not to mention on a PURPLE pedestal. You also see the spider in the corner, hanging from its web beneath one of the two porch lights, which are on to show that there is candy available Halloween night.

Then, you notice some orange-yellow gunk in the last corner (Figure B). I promise, that can be simply explained. Some of my University colleagues thought it would be funny to throw a pumpkin at ELF's house... and I've just been too lazy to clean it up.... rolleyes

User ImageAs you are about to put the file back, a smaller picture falls out.
You kneel to pick it up, and you cannot help but laugh.
The picture has two pieces of candy on it!
((Go to house link to claim your own heart ))

EchoLimaFoxtrot
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Subobo
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Spooky Codger

PostPosted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:31 pm


Suboshi walked into the red tent, placing a picture as well as some papers on the table the gypsies were sitting at.

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The papers underneath are covered in small, neat handwriting.

You advance towards the house, pathway lined by tall hedges and dimly lit by two torches suspended in sconces on each side of the doors. One half of the medieval-style door opens, the other creaking ajar. A pair of glowing red eyes stares evenly at you. A voice rings in your head. ::Come forth, human, if you have the courage.:: You advance towards the open doors, ready to plunge into the gloom of the house within, when you notice that the doorway is covered by a prison-cell-like gate.
The voice chuckles. ::Trick...:: was all it says before a burst of flame erupts from the doorway, and when it disperses, the eyes are gone. Only then do you notice the stone gargoyle partially hidden in the leaves of the hedges, looming protectivly over the edge of a stone bowl.

P.S. The gryphon Melchior has been bribed to entertain the trick-or-treaters. No creature was harmed during the making of this doorway.

~Suboshi <3


As Suboshi walked out of the tent, a small round object dropped from her hand onto the table. It turns out to be a grotesquly colored peice of candy with a small note attached to it.
More candy at my house! Stop by if you can! ~Subo
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:42 am


Lifting the flap of the tent to enter inside, Ran held with her a paper with a picture taped to it, starting toward the Gypsies at the tent with a smile. "Here's my entry." She said with a proud smile.

The picture was paper clipped to the sheet, and it showed little more than a normal door with a store bought witch that had a run-in with the door and a pumpkin. Though, on the other side of the door, one might notice amid the fog, the glowing yellow eyes of the feline persuasion.

The paper read: "The lawn, though over grown just for the occasion of the night, was thick with fog. Though no sound from a generater was heard, the air was definately thick with it. The path to the door was no thinner than the rest of the yard in it's jungle-like appearance compared to other lawns in the neighborhood. Through the mist, a pumpkin stood out as the main light source- no house lights were on to indicate that there would be any candy to give out. But surely anyone who would put so much thought into a design for their house would certainly give out candy, right? Walking to the door, you might get the feeling of being watched- the peep hole above the doorway was filled with a single eye that seemed to follow the movements of trick or treaters. Just as one would reach the door, they might hear a faint mewing. Looking downward, one might notice that at their feet a black cat would reside- one that wasn't noticed before... Perhaps the witch had drawn it there?"


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