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This weird new development wasn’t going to stop Vyn from going to her friend’s Halloween party. Now that the excruciating pains and aches had dimmed she would leave the house and she would see Lucia. Ethan might not like it and he could fret and advise her against it as much as she wanted but in the end, whether he gave her a lift or not she was leaving the penthouse and going round Lucia’s for a good Halloween party; she’d had enough of being cooped up in the sterile flat. Luckily, her guardian had seen the unusual determination in her dark eyes and had reluctantly caved into her demands, but that didn’t stop him from giving her one last lecture as they pulled up to the spookily decorated house. “Now Vyn, you know I’m not overly happy about this-“ A sigh of annoyance cut him off and his brows twitched in frustration as his raevan’s developing insolence. “But I want you to promise me that if anything goes awry you’ll phone me so I can pick you up. That means if things get rough or you feel odd... Understand?” He glanced in the mirror to check that his charge was paying attention in the backseat.

Vyn stared back, arms crossed huffily over her chest with a leering pumpkin where her lap would be. “Yes, yes. You said that when we were leaving... May I get out now?” She retorted, stunning bold for the normally quiet shadow. Taken aback he nodded and quick as a flash the frei was reaching for the handle and letting herself out before he could change his mind. A gnawing sense of worry resided in his stomach but Ethan tried to suppress it as he waved goodbye out of the window. It was good that she was getting more confident and actually wanted to socialise; sure, a little politeness wouldn’t go amiss but he put it down to being cranky after being ill. Plus her cheeks could be a source of irritation to the rose... He couldn’t do any more now that she was floating up the path to the doorway...

Halloween was another of the events in the human calendar that baffled Vyn, however, unlike Christmas and Valentine’s day the slightly morbid feel to the festivities appealed more to the girl’s gothic look. For the party she had rushed together an outfit but it had come off quite well despite the fact it had been a rather last minute affair. Perched on top of her messy wine red hair was a witches hat decorated with spindly web patterns and she had invested in a long sleeved black corset top for the event too. Though she was most proud of what she had done with her face. She had put a lot of effort into her makeup; red eye shadow heavily placed around her black eyes, perfectly emphasising (in all the right ways) the rose petals that were peeling from her cheeks.

It would be interesting to see how other raevans that she had met previously reacted to her peculiar peeling skin, though she wouldn’t have to wait long as it appeared as though two familiar faces had also just arrived. Sevilin and Melisande. Smiling she approached them, an autumnal wind carrying the newly developed fragrance of roses towards them and announcing her presence before she could speak.

“Hello, Meli, Sevilin...”

"...Vyn!!" It took Melisande a moment to recognize her old friend. "Ooh, look at you! Your costume is so very interesting!" Still holding Sevvie's hand, Pasha dropped into a queenly curtsy, free hand spreading the ruffles of her short white dress. Something sweet carried on the wind, and Meli tilted her head, eyes closing a bit as she sniffed. "Mm, and you smell good, too!"

She gave the rose Frei a one armed hug, and jumped a bit as the door banged open. Letting go of Sevvie's hand for the first time, Melisande jumped, both hands clutched against her stomach. "OH!" Heart racing, Pasha tried to calm herself, but such a surprise when she was already nervous was hard to overcome.

As soon as she realized it was Lucia on the other side of the door, her fright turned to relief. "Ooh, Lucia! You scared me!!" She accepted the kiss on the cheek as they all drifted in, and returned the gesture with one of her own. "And we DO look beautiful! You most of all!" Aki had told her to always extend kindness to the host, and Pasha was glad to do so.

"Thank you so much for inviting us!" She pressed her gift into Lucia's hand, a single chocolate in the shape of a fish, wrapped in cellophane and tied with an orange ribbon. Drifting farther to the side, making lots of room for Sevvie and Vyn, Pasha took a moment to look around the room. Not only were the decorations amazing, but there were other Raevans here! Ones she had never met!

Pasha paused for a moment as Yuurei made her introduction, and waved back with the fingers of one hand. Although it was a general introduction, the muse took it as an opportunity to introduce herself as well. "It's good to meet you, Yuurei!" Melisande used a bit of her vocal training to project, her clear and sweet voice ringing. "I'm Melisande! Hello!" She looked meekly at the other Raevans, the flowers at her temples tightly budded. "Hello!"

There were so many of them...and one was on the floor! It seemed like an interesting party already!!

LuLu winced slightly as Lucia drew closer. The rabbit's ears shuddered in alarm. Of course, Lucia was a familiar person. A sweet raevan. Nevertheless, the bunny felt on edge when the sleek feline frei had begun to loom over her. Red lips hovering just over her own rosy tinged mouth. LuLu did not enjoy being so close, especially since she was the one being pressed into the flooring. The wood gave a soft groan as Lucia shifted. LuLu took in a sharp breath of air.

A knock sounded at the entrance to the house.

Suddenly, the pressure one the rabbit's chest was gone and she was relieved from her duty as Lucia's next scratching post. LuLu got up from her compromising position on the floor to examine just what had stolen away Lucia's attention. Her eyes were met by two lovely female raevans; an entrancing swirl of blond and red. The bunny's eyes were caught up in their delicate outfits and flawless demeanor. It was a sight to behold. LuLu would never admit to the slight flutter of jealously she felt well up in her chest.

Then her lavender eyes focused on something... blue. An almost inaudible growl escaped her lips.

Sevilin.

Josh chose the perfect moment to make his way back into the main room of the house. He noticed an agitated LuLu, denoted be her steadily fluffing fur, standing in the center of the room and a perfectly harmless Sevilin meandering through the entrance way. The boy interviewed quickly. He took his raevan by either shoulder and spun her away from the siren. "Go get punch Lu, ok? Do not come back til you do. I am a thirsty man!" He chided her nervously. His best attempt at a distraction.

The raevan barely had time to react before she was shoved in front of swirling bowl of red liquid. She sighed before she carefully took a cup from the table and began to scoop a well measured amount of juice into the container. In the back of her mind she began to question her guardian's sanity again.

It had been a while since she had done that.

Oh my goodness. What was that? That thing coming towards him. Oh my--it was a red HIM! His hair... was sooooooo ... no! No it wasn't pretty! Was it? YES, YES IT WAS! It was soo sleek and perfectly straight like his. And those fins! But this frei was much more masculine than he. His jaw was sharp and strong. So were his arms and posture. Ow, his chest stung with the pains of jealousy.

Tightening his cherry-red lips into a polite smile, Sevilin curtsied like a good royal monarch. "You've heard of me, eh? I hope all good things..." His grin was sickly sweet and pinched the band-aid on his nose. "Yes, we do look.... very similar..." Okay, okay be nice! Sevilin didn't know him yet. he could be a really nice guy, it wasn't his fault he was so pretty. Easy, Sevvie. "Varun, is that your name? I'm Sevilin, it's nice to meet you! What are you supposed to be? you look very.... big and intimidating....."

Varun watched the other aquatic with raised eyebrows, every other statement driving said eyebrows up higher and higher until they nearly disappeared in his hairline. "Samurai. For Kinsey," the redhead explained quickly, patting the armor on his chest. This Sevlin? Sevilin? He couldn't be too bad, not if he noticed how impressive Varun was right away. Preening a little, the seasonal Raevan tipped his head and gave the older Frei an appraising look.

"Sevilin?" he asked, pointing at the other Frei. He nodded, trying to force his meaning across without having to use words he had yet to learn. "...what...what are Sevilin supposed to be?" he asked, calling upon the phrase he'd just heard. The redhead wrinkled his nose, hopping he'd used the string of words correctly. While words were all well and good, roping them together seemed to be giving the Leviathan a run for his money.

Tariel floated up the stairs to the front door, Kali waiting on the sidewalk behind her. The golden armor was gone, replaced with a teal sea-shell bikini top. Almost-transparent gloves gave Tari fins and scales along her forearms. Peeking out from her dark hair were translucent conch-shell ears. The girl had been desperate to come as a fish, after learning about the dressup portion of Halloween, but had allowed her mama to talk her into being a mermaid instead. Almost the same thing (and still fishy), but more magical. Tari couldn't argue with that logic.

"You remember the rules?" Kali asked, as Tari reached up to knock on the door.

Tari nodded. "No touch boobs. No let others touch boobs. No removing top. No kissing. No leaving party-house, not even with Raevans or other Raevan-mamas. Mama will pick Tari up in few hours. Yes."

Nodding at the complete, newly updated list, Kali let her daughter continue. She stepped back into the shadows, allowing Tari to do this herself, but ready to interfere if necessary. She wouldn't relaxand leave until Tari was safely inside the house.

Turning back to the house, Tari knocked on the door. Then rang the doorbell. Then waited. That was how it was done, right?

"Hello, hello?" she called out.


(( Ears and fins-plus-scales, though Tari's top is just Little Mermaid style. ))

Tari beamed as the door opened. Obviously she'd done it right, after all. Another social situation saved by televee knowledge!

"Hihi!" she half-sang to the red 'woman' who opened the door. She would have given the costume - and it's wearer - a closer inspection, but her attention dropped to a small card in one hand. "Thankyouforinvitingmetoyourparty. Itwasveryniceofyousincewehavenotmetbefore. Tariisverygladtomeetyou... Loo-kee-ah," she stumbled over the unfamiliar name.

Speech (provided by her mother) finished, Tari looked back up again and beamed. And then squeed, spying the fishy fins hiding under that red hair. "FISHY!" Cue the flying glomp. Releasing him, she did a double take, recognising the face. "Sevvy? Is Tari! Tari in disguise!" She twirled to show off her (barely-there) costume. "Tari is magic fishy-girl! What Sevvy?"

"Oh? Is Loo-shi-ah? Loo-sha?" Tari tried to mimic Sevilin's pronunciation of their host's name. "Is Raevan Tari has not met. Is here, yes?"

Tari beamed at the compliment her costume earned. She clapped appreciatively when Sev made his own twirl. "Very pretty disguise, yes! Tari like. Sev very pretty."

She happily followed the fishy Raevan inside, waving over her shoulder at her mother before disappearing inside. It had been a long time since the last Ravean party Tari had been to - an this was the first that was being held by another Raevan, instead of the Lab. Tari was excited!

"Hihi!" Tari called out to the room at large. Looking around there were quite a number of Raevans she didn't recognise - either because they hadn't met or their costumes functioned like the disguises Tari kept misnaming them as.