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"Yeah... But I think it was poisoned." He looked up from his arm to Sahira, his eyes going a shade of green.

((I'm an expert at it, it just means you've been stuck in a room al by yourself and abandoned for long long lonely hours and have slowly gone insane.

.....it's completely normal.))

The queen of diamonds was happily watching the fight with eager eyes, violence was always so much fun.

((Nah, he's insane. wink I certainly don't do that... ninja *tries to cover up Everywhere and Nowhere thread*))

Pilot watched with interest, having never seen fake swordplay. Certainly, some of her comrades used swords, but only in practice or actual battle. Plays and skits, where she came from, rarely portrayed combat.

The queen of hearts stood up suddenly, looking over the party in front of her. A green wasp on her shoulder took flight. "It seems," she said in a loud voice that covered the area, "you have all been enjoying yourselves, which is most marvelous. I would like to thank you all for coming, you have no idea how important your part is in making the new world. Your names will be remembered in times past, and your sacrifice will be honored by generations."

The queen of hearts took off her mask. Her face was a perfect match to Ruby's, except for the slightly malevolent smile that crossed her lips. "Of course, to be honored for your sacrifice, we must first begin it, no?"

The lights around the park flared into bright flames.

The queen of diamonds stopped watching Drake and Miran's fight and moved to stand at the queen of hearts side. She took off her mask, she was a young girl of about fifteen with blonde tresses, her match also somewhere in the crowd. She chuckled lightly, and the water of the punch sparkled. "Drink more, and do not worry, we'll make it quick."

The queen of clubs took to the queen of heart's right. "No, Delirium, we won't make it quick." She took off her mask baring blank features, but for the wide, fanged mouth that split across her face, nearly cutting it in half. She had no alternate, as she could never find a human she didn't want dead.

The last to join them was the queen of spades. She stood near the back, but it was obvious she was the true leader. She slipped off her mask, revealing the perfect face of Ora. "Time to begin the slaughter." The vines of the park built up, forming a dome around the whole party.

((Anyone who has drunk the punch is slightly drugged, in the sense that they aren't nearly as panicked as they should be, and probably still swaying to the music.))

Cordelie frowned as the angel went off in a flurry of neon lights. "... Did I do something wrong?" She asked anxiously, biting her lip. "I understand what you mean about little children... My youngest brother is what, seven years old? He's not very careful, and he loves fire. I have to get his sister to keep an eye on him while I'm out. I'm always so worried that he'll hurt himself when I'm not there."

As they waited for the drinks, the hydrokinetic continued to fiddle with various things, still shifting her weight from foot to foot. "I am sorry if my company is boring. I... don't typically do well at parties. Too much noise."

Verve looked over at Sahira. "I TOLD YOU they were trying to kill us!"

The neon angel had, unfortunately, already drunk some of the punch before she got back to Ruby and Cordelie, and paid no attention to the Queens. A silly smile plastered on her face, she returned to the two carrying three cups of punch for them all. "Hey! I got the punch." ...And she passed a cup each to the other two.

The Baroness froze dead in a wary stance as the hedges shifted, and Cloud freed his hands to stand at her back, guarding their rear. "On the move," she whispered, "we jump. Boy, too." Yet, when they opened up before her directly into the party, the Baroness's eyes narrowed and her lips grew thin. "Change of plans... We've missed something, Cloud! It was a distraction! Call your swords, my friend."

She herself took a deep breath and looked down at Aaron. "You said your mother was at this party, son? Can you point her out to me?"

Pilot was thoroughly confused. Was this another skit? "Is... Knight, is this party all a series of plays?"

Ruby laughed, " Nah, you didn't do anythin' wrong, sugar, I think I may have been the one to bother her. I have that effect on people some days." She chuckled again. "It gets even scarier when you're the mother yourself."

She looked at the queens, and smiled. "Hey! Look, that one looks just like me. Oh, I like that dress on me." She waved her hand absently. "nah nah, you ain' borin', I can amuse myself with a pebble, I can amuse myself with a tall water-lady."