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 Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:04 pm
The night was not as clear as many had hoped it would be. The sky was black with clouds, the threat of rain looming. It didn't seem to damper the mood too much, however, it just meant a lot of the outside activities had to be moved inside the gymnasium. Thankfully the building was large enough to accommodate it.
The room was filled to the brim with decorations, no expense had been spared and apparently the boys had had a hand in it. The girly cutesy decorations were few and far between. There was music and dancing, the floor already full of costume clad students ready to party the night away. Food and drinks were set out along the far wall, quite a spread for such an event, many of the items Halloween themed for the occasion.
Away from the dance floor on the other side of the room, the students could enjoy random activities. Anything from the classic bob-for-an-apple, pumpkin bowling, to even murder mystery games and scavenger hunts. All in all it was busy and the teachers that had decided to watch over the event had their hands full trying to keep track of everyone.
((And go lol You guys are more than welcome to add activities or...whatever :3))
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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:29 pm
The gymnasium was filled with appropriate decorations as Blade would have expected. Donning the costume he had purchased days ago, he rubbed his neck a little gingerly. He was still a little sore from his little encounter with Klyde, and his yukata didn't really cover his neck so two small scar-dots could be seen there for those who looked. Speaking of the guy, he figured it may be a good idea to try and avoid the vampire if possible. While he wasn't certain what the guy's demeanor was tonight, it would probably be best to keep his distance just in case. He'd rather not get in a fight in the school.
Aside from that, he was a little antsy over all. He hadn't had any luck with completing the code, but he was almost certain it'd be happening today, whatever it was. Most likely it wouldn't be in the gym unless the Hive wanted to cause a scene with the teachers around, but that didn't make him feel that much better. There was that, and his usual unease with large scale events since there wasn't a great deal for him here...
Letting out a sigh, he made his way deeper into the gymnasium, looking over the other students and seeing what costumes they were all wearing.
Both Shun and Bent-Tail were present as well, though the former didn't really plan on staying long. It was far too crowded in here and there always seemed to be a higher chance of dealing with idiocy. But he was dressed as well. The two friends were there, looking like the Crazy 88's from Kill Bill.
"Oi, wot do ye t'ink Mitsu is dressed as?" asked Bent-tail while trying to see if he could spot the girl. With his short stature, it was a bit hard to see much though. The human simply shrugged at the question, not having much of an idea there.
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:57 pm
Nami had shown up fashionably late, neglecting her responsibilities as president in favor of making sure her costume looked just perfect. Ironically, she'd opted to be the queen of hearts, not realizing what other.. Certain student body members had chosen for theirs. It was an extravagant and obviously expensive dress with a realistic (if not real) looking crown and a feathery mask. Her motif was red and white, and it appeared that she'd curled her black locks for the occasion.
So she was sort of... Disgusted when she walked in to see that her cute decorations had been forfeited for hideous abominations. "Ugh, men." She mumbled to herself as she made her way over to the punch bowl. Since that blonde b***h stole her usual date, she was ready to accept a dance from about anybody... Too bad her attitude didn't match her appearance.
Even through that, she couldn't help but smile slyly. Tonight was the night her and Tessa took revenge, and it would be sweeter than any of the candy given out on this holiday.
Riyo had come in minutes later, though telling it was her would be a little more difficult. Her face was clad in a black paper mache cat mask she'd made herself. It was something she'd spent a lot of her spare time doing, and the detail on the cheshire grin made it obvious. The rest of her costume was obviously Alice... Smothered in blood. Anybody familiar with games would realize it was from American McGee, though she really didn't expect that.
Even though the storm had settled in, she expected the night to go fairly well. After all, she'd be with the people she cared about the most. That's what mattered.
Too bad she didn't know about what was going on behind the scenes.
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:38 pm
Making his way through the gymnasium, Blade paused when he saw a rather elaborate if not somewhat gaudy costume of what appeared to be the Queen of Hearts. A good look at who it was quickly told him it was Nami so it was time to about face and head somewhere else. In the back of his mind, he couldn't help but feel how fitting such a costume was for the Hive Queen. And he didn't really want to be on the receiving end of 'off with his head!' Sure he had a mask on, but a 'zorro' type mask didn't do a whole lot for hiding his identity.
A few of the other costumes he saw were just about as elaborate and pricey as Nami's. It certainly showed how much money a fair amount of the students here had. His own getup may not have been all that but he was happy with it nonetheless. It was at least a little different from a chunk of what he saw. There were plenty of reapers, plenty of screams, zombies, ghosts, vampires, and witches from what he could tell.
As he continued to look about, he saw something else that stood out from the normal things around. At first glance it appeared to be Alice, but after staring for a little longer, he realized it wasn't from the cartoon version. The blood was a big cue for that. There was something familiar about it but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. A minute or two of racking his brain out, he recalled just what it was, and it wasn't quite what he expected to see around here.
Mildly impressed, he made his way over towards her to give some props. Due to the mask, he didn't quite realize it was Riyo.
"Nice costume. I didn't think anyone around the school would know much of American McGee," he said with a slight grin.
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:37 pm
Entering from the side door Mitsu stayed close to the wall. It was apparent right off the bat that she didn't like crowds. She couldn't remember feeling this way before but it was definitely showing through now. The noise from the music, people moving this way and that, shoving and chatting. It was enough to drive a person crazy. Taking a deep breath she straightened out her rag doll dress hoping it looked okay. She really didn't have money to throw at a costume so with the help of the art teacher and home ec teacher she had made this. It was supposed to look something similar to Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, but the art teacher had wanted to make it more original. To complete the look she had drawn stitches along her face, neck, arms, and even a few on her legs. To cover her face she had a simple mask with stitches along the sides.
Ironically, though, the costume had not been her idea. It had been Suto's....and he added a few finishing touches of his own. With a grimace Mitsu touched her tender stomach and sides. She really wasn't sure how much more of this she could take but the thought that she would be seeing Desmond soon helped her to feel a little better. With a smile her red eyes glanced around the room hoping to catch sight of the blonde vampire.
Tessa was quick to follow behind Nami her stature much the same. While Nami had gone the route of the Queen of Hearts, Tessa had decided on the Fairy Queen. Her dress was mostly white with simple hues of color through out. A corset hugged her middle tightly forcing her breast up to the point that they threatened to spill out her top. The entire costume was embroidered with golden leaves and flowers and sparkled like gossamer. To complete the look she had a pair of large expensive fairy wings that shimmered in multi-color at her back, a small tiara, and a mask made of white leaves trimmed in gold.
Seeing that the decorations had been switched around, Tessa gave a huff. "Really, men have no taste." Everything was a bit of an eye sore but Tessa wasn't about to let that ruin her night. There were far greater things in store.
Klyde....couldn't bring himself to enter the gym. He stood fully dressed in his mad hatter costume that he had carefully picked. It was much more refined and not as chaotic as some he had seen. The top hat felt a bit awkward on his head but he left it be as he stared at the door. In the last few days he had rarely ate or slept so his face looked tired and he almost looked sick which never really happened with his kind. With a sigh he turned to Desmond wonder if he was any more ready for this. "So....I guess this is the end then..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:54 pm
"They also have little to no brains. That's why they're so easy to manipulate." Nami made her snide little remark with a smile, thinking of all the things she'd make Klyde do to earn her forgiveness.
As Riyo was confronted by a masked man, she hoped it would be Klyde... but quickly realized it was Blade. The scent and the bite marks gave him away. "Well, most people around this school are pretentious assholes who only spend their free time counting the money their parents gave them." She said simply, a smirk hidden behind the mask.
Desmond, adorned in a striped suit that seemed modified for this occasion, looked up at Klyde with misery in his eyes. He'd forced himself to at least eat something before he came in... Didn't want to accidentally attack Mitsu after tearing her world apart. "I guess it is." he said reluctantly, his voice almost a whisper. "We can't prolong it anymore though... I suppose the best we can do is go in and face the music..." They were both going to hate themselves after this... But at least they'd have eachother... And the girls would have eachother too... Surely that would be enough, right?
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:03 am
Halloween was one of the holidays poke didn't care much about. Sure everyone else found it exiting, but personally she though it was pretty 'meh'. The fact it would be a 'ball' type thingy didn't impress her much either. Still, she decided she'd turn up in costume and hang out for a little while. Perhaps she would find some excitement? Either that or she'd try to keep a eye out on mitsu. Ever since the incident she had been seething, and if anybody had dared approach her and even hint at her they were part of the hive, she'd have cussed them out and threaten to beat them to a inch of their lives.
As for her costume....well, it didn't exactly speak 'scary', but if anyone knew anything about her they would of rolled their eyes and said 'of course she would wear something like that'. Her costume was based of the saiyain armour from dragon ball z. It was pretty easy to make too; a pair of lose fitting black pants and a tight fitting skivvy (like hell she was wearing spandex. She had some fashion sense), and a cardboard cut out of the vest was all she needed. She had even found a fake monkey tail which had been tied around her waist with some rope. It was awesome.
As she walked into the room, she was bombarded with many different costumes and found it almost impossible to recognize anyone she knew. Eventually she was able to spot Bent-tail and shun some ways off. "Hey, rat tail!" she called out waving enthusiastically. "Hows it going? Nice costume!"
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:32 am
Still on the lookout for Mitsu, though Bent-Tail a little moreso than Shun, the two's attention was grabbed when someone wearing saiyan armor came up to them.
"What... did you call him?" Shun practically growled. He swore, the next time she did that, he'd have to punch her in the face or something if that would get it through her head. Seriously, did she not understand how derogatory that was?
"I don't suppose you go around calling Desmond vamp-fangs or Riyo, cat-ears for their names do you?"
Hearing 'Alice's' voice, Blade soon realized that it was Riyo he had approached. That would explain a thing or two. Chuckling at her answer, he nodded and grinned.
"That is a very good point," he said before glancing around briefly. He didn't see any sign of the vampires, or Mitsu, which was a little strange. But considering things, that potentially could be better for his own sake.
"Just waiting for your friends right now I take it?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 5:48 pm
Sighing, Klyde placed his hand on the door, "Right....face the music." With a gentle push the door swung open and instantly Klyde's expression changed to help hide the look of dread. Thankfully the mask was of some aid, but it didn't keep his eyes from looking tired.
With reluctance he moved into the room, one foot in front of the other, the clock ticking in the back of his mind. The final count down had begun and time was almost up. His eyes were trying desperately to find Riyo but instead they fell on Nami and Tessa. Violet eyes widening for a bit he turned quickly as if he hadn't seen them hoping they would overlook his presence.
Moving a little further into the room in search of Desmond, Mitsu's eyes settled on another group of friends. Slowly she made her way toward them, the mask not helping in the slightest to hide her identity. There weren't many students with white hair.
"Hi Shun, Ben, P....Poke." What....was she? It seemed familiar but...Mitsu couldn't place it. "So what are your costumes?" She asked curiously.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:32 pm
Riyo glanced to the side as he asked if she was waiting on 'friends'. Not exactly...
She felt bad for Blade getting beat up by Klyde, since it was her fault in the first place. Not that she didn't squirm when she saw Klyde's hands, but by no means was it Blade's fault. He'd just talked to her.
Instead of answering his question, she looked up at him with sad eyes, the only part of her face that was actually visible. "I'm sorry about what Klyde did..." She spoke softly, not looking away in fear that it would make her apology cheaper. She really didn't want to lose any friends. The girl needed as many as she could get...
Desmond covered his face with a white mask that covered the top half of his head, trying to shoo away his dismal frown. Much like Klyde, he was looking for his date... His.... Victim...
Nami seemed to hone in on Klyde's figure as he entered, smirking at Tessa and gesturing towards the poor b*****d. She wouldn't approach either of them just yet. It had been made clear to the two victims that neither Desmond nor Klyde showed a fondness for them at that time. Instead, she pulled out her fancy-a** cellphone (covered in fake jewels as expected from the girly rich kid at school) and formed a message, promptly sending it to both of them. It read:
'Meet in girls locker room in an hour.
- The Queen'
As the phone vibrated in his pocket, Desmond paused and looked down in dread. Slowly reaching to pull the damned communication device out, he looked at the words in dread. This... Really was it then... Clenching his eyes shut, he flipped the phone down and shoved it in his pocket, trying to regain his poker face. "Mitsu?" He called, almost immediately spotting the short, white haired female.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:13 pm
"Huh? I called him rat tail?" poke answered shun with a look of confusion. Neither did she really understand his look of otter rage. "and no, I call them by their names...I thought thats what his name was?" She turned to bent tail. "Is that name really offensive?"
When mitsu showed up, she smiled at the girl "Hi mitsu, thats a really nice costume!" as for hers? "Oh, this?" she took up a battle stance and started punching the air, even putting on a bit of slang. "I'm a great saiyain from the planet vegeta, and I have come to take over the world with my formidable strength!" After her performance she grinned. "It's the Armour from Dragon Ball z!"
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:21 pm
Tilting his head as she cast her gaze away before looking at him with rather sad eyes, Blade had to wonder if something was going on. Did something already happen? When she apologized for what had happened to him, his gaze softened and he shook his head. Sure the little incident probably wouldn't have happened if he hadn't spoken to her in the first place but he didn't blame her at all. As for Klyde though... well that just depended. The thief didn't know what the hell had gotten into the vampire so he didn't know what had really caused him to go berserk like that.
If he just seriously wanted to try and hunt him down... then no there wouldn't be a whole lot of forgiveness for the guy there. But either way Blade would probably try to be a little more careful around Klyde.
"Don't worry about it," he started with a slight smile, "I'm here aren't I?"
"Besides, it's your favorite holiday right? Not really a day to be feeling bad."
Narrowing his eyes at her response, Shun let out a sigh and tried to think of a way to put it.
"Ok maybe those weren't the best examples. How about... would you call someone 'black face'? It's kinda like that," he grumbled before glancing to the side as Mitsu appeared. An interesting costume she had and somehow he found it suiting.
"Oooh nice costume Mitsu!" grinned Bent-Tail, deciding to ignore the whole name-issue here, "We're two o'de Crazy 88's from Kill Bill."
It looked as if Shun was about to say something but his gaze went up as someone else approached. The mask obscured the identity a bit, but there were few students as pale as the two vampires. He could only assume it was Desmond coming by.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:53 pm
Another step and the phone in his pocket gave a beep. With a bit of a groan Klyde pulled the device out, flipping the screen up to look at the text. With a frown he deleted the message and put the phone away. That little message seemed to set in stone what was going on as reality came crashing down. It was really going to happen...today....in an hours time.
With a soft sigh Klyde continued his search for Riyo, finally spotting the blonde in amongst the crowd. Even if she had been fully covered he would have been able to spot her just by her stance and posture. It was odd to think how much he had absorbed about her...and how little that was going to help him in the end.
As Klyde continued his approach he noticed that Riyo was talking to someone. A certain someone...Klyde had attacked. Well...this was bound to be awkward. Approaching slowly Klyde came to stand behind Riyo an arm reaching out to wrap around her shoulder. "Hey, gorgeous." He smiled lightly before his vision settled on Blade. Somehow he didn't look upset that he was with Riyo now. Klyde knew he had been stupid to listen to those e-mails before....and he was about to be the audacious a*****e here tonight. "About the teeth...in the neck thing....that was a my bad." As close to an 'I'm sorry' as it was going to get. "I don't think well when I'm hungry."
Mitsu giggled lightly at Poke's performance enjoying the girl's enthusiasm behind her costume. "Ah Dragon Ball Z! I think I remember that show. I saw an episode or two on tv before." She hadn't watched a lot of it but she seemed to remember it had a lot of fighting in it. Seemed very suiting in a way.
Turning to Bent Mitsu smiled. "Thanks, I made it so I was worried it wouldn't look all that good. The home ec and art teacher helped me though." Trying to place the movie Kill Bill in her mind, Mitsu finally came up something. "Ah, the lady in the yellow jump suit with the sword?" She wasn't entirely sure who the Crazy 88's were but she would take their word for it. "The costumes look very good."
And suddenly a different voice caught Mitsu's attention and her eyes lit up. Smiling she turned in the direction she had heard Desmond's voice, immediately holding out her hand to him. "You look rather dashing." She grinned, excited now that he was here. Her other friends made her happy as well, but Desmond just seemed to make her problems melt away.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:31 pm
"Y-yeah, I guess..." Though it didn't make her feel any better about what he'd gone through... All he'd done was talk to her, after all. And he hadn't even initiated the conversation in that store...
Riyo's eyes widened as she felt an arm wrap around her shoulder suddenly, though there was a big smile under her mask. "Hey." She quickly responded, eyebrows furrowing as he tried to apologize to Blade. She supposed it was better than nothing... But she couldn't really speak for Blade.
As Mitsu held her hand out to Desmond, the vampire happily took it in his own and held it to his lips, placing a soft kiss on it before interlocking his fingers with her small slender ones. "And you're as beautiful as ever." It was sort of strange seeing her in raggedy clothing, but he surely didn't mind it. Glancing to her group of friends, he tried to smile. "Nice costumes guys." He tried to say honestly, though he could really care less about them. They were her friends, after all. Not his.
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Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 9:40 pm
Once her question had been answered, poke blinked and scratched the back of her head in a guilty fashion. She didn't realize how bad she had been insulting Bent-tail. "I...really wasn't trying to insult him.." she mumbled, feeling slightly bad that it had been interpreted that way.
As for mitsu, she nodded when she had guessed the cartoon show. "Yup! It's one of my all time favorites too!" She was about to say more, when she noticed that Desmond had also came over. She wasn't too impressed with the vampires presence, but seeing that mitsu was happy with him here, she wouldn't say anything about it. "Thanks, you look pretty sweet yourself" she replied to him
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