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[sicklysweet]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Guild Name's @ home.
When: Vague Approximation of Halloween
What: pardi pardi pardi
Warnings: General party warnings for things like alcohol consumption, but anything specific is up to y'all heathens.





Not many people have entered Guild Name’s @ home before today, which is perhaps understandable given the demeanor of its owner. The few who have will find the @ home entirely redecorated - if you could even say it was decorated in the first place, with how utilitarian everything was before. Maybe Owen’s taken a leaf out of Telophoroi’s book, or he’s really into halloween. Or both. Either way, Sweets Grunty has done a lot of work to essentially redecorate the entire @ home.

The main hall is where most of the action is, with tables set up filled with snacks and drinks. Most of the snacks are small finger foods, and it does seem to heavily lean towards sweeter options, but all of them have a general spooky flair. There are candy apples, cupcakes, finger sandwiches, hand pies, nothing too outrageous. There’s a selection of wine, ciders (both alcoholic and alcohol-free), as well as harder spirits, liqueurs, and juices if people want to craft something stiffer, and coffee and teas for people who want a different sort of buzz. There’s music playing over speakers, but a piano also sits in the hall. You’ll probably want to get permission before you try to play it, though.

There are chairs and tables for people who would rather sit and eat, as well as an open space to serve as a rudimentary dance floor for people who would rather move, but it’s clear the plans for this party were simply “people can do whatever they want”. There’s even tubs of water with apples if people want to go bobbing, and other random party games for people to fuck around with. The world is your oyster, and Owen doesn’t care what people do (which is why PVP is enabled within Guild Name).

The only other rooms that can be entered without asking Owen about it are a bathroom which hasn’t escaped the halloween decorations, and the kitchen which seems to be where Sweets Grunty can be found keeping itself busy.

Comments

[sicklysweet]

Not what I was asking. What I really meant was: are you feeling alright?

[It's not every day you get Owen to be concerned, but stranger things might have happened in this game.]

[selfconcept]

[ They already established that Owen cares(?) somewhat in their last meeting, so Hien isn't going to repeat that situation again. However. ]

I'm fine.

[ His head always hurts, but that's been the case for several weeks now. Nothing changed, in his opinion. ]

... I know I'm not good at decorating, but seriously. I'm fine.

[sicklysweet]

[(x) doubt]

You don't have to push yourself for my sake. It's just a Halloween party, and it's not like Halloween even matters.

[selfconcept]

[ ............................ ]

I know that I'm very bad in artistic creativity, but I promise you that I am fine. Really. Nothing different than usual.

[ He's starting to get offended?? Please. ]

[sicklysweet]

[Fine. Keep your secrets.]

…Alright.

[He’s not interested in Hien attacking him because he’s gotten pissed off again.]

Well, how about some garlands? That shouldn’t be too hard, right?

[selfconcept]

... What's a garland...

[ All he can think about is Garfield. ]

I don't know things by their name, but if you describe it, I'll know. Probably.

[sicklysweet]

I-

[This is not what he bargained for.]

It’s like - a fancy string of objects or plants you hang up that look nice? So, like… a bat garland would be a string of bats…

[selfconcept]

Oh.

[ He didn't think there was a word for those, but he carefully codes them in. At his feet, Owen will see a neatly packaged white ghost garland made of paper. They make all kinds of faces. Another one is an alternating orange black pumpkin shaped one, also with various faces. Then there's another neat package with a string of bats. ]

How many do you need?

[sicklysweet]

[Picking up the garlands to inspect them.]

Well, they look fine. Maybe about… two more of each type? That might be enough.

[Or it might not be. He’ll hand them over to Sweets Grunty soon and see what it says.]

[selfconcept]

[ With that, Hien easily makes two more of each type and hands them over to Owen. ]

... Do I really have to put fake spiders for decoration?

[ He'd rather kill them... ]

[sicklysweet]

What’s wrong with spiders? They’re festive.

[They’re cute??]

[selfconcept]

Seeing spiders while people eat... don't they lose their appetite?

[ Sometimes you just don't know. ]

[sicklysweet]

It’s Halloween. Things are supposed to be a little spooky, you know? And if they’re obviously fake, people won’t care that much.

[selfconcept]

Should I code the garlands to look like guts, then...

[ Seems like Hien overestimated normal people's tolerance thresholds. ]

[sicklysweet]

Absolutely not. That would be a step too far.

[selfconcept]

[ :kyuuchan_pout: ]

Fine... I'll keep it... normal.

[ The fuck is normal? He has no idea anymore. That said, in addition to garlands, Hien makes some more decorations, like little acrylic stands of little floating ghosties that glow in the dark, toothpicks with little pumpkin characters on the top for food decorations, and a lot more. ]

[sicklysweet]

You don’t have to be so sulky.

[Owen does appreciate all the free decor he’s getting, though, and he coos at the little acrylic stands and pumpkins.]

These are absolutely charming.

[selfconcept]

[ !!

When Owen says that, Hien suddenly feels motivated to make more decorations, but he tries to restrain himself. ]

Are these enough? Or would you like more?

[ Nailed it. ]

[sicklysweet]

[He’s like a dog…]

Well, more might be nice. I do have the entire guild to decorate for this party.

[selfconcept]

[ A dog finally given attention...

More decorations. More garlands? He thinks that's enough garlands. More toothpicks with black cats on top of them. Acrylic stands with cute little witch people that say "trick or treat". Hien... he...

He can't think of any more. His imagination is severely limited. ]

... I ran out of ideas.

[sicklysweet]

[Hien… This isn’t much at all.]

Well. It’s a start.

[At least Owen has a brain that may or may not be working.]

How about something that might look like convincing spiderwebs? But not as flimsy as the real thing.

[selfconcept]

[ Convincing spiderweb, but not as fragile... hm...

Oh, but a more important question. ]

Where should I put it? I think it'd be better for me to place it directly so that you don't get tangled in it. Unless you want one... right here?

[sicklysweet]

Right here?

[In the room nobody’s going to be entering?]

If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were trying to trap me.

[selfconcept]

Good thing that you do know better.

[ Hien slowly walks out of the room (finally) and then looks at the lobby @ home of Guild Name. Hm. Hmmmmm.

He codes a bunch of realistic looking spider webs in the corners of the walls, but they're really just well-hidden strings. ]

Like this?

[sicklysweet]

[Following Hien out...]

Ah, those look fine.

[Could be a bit more extra, but Owen is satisfied with this.]

Really, you're much more efficient than the grunty would have been.