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Who: All heroes
When: Day 45, Morning
Where: The clearing

[ In the morning, all heroes can wake up to see a new trial is being held! Following the door that appears in the clearing will lead to a Very Scary, faux-abandoned house. There are all the markings of terrible Halloween decorations, for those that are familiar with it. There are fake spiderwebs all around, fake bats, skeletons, and even spider skeletons.

There are several different tables spread across the room - one has a pile of small, sticky spiders in it, then there's one where people can get refreshments, if they so wish, and all others have tons and tons of pumpkins sitting there. None of those are carved - though there are several carved, lit pumpkins spread across the room - just sitting on the floor.

Notably there is a runway, and behind that, a room in which people may grab costumes, or pieces of costume. Make up is also provided.

Finn can be seen at the end of the Runway, aptly wearing his Spider-Man costume, before he begins to explain ]

So! I've recently found out I fight crazy people for a, huh, possibly living. Whether I get paid or not is still under debate. And who would have thought, there's a costumed guy for every occasion. There's no better way to drive off the mental image of a guy fighting with a flaming pumpkin on his head than make better memories, so I'm imposing Halloween on you all.

For those of you who are not in the known, what with us being all from different worlds and stuff, Halloween is, huh ... probably an actual serious holiday somewhere, somehow, but in practice it's all about the money, baby! And scary stuff. And sharing scary stories and getting candy.

So there you have it. A game to get some actual fun Halloween action that does not involve people barely avoiding getting brutally murdered and blown up. Not speaking of anyone in particular here.

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Do you wish to go first?

Sure! I have one for sharing something, want to do that real quick?

Certainly. Please do.

Great!

[darting away to the refreshment table and returning with a brownie. breaks it in half and holds out a piece.]

[ooooh brownie!]

Thank you.

[She accepts!

She walks towards the pumpkins and taking one that is not carved, places it on the end of her naginata which has manifested in her hands in a shower of golden motes.

Suddenly she pulls her blade from underneath the pumpkin and makes a number of quick slashes against it. As it falls, she guides it with the flat of her blade, pressing it against its side until it is horizontal and resting against it once more.

She faces it towards Crow in offering and the pumpkin is carved in cute, dragon likeness.]

I share this with you, in kind.

[APPLAUDS??!!??!??]

Oh wow oh wow oh wow! You did that so fast, that's amazing!

...I am still learning, but thank you.

If this is practice level, I can't even imagine pro!

It is something truly to behold, certainly.

It must be!

Do you want to do another candy? I have to carvee a pumpkin, and now I want to see what I can do to one with my magic.

Edited 2019-11-02 23:12 (UTC)

Yes. I shall.

[her voice becomes lower, more intimate and somber.]

I knew someone, Hiro-han. He couldn't move, breathe, speak or hear and it was so dark all the time. If he knew it would have been that lonely, he would have been cremated instead.

—is this a ghost story??

[she's suddenly embarrassed.]

I am not good at them.

No no, it was good! Short and with a twist.

Ah, thank you1

[crouching down and tracing runes onto a pumpkin with a sharpie from her bag]

Absolutely! You've set the bar high.

You flatter me, thank you.

[she's red now, miss!!!]

[GOOD]

You're welcome! Now watch this.

[chalks a quick line around her pumpkin, just for safety, then completes the last sigil on it— and with the FWUMP of a small explosion the marked pieces burst into purple flame]

[She claps delicately, her mouth parted.]

Very nice.

Thanks! It's a jack-o-lantern with none of the scooping out required.

How practical.

[she doesn't mind that part overmuch, but eliza's way does save time and she is all about that, too. Excellent work.]

And pretty too! Though I guess someone could use LED's now if they wanted a different color.

Can you not change it with your magic, curiously?

There would be ways to, but I don't personally know the spellwork for it except for when it's tied into a flame I create from scratch. When I've had to do colored flames I actually usually use salts instead.

Edited 2019-11-05 04:26 (UTC)

That is reasonable and practical, I cannot find fault with that at all.

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