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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2014 3:06:30 GMT -5
As you approach the house, an array of badly-pixelated neon colors assaults your vision. Knocking on the door you are interrupted by the sound of a... gunshot? Nyan cat? Regardless of whatever sound that was, Coaster comes not far behind it, holding a fake practice sword over the shoulder and a rainbow gun upside down in a horribly inefficient attempt to look cool. Behind that, you see a ketchup-stained dark jacket and very familiar-looking velociraptor mask. It's possible he tried to costume-mix a ninja, mafioso, and dinosaur at the last minute and failed at all three. As usual, it seems Coaster is missing the point, but you've gotta give him credit; it is better than that goofy Chespin suit he made last year, after all. And the special effects are probably pretty expensive, if a bit disorienting. ye be warned  And maybe just a little bit scary. Especially if you look really close and find out what's wrong with this picture. Fair warning given, this is a shameless jump scare. The house itself seems equally garishly colored and quite run-down--almost like an '80s motel--and also covered in ketchup, but when did that ever deter you? Disclaimer: this costume references a game that I find thorough distaste for the very concept of, let alone the execution, and accordingly you seriously should not make any attempt to find if you don't already know about it(The story ahead may involve gratuitous cartoon violence indicative of society's imminent collapse into utter depravity, or a pleasant and quiet evening, depending on your tastes.) Judging from the comically shrill tone in which Coaster tries to greet you, though, it may as easily be neither. " Oh, and who do we have here? Oh, wait, hang--ack--" Coaster sputters and coughs a bit, as his voice is clearly not meant to go that high anymore. " Look at my face. We've met before. . ." He pauses. "Because, y'know, you're on the NTWF too, and this is a pretty awesome place, and. Well, happy Halloween and whatnot; I've got some spooky fear-factor sorta candy in the basket over here"--he points to a table by the front door--"or you could have some of the pizza I'm cooking up"--he indicates an enormous vat full of tomato sauce that was probably the actual source of this mess--"or maybe just go exploring. Oh, and before I forget. You look like you might be remembering something. . ." He snaps his fingers and the lights turn off; there's a small spot that seems to follow you around, illuminating little more than a foot in front of you, but aside from that, it's nearly pitch-black. From what you gather, you seem to have woken up in some sort of bedroom, and it smells a little less than sanitary. The candy offered earlier seems to have migrated to the bedside table, so if you're really in a hurry, you could probably reach for a piece (unidentifiable though it may be at first) and head out the open window. And... all of a sudden you swear you can hear a whole lot of shuffling that isn't coming from the other guests. There also seem to be assorted toy armaments scattered around the room that you might be able to make use of, if you're worried. And there's also a nice, warm, inviting light coming from the kitchen way a-far off through a tangled mess of hallways and bedrooms, along with a thick tomato-sauce-ish smell. Do you dare to explore the decrepit motel without a proper light source in hopes of finding other (hopefully friendly) guests for support and making it to the safety of the kitchen, or do you prefer to take your chances with the candy and leave? |
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Post by Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff) on Oct 31, 2014 6:29:25 GMT -5
"PBBLBPT."
"Five more minutes..."
"PBBLBPTPBB."
"Fine."
Cassie stirs and rolls over, then recoils at seeing the two glowing eyes of the fluffy pony in front of her. "How did you do that?!" She asks, forgetting about the lack of light for a moment. Fluffle Puff's eyes give off nowhere near enough light to see by, but combined with the lush amount of fur, she couldn't help but feel somewhat comforted in this eerie environment.
"You have a better nose than I do, Fluffle, and you're sure to have a flashlight in all of that--" Fluffle quickly shakes her head no.
"What do you mean, NO?!"
Fluffle holds up a gigantic, and full, basket of candy up to her glowing eyes, then swiftly stuffs it back into her fur. Cassie sighs and fumbles around the bedtable--some wrapper containing an item of some sort. She pockets the item and leaps off the bed. "Well, we're not going to find anything in this smelly room."
Fluffle's glowing eyes seem a bit sheepish, but Cassie ignores them. "We're going to--" She trips and falls over one of the toys. "I think I know what that was," she murmurs, feeling her ankle for damage and finding something else entirely.
"OH MY GOD A SKIP IT I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESE SINCE I WAS A KID!" she squeals.
Fluffle snorts and tosses the hapless girl onto her back, then clip-clops her way towards the light in the kitchen, her glowing, painted eyes giving off a very strange light to anyone who sees them...
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Post by Tiger on Oct 31, 2014 11:34:05 GMT -5
Well, the sudden darkness and the room rearranging itself is kinda odd. But Tiger is an NTWFer and has seen stranger things. She presses Left-Trigger and turns on Night Eye, so the room is purple-toned but visible. She can smell the tomato sauce, and remembers that there was an offer of pizza. That is definitely motivation to head to the kitchen.
First, though, the pirate-garbed tiger reaches for the bowl and digs out a piece of candy. One needs strength for these sorts of adventures, after all. As she munches on the candy bar, she notices a bunch of toys on the floor. Tiger already has a cutlass, but there’s no harm in being prepared. Like, really really prepared.
Granted, a baseball, a pack of trading cards, a small gumball machine, an Easy Bake Oven, and a curiously familiar orange plushie with four red eyes,a little plastic headset, and a business casual outfit, don’t seem like the best weapons, but, well...Tiger picks up the plushie and sets it on her shoulder. She gives it a little pat on the head. The plushie does not seem amused.
Tiger heads for the kitchen, only slightly stubbing her toe on the gumball machine.
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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2014 13:51:35 GMT -5
Fluffle snorts and tosses the hapless girl onto her back, then clip-clops her way towards the light in the kitchen, her glowing, painted eyes giving off a very strange light to anyone who sees them... Tiger heads for the kitchen, only slightly stubbing her toe on the gumball machine. As the three make their way through the hall towards the kitchen, it's... actually incredibly quiet. Coaster probably didn't think this one through too well, since all the trick-or-treaters pass by of any interest is a trio of janitors who are also wearing assorted animal masks. Except they're packing hot food. Yes, they stole the pizza, or at least the BBQ chicken flavor and probably more interesting ones, and now all that's left is boring ham-and-pineapple and cheese pizzas. And once they see you, they ready their (inflatable) baseball bats; each of them gives one of you a bop on the head, and they flee back down the hall from whence you came. The inviting kitchen light spills over into the hallway, though; if you're picky, you could chase them down and beat them with your toys, or you can go into the kitchen and join Coaster, who seems to be busy trying to figure out how best to shove a piece of cheese pizza up the head-hole in the bottom of his mask. He might need help cleaning up all this sauce, too (what with those irresponsible janitors stealing the pizza and not even doing their job), so if you want a gruesome addition to your costume and don't mind the smell, grabbing a mop is also an option. ...By the way, from the rummaging around in the candy basket, Cassie ( Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff)) is now equipped with some raspberry-jalapeño licorice. Treat it as ammo, a pencil, a temporary bad-breath potion, however you feel it would best be used. Additionally, from perusing the room, she is equipped with a Skip It toy which has the obvious use and can probably improvise as a mid-range weapon. Tiger ( Tiger), err, was equipped from the candy basket with a caffeinated chocolate bar which, now eaten, hopefully won't cause a standstill of the universe. Or a bad sugar rush. Probably the latter, actually, but at least you're full of energy in the meantime! Additionally, from perusing the room, she is equipped with a Meta plushie which may or may not come to life to her assistance (or detriment) and do so in an adorable plush form. |
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Post by ♥ Azzie on Oct 31, 2014 20:41:22 GMT -5
Azzie lets out a small scream when the lights go out. It's a few moments before she gets her bearings and realizes she's been teleported. She sticks some of the candy in her bag- she hasn't let go of her bag all night- and decides she'd better head for the kitchen. The last time there was a complete blackout like this, she'd wound up with a broken foot. Better to get where the light was.
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Post by Sporty on Oct 31, 2014 21:01:31 GMT -5
Dangit Coaster, I can't believe I fell for that! XD
...The really sad thing is, I didn't even get a good look at what the jump-image actually was. I just saw it suddenly change and automatically freaked >.>; "I REGRET MY DECISIONS!" Sporty flails around when she suddenly finds herself in a motel room bed. She finally tumbles off the bed altogether, hitting the floor with a hard thud. As it turns out, that weird spell she's been using to "swim" through the air only works if she's got water surrounding her -- and said water has just gotten soaked up in all the sheets. Now she will have to flop/shuffle around awkwardly until she can find a bathtub or something. Sporty searches around the room for something she can use to help her out, and finally picks out a skateboard. She also grabs something from the candy bowl for the road. Flopping herself onto the board, she uses her hands to scoot herself out of the motel room and toward the kitchen. Kitchens have sinks, right? |
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Post by Tiger on Oct 31, 2014 21:34:25 GMT -5
Tiger is surprised by this pizza-related crime. Who would rob someone of pizza? That's just cruel and unusual! Tiger could chase them down - she's starting to feel like she could actually run a lot. For a long while. Really fast. Huh. Wonder why that could be.
Before she can jet out of the room, though, she notices a familiar face. "Fluffle! Hi there! Long time no see! And is that Cassie with you? Awesome!" Tiger gives the pony and her writer a thumbs-up. "I'm gonna go catch those pizza thieves - come along if you want!"
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Post by Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff) on Oct 31, 2014 22:35:37 GMT -5
"Aw I don't like spicy things..." Cassie mutters under her breath before pocketing the candy. " Tiger WHAT UP?" She greets first, noticing her friend. "PBBB." Fluffle is equally enthused, inviting Tiger to hop on. "WAIT!" Cassie holds up a hand and rummages through her coat--and at least the hand emerges once more with dark sunglasses. Donning them, she grins, looking about 20% cooler. "Let's GET EM." she says, hopping on Fluffle after feeding her a little bit of the candy. |
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Post by Coaster on Oct 31, 2014 23:05:23 GMT -5
Azzie lets out a small scream when the lights go out. It's a few moments before she gets her bearings and realizes she's been teleported. She sticks some of the candy in her bag- she hasn't let go of her bag all night- and decides she'd better head for the kitchen. The last time there was a complete blackout like this, she'd wound up with a broken foot. Better to get where the light was. Dangit Coaster, I can't believe I fell for that! XD
...The really sad thing is, I didn't even get a good look at what the jump-image actually was. I just saw it suddenly change and automatically freaked >.>; "I REGRET MY DECISIONS!" Sporty flails around when she suddenly finds herself in a motel room bed. She finally tumbles off the bed altogether, hitting the floor with a hard thud. As it turns out, that weird spell she's been using to "swim" through the air only works if she's got water surrounding her -- and said water has just gotten soaked up in all the sheets. Now she will have to flop/shuffle around awkwardly until she can find a bathtub or something. Sporty searches around the room for something she can use to help her out, and finally picks out a skateboard. She also grabs something from the candy bowl for the road. Flopping herself onto the board, she uses her hands to scoot herself out of the motel room and toward the kitchen. Kitchens have sinks, right? Success achieved  After this is all over I'll probably upload all the images separately for people who don't want a jump every 15 seconds. Tiger is surprised by this pizza-related crime. Who would rob someone of pizza? That's just cruel and unusual! Tiger could chase them down - she's starting to feel like she could actually run a lot. For a long while. Really fast. Huh. Wonder why that could be. Before she can jet out of the room, though, she notices a familiar face. "Fluffle! Hi there! Long time no see! And is that Cassie with you? Awesome!" Tiger gives the pony and her writer a thumbs-up. "I'm gonna go catch those pizza thieves - come along if you want!" "Aw I don't like spicy things..." Cassie mutters under her breath before pocketing the candy. " Tiger WHAT UP?" She greets first, noticing her friend. "PBBB." Fluffle is equally enthused, inviting Tiger to hop on. "WAIT!" Cassie holds up a hand and rummages through her coat--and at least the hand emerges once more with dark sunglasses. Donning them, she grins, looking about 20% cooler. "Let's GET EM." she says, hopping on Fluffle after feeding her a little bit of the candy. : You've been equipped with some jalebi, a South Asian treat made of sugar deep fried in sugar. Yum. (Just be careful, it can get really gooey and sticky and might make a good impromptu snaring device.) However, you decided not to take a weapon from among the toys. As you head toward the light, the three janitors pass by you with the pizza. Isn't that odd? One of them stops and returns to bop you on the head and snicker before running off again. But you get close enough to find Coaster has finished that piece of pizza (more or less--there seem to be some cheese threads clinging to his shirt now); he picks up a conveniently-placed weed whacker and approaches you cautiously before noticing the sign on your back and putting it down. "Ah, right. Costume. I thought they were being a little more... creative with their disguises." Coaster gets a bit shifty-eyed (as you can obviously tell despite the mask's motionless eyes) and nods covertly. "Anyways, I probably should have put the waypoint a little farther from the room I'd be staying in, huh?... Well, enjoy some pizza if you want. The rest of the house is pretty much the same but more spooky, so you'll want to come prepared. Let's see--I, uh." He rummages around through some of the kitchen drawers, tossing about many sharp and/or rusty implements of cutlery before stopping the search and grabbing a crusty pan from on top of the stove. "Frying pans tend to be pretty reliable. Here, take it and explore a bit!" On the far end of the kitchen, there's a slightly better-lit but more broken-down looking corridor, and it's definitely occupied, though the folks inside look rather bored. Back behind you is the chaotic hall full of pizza-thieving janitors and fellow trick-or-treaters. Or you could hang out with this cloudcuckoolander for a bit and eat some boring-flavored pizza. Sporty: You've been equipped with some glow-in-the-dark gelatin dessert, which may or may not be radioactive but who cares, it's mesmerizing! Just look at that extreme glow action! It also gives you a bit of an edge in dark areas, assuming you find a way to use it like so, seeing as it doesn't exactly project light in the traditional sense. You also picked out a skateboard, which is a bit limited in utility without the ability to pull kickflips and ollies (having no kicks to flip with, for instance), but for your purposes, it's probably fine. As you exit the room crouched on this skateboard, you manage to trip one of the snickering janitors on the way out, and he loses the pizza box he was carrying! Oh no! Thankfully, it lands on the ground a bit kerfuffled but still in one piece. Or, like, ten pieces, minus the one the janitor guy started eating while he ran. Probably wasn't a good idea for him. But that was just the meat lovers' pizza; fancier flavors no doubt were taken by the other goons. Tiger, Mostly Harmless (flufflepuff): You leave the room to the sight of the fallen janitor sprawled on the floor; one of his buddies runs back to avenge him, bat poised. The third janitor breaks out a cell phone, says some indecipherable code words, and runs off with the rest of the pizzas into an adjoining room... which he locks behind him. Dang. But many of the other doors nearby are open, so you might take a look and see if you can intercept him somewhere, or you could cut your losses and eat some of the meat lovers' pizza, but first it'd probably be a good idea to deal with this crazy guy with an inflatable bat and a chicken hat. Fluffle also might need some water after that candy, unless you're fine with the temporary ability to burp flame. (With those sunglasses, I daresay the fun has been doubled, but wearing them at night does not allow you to so-you-can-so-you-can anything in particular, sadly.) |
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Post by Sporty on Nov 1, 2014 9:48:02 GMT -5
Sporty places her glowing prize on the front of her skateboard, to act as a headlight of sorts in case she runs into darkness, and continues down the hall. She calls out an apology to the janitor upon tripping him (she wasn't around to see that the janitors stole all the pizza, and has no reason to be mad at them), but he runs off with a slice of pizza in hand before she can get more than two words out. She scoots over to the pizza box and peeks inside -- Yeah, meat lovers! After a moment's thought, she shrugs and awkwardly stuffs a slice into her mouth, waves a greeting to the passing Tiger, Cassie and Fluffle, and heads into the kitchen.
"Mrph mrrmrph -- *cough*" Sporty pauses to swallow the last of her pizza slice and clears her throat. "Sorry. Hi Azzie, hi Coaster! Can a borrow your sink for a quick minute? I think I'm starting to dry out a little here."
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Post by Coaster on Nov 1, 2014 11:41:03 GMT -5
Sporty places her glowing prize on the front of her skateboard, to act as a headlight of sorts in case she runs into darkness, and continues down the hall. She calls out an apology to the janitor upon tripping him (she wasn't around to see that the janitors stole all the pizza, and has no reason to be mad at them), but he runs off with a slice of pizza in hand before she can get more than two words out. She scoots over to the pizza box and peeks inside -- Yeah, meat lovers! After a moment's thought, she shrugs and awkwardly stuffs a slice into her mouth, waves a greeting to the passing Tiger, Cassie and Fluffle, and heads into the kitchen. "Mrph mrrmrph -- *cough*" Sporty pauses to swallow the last of her pizza slice and clears her throat. "Sorry. Hi Azzie, hi Coaster! Can a borrow your sink for a quick minute? I think I'm starting to dry out a little here." "Uh, sure, I suppose?" Clearly unaware of how mermaids or water faeries work, he turns on the tap, then stands there sheepishly for a moment and steps back to allow Sporty to use the sink for whatever purpose is in mind. |
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Post by Sporty on Nov 2, 2014 8:01:51 GMT -5
Sporty smiles up at her host. "Thank you!"
With a hard grunt or two and more than a little awkward flailing, the temporary mermaid pushes herself off the skateboard, grabs on to the counter beneath the sink, and hefts herself up until her upper torso is leaning over the sink. She promptly begins splashing her face with the running water. Aah, much better.
Finally, mer-Sporty seems to be soaked enough for her weird floaty-spell to take effect again. The water springs up and starts floating around her in funky bubbles like the kind you see in zero-gravity videos, and she turns off the faucet and drifts away from the sink. Grabbing her glowing gelatin off the skateboard and picking up the board itself (Now that she no longer needs it for transportation, she figures it could make a good bludgeoning weapon or something if she needs one), she raises both above her head and shouts, "Onward to adventure!"
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Post by Coaster on Nov 3, 2014 3:57:38 GMT -5
Sadly, as it seems adventure is just getting started, local law enforcement breaks in and takes away the janitors, who apparently went a little too far in terms of Halloween spirit. The cops do, however, compliment the décor and wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween.
Unfortunately, since the presence of cops (and lack of a semblance of danger) pretty much smashes the suspension of disbelief to pieces, the adventure is halted in favor of eating the newly recovered fancy-flavored pizzas.
Coaster thanks his guests again for coming and allows them to take home whatever they found (as well as more spoOoOky candy), because he really needs to clean out that room anyways because the decorations are producing a little more of a mess than he intended or, in hindsight, knew how he would otherwise be able to be rid of. (At least, since he's nominally a writer, he can get rid of the motel-style description without much trouble, but he got all the rest of it for TRICK-OR-TREATERS LIKE YOU WOO DARNIT.)
Regardless, once everything's dealt with, he sends everyone out the door and wishes them all a good night!
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After this is all over I'll probably upload all the images separately for people who don't want a jump every 15 seconds.