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{ halloween }
HALLOWEEN
Another Halloween has arrived in Reverein, and the Nightmare Troupe returns from their mysterious origins to help transform the carnival grounds to fit the season. They've added a new feature attraction: The Labyrinth, where everyone just runs around to fight spooky baddies for candy, prizes, and flex one's combat abilities in dreamotion. It's all in good fun, of course!
More details on everything can be found here. As a reminder, events double as our TDMs and information can be found here. Any outside characters participating in the log are canonly logged as appearing in Songerein in October and will remain in Songerein from the IC date of October 25th, just before the event ICly begins. TDM only characters can only thread within this log. Anyone who apps in and is accepted will have their character count October as their first time in the game without any disruption, so all content will carry over. Those who do not apply will disappear which should not seem too unusual, however players in game can choose to retcon and pretend a character was never there to begin with if it would be easier; or even think their presence was just a dream.
IMPORTANT! All outside characters MUST have "TDM" in their subject line, even if you might not app. This will help people differentiate those who are already in the game and those who are not.
TDM threads are required for samples. Refer to the Game Info for general information and feel free to toss any questions here. Reserves will open October 25th and Applications will open on November 1st. Our application cycles are bi-monthly so the next cycle after won't be until January.
TDM Toplevel Link Directory (click to view)
Bokurano - Jun Ushiro
Cookie Run Kingdom - Black Raisin Cookie
Dead by Daylight - Zarina Kassir
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Edgin Darvis
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Xenk Yendar
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core - Genesis Rhapsodos
Final Fantasy XIV - Emet-Selch
Final Fantasy XIV - Hermes
Final Fantasy XV - Somnus Lucis Caelum
Full Metal Alchemist - Alphonse Elric
Genshin Impact - Ei
Genshin Impact - Nahida
Great Ace Attorney, The - Iris Wilson
Hey Arnold! - Helga G. Pataki
Hi-Fi Rush - Chai
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Zelda
Noragami - Yato
Original - Astralin Turnont
Touhou - Maribel Hearn
We will request any thread submissions for certain prompts during AC and TDM threads will count. For more information, refer to the Game Notes.
I. CARNIVAL
While the carnival grounds still have the standard fare of attractions themed up for Halloween, there are a few new ones popping up thanks to the Nightmare Troupe. Some are similar to what appeared last year, but with a different look to them. Some, perhaps, more terrifying than before.
A. Personalized Costumes. All throughout Reverein boutiques and tailors are in full swing to create costumes for those who wish to wear, either by renting or buying. However, for those who are a bit adverse, the fairy godmothers are out and about ready to employ their fashion magic to grant anyone and everyone a special Halloween costume, just for them! There might be the slight side effect that the wearer may behave like the costume itself, but it's just a temporary phase. 
B. Vampring Frights. The vamprings are still out and about, nibbling on nightmares. But now they are also appearing outside of dreams, deciding that a bit of fear could make as good of a snack or meal as any other. Only the ones that are truly hungry will appear, so a little purple blob will bounce and latch onto any part of their target's body they can reach (though they particularly like the top of the head). Those who are bitten in this manner won't try to bite others, fortunately. Instead, they will become something like a "Vampring minion" and try to invoke fear and scare others. (For more information and use the original version of the Vampring, read here.)
C. Monster Swaps. Small monsters will roam the carnival grounds and will swap bodies with random people to go around pulling pranks and tricks in the person's body. The person is now trapped in the monster's body, but has access to the monster's trickster, spooky abilities as well (ie, players can make this up). To return to normal, they must find their original body and bite it. Otherwise, they will have to wait for the monster to get bored and return to switch them back.
D. Carnival Fare. Here are a few of the general games and attractions available for carnival goers to enjoy.
🔫 Zombie Shooter. Ride through a rickety car through a building and shoot the "zombies" that pop up with bright green paintball guns. While most are cardboard, there are a few volunteers that dress for the occasion. Don't mind their pain as they get hit, they're fine.
👻 Spooky Stories. Instead of a fire, there is a boiling cauldron set up where people can gather around and try to conjure up their spookiest story. The steam over the cauldron will change and twist to try and illustrate the story as it goes, and should it proof particularly scary, a manifestation of the terror will crawl out of it to terrorize everyone for a little bit before disappearing.
🍏 Poisoned Apples. Special caramel covered green apples are handed out throughout the carnival. One bite will inflict one or more of the following effects: floating, dizzy, sugar rush, creepy, frightful. (Players are free to be creative and come up with additional effects!)
🧹 Broom Carousel. The horses have been replaced with different styles of witch brooms, letting everyone have a safe experience of flying on a broom. Until the brooms suddenly fly out of the carousel and into the carnival. Hang on or stop that broom!
🎃 Pumpkin Carving Challenge. Pumpkins can be found all over the grounds, and there is a challenge to carve them with dreamotion and light a special candle in them. Doing so will bring the pumpkin to life and behave like whatever expression or drawing carved on them. Whether they behave nicely is a different matter. Blowing out the candle will stop the pumpkin.
E. House of Mirrors. The House of Mirrors will have new mirrors installed that have new special effects…many making everyone inside feel not quite themselves.
🎭 Jekyll and Hyde. A black framed mirror where the opposite version of the viewer appears to taunt them.
💅 Narcissism. A gold framed mirror where one will see the best version of themselves and will stand stuck in front of it admiring themselves. They will need to be forcibly dragged away…else they may get stuck on the mirror.
🛌 Dream or Nightmare? A silver framed mirror that will reflect either a good dream or a nightmare that's on the viewer's mind. It will be a strong image, so strong that the viewer may be tempted to dreamwalk into the mirror, either to be a part of it or to destroy it. Some help may be required to help them either accomplish their goal or pull them out.
🪞 Mirror Version. Sometimes, a "mirror version" of the viewer may reach out to switch places, trapping the original inside the mirror while the mirror version goes out to cause some chaos. The trapped person can only traverse through mirrors, and can only be freed if the mirrored version is shoved back into any mirror. One way to tell a mirror version apart is that they will randomly reflect things off their body.
F. Haunted Ryokan. A haunted Japanese styled inn is the theme for this year's "haunted house." On the outside, it looks invitingly eerie, with life-sized traditional Japanese dolls as their hosts and guides. They hope their new patrons will enjoy their stay…forever.
🏮 Peony Lantern. At first a beautiful woman will appear holding a lantern and take a person's hand to lead them through the narrow halls lit by floating lanterns. But whenever they pass under a lantern, the woman's form changes into a skeleton. Once they are noticed, they will screech and chase them through the hallways and rooms to the next location, but if left alone it will quietly lead them without issue.
🛁 Bathhouse. Somehow they get to the bathing area where the steam rises thick around them. Without warning a ghostly figure of a long-haired drowned woman will crawl out and chase with a bloody knife. Fish spirits will also fly out to impede them, but they could be used to smack the woman instead. Should someone slip in the water, they'll feel hands grab at them, trying to pull them under…
🪦 Graveyard. Past the courtyard is a graveyard where all manner of Japanese inspired ghosts and demons roam. A special paper talisman is available, and once powered with positive dreamotion it will create a shikigami that will help ward off and defend against the ghosts. But it must have constant dreamotion poured into it, so should it ever go out, the ghosts and demons will suddenly rush into chase.
🐕 Shiba Statues. Should anyone be having a truly terrible time, special little shiba inu statues will trot in to dispel the "evils" and give the visitor some much needed comfort and respite. They will even guide them to the exit if needed. Those who manage to pass through on their own will also meet the shiba inu statues and have a chance to play with them as if in congratulations.
II. LABYRINTH
A big structure now occupies the area just beyond the Fairgrounds. Towering stone walls hide complex pathways inside, and it turns out its express purpose is not to get people lost, but for a little bit of exploration. There is no entrance/exit, just a special circular teleportation pad that will take them inside and there is no end goal. It's not difficult to get out once inside, but the winding paths encourage visitors to check behind corners for treats because there's a lot of treats AND tricks!
A. Halloween Creatures. The labyrinth is populated with silly creatures held together by craft glue and duct tape both dreamotion and nightmare. These creatures will attack on sight, but subdue them and reap the rewards: candy and silly toys! It's all for fun, after all.
🦴 Skeletons. Their bones are made of rubber and most physical attacks will bounce off them. Have to get in close to blast with dreamotion!
🕷 Glow-In-The-Dark Plastic Spiders. Will shoot sticky licorice webbing that will trip up and trap any caught in it. Have to eat through it to get out, and the flavor could either be red or black.
🔺 Candy Corn Golems. Chuck giant pieces of candy corn that are delicious, but hurt! Golems will melt under intense heat.
B. Mysterious Doors. Sometimes, you may find a door at one of the dead ends. Knock, and most of the time a kindly old lady (where did she come from? Don't worry about it–) will present you with special trick-or-treat bags. The other times, a swarm of genuinely sinister nightmare creatures will come pouring out. Oops! Try again next time! Here are some of the items the old lady will give and their effects (they can be taken home after the event):
🧙 Witch's Hat. The hat will automatically fly on top of the person's head and will allow them to cast silly hexes of misfortune on their targets.
🧹 Witch's Broom. Can fly at fast speeds for a few minutes at a time. Only goes up to three feet in the air.
🤓 Plastic Fangs. These fangs will fit themselves in the person's mouth and will allow them to bite any candy corn golem or sticky spider licorice webbing with ease. And normal foods, too.
🕸 Spray Can of Licorice Webbing. Releases a spray of licorice webbing similar to the ones used by the plastic spiders.
🧻 Roll of Toilet Paper. Exactly as it says.
🍫 Nougat Center. A delicious treat that will temporarily boost one'sstatsdreamotion abilities.
C. Beware of Steve. If you're very unlucky, you may hear an ominous clatter in the distance... The low rumble of a revving chainsaw... Those who spend lots of time in the labyrinth will know soon enough–those are noises that mean you need to run. Because STEVE, THE 20-FOOT-TALL CHAINSAW-WIELDING SKELETON, takes no hostages, and he's out for blood!!! He will continue chasing people until fought, and anything goes with this foe. While dreamotion attacks will work, using the items given by the old lady in the doors will inflict greater damage. Anyone who is "killed" by Steve will be knocked out of the Labyrinth unharmed.
D. Grand High Viscount of Candy Corn. On the other end of giant "horrors" is a giant golem made of candy corn with a large top hat that may appear out of one of the doors. Its main attack, besides trying to punch and pummel, is spewing sticky candy goop that will trap anyone caught in it. It'll wear off, but until then, any caught in it will at first feel very energetic and attack more quickly before becoming sluggish and unable to do much, as if they suffered an extreme sugar crash.
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Y-You really think so?
[ She approaches the dog to pet it. There is never a reason not to pet the dog. ]
I hesitated a lot because this is such a shameful costume... [And that's putting it very lightly, if she says so herself.] However, I decided that this is an important enough holiday for me to make such an effort.
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(Pooka cheerfully pants his tongue at the Goddess. Go right ahead, he would not bite anybody, promise.)
That is very understandable. Halloween is a big holiday after all and there is no way one can pass the opportunity to scare folks by pretending to be one’s sibling outright.
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[ It was original and well-designed. She wasn't sure if Ana was trying to imitate someone in particular or just a general type of person, but it was certainly far more intricate than the three pieces of cloth Ishtar dared call "clothes." ]
Especially as the Goddess of Death... [A pause.] This holiday came long after my time, when my domain had already shifted to the reverse side of the world. But I appreciate the spirit behind it.
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It does help that I also work as a seamstress at Madame Blackbird’s too. All the experience with making clothes for the store allows me to gain such knowledge to make my own clothes too.
(She is quite proud of the handiwork that is her costume. Back in pre Rasputin curse Russia, Alexandra insists that her daughters should make great use of their hands by working on embroidery and sewing as not to get their hands idle.
Glad that she did because Anya has been making plenty of great designs for all Madame Blackbird’s customers and even made designs of her own.)
Glad that you appreciate the spirit of Halloween greatly with your role as the Goddess of Death. I must say that the holiday does seem to take many traditions from across various cultures and they just so happen to blend together to make for an enjoyable holiday.
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[ Well she had turned Ishtar's clothes and crown into an attire for herself long long ago, but that was another story altogether. ]
W-We should do something grand to celebrate our costumes and this most spectacular holiday! [Ereshkigal marks a pause as if she was about to say something, but...] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... But I am not sure what.
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(Anya knows how the illusions from the last year did surprised her greatly with making her a yuki onna the second time for the Halloween Carnival. She just can’t get over the possibility that the Realm of Dreams thought that her living in Russia increases her chances to be a ghost snow lady for Halloween.
This place really likes to give people stuff when they least expect it.)
Oh I know! How about if we can tell spooky tales with the cauldron assisting in the manifestation? From what I can remember, telling all sorts of spooky stories does get the imagination to run wild. Or we could go to the zombie paintball shooting game: it could be a way for us to get back at that spray paint gun prankster who tried to get on our nerves last time.
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[ Is there anything she hasn't done? It's weird, she thought Ana was much like her, a sort of secluded royalty who knew little of the outside world, but it turns out she's far more experienced with what the outside world is like...
Even so, that is impressive. ]
Zombie paintball shooting game...? [She cants her head to the side.] I-I have no idea what that is but I am curious.
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(Once upon a time, Anya used to be a sheltered girl born into royalty with her siblings to a long ruling dynasty that covered one sixth of the world’s land mass, but ever since Rasputin’s curse, the trip to find her grandmother, and being sent into two different worlds, she has since gotten very world weary on all matters of strange things.)
Oh yeah. It is similar to the shooting galleries in fairs but you switch out air gun ammo for paint. It does sound like a lot of fun so far. We might as well line up for the game since there are some folks lining up to play it too.
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[ She then listens to her explanation about the shooting galleries and laughs nervously. ]
I see... Then we probably should try them!
[ She's not going to mention she has never been to a fair before and has zero idea what the things she's talking about are, nope. She already sounds too much like someone who has spent her entire life secluded and knows nothing of the world, she doesn't want to worsen it!
... Even though that's exactly what she is. ]
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(If Rasputin were to show up in this world for real and not just a nightmare brought in by the Story Eater, Anya is absolutely certain that Ereshkigal will have some words for him for trying to break the natural cycle of life. Plus he has to deal with incurring Anya’s wrath again.)
Alright! Then let’s get there before the lines get super crowded.
I'm switching back to this account, two accounts is too annoying aha
[ She's not biased one bit, nope. But that's really a natural conclusion everyone can reach, right? The dead shouldn't be disturbed by the living, and vice-versa. It's the natural cycle of life, if it is broken then the dead will no longer reincarnate, they will kill the living and the world will end...!
... .... ... .... ...
More pressing of a concern is the idea of the lines. ]
C-Crowded....? [That's absolutely impossible! She can't stand crowds. They need to be quick.] Yes, let us go quickly!
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Oh yeah. The lines are starting to attract a lot of people tonight, so let’s get going.
(Thankfully when Anya and Ereshkigal arrived at the lines for the zombie shooter game, they haven’t grown into a size that could be hard for the people manning the game to look over as folks begin to fall in line and get into the vehicles.
Pooka pokes his snout out, trying to sniff out the place as he runs along, while Mashka quietly trails after her master and her friend.)
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[ Sure for Anya this line isn't too much, but for Ereshkigal... T-There are so many people! And they're all looking at her weirdly because of the costume she is wearing!! S-Surely this is a trial she can overcome. She just needs to ignore the people and focus on the fun they're about to have! ]
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Hng.
[ Deep breathes. Inhale. Exhale.
She looks like she's on the verge of a panic attack. ]
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Eventually as they both waited, Anya could see that they are next in line to get into an off-loading vehicle as the people who rode on it earlier are getting out. Thankfully there is room for just two to four people per vehicle, so no worries about being surrounded by strangers just yet.)