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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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... Maybe she should get out of her room more. ]
G-God of Wisdom...?
[ That explains why she's been so kind and understand. But... ]
Are you... Are you not afraid?
[ Gods do live for an unfathomably long time, but even their existence comes to an end eventually. And while Ereshkigal is not the one who brings death, she is the one tasked with ensuring they cannot cheat death and remain in the Underworld. She always assumed that was why the other gods ignored her. ]
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She smiles brightly at the blonde goddess. ]
Are you going to take my life?
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N-No, of course not... I take care of the dead, I do not bring death...
[ Except in exceptional circumstances that shall not be mentioned here and now. She then buries her head in her hands, feeling the need to be honest. ]
B-But if you die, I will have to do my utmost to ensure you can never escape...! You will have to rest or move on to reincarnate like every other souls... It is my duty to ensure none escape death.
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[ No hesitation in her declaration. She's not afraid of you, Ereshkigal. ]
And you can help me by becoming my friend.
[ Perhaps being a bit heavy-handed here, but also, what was this dream world for if not for indulging in desires she can't in reality? Plus, the other goddess seemed so sad and lonely. ]
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Y-Your friend...?
[ She closes her eyes for a moment, seemingly trying to put herself together. Why is she so scared? S-She needs to fight it! And her encouragement are just the thing to help her do that. ]
Yes, I... [She very slowly stands up and try smiling.] I am sorry. I do not know what came over me...
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I'm happy to have helped.
[ Ereshkigal carried a heavy burden, and if Nahida could help even the slightest bit, then she would. ]
I don't believe I've actually caught your name.
1/2
I am unaccustomed to speaking and interacting with people... [She smiles.] But you have my deepest thanks for helping me.
[ Oh, right...! She hasn't given her her name yet, has she? ]
2/2
E-Ereshkigal, Queen of Kûr and Goddess of Death.
[ And lo: she sparkles, in the most literal sense of the term. There is no explanation for this, it's just something that happens sometimes whenever she smiles brightly. ]
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Pleased to meet you, Ereshkigal. As I mentioned before, I am Buer, the God of Wisdom and Archon of Sumeru. I also go by the name Lesser Lord Kusanali, but I would be happiest if you referred to me as Nahida.
[ Kûr is not a name she's familiar with, which cements Ereshkigal as goddess of another world. Given what the she's said before, Nahida can only surmise that it's the name of the underworld the blonde goddess rules. ]
Let us speak simply and casually. I believe that would be more comfortable for both of us.
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[ She nods at her. Simply and casually... She can do that. It's like that "small talk" thing, right? She's practiced a lot before her mirror. But first: ]
I would appreciate it if you didn't speak of this to anyone... [She lowers her head as if somehow what she was asking was a most terrible request.] It would be poorly perceived if people knew a Goddess of Death has social anxiety.
[ Not that anyone who speaks with her for more than five seconds could possibly doubt it. But still, she has appearances to maintain! ]
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Of course. I understand.
[ She understood all too well what would happen if people lost faith in their gods. The smile she gives Ereshkigal is empathetic. ]
I have... similar worries to you, so you may feel free to speak without reservation when it's just the two of us.
[ There's an admission of her own worries, here. She understands that people develop relationships through reciprocal disclosure, so that is what she's attempting right now. It's not something she's used to, since, as a god, she has almost no peers to speak to. ]
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[ It's not that she doesn't want to, it's just that progress in the social anxiety department is exceedingly slow. Ritsuka may very well be the only person she feels fully comfortable with, and even then. She's likely to melt into a puddle of embarassment at the least wrong word.
Why is socializing so complicated? ]
Though it is reassuring to know I am not the only goddess in this situation.
[ Even if that's a goddess from another world entirely. ]
Omg I somehow lost this tag dkfkfjdnnd
[ Here, in this dream, both of them were relieved of their duties. Here, they could take as much time as they wanted to do as they pleased. She hoped Ereshkigal would be able to use this opportunity to push past her fears. ]
Indeed. I haven't had many chances to speak with fellow gods, so it has been rather lonely, to be unable to speak of my worries freely.
no worries at all!
Though she also knows different gods react differently to different situations. She probably should take her at her word. ]
You are correct...
[ And lo: the sparkles return. There's still no explanation for them and based on her own lack of reaction, Ereshkigal herself is unaware of them. Maybe that's just one of her divine trait. ]
I must admit I am unsure what to do with the freedom given to us by this place... But it is a truly unique chance offered to us.
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The crux of their worry is the same, however—that their actions and behaviour differ from that of which humanity believes they should be. That which they hope gods are.
But here... ]
Is there anything you've always wanted to do? No matter how big or small, or improper for beings such as us—this is but a dream, and dreams are where our deepest wishes can come true.
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There is something however she can admit: ]
I have always dreamed of filling the Underworld with flowers...
[ She extends the palm of her hand and materializes three flowers. They're identical save for their colors: red, black and yellow. ]
This is a flower I have been working on with dreamotion. One that can bloom even where life has no place. [It's far from finished. To create a flower that is classified as "dead" yet can grow and prosper is no small feat. And even then, that's not the hardest part.] Most difficult of course is sending it to my self in the waking world. My research so far has shown no precedent of a dreamotion creation being able to cross the veil into our worlds.
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That is an admirable dream. I hope you succeed.
[ Dreams could not cross the boundaries into reality, for they weren't real. But though it seemed dreamotion was much the same, it didn't mean there wasn't an opportunity to make it happen. ]
If I hear anything to the contrary, I'll be sure to let you know.
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... That and she really likes flowers. ]
Thank you...!
[ She cants her head to the side. ]
What of you? [She is a deity too, after all.] Surely you hold such dreams as well.
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She's free now, to make them all come true. ]
I... have had many dreams, but now, they are all within my grasp.
[ Though, if there was one thing she wanted... ]
If there is one thing I would like to accomplish here, however... perhaps it would just be to make friends, and enjoy the world as a mortal does.
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[ That sounds wonderful. Something gods like them are normally forbidden to... Well, most gods do have friends and live rather carefree existences, she supposes. One needs only look at Ishtar to see that! But not all gods are as terrible as she is....
She clears her throat and smiles brightly at the other deity. ]
W-Well, you have already made one friend. [She triumphantly throws her hand to the side. They're friend after all, right?] Your endeavor appears to be well underway...!
[ ... Though making even more friends may be the tough part. ]
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[ It's already been very fun to speak with Ereshkigal. She hopes they'll get to speak a lot more in the future, and engage in activities together. ]
Would you like to join me on this journey?
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Y-Yes, of course. It will be my honor...!
[ Maybe it's not the most natural way to speak, but seeing how she's another deity who knows what loneliness is like, at least she doesn't fear being judged. Which feels surprisingly nice for a change. ]