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[deathbyjumprope.livejournal.com]

Who: Anyone and everyone, including some unexpected guests
What: Halloween party, oh yeah!
When: Saturday night
Where: Destiny Islands

Selphie adjusted the hat of her witch costume and surveyed her work. Well, okay, maybe Tidus and Wakka had helped out a little, but this was her idea to begin with! Mentally, she went down the list.

Decorations - check! There were ghosts and bats hanging from the trees, along with the occasional hung skeleton and a vampire or two lurking in the shadows - all fake, of course, but who cared? This was for fun! There was also a cutout of a werewolf up on one of the decks, made to look like it was howling at the moon. She took a peek at it; it would look great in silhouette!

Background noise - check! The boys had set up some soundtracks of scary noises for the background, and set them to play on repeat for the night. She counted it off on her fingers: there were supposed to be ghoulish wails, bat noises, the occasional werewolf howl... She shuddered violently as a shriek rang out, and gave a devilish grin. They'd done better than she'd expected. This party was going to blow everyone away!

Music - check! There was a stereo set up to play some Halloween music, just for today. A pile of CDs sat on the table next to it, waiting for someone to pick one and put it in to play. She trotted over and picked up the first one, but didn't play it yet. That could wait until more people were here.

Food - check! There were two tables set up that were almost completely covered in food. There was a bowl of gum ball eyes - Selphie plucked out a green one and chewed on it happily - and bowls of chocolate, one with a hand sticking out of it that was supposed to grab you when you went for a piece. She couldn't wait to see their reactions when it did! There were cookies with all kinds of festive Halloween shapes, from black cats to witch hats to pumpkins, and... deviled eggs decorated like little devils? Whose idea was that? Well, she decided, if they were the same person that had done those spider cupcakes, they weren't too bad.

Drinks - check! There were coolers decorated like treasure chests spread out around the party area, filled with all kinds of drinks. She would have liked if they creaked when they opened or something fun like that, but that was something they hadn't gotten to do, unfortunately. Maybe next year.

Bonfire - here, she hesitated. It wasn't quite dark yet, so they only had the firewood so far. She was really looking forward to lighting it, but... she didn't have a way to light it. Tidus or Wakka were supposed to bring matches, but they'd left to get into costume or something. She just hoped they came through.

Still, everything else was perfect! And with everyone coming back, they'd have a blast tonight, she decided cheerfully. She just hoped they all had great costumes... Hey, that was an idea! Maybe they could have a costume contest later on! Grinning, she made a mental note and went to sit down as she waited for someone else to show up.

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[thirteenth_brat]

Roxas wasn't so sure that now was a good time for a party, but explaining exactly why to Selphie and the others would mean meddling, since they didn't know of other worlds. So Roxas had decided to keep his mouth shut. The only reason he was attending the party at this point was there was a chance something could happen. What exactly could happen, he wasn't sure, but there was always a chance. The biggest concern, actually, was Kairi. Being the only Princess of Heart who hadn't yet vanished, she was in quite a bit of danger. Granted, she had toughened up a bit lately, but with the possible enemies being unknown they couldn't be too careful. Hell, they probably couldn't be careful enough. He could try, though. To that end, he had come battle ready, with a stock of potions and ethers, the light mythril mail he'd gotten months ago worn under his costume and that ribbon Aria had given him carefully wrapped around his wrist so as to hide in underneath his checkered wristband. He only hoped the others would also be ready in case something happened.

But, so it was that he'd allowed himself to be dragged to the party and no he hadn't let anyone pick his costume for him. He'd gone with something fairly simple. Simple in that he'd simply replaced his normal short sleeved jacket with a long coat that, he realized now, had somehow been cut to fit him like his coat from the Organization had. It also zipped up. But it was off white with a red lined hood, red checkered strips in place of the black ones on his other jacket and large red checkers on the hems of the sleeves, the edge of hood and the bottom hem. The drawstrings for the hood did have some nice little beads on them, in silver with an image of the element they provided a resistance to, fire and ice in this case (so he'd hit the Moogles up something useful, sue him). His one accessory for the costume was a staff, a real one, not a cheap costume accessory type thing. He figured if he was going to do it, he might as well do it right.

Besides which, he suspected the guise of a white mage might possibly make for a decent disguise on some worlds. Hence, the coat wasn't a cheap costume either, but decently made and actually kind of warm.

At the moment, he was wandering around with the hood up. If anyone cared to look him over, they'd realize it was him since he still had his normal sneakers and jeans and he was still wearing his zip up shirt with the Thorn charm on the zipper pull. But, if they didn't think look him over, his face was well enough obscured that he wouldn't be recognized right away.

[fox_the_kitsune]

Fox had basically just said 'Meh' and decided to go as a samurai. The outfit hadn't been that hard. She gone with the simple kimono and hakama with light armor, as she was reasonably certain that even in a cheap costume type, the heavy samurai armor was just annoy her. Other than that, she had her katana, as the bow and arrows might have been a bit much at the moment. There woild be plenty of people so really, if something did happen, she didn't need to be armed to the teeth.

Not surprisingly, she went right for the food.

[lovely-fatale.livejournal.com]

She arrived very late.

She stayed near the edge of the party, watching everyone quietly. She was wearing a very short bell-sleeved dress in shades of dark blue and green, lanced through with silvery gold, and over-the-knee boots. Over the ensemble she wore a black hooded cloak, the cowl pulled up to keep her beautiful, telltale features in the shadows. Her costume though - if one could call it a costume - caught the light of the jack-o-lanterns and the bonfire roaring just yards away.

She circled around the edge of the party, apparently searching for something... or someone.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Song had a rule. Never spend money (or munny) on a costume. At least not directly. Instead, she would dig through whatever materials she happened to have on hand and combine them in whatever way suited her.
Currently she was wearing the white Dreaming robe that had replaced her Organization coat shortly over a year ago, and a set of fully feathered white wings made entirely out of garbage bags and scotch tape. They were tied along her arms, all the way to her wrists, so that every move of an arm made a wing spread or sent plastic feathers fluttering. She was rather obviously enjoying it...

She drifted around near from the food tables, alternating between dancing to the music (making a great show of her wings) and swooping in to grab a handful of crackers or candy or whatever else caught her eye.

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

Aria arrived at the party dressed as a Black Mage. (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/4/4e/TA2-HumeBlackMage.jpg) She was clearly agitated and a bit disheveled. Her brain may have been a bit broken as well.

The reason for this was standing not far away behaving as if his presence there wasn't odd in the slightest.

[thirteenth_brat]

So far, this party was turning out to be boring. Roxas was spending most of his time hanging out by the food.

He had been about to remark on how Aria seemed a little frazzled, until he looked up and saw the likely cause of her displeasure.

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

"I should have stayed in bed," Aria said miserably.

[thirteenth_brat]

Well, on the plus side, the party wasn't boring anymore. Corollary: it may have gotten dangerous. However, Roxas wasn't so sure Sephiroth's presence was why the Keyblade was humming.

"It might not have been a bad idea..."

[ariakitsune.livejournal.com]

Aria looked at Roxas for a moment before responding.

"He claimed he doesn't intend to cause trouble here," she said quietly.

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

A rather unwelcome guest has shown up at the party. He was dressed as Sesshomaru (http://www.linsdomain.com/otherworld/pictures/sesshomaru11.jpg) and was just looking around at the decorations and other guests at the moment.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

After staring at him for about five minutes, she couldn't stand it anymore.
Song marched up, plastic wings fluttering, and asked bluntly (though not impolitely), "why did you even bother dressing up?"

:3 Because it breaks brains. Why else?

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

Sephiroth regarded her for a moment before replying simply, "why not?"

It wasn't as if he felt the need to explain himself to anyone.

[songbird9.livejournal.com]

Song already had a reasonable answer worked out.

"Well, because you're Sephiroth. And Sephiroth is both greater and more frightening than Sesshomaru. So, theoretically, you could just dress up as yourself and be even more impressive than you are right now."

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

He gave her a slightly bemused look.

"Now that wouldn't be a costume then, would it?"

[papoupromise.livejournal.com]

Kairi wandered the area, briefly chatting with everyone she came across. It was nice being home, even as a brief trip.

She smiled faintly, adjusting the hat of her costume. It was a little awkward, seeing how she really wasn't a hat wearer, but a Red Mage without a hat just looked rather odd. Honestly, it was a rather well made outfit, easily being able to double as normal outer wear outside of Halloween. Not to mention all the hidden pockets with the potions and ethers she carried for those just in case situations. And it gave her a excuse to carry her sword rather openly without people asking too many questions. In all, a perfect costume for her worrywart bodyguard(s).

[a-total-sap.livejournal.com]

Sora had been back on the Islands for a day or two, checking up on everything and making sure everyone was alright. His mom had made a fuss over him, as usual, but he had accepted her hugs and kisses and cookies with all the exuberance of a seventeen-year-old boy. It made him feel less worried when he realized that everything was same old, same old at home.

But he knew that he'd have to leave again soon.

He arrived at the party later than he had expected, and adjusted his costume slightly. Last year, he had been a secret agent - this year, he was a Jedi. He figured it was appropriate enough, even though he had yet to see Star Wars. And a Keyblade was just as useful as a... what did they call it, a light sword? Dagger? Saber? He couldn't remember.

He caught Kairi's eye soon after he ventured into the party, and made a beeline straight for her, his smile growing wider. "Hey Kairi! I'm glad you're here!" I'm glad you're safe.

[thirteenth_brat]

Roxas was still a little miffed about seeing Sephiroth at that party, but since he seemed to be behaving and there was no sign of Cloud, it was probably safe to go and mingle.

Actually, Roxas really didn't want to mingle, instead settling for following the one who had made him come in the first place. At least, he noted, she was taking the possibility of trouble into account. And she wasn't the only one using a real weapon as an accessory to her costume, which was a good thing.

Ah, there was Sora. Why he felt a little uncomfortable all of a sudden, Roxas didn't know, but he pushed it aside. He hadn't seen the dork in a while and he had kind of missed him. And he caught the worried undertone in Sora's voice. He didn't comment on it though. Somehow, he thought he might say something he shouldn't if he did.

"Having fun?"

[papoupromise.livejournal.com]

Kairi smiled brilliantly at both of them, ignoring the slight pangs deep in her heart. She glanced over both of them, slightly amused of the costume choices. "Of course I'd be here." She replied. "I would never miss a chance to come home." At least for a little bit.


she glanced over to Roxas and smiled softly, noting his expression. It didn't take much to understand it, and she too could say she slightly felt the same. "I'm am. Are you having fun, Roxas?"

[thirteenth_brat]

"Not really," he replied honestly. He purposely didn't mention that at least the free food was worth some of the boredom.

[treeofjustice.livejournal.com]

Will walked in, silently hoping that no one would bother to guess what exactly he was.

Let's just say he got an idea from his recent trip to the Pride Lands.

Adjusting the long cardboard nose and the rabbit-like ears, Will wandered over to one of the treasure chests and took out a cold soda, popping it open and looking over the rest of the party with a rather uncomfortable expression.

[deathbyjumprope.livejournal.com]

Everything was going great! People were mingling, enjoying the food, and generally just having a good time. Everything was going just as planned, Selphie thought happily.

And now that the bonfire was lit and going strongly - although it didn't seem to give off as much light as she'd hoped; it was still a bit dark - it was time for an impromptu event!

She trotted over to the fire, grabbing one of the costumed party-goers on the way, a tall man with silver hair. She didn't know what this guy was supposed to be or anything, but that wasn't a big deal. He had a costume, and that was enough!

"Ooo-kay, everyone," Selphie called loudly, trying to get their attention. "It's time for a costume contest! This guy here - what's your name? I didn't catch it - will be our first contestant! Who else wants to join?"

[creepy-son-of-a.livejournal.com]

Sephiroth had been toying with the idea of leaving when someone decided to drag him over to the bonfire. He wasn't entirely sure why he let her or why he decided to play along when she announced the costume contest.

"Sephiroth," he replied simply to Selphie's question about his name.

[papoupromise.livejournal.com]

Kairi came over, dragging a certain blond behind her. "We will!" Kairi said cheerfully, enjoying every minute of this.

She took a look at the other participant and frowned ever so slightly. Wasn't that....?

[not-asoldier.livejournal.com]

Cloud had been lurking around the party for a while, wearing an outfit that consisted of blue pants, a white shirt, a matching blue jacket and bandana, somehow miraculously concealing his spiky hair. He was supposed to be Locke Cole.

Hen the girl announced the costume contest, he had no desire to join. He was just gonna watch...

Then he saw who the girl dragged up.

"No, stay away from him!" He yelled as he ran up to her and pulled her away from Sephiroth. He knew Sephiroth had been close, because he had been recently plagued by a familiar and unwelcome pain in his heart, but here?

"What are you doing here?"

[thirteenth_brat]

Roxas had been thinking to just sit back and watch the contest, especially when Selphie somehow managed to drag Sephiroth up for it. Somehow, he realized, he probably should have known he wouldn't be getting off that easy. It became quite clear when Kairi grabbed his hood and more or less dragged him over for the contest.

When exactly had they gotten to the point in their relationship where she could do this to him and the most response it would get was summed up with the emote 'o.O'?