It Was a Graveyard Smash! [OPENTASTIC]

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The Sensoriums are decorated like the most well-tended and enthusiastically holiday-oriented suburb Southern California could have created. Jack-O-Lanterns grin out from driveways and porches; smoke machines belch out onto the sidewalk; orange-tinted Christmas lights twinkle from the rooftops. A loop of Halloween-themed music, from the Monster Mash to Thriller, plays over the scene.

Eva knows there aren't many children on Stacy, but that doesn't mean that the ones here shouldn't have the occasional holiday. Just because they lack a calendar doesn't mean they lack a festive spirit. Besides, almost all kids like candy and she was able to purchase plenty at the theme park and in Geartopia.

Each house has some hologram families giving out candies and chocolates, as well as small toys and little origami animals. Every hologram is dressed up in a ridiculous costume of some sort.

She flits from house to house, imagining up little details to add, dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit she finds unbearably humorous. After sending out a message on the channels, she waits for guests to arrive.

[OOC: Everybody, go forth and mingle, have fun with the setting, TP some houses, whatever! Please threadjack, start your own threads, and go wild. The Halloweentown mini-plot will be in this post later tonight with those players, but the rest of the post is open for everyone.]

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[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"Well Mr. Cranston, consider me very much surprised~" she said in a teasing tone and laughed.

"You looked pretty cool I have to admit! I had a lot of fun! This holiday is very similar to the Hallows End one back in Azeroth. It brough back lots of fun memories and pleasant feelings. I just wish i had some pumpkin ice cream. Those were pretty good, but you could only find them at the Masked Matron's locations or in Tanaris."

[morphitudinous]

"I'd love to try some," Billy answered, adjusting his costume to be slightly more flexible and comfortable. "Halloween was fun, except when people made excellent costumes that looked entirely too much like the aliens we fought. It was hard to tell everyone apart sometimes,"

He stepped closer to her. "I wouldn't mistake you for anyone else, though. You look great."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae blushed and looked down as she... tried to fiddle her fingers but remembered she was holding her bag of candy and a shield in one hand.

"T-thanks... I really liked it too. It's from one of the games I played over at the arcade at hunter's pad."

She looked thoughtful for a moment before looking back to him. "That sounds like it could have been dangerous, your enemies could have slipped in as costumed people and attacked you."

[morphitudinous]

"They did," Billy said flatly, remembering the horrid memory. They had been caught off guard. "But we managed to find them in time and fight them off."

As for her costume? He stepped back to admire it, the lights in his eyes. "It looks great on you. Mine's from a comic book I saw once, tweaked to be slightly more impressive. This beetle warrior was quite the hero."

An inspiration for him, of course.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"I'm really glad to hear you could defeat them!" she replied happily, any chance to hear about some of his victories always made her smile.

At the compliment she blushed but smiled nonetheless.

"A beetle hero? That's pretty cool! It reminds me about this set of armor that the Cenarion Circle used to fashion for the heroes that fought in the war of Ahn'Quiraj. It reminded me of beetles as well and it was pretty neat!"

[morphitudinous]

"I wasn't doing all of the work, of course," he admitted, laughing as he took her hand. Teasing and deceiving her had been fun, but it was much better to go together.

"I would've liked to see that. You have so much history, so much knowledge. It's overwhelming sometimes. But even you need a little treat now and then," he winked.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

She blushed at the wink and looked down a bit embarrassed.

"W-well, maybe one day I can build up the courage to host an Azerothian holiday on the sensoriums."

[morphitudinous]

"You can do it," Billy encouraged her gently. "It's really not so hard. You have other people from Azeroth to help you, don't you? After what I've seen...I'd love to be there."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I'm well liked by the others other than Nokosi." she said sheepishly.

"Or just indifference I guess. Most of us seem to stick to ourselves and such." Not that she's blame them, she was an outcast in her world after all.

"M-maybe at some point I'll plan for something so you can witness it and partake of it too!"

[morphitudinous]

"I see. But you have him, don't you? I'm sure he'd love to help set up a party."

Billy gave her a quick hug for encouragement. "If you did, I wouldn't miss it. There's so much I want to know about you."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae blushed and looked a bit curious for a moment, her head tilting ever so slightly as she looked up at him.

"What else would ya like to know. I know I don't talk about myself often... But that's because I find myself boring!" she admitted a bit playfully and sheepishly.

"B-but, if ya ever want to ask, just go ahead~ Y-ya know I'll answer, at least for you love."

[morphitudinous]

"Hmm. What don't I know..."

Billy sank into his thoughts for a few moments, thinking back on things she might want to know about him---and therefore what he might ask her in return.

"You're a great mechanic. We all know that. But I'm curious. Did your experiments ever go awry at home, or are the mishaps my domain?"

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae snorted.

"That's like asking if I've choked while breathing! Mishaps and engineering go hand in hand! I can go through a whole day telling you about all the mishaps that I've gone through while working on my projects and I still do! It's part of our trade you know!" she said happily with a wink.

[morphitudinous]

Billy rebounded from that with a sheepish grin. "All right, more specific question. Have you ever made a large mess in the labs? Covered in batter or liquids? That tends to happen to me distressingly often."

Liquids were so tricky! It was frustrating.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"How's about being turned into a slime for a few hours?" she asked a bit red faced and embarrassed, but laughed a little.

"Oh, oh! I also filled the house with foam when I was little... My parents thought it was amusing since my siblings took it as a 'Let's make a sud party!' opportunity."

[morphitudinous]

"I believe it," Billy laughed, the mental image clear in his mind. "You were a troublemaker when you were little, I've already learned that. I just wish you could've filled our house with foam instead of syrup and feathers."

It was clear from his expression that he wasn't angry, though.

"...slime? You were a puddle? How did you get reconstructed?" That was more worrisome.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"Well, not a puddle, more like the slime creatures from back home. Hmmmm."

She paused for a moment and remembered they were still in the sensoriums.

Ronnae made a little square mid-air and an image of said slime (http://images.wikia.com/wowwiki/images/1/13/Sewage_Slime.jpg) showed up.

"I could move around and such, and eat. But that was about it."

[morphitudinous]

Oh! That slime! Billy stepped closer to it. "I could almost describe it as cute. Since it was you, I'm sure it was. But that must've been scary. They managed to save you before anything bad happened?"

He would've struck out at whoever stepped on her.

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae giggled and blushed, "Y-yeah, t-they are kinda cute aren't they? I know someone in the house has one as a pet, but I can't recall who... Hm."

She really hoped she wasn't losing her memories... That would be incredibly painful.

Shaking the thoughts away, she smiled again and nodded. "Yup! Everything got fixed after a few hours. It was sorta fun actually! I was wobbling and moving around and it felt funny." she laughed.

[morphitudinous]

"I can imagine, but I think I'd be too afraid to try it---if there was a choice. Reducing the complexity of a life form risks being unable to restore it later." That was his fear. What if the sliming process could cause losses?

Anyway, he shook his head and hugged her. "I think we've been scared enough. We're having a great Halloween for once."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae looked up in thought, "You know... I never thought of it like that." But instead of horrified, she looked even more interested. "Guess I never really feared something like that since Mama Hinzy or Grandpa or Granma could have fixed me right up since they're really powerful spellcasters."

It was one of the benefits you see.

Ronnie returned the hug lovingly and nuzzled her face against his chest. "It's been really fun for sure!"

[morphitudinous]

How lucky. Billy tried to imagine all of that, and he knew he wouldn't have handled it as gracefully as she did.

"Not me! I'd be a quivering slime, as that would be the only way to express my fear and disgust. That, or I might be shifting here and there to try to show someone how to fix it."

Billy the bouncing slimeball. What a mental image! "Let's hope that never happens."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

"I bet you'd be the cutest slime ever! I wonder if you'd have the glasses still~" she mused thoughtfully and smile giddily at the thought.

"A little bitty slime with glasses! So cute~! Now I need to make one!" she added excitedly, gears in her head turning already as she tried to remember how to create said slimes.

[morphitudinous]

Billy really loved seeing Ronnae's creative mind at work, but he had some demands first.

"As long as it's a replica slime. No turning me into one!" he yelped, but jokingly. He knew she wouldn't. "But you can take care of me if it ever happens, and I certainly hope not."

[ronnae.livejournal.com]

Ronnae giggled, "Course it would be a replica! The thought never even occurred to me~" .....

"Okay, maybe a little bit of it crossed my mind. But only because like I said, you'd make the cutest slime! Or well, the cutest everything!"