Witch's Feast! (Halloween) (Open Mingle)

[mooninthewater]

Who: The Grove!
What: Halloween Witch's Feast Celebrations!
When: Today! (10/31)
Where: Town center/around the well
Warnings: None currently.

I. Invitations

Mizuki here! („• ᴗ •„)

I would like to celebrate something with all of you, if that's okay? Come to the center of town for a feast~! I've got all sorts of assorted treats and goodies. You can bring your own costumes, but if not, that's okay! I have a box of them here that you can try on yourself!!!

Happy Witch's Feast!!!!

II. Party!

In the middle of town, by the well, it's hard to miss the festive decor. There's string lights and candles and red leaves all meticulously placed, as well as tables set up with an absolutely absurd amount of food. Pies, homemade candy, spooky-themed sandwiches, soups inside of cauldrons, and the biggest bowl of saltwater taffy you've ever seen.

Mizuki is here, dressed up as a little ghost, and bouncing around to make sure the little finishing touches to things are done. There's "spooky", fun music playing from the phone he has set on the table by the food. And, as he's stated, there's a box filled with costumes. They're mostly silly, and there's quite a lot of them. More than it seems like is able to fit in a box this size, actually? How strange. Maybe it's some kind of enchantment? Well, whatever, you can surely find one in here that will suit you. Mizuki seems to scoot you towards it if you don't dress up, so...

Mizuki also has various games set up, too.

There's a stack of cards with your standard icebreaker questions listed, which Mizuki likely got out of a speed dating book, as well as some... philosophy ones thrown in there, too?? Confusing. Thanks, Mizuki. Anyway, apparently you're supposed to strike up a conversation with one of these.

As well as that, there's a table with a spoon, marshmallows (all painted with chocolate syrup to have spooky ghost faces), two empty bowls, an hourglass and instructions. "Compete against someone! Put the small end of the spoon between your teeth and only using the spoon (so no hands!) try to pick up the marshmallows and put them in the bowl. Whoever has the most marshmallows in the bowl by the time the hourglass finishes, wins!"

There is also a jar. Next to it is a stack of paper, and instructions on how to fold the paper into a star. The jar is labeled "Wishes" and there will at least be one star by the time you find yourself at the table.

Comments

[argentry]

[Elder Faerie understands therapy, psychotherapy. in writing. though he's never seen a therapist, and doesn't really talk about his feelings anymore. even before he...

ah...

he swallows hard, finding the words difficult to say]

Do you. Have patients who discuss death with you? What I mean is, what if someone were, erhm. Technically, dead in their own timeline, before they were brought here...? Do you think that would be something someone could talk about in a therapy session?

[mooninthewater]

Not yet. But I would say that's within my wheelhouse ✨✨✨

[ Who doesn't love a good existential horror game, anyway? Well, that and- ]

I technically died in my own world, too. So, um, if "someone" [ He sees you, grandpa, but he'll go with it- ] were to discuss that with me, I'd probably be able to understand it pretty well.

[argentry]

[he was trying to include others, not just himself. but his gaze softens]

So I see. Well, perhaps that would be a good starting point. However, I do not wish to bring down the mood. This is a party, is it not?

[mooninthewater]

Ah, it is! Admittedly, I am aware it's a holiday from my world, but I'm happy you all are here to celebrate it with me. I'm always a sucker for holidays where the main draw is "eat food" and "merriment"~

I know "Witches" mean something different for you cookies. But don't worry, it's nothing bad or anything like that.

[argentry]

This is good to know. Thank you for your consideration. I do like parties, and dressing up can be quite fun.

[mooninthewater]

Agreed! Another tradition is to play Dogma and Dominions on this day, but my DMing skills are a little rusty... I think maybe I'll put something up in the notebook at soooome point with something fun like that, but for right now, I think I'll keep it to the feast itself~

Admittedly, I did pick a costume that doesn't make eating easy, though, ehe...

Oh, right, and let me know if you have any allergies or stuff you can't eat! I had a friend who couldn't eat meat once, and those sorts of dishes are real hard for me, but I'd take the effort to learn all the same.

[argentry]

[there are several things that Elder Faerie wants to ask about here, but he decides to simply focus on the biggest thing]

I do not believe I have any food allergies. I am afraid I will not eat cookies, but that is probably self-explanatory.

[he smiles]

If you cook something, I would be happy to try it. I, myself, am not great at fixing food.