nextgen_misc (nextgen_misc) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-10-27 17:33:00

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aridis, asleif, griffen o'niell, halbjorn, holiday, inactive - ohu amane, marlow, npc - wonder man, svalin, sydney ashcroft, team - defenders, zoey ashcroft

All Hallow's Eve (Defenders)
All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

In Los Angeles and Hollywood it could be said that every day was like Halloween. People were always dressed up and most were costumes. On Halloween just about everyone dressed up, not just the normal ones.

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	team_mascot 2009-10-28 01:38 am UTC (link)
	Zoey looked up at Asleif and took one of her hands to hold. "I think you look very pretty." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	godlierthanthou 2009-10-28 01:40 am UTC (link)
	Asleif took Zoey's hand without too overt a sign of complaint. That should answer all questions. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-10-28 01:42 am UTC (link)
	"Ahhh... I support thy attempts to aid Zoey... and she wears black at least as well as thee, but why hast Griffen been playing in the mud? Ist he playing dress up with thee as well?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-10-28 01:46 am UTC (link)
	"Are we all ready to...." Syd stopped in mid-sentence when she saw Asleif. "Go?" Now that was something she didn't expect to see. At all. She looked around. "Wait a minute. Where's Ohu?" She liked to have all the troublemakers where she could see them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	madscienceman 2009-10-28 02:05 am UTC (link)
	"I....I wasn't playing in the mud." How was it Griffen could go from confident to kicked puppy so quickly. "I decided to dress as a Klingon warrior this year." He just wished he had just dressed as a Starfleet science officer. He would be much less likely to get embarrassed. At least they don't know he can speak a fictional language too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2009-10-28 02:08 am UTC (link)
	Marlow watched the proceedings from her spot, cross-legged and levitating near the ceiling. They were kind of fascinating. All this fuss to go out among the monsters. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-10-28 02:09 am UTC (link)
	Zoey looked up. "Marlow, are you coming with us?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2009-10-28 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Costume? Check. Cape? Check. Winged hat? Check. Hammer? Check. "Forsooth, mortals! The God of Thunder art here!" bellowed Argo from atop the stairs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2009-10-28 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"I probably should," Marlow replied in her soft voice. "Someone should be watching out for trouble." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-10-28 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"What ist a Klingon, why do they play in the mud, and why ist Argo dressed like mine father?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2009-10-28 02:23 am UTC (link)
	"YAY!" Zoey exclaimed and bounced as she stood next to Asleif. "Can we go now? Please?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-10-28 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Svalin managed to stop laughing and she looked up at Argo. "Thine costume doth not suit thee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	eagleofthebow 2009-10-28 05:20 am UTC (link)
	Now here comes the last of the children of Thor. First she smiles thinly at the son of Hercules. He is not very funny. Then she turns to look for her other siblings. Then blinks. "I doth drink too much." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-10-28 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"Nay, sister. Thou art not drunk. Asleif ist dressed in pink and as a princess." There was no way Svalin could say that with a straight face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pop_trash_hero 2009-10-28 08:27 am UTC (link)
	"I'm impressed," says the barely-clad barbarian descending the stairs. "You look dignified and above-all-this dressed in pink. Angelina Jolie can't do that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2009-10-28 08:33 am UTC (link)
	Oh hello eyecandy. Syd felt her cheeks burn when she realized she was staring. She quickly turned away and focused on a potential problem. "Where's Ohu? Has anyone seen him?" Don't look at Simon. Don't look at Simon. Don't...why did you look? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-10-28 09:24 am UTC (link)
	"Methinks as he rushed by, I didst o'erhear some mention of candy. Beyond that I lost interest. And I ask again, what ist a Klingon warrior?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-10-28 09:33 am UTC (link)
	"A warrior race from a television show," Svalin answered. She made the mistake of wandering into the rec room one day when Ohu was watching a show called Star Trek. "They use a most interesting sword. They wouldst prove to be a worthy opponent if they existed." Svalin didn't think they existed despite Ohu's insistence that they did actually exist. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-10-28 09:35 am UTC (link)
	Hmm, now that's interesting. "Why ist Griffen dressed as a warrior... anything? And tell me of this sword, that it makes them so formidable." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ohu_amane
2009-10-28 05:31 pm UTC (link)

"Klingons carry bat'leths," Ohu explains, stepping out of his room. His costume is finally just right. Sure, he could have used an illusion to make it all perfect, but that would be cheating. "They're curved blades. Impressive weapons, really. And they do exist, in stories at the very least."

Ohu's legs are the legs of a red Tyrannosaurus. His head is that of a small monkey-man riding the T-Rex -- one with an apparently disproportionately-large head. The rest of the Tyrannosaurus and the torso and legs of the monkey-man are controlled by Ohu's arms from within the costume.

"As for the costumes, Halbjorn, today is Halloween! All Hallow's Eve! Samhain! It's a magical day!"

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	godlierthanthou 2009-10-28 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	"That doth not mean, however, Ohu," Asleif cautioned, "that thou must make it more magical. Be that understood?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	son_of_hercules 2009-10-28 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	"It be not mine usual raiment, true," Argo said, as he came down the stairs, "but t'will suffice for this mortal holiday." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohu_amane 2009-10-28 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	Ohu blinks. "I make everything more magical just by my presence," he replies, before turning to see what costume Argo is wearing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	marlow 2009-10-28 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Marlow leaned over a bit to get a good look at all the costumes. Then she smiled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-10-28 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	He doesn't appear to get it at all. "Oh. Truth, it must indeed be a magical day of great power. Mine sister ist wearing pink and Griffen ist some kind of warrior who playeth in the mud. Mortal holidays art most strange." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)