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Seamus Finnigan (openbottle) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-31 09:02:00

Entry tags:

character: bryony capper, character: dominic chambers, character: ernie macmillan, character: seamus finnigan, character: theodore nott, character: viktor krum

This is Halloween!
Who: OPEN THREAD - Please tag as your characters arrive
What: Halloween
Where: Finnigan's
When: October 31st, 11am - Late
Rating: SFW?

Seeing as Wingbeat would be opening later, Finnigan's was presenting a more laid back option for Halloween this year. Dominic had magically dimmed all the rooms just a little, and they were lit with magical jack o'lanterns. A cauldron of Honeydukes' finest products waited by the door - charmed to let every customer take exactly one sweet and the bar was serving up themed cocktails, including Black Magic (Calvados, Creme de Mure, lemon juice and honey, warmed), Pumpkin Spiced Beer, Vampire Delight Martini and Departed Spirit Shot. Seamus had even cajoled Romeo into making colcannon and barmbrack for the occasion.

The roost was a little more elaborate, as usual, decorated to resemble a pumpkin field with pumpkin beanbags and cauldrons for apple-bobbing. There were apples strung up on strings from the ceiling, too, for games of snap apple.

The Den and The Corner looked much as they usually did, apart from the jack o'lanterns and a few spare 'cobwebs' in the corners. Everything was ready, and Seamus and Dominic were expecting a busy day.

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Dominic and OPEN - Evening

knowhow
2014-10-31 01:46 pm UTC (link)

As a child, Dominic had never been allowed to dress up as anything ”occult" for Halloween - no wizards, ghosts, demons or monsters. Instead, he'd been encouraged to dress up as his heroes; Luke Skywalker, Inspector Gadget, Robin Hood. Even now, long years after he'd theoretically escaped the judgement of his father's family and had learned about real wizards and ghosts and monsters, he found he wasn't comfortable with the idea of dressing up as something wicked or harmful. He knew it was irrational, but it was also harmless, so why worry?

He'd arrived back at Finnigan's around half seven to dismantle the pumpkin patch in The Roost and replace it with the usual dance club set up. That had given him time to pop home and change into his chimney sweep costume - something that would recall Bert from Mary Poppins to those with knowledge of the muggle world but that wouldn't mystify those without. It also had the benefit of being fairly comfortable. He grabbed his camera and apparated back to The Roost, settling down and waiting for other dancers to arrive - hoping that some of them would be in costume, too. It would make for better photos, if they were. If not, well, he was planning to head to Wingbeat later anyway.

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