Halloween Party~ Who: Mel... and whoever else comes in! What: Aoilos Halloween Party! Where: Piera Theater When: Halloween~ (after the kiddies go home) Warnings: TBA ... and Doom.
Just before 11 and Melpomene was doing a final check around the theater for the second wave of the event. Podiums like columns were set up with the displays for the items to be auctioned -- three with sets of jewelry, the boat from Hades (a toy boat on top, picture behind), two entertainment baskets with movie tickets, gift cards and promises of shows at the Piera, three different masks that Mel had made herself with different items that went with each one (one had art supplies, another gardening, and a third things for children), a romance basket, and a few others ones that had been set up -- all were spaced about the upstairs with a bar, stands in front of them to take record of the amounts being offered in the silent auction. Downstairs, the stage was prepped for dancing, the edges of the stage guarded with streamers to prevent people from falling off, and the small envelopes containing prizes or coupons for prizes were hidden all through out the theater. Almost literally. Rugs, bathrooms, seats, lights, even auction podiums weren't safe from the things. Mel intended to casually stick them on people as they milled about as well as yet another way to finish off the thirty of so she held in her hands.
Somewhere in the mess of staff setting out food for refreshments or reorganizing the bars, maybe cleaning messes or setting up the prize table, Nick would be in his headless horseman costume with Helen in his arms. Hopefully Shadow would be close by as well. The backroom was set up as a place for the baby to sleep if she didn't do so in her parents arms, but who knew how quiet it would even be there?
Walking to the front of the theater, she smiled behind her tragedy mask, so much like the real one, and peered out at the people standing on the red carpet that had been set out. The gold banded watch on her wrist said five more minutes, but why wait? Grabbing a mic near the door, she announced into the theater as a whole. "Showtime."
There was a flurry as people rushed to places, and Mel nodded to herself. This would work. Turning around, she opened the doors, and let the guests in. Let the tricks and treats begin...