( open ) I'll wear your colors til you come back home to me

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Everyone!
What: Masquerade Ball
When: 17th of October
Where: The Opherium
Content Warnings: N/A

[ Much like Loki's last party-venture, this is set up very much in the same vein. a large ballroom for dancing needs. Tables and waiters passing around hors d'oeuvres and drinks. At the entrance of the ball room, there’s a fancy mask waiting for you if you don’t have one already. There’s a strict dress code for the event this time and Loki expects everyone to dress accordingly.

The masks also have a spell attached to them. They’ll afford you complete privacy. No one will recognize you under the mask. Unless, of course, you take it off and let them know. Perfect for the party guest who may want to indulge without causing a fuss. Hit up a partner and see where the evening takes you.

This event wouldn’t be complete without candy, of course. There are candies arranged on the tables in all types and colors. In front of them is a small description regarding each kind of candy. Be sure to read them carefully, as Loki has added a little . . . extra to the sweets, to give them a little . . . zing. ]

🍫 White Chocolate: For those who needs a little honesty ( truth effect )

🍷 Alcoholic Chocolate: For those who need to loosen up ( slight aphro effects, please mark headers accordingly and communicate! )

🍬 Sour Candy: For those who are tired of being nice ( shorter tempers )

🍓 Fruit Candy: For those who need to open up ( increased generosity )

If you have a question or comment to direct at the host, Loki is by the entrance dressed in red and gold with a mask to boot. he’s instantly recognizable, compared to the masked attendees. ]

Welcome.

Comments

[welcome_summer]

[Mayuko is also at the chocolate stand, debating taking a treat. Feeling the provided masks' effect with each encounter tonight, she is taking the written hints with the chocolate seriously. But then again... the fruit candy looks awfully tempting.

She glances over and sees Jason take the white chocolate. A faint flash of recognition. Well... that's a first for the evening. Not enough to be 100% sure but more than she's felt so far.]

I wouldn't wait too long to have that. It'll make a mess of your gloves if it melts.

[robintohood]

[Jason doesn't recognize Mayuko in her current guise for now]

I'm just wondering what's the different between this and the alcoholic chocolates. Judging by the descriptions, both would be alcohol.

[welcome_summer]

[JUST AS PLANNED :)

She taps her cheek thoughtfully as she looks between the two groups.]

Hmmm... I admit, I've heard it called liquid courage, not so much liquid honesty. If there were alcohol in both, our host would likely have been prudent enough to label both sets as such, in case people are abstaining. That's not something to leave ambiguous in a gathering this big.

[She takes a fruit candy for herself and nibbles experimentally. Given the high-brow event, it's probably something like gourmet fruits slices, idk.]

[robintohood]

True. You don't make an effort to do different labels for nothing.

[Jason eats his chocolate before it melts on his gloves. They're nice leather gloves dang it]

[welcome_summer]

[They are, that's why she said something!]

How does it taste? Do you like it?

[robintohood]

Tastes fine so far. What about yours? They're gummies?

[welcome_summer]

[She takes the opportunity to finish the orange slice, covering her mouth demurely before:]

Mmm, yes, they're gummies! There's a lot of sugar, it throws the texture off a bit. But the fruit flavor's strong.

[She folds an assortment of slices into a napkin and tucks the bundle... behind her back? When she brings her hand back, the bundle's gone. ~Magic~]

So, sticking with your own mask tonight? That's a bold choice.

1/2

[robintohood]

Yeah, I don't trust those other masks because of Loki's magic.

[robintohood]

[Pauses. That... Wasn't supposed to come out]

[welcome_summer]

[Mayuko does not register the pause; there's some other partygoers coming up to the table for chocolate and her broad skirt is a bit of a block. She gives them a bright smile, assures them the chocolates are good and sidles to an open spot, gesturing Jason to follow. (By happenstance, still close enough for him to observe what's going on with the sweets and which partygoers is getting what).]

That's fair. It's not the smartest play to put something obviously charmed on your face. But I don't think he has, like, a vendetta to make it a... more harmful effect than anonymity. Did something happen at the last gala to give you suspicions?

1/2

[robintohood]

[Jason lingers for just a half moment longer than needed as he tries to observe how the others are reacting to the candies before following Mayuko]

Not him specifically but a different Loki spied on me and my adoptive dad during the last gala.

[robintohood]

[Okay, seriously. Something is going on. That wasn't supposed to come out either. Jason's frowning and looks back at the candies]

[welcome_summer]

Ah... yes, that would give a person reason to be cautious.

[Jason's reactions to his own responses are bringing something to mind. Mayuko adjusts her gloves as she works out how to gauge the effect.]

Are you... feeling any different after eating the chocolate?

[robintohood]

No but... something seems to be wrong. What about you? How're you feeling?

[welcome_summer]

[Mayuko takes a look around the gala. She already feels inclined to help Jason, with only fifty-percent certainty that it's him. But when she sees all these strangers in their masks? It's hard to define what has shifted, and she sounds uncertain.]

I do feel different. Like a feeling of... generalized, positive regard all of a sudden.

[It's weird having this level of charitable thoughts towards everyone!]

[robintohood]

[Jason stares, unsure of what she means]

Like a mild high or something else?

[welcome_summer]

I strongly doubt there are physical additives in the candies, besides the alcohol. Magical additions, though....

[robintohood]

You think they've been enchanted?

[Which would explain why he suddenly blurted out things he was trying to hide]

[welcome_summer]

The masks sure are. So why wouldn't he set up tricks among the treats?

[robintohood]

[Jason thinks back on what the chocolate's description was. Well, damnit. Mayuko better not ask too many questions]

Right. Of course he would do that.

[welcome_summer]

[Meanwhile, she's caught sight of EDDIE SOMEONE over there going off with a plate full of white chocolates.]

At least you stopped after the first. The way some of the others are going, they'll be spitting truth until daybreak.

[robintohood]

[Oh no, Eddie and Venom. This might be awkward]

Yeah, that doesn't sound like fun. Hopefully mine wears out soon.

[welcome_summer]

If it was a batch enchant over the bunch, one's probably not that long-lasting.

[Mayuko lifts the corner of her mask sans fascinator, showing one of her dark eyes with dramatic eyeshadow. She'll give him as least one ally in a room of strangers.]

Not that I know that much about the art.

[robintohood]

[Oh hey. That's a relief. Jason nods at her in recognition]

Ever experienced something like this before?

[welcome_summer]

I'm way more familiar than I'd like to admit. Truth effects were aggravating, but most of the time, it would be a zone of effect. If you could get out and stay out for long enough, it would fade.