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The Cute And Fluffy Halloween Meme

The Cute And Fluffy Halloween Meme

[The Rules]

1. Post as your characters, and write down the name, canon, preferences, etc.

2. Choose a prompt, or any combinations of prompts. You can just make up your own prompt, too.

3. Tag away, and be excellent to each other!

[Prompt List]

1. Halloween Shopping - Let's go buy witch hats, costumes, and food!

2. Halloween Cooking - Try making all those yummy halloween delights! Can you make that pumpkin cake actually look like a pumpkin?

3. Trick or Treating - Don't worry, all the candy is perfectly safe. Even the enchanted ones are quite safe, and will just do cute and safe things like make people float for a couple of minutes, or make them have a crush on any nearby person for about 30 seconds. They may also turn people orange or make them giggle for about 2 minutes.

4. The Haunted House - Filled with cute ghosts and other things that go bump in your night. Oh, my, is that your character's dearly departed mother, taking this occasion to come and visit her child?

5. The Costume Party - Fun for the whole family. Even if they magically turn into their costumes, nothing really dangerous happens - If you want your character to be a cute fluffy vampire or werewolf for a few hours, feel free to do so!

6. Wildcard/Make up your own prompts!

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[Like most teenage demigods, Piper's life had recently involved a considerable amount of fighting (or failing that, running from) lots and lots of the most terrible, hideous monsters imaginable. Not long ago, she and a few of her friends had fought alongside an army of ghosts deep underground in the Necromanteion itself. And her current companion was a child of Hades, Nico di Angelo, the Ghost King himself.

So suddenly finding herself in the middle of a decidedly cutesy-looking haunted house wasn't nearly as alarming or frightening as it might have been for someone else. This was not at all what she'd pictured when Aphrodite had told them that the object they were looking for was in a haunted house.]

…Seriously? This is the “charmingly treacherous den of eternal misery”?

[Looking around, Piper couldn't help thinking that it looked about as treacherous as a bubblebath: hardly a quest-level challenge. Still, after everything they'd been through lately, Piper wasn't about to complain about a simple, seemingly monster-free find-this-lost-item errand. Maybe it would be every bit as harmless as it seemed, and everything and everyone they encountered wouldn’t try to kill them for once. That would definitely be a nice change of pace.]

[When Piper had told him about the quest Aphrodite had set for her it sounded like it was right up his ally. "Charming" things aside, treacherous dens of eternal misery are usually his thing. Who better suited to go with her than someone who spends most of their time in the Underworld.

But this...?]

This is a joke, right?

If it is, it's not very funny.

[Come on, Mom, REALLY? she thought with an inward groan, only narrowly resisting the urge to roll her eyes. If this was as bad as this place was going to get, she could've done this quest on her own, without dragging Nico along and wasting his time. She wouldn't blame him for feeling a little insulted by the cartoonishly goofy-looking ghosts.

...Then again, all these smiley-faced ghosts were a little disconcerting. And the way all their eyes seemed to follow her every move made her skin crawl in a way that felt more like a warning tingle than idle paranoia.]

Let's hurry and find that thing and get out of here. This place is an entirely different sort of creepy than usual.

No kidding. Let's keep going.

[He stuffs his hands in his pockets, shaking his head as he pushes past a cardboard ghost who's happy face made him want to shove his sword up it's nonexistent nose.]

[Nico's hands might be in his pockets, but at least one of Piper's is resting on her sword's hilt. She's sure that she's just freaking herself out, because if there were any real ghosts here, Nico would sense them way before she did, and he looks completely bored.

Even so, she can't fight the feeling that this is a trap, though she follows after him anyway, making a face at a cardboard ghost sporting particularly wide smile.]

Sorry for dragging you into this. My mom was pretty insistent about it, though.

[They soon left that first room of cardboard ghosts behind, only to find themselves in what looked like an overly ambitious attempt to cram every even vaguely forest-like location from a Candyland board into one room. And once again, the primary construction material was (for the most part badly-painted) cardboard.

Dutifully Piper started checking behind the bases of cardboard lollipop trees and gingerbread bushes, though none of them seemed like a particularly likely spot to hide a magical girdle.]

Ugh...

[He frowns, stepping into the next room. He hasn't sensed anything malicious. No ghosts or spirits. No monsters, either. At least from what he can tell.]

What is this even supposed to be?

[Nico starts picking around the strange candy forest, too. He did come here to help, after all.]

[Piper gave a little huff as she pulled her way free of another lollipop tree, which had somehow tried to stick itself to her hair in about five different places.]

A charmingly treacherous den of...you know.

[Well, the "eternal misery" part seemed to be right on the money, though they've yet to come across anything particularly charming or treacherous--

...And of course, no sooner had she though that than the too-cheerful music that had been playing in the background all the while suddenly skipped, sped up, then cut out entirely, leaving an ominous silence in its wake.

Piper stiffened and started slowly backing closer to the other demigod, her hand finding her sword again as she scanned the room.]

Nico?

[Do you sense anything? is the unspoken question, though really it could very well be nothing. Just a regular problem with the sound system, not a sign than something's coming for them. Because they were totally that lucky.]

... Of lollipop trees and gumdrop bushes? Yeah, it's real treacherous alright.

[The skipping music gets his attention, but it only serves to piss him off. Really, what kind of cheap trick is that? He sighs, kicking at one of the cardboard bushes as he makes his way over to Piper.]

I don't sense anything. No ghosts, no spirits. Nothing. Something just glitched.

[It's hard for Piper to believe that it's really just a glitch, but Nico is the son of Hades. If he says he doesn't sense anything, she'd believe him, though it still doesn't keep her from feeling severely creeped out.

And sure enough, the music starts up again just like normal a minute or so later. Piper forces herself to relax and let go of her sword, and try to crack a joke while she keeps searching.]

Talk about your lame cliches. What's next? Flickering the lights? Ghosts made out of bedsheets?

See? Nothing to worry about.

[He snorts, continuing to pick his way through the sickeningly sweet fake forest.]

Considering where we are I wouldn't be surprised.

[And almost as if on cue the music skips, the lights flicker. Nico just groans.]

Come on. If you're trying to scare me, at least put some effort into it.

[She'd just had to mention the flickering lights thing. But considering their surroundings, it really isn't that scary, so she just grumbled a little under her breath as she checked the last few trees, and predictably came up with nothing.

She hoped whoever was running this place didn't take Nico up on that challenge though. The guy had made it through Tartarus entirely on his own. She didn't want to see anything that could scare him.]

I don't think there's anything in this room either. Next room?

[No, Piper. You probably wouldn't want to see something that could actually scare him. He has a pretty high tolerance for fear inducing things, after all.]

Next.

[He pushes through to the next room and... sighs.]

At least it's not more cardboard ghosts...

[No, this time it's cardboard vampires. Bits of red paint drip from the sides of their far too happy smiles. Their hands are raised in what was clearly supposed to be a threatening gesture. But despite the dark and the faint red lights ensuring some sort of visibility, it looks more like they're trying to give out hugs than trying to capture someone and suck out their blood.]

[Piper happens to brush up against one of the cardboard ghoulies as she steps into the room, and comes away with her arm coated in glitter. And, she soon finds, trying to brush it off just spreads it around further.]

...Okay, it's official. This is the worst quest ever.

[Really, this was just embarrassing. They should just leave, and Aphrodite could come get her own stupid belt or whatever. The only stroke of luck (in this room, anyway) is that there aren't a lot of possible hiding places that need searching; if there had been, they would have both ended up looking like they'd been to a Cher concert, or like they'd fought a snowglobe and lost.]

[Nico is similarly trying to shake a bunch of glitter off of his hand.]

It's definitely up there.

[He opens up a cardboard coffin, not expecting to find anything of importance. Nothing important was there, but...

... a plastic skeleton jumped out from inside it and Nico had a small heart attack.]

ACK!

[He stumbles backwards over a piece of scenery, bumping into Piper's side.]

[Startled as she is by the unexpected contact, Piper's hands come up reflexively to catch Nico's shoulders and steady him.]

Whoa, you okay?

[Suddenly he couldn't be happier for the darkness. Maybe Piper wouldn't be able to see the horrendous blush of SHAME on his face. Dear Hades did he just jump at a plastic skeleton? Him? Nico di Angelo? Did he really just jump at this damn skeleton???

Ugh, he has to think of something fast. Something so she doesn't realize what just happened.]

Y-yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

[He takes a step away, making sure to hide his face. DON'T LOOK. JUST. DON'T LOOK AT HER NICO. IT'LL BE FINE.]

I tripped over something, that's all.

Edited 2013-10-28 02:57 (UTC)

[................Had he just.

He had.

Nico di Angelo, son of Hades, the Ghost King, had just fallen prey to the oldest trick in the jump scare book, in the worst and most un-scary haunted house to ever exist.

Piper had to stifle a laugh. Suddenly the guy didn't seem nearly as scary as he usually did, and she couldn't resist the chance to tease him just a little. ~~Leo is a bad influence, clearly~~.]

You sure? 'Cause I guess we could hold hands if you're really that scared of this place.

[She was 100% certain that someone who hated physical contact as much as Nico seemed to would never take her up on that offer, so it wasn't like she'd be cheating on Jason. Not that Jason would be too likely to mind in this case--he had a pretty obvious soft spot for Nico.]

[OH GODS NO SHE NOTICED!!!!

He bites his lip, shooting her a glare.]

Ha, ha, ha. Hilarious.

[He grumbles, swearing under his breath in Italian and giving the side of the coffin a swift kick. The skeleton in it falls out of its box and crumples to the ground. He takes the opportunity to kick its head around like a soccer ball as he storms away in a fit of humiliation and anger.]

[She should've seen that one coming. That had been a joke that would've made Leo proud, and he was always making people angry with his jokes. Especially people as serious and humourless as Nico seemed to be.

She sighed inwardly. He seemed pretty upset for such a small thing, which made her feel a little guilty about making a joke at his expense. And they did have to keep working together, even if this quest was really, astonishingly dumb. She should probably apologize.

Piper followed after him without giving the fake coffin or crumpled skeleton a backwards glance. Harmless-seeming as this place had been so far, she still didn't want them to get separated.]

...Nico... Hey, I didn't mean... I was just joking. I know you weren't actually scared-

[No sooner had she stepped into the next room than the lights went out completely. Piper caught the barest glimpse of walls covered with black plastic garbage bags before the darkness swallowed her completely.]

Edited 2013-10-28 06:08 (UTC)

[The string of Italian expletives that came out of Nico's mouth when the lights went out would probably have gotten him slapped if he had been out on the streets in a public place. Thankfully for him, they: A) were not in a very public place, B) were not out on the streets around, and most importantly C) They weren't in Italy so no one could understand him anyway.

There was only one good thing in this situation. Both of their swords glowed in the dark.

Demigod tracking 101.

Nico stumbles back over to Piper, taking care not to trip over anything.]

You alright?

[Italian and French aren't completely interchangeable, of course, but they do share the same roots; so while Piper can't quite understand exactly what he's saying, she gets the general idea, more or less. And well, his tone of voice makes it pretty unmistakable that he is not pleased.

And thank the gods for glowing swords, because the room is utterly lightless aside from their blades. Holding her hands out in front of her, Piper feels her way towards Nico's voice and the dark purple glow coming from his sword. It's tempting to draw her weapons in an attempt to push back the surrounding darkness even a little, but the possibility of tripping over an unseen obstacle and accidentally stabbing herself or Nico makes her hesitate.]

Yeah, I'm good. You?

[Her hand suddenly finds his shoulder in the dark, and while she knows he doesn't like being touched, this is a good enough excuse to make an exception, right?]

[Nico's entire body stiffens at the touch, but he doesn't push her hand off his shoulder. Considering where they were he really doubted something bad would happen if they were to separate, but it was better to err on the side of caution. After all, knowing the gods there was always a possibility something could go wrong. Gods were jerks like that.]

Fine.

[The light from their swords isn't nearly as bright as he wished it was, but his eyes would adjust fairly quickly. As it stands now, it's still too dark to be able to see anything around them with any sort of clarity.]

Let your eyes adjust and we'll keep going.

[Piper felt that flinch all right, but she didn't pull away. Thanks to their weapons' glow, she can see a dim outline of Nico, but it's still impossible to see much of anything, and she didn't want to take any chances with getting separated. Nico would just have to deal with the ~~cooties~~ contact for now.

She starts to nod in reply, then realises that he probably won't he able to see it, so she answers aloud instead.]

Right.

[She closes her eyes to speed up the process a little, then frowns, looking upwards into the darkness. There's a strange sort of creaking, and it almost sounds a little like running water.]

Hey, do you hear-?

[And that's as far as she gets before a thick deluge of slime comes pouring down from the ceiling.]

[EWWW COOTIES.

I mean...

EWWWW COOTIES.]

Yeah, I think it's coming from -

[...

Found it.

Never mind. Girl cooties weren't really that gross. This stuff that just rained from the ceiling? This was gross. The smell of it was overpowering, but he couldn't figure out what it was. It was almost like he had just walked past one of those weird, frilly sort of stores in malls and shopping plazas that sold scented lotions and candles.]

What in Hades' name is this crap?!

Edited 2013-10-30 02:04 (UTC)

[For a moment Piper just stood there, frozen in shock and maybe a little bit of horror too. Luckily she'd ducked her head instinctively just before the worst of the slime cascaded down over them, so she didn't take it directly in the face or get any in her mouth or eyes. But still, the smell of it is so strong that she almost chokes on a cough, and her eyes start to water a little.]

...Ugh...! It smells like... [oh geez, what was the name of that lotion that half the Aphrodite Cabin (the girls and the guys, which just felt wrong somehow) was in love with?] ...Cucumber Melon body lotion?

[There's a clear note of disbelief in the words, and now she does let go of Nico's shoulder in an attempt to scrape some of the slime off her arms, grumbling under her breath about stupid, ridiculous quests to find stupid, ridiculous items for stupid, ridiculous goddesses.

...She suddenly freezes again mid-slime-removal attempt, however, eyes going wide on hearing more creaking and rattling coming from the ceiling. Instantly she reaches out to grab a fistful of Nico's shirtsleeve as she tries to bolt away from that sound.]

Go!

[It might just be more slime

or it might be something even grosser

EITHER WAY, PIPER WANTS NONE OF IT, NO THANK YOU so come on partner let's gtfo of this room STAT 8| ]

#4 because LMAO

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ffff I need more Piper icons //heads off fanart hunting

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