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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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HOTEL MULTIVERSE AT THE EDGE OF THE COSMOS BETWEEN CANONS™

Guests who find themselves partaking in the Hotel's amenities quickly find some tricks afoot. The decor is first, neon lights changing to autumnal oranges, garish greens, and ghoulish purples overnight. Those who peruse the shops will find them stocked with masks and costumes, and the ambient music which plays throughout the ship is punctured by blood-curdling sound effects such as screams and anxiety-inducing musical stingers. This is Halloween.

Those who utilize the Hotel-provided devices will find an ad splashed across their screens. Similarly, TVs, phones connected to the network, and flyers posted will read:

"FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR GUESTS, HOTEL MULTIVERSE AT THE EDGE OF THE COSMOS BETWEEN CANONS™ IS HAPPY TO PROVIDE HALLOWEEN-THEMED ENTERTAINMENT."

Staff members' uniforms change, with employees adding costume pieces to them as the weeks wear on. Guests are strongly encouraged to put together a costume with pieces from the shops, but those who opt out will instead find one of the standard options (listed at the bottom of this post) and chosen at random (by googling "rng 1-19") in their wardrobe.

After dark (or, what would be dark), the ship transforms into a hotel of horrors, the following chaos breaking loose:

TRICK-OR-TREATING
Costumed guests are welcome to partake in trick-or-treating with the ship's staff, who can be found with carts of candy in common areas. Guests are also offered flags for their doorknobs to indicate that they have candy available in the rooms if they would like to partake as well.

SCAREZONES
Grab a map from the concierge or walk the halls at random, but don't be surprised if a staff member jumps at you from the shadows!

HAUNTED HOUSE
Guests using the hotel app will find numerous ads alerting them to a haunted house that's overtaken one of the hotel floors (and honestly, the ads are impressive, opening as an emergency alert to a runaway alien), and the hotel itself plasters the attraction across its screens and walls overnight as well. Obviously, a haunted house is a great thing to do after you've had a ton to drink, or a great way to meet fellow guests (whether or not you're reaching for their hand in fright). However, to ensure the safety of all team members and guests, do not make physical contact with any member of our cast. Remember: the actors' intention is to frighten you.

HORROR MOVIE MARATHON
Guests hoping to keep things a bit more low key might find what they're looking for in the hotel's movie theater and lounges, which offer 24/7 horror movie marathons ranging from the classic to the avant garde. A programming guide can be found outside of each respective screening or on the app. Film buffs will be delighted at the hotel's library, but don't be surprised if your niche fave is banished to a graveyard slot.

MASQUERADE
The hotel's ballrooms are open late for those guests interested in keeping the revelry going night after night. Just don't let the anonymity of your costumes take you too terribly far (or, I mean, do what you want, everyone has a room, after all).

If you aren't able to purchase a costume or aren't feeling inspired, no problem! Our courteous staff have taken the liberty of providing you with a courtesy costume, free of charge, to allow you to participate in the event. You will receive one of the following at random:

01: Ghost
02: Alien
03: Devil
04: Superhero (Your Choice!)
05: Skeleton
06: Pumpkin
07: Zombie
08: Vampire
09: Clown
10: Mummy
11: Werewolf
12: Black Cat
13: Pirate
14: Frankenstein's Monster
15: Witch
16: Spider
17: Bunny
18: Bat
19: Angel

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[As they move forward, she keeps her hand on the wall to try and keep some sense of where they're going.]

I think I want like, a double cheeseburger. Maybe some fries or something, too.

[Just thinking about it causes her stomach to rumble.]

Oh man, that sounds good too..I could eat all that.

[he squints into the darkness, his breath trembling a little. he doesn't like this, but it isn't so bad-- if he looks close, there's some light upon the floor]

And a milkshake...and a sundae...

[She sighs as her stomach growls.]

We've gotta be close by now, right? This thing can't be that big, can it?

It feels like the damn hall is going on, but...I think I see the end there, see?

[he points, if she can see, towards the glow of a doorway] If it's another closet I'm gonna murder.

It's gotta be the end. I mean, how many closets could be in here?

[A lot, realistically. As they walk, Pauline starts to hear an shuffling noise behind them, like the sound of something being dragged. She tenses up a little bit, reluctant to actually look back.]

M-Maybe we should like, go a little faster...

[Badou, at the sound of the shuffling, and the fear in Pauline's voice, only pauses for a millisecond before he grabs her hand again and tugs]

Oh fuck this, not again.

Let's go, let's go, let's goooo...!

[She allows Badou to pull her along, taking small, quick steps.]

I really thought we were in the clear, too...!

This is fucking stupid, are they getting off on this?! [trying not to panic but he's panicking and equally angry]

[Meanwhile, Pauline is just straight up panicking.]

If they didn't, they probably wouldn't go so hard! Either way, they'll definitely stop chasing us once we're out the door, right?!

Look, look, it's right there, we're almost there!

[in just a few seconds they'll make it THEY WILL]

[Whatever it is that's behind them lets out a monstrous groan as they burst through the doors of the haunted house. Once the door shuts, Pauline stands frozen for a moment before sinking to her knees and exhales deeply.]

I'm so glad to be out of there. Like, I thought my heart was explode or something...

Holy fuck, holy fuck...

[once again he leans against the door in defeat, sweating]

Where are they getting these people??

Who knows? When they can get people from all over the universe or whatever, they could have come from anywhere...

...Now that I think about it,I'm kind of starting to wonder if some of those guys weren't wearing costumes.

[Surely they vet their employees and aren't hiring actual murderers from across the multiverse to scare people...right?]

Don't say that! [his voice has a distinctive wibble now] You really think they'd just get some fucked up people in there? For kicks?

[She shrinks back just a little.]

I-I mean...I don't know! This isn't really like, a normal cruise, so...a-anyway, the important part is that it's over, right?

[so much for the collected, mature adult: he whimpers]

That's so fucked up if they did that.

Well, they probably didn't. I mean...no one's gotten hurt, right?

[As far as they know, anyway. She fiddles with her hair as she thinks.]

People like that would probably be a lot better at hurting people? I think?

[Is she trying to convince him or herself...?]

They would. But they get off on scaring people too. [a little more collected, a shaky sigh]

Let's get out of here. Let's go.

[She nods sharply, briefly glancing toward the door of the haunted house again.]

Good idea. I'm totally over this place. I need something to eat...

I'll give them a shitty review on yelp or whatever.

[a loud sigh again]

Since they have guests from across dimensions or whatever, even one review could be pretty bad, huh?

[The idea of writing a bad review makes her feel a little bad, but she's also a doormat, so.]

Well, we can worry about that bridge when we get to it, I guess.

[OOC: Do you think this might be a good place to wrap up?]

We can at least leave something in the suggestion box... [doesn't feel bad, but he doesn't know if he can summon more anger later]

For now, the bridge is all food...and maybe some drinks for me, the grown up.

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yes absolutely!