nextgen_holiday (nextgen_holiday) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-10-31 13:20:00

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alex bowmaster, antaeus, anya stark, buck rogers, crosshairs, hajime, holiday, iron dragon, jenny woolverton, kalypso, kayura yagyu, mason jeffries, misha loganovich, nicholas salem, sylvia mccoy, tsunami, vincent vernard

All Hallow's Eve
All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween as it has been come to be called, is a popular holiday with children and adults alike. It is a holiday that had its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain or Summer's End. Samhain celebrated the end of the "lighter half" of the year and the beginning of the "darker half".

On this evening the barriers between this world and the Otherworld were believed to be thin and the spirits, good and bad, of the dead could pass through. The spirits of the family's ancestors were welcomed in while evil and bad spirits were warded off by the wearing of masks and costumes. The costumes and masks disguised one as a harmful spirit and avoided harm from others.

It was also a harvest celebration and time to take stock of food stores for the winter. Livestock were slaughtered and the meat prepared for storage. It was the final harvest of the year and the crops were then stored for the winter. Celebrations included bonfires and tales of the family's ancestors.

It was a celebration of the dead and of the harvest.

Today we dress up in scary and not so scary costumes and masks and go door to door for candy or attend costume parties. It is a night for revelry, pranks and fun.

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	not_adorable 2011-11-01 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Angelo's mouth opens and shuts as he tries to find words. Words that are not panicked squawks. She's... she's just so happy. Sensibilities are at war with propriety. "You... that costume... aren't you cold?" Which is about as close as he can get to openly questioning her decision right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 02:41 am UTC (link)
	She leaned in close. "Absolutely freezing..." Which could be why she headed down the street at a quick, laughing gait, knowing he'd be close behind. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 02:48 am UTC (link)
	As soon as he can brain again, temporarily disabled after her moving in close, Angelo all but bolts after her. "Charlotte!" He catches up and takes her arm protectively, still walking along with her. "Are... you're certain that's the costume you're wearing tonight?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 02:53 am UTC (link)
	"Angelo! Are you suggesting I strip down even more???" She took his arm, walking close as she headed towards what sounded like a hell of a party comming from what suspiciously looked like a bar...what with "bar" flashing in neon above the door and all... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"No! No, of course not." He clears his throat. "I was... surprised. I thought you already had your costume decided is all..." Gio is going to murder him. No one will ever find the body. "Uh..." He can read the intrigue on her face. "I'm fairly certain we're not of age for that establishment." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"Hence, the boobs....Angelo, we have diplomatic immunity...I think having a beer is pretty low on the list of sins two kids could get into in a town like this..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"...I don't understand." He furrows his brow. "And... err... is sinning really necessary? I had a route for trick or treating all planned out." He's fairly certain he's going to have to take action to defend Charlotte's honor if they go in there, and he'd really rather it not come to that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 03:18 am UTC (link)
	"....you were serious about trick or treating...?" Because her new costume was a little above a pg rating. "I figured it was code..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I was, actually." He says, quietly. Ultimately, chivalry (in his particular variant on it), prevails. "Charlotte, if going... such a place, is how you wish to spend the evening, I will be happy to escort you and see that no ill befalls you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 03:25 am UTC (link)
	"No....no! You were excited to go trick or treating...let's go trick or treating." She took his arm again, heading past the bar enterence. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 03:36 am UTC (link)
	Angelo feels a considerable amount of weight fall off his shoulders. "Only if you're certain..." He states, but he certainly isn't dragging them back towards the bar. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"If it makes you happy...I'm sure." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 03:41 am UTC (link)
	He breathes a sigh of relief, then readjusts his accommodation of her arm as his stride perks up again. "Wonderful, then. Thank you, Charlotte." He pauses. "You do still look quite lovely, by the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 03:50 am UTC (link)
	She smiled, her cheeks pinking again as she snuggled in closer to him as they walked....just for warmth...right..? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 09:26 am UTC (link)
	Angelo will begin blushing just about as strongly. "So... ahh... what kind of candy do you like?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	Candy was good...that was a safe topic. "Uh...anything..anything without coconut..? Mounds suck...I like sweet...and salty....and tart, so pretty much everything?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 01:08 pm UTC (link)
	Angelo snorts. "The coconut in those candies has been over-processed. Properly prepared, it's quite good in pastries." He smiles. "It's good to have diverse tastes. I'm partial to caramels myself." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 01:47 pm UTC (link)
	"I had braces for years, I couldn't eat anything with caramel...or bubblegum." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 01:49 pm UTC (link)
	For Angelo , hearing someone had to go through restrictions on what they could eat was like hearing they were...... well, Charlotte dealt with a number of difficulties in her life that it wasn't polite to discuss. "Tragic." He leads her to an apartment building that had passed he and his sister's stringent standards, and allows Charlotte to go to the first door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 01:57 pm UTC (link)
	She didn't notice the cameras across the street, clicking madly at the daughter of one of the world's most contraversial zealots and her knight errant heading into the building and glanced back at angelo. "...I ditched the basket..I thought "trick or treating" was code..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	"No problem." He reaches into his satchel and pulls out a linen pillowcase for her use, along with his own. "I planned ahead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	The pillow case took a little of the vamp out of her look as she started knocking on doors to get her booty. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

not_adorable
2011-11-01 02:05 pm UTC (link)

A matronly woman opens the first door.

"Trick or treat." Angelo cheerfully intones, met with cooing and applause by the woman.

"Oh! I love your costumes! You two are such an adorable couple... oh wait, you're not siblings are you? I made that mistake earlier this evening, it was so embarrassing.."

Angelo just gapes again, at a loss for words as he flushes crimson.

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	lottelensherre 2011-11-01 02:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Well...we are close..." she snuggled into angelo's side her head on his shoulders, bunny ears blocking his view of the ladys reaction as she quickly forked over candy and slammed the door. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	not_adorable 2011-11-01 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Angelo just shuts his mouth and shakes his head, shuffling awkwardly over to the next door with Charlotte still cozied up to him. He coughs. "Well... that was somewhat awkward." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)