+ Do they know it's Summerween? +

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Probably not, but they do now!

As the Dormouse said, there's an event this weekend - trick or treat for your lives, in the middle of summer! For several days! That sounds fun and not at all exhausting or nerve-wracking for the people involved, right?

Anyway, here is how trick-or-treating will work:

• The Summerween Trickster is expecting EVERYONE to trick or treat. That means you, adults. No one is getting out of it by handing out candy.


• The closets will NOT be giving out candy. Sheesh, stop trying to cheat! You will, however, be able to get any Summerween costume you'd like from them.


• Every closed door in the mansion can be trick-or-treated at, even if it's a room that belongs to someone (get permission from the person first though). If done correctly, the door will open and a small amount of candy will be flung at you. The amount depends how many people you have with you and how good your costumes are.


• You HAVE to be in costume and you HAVE to say "Trick or Treat". If you don't, the doors will not give you candy. For the two Wonderland residents in Halloween costumes year-round, that means NEW costumes. Better costumes get you more candy and lazy costumes get you the bare minimum - one piece of loser candy. Anyone who thinks to dress up their pet gets bonus candy, but don't be surprised if the animals get sick of it after a while.


• Because it's trick OR treat, there will be some tricks in the mix. Roughly 10% of the time when your character knocks on a door, they will be met with a trick instead of a treat. Generally these things will not be harmful and will mostly just be annoying while you're trying to trick-or-treat for your life. Examples of tricks might be things that obviously aren't candy (a can of sardines, a rock, toothbrushes, etc) or pranks (stink bombs, a flock of bats, anything that might jump out and spook you) but we're mostly leaving it up to you - you guys get the idea. Everyone has an equal chance of getting tricked, no matter how good or bad their costume is.


• If the Summerween Trickster catches someone not participating, it counts as a mansion death. They'll get killed and eaten, consumed by the loser candy monster like the loser they are for not celebrating Summerween.

Alright, I think that about covers it, but there will be a FAQ as always for any other questions you guys have! And as usual this is a plot post! What are your characters dressing up as? Are they going to get in the spirit of things, or are they going to be killed for refusing to participate? Have fun, and Happy Summerween!

~ Koji

Comments

Elizabeth and Arya

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Elizabeth is so down for this! She will need explanations on both Summerween and trick or treating (it wasn't really a Halloween custom until the '20s), and she's going to dress as one of her favourite book characters, Cosette from Les Misérables! She'd be especially excited about helping kids get more candy than getting it for her own sake, but if she comes across the Trickster she'll give him a piece of her mind for putting such a morbid price on something that would otherwise be so fun.

Arya will also need things explaining to her, but she will be thrilled about the whole thing and wish that all the events were like this. She's going to be dressed as Visenya Targaryen, a badass warrior queen from her own world. With the long blond hair and House Targaryen sigil, it's plausible she could be mistaken for a certain other Targaryen (if that's okay Kai). The only thing that will burst her bubble is if the Trickster kills one of her close CR - then she'll be entirely focused on trying to kill him in return, though of course she'll fail miserably there.

please don't comment to this

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for edits as needed!

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pls you don't need my permission to be a khaleesi ♥

also though can arya and ellie trick or treat together??

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wonderful c: nah I just wanted to check because I'd essentially be profiting off Dany's previous CR if those sort of shenanigans did happen

and yes please! a dinosaur is similar enough to a dragon for arya to think they're the perfect team here