October Prompts

Sandra rushes around making last minute demands and fussing with her event workers and party planner while she waits for her guests to start to arrive. The saint of a planner bears with all her demands and makes them happen to the best of her abilities. 

“This is going to be the best Hallow’s Crossing Ball of all time! One to rival even the Twilights in the Core! Isn’t it?” She demands of her planner who noncommittally affirms her statement. SHe smiles proudly and goes to get dressed and the rest of the preparations to the planner. Much to their relief. 

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After the Ball begins and her guests begin mingling about, Sandra goes through and does her greetings. She slowly makes her way to the central stage of her ballroom. Once there she gets up and tings a spoon against her champagne glass to call everyone’s attention to her. 

With everyone’s notice on her, she stands there relishing the gaze of all below her. This is where she was meant to be: Center of any and all~ She hopes to keep it this way. “Hello and welcome, all, to the Mysterio Family Hallow’s Crossing Ball. I know you all know me already~ But I am The Mistress of Mystery! Sandra Mysterio.” She pauses expectantly until one of the guests hesitantly starts clapping. She smiles as more guests awkwardly catch on and there is a full on applause. As there should be for her. She lifts her head higher and continues on. “Tonight is going to be even more special then past Balls! For tonight all that are here will be apart of a very special Ritual.” She pauses again for dramatic effect and waits for the staff member she had planted in the crowd to begin the murmuring to hype up the crowd. 

That doesn’t take long and soon the confusion and growing concern is palatable. “One of every 10 of you will be participating rather, ah, intimately in the ritual.” The planner pops up next to her and whispers in her ear quickly. “Oh! No, not like that!” She turns back to the guests. “By which I of course mean you will be up here and actively in the … OH I don’t have to explain myself. Staff!” She snaps her fingers and the planted staff members grab the randomly chosen participants and start leading them to the stage. 

 Panic starts to really set out among the guests and some try to flee or fight to get away but the ballroom doors are all locked trapping them in. 

The ones that weren’t panicking were instead watching with amusement, thinking this all some fantastically choreographed entertainment for the ball. 

The Chosen were brought up the stage and stood beside Sandra. She smiles at them, “You should be honored! The fates decided you were worthy to participate directly in this Ritual with me. Now let’s begin!”

One of them raises a hand. “Ah, may I ask some questions first?”

Sandra shoots her a sharp look. She wore a veil and wasn’t an Auratail. “What is your name? I don’t recognize you.” 

“Forgive me Mistress Mysterio, I am Dahlia Rose. This is my first Hallow’s Crossing, would you mind explaining this Ritual? Is it a Hallow’s Crossing tradition or something?”

Sandra glares. “No, it is not. Well Yet. I am sure many people will be doing one after tonight. Since it will be so amazing and wonderful.”

Dahlia Rose nods slowly. “Ah I see. Then was this ritual not expected by your guests? Is that legal?” 

The Auratail’s eyes narrow even further at these questions. “What are you talking about?”

The Dextroluma smiles behind her veil. “Ah I suppose since no one was prepared, it's very likely to fail anyway. So I suppose legality doesn’t even really matter does it?”

Sandra is looking at the other woman with a very sour expression. Who does she think she is? 

“You know what, I think you have ruined it for everyone. I don’t want to do anything anymore. You all can just leave! If you are going to be so rude!” She stomps her foot. “I just wanted to have the best Hallow’s Crossing Ball with a Ritual Sacrifice! Is that so much to ask?” She pouts before ordering the whole thing shut down and going and crying on her bed.