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Halloween is just around the corner, godlings. And the Maison won't be left out.

On Halloween, the godlings will find the Maison suddenly redecorated to resemble a haunted house. Lights won't seem to work properly--they'll give poor, flickering light at best. Several non-electrical lamps will be available, though, for their use. And, of course, beds, doors, floorboards and stairs will seem a lot creakier than usual.

The various closets/armoires/dressers, as usual, will continue to provide clothing unique to the individual who opens them. However, for Halloween, they will only provide a selection of clothing from the eras and stations of their previous lives, not their current one, and they may choose which lifetime era to dress from. The more prior lives they've had, the more options will be available to them. If this is their only reincarnation, the only clothes available will be from their original lives. Anyone trying to avoid this by not changing clothes will find whatever they're wearing morphed into clothing from their original life, just as on Spring Equinox. "Normal" clothing will reappear on November 1st, but the period outfits will continue to be available until the end of the event.

Any questions? Feel free to ask!

And the plot thickens!

All right--so here is what you all are looking for. There are six objects (one for each pantheon, yes, even the Judeo-Christian pantheon which has no representation just yet). Each one, once opened (yes, all must be opened/broken open in some fashion) will restore all members of its pantheon to their normal identities, enable them to leave the hotel at will (trying to do so prior to that will result in simply being returned to the lobby as before), and, most importantly, contain a clue to set them on the track of solving the next piece of the puzzle.

But, fear not. I'm not sending you into this blindly. The objects (and their locations) are, as follows:

CELTIC/ARTHURIAN: An Irish shellelagh that contains a hidden flask, located in an umbrella stand in the hotel lobby.

EGYPTIAN: A pyramid formation of bonbons on the ballroom reception table.

GREEK: A Greek amphora vase in the ballroom.

HINDU: An enameled "treasure box" in the shape of an elephant on the concierge desk of the hotel lobby.

JUDEO-CHRISTIAN: A singing fish (e.g. Billy Bass) on the wall in the lobby.

NORSE: A Viking ship in a bottle, located in the hotel bar.

Discuss amongst yourselves who should find/open each of these artifacts, but otherwise have at it. Yes, it IS possible for members of another pantheon to find/open the objects (e.g. a Greek might open the Egyptian pyramid in getting some food), but the effects will only go toward the pantheon the object belongs to (so, in the given example, even if a Greek does it, only the Egyptians benefit). Any questions or comments, don't be shy!

ALSO! This marks Metem's 5-month anniversary! Congratulations, everyone! To celebrate, here's a little character Q&A meme that you are all welcome to participate in, to show everyone the secrets behind the characters.

( Cut for questions )

Hello! And welcome to the Halloween plot! Looking at the latest log you will find that Nigel has been bizzy! You might also recognize the three lovely ladies he's been busy with.

This plot begins today, darlings! As of right now! And will run until November 1st. Now if scenes and stuff need to go longer that's fine. That's what glossing is for.

The Set Up: As before, the next time your character walks through a door they will emerge through the revolving doors of a familiar hotel where they will be met by Nigel at the front desk. Oh and one more thing. Those costumes you told me about? You ARE them. For instance, Aphrodite was planning a Queen Titania costume. Even if she wasn't wearing it at the time she went through a door, she shows up at the hotel wearing it, transformed into Queen Titania. Asclepius was planning on being the big bad wolf to Nimue's Red Riding Hood. He shows up as a wolf in fact. And so on.

Some of you retain your identity so you change into your persona but retain the knowledge of who and what you are. Questions? Bring 'em on!

I will not be setting up a log for arrivals. That got a tad ridiculous in length the last time and fair well gave me twitches keeping track of it. LOL What I am encouraging you to do is set up logs with each other to arrive and Nigel will hit them. For instance, Medusa and Poseidon arrive together. Tyr and Sir, perhaps.

Tomorrow I will put up a log for certain individuals.

Have at! And have fun!

~PBM