Welcome to the DANSE MACABRE
It just might be your last...
Everyone is dressed to impressed, the booze is flowing and the dance floor hasn’t been empty all night. The early reviews of the evening are a rousing success, but only an hour passes before whispers start to rise that something is amiss....
The mansion and grounds are filled with designated ‘Scare Zones’ where one might encounter a ghoulish guest or two, but there’s one figure in particular that is sending ice down people’s spines. The Weeping Woman someone called her in passing and it didn’t take long before the name stuck. Here one minute and gone as soon as your back is turned, she seems almost like a ghost, but the sound of her cries of agony are all too real.
“A nice touch,” someone commended one of the event coordinators, only to be met with a blank stare.
“There is no Weeping Woman,” they reply, with terror in their eyes. “Whoever that is, it isn’t us...”
Is this part of the show? An awful prank? Or is something much more sinister afoot?
We’re so excited to host our our first big dash event here at Salem! There’s no need for you to drop your current threads (unless you want to!) but we hope you’ll dedicate the majority of your energy to event threads while it is still on-going.
As previously stated, the event will be starting on Oct 22, and we’ll be making an official kickoff post when it’s time to start posting!
Feel free to have your characters attend as guests, or have them work the event as servers, bartenders, scare-actors, etc. And please, please, please post all your characters costumes using the #srphqhalloween tag so we can all see!
The Weeping Woman subplot has been added for a little extra scary spice to the event! Please feel free to have your characters speculate about her identity/origin or even have sightings of the woman, but keep in mind we do have a plan for her, so please don’t solve the mystery.
We’re also hoping this event can be a way to bring together characters that wouldn’t normally interact, so if anyone would like a random pairing for the event (we hope everyone will elect to include at least one of their characters), please comment with who you would like included below.
EDIT: If you still have more questions, please see this ask.
Cassie came dressed to impressed. She hated feeding into the whole spooky Salem thing but Cassie loved Halloween, for different reasons then most. She loved to dress up and have an excuse to be someone else. Thankful that her shift was getting covered so she could attend tonight. A good excuse for her to dress a little slutty as well. This year she decided to go as Shego. Once she got inside she walked right to the bar to get herself a drink. Ordering her drink she waited for it to arrive. Pulling out her phone to send her a mom a quick text when someone bumped into her. “Hello?”
Looking into our crystal ball, here’s what we see happening for our Random Pairings during this event:
These pairings were picked randomly, but were inspired by characters we haven’t seen interacting on the dash yet. Please message each other to plot out as much as you need to before starting, and get creative with it!
The scenarios are meant to be fun jumping off points; they’re fairly open-ended, so feel free to make your own spin on them - or come up with something different if you’d rather. Just let us know so we can offer the plot up to someone else if it’s needed.
Deacon Carlisle and Paige King
Maybe it's curiosity or maybe you’re going out deliberately looking for trouble, but either way, you find it when the two of you end up locked in a storage closet or basement somewhere. Reception has always been spotty here - are you getting a signal?
Kaya Masondo and Alexandra Wilson
You’re at the bar when the bartender gets an urgent call. There’s no one else around, so he asks if you can cover for him real quick. Only, it’s been half an hour, and there’s still no sign of him. That’s what you get when you hire amateurs and don’t pay them...
Jamie Kingsley and Frannie Corwin
A drunken stranger has fallen into your laps (maybe literally!). Neither of you are sure you’ve ever met this person in your life, but they’re like a child the universe has tasked you with taking care of. At least you’ve got a co-parent! It’s up to the two of you to make sure this inebriated fellow gets home safe and sound.
Georgie Wallace and Riley Montoya
You’re pretty sure this is the door to the bathroom... You can hear someone puttering inside and every time you knock, they say they’ll be right out. The two of you might be waiting an awful long time - Have you heard of a man called Godot?
Kacie Kingsley and Ale Rossi
(injury tw) Who knew that spooky, dark lighting was also dangerous? It’s just a scratch, or a twisted ankle, but one of you didn’t come out of the scare-zone unscathed. Who knows first aid?
Sunil Kumar and Myra Malik
Most of the items up for silent auction are lame, but there’s one prize you are determined to take home with you. Only problem is, someone else feels the exact same way. It’s time for all-out silent war!
Lennon Hollingsworth and Jude Wilson
They said ‘scary,’ but you didn’t think it would be quite this scary... One of the decorations plays right into one of your greatest fears. Good thing there’s someone there to help you out.
Sophie Thompson and Eva Giatti
Yes, the music is loud and it’s crowded in here, but that doesn’t mean people can’t see or hear you. Someone didn’t get the memo, and now the two of you are privy to a stranger’s juicy secret (could be criminal activity, cheating, etc.).
Taylor Evans and Breanne Samaya
You don’t have a target on your back, but you wouldn’t know it from the way one of the scare-actors has singled the two of you out. There’s a fine line between being committed and going overboard...
Isla Baker and Park Hyunmin
Sorry, I thought you were someone else... Your friend was supposed to dress up in the exact same costume, so as soon as you see it, you strike up a conversation like it’s old times. Only, oops! Turns out the costume is more common than you thought. Why didn’t you stop me sooner?
Lachlan Peters and Verona Warren
Some people take their costumes waaay too seriously... There’s someone dressed up as cupid who is going around pretending to play matchmaker. It’s funny enough to watch other people stumble through awkward, forced meet-cutes, but then his arrow lands on you. Valentine’s not until February, you asshole...
Vanessa Rodrigues and Fei Davenport
It was not on the schedule, but the DJ’s decided it’s time for impromptu karaoke. Maybe you feel sorry for the guy (he’s trying) or maybe you’re dared to do it, but singing in public is always easier with a partner, right?
