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[MINGLE] Saints & Sinners Masquerade

WHERE: Corn field next to the inn
WHEN: 31 October, all day and night
OPEN TO: ALL - MINGLE
WARNINGS: Please warn as appropriate in your subject lines
NOTES: Please make sure you have read and understand the event details! If you have questions, drop them here. RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED: Put your SCRUBS COLOR in your OTA subject line for folks doing bingo. Time your OTA for the harvest feast, the masquerade, or both. Costume matches and details for folks who did not get matched are here.

This morning, our intrepid villagers awoke to a surprise of the nicer kind: A bundle of clothing left at the foot of their bed, tied with a bow. There is also a note: Put on your new outfit and join the festivities in the corn field next to the inn.

You may be thinking, what corn field next to the inn? The one that sprung up fully-mature overnight, of course.

In the middle of the field, villagers will find an autumn feast: Tables piled with harvest time food and drink, warm and rustic decorations, the day's sunshine fending off any chill in the air.

Tuck in and enjoy, villagers, but take note: Things often look different in the dark, and you might be one of them.

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Costume Part 1 When his vision cleared, Jake found himself dressed as a a hunter, though he's not sure that's what he would choose to wear if he had to hunt anything but maybe Disney animals.

He's not letting it slow him down, even if he's worried he's never getting his neon pink Petunias hoodie back again, and he's trying to enjoy himself. A few drinks. Definitely a lot of food. Seeking out those he knows, mostly to see how they ended up dressed.

Of course, he has a bad habit of turning to quick, hitting people with his bow or cape. "Oops. Whoa. Sorry. Not used to... space issues with my clothes." Not that he thinks to put the bow down.

Costume Part 2

Later on in the party, if people see Jake there's a good chance he is not as they remember. He's definitely gone from the hunter to the hunted, not sure he's as comfortable without the cape and all to remove the stark lines of what is a clingy bodysuit. A soft and comfy bodysuit, but one nonetheless.

He's had a bit more to drink, and he's kind of dopey and in a pretty good mood, and has gotten to that point of drunk of complimenting everyone.

"That is the cutest thing. Awwwww. So awesome. You look perfect."

He may or may not be right.

Jake definitely hadn't been wearing that weird full body costume earlier, but he wasn't going to question it too closely. He had known people who had swapped shirts, lost shoes, stolen hats, or all of the above when drunk, so he didn't even bat an eyelash at the costume change.

At the outpouring of compliments, Ty had to laugh, patting Jake's shoulder. And leaning forward slightly, because maybe he had a little bit more than he should have, but hey, who knew when they were next going to get this opportunity?

"I bet you say that to all the guys. How are you holding up buddy?"

He slid his arm around Ty's shoulders, and only partially for support. He likes the guy. He's good people, after all.

"I am completely and totally wasted," he admits, as if that is not entirely obvious. "So I am doing great. Even if I'm a deer and not a hunter," he adds, snickering at that. "Cougar was not impressed with being prey and got me to trade him. But what's more important is... How are you?"

Ty helped prop Jake up to the best of his ability, which wasn't too great, but he didn't seem as wasted as his counterpart was at this moment. If barely.

"Really? I never would have guessed." Ty laughed, giving Jake a fond pat on the chest as he tried to straighten them both up. "And let's be honest, you're more of the deer in that relationship. Your friend's pretty intense." Not like it was a bad thing, and Cougar seemed like a pretty cool guy.

The question made Ty frown, and he glanced around as if to make sure no one was paying attention. "If I can be honest? I just found out about the lists and it's a lot."

Just admitting that felt like saying too much, and he didn't want to ruin Jake's buzz, so instead he started steering them back towards the tables to grab another drink.

"Everything is good, and perfect, and..." He sighs, it's kind of happy and dreamy in a way. "You've met! You met him!"

He lights up then, smiling widely as he leans in to Ty, whispering loudly to him. "What do you think? Isn't he beautiful?"

But then Ty made that admission about the lists and he goes still. "Oh. Oh Ty. Oh shit, man. I thought you knew," he admits, frowning deeply then. "Shit I've been over those so much. Cougar's name was on there, and mine too. A couple of times. You okay?"

"I've met your Mary Ann, who is no Mary Ann by the way." Ty said, half because Cougar was indeed beautiful, but also because he was aggressive and territorial. "Did you describe his hat because if you tried describing him we'd still be having that conversation?" Ty teased, which was adorable in its own right. He hoped that Cougar knew how lucky he was.

When Jake went still, Ty groaned out loud, annoyed he'd admitted to anything, especially since it had burst Jake's bubble. "This is a conversation we can have tomorrow, when we are sober." Ty said, grabbing a drink and handing it to Jake, before grabbing one for himself.

"Instead I would rather listen to you wax poetic about your boyfriend. You confess to him yet?"

Jake giggled at that, covering his mouth. "That is women, men, no. Nope. Just Cougars," he said, smiling like a dope. A smile that only widens then.

"I could spend hours describing him, but then it would be obvious I've spent hours staring at him and I really did think it was not at all obvious except maybe to you."

Which he accepts because Ty is cool and becoming a good friend and so no worries.

"Okay, one? We can have it now. I just shoulda been a better friend," he says, taking a drink, not willing to be sober yet. Especially as he blushes suddenly.

"I kinda told him. If by... kinda you mean grabbed him and kissed him like I was dying then, yep, told him."

"'Cougars' seems so wrong of a description right now but I see what you mean." Ty said, unable to help himself as he grinned back, Jake's good mood infectious and uplifting. It didn't help that he was such a good sport about teasing, and Ty had to laugh that Jake hadn't thought he was being obvious. "In what world were you subtle? When we first met you couldn't stop talking about him. How many other people in the village did you pull that with?"

He waved a hand at Jake's insinuation that he should have been a better friend, holding up a finger as he drained his drink in one go. "You're a good friend." He said meaningfully. "It's just a lot being here you know? What do you think about the lists?"

Maybe he was overreacting in seeing Kira's name all over them, since Jake didn't seem too upset about his and Cougar's being there. Though maybe he had better things to hold onto nowadays.

Ty let out a loud whoop, laughing as he slapped Jake on the back. "Are you serious? Congratulations! Tell me he reciprocated."

Jake has spent his life being teased but there is a difference when it comes from a friend. He hasn't experienced it a lot in his life but enough to enjoy it. So this is definitely leaving him happy and content, and really drunk. He is way beyond drunk, and loving it.

"People talk about their friends, and I was looking for my unit. That's all it was to most," he points out, knowing that it's not the truth but not caring. Not with Cougar there and what's just happened.

He makes a bit of a face. "There's a lot of ideas about it. Most are not made for being drunk, and definitely not made for drinking." Because it's creepy and weird.

And glad not to delve into it unless he has to. He hasn't talked about it a lot, and it's pretty in depth and deep. So glad to focus instead on Cougar. "Yeah, we... We're a thing now, I guess but... Oh. My. God. He admitted to me he's been cockblocking me for years because he was like into me and ... He totally so screwed me over on girls," he says, sounding much too excited and happy about that for a guy that has spent years pretty much cut off because of the man he's into.

Ty shot Jake a look that clearly said that he didn't believe anyone had thought that Cougar and him were 'just friends' even for a minute. And while he could believe that Cougar had been subtly possessive for years, just remembering the look he had shot Ty when he had even joked about seeing Jake naked was enough to make him shake his head, he had to laugh at how happy Jake seemed about it.

"You're not mad that this whole time you two could have been a thing?" He teased, but it seemed like Jake wasn't the kind to hold a grudge, and if he did, it clearly wasn't for long. "Did you even put him in the dog house over it for even five minutes?"

As a man that has spent years now translating Cougar's look, Jake actually looks shocked at that expression he gets. "Hey, I really thought I was being subtle, and he totally has been." And really until about half an hour before, they had been just friends. But neither had been subtle. Not at all.

"I get where we couldn't though. Still were army, and..." And despite their beads and long hair, some regulations no one would overlook. "And nope. Not even a minute. You've seen him. Would you?"

So long as Jake was happy with his admittedly hot boyfriend, Ty was going to be happy for him, laughing at the question. The rest of it, he supposed, made sense, and it was easier to let that fall to the wayside and focus on the good that had come out of this place instead.

"You have a point, and a very good one. I'm happy for you." Ty said, ruffling his hair obnoxiously. "I would say tell him to treat you right or else I'll come after him, but I'm pretty sure he could break me in half without a second thought."

Jake laughs, ducking his head and really not sure he could be in a place to be upset. Not with how Cougar kissed him, how he'd looked at Jake away as he'd headed back to the party. Of course, that statement only makes him laugh more, not cruelly but almost snickering as he waggles his hand back and forth.

"You'd never see it coming, and it would be over before you knew it. I'm telling him you said it though."

"Have some faith in me!" Ty complained, hand over his heart as if he'd been wounded, though he couldn't help but grin anyway. It was good to see someone here who was enjoying themselves, silly costume and all.

But he groaned at the mention of Jake telling him, moving to cover his mouth. "Don't be one of those annoying couples who tells each other everything. Or at least keep it mum until after we do our card night. I need to be able to bluff a little."

"Do you even know me? Is it even possible for me to keep anything to myself?" Okay, he's kind of not kidding given how much he talks. Even if he's kept a lot about the unit and what they've done secret. This though? Likely not.

"Fine. I guess I can buy you that time. Until the poker game."

"You're right, I can't expect that much from you." Ty agreed begrudgingly, sighing a bit melodramatically. But it didn't seem to bother him too long, considering he just go them another round, raising his cup to clink with Jake's with a grin.

"Okay, until the poker game."

Kat had spent most of the event towards the edge of the gathering. She had a glass of cider in her hand but after the first few sips she'd forgotten that she was carrying it and used it in order to keep her hands busy. She wanted to smile and enjoy herself but it was difficult.

Her clothes had started as a pair of comfortable shorts and a hoodie but as soon as the hour struck everything changes.

Kat was wearing a beautiful white dress with large frustrating angel wings popping out of her back. She sighed but kept an eye at the other costumes. It didn't look like everyone had changed, only a few people.

Her head turned when someone spoke to her and her eyebrows rose into a delicate arc. "Thank you." She paused and eyed his attire. "You're very cute too."

"Is it? Cute? I was a hunter, but the sniper couldn't be a deer so...." He rolls his eyes, grinning though and swaying as he does. Almost losing his balance with looking up like that. Obviously a wee bit drunk and not entirely making as much sense as he thinks he is, though it's true. Just not a full story.

"But you... That is so cool. I mean, the wings are amazing." He glances around. "Is there like a devil that goes with it?" Not that he's sure he wants to see the costume that goes with those wings. "You really do look like an angel though. Really."

Kat shook her head. "I haven't seen a devil." She had a feeling that she was supposed to have a devil counter part, most of the costumes looked like they came in pairs, but her devil had vanished from the village a few weeks ago. "I'm a lone angel tonight."

Her lips formed into a light smile though it didn't quite reach her eyes.

"Are you alright? You look like you're going to fall over."

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[MINGLE] Saints & Sinners Masquerade

Jake Jensen

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