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Halloween Begins - Night of the 24th - Day 1 - The Bar

Oct 24, 2009 21:59

One might think, considering the fact that the Bar was a central meeting place, that it might be immune from the effects of this week.

One would be very very wrong.

The difference is somewhat more subtle, however.

There is, near the counter itself, a few stacked boxes with a child's doll inside. The packaging assures you that he'll be your ' ( Read more... )

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mick_o_time October 25 2009, 07:38:35 UTC

Michelle pauses in her wiping down of the bar. That, wasn't there a moment ago. Huh.

She lifts the music box in her hands, turning it over a couple of times, before opening it. The music that issues forth is rather haunting, and a little creepy. "Riiiiight. All right, who's leaving their toys around?"

traveled_mod October 25 2009, 20:38:02 UTC

The music box plays again, even without being open.

"1,2, Freddie's coming for you.
"3,4, better shut the door.
"5,6, grab your crucifix.
"7,8, gonna stay up late.
"9,10, never sleep again."

mick_o_time October 26 2009, 06:58:18 UTC

Mike stares at the box in her hands, and then very carefully sets it down on the bar. She stares at it for a moment more, chewing on her ever present cigar.

"Heh. Remote controlled. Cute."

doyouhearthem October 26 2009, 12:48:17 UTC

The Master sat at a booth, pint in hand. He had finished repairs and was free to leave, but felt no real hurry to do so. Things would progress very quickly once he had Daniel Faraday. He'd have to keep an eye on him, for one. It'd be difficult to get a moment away from his planet. Then, of course, there were his ever-present thoughts on the Doctor. Being free among the stars once more meant he could begin the chase anew... but that was still a way off in his scheme of things, and it could wait. For now, he was content with his pint, and busied himself with sketching out new kinds of celebrations for his people to flatter him with.

That is, until a glint of gold caught his eye.

In the booth across from him was a rather intricate-looking box, and he couldn't help but be intrigued. Since there was no one there - the bar seemed uncharacteristically empty, tonight - he went to examine it.

[I watched Hellraiser last night just for this. I'm lookin' forward to it...]

traveled_mod October 26 2009, 14:29:38 UTC

[I cannot speak to the amount of glee this particular pairing of item and character]

The box was just that, a box: gold, inlaid with any number of designs. It was obviously a box, though, something to be opened, something that would reveal it's secrets only to those worthy of it.

doyouhearthem October 27 2009, 02:14:31 UTC

The Master studied the thing, followed the filigree first with his eyes, and then a finger. A slight shock seemed to spark off his fingertip, and as he ran his finger down, the box itself felt almost electrified.

"...Hmm."

He picked the box up, brought it back to his booth, and looked it over thoughtfully. They had puzzles like these on Gallifrey; they were more often decahedra or other complex shapes, but the principal was the same. This one seemed very finely-crafted. What sort of thing would be inside? He couldn't resist.

And so, sipping at his pint, he went to work on it.

traveled_mod October 27 2009, 05:49:33 UTC

After some time, something he'd done triggered a reaction in the box. The small golden wheel started to turn and pieces of the box twitched and moved in a strange configuration. The box was a star. Then it was a circle. Slowly, a song like from a music box began to play as the little gold disc turned slowly.

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