Costume Gala
I have to admit, I had wondered whether I was tempting fate by hosting a party on Halloween. Sure, the last Halloween had been mostly harmless and Tony and Pepper's party had gone off without a hitch. But I'd been on the island far too long to trust in its benevolence.
By the time we started setting up for the party, stories had already begun filtering in. Clouds of mist, nightmarish encounters scaring the pants off people one moment and gone the next. It made me incredibly nervous, but there wasn't much for the Council to do except attempt damage control and hope things didn't get worse than they had. Having a safe space for people to go seemed like the best thing we could offer, so I continued with the party as planned.
And, I must say, it was a truly impressive party. The rec center was done up with all sorts of Halloween-themed decorations: Fake cob webs, papier mache tombstones, jack-o-lanterns and the like. There was a ton of food of all different types-More than enough to have a meal if you weren't into snacking. The alcohol was closely monitored and wouldn't come out in force until after the kids left at 8, but there was plenty to have a good time. Neil was playing spooky music, and the lights were low.
Now we just had to keep our fingers crossed that we'd be allowed to enjoy it all.
By the time we started setting up for the party, stories had already begun filtering in. Clouds of mist, nightmarish encounters scaring the pants off people one moment and gone the next. It made me incredibly nervous, but there wasn't much for the Council to do except attempt damage control and hope things didn't get worse than they had. Having a safe space for people to go seemed like the best thing we could offer, so I continued with the party as planned.
And, I must say, it was a truly impressive party. The rec center was done up with all sorts of Halloween-themed decorations: Fake cob webs, papier mache tombstones, jack-o-lanterns and the like. There was a ton of food of all different types-More than enough to have a meal if you weren't into snacking. The alcohol was closely monitored and wouldn't come out in force until after the kids left at 8, but there was plenty to have a good time. Neil was playing spooky music, and the lights were low.
Now we just had to keep our fingers crossed that we'd be allowed to enjoy it all.