[005 | VIDEO] jump scare, halloween party, no wizards allowed

[spah]

[Live video starts with an empty shot of Engineer's low-lit workshop. Then, suddenly...!!!!!!!!!!]

Boo.



[Oh shit, Engineer jumps in front of the screen and shoots his arms out in front of the camera! He's also a zombie! What's left of his skin is sickly green, there's blood running down his mouth, and his chest is all bones! Watch out!!!!

... Or don't, because then he suddenly laughs. His hands retract, and he steps back as casual as ever.]

Don't worry, it's all holograms. Them chroma-powered mirrors are somethin', ain't they? You ain't the only one now, Spy.

[That's a inside burn joke, don't worry about it. He pats his "skinless" (not really) chest.]

Felt like gettin' into the Halloween spirit. Or... Geistnacht spirit, I reckon.

Speakin' of - me and my pal Spy are throwing somethin' of a Halloween get-together down at my workshop on Level 3 next week. Low-key sorta thing. We'll have candy, costumes, pumpkins, music, dancin', probably games... and definitely alcohol. Spy makes his own wine, so y'might get a try if he's in the mood.

[Engie laughs.]

Anyhow. If y'all are interested, gimme a holler.

[Attached is the address to Engineer's workshop on Level 3, as well as a date and time for the party we'll post a log soon whatever it's fine.]

By the way, uh. If y'all happen to run into a wizard that mentions owin' money or the mafia, yakuza, or Russian mob... kindly don't invite him. Or give him money. Or tell him about us.

Hell, maybe be suspicious of most wizards 'til after the 31st.

Comments

[spah]

Yeah probably.

[yeah probably]

[necroyalty]

I'm going to turn you into a newt.

[YOU WOUND HER]

[spah]

Alright.

[SORRY MA'AM HE'S NOT TRUSTING WIZARDS FOR SHIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 1ST]

I've been a turtle and a fly before, so newt should be interesting.

[necroyalty]

This sounds like the buildup to a bad joke.

[spah]

Look, ma'am, if you want to come to my party that bad, I'll need some kind of guarantee you ain't going to kill me.

[necroyalty]

Honestly, I just bothered to reply because I found your aversion to wizards amusing.

[ She honestly doesn't care about the party either way and is just messing with you. ]

[spah]

[... PFFFFF okay congrats this gets him to laugh on the other side of the screen.]

Fair enough. It's a long story.

[necroyalty]

I'd certainly imagine. It's not the first time I've heard of wizards involving themselves in more unsavory pursuits, but it certainly seems one of the more... esoteric.

[spah]

If I can attempt to condense it: Local wizard in my area likes buying ancient artifacts, then racking up huge debts to dangerous people afterward. He usually needs to fill it with souls. So every Halloween he tries to kill me and my compadres, usually in some way that resolve both the debt and soul thing.

[necroyalty]

Either you're actually dealing with a warlock, or that's by far the dumbest wizard I've ever seen.

And you would certainly be surprised at how spectacular we can be with our poor life choices.

[spah]

I can't say I've met many wizards, but I'm fairly sure it's the latter.

[necroyalty]

I could sit here for ages telling you stories of how some of our less than wise contemporaries have met their end.

[spah]

After meeting Merasmus, I'd believe em.

[necroyalty]

In another universe there was, apparently, a wizard who sought to cheat death by making several stasis clones of himself.

They worked fine as backup bodies until they all awoke at the same time due to an accident, and naturally, all fought to the death.

[ If only she was around for that... ]

[spah]

Dang. Sounds exactly like something Merasmus would do. I take it you met this feller here?

[necroyalty]

Sadly, we've never met.

I would have had quite a lot to say about his general stupidity.