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[maviscampbell]

Mavis 'oooo'ed' and turned to look around the Reef with a discerning eye. "If I was drunker, I'd probably take you up on that, but I'll let you keep your money tonight. I don't think that I can be trusted running a bar. I don't have the...whatchamacallit — business acumen. Place would go under in a week."

"You don't know the Scully Effect? It was like this thing where a bunch of girls who grew up watching The X Files went into STEM because of her. I'd bet that at least 80% of them were queer girls with a crush."

@the-nelson-quinn

“ I’d buy you the damn bar if that’s what you wanted. But three is fine by me too “ Nelson replied with an amused sort of expression on his face. He really didn’t mind paying for more drinks by the end of the night as long as everyone was happy and not driving shitfaced around town because of him. “ Honestly don’t feel any guilt about it. I just wanted everyone to have fun “ he shrugged before holding up his own glass to offer a cheers

“ I’m gonna say both. Maybe out of personal preference cause they’re both beautiful in that show. But both. they’re trying to figure out if they’re more humanoid or full xenomorph nightmares? And it sent them down a rabbit hole . What's the Scully effect? ” @maviscampbell

[willow-thomas]

open starter : @aurorabaystarter location : the reef bar

Willow leaned against the pool stick as she tried to decide the right way to go about the game. So far, her luck had been terrible, and there really was no relief in sight as she blinked at the cue ball. "This never looked this hard on tv." She just smirked as she leaned to make an attempt to sink the three ball. Instead she watched as her stick barely grazed the ball, and it slowly rolled off in the opposite direction. "Okay, this has got to be a joke now. Is there a trick to this or something?"

[ravirussell]

for: @aurorabaystarter

where: dealer's choice!

Armed with a tennis racket in hand and a ball, Ravi let the fuzzy green sphere roll along the strings as he sought out an appropriate space to practice. Like most temptations, wanting to actually hit the ball got the better of him and his swing serve accidentally launched the ball further than he had anticipated.

"Hey! Duck!"

[reggiellewellyn]

reggie 📱 peter.

Reggie: You know, you could make a real killing if you were spinning those decks in Ibiza Reggie: Have you ever considered �� @peterbasara

[ziggykyeons]

"Obscene I can definitely see."

Mangled is the word that sprung to mind first for Ziggy but he doesn't speak it in case the pumpkin or it's carver were sensitive about it.

"I need to get better with trusting the vision."

@ninaxgray

"It's gotta be a bit obscene lookin'." Nina glances down at her homemade monstrosity, "It's halloween." If it didn't appear to wanting out of it's misery she hadn't done a good enough job.

— @ziggykyeons

[mackmontgomery]

open for: anyone! // @aurorabaystarter

where: carnival

"I can't decide if I want to propel myself down the fun slide or yearn on the ferris wheel first," Mack says aloud, hands on his hips as he weighed up both options in his mind and found equal appeal, "Where you at with it?"

[manslaught]

brittany's going to be severely fucking disappointed in her if she knew that this is where mikayla decided to go at the end of her date— and yet, mikayla can't find it in herself to care as she stands in front of @ladyintree's door, a box of food from the restaurant in her hand. she never actually confirmed she'd be coming over, but tai made it pretty clear the day before that she wanted her to, so mikayla just hopes she's not intruding, that tai actually meant it. when tai answers the door, mikayla doesn't let herself smile, not wanting to seem too eager to see her, biting down on the inside of her cheek to stop herself. “ hi. ”

[xaviermattthews]

open for: @aurorabaystarter

where: anywhere that would have random flyers

"You think so?" X says as he finds himself peering at a print out of a comedian's post he had been sent dozens of times on his socials since it was posted, observing the image of himself that was smack bang in the middle of it after being told that it looked like him, "I don't see it, but thank ya."

[maxcarson]

"Yeah, can't say that's something I care that I missed." Max had never been the most social person, but he could be friendly when he needed to be. The arrival of new people to the town wasn't exciting enough for him to feel bad about missing. He took a sip from his glass and looked around.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Max didn't know what to say. he wasn't expecting that. "I bet she's glad to see you still coming, though. Keeps the memory alive." He hoped it brought comfort, but he wasn't sure if his words did. "Honestly, it was hard. I got lucky with mine, but I have no idea how everyone else did."

“Yeah, if I can reassure you in any way—you didn’t miss much,” he says. “Well, aside from the steady stream of new faces. But I suppose that’s what happens when the bigger cities become too expensive to live in.” He adds before shrugging and taking another sip from his glass of liquor.

He gives a small nod in response to the question. “Yeah, my wife,” he says, the weight of his words sinking in. “My late wife,” he corrects himself. “She loved these kinds of things.” It's likely the reason he still finds himself attending them all these years later—because of her. “I’ve never really been a fan of them myself, though; too many people,” he admits honestly. “I’m still trying to figure out how everyone and their mother managed to get a babysitter on the same night.”

@maxcarson

[buddywellls]

buddy 📲 zehra.

Buddy: Hey. Buddy: Thought of you today, felt like a sign to check in. Buddy: Everything all good? @zchraa

[borawinters]

bo 📲 selin.

Bo: I need you out of the house and out of the way on Thursday afternoon. @selindogn

[ziggykyeons]

ziggy 📲 benji.

Ziggy: You're STILL here???😭 @benj-hyun

[nomadjones]

Dallas: I could not possibly be more in. Dallas: When and where? @yohanbae

Yohan: As you should be. Yohan: We make decisions we will regret tomorrow!!! 😂 Yohan: I'm just trying to build suspense. Yohan: Are you in?

[keolalagaaia]

keo 📲 mavs.

Keo: If I ask you did you manage to get VIP tickets for chella again this year are you going to ruin my day by saying yes? 🥲 @maverick-liu

[the-graves-family]

Ace is sure that what he's feeling goes beyond fear and panic. He's only felt so scared and alone once before, and it's the single worst memory he has. The night that his life turned upside-down.

He doesn't know where he is, and only has the vaguest idea of how he got here. It's dark, and cold, and he's terrified. He'd bid his family a good night, gone to his chambers and then—

Nothing.

His head aches and feels sore, which gives him a hint as to what happened, but he's still so confused. Who has him? And why? For ransom? He hopes his family is safe.

Ace hugs himself and closes his eyes so he doesn't have to see the dark glow of magic out of the corner of his eye. He just has to wait. Father and Adrian will come save him.

@lost-soul-in-time