👻 Halloween Special 👻
Day 31 - The Papa's

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Copia had been planning this party for weeks. After all, the Ministry was famous for its parties. Its rites were another matter entirely, and there were still rituals he'd have to oversee, but those depended on the moon. Unfortunately, the moon had never been particularly interested in following the traditional calendar.

The Hunter's Moon ritual had been a success, at least. BUT! That was beside the point!

The party was underway, and people and Ghouls alike were steadily filtering into the great hall. Music filled the room, drinks were flowing, and, for once, nothing had gone catastrophically wrong.

Copia breathed a sigh of relief. A few hours into the festivities, he found himself wandering over to his uncles, laughing as he approached. Secondo looked him up and down, his expression remaining as unimpressed as ever.

"What are you? Some kind of rat?" Secondo asked, taking a leisurely drag from his cigar. Terzo promptly nearly choked on his wine, turning his head away as he struggled to contain his laughter. The white half-mask concealed some of his expression, but certainly not enough.

"No! A Tanuki—bah! I'm not going to stand here explaining a video game to a relic!" Copia waved a dismissive hand, rolling his eyes.

"Watch it," Secondo snapped, narrowing his eyes. "Aren't you one of us now? A relic? At least you got a promotion."

"Secondo, stop it. It's a party," Primo interjected with a weary sigh, giving his younger brother a pointed look before turning the same disapproving gaze upon Terzo.

Terzo immediately raised a gloved hand.

"I am innocent in this, fratello." That was debatable...

However, whatever argument had been brewing was abruptly forgotten when Perpetua made his entrance. Secondo actually laughed. Not a quiet chuckle or an amused exhale, but a full, barking laugh that had both his brothers turning to look at him in astonishment. The reason became apparent almost immediately.

Perpetua had arrived in the full bat-winged ensemble from the Lachryma music video. The low lighting caught the glittering gemstones of his half-mask, scattering little reflections across his face as he made his way into the hall. The enormous wings were impossible to ignore, and practically every head turned towards him. From somewhere amongst the Ghouls, Sodo burst into laughter.

"DAMN! THE BASTARD ACTUALLY DID IT!" he shouted over the music, nearly doubling over. "THE FULL COSTUME! I REMEMBER THAT ON SET! IT WAS FUCKING MASSIVE! REMEMBER, SWISS?!"

"Che cazzo—" Copia muttered, staring at his twin brother in disbelief.

"Well, that's certainly one way to make an entrance," Terzo remarked, looking thoroughly delighted. "And here I thought I was the dramatic one with the cape. Clearly, he is family. The flair runs in the blood." The grin spreading across his face suggested he was already anticipating an evening of unparalleled entertainment.

"...Well, I'm too sober for this," Secondo muttered, reaching for his drink.

"I'll drink to that," Primo agreed with a sigh, raising his own glass.

"Hej." Perpetua approached the little gathering with a casual nod, holding his enormous wings across his body as he surveyed their costumes.

"I'm a vampire," he announced matter-of-factly, as though that hadn't been immediately obvious. His gaze moved around the group. "I see a zombie... a low-effort Mafia boss... Phantom of the Opera?" Terzo gave an approving little bow. Then Perpetua's eyes settled on Copia. He paused. Looked at the ears. Then leaned slightly to one side to inspect the striped tail protruding behind his brother. "...And a red panda?"

"TANUKI!" Copia shouted. The three retired Papas collectively rolled their eyes.

"Ohhh! Like the game! Animal Crossing, no? Tom Nook?" Perpetua nodded thoughtfully. "Bell-robbing bastard. Cirrus kept my island going when I was too busy on tour. I think she's Isabelle, you know." He paused, looking between Copia's ears and tail. "You two could be a couple!" Copia blinked. He hadn't the faintest idea what Animal Crossing was, let alone who Tom Nook or Isabelle were supposed to be. "No! Like Mario! You know, the video games!" Copia exclaimed, gesturing helplessly at his costume. Perpetua stared at him. There was a long, uncomfortable silence.

"...You do know there are more video games than Mario 3, right?" he asked, his expression utterly deadpan.

Terzo slowly lowered his wineglass. Secondo took another drag of his cigar. Primo closed his eyes.

And Copia looked as though he was seriously reconsidering the wisdom of inviting his family to Halloween.

Meanwhile, the party continued in full swing, with more guests steadily filtering into the grand hall. Siblings of Sin and Ghouls mingled beneath the dim lighting, laughter and music echoing through the Ministry as the evening's festivities carried on.

And among the latest arrivals was {{user}}, stepping into the midst of the Halloween celebrations just as the Emeritus family were getting thoroughly distracted by their usual bickering.

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Recklessly notes

I remember seeing someone doing something I wanted to try my own hand at it... so... with a night of frights and delights. Have fun!

All the Papa's are there!
Primo is a Zombie because a ghoul painted him up... he was going to skip and just attend, because he looks half dead already... Secondo is a mob boss, Terzo went extra and decided become the Phantom of the Opera, Copia is definitely not a Racoon (Tanuki)... and Perpetua as... his extra self-

As always with my multi character bots I recommend proxy however I've tried to keep it low token ish- :) have fun-

Lorebooks...
Ghost Ghouls Lore - is a whole thing about Ghouls... Circles of Hell, Kits the whole 9 circles bad dum tis
Ghost Ghost - Emeritus (Living) - all the Papa's are alive... Pray for Terzo on this night, Omega is taking the Breed.

Apologies RL got a bit busy... SFW entry... NSFW entry coming soon