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🌊 —  LORELAI ARANZA HASTINGS : CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT  5 / ∞

🗲 — MIRANA ISABEL DIAZ : CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT  7 / ∞

 “ I have to say, ” Juliana starts, giving their costumes a onceover one last time as if she’ll find a stray thread or some accessory they’d all forgotten, “ This may be one of the best group costumes we’ve come up with. ” She grins, finally allowing her attention to drift to the bustling event in front of them. “ Although, I don’t think I’ve got the whole angry Buttercup glare down very well. At least I have the hair for her ? ”

🎕 —  JULIANA  ALANDRA SILVEIRA LOPES: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT  2 / ∞

"Those people aren't our loved ones. Our loved ones would never want to hurt us!" - Buttercup

When the door opens, she is standing in the doorway, without so much as a notice (a typical Mira trait), a duffel bag full of books and a few pairs of clothes in one hand and a small potted snake plant in the other. “ I-I didn’t know where else to go, ” is all Mirana can manage to get out, followed by some semblance of a laugh that sounds more like a sob. “ I don’t ... I shouldn’t have...I knew I didn’t belong, but I-I was happy for once in my goddamned life and I wanted to pretend I wasn’t a monster and I -- I fucked everything up, Myles. ” 

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Lys is hanging out on the steps to their apartment building when they hear a familiar voice. It’s one that would usually make them cringe upon hearing it, but lately the animosity felt towards the girl who was still their least favorite Hasting sibling has subsided. “Lorelai?” They reply, calling her by her name instead of some form of ‘ice queen’ for the first time in what seemed like forever, “What are you doing here? You stalking me now?” A moment to take stock of the way she’s holding herself is all Lysander needs to see she’s cold at best, but more likely scared and lost. “Something tells me the blackout’s been treating me better than it’s been treating you. You doing okay?” There is a unique spark of genuine concern in their voice, one they immediately sense they’ll regret.

DATE: October 30th, 2021 TIME: 08:11 PM LOCATION: Coney Island

A bustling, loud and overly crowded place with drunks in costumes is definitely not Luke’s scene but he was asked by a colleague to take a few shots for an article. With the camera strap around his neck and definitely not dressed up for the occasion, he keeps on wandering at the edge of the crowd. He can’t bring himself to brave deeper into the sea of people without his inner alarm flaring up and ringing in his ears. Feeling somewhat pathetic, he just glares at the innocent food car selling caramel apples. He visibly flinches when someone walks up to him and comes into his view. “What? I wasn’t… looking,” he responds a little too quickly, looking away with the camera in his hands as if he has found something to take a picture of. 

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Hayden had just scored major points at the strength tester game and was getting thirsty as she walked over to the area selling food and drinks. She ordered herself a warm cider and then held it in her hands to warm herself up when she spotted Lorelai nearby. “You should try some of this, it really warms you up from the inside out,” she recommended. “Love the costume by the way. Have you tried any of the games yet?”

Isra made her rounds through the amusement park, wanting first and foremost to get a good handle on the layout of the new vendors for the event. Unlike other patrons, the seraph hadn’t dressed up. Instead, she’d opted for all black, with a leather jacket slung over her shoulder. Once she felt that the grounds had been sufficiently prowled, Isra made her way to a vendor she’d had an eye on since her first tour around the park. The seraph scanned the crowd while she waited her turn to claim her prize - apple cider donuts. The sugar-dusted pastry called to her heart. 

It brought back memories she’d thought were well-buried - autumn festivals behind grade-school cafeterias, and the memories of silly costumes of popular fiction characters made her smile as a small princess rushed by with family. Isra was lost in thought as she bought her treats, so much so that it wasn’t until she was wandering away from the booth with treats in hand that she realized someone she knew was hanging close by. “Hey,” the seraph called out as she took a few steps forward. “Donut while you wait?” The question fell easily enough from her lips as she offered the basket of fried dough for the other’s perusal.

Never one to attend an event alone, Juliana was now dressed up as one of the three Powerpuff girls. She wondered whether she looked silly with her Bubbles and Blossom temporarily separated from her, either to catch up with a familiar face or a quick restroom break. Juliana had to unfortunately admit she hadn’t been paying enough attention, too caught up in her own thoughts. 

“You have five?” Clover repeated, shocked even though that sounded like exactly something Jules would do. “Well if you have that many, I’ll gladly take one. Umm…” she looked towards the door and then at the clock on her phone. “Yikes, yeah I think he is. I can’t even imagine what it’s like down there, if the lights are out, anyone claustrophobic is probably freaking out too. And all the fridges will be off by now, I do not envy him tonight,” she laughed. “I’d say we should go down there and rescue him but I would also definitely get trampled and then he’d be stuck here taking care of us so that’s just as bad I’m sure.”