the freestyle round has finished, and the votes are in the middle of being cast. no sooner had she gone backstage to prep for her big re-entrance to announce prizes than she was accosted by not one, but two angry spectators demanding that they have their way. and ordinarily, she would’ve just laughed them off…not this time though. not when @ofreborngods was leading the investigation against her, and @stygianmoondust was the prince of all unova…

she steps onstage to make the announcement. her eyes and cheeks are still red from all the crying she’s done. 

❝l-ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the delay. i have, um, an announcement to make. two announcements, actually. and both of them are changing scores. i made a mistake when scoring the contestants yuugetsu and fabien, and so now i’m fixing it. yuugetsu will receive the 10 points that i docked from her in the ‘looks’ section for both of her rounds’ scores. i know i was, like, super scared so i took points off, but a wise voter named sky reminded me that this is a halloween contest where i’m supposed to be scared, so like, i’m giving it to her. this brings her totals from 95 and 113 in both rounds to, uh…104 and 123.❞ she gets her numbers wrong, however--the totals are actually going from 90 and 107 to 100 and 117. 

❝as for fabien, i was way too harsh on him, and i apologize. but i know it’s not a real apology if i don’t fix anything, so he will have his score modified to 18 for looks, 23 for complexity and--and 25 for originality. i also forgot to give him +5 for using psychic. this will give him a total of, uh…78 points. i’m sorry if that’s not right, i’m like, doing it in my head right now so you can do it on your phones or something if you doubt me.❞ again she gets the math wrong--the real total is 91.

❝oh, and by the way, if you haven’t cast your votes, you can keep thinking about it until the timer’s up. i sorta…uh…forgot to turn it on, so…yeah. let me go do that. you guys can have the extra time.❞

she runs offstage like a little bitch child to collect herself before she gives her grand finale. the contest is going to end late now, but she has to collect herself. 

the stage is empty and the audience is abuzz. what is the 411? what has everybody been up to? what is the hot gossip? tell me everything. some of them can’t wait for the contest to end, whereas others wish for just one more night, if only so they can see how the whole thing would blow up even further. in all the hubbub, the crowd seems to miss one minor detail: where has ursula gone?

the murmurs don’t even fully quiet down when the lights dim and the music kicks up.

light purple spotlights shimmer as they spin about onstage. a dark void worthy of darkrai opens up in the center and the lights stop, seeming to be swallowed by the night shade-hex combo that makes a black hole in the center. with a flash of orange dazzling gleam, motes of confuse ray spin out of the hole as shadow sneak hands shoot out from the oozing mass that also releases infestation bugs that skitter into the aisles. each hand seems to use thunderbolt on the way up, like the electric bars of a cage--

and then ursula herself appears, rising out of the hole thanks to gengar’s psychic, completely dry in spite of being underwater because of the very same move. she bows as the audience applauds, and begins her speech.

❝ladies and gentlemen, i’m proud to announce that the all hallows’ faire is now over!❞ a profound sigh of relief swept through the crowd, which ursula ignored. ❝well, not really. i still have to announce the winners and everything. everybody, come on out!❞ 

one by one the contestants file onto the stage, in the order that they performed, to the audience’s tumultuous applause. as each one takes their place, ursula hands them each a black key with a glowing orange pumpkin tip: each key is topped by a jack-o-lantern with a wicked grin.

❝i am so happy you all could join with me here for the contest. your performances were truly exceptional, and uh--❞ she looks at her hand--❝i couldn’t have done any of this without you. please accept these custom all hallows’ souvenir keys as proof of all the, uh, good memories you shared of this contest--you all are welcome back next year.❞ if there even would be a next year, she thought as she handed them out.

❝anyway, let’s see what our first, second, third and honorable mention places will be taking home today!❞ she clapped her fingers and at once the prizes appeared on two screens flanking the stage. the one right above the stage remained empty, but it would not be for long.

❝in addition to being able to access our wonderful castle here, second place will get to choose from some of our properties, and lucky first place gets to access it all--and more!❞ she clasps her hands together and smiles, all her previous nerves gone; thinking about her family’s wealth never fails to cheer her up. as she describes each property, it flashes on the top screen. 

❝there’s our castelia city penthouse, complete with two bedrooms, a piano, and a balcony with a view of the entire city. there’s our villa in the geosenge countryside, with its own private forest. and finally, there’s our beach house in undella bay, with its own private section of the abyssal ruins for you to explore! so, first place, you’ll have free access to all these wonderful locations, plus a few more that i would really love to show you. and second place, just let me know where you want to go at any point after the performance is over--don’t worry, the time you take to decide isn’t going to cut into the time that you have to live in it!❞

❝now, who’s going to win these fabulous prizes?❞

❝Let’s find out!❞

holographic keyholes light up above each contestant’s head as the lighting dims to a dramatic halloween-y green and the drumroll starts. 

❝the first round scores!❞

black holographic dots whizz into each of the souvenir keyholes, filling each one in proportion to the scores that the contestants received. the evil jack-o-lantern grins light up even brighter as the scores are received, as though they are drawing sustenance from the energy. at the same time, orange numbers appear above the keyholes to match the actual scores.

❝the second round scores!❞

this time the dots are orange. the point numbers scroll as they increase like slots on a slot machine, ticking steadily upward as the new results come in.

❝and now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the thing that tips the scales…the votes!❞

the final round of dots, this time yellow, begins to peter in. the numbers continue to increase, but at a slower pace to reflect the smaller volume of points earned from votes than from the first two rounds.

the highest number shines bright above one contestant’s head. the number above their keyhole flashes as the rest of the keyholes fade away. a brief fanfare plays as ursula’s gengar invisibly uses dazzling gleam to surround them with a brilliant golden light…

❝you might think that only first, second, third and honorable mention are going to take home prizes. but don’t worry if you suck. my family and i can afford something sweet for everyone! that’s why i’m giving you all a chance to do some trick-or-treating in my mansion. not only can you get some really nice candy, i’ll also be giving away some extraordinary gifts! there’s a resort area membership, tickets to a cruise through undella bay, jewelry made from mega stones--you name it!❞

❝here’s how it works. pasted all around the mansion are clue cards with riddles describing where you should go in the house if you want a treat. there is a treat at the end of every single trail of clues, i promise. but be careful! you might get tricked along the way~!❞ she snickers. ❝so, are you ready to have some fun?❞

since we’ve filled up all of our spots on day hecking two of signups, i decided this trick-or-treat event would be a fun thing for you all to do. if you’re interested, please reply to this post and i’ll write you a starter in which your muse can follow the clues, explore the mansion and receive their treat (and maybe trick!) hope you all have fun!

@dracaelum-faerie @kxkuko @ranseiuniter @stageonmay@sparklingemeraldidol @devonheir@gottamuseemall @3000yearmonarch @eevee-sohma @estrellawn @astralinity@lunarisvesperaregina @firewarriorshamus @grimastor @imbicilite@grimomens @facadxs@griseousperformer @lukissed @sayurismiles@lostguidings @nimbasah @ofreborngods@aeshmedai @coldbornthief @stygianmoondust @hikaup @eiriini @moonpulled @elitentomology @sangmer @wxrldxfpokemxn @hclianthi i’m fixing my Critical Math Error aka not taking into account how fucking long the theme portion is compared with the freestyles, so here goes~ the following notes from the previous timeline still apply:

note that the order in which the contestants have submitted their appeals is not necessarily the order in which they have been judged--i played around with a few things to better fit a two-half event, and also to stagger the stage decorators with the groups of performers. in addition, some of the performers asked to be onstage together, so i grouped them according to that. each set of performers is assumed to have been given 20 minutes to finish their task--after reading everyone’s entries, i feel like that’s the time frame in which all of these theme portions could have taken place. hope you all like!

would also like to add: ursula’s spoken feedback is assumed to last ~5 minutes.

Contestants check into the Derosiers’ castle on October 22.

Meet-and-Greet takes place on October 29.

First Round: OCT 30

Time started: 6:30 P.M.

GROUP 1: @gottamuseemall, @sparklingemeraldidol, @ranseiuniter STAGE DECORATOR: @3000yearmonarch GROUP 2: @lunarisvesperaregina, @estrellawn, @astralinity (asked to be onstage together)

Estimated time after first round of themes: 8:05 PM

=20 MINUTE INTERMISSION=

Start time of second round: 8:25 PM

STAGE DECORATOR: @firewarriorshamus  GROUP 3: @imbicilite, @stageonmay (asked to be onstage together) REDO: @estrellawn

Estimated time after second round of themes: 9:45 PM

Continuation: OCT 31

Time started: 6:30 PM

THEME GROUP 4: @eevee-sohma, @dracaelum-faerie, @devonheir STAGE DECORATOR: @grimomens THEME GROUP 5: @grimastor, @kxkuko

Scores announced: 5 minutes

Estimated time after third round of themes: 8:05 PM

=30 MINUTE INTERMISSION=

Freestyle round begins 8:35 PM

@lunarisvesperaregina [x] - 4 minutes

@ranseiuniter [x] - 2 minutes

@dracaelum-faerie [x] - 3.5 minutes

@kxkuko [x] - 2.75 minutes

@imbicilite [x] - 7 minutes

@stageonmay [x] - 3 minutes

@grimastor [x] - 7 minutes

Time after Freestyles done: 9:43 PM

Time given to cast votes: 5 minutes

Scores announced; awards and prizes presented: 10 minutes

CONTEST END TIME: 9:58 PM

@dracaelum-faerie @kxkuko @ranseiuniter @stageonmay @sparklingemeraldidol @gottamuseemall @3000yearmonarch @eevee-sohma @estrellawn @astralinity@lunarisvesperaregina @firewarriorshamus @grimastor @imbicilite@grimomens @facadxs@griseousperformer @lukissed @sayurismiles@lostguidings @nimbasah @ofreborngods@aeshmedai @coldbornthief @stygianmoondust @hikaup @eiriini @moonpulled @elitentomology @sangmer @wxrldxfpokemxn @hclianthi 

pinging y’all for a few reasons. if you have voted or if you are not in the all hallows’ discord, i will also send this post to you privately because tumblr’s notification system is a Fuck and i want to make sure everybody sees this.

one, i fucked up and never once linked to all the freestyles in one convenient place. click on each username to go to the performance:

lunarisvesperaregina

ranseiuniter

dracaelum-faerie

kxkuko

imbicilite

stageonmay

grimastor

if you voted and have not read all seven (7) freestyles, you have not completed your voting and must reevaluate for your vote to be counted. please let me know as soon as possible if you need to reevaluate so that i can keep track. also, once you are done, please let me know when you are finished. if you would like to refresh yourself on the guidelines for voting, please click here.

second, in light of the above (if people need time to reevaluate) and also because it’s finals week for me, i’m going to extend the voting portion until tuesday, december 18, 4:00 PM EST, which is when my last final ends. my life is kind of a mess right now, and i have already made some mistakes with scoring and keeping track of things for this contest. so i think it’s best for me not to tally up the final results until i can focus 100% of my energy on doing so.

thank you all for understanding and i hope you’re having a wonderful december <3

a fairly important update: i have now set a BONUS CAP of +15 points for the amount of points you can get for using one of the bonus-approved moves. this is in order to make it so that if someone uses a ton of bonus-worthy moves, that won’t make them nigh-on unbeatable…which is the situation we had in my first wallace cup, where the person in first place during the appeal round was 114 points ahead of the person in second almost entirely because of move-based bonuses. (the person ended up finishing third, but that was because the scoring system in the battle round provided a lot of opportunity for the scores to fluctuate wildly, whereas this contest does not have such a system.) apologies for the initial oversight.

@dracaelum-faerie @kxkuko @ranseiuniter @stageonmay @sparklingemeraldidol @devonheir @gottamuseemall @3000yearmonarch @athrius @eevee-sohma @estrellawn @astralinity @lunarisvesperaregina @firewarriorshamus @grimastor @steeltypings @imbicilite @grimomens

@dracaelum-faerie @kxkuko @ranseiuniter @stageonmay @sparklingemeraldidol @devonheir @gottamuseemall @3000yearmonarch @athrius @eevee-sohma @estrellawn @astralinity @lunarisvesperaregina @firewarriorshamus @grimastor @steeltypings @imbicilite @grimomens fyi: there’s a set soundtrack playing in the background on endless loop (camille saint-saëns’ danse macabre - click here) while you make your crafts during the theme portion, in order to keep things interesting. but if all three contestants onstage can agree on a single song to play, you can play that instead. in addition, you may choose one other song for the individual presentation portion of your theme entry. for stage decorators, you can have whatever song you like, but to make it fair to those who have to share and agree upon their music, you may only use one song on loop for both creating the decorations and presenting the decorations.