Ah~ The time of Halloween has finally settled over Bunkyo. Businesses have begun to place jack-o-lanterns out in store fronts and children are patiently waiting for the ensuing night of candy and colorful costumes. But the spirits that lurk beneath Bunkyo have other plans for the citizens. Strange things have been reported all over the city - whole neighborhoods going dark for no apparent reason, an influx of missing pet reports, and officers have been called to investigate mysterious sounds in the middle of the night.
Moreever, parks and public areas have been filled with statues of humans seemingly overnight. These statues, all signed with the name "Bijyutsu" on a body part, have been written aside as the ever-growing pop-up art culture that is steadily making headlines across the world. Complaints have been made of the statues more eerie nature. Parents report that their children refuse to go to the local parks now, their children believing that the statues house spirits somehow, or body parts of a statue moving when no one seems to be looking.
Throughout the week, even stranger things appear to happen to the public.
The first day, all water turned red in color. While it did not have any adverse effects on the quality of the water, it caused enough of a scare for children and adults alike.
The second day, water returned to normal but the skies were filled with clouds and bats assaulted the city, clamoring against windows and surrounding anyone that dare step outside.
Come the third day, the bats disappeared as if they had not ever appeared and spiders took their place. Webs were everywhere around the city - on cars, in front of doors, even in the corners of ceilings inside of apartments.
By day four, all spiders and their webs were gone without a trace. In their stead came the fluctuations in the electricity. Hours would go by and traffic lights would go haywire, changing between the colors in rapid succession for no reason. Even more power outages followed until the fifth day.
The fifth day came with no electricity throughout the ward. Bunkyo was left in darkness.
Electricity finally returned on the sixth day, but numerous reports had been made regarding Bijyutsu's statues all over the ward. Many of them were reported to be in different positions in an almost eerie fashion - their head were turned in the opposite direction, arms in a different position than before. And the pictures people took with them! Photographers claimed that the heads of the statues turned to look at the camera.
Then on the seventh day, everything disappeared. Over night, Bijyutsu's pop-up art exposition had ended and everything was packed up before the 31st of October. All in all, it was a peaceful day of jack-o-lantern carving and preparations for the following day.
Clouds filled the skies yet again on Halloween night. Children and parents were alike going out, ready to have a fun on the special Friday night Halloween. Even during the day, people had already donned elaborate costumes and began their evenings of fun. And once night fell, that was when the real fun began. Just, don't look in any of the dark alleys. Surprises lurk beneath every shadow.
Happy Halloween, turtleducks!
First and foremost, be sure to tag your posts correctly. In order to distinguish threads from normal roleplays going on, tag any and all threads for this event as ‘AUTidings’.
This event will run from October 23rd to October 31st
You may continue any threads you have once the event is over, but you may not create new ones for this event.
Participation is optional
And of course get your spooky hats on and have fun!
「Safety and Etiquette Rules 」
Please refrain from having real weapons as part of your costumes! You wouldn't want to hurt anyone.
That said, do not try to fight the statues, we cannot be held accountable for anything that may happen.
Anything triggery will need to be placed under a read more whether it is smut or extremely violent.
Pictures are always a great way to record memory of anything! Whether for pleasure or as proof this wasn't all in your head.
Try out some ghost hunting! You never know what you may find.
Do some classic Trick-or-Treat! Though, you may end up with a trick more often than a treat.
Go out and about all around Bunkyo! Maybe you can find a place the bats or spiders do not reach. Or maybe you can find the cause of the blackout. Or even find out the secrets to the moving statues! If any of that is possible that is.
On the 31st, without anything plaguing the city, participants are free to choose how they wish to spend their Halloween night. However, keep in mind that there have been reports of spirits of friends, family, and even pets who have passed on being seen around the ward - especially in areas they used to frequent when they were alive.
