MISCHIEF NIGHT

[indigo_league]

Who: All the Dark-types put your paws up!
Where: Anywhere and everywhere!
When: Sunset on Halloween Night to sunrise on November 1st!
Summary: MISCHIEF NIGHT MISCHIEF NIGHT
Rating: G-PG13
Log:


There’s a sour-sweet wind a-blowing this eve as the sun hangs low and red in the sky. The leaves have turned, windows glow like jack-o-lantern eyes, and the streets hum with the excitement that the night will bring. There’s no mysterious trees growing straight out of the concrete this year, and there’s a palpable sense of relief as those who were waiting with bated breath for the other shoe to fall finally set about hanging up last-minute decorations and picking the candy aisles at every PokeMart bare.

It is Halloween, and for the first time in a few years, it would seem nothing is going to get in the way of the holiday.

… At least, right up until the last sliver of sun dips below the horizon.

A flock of Murkrow explodes up from the woods around Violet City, cawing in excitement. On the Sevii Islands, Alolan Rattata pop out of their burrows with bright eyes and quivering noses. In the glens outside Celadon City, the Houndooms start to howl.

Almost as one, all Dark-type Pokemon, big and small, young and old, stop and lift their noses to the crisp breeze. Something ancient tingles in their bones. Oh, tonight...tonight is their night. However much they may love their trainer, something higher is calling them. Mischief! Adventure! CANDY!

It’s time!

Fast or slow, brazen or sneaky, the sunset is the signal for each and every Dark-type to break away from their trainers and run off into the night. To do what? Well what do you think, silly humans? You know what night it is!

Some fashion their own costumes and go door to door earning sweet treats alongside the excited children who are out in droves. Or perhaps they might pursue some more unconventional treat-seeking avenues -- sometimes one man’s trash is another mon’s treat!

But there’s more to Halloween than candy; others will develop a nasty streak and put the ‘trick’ in ‘trick or treat’, upsetting outdoor decorations, frighten childrening and little old ladies, or even pantsing people! The horror! Anything can happen on Halloween!

Even the wild Dark-types are filled with the holiday spirit. Last year everyone was too wrapped up with that Ghost-type nonsense to properly enjoy Halloween, so they’re all too happy to make up for lost time. Harried trainers trying to track down their tricky runaways might find themselves befriending the Poochyenas, Murkrows, or even Alolan Meowths that have come out of the woodwork to celebrate. After all, what good is a grand trick if there’s no one to tell about it? What good is a tasty treat with no one to share? Even trainers who don’t have any Dark-types in their arsenal will find themselves approached by these wild Pokemon and invited to tag along!

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EPILOGUE

[indigo_league]

It's been a long night of chaos-- mostly harmless chaos, but still chaos. Jennies are fielding phonecalls from houses besieged by toilet-paper-wielding Sableye and trainers tree'd by roving packs of Poochyena and Houndour. But just before the sun rises on November 1st, that sour-sweet wind dies down and the cloudy skies part, revealing a soft crescent moon hanging low in the sky.

After a full night of loud noises and partying, all goes quiet as a soothing lullaby quiets the normal background music-- yes, that's Cresselia drifting overhead, calming the wild Halloween call that's been driving Dark-type mishief all night long.

Even Nephelis-- because oh yes, being a dark-type itself, Nephelis was also getting up to its own tricks and treats-- begins to feel drowsy! With soothing (and slightly disapproving) notes, the majestic moonbird ushers the night-sky kitty off to wherever it takes its catnaps, and with it, all the wayward Dark Pokemon who roamed the night away.

At long last, they'll be coming home by paw, wing, or warp to cuddle up to their owners for a nice long nap-- hopefully one undisturbed by bad dreams from all the candy they ate, but then again, some of them were awfully naughty so maybe it's only deserved.

Meanwhile, in Nephelis' wake, everyone will find the Legendary was busy all night just like the rest-- leaving a big, sparkly, beautiful, and very inconvenient stardust mural for each trainer. Maybe it's on their desk, or their sleeping bag, or their hotel bathroom floor-- but it features jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, and other Halloweeny motifs along with a signature pawprint and the words TRICK OR TREAT ! I HAVE CHOSEN 'TRICK' ! HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Have fun cleaning that up along with everything else-- at least you can bottle up that stardust for a pretty penny at the PokeMart!

TRICKS AND TREATS CHECK-IN

[indigo_league]

Fill out the following form to claim your tricks and treats! Remember to link to your rosters!

<b>Character:</b> character name (<user name="journalname">) <b>Location:</b> location of character at the start of night <table style="width:75%"> <tr> <th>TRICKS:</th><th colspan="2">TREATS:</th> </tr> <tr> <td><b>1.</b> Trickster Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>2.</b> Trickster Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>3.</b> Trickster Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>4.</b> Trickster Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>4.</b> (add or remove as many as you need!)</td> <td><b>1.</b> Treatseeker Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>2.</b> Treatseeker Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>3.</b> Treatseeker Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>4.</b> Treatseeker Name | Species (<a href="link to roster">link</a>) <b>4.</b> (add or remove as many as you need!)</td> </tr> </table>

(frozen comment) Sample Check-In -- here's what it should look like!

[indigo_league]

Character: character name (journalname)
Location: location of character at the start of night

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Trickster Name | Species (link) 2. Trickster Name | Species (link) 3. Trickster Name | Species (link) 4. Trickster Name | Species (link) 4. (add or remove as many as you need!)	1. Treatseeker Name | Species (link) 2. Treatseeker Name | Species (link) 3. Treatseeker Name | Species (link) 4. Treatseeker Name | Species (link) 4. (add or remove as many as you need!)

[cyan_maid]

Character: Jane Crocker (cyan_maid)
Location: Goldenrod City

TRICKS:
1. Dart | Bisharp (link) 2. Hughie | Zoroark (link)

10/31 - Goldenrod City

[cyan_maid]

[OTA]

[They're finally back.

Or, they should just about be back in the city; Jane had forgotten how long one could be on the road for in this place, but she should be back in time for Halloween, making sure to pick up a few bags of candy at the last minute for trick-or-treaters. She doesn't do anything super elaborate at her house, just makes sure the decorations are up and hands out candies to kids in the Audino Kigurumi that Jade had once given her. It all seems to be going rather well...

...Until the sun goes down.]

Boys! Boys, will you please cut it out?! You're both so much better than - whoa!!

[Apparently, two of Jane's Pokemon had caught wind of the inkling of mischief in the air - Dart, usually such a standoffish and serious Bisharp, is launching rolls of toilet paper over and around Jane's house while Hughie, who's always been a foxy scamp of a Zoroark, has found...silly string in a can.

It's everywhere. Oh God. And they're handing more messy things out to Jane's other Pokemon. Some look at it with confusion or indifference. Others, like Dinah the Audino, join right on in to make their home look like a complete disaster zone.]

Jiminey crickets, not you too!! Uuugh!

[Will you take pity on Jane and help her get these rascals under control? Or will your mischief maker join in on the fun?]

[Closed to Housemates]

[So Alex and Roxy may have noticed that their current living arrangements are now coated in mess. Toilet paper, silly string, broken eggs (not Pokemon eggs, but that begs the question of where the heck did these come from) and more have made the house a total wreck. And Jane's. So sad. She's furious, but still very, very sad.]

...Why did they do all that? Was it something I said...?

[Oh no. She thinks it's her fault. As she sniffles and rolls up her kigurumi sleeves, preparing to start cleaning up, out of the corner of her eye she spots a funny glittering.]

Huh-

[Well, well! Look at all this garbage left out in the open! It's a veritable feast for a shiny Grimer, who emerges shyly from around the corner, quickly grabbing globs of sticky string and toilet paper and devouring them. Jane blinks as she watches the creature, her nose wrinkling from the smell, but she finds herself smiling.]

H...Hoo hoo...oh, my goodness...hey! [The Grimer perks up, skittishly looking at the human in costume, but Jane doesn't rush over to frighten it away.] Would you be able to help me? I don't want all of this on my house...and if you want to eat it, you're quite welcome to it.

Gri, grime...grimer!

[And that is how a shiny Grimer began to eat all the trash in the yard under Jane's oddly fond supervision. Definitely gotta check this out, right?]

[agent3]

Character: Thida (agent3)
Location: Goldenrod City

TREATS:
1. Maika | Malamar (link) 2. Kuro | Umbreon (link) 3. Rami | Sableye (link)

10/31 - Goldenrod City

[agent3]

[OTA]

[If you thought Thida wasn't going to go out on Free Candy Night - I mean, Halloween? Then you thought wrong my friend. Her favorite costume draped overtop her head, she's walking the streets of Goldenrod and fitting in seamlessly with the other small kids going up to doors for treats. It pays to be a shortie, that's for sure.

But there's something odd about the three Pokemon that insisted they accompany her. Maika the Malamar, Kuro the Umbreon, and Rami the Sableye are all in similar costumes to their trainer, though much better made with just two eye holes, and little embellishments to go along with the sheets; Kuro's witch hat has those reversible sequins, Rami's mask depicts a sour rotting pumpkin, and Maika has a comically small headband with Purrloin ears. They each act as sort of guardians and escorts to Thida as she bops from house to house, but sometimes one of them goes up with her to get a candy, and when they see you, they come over, taking that candy out and placing it at your feet, looking at you expectantly.

Well? How do you feel about trading candies with a Pokemon?]

[thenightsky]

Character: Noctis Lucis Caelum (thenightsky)
Location: Fuchsia City

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Aranea | Pawniard (link) 2. Ardyn | Zorua (link)	1. Ana | Weavile (link) 2. Kitty | Tyrannitar (link)

[rimeblaze]

Character: Shoto Todoroki (rimeblaze)
Location: Cerulean City

TREATS:
1. Mr. A | Poochyena (link) 2. Yami | Murkrow (link) 3. Natsu | Meowth (link)

[unwantedgirl]

Character: Chise Hatori (unwantedgirl)
Location: Lavender Town

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Annwn | Poochyena (link)	1. Noir | Murkrow (link) 2. Beanna | Deino (link)

[maybeitsmabelline]

Character: Mabel Pines (maybeitsmabelline)
Location: Fuchsia City

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Pussywillow| Purrloin (link) 2. Pearl | Alolan Meowth (link)	1. Cotton | Umbreon (link) 2. Tank | Stunky (link)

[lyingheart]

Character: Annie Leonhart (lyingheart)
Location: Blackthorn

TREATS:
1. Lute | Absol (link)

[schachmeister]

Character: Armin Arlert (schachmeister)
Location: Sevii Islands

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Magellan | Incineroar (link)	1. Nemesis | Sharpedo (link)

Re: TRICKS AND TREATS CHECK-IN

[partiallysquirrelblood]

Character: Doreen Green (partiallysquirrelblood)
Location: Viridian City

TREATS:
1. Lokitten | Alolan Meowth (link)

[exeggutorhead]

Character: Envy (exeggutorhead)
Location: Goldenrod

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. Lucky | Houndoom (link) 2. Lyra | Murkrow (link) 3. Lilith | Zoroark (link) 4. Therese | Umbreon (link) 5. Duke | Inkay (link) 6. Hooligan | Scrafty (link) 7. Fortuna | Mandibuzz (link) 8. Dervish | Deino (link) 9. Nina | Mightyena (link) 10. Fiddle | Poochyena (link)	1. Chimera | Tyranitar (link) 2. Lieutenant | Bisharp (link) 3. Ramsay | Absol (link) 4. Laelaps | Type: Null (dark) (link) 5. Fang | Carvhana (link) 6. Forty Eight | Sneasel (link) 7. Thimblerig | Mightyena (link) 8. Glim | Poochyena (link) 9. Coin | Poochyena (link) 10. Barker | Incineroar (link)

[plasticasshole]

Character: Connor (plasticasshole)
Location: Route 34

TREATS:
1. Sabrina | Alolan Meowth (link) 2. Benton | Houndour (link)

[thumbsdown]

Character: Craig Boone (thumbsdown)
Location: Goldenrod City

TRICKS:
1. Pointy | Drapion (link)

[sociallychallenged]

Character: Hank Anderson (sociallychallenged)
Location: Route 34

TRICKS:	TREATS:
1. FURILLO | ZORUA (link) 2. GRAPE | PURRLOIN (link)	1. HUNTER | HOUNDOOM (link)

10/31 - Route 7, Lunar Gym - OTA

[paladinlost]

[Anyone traveling from Saffron to Celadon, from Celadon to Saffron or chasing after their Dark-types around route 7 might find the Lunar Gym looking somewhat... different. The front lawn appears to have been clawed up by a stampede, and an innumerable amount of candy is dispersed all over the place, available for the taking.

Those brave enough to investigate the matter will find the Gym's doors unlocked, as they should be on a Wednesday evening. However, no Pokémon arrives to greet the new visitors, and neither does Cecil. What could possibly going on? Could this be related to the strange noises coming from the battle room...?

Those curious enough to open the heavy doors hiding the battle arena will find...

Well. There sure is a lot of Alolan Meowths in there. And they all seem to be chasing after tiny moving dots of red light, shining brightly on the mirrored walls and floor. Those dots may or may not come from the laser pointers an Umbreon, an Hydreigon, a Pangoro and a Bisharp are clutching with every available limb and/or mouth. Why isn't their trainer stopping this madness?

...Because he's sitting in a corner and staring blankly at the scene, that's why. Come say hi?]

Shiro & pokemon | ota

[shiro2hero]

1) THE ISLANDS | house
[If you visit the Islands during this night, you may find a house, covered in cats, on the beach. If you go up to the door, you'll be welcomed by a broad, dorito-shaped guy. Wearing this. Look, it's as close to Batman as you're going to get, okay. He's totally here to hand out candy to people and pokemon alike.]

[Any friends or family are going to get a hug. It's not a question. If he knows you and likes you, you're getting hugged.]


2) POKEMON SHENANIGANS
A; umbreon
[Don't worry. Nebula the Umbreon is here to charm you in her cute little witch hat. She has a tiny pumpkaboo bucket in her mouth, and she stops, sitting upright, the classic Begging pose.]

[If you're human, she'll maintain this pose until you give her a treat. If you're a pokemon, she'll probably invite you to come searching for treats with her!]

B; incineroar
[And here's Red the Incineroar. Dressed as a Hawlucha. She is daintily holding a punkaboo bucket between her thumb and forefinger. Should you encounter this giant lady musclecat, she will bow to you. And humbly extend her bucket.]

[Treats please?]


3) OUT AND ABOUT
[For most of the night, Gligarman Shiro will be following along anyone who managed to drag him out. Do you take him to a haunted house? Trick or Treating? Or do you not recognize him with his ridiculous outfit?]

[Either way, he's here, he's a dorito, and he's determined to get some candy and have a good time tonight.]

[October may be terrible, but he's going to have a decent night.]

[sunspotted]

Character: Marco Bott (sunspotted)
Location: Sevii, Island 4

TREATS:
1. Sushi | Meowth (Alolan) (link)

10/31 - Lavender Town

[unwantedgirl]

[Trick-or-Treating!]

[Chise had never experienced Halloween in a traditional sense, with the costumes and the going door to door, so a part of her was excited to partake in the entire thing. She was still in Lavender Town when the day arrived and had managed to find a costume for herself, dressing up her Rockruff to match.

It seemed like it was going to be a fun night. At least until she had to start chasing around her Dark type Pokemon and her Ghosts and Fairies as well.

Don't be surprised if you find yourself crossing paths with a very stressed out Chise as she searches high and low through Lavender Town for all of her mischievous companions!]


[Tricks!]

[While Chise's two mainstay Dark types are being...mostly good, a newcomer to the group is leading her Ghost and more naughty Fairy types in some chaotic fun. Annwn the Poochyena is happily sneaking around behind groups of trick-or-treaters and distracting them so Chise's other Pokemon can loot their buckets--

or scare the crap out of them.

Beware the Litwick--wait, that's not a Litwick anymore...--Shuppet, Sylveon?!, Cottonee, and Klefki that are following Annwn around causing as much trouble as they possibly can!]


[Treats~]

[Alternatively you may be lucky enough to cross paths with Chise's two dark types that are a little less...stereotypical jerks. Noir the Murkrow is wandering about with a pumpkin bucket in her beak, dutifully watching over Beanna the Deino who is scampering around having the time of his life. They're accompanied by Uli the Axew, Enoki the Morelull, Teg the Cutiefly and Yūrei the Duskull and are all on their best behavior!

For the most part.

Don't be surprised if the Deino-Axew-Cutiefly trio attempt to tag-team you for extra candy. They're very excited about this holiday.]

[distantfuture]

Character: Hope Estheim (distantfuture)
Location: Cerulean City

TREATS:
1. Walnut | Poochyena (Link)

[Sorry, I've just been lazy in updating the roster, I hope that's sufficient for now!!]

10/31 - Cerulean City

[rimeblaze]

[What's this? What's this!]

[Halloween wasn't a big thing in Japan, not like it was for other places. Sure people still dressed up and had parties but trick-or-treating wasn't a big deal. And for someone like Shoto it was never something he got to really partake in much.

With all the buzz in the air about the upcoming holiday he couldn't help but be intrigued, especially when his Pokemon started to get excited as well. (Little did he know Mr. A was getting hyped up for an entirely different reason.)

He and Hope reached Cerulean a couple days before everything kicked off and Shoto spent a solid day searching for a costume he could wear, dragging Hope along to find his friend one as well.. In the end he went with something rather stereotypical for Halloween but he enjoyed it nonetheless, getting himself a bag for candy as well and some small buckets for some of his Pokemon at the same time.

When Mischief Night finally rolled around and they set out to start their adventure, Shoto unaware that several of his Pokemon had slipped away to have some fun of their own as things got underway.]


[All the Treats!]

[While Mr. A the Poochyena is going to be after treats rather than tricking people, don't expect him to be an absolute sweetheart. He won't hesitate to walk right up and stick his snout out, bucket held in his jaws as he gives a very pointed "Well?" look as he waits for candy to be dropped in. He's got a pair of goggles on his head and a scarf wrapped around his neck, Shoto having dressed him up like his namesake...just because he could.

He's also got a Murkrow and Alolan Meowth in tow, the pair quite curious about everything going on. (Careful or the Murkrow might try to recite poetry at you...without words. He's still learning how to talk okay.)

Oh, and don't mind the way Mr. A's shadow moves oddly every now and then. It's nothing. Really.

There's nothing to see there.]

What's this?

[distantfuture]

[Hope still didn't quite understand the holiday, but his mind hadn't really been on that anyway. After Shoto found him on Mt. Moon, the boy had been fairly quiet. Although his party seemed to be growing everyday and he was starting to think he might need to use the pokeballs, or settle somewhere. He wasn't sure. Nonetheless, a Roggenrola and a Carbink had joined them, the rock types gazing in awe at the decorations and spirit. And not at all noticing Walnut, Noel's Poochyena, take off somewhere, else they'd have alerted their new friend!

Hope settled for a mage's outfit that he more or less put together himself by getting the pieces separately as they didn't quite have his world's version of mages. He hooked his basket on his staff, glancing over at Shoto.]

So, how does this work on this world? Mabel said kids go door to door but that seems... awkward.