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[cecaelian]

Event Committee will be holding a joint event in the atrium tomorrow evening to formally kick off the Halloween season with an unveiling of the Crafting Club's secret project as well as continuing the beloved tradition of pumpkin carving. This year, the pumpkin carving competition will be shifting to a group event, with teams divided by house and year. Students are encouraged to plan ahead and the winning entry will be displayed in the atrium in a place of honor throughout the rest of the month.

And speaking of the dance, a quick thank you to everyone who participated in the recent date auction. We managed to exceed expectations and I hope everyone enjoys what we have planned for you this year. VIP package arrangements have largely been finalized but [...] feel free to forward any ridiculous demands requests and they'll be taken under advisement.

[Warded to Event Committee]

Vee, can you organize refreshments for tomorrow's event? I seem to recall Mr. Hightower served cider and some sort of pumpkin muffins last year if you just want to repeat that. Everyone else, please be prepared to spend time decorating the atrium after classes tomorrow.

Tonight's meeting kicks off the official start to Halloween Dance planning season. Following Mina's example from last year, I've posted a suggestion box outside the meeting room for anyone who would feel more comfortable expressing themselves anonymously. While its use is intended for Event Committee members only, I fully expect to read through multiple suggestions about aliens.

[Warded to Big Fish]

[...] It's entirely possible that I'm abusing my party planning powers to force all of you into an extra bonding activity this month. We've got a couple brilliant artists in our group and hopefully the rest of us are at least skilled at shoveling out pumpkin guts. I'm looking forward to spending the evening with all of you, but it would go more smoothly if we had a game plan in place. Perhaps an homage to Kurt's impressive muddy showdown last year? (I'm kidding, mostly.)

Apologies for springing this on all of you after an unexpected night of very poor sleep.

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SUGGESTION BOX

[cecaelian]

[A wooden box has been affixed to the wall beside the Event Committee club room, with a slot on top for you to slip paper into. The box is locked, physically and magically, and protected against any tampering. All characters may submit ideas here.]

Essie and Jeffy's Ridiculous VIP Demand List

[magitechnically]

We are VIPs and we have DEMANDS and they should be met or ELSE!!!

1. A Red Carpet. (It's OKAY if you want to make if ORANGE or BLACK since it's HALLOWEEN.)
2. Unlimited Candy. Which NEEDS to include SKITTLES and SOUR Gummy Worms!!!
3. A Personal Assistant. Who makes sure there is ALWAYS candy in my bowl.
4. A Free Tote Bag.
5. A Ride in a Spooky Carriage.
6. Bats to Pet.
7. Champagne and Video Games would also not be BAD. But like NOT alcoholic champagne!!!
8. A Basketball Court for the President!!!

[this list absolutely continues on for the rest of the page]

-- The Infamous Candy Rustlers

Big Fish

[hotdish]

You know, using a gourd to depict an epic battle, Greek urn-style, isn't a bad idea.

Big Fish

[browbeats]

Are we sure that won't end with a collapsed pumpkin and last place?

Big Fish

[hotdish]

It'd be more scraping than carving, I guess. Like, details in a fancy door, maybe? As long as you're careful you can avoid catastrophic pumpkin collapse!

Big Fish

[browbeats]

Is it too much to draw up blueprints and make a practice pumpkin?

Big Fish

[cecaelian]

Well there's technically nothing in the rules against practicing.

Big Fish

[cecaelian]

That does sound rather grand. Think we can convince Kurt to pose?

Big Fish

[hotdish]

Might have to bribe him! Got any incentives?

Big Fish

[cecaelian]

Something something horses.

Big Fish

[puphart]

[...] Are we sure that it won't get us in trouble? Isn't it kind of like [...] glorifying violence?

Big Fish

[browbeats]

Half the books in the library and movies in the DVD collection glorify violence at least twice as much.

Big Fish

[puphart]

I suppose that's true, and the detention was a good bonding activity...

Big Fish

[hotdish]

When you depict violence on pumpkins, that automatically makes it two times more light-hearted.

Big Fish

[puphart]

Really?

Big Fish

[browbeats]

I know I'm an accomplished artist and all, but I hope you guys will forgive me if I take more of an administrative role in this activity.

Big Fish

[cecaelian]

And waste all those big strong muscles?

Re: Big Fish

[browbeats]

I'll flex my organizational muscles this time.

Event Committee

[cheerpowers]

Of course!

I've been wanting to try a recipe for pumpkin spice cupcakes. Would that work? Otherwise I can do the muffins!

Event Committee

[cecaelian]

Sounds delicious. Thank you, darling.

Good luck whipping all those grumpy bears into shape tomorrow.

Big Fish

[sheepish]

So... I was working on some sketches?

[Spellotaped in is a rough sketch of the Four Horsemen in a similar style to this but with Rosie as War, Ursula as Death, Ferdie as Famine, and Kurt as Pestilence.]

And maybe they're on a hill overlooking a war-torn battlefield? I was thinking we could have Goosey rearing out of the lake?

Should we do a battle scene spread across maybe three pumpkins or do you think we should do individual pumpkins that are their own image but cohesive in theme of Christian mythology? Or we could do groups of people as different mythological beings? Is that too much?

Big Fish

[browbeats]

Let's not stretch ourselves too thin. Are we thinking a pumpkin a piece for each of the Horsemen, then a battle scene across multiple pumpkins? Or one for the Horsemen and three for the battle? Or just three very intricate pumpkins overall?

Big Fish

[sheepish]

I was thinking three intricate pumpkins? No more than three. I don't think we'd have time for more than that.

Unless we're doing one pumpkin for each Horseman. They wouldn't be as intricate and involved as an entire battle scene so it'd probably take less time to do four Horseman portraits instead of three Hellscape pumpkins? What do you think? You're the flowchart expert.

Big Fish

[browbeats]

Go big or go home. You take care of the hellscape, I'll make sure the story makes sense.

Big Fish

[cecaelian]

I don't think I've ever seen a more accurate representation of myself.