The Robinson Park Spooktacular: Preparing for the Party

[Pamela Isley - Poison Ivy]

[This entirely optional thread is for any RP posts of characters getting ready for the upcoming Halloween party discussed here. Tell the story of why your character is coming, how they picked out their costume, etc. Nothing about your character arriving yet - that's later!]


As Poison Ivy applies the finishing touches to her makeup, she can't help but pause to admire her appearance. The costume offers quite a bit more... coverage than she's used to. But that's what the costume calls for, and she wants to get the details right. If she weren't hosting the party she might have gone for the 'sexy' version of the outfit, but that would be inappropriate. And cliche, for that matter - everyone does the sexy version of whatever they are now. Not to mention cold by the end of the evening, and she's found that she's far more bothered by the cold than she used to be. Winter will not pass by quickly enough!

Instead she went for authenticity, but that's not that big of a deal anyway - coverage or not it still doesn't do much to hide her curves and it's a beautiful costume. One advantage of it is that her now naturally green skin is an asset to it - anyone else would need a full body paint job. She does need a wig, but that's not such a big deal. And she suspects that the guests will be surprisingly slow to identify her - the color of her skin will be far less unique tonight than it normally is, and her distinctive red hair is hidden. She even remembered to darken her brows. Add in some makeup that goes completely against her usual style, a costume that does the same, and she looks surprisingly unlike herself, mask or not.

Applying one last layer of lipstick, she grabs two last props and deems her costume complete. Oh, she'll make quite an entrance, that's guaranteed!

[Nina Stenet]

Going to some big Halloween party isn't something that Nina would normally do. In fact, the first couple of times she glimpsed the advertisement she completely ignored it. She's not one to pay too much attention to most holidays, and she's better off spending that evening in her lab like she normally would. But the more she thought about it, the better the idea sounded. She does need to get out more, and when she found out that Zinda was interested in the party too, that sealed the deal.

By the time she decided to go, October was wearing thin and at first she was feeling rather pressed for time to find a costume. But while digging through the back of her closet for ideas, she suddenly found herself saved by her ancestry. She takes enough after her father, especially in the curly hair department, for her mother's side to not be noticed by many right away. But she's half-Japanese and recently got to know many of her relatives in Japan. One of her souvenirs from that trip was an beautiful kimono, and since that's the hardest part to get right for a geisha costume the rest of it fell into place quite easily.

Of course Hope would be going with her as well. And at first there was some arguing about whether or not the woman should wear a costume, but Nina was adamant that a costume would be required - otherwise the large woman would stick out like a sore thumb even more than she does already. But finally Hope consented to wear a rather generic ninja costume, as that suited the woman's tastes and seemed to her to be a good match for a geisha. Which caused all sorts of eye-rolling on Nina's part, but at least it's more festive to be followed around all night by a bodyguard dressed like a ninja instead of a bodyguard dressed like a bodyguard.

Once the makeup is perfect, the wig is in place, and the sandals are on, they head downstairs where her car is parked. As always, she sits in the back while Hope drives chauffeur-style - first to Zinda's place to pick her up and then to the party in the park.

[Deleted]

Within her apartment, Zinda was scurrying around at the last minute putting the finishing touches on getting into her costume and preparing for pickup to a Halloween arty. She'd never miss a good party, especially if there was going to be alcohol involved. The prospect of getting acquainted with more of Gotham's population was an added bonus. More optimistic than pessimistic. The future can change at the drop of a hat and Zinda had a peculiar feeling this night had something special in store. Good or bad, she jumped at the opportunity when Nina mentioned it to her. Nina didn't seem particularly thrilled at first, but Zinda liked to think her enthusiasm won her friend over.

She had known almost immediately the costume she would choose. Assembling the items needed to it it together took some doing but the effort felt worth it as she put the dark wig into place and set her headware firmly on top of that. Quickly stepping into her sandals and voila! The queen of the Nile had been reborn. Cleopatra had to crack a smile as she admired the sight of herself and her attire in the mirror.

One last check at the makeup and it was out she strode, waiting for Nina to arrive and then off in her chariot they would go for a party she wouldn't soon forget.

[Deleted]

Garfield had been visiting Gotham enough to see the advertisements for the party. He hadn't realized that the host was who it was. But he was too excited to be going to such an event. And the entry fee wasn't that bad for the part time actor. Yet the best part was that he could dip into his old costumes from the shows he used to star in.

He dug through his closet for what seemed to take forever. He could go as an alien; though that was a bit too much of a cop out as he had the green skin built in. He thought about dressing up as Robin; just since he had a fitting suit in the off chance he could joke with his old friend. Then the thought came to go as a pirate, but that idea died quickly.

No he was going to go for something classier. And with that decision being made he got a pair of fake fangs out to enhance his already prominent sharp teeth. In addition he slicked his green hair back with a good supply of hair gel, got himself dressed in a fine Victorian style suit that was accented with a black cape that had a red interior to it. Finally Garfield grabbed a black cane that was more for fashion than for actual use; and made sure his vampire outfit was situated fully. But that was not to be the last test. With a smirk the young man began to walk around the room only to transform into a small swarm of bats; which had a pair carry the cane in their feet; only to return to his normal form still clad in the costume in the doorway as he began to walk out of titans tower. At which point he transformed into a large eagle and made his way to Gotham so that he would make it to the party in time.