Spooky Lumi pored over his books
in search of an answer. He was self-assured, after all, that there was an answer to be found within the many texts dumped on his doorstep by the venerable archivist @Kyllorac in the dead of the night."I had a premonition," Kyll had said, "that this year you're doing vampires."
And when Lumi closed the door after hauling the dozens of pounds of tomes into his YWS house, he saw, etched into the wood of the door frame, three words:
Yeah, man. Vampires.
So for the past eleven days, seventeen hours, and forty-seven minutes, he'd been buried in the dusty books, getting to know everything there was to know about vampires. There were hardcore vampires that had bargained immortality from the devil. There were tragic vampires who were cursed for committing sins of unspeakable nature--who were forced to thirst for the blood of the living in order to survive.
And then there were the glittery vampires that had ruined the entire genre for almost a decade, and really the only good thing to come of that sect of Vampire Lore was this really nice-smelling hand sanitizer that Lumi had stocked up on back in 2009 and still had a few bottles of.
Regardless, he'd decided to leave the interpretation up to the citizens of YWS--and ah, yes, they were all bustling about, writing spooky stories and having skeleton wars. All minds were aflutter with the inspiration of the nightmarish and ghoulish.
Lumi took out his yPhone and tapped on a group call with his crew.
@Auxiira was the first to answer, and she sounded rather preoccupied with the distinct sound of ping-pong balls entering cups half-full of a liquid. "What is it you want, Lumiloff? I'm a bit--hic!--busy."
Lumi opened his window and let in the crisp autumn air, taking in a deep breath. "It's Halloween season!"
"Oh, dear Lord," replied @AstralHunter. "Is this what you were all abuzz about the other day?! A storybook about Halloween?!"
@Rydia was sure to correct him. "You have to understand something about Lumi," she began. "If given the choice between his pirate family and a spooky Halloween family..." She trailed off, leaving the others to fill in the blanks.
"She's right!" Lumi exclaimed. "We're going to spread some wicked spooks this month, and we're going to do it together."
@TheClockworkConjurer rolled his eyes as he appeared by Lumi's radiator, which was humming happily in the corner. "Guys, you're not going to like this."
Lumi grinned. "Go on, Wiz. Tell 'em!"
@ReisePiecey crashed in through the ceiling and landed on all fours, looking at the giant wall of books. "Jeez, Lums. You're sure about this?"
"I'm really not sure how I keep getting added to these things," deadpanned @Caesar.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Get your plastic teeth ready. Prepare your capes!"
"Oh no."
"Get your mascara and lipstick!"
"He can't be serious."
"It's Halloween, YWS!"
"Here we go."
"And we're doing Vampires!"
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Within the hour, Lumi was fully dressed in a tuxedo, bowtie, cape, and sharp plastic teeth, standing at the door of @Stegosaurus' house. He knocked once.
He knocked twice.
He knocked thrice.
"I'm cooooooming," called Steg from the inside. Lumi shifted into the shadows. Rydia poised herself over the doorframe, ready to pounce. Victim One was about to get hit with a whole lotta Halloween spirit.
And it all would begin as soon
as
that
door
opened.
Creeeeeak.
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