route_1065 | SKELLINGTON HOUSE

Who: Jack Skellington and ANYONE!
Where: Goldenrod City
When: Oct 9-25 + Halloween
Summary: Jack's haunted house attraction that he's been working on during the year is finally open and everyone is invited to come have a SCREAMING good time!
Rating: PG for spoopy
Log:

Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see:

THIS, OUR TOWN OF HALLOWEEN!

The house is impressive to say the least.

It towers over the street with all its crooked windows lit in ghoulish green. The siding has all been painted black. Pumpkins overflow from every available ledge and smile grimly out at passers by. What seems to be a localized thunderstorm boils overhead but has not yet released its downpour. On the front lawn, Jack stands behind a rickety ticket booth dressed head to toe as a carnival barker in bold red and white, his face painted in a grim echo of his true self. He waves his straw hat to the gathering customers and laughs darkly to himself as screams reverberate from the house behind him.

Guests are herded in as groups as small as two and as large as five and are spaced out fifteen minutes apart so that one can always hear the others' terror.

Within the house, any great number of things can befall the guests! Once upon a time, the house was a normal mansion. Several long months of hard work have turned it into a funhouse of fear. Floorboards give way to hidden tunnel slides. Jets of air hiss and startle those who let their minds wander. Rugs drop away into what seem to be deep pits with glowing green fire at the bottom. Who knows what holds the guests aloft and safe? Cobwebs stretch across narrow passages, making the house look like it hasn't been accessed in years. Some rooms require a little detective work to pass through. A turn of a candlestick or a few notes on a piano will open the way. Wall panels rotate and split up whole parties. Halls of mirrors cause visitors to lose their way and sometimes their reflection seem a bit...off. The deeper into the house one goes, the grimmer the decorations become. Bones strew the walkways and the red splatters of struggle paint the walls.

If navigating the three story maze isn't nerve-wracking enough, there are the pokemon to consider. No less than six Gastly, all trained by the King of Halloween himself, lurk the corridors, phasing in and out of sight. They have all been outfitted with Psychic and poke and prod into the minds of guests. These spooky little spherical pokemon then turn the visitors' fears upon them in twisted, though rather convincing illusions. A Yamask can be heard blubbering and wailing in despair within the walls. A Stunky arches her back and hisses at those who come near. A Driftloon hovers near the ceiling, blending well with the lanterns and baubles that are hung there. The balloon pokemon may attempt to lift up those who aren't paying attention. There are also pokemon from close friends and the Breeding Center outfitted in monstrous costume ready to pop out at, snarl, snap at, and snag the feet, hands, and hair of those rushing past. There is also the occasional human haunt. Jack himself may be tempted to sneak away from his ticket booth long enough to deliver a well-placed shriek.They appear from cleverly hidden doors and from around corners.

Those whose who are very young or need not see blood or grim illusions will be guided on a less traumatizing path. Gentle as it is, it still has all the TLC put into it that one would expect from the Pumpkin King.

The house takes a good twenty to thirty minutes to go through at a brisk walk and that's if you don't get lost or distracted with the mirrors and puzzles. The tail-end of the maze will land guests in the foyer where they began with the entire ghoulish cast of pokemon hot on their heels, seeing them all the way to the exit. Any guests wanting to go through a second time will find a completely different experience. The walls seem to have...to have moved! The maze has changed!

FEEL FREE TO TAG INTO THIS ALL MONTH AND BACKTAG UNTIL YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.
This post is like the Poke'Prom or a meme! Grab some CR, start a thread, and have a blast!

Happy Halloween, love Wolfy

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_{[If your character would like to talk to Jack before going on their adventure, they may approach him at the ticket booth here in this thread!]}

[The only thing stopping John from wearing a costume is the fact that he hasn't quite decided on you yet. So he's just wearing that old, familiar glow-in-the-dark Haunter shirt and jeans. But durable shoes and friends? Definitely made sure he brought those.]

[It was quite possibly not possible to be more stoked for something than John was at this very moment. ~~Unless, perhaps, your name was Aradia Megido.~~ Going to a Haunted House with his best friends put on by the King of Halloween himself? He was pretty sure this would be not only the highlight of the Halloween season, but that this would also not be the only time he visited. Definitely going to have to come back with a costume later on.]

[Once they've all paid their entrance fees, they split into two groups: Rose taking both the Space ladies and John taking both the Time ~~ladies~~ players. The latter group first because is anybody really going to argue with Aradia when it comes to this sort of thing? No. She wants to go first, apparently, and that is the end of that.]

[And so, Team Time +1 (John you're not fooling anybody you're totally a time traveler now) heads inside the house. Wow look at this creepy ambiance.]

Damn, he really outdid himself. [John, you're only in the entrance hall come on now. Nothing has even happened yet.]

Edited 2013-10-16 00:31 (UTC)

[Having paid Jack and situated Nor and Nand on either of her shoulders. Belphe is now passing through the front threshold of the Skellington House, brimming with anticipation. It's been awhile since she's had a good scare, and while she doubted Jack would be able to provide the flavor of them that Beatrice prided herself on, it was still gladly worth a look...]

"Welcome, everyone!"

10/13; closed to John, Rose, Dave, Jade, Aradia, and Kanaya

Belphegor of Sloth [OPEN]