Trick and Treat

[Voidus]

A red alarm light dropped in the middle of a DA lab. The researchers, acolytes and guards had all been pulled away to view some contrived plot devices that were happening nearby, so both the alarm and the escape attempt that it signalled went unnoticed.

A large group of gangly creatures made their way out of the lab and into the streets of Alleycity. Their wide, orange heads flickered as though lit from within by some infernal light (Or possibly a candle) and their long fingers ended in sharp metallic spikes.

The DAs Jack-O-mancers had been released.

 

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Because what RP is complete without a Halloween event?

Stats: Jack O mancers are somewhat stronger than a regular human, about the equivalent of someone burning pewter, and each of them is also a Misting or Ferring, with about 1 in 17 being a Misborn or Feruchemist and the leader of them all is a Fullborn.
When killed their heads will explode in a cascade of candy.

Lore: Jack O Mancers are created by spiking a pumpkin onto the headless corpse of anyone whose name used to be Jack (We're currently researching why only they have this particular bindpoint) and then adding several additional spikes into bindpoints located at their fingertips.

 

[+Ark1002]

A figure with yellow eyes and fangs came into the area, and jumped off a building. He used illusions to confuse a Jack-O-Mancer, then ripped it's head off and ate it. Snarling, he ran into a building, eating candy and being trailed by wolves.

[BitBitio he/him]

The Silent Seeker, the man of unknown origins, watched quietly.

[kenod]

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Is this canon, and if so, when does this take place?

 

[+Ark1002]

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It IS canon. And I don't know about the second.

 

[Voidus]

9 minutes ago, kenod said:

Is this canon, and if so, when does this take place?

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In the dot over the 'i' in bearimy

 

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Someone crouched on a rooftop. 

"Huh," Wereci said, looking down on the newly-released Jack-O-Mancers. He raised his voice considerably, then shouted, "Y'all look like a starved ghouls with gourds for brains!" He snickered to himself at his own joke, having no reservations about that sort of thing, and ran his hand through his blond hair. He snapped his fingers as he realized something, then took his pack off and opened it, pulling out a large bundle of gray fabric and a silver Sharpie. He took the cap off of the Sharpie and drew a bunch of lines on his arms, then unraveled his mistcloak and put it on. He stood up and spread his arms.

"Fear me," he yelled at the creatures below, "for I am Kelsier, Survivor of Hathsin, Lord of the Mists! I also have a religion about me! It's pretty great!" He quieted down, mumbling to himself, "Now, if I only had Mistborn powers or something. That would be helpful." He patted the large, scarred wolf at his side, and it snarled at him. "What do you think?" Wereci asked his friend, twirling about so the wolf could make a decision. "I think I make a fine Kelsier, personally." The wolf tried to roll its eyes, realized that that was more difficult as a canine, then settled for growling at Wereci. 

Wereci grinned. "Thanks! You are such a supportive friend." The wolf's black fur gave it excellent camouflage, but its eyes gave it away as it tried to bite his leg. Wereci leaped nimbly away, grinning wider. "You know, if you got less bothered by these sorts of things, you'd get teased less." The wolf lay down, trying unsuccessfully to mutter to itself. "You'd think that after all those thousands of years you'd learn! But I guess not. Good for me, I suppose." Wereci sat down on the edge of the roof, hanging his legs over the roof's edge and wishing that these uncivilized people had a Demon's Night. Life's always more fun when you get to go around scaring people, Wereci thought.

[old man moomba he/him]

The doctor stood, looking over his really big pile of candy. No one will ever steal this he thought. Then Rick was there, eating all the candy. His snakes were having some as well. Rick pulled out a black box duck taped to a flip phone. He opened the phone and a ton of snakes flew out. He dialed 111111111111111. "Hello loc, have some candy." 

[Kidpen he/him]

2 hours ago, Voidus said:

 

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That... that dot. That dot broke me. I am officially broken.

 

Edited November 1, 2018 by Jack Skellington

[Sherlock Holmes he/him]

Wereci stood up on the roof and the wolf gave him an exasperated look. "What?" Wereci demanded indignantly. The wolf shook its head, as though Wereci was too hopeless to bother with. Grinning, Wereci took off at a sprint, leaping across rooftops until he spotted some prey. He waited impatiently for the wolf to arrive, which it did in a moment, trying once again to roll its eyes, and failing once again. 

Wereci leaped off the roof and landed smoothly, barely making any noise. The wolf did likewise, but made a clatter of claws when it landed. "You could give yourself retractable claws," Wereci whispered to his companion, but the wolf only tried again to roll its eyes. Wereci continued walking, but kept quiet as he followed the small pack of teenagers that was to be his prey. When they were in a suitable alley, Wereci yelled, "HAPPY HALLOW'S EVE, KIDDOS!" Most of the teenagers looked older than him, but none were nearly so tall.

Several yelped, two screamed, and one shrieked in an almost ghoulish way. This last, dressed as Harley Quinn, whirled about first, her ponytails whipping through the air. The rest followed and the wolf leaped forward, snarling and growling at its scariest, and Wereci chucked a handful of candy at each face. While the teenagers tried to recover their flustered wits, Wereci took off down the alley, pushing past them, and disappeared into the night with the scarred black wolf. 

[Voidus]

3 hours ago, Jack Skellington said:

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That... that dot. That dot broke me. I am officially broken.

 

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Chidi is officially going to be a Radiant

More responses up later.

 

[+Ark1002]

The man with yellow eyes and his pack of wolves began to prowl. Jack after Jack they killed, stealing the candy. THen they ran into a full Mistborn. It shot a coin at him, and then sprinted towards them with pewter-enhanced speeds.

[I think I am here. he/him]

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Why is everyone killing the Jack-o-Mancers? Voidus' post just said they were released. What if they just want hugs and candy for Halloween, the one night where they're free from the DA? Who cares if they've got spike fingers  See,s like animal brutality to me.

A random Ghostblood walked up to one and hugged it.

[old man moomba he/him]

Rick crept into the DA lab and picked up the Jack heads, then dissappeared.

[Voidus]

8 hours ago, I think I am here. said:

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Why is everyone killing the Jack-o-Mancers? Voidus' post just said they were released. What if they just want hugs and candy for Halloween, the one night where they're free from the DA? Who cares if they've got spike fingers  See,s like animal brutality to me.

A random Ghostblood walked up to one and hugged it.

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Exactly! Why does everyone assume they're supposed to kill the nightmarish creatures with spikes instead of opposable thumbs?

The Jack O Mancer burned pewter and eviscerated the random ghostblood. Pulling the heart free from the ghostblood's chest, the Jack O Mancer began to devour it.

[Kidpen he/him]

A lonely Jack walked down a nearby alleyway, dejected. He had been raised as a Jack-O-Mancer just like his fellow Jacks, but when released, they all went eviscerating innocents who tried to hug them. This Jack just found that he couldn't get into the mood to do that kind of thing. Like, it's fun and all, but eventually it's just the same thing over and over. Plus, it's terrible for your health.

[Voidus]

Thankfully, the other Jack O Mancers were simply teaching people a valuable lesson in respecting their personal boundaries. They took the eviscerated corpses to an Edgedancer and their bodies were healed in time before the souls had departed for the Beyond.

[+Ark1002]

The man with yellow eyes looked on confused. Tentatively, he walked up to one.

"Hello. I am Shifting Shadows. Can I please have some candy?"

[Voidus]

"Hello" One of the Jack-O-Mancers replied in a stiff, British accent.

It pulled a top hat that definitely didn't used to exist from the top of its head, sweeping a small bow as it did so.

"I'm Jack, and of course you may! That's why we're here after all."

Jacks head then exploded in a shower of candy, his body stood, seemingly unfazed by this.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

One of the bystanders picked up some of the candy and stuck it in their pocket.

[old man moomba he/him]

Rick tossed a can full of snakes at the group viewing the plot devices, surprising them. He stole some of the plot devices, then left. Back in his lair, there was that snake. "Did you get the stuff we need?" The snake asked. 'Yup,' the voice in Rick's head responded 'we got the stuff' Rick opened a drawer and pulled out a box of nails. "Few people know that the nails from Metallurgy and Investiture are actually hemelurgic spikes, coated with blood, then with steel, to prevent power leakage" 'Huh,' said the voice 'You're right, I didn't know that' Rick began to nail snakes together, smiling. Once he had made several weird snake things, like snake tentacles, he started nailing Jack heads to the tops of the snake things. "Sneck-o-Jacks," The snake said, "Powered by plot devices, they will link with the Jack-o-Mancers and steal their candy, and their spikes." Rick pulled out some superglue and proceeded to glue the plot devices to the Senck-o-Jacks. He poked each of them in turn and smacked them with a snake, activating them. They launched out into the city, looking for Jack-o-Mancers.