General Halloween GP

[londoncallingmods]

Halloween was as spooky or dull as you needed it to be in London. From handing out treats to those who came knocking, to attending costume parties and concerts all over the city, there was something for everyone tonight.

 

Plenty of bars and clubs were offering discounts to anyone bold enough to turn up in costume, and even the underground was bursting with holiday cheer as costumed commuters came and went, breaking up the dull day to day routine one usually faced while making your way from point a to point b.

 

Even those who chose to skip the costume were indulging in treats or maybe a creepy film or two.

 

There was no excuse to be bored. Not tonight. Not on Halloween.

 

(General Halloween GP for those who aren't keen on the haunted house! Feel free to post your pup anywhere in the city, from fancy dress parties to street corners. Go wild (or, you know, stay tame. Your call) Also, because there are two GPs going up this week, both are open to new top levels for two whole weeks! And, of course, you can keep tagging long after that if you want. :D I'll post reminders daily on slack.) 

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[pixiesweat]

"No," he replied, glancing around quickly to make sure there weren't any humans around to overhear Winter using words like 'pixie'. He dropped his voice a little, then said, "I'm only part pixie."

[winter_wisp]

"...Which part?" Winter whispered in return, clearly not understanding what the other man meant.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel hesitated, unsure how else to explain it. "...I mean one of my mother's parents was a pixie."

[winter_wisp]

Winter only had the barest grasp on how genetics worked, and he nodded slowly.

"You are mortal then?" he asked, still a bit puzzled as he poked Manuel's arm- As if jabbing the other creature with his finger would somehow help him understand.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel didn't seem to mind being poked.

"No," he said. Though he was, technically, but he felt like mentioning that would just confuse Winter even more. "My father was. My mother wasn't."

[winter_wisp]

Winter's brow creased, but after a moment a word came to him, one he'd heard the elders use while telling stories.

"Halfling?" he said.

[pixiesweat]

"...yeah." Manuel had never heard that particular term before, but he could make a pretty good guess what it meant.

[winter_wisp]

"Neat," Winter grinned. "I have never met a halfling. We will be friends now," he decided.

[pixiesweat]

"Yeah," Manuel said, smiling a little. It was really a bit soon to be declaring themselves friends, he thought, but he was starting to find Winter kind of adorable and didn't see any problem in indulging him. "So where can we find hot chocolate?"

[winter_wisp]

"There," Winter grinned, pointing at a cafe, then pausing to count his cash again. ...Worried he was a little short, he tapped a passing stranger on the shoulder and used a little charm.

"Please give me five pounds," he chirped.

The stranger looked baffled, but Winter smiled, and they shrugged, suddenly feeling charitable with just a bit of pixie magic urging them on.

"Here you are," the stranger said, handing over a five pound note, then walking away.

Winter beamed, then started to tug Manuel towards the cafe.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel followed quietly, quite happy to be towed along by Winter.

[winter_wisp]

Winter didn't let go until they were inside, at the counter.

Grinning at the man behind the cash register, he put his money down. Two large hot chocolates, extra cream! ...Oh! And two of those pastries that look like bear faces. They are cute, I want to bite it."

The man shrugged, taking Winter's money and gesturing for the pair to wait at the end of the counter.

[pixiesweat]

"I haven't had hot chocolate in ages," Manuel said. He couldn't even remember when the last time was.

[winter_wisp]

"Why?" Winter asked, looking puzzled. "Hot chocolate is good- It is hot, with chocolate and milk in it! I have it whenever I can."

[pixiesweat]

"I just didn't think of it." He never bought himself nice things anymore.

[winter_wisp]

Winter cocked his head, studying his new friend, then shrugged.

Their hot chocolate and sweets arrived, and Winter grinned widely as he took his.

"Sweets!" he grinned.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel took his then looked back at Winter. "Do you want to sit?"

[winter_wisp]

Winter hummed a little, then nodded, carrying his things over to the first empty table he spotted.

The little bear shaped pastry sat on the table in front of him, and he growled at it before taking a huge bite.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel couldn't help smiling at that from behind the edge of his mug. "Is it good?"

[winter_wisp]

Winter nodded, looking down at the second pastry as he chewed.

The greedy part of him wanted to keep it- But Winter was a good pixie really, and he nudged it instead towards his new friend.

[pixiesweat]

Manuel set down his mug, wiped away the hot chocolate that was clinging to his lip, and took a bite of his pastry. "It is good," he agreed.

[winter_wisp]

Winter made a happy noise in agreement, finishing his and then sipping his chocolate.

"I should head home soon. I'm here to surprise my brothers. Did I tell you that? I forget. It's why I'm here though, in London. I am visiting my kin. They will be so pleased to see me! Maybe I'll get presents!"

[pixiesweat]

"That's nice," Manuel said, with a small smile. "Did you come from... a long way away?" There was something meaningful in the last part of the question, like he was asking something else that he couldn't come right out and say.

He was really asking if Winter had come from Faerie. Though whether the other pixie would pick up on the hidden meaning was another thing.

[winter_wisp]

"Yes," Winter replied honestly, seeing no reason to lie to one of their own- Even if he was a little mortal. "Another place completely. A place where our kin rule."