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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[the_hastings_way]

Spencer was, honestly, pretty terrifying all by herself, and the guy had already started to back away.

"He was just leaving," Spencer assured the stranger, watching as the Halloween creep nodded and skittered off. She still had murder in her eyes as she turned her attention to the newcomer, but they seemed to soften as she took a calming breath.

"Sorry, I get bit tense this time of year," she admitted, fighting a little, then caving and shoving her hand into her bag to break off a tiny bit of brownie to nibble on.

[sunsongs]

"it's all good," Coby assured her, sounding more himself. "Halloween's not for everybody. Especially if you're more used to the tricks than the treats. I'm just glad that guy had the sense to be scared of you."

[the_hastings_way]

"Yeah, I've been told I'm pretty terrifying," Spencer replied, popping the bit of brownie into her mouth, then taking a sip of her drink. "I used to love Halloween. I once made a pretty accurate Mary Queen of Scots costume from scratch. If that's not dedication to a holiday, I don't know what is."

[sunsongs]

"And here I am, being lazy, using being on another continent as an excuse to recycle an old costume." Coby wasn't sure yet what he thought of her, but that didn't bother him. Meeting new people was part of the holiday.

"So what changed? From Mary Queen of Scots to terrifying Halloween hater."

[the_hastings_way]

Spencer's gaze flickered over him, taking in the costume, then shrugging.

"Everything," she replied honestly, not ready to offer up anything more than that. "How long have you been in London?" she asked, hoping to change the topic.

[sunsongs]

If she didn't want to talk about it, Coby wasn't going to push. It wasn't his way. "Little over a month." Getting closer to two, if Coby thought about it, but mostly he let time do its thing and he did his. "A friend thought I needed to get out of LA for awhile, and he had a flat here, so we swapped."

[the_hastings_way]

"Nice friend," Spencer replied, her brows raising slightly.

"I'm from Pennsylvania originally, but I had... Kind of a rocky senior year. ...And Junior year. So, uh, I finished up hat credits I had left via independent study, and my parents shipped me off here to stay with my sister and check out a few Universities. One of which was crazy enough to actually take me."

[sunsongs]

Coby let one shoulder rise then drop. "Well, he also needed a place near LA, so it's more a mutually beneficial deal."

He knew about rough years, and not wanting to talk about them, so he didn't ask. "That's cool, though, about school. What are you studying?"

[the_hastings_way]

"Buisness, with a focus on public relations," Spencer replied. "Mom wanted me to study law like her and my sister, but... Well, I decided against it."

Honestly, she was just so exhausted, and a law degree sounded like a good way to wind up with grey hair before she hit thirty.

"I'm Spencer, by the way," she said, offering her hand.

[sunsongs]

"Coby," he answered as they shook. "Nice to meet you, Spencer who'd rather do PR than the law."

[the_hastings_way]

Spencer smiled then, faint but genuine. "So what do you do, Coby? ...Other than step in when it looks like a girl's about to slap someone."