Shout At The Devil! [Halloween Party] Band members and friends invited

[bangingthe_hellouttayou]

Zack had decided that he wanted to do something for Halloween now that he'd gotten his new costume and being a Spider-Man fan he'd gone for a Spider-Punk costume straight from his comics. He'd gotten it at a local comic store down on the Strip and couldn't wait to show Damien because he knew the Dog didn't have comics or anything fun back in Hunger City. Zack now pleased that he'd arranged a Halloween Party for the band members, their friends and family to attend inside the communal area of the apartments. It was the biggest space and there was a bar all stocked up with spooky drinks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike.

It would be a blast!

There were even spooky snacks with crisps and chips shaped like bats, ghosts and pumpkins. There were even actual pumpkins on a table for those who wished to carve a pumpkin alone or with friends. Zack had tried to make it accessible for all, those who wished to party and get drunk and those who wanted to do non-boozy activities too.

As for costumes---they were optional but preferred.

"Ok, I think that's it. Everyone should be arriving soon."

Zack looking around the room and hoping everyone would like what he had set-up with help from some of the others of course.

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[citycharm]

"Good Evening glitter daddy!" Syn called out and then immediately started to giggle. Syn is there with Joey, Sam, Ansgar, and Lex.

"Do you need a drink?" Syn asked which had Lex turning around. Lex's eyes instantly got wide as he looked at the other four who were now giggling.

[rockandroll_swede]

"Ok, I'll be Godzilla tonight and roar at everyone. I could sneak behind Gilly and wiggle my claws at his neck."

This would surely scare the tarty drummer for sure. Giant wiggly claw hands. Minoru was right though---Erik's costume was more cute dinosaur onesie then a terrifying monster. It was all fun!

"How about we have a---ROARSOME good time?"

If anyone was good at puns it was Minoru.

[sweeter_thantherest]

"A drink? I'm so fucking drunk, lad. Where the fuck am I? Wasn't I just on the couch in that other room?"

Ted wiped at his face and smeared the glitter on his face even more as he squinted around the room in his drunken like state. His mind was a fog and he was disorientated with all the Halloween decor everywhere. The man still hadn't realised he was no longer wearing his jeans and t-shirt...

"I see you lads are here at this party already."

The Brit waving to Syn and co.

[unholyterror]

By the time Balthazar gets there.. Jake is partially trashed and had even more fake blood poured on him by.. well he couldn't remember at this point. Probably Niko or that tall crazy Finn. Either way, he's at the bar pouring himself an obnoxiously large mixed drink when the angel comes up.

"It's not too late." Jake mentioned with a laugh. "That blonde was dressing people up in slut close earlier."

[angelic_asshole]

Balthazar had already polished off two Bloody Mary's and was on Dracula's Revenge, which was two parts vodka, one rum and cranberry juice for the blood effect. He was now mixing another drink when he felt someone coming close to him. The angel's perception was piercingly sharp as Balthy turned and smiled at the man---uh creature. Man? Surely, a human.

"Goodness! What a costume, darling! Surely, you're not, are you? A real vampire? How delightful!"

The angel raised a curious eyebrow but couldn't detect any undead aura from this man. He did, however hear a heartbeat. So he was alive.

[unholyterror]

Jake grinned. Any compliment on his work made him incredibly happy even if it was from some stranger.

"I wish." Jake commented on being a real vampire. "Thanks. That's a nice suit."

Jake appreciated a nice suit. He wore them sometimes though they were slightly more gothic usually.

[citycharm]

"How about some juice?" Syn asked. There was juice around as mixers but the older Brit could drink it without booze.

"You look so cute." Syn mentioned and it got Joey giggling again. Lex was still staring wide-eyed.

[angelic_asshole]

"Oh this? I've worn it for around 100 years or so give or take. It's practically brand new. New York has some lovely suit stores and silk is one of my favourite materials to don. It was a must-have."

Balthy smiled at the stranger and cocked his head, looking at the man's features and noticing the streaks in his hair.

"Your hair is wonderful, darling. All your own work too? The fangs---can you take a bite of meat with them? They truly are something."

Did the man love vampires or being one? Balthy could see the appeal.

[unholyterror]

Jake imagined he misheard that and assumed the guy was saying that he got the suit at some vintage store in New York City. That made sense to his drunk mind.

"Yes. I made them at work." Jake grinned before sipping his drink. "You can ask my boyfriend biting with them."

He bit his own lip with one and then took another dink.

[angelic_asshole]

"You make them? Ah, how wonderful. You bite your boyfriend? Mine bites me with his fangs too. He's not a vampire just a man with incredibly sharp canine teeth."

Of course Balthazar wasn't going to admit Jack's alien heritage in front of this stranger or indeed, anyone else at the party. There were some things that needed to be kept secret.

"Halloween Jack. He's my other half and handsome boyfriend. Oh, that reminds me I need to wish him happy birthday because it's his birthday here on Halloween. Jack is Ziggy's twin brother. Have you met Ziggy yet? Tall, elegant, sassy and has a delightful pair of legs on him."

The angel pointing over to where Jack was standing with Damien and some of the Dogs.

[unholyterror]

"Yes, I work on horror movie sets." Jake clarified. "Lucky. I've thought about going to a dentist to get them permanently sharpened."

Jake wore them constantly and now that he had a job and knew they didn't mind the temptation to have permanent fangs done was more intense.

"I've met Ziggy." Jake confirmed and looked over to where he was pointing. "The blonde with him is hotter." Jake was drunk and had no filter but his own attraction ran for more boyish or masculine looks, even for women. Though, these days he was more into men after his last longer relationship burning him.

[angelic_asshole]

"Horror movies? Oh, I've lived in some of those, darling. Demons, monsters, nightmares. It's all good fun. You're the make-up man I presume?"

Balthazar thought it was fun this man worked on horror sets doing the behind the scenes work. All the fake blood and good stuff.

"The blond? Oh, Damien? He's attractive in his own way and has a little cute Brit drummer as a boyfriend. Zack I believe his name is. A good friend of Jack and the Diamond Dogs."

The angel smirked and could see this man was a flirt when he was drunk. Who wasn't? Balthazar was always a flirt but knew his limits regarding people and their boundaries.

"I'm Balthazar. What's your name?"

[sweeter_thantherest]

"Juice for me? Oh ok, lad. Why not? I could do with something to stave off this fucking awful hangover I'm going to get later on."

Ted knew he was going to end up sick and in bed because he'd drunk so much booze already. Syn being the sweet boy he always was around Mick's drunken father. The Brit wondered why everyone was staring and giggling though.

"What's so funny?"

Ted looking to Lex and Joey because something was obviously amusing. The slight draft on the Brit's legs was nothing new when he was drunk because he always lost his pants. Maybe he'd lost them again and that's why he felt a bit of air around his legs.

[unholyterror]

Jake was trying to follow along and looked at this guy again. Maybe he was an actor or a stunt double with how he talked about living horror movies. "Prosthetics and props mostly but also make up."

Jake was still learning everyone on the tour and nodded. "I've seen Zack with my cousin's drummer before. He's hot too."

As he thought about the idea of two hot guys together was sexy as hell. It did make him wonder where Niko was. Jake offered his hand. "Jake Harper."

[boozeandbasses]

"It will help. Maybe some food?" Syn offered. There was a lot around both dinner and sweets. Syn liked taking care of people and Ted needed it often enough.

Joey tried to tell Ted and as soon as he pointed and went to say anything he doubled over in laughter. He just couldn't say it. Lex stared at the three blondes beside him.

"You did this?" Lex asked pointedly which sent all three of the younger musicians into a fit of giggles.

[angelic_asshole]

Balthazar wondered if his vessel, Seth, would love to meet this man, although the whole vampire image might scare the poor Victorian a little. But then, Seth had been living in the Nexus for a while now and knew Rota so maybe he wouldn't be so put off as he once would be. The art side of things would surely excite him.

"I have to admit I've not met some of the newer musicians yet, having only just joined the tour this moment. The last time was in New York and that was more a flying visit."

Literally from up above on Manhattan chase.

"Jake Harper. Well, it's not everyday you meet a man who looks as though he's death warmed up, handsome, drunk and good with his hands."

The angel loved to flirt and there wasn't anything wrong with having a bit of harmless fun.

[unholyterror]

Jake was a gregarious man so he would be willing to meet anyone though he would be very confused at first.

"I heard most of them joined since they came to L.A." Jake didn't know as he had only recently come in. Jake's had left some fake blood behind from the handshake. He could tell the older man was flirting and it couldn't hurt to flirt back.

"It's not every night some older man thinks I'm handsome and wants to know how good I am with my hands." Jake winked at Balthy while taking a drink. He's pretty trashed at this point but still wide awake. For him, this is still an early night.

[angelic_asshole]

"Yes, I've heard back home about the merry band of musicians and entourage. Tom deserves a medal dealing with so many rowdy rockstars. The more the merrier! Chaos is fun and I don't see why it shouldn't be encouraged."

Balthy felt the smear of fake blood on his palm glancing down at it and smiling. This man was definitely interesting. Who was his boyfriend?

"You said you have a cute little man friend? Who is he? To have such a beautiful vampire of a man for a partner."

The angel giggled and went to make his new friend a spooky cocktail. Pulling over a load of bottles to mix.

"What is your poison? Can I mix you a dirty cocktail?"

[unholyterror]

"I don't even know how many are here." Jake admitted. He hadn't interacted much because he and Niko couldn't stay out of bed, or his coffin, or anywhere. They were often riding around or doing something since they met. Or he was at work while everyone else was hanging out.

"He's not little." Jake turned around and looked to see if Niko was nearby. Though, Niko was shorter than Jake now that he thought about it. "He's a guitarist."

And then Jake's mind went to other things as soon as he thought about Niko. Every thought about the guitarist turned dirty eventually.

"Rum." Jake didn't often mind what it was mixed with.

[hullu_kitaristi]

"There are. Who is the one called Dirty Old Fox and Dirty Daddy? My brother is a dirty old man too!"

Niko laughed and sipped on his drink. Ansgar seemed like a really fun boy to hang around and do pranks on other people too.

"He does? Heikki hasn't had a boyfriend for a while because he's been too busy looking after Jorgen, their singer. That boy is always drunk and crazy. He picks the wrong kind of boy to date and last time his ex was a fucking abuser."

The Finn didn't want to talk about that though.

[angelic_asshole]

"Quite a few I'd imagine. Oh, forgive me for saying so. Is he a towering giant of a boy like Damien or Aarne? Those two are delightful young men."

Balthazar wasn't surprised that Jake was dating a guitarist because there were so many who were masters of the strings. He'd been observing casually on and off for a few months ever since the tour began, just keeping an eye on things from above in his ethereal form.

"A man who is good with his hands too then. Does he give your strings a good plucking now and then?"

The angel winked at Jake before pouring the American a large glass of rum.

[unholyterror]

"They're shorter than me." Jake mentioned. There were only a couple taller than him. Mikkel when he was off to strip because of the heels. Jerry and the quiet Norwegian Mikkel knew were the only ones he knew were taller.

Jake got a smug look because he was still looking around to see if he could see Niko or hear him. "He's usually the one squirming around."

Finishing off his drink Jake watched the older man pour him a huge glass of rum. "He turns to a ragdoll when I bite him."

[angelic_asshole]

"You are quite a tall fellow, aren't you? That hairstyle of yours is quite beautiful with the shades of black and white mixed."

Balthazar knew that the artistic side of his vessel helped him distinguish colours easier and pick up on things he wouldn't have known otherwise. Jake's whole look was very striking.

"Ooh, is he? Kinky. Do you two play kiss and dare? Bite and seek?"

Laughing, Balthazar made himself a Frankenstein's Monster, a green concoction that was now smoking on the top.

"Jack makes me turn into a pile of squirming goo when he bites me too."

[unholyterror]

"I just started the white streaks last month." It was something newer but he was really liking it.

Jake's mind was really getting into the gutter and he's half tempted to go find Niko and drag him behind the nearest closed door.

"Wouldn't you like to know what we play in my coffin?" Jake couldn't stop grinning because his mind was spiraling. Luckily, his pants weren't as tight as Joe's.

Jake watched the drink Balthy was making beside him. "Where's the best place to bite you?" Jake asked and ran his tongue over one of his fangs.

[angelic_asshole]

"It suits you, darling."

Balthazar was loving the man's company and could tell Jake had been boozing all evening the state he was in. But, why not? A party was somewhere to let your hair down---to unfurl your bat wings and get your teeth stuck into something. Oh, the vampire puns Balthazar could think of right now.

"You play inside your coffin? Is there ample room for---fun and games?"

The angel did wonder because most coffins were usually built for one.

"If you really want to know---my inner thighs and abdomen."