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Trick or Treat: Mastering the Art of Sweet Nabbing
by K’guk Bruth

Halloween has got to be my favourite part of the year. Dressing up in delicious costumes (or in my case, just highlighting my grotesque features) and enjoying the subtle hints of pranks and tricks being played on innocents is enough to make my minion heart burst with a sick sort of happiness. Throughout my many fine years as a trick-or-treater I have learnt the delicate art of Sweet Nabbing. I remember when I was a young orc, bordering on the line of my teenage years, and my little night outings never were promising. However, with years of practice I have completed rigorous training and am now qualified enough to give you advice.

Before I begin I must stress the importance of your costume.c If you’re naturally gifted to be ugly such as myself, then you should highlight your scariest asset. Perhaps a scar or deformed ears… play on your positives. Now, get a big bag – yup – with my tips you’ll definitely score some massive prizes. I would also advise you to bring some sort of weapon such as an axe, sword, or maybe a whip? Just in case you need to take persuading the other person to the next level.

The next step is to get a map of your area. Do an in-depth research of the people who live in the area, what their likes are, who they are - knowing your enemy is the way to beat them. Perhaps the Black Númenórean down the road has a fear of cats – play on their fears. Once you’ve got the bag, weapon, map, and useful information you are on your way. The first door is always the hardest, especially if you haven’t used my methods before, but I can assure you that you will reap the rewards.

When you get to the door, knock twice – no more. Once is too little and three times is too much. Three times gets you on the bad side of the home owner. You don’t want to get on their nerves before they even open the door. As soon as the door is opened, give them a shout of “HAPPY HALLOWEEN” before posing for them in your outfit. Wait exactly ten seconds before saying “Trick or treat”. If there are treats, move on to the next house – if there are no treats then that’s when my advice comes in handy.

Ask them if they’re sure, let them know people fear you for their treats. If he or she still says they won’t give you treats that’s when you play a trick. Use eggs and toilet paper to destroy their home or property and then go back and inform them of what you did. Tell them if they would not like more destruction to their property that they will comply and give you sweets . I might warn you that here said homeonwer might 1) attack you; or 2) submit and give you sweets.

If he happens to do the first option, while he lunges first, quickly take out your weapon and stab him. Once dead – you can raid the house and get all the treats you want. It’s as easy as that. So, go out, have some fun and make sure you make me proud by killing a few people.

Trick or Treat Join us or Die

Join us or Die
aka, What do Those Morons Think?
by Darth Vader

As the Dark Lord to beat all Dark Lords, I asked my many subjects on the Plaza a couple of questions about Halloween. Since the majority of them share one brain, I apologize in advance for the lack of the Force present in their answers...

What kind of fun did you have with your Plaza Halloween icon?

Nyx: First I had to find out who the ’Ancient Booer’ was, then I RP’d the Ancient Booer in a couple of threads. I discovered that saying ’booooo’ can be a lot of fun!
Lintesiriel: My Plaza family just made fun of each other with all of ours. I liked the saw horse best.
Iarla Donn: Not a huge amount of RPG based stuff-but I just liked looking at it. I was very much amused by Lucy’s psychiatry thread-that was much fun...
Oiolosse: I’m still having fun! I love Nemo.
Eriol Flautgrí: Well, I got a lot of flack for being a fairy, then was the butt of all old man jokes, but we had a lot of fun in the Elven Stables making up jokes about the fooish minions.
Princess Gia: None, actually... I suppose if I did, I would have had fun eating fish and stuff...
Celeblome: Well I pranced around for a bit while I was an orc to give them all bad names *g*
Anna Calenear: I get to play a bounty hunter droid. All I do is stand ominously in a corner. *evil grin*
Aisil Dagda: I ate all dwarves in all my wolfness *ish proud*
Idesinholde: Well to be honest..I miss my fairy. I had lots of fun with my fairy.. ah the memories
Scymrwendian: None beyond the mere joy of having it (which isn’t a small joy).
Aeo Sadril: ? Hmm, I didn’t really have fun with it. It was just kind of... there. Though the Nemo theme was awful cute. *g*
Ulkûrz: Well, I boo’d Row for cutting me up with her lightsaber. Though it wasn’t very effective, hmmm....wonder what I could have done different. Oooh, and I sprinkled fairy dust whilst Peeg was having his fun. Very miniony activity right there, folks.
Merne Túrante: Well, I did not. I still have my Melian-icon so I cherish myself in the admiring looks all plazarites cast upon my undescribable beauty.
Min-Hiddêth: I...tried to eat some elves in the Mordor pub, but they just wanted to obliterate me.
Tarin: Uhm... I really didn’t do anything with the Clergyman, though I did RP a homicidal Faerie with Khamul’s Morgul Blade smacking people over the head and such when Mordor was made into Fairies. Beware... the Flying Khamul Faerie. He may look sweet and innocent, but I guarantee you that appearances are deceiving.
Star Flower: Gosh, I love Sally so being able just to show her off did me the world of good, however because I was so busy with the Olympics while I had her, I didn’t have time to RP with her.
Isila: I actually didn’t do much on the plaza because I was really busy with RL, but my sister did have a lot of fun calling me a "bloat" (our icons were from finding Nemo in the Shire).
Enoden: I had a lot of fun, especially in the Be your character RPG.
Aiwë Nenharma: Well, actually Aiwë started to hear and see Fur Seals all around her and her pets had strange seal-ish whiskers. But Aiwë did not tell that to anyone because they would think that she’s a bit crazy. *g*
Ellitarë: Oh, I loved my Legsie! No seriously, the first ones, the orcs were scary...but Legolas?! That’s just evil...

Question: What was your RL Halloween costume this year?

Lintesiriel: I was a Brownie Girl Scout. I’m 16, and I wore my hair in really high pigtails with white bows. I had my girl scout vest from when I was 10, and wore a plaid skirt with tall white socks and my Chuck Taylor Converse.
Iarla Donn: I went as Poison Ivy.
Oiolosse: I didn’t dress up this year, but my very favorite was when I dressed as Cho Chang near my 18th birthday and went trick or treating for the fun of it at that age - with my best mate who’s 16!
Eriol Flautgrí: This year I ended up going as Nathan Rahl from Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth novels. Long silver hair, a silver collar, wizard robes and a dashing sword, it was a lot of fun.
Celeblome: I was Mother Mary
Anna Calenear: I was the valar Nienna. I went to all three of my classes in costume. It was brilliant. PICTURE (see below)
Aeo Sadril: My RL Halloween Costume was the character of Bianca, from shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew" which was sort of parodied inside of the musical "Kiss Me, Kate!". We did KMK for our school musical the other year, so I reused the costume.
Ulkûrz: . Ummm....a college student? Seriously, I wanted to do the monks from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but I couldn’t find anything to wear before I gave up on motivation.
Min-Hiddêth: Cleopatra! PICTURE (see below)
Enoden: A cowboy!!
SunnyBabani: A baby

Anna as Nienna - Minopatra and pal