From:	ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.colorado.edu>
Subject:	Halloween Party!!!!!!!
Date:	Fri, 3 Nov 1995 11:54:50 -0700 (MST)

*****NOT TO: Drake, Interpol
>>>>>[Sorry about the security, but AJ really doesn't want Drake to know
about the layout of his place. It would be a problem, and he actually
could limit where it is if he knew. And that would mean AJ'd have to live
at the clinic until I could get a new house set up for him. Way too much
of an inconvenience.

Well, I'd upload the camera logs, but I'd have to be able to get into
AJ's place, and he's at the clinic full time, along with Roxey. I'd be
there too, but Jasmine, Nom O'Keif, and Nightfox are far more skilled in
the arts of healin than I. Four expert doctors/healers should be able
to keep her alive.... I hope so.

But I'll come to that. First, the start of the party. Well, Roxey and I
arrived early to help AJ with the party arrangements. We brought a lot
of the good stuff, like real booze, none of this synthetic drek. You
should have seen the place. Well, I'll describe it.

The living room was decked out with streamers, balloons, hangin
decorations, the whole fraggin thing. But it didn't stop there, of
course. His dinin room was covered in black and looked like an Egyptian
tomb. The table was piled high with drink and food, includin apple pie,
a cake in the shape of a coffin with it's lid up(delicious too, I might
add), wines from France and Italy, some TT elvish drink I don't know the
name of, cupcakes, beers from Germany, Austria, Japan, Britain, even TNO,
and hot dogs, mini-pizzas, steamed and shelled shrimp(they must have cost
him a frag of a lot of nuyen), clams, everythin. He had enough food to
feed an army, and after the party there was very little left over. And
even AJ drank a little.

His family room, though, was the best. It's where he has his stereo, and
it was wiz the music he had. All kinds of drek from the past 80 years.
Some old group called Oingo Boingo, with a song....Dead Man's Party, and
a whole lot more too. Several hours of Halloween music, but none of it
repeated over the whole time, except for when someone wanted to hear it
again.

And AJ's home theatre system was playin all the time too, with flicks
like Heavy Metal, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and who know's what
else. Some of it was even original celluloid! If you hadn't guessed,
AJ's somethin of an eclectic collecter of drek.

But in case you've never seen the interior of AJ's place, this is what it
looks like. No windows. All the outside windows are facades, and are
boarded up and armored too. But inside is plush, and each room is
different. The livin room, which is mostly for entertainin, is
conservative. Plush white carpet, light wood panelin, vaulted ceilin,
and all antique furniture, mostly oak. The family room is darker, with
black Italian leather furniture, indirect lamps, Japanese black laquer
cabinets, a Buddha in one corner, and a few green plants, with a dark
green rug. The dinin room is oak floored, white walls, a hangin stained
glass lamp, and an antique redwood table and chairs. AJ has his
playrooms upstairs, as he sleeps in the basement. He's got a room with
nothin but a regulation sized pool table and a wet bar in the corner. I
heard there were a few good games goin myself, but I was so busy I didn't
get a chance to play myself. Maybe next time. And he's got his theatre
up there too. It's done in the old....Art Deco, I think he told me once,
style. The chairs are actually from an old theatre that was torn down in
Boulder, called the Fox Theatre. And there's, of course, normal chairs
too.

And then there's his costume room. AJ's excellent with disguises, in
case you didn't know. But his costume room has all the same stuff that a
professional costumer and makeup artist would have. Latex for full head
masks, outfits, everythin. Most of the time it's normal stuff, but some
it isn't, either. For those times when just looking like an orcish woman
won't quite do it, he's got the priests, doctors, nurses, cops, and then
the really fun stuff, like Frankenstien, Dracula, the Tin man, and a
whole fraggin lot more.

And I saved the best for last, of course. His vault, garage, and firin
range. His vault has all his tools of the arms dealin and street samurai
trades, from back when he used to run. And the bow.....I'll get to that
later. Sneak suits, grenades, sniper rifles, a couple bows and lots of
arrows(all black titanium shafted, with dikoted heads, and 2 black
fletchings with one blood red one, his signature), 5 suits of armor,
grappling guns, monofilament(several kilometers, the box said), and
more. A fixer's paradise. The firin range had weapons from all over the
world, from every major, and several minor, weapons manufacturers,
includin some very new goodies. I saw a few of you folks eyein the
laser, and a few the Vindicator too. One of the things AJ collects is
weapons. But he also pulled out his old weapons, too. An old AK-47, the
original Uzi design, and old Colt Peacemaker, a flintlock long rifle.
And the battleaxe, and the Scottish hammer, and a rapier, and a claymore,
etc. Half of his house is his collection of weapons. And then the
garage. Just three vehicles. The Eurocar Westwind that FM eyed
jealously, and the ruthenium coated Bison he uses for trips cross
country, and the Hudson. Some of you know the history behind that car,
comin from The Boy and Slide a couple of years ago, but few of you have
ever been inside it. Hope you enjoyed the show. AJ's really proud of
that car.....

Well, that's the quick tour. People started arriving at about 1900, and
the first was Thellinista, followed almost immediately by Bloodtooth,
Firefox, and Silent Runnin. These folks were greated by Roxey, who was
dressed up as an ice skater. (whew) That woman.....looks great. In
anythin. Probably out of anythin too. No other way to describe her.
But I digress. Thellinista was dressed as...I think it was a banshee, or
maybe just a really excellent ghost. Sharper teeth than I remember, and
wrapped in layers of white gauze. Thel, you'd look better if you weren't
so pale. **grin** Bloodtooth and Firefox were dressed as a Native
warrior ready for the warpath and a Scottish princess, respectively, and
Silent Runnin was a Native chief, with full headdress and all that.
Sorry, but I'd go into more detail if I knew what to call all the drek.

Oh, almost forgot. Me and my...unusual sense of humor dressed as Hitler.
**grin**

For a while, I didn't realize that we had another guest, because he had
appeared behind me. The decker known as Mercury had decided to come too,
but virtually. He looked every bit the part of a cowboy, with pistols,
duster, hat, the whole getup. And in the trid tank that AJ'd set up, it
worked pretty well. After this, Ripley, dressed as a leprechaun, and his
wife Jayna, as Joan of Arc with the full battle array and sword, arrived,
with Spirit and CRUSH not too far behind. At this point, AJ was done
with his costume, and he was greetin new arrivals as they came in,
dressed as a priest in collar. Spirit was all decked out as a Geishei,
with a white face, kimono, etc. And CRUSH? Well, he was an Oni, I think
they're called. Japanese ogre, with a halberd(or whatever they're called
in Japan). The two of them looked totally out of place together, but
they always have. True love, I guess. More power to you both, though.
You've got something I never found....at least, not yet.

But AJ joked around with CRUSH about Kick the Americar for a few minutes,
and it was eventually agreed that there would be a game after the party,
and that AJ would show CRUSH some of his toys in the basement after
everyone arrived.

Next were Buzz, Shadow, and Gunny. Buzz was dressed like a fraggin
english teacher, of all things. Shadow was...well, I had to ask someone
who knows history better. I now science and engineerin, not history.
Shadow was Charles de Gaulle. And Gunny....well, he's Gunny. Take a
wild fraggin guess? If you guessed Rambo, you'd be right in the first
try. AJ almost laughed at the camo and pistols and SMGs and then told
Gunny that he could play down in the firing range later, if he wanted
to. I think that Gunny took AJ up on that one, but I'm not sure. I do
seem to remember hearing the sounds of autofire for a while there, even
through the soundproofin.

Followin this trio were a pair and a single, Righteous and Dana and then
Sasquatch. Righteous was actin a bit....strange. His prior demeanor
was far more serious. Drek, we almost didn't let him in, because he was
in a Lone Star dress uniform. It was fake, of course, but the badge on
it wasn't. I didn't ask, and AJ only raised an eyebrow. Dana was even
weirder in the way she acted. She was almost always laugin, and
drinkin some over the night, but previously she had been downright
frosty. She was in an almost tacky gypsy outfit. And Sasquatch....well,
he was a Sasquatch.

Then Diana brought in three other guests with her: Mozart, Arial, and
Little Dragon. We were rather surprised, and none more so than Roxey.
Arial and Mom were reunited for the first time in quite a while, and
everyone could tell they both missed each other. Arial was dressed up as
a little Cupid, but she still had that "century ferret" around her
shoulders. It looked a little bit strange, I must say. Diana dressed as
a french maid. She's got nice legs, she really does. But we'll see.
Hopefully she'll be ok.....

And Mozart came as just your normal clown, with red nose, rainbow wig,
big floppy shoes, etc. Little Dragon was similar, actually, as a court
jester, complete with bells on his hat, cuffs, and shoes. He looked
really good for a 14 year old.

Then came another gent. This guy could almost give AJ a run for his
money. Count Dracula showed up. Great costume, I must admit. AJ made a
few comments about his fangs looking just shy of real. And the makeup
job was superb. Right behind Dracula came the one guy who didn't have to
dress up, Hermit. He wore his normal costume and was an exception to the
rule of costumes required. Since only AJ and Val know what he looks like
under the robes he wears(they literally cover him from head to toe, all
in a light grey, with gloves, boots, hood, face cover, robe, pants under
the robe, and an ever handy utility belt), he essentially is always in
costume. Quite a character. I think he's an elf, but I'm not sure.

Uh, I think I'll take a breather here, chums. Back in a bit.]<<<<<
-- Slash <11:53:55/11-03-56>