[ WP ] This year you went all out on your Demon Halloween costume . While bar hopping downtown another guy in a very realistic demon costume invites you to a private demon themed party , you soon come to realize they are not costumes .

`` Hey bub, this way,'' whispered a short and rather portly man dressed in an impeccable demon costume. The material was so well made that it glistened under the streetlamp as if it was legitimately sweaty skin. Maybe it was just body paint. The tail was also a nice touch. 
 
 I really enjoyed dressing up for Halloween. Last year I went as a Cardassian alien from Star Trek. My friend Jenny helped me with the makeup because she was a veteran at cosplays. And the year before that I went as the Headless Horseman. This year I decided to have a bit of fun, so I went as a character from Adventure Time. They must have really appreciated my costume to be inviting me to their themed party. 
 
 As we got to the top of the staircase, I tightened my red tie and adjusted the buttons on my suit. It was a 3-button, black suit. So I took care to remember the'sometimes, always, never' rule and kept just the middle button fastened. I then made sure my hair was slicked back properly and that my pointy ears had n't fallen off on the way here from the last pub that I was at. Do n't tell anyone, but the ears that I were using were actually just plastic Spock ears that I got at the last minute at the costume shop. Jenny helped make them the same blue colour as my body paint. She did a fine good job. 
 
 `` Heeeey! You found a straggler!'' bellowed a tall man at a booth down the back of the room. His devil costume was also very convincing. This one was bright green and almost alien-like, complete with scales that had a metallic glisten to them. His horns were curved like a ram's and ended at about the level of his chin. 
 
 `` I know, right? And check out his suit,'ey?'' said my short demon escort. `` It's very *chk-chk*. Top stuff.'' 
 
 I beamed at their compliments. This suit was the same one that I wore to my junior prom that I had gotten for sale at the department store. And the tie was Dad's. So I was pretty happy that my makeshift costume was impressing a lot of people. Sounds like they were fans of Adventure Time too. I looked around the bar. There were over fifty people in this section. All of them had weird and wonderful demon costumes on. Some were tall, some short, some fat, some thin. The ladies had gotten really creative with theirs. Some of them had six breasts, some had leathery wings and some had really life-like looking tusks. I wonder which shop they got them at. I was suddenly conscious of my lame plastic Spock ears. 
 
 `` So, what's your name?'' asked the tall man at the booth from before. `` I'm Zaxxakan.'' 
 
 `` I'm Blockus,'' added the short demon the next to me. 
 
 `` No one asked you, you little shit,'' said Zaxxakan and threw a peanut at Blockus. 
 
 `` I'm...'' I paused for a second. `` I'm Hunson Abadeer.'' 
 
 `` Abadeer, huh,'' replied Zaxxakan. `` And where you from, Abadeer?'' 
 
 `` I've pretty much just been living in the Bay Area for most of my life. You know, around San Jose,'' I said. 
 
 `` Hmm... Do n't know that one,'' said Zaxxakan. He gestured for me to take a seat across from him. I sat down and helped myself to a peanut. `` I'm from Antenora. This little shit's from Dis.'' Zaxxakan slapped Blockus on the back as the short demon tried to squeeze himself into the booth. It seemed like these guys were really into the whole roleplay thing. I had no qualms with that actually. In fact, a couple of my friends and I occasionally meet up to play a Dungeons & Dragons campaign every now and then. I was no stranger to roleplaying so I decided to play along. 
 
 `` Actually what I meant to say is that I'm now living in the Nightosphere,'' I said. `` I suck out souls and stomp on ants. You know. Demony things.'' 
 
 Zaxxakan and Blockus both gasped simultaneously. Blockus even dropped the pint that he was drinking. The glass shattered on the ground. `` He's a soul consumer!'' whispered Blockus inside one of Zaxxakan's four ears. 
 
 `` Shh! He'll hear you and drain your soul essence!'' whispered Zaxxakan back to Blockus. 
 
 `` So, you guys like Adventure Time?'' I asked, breaking out of character. The two demons did n't respond. They just continued to stare at me as if they'd seen a ghost or something. I took it to mean that they actually were n't familiar with the show. I did n't blame them. After all, it is marketed as a children's cartoon but it did explore many interesting themes. I took out my phone to show them an episode where my character Hunson Abadeer turns into a horrific monster with a frightening visage complete with tentacles and horns and a gaping mouth resembling a toothed vagina. Zaxxakan and Blockus were glued to the phone screen. They let out gasps and squeals of horror as the episode played. 
 
 `` That's it! I'm out!'' screamed Zaxxakan. `` You'll never find me! That name I gave you was fake. Fuck this!'' The tall green demon snapped his fingers and disappeared in a puff of grey smoke that had the stench of brimstone. 
 
 `` I'm noping the fuck outta here too. Pleasedon'teatmysoul,'' muttered Blockus. He too snapped his fingers and was engulfed by a puff of smoke. I was confused yet impressed by their party tricks. When I looked up from my table at the rest of the bar patrons, I noticed that they had all been watching my interactions with Zaxxakan and Blockus the entire time. They all had looks of fear stamped across their faces. And within a span of five seconds, all the patrons had snapped their fingers and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. 
 
 `` What... the... fuck...'' I murmured under my breath. I must have had too much to drink. I loosened my tie and carefully walked back downstairs to go home. It was getting late and the forecast said that there was a high chance of rain in the middle of the night, so I'd better get home before the rain washes off all of my body paint and stains my suit. As I walked down one of the alleyways that was a shortcut to my house, a shady looking guy at the front of a pub entrance waved at me. 
 
 `` Hey, buddy!'' he called out. He was dressed in a fairly impressive looking Dracula outfit. It was very sophisticated looking and even had a silky red waistcoat and a flowing black cape. `` Come on up. The party's just about to start!'' 

