Halloween is a reoccurring holiday.
October 20th
Various NPCs have hints about Halloween:
You manage to distract him from his talk of "ten credits" and change the topic to Halloween. He breaks out into a grin, then suppresses it a moment later.
"I'm not a fan of letting Midgard run everything, but if they're running everything for someone else and we're just sneaking in… puts a bit of a different spin on it, right?"
"It feels like Midgard is letting us get away with something, but if they give us an inch…" His eyes sparkle for a moment before he carefully conceals any sign of happiness.
"Sounds like bullshit, right? Like Midgard's really giving out special badges to play with the execs. Let's be real: there's no fucking way."
"And if it's not bullshit…" He trails off, his eyes glazing over as his thoughts turn inward.
"Well, I have to work on my dissertation. It's taking long enough without me taking breaks."
"Nobody interested in worms this year, which isn't too surprising."
"Hmm? Oh, yeah, it's getting to be time for the big event." He shrugs and kicks back his over/under.
"Just try not to attract too much attention. The executives' security details aren't playing around."
- Arthur J (with Chess):
"Heard Yvonne is trying to sneak into another of the Midgard office parties." He slams his over/under.
"It's an invite-only type deal every year, for execs and VIPs. From what I hear, it's a good place to find VPs and VIPs facedown in piles of Nova, so she might be right that they won't notice anything."
He taps his empty glass on the table a couple times, then adds "usually at the Silver Towers, though. The exec floor are too high security for something like that."
- Jess:
Her smile brightens further. "Things seemed to go fine last few years without me!"
She thrusts a fist up towards the heavens. "I've hung up my pirate hat and will definitely graduate someday!"
"I was actually pushing for it to move back here, but it's out of my hands."
"But I'm still glad I don't have to clean up afterwards again." She shakes her head. "Streamers everywhere."
You ask one of the guards about Halloween. He nods grimly. "It's not here this year, thank God. That means they can all turn right around and go back to pick up some Lattes! or whatever kids do now."
- Celler Door Bar Drone:
There's a faint electronic crackle as it begins to speak. "Ahhhh, Halloween, the one night a year we can reveal our true forms."
"Too commercial. Too commercial indeed. I say that, but I've… well, hopefully I'll have a nice surprise this year."
One worker jumps on the topic. "Things got crazy last year, so I guess I can't blame them not allowing another party this year. Still, heard they're throwing a rager up top."
Another shows off the paper mache bats she's making for the break room bulletin board. "We can still decorate a little, though, even if they're having all the fun."
The others look a bit shaken, waiting for the conversation to turn to other topics.
- HQ Lobby Breakfast Drone gives out obligatory candy (once/day).
October 25th
Halloween Fundraisers begins with Yvonne. New for this year:
On giving some for the venue, you get a downtown Halloween ID.
Funding decorations provides Barsukov, F, and Silver receipts which can be traded in for decoration supplies at the Lobby Mailroom.
- Package for Barsukov (with Barsukov receipt) - gain 1 tiny pumpkin and 5-7 of animatronic motor, artificial ivy, foam brick, foam skull, foam tube
- Package for F (with F receipt) - gain 1 apple tub and 5-7 of animatronic motor, crepe paper, dry ice, foam skull, waxed apple
- Package for Silver (with Silver receipt) - gain 1 gruesome paint and 5-7 of animatronic motor, artificial bone, costume scalpel, foam skull, mirrored glass
October 28th
Party setup begins on the Executive Floor.
- Of note - a Doll maker centipede was briefly seen but didn't make it to the final party.
Happy Halloween ID encounter for getting downtown Halloween IDs occurs in the HQ Lobby.
October 31st
The party begins in on the Executive Floor.
New for this year:
- Looming Scarecrow (now permanent content)
- Assistant Vice President (Valkyrie)
- Royal Executive
- Hanging Pumpkins
November 1st
Halloween 2024 Rewards are distributed at Silver Towers