Lights On Lights Off 2022 - Now Over! -

[crabodile]

Username: sprite,
How did you find LOLO this year?: i played last year! (:
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: returning, hoping to gift some players and possibly make their day(s)!
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: sure!
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: i read them, and i agree to follow them (:
Trick or Treater:
Story: snoopy patted the dust off his shoulders one last time, sending an unsure glance at the retreating backs of his three siblings, disappearing around the corner on their way to other houses. he couldn't wait for his first year trick or treating alone! for some reason, his older brother had offered to take his younger siblings this year. and, well.. he wasn't complaining.

stepping off the creaky stoop of his house and ducking under a fake wool cobweb (a decoration that was put up each year by his older brother) he landed in the dewy grass and trotted over to the sidewalk. for a minute he simply watched everyone and looked at the passing costumes; they seemed to get better each year. the laughter and chatter from nearby groups of trick or treaters made him feel safer, the idea of other people around making his excitement flutter. turning down the opposite way from his siblings, snoopy began to do a speed walk past a pair of younger kids. "nice costume, an angel?" snoopy turned to correct whoever had said it, but they were already gone, running to another house. there wasn't anything he could do but brush it off. "cupid," he corrected softly, the wind catching his words. still, a smile lit up his face. he needed to be quick so gizmo could take a loop around the neighborhood. nothing could ruin his night.

going up to the first house's door, snoopy set down his bow next to his bucket. his bucket for the night was undeniably from the year before, when his younger sister insisted on being a witch. not wanting to hold anyone up who could be coming behind him, he raised a paw and knocked on the door, just hard enough that someone inside would hear. after a moment, with a sense of delay, he was quick to call out, "trick or treat!"

[leaving…]

username : - roux

how did you find LOLO this year? :

↳ while browsing the forums
whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning? :

↳ i love reading the stories so far and it seems like a fun way to get involved in the cs community!
are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'? :

↳ yes!
did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them? :

↳ yes!

trick or treater & story :

"i'm ready to go!" mcintosh yelled as he trotted down the steps. it was the first year he was allowed to go trick or treating by himself and he was not going to be late. with his safari necklace tied tightly around his neck, and a hat that was slightly too big for his tiny body, mcintosh grinned as he showed off his costume to his mom. "safaris are expeditions to observe animals," he said matter of factly. "but for halloween, i am observing the shadow creatures that will come out tonight." his mother rolled her eyes with a small laugh before kissing him on the nose. she told him to be safe and to not be back too late. and with that, mcintosh grabbed the camera on his way out and quickly took off into the neighborhood, eager to start his night.

the brightly colored fall leaves crunched against his hooves as he made his way up and down the streets. he was excited to start trick or treating, getting candy always seemed like a good idea - especially candy canes. mcintosh’s eyes wandered from side to side, observing all of the different costumes, and looking for some shadow creatures. his mom didn't believe him that they were real, but he knew they were - last halloween, he saw one with his own eyes! this time, he would prove it by taking a picture of one. every so often he would quickly snap his neck to look behind him, convinced he was being followed. but nothing was ever there. mcintosh sighed as he reached another house in the neighborhood, decorated with many halloween items.

he set his lantern down and opened his briefcase, hoping this house would add to the amount of treats he had received so far. he knocked on the door and with a big smile he said loudly, "trick or treat!"

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[center][size=85][b]"i'm ready to go!"[/b] mcintosh yelled as he trotted down the steps. it was the first year he was allowed to go trick or treating by himself and he was [i]not[/i] going to be late. with his safari necklace tied tightly around his neck, and a hat that was slightly too big for his tiny body, mcintosh grinned as he showed off his costume to his mom. [b]"safaris are expeditions to observe animals,"[/b] he said matter of factly. [b]"but for halloween, i am observing the shadow creatures that will come out tonight."[/b] his mother rolled her eyes with a small laugh before kissing him on the nose. she told him to be safe and to not be back too late. and with that, mcintosh grabbed the camera on his way out and quickly took off into the neighborhood, eager to start his night.

the brightly colored fall leaves crunched against his hooves as he made his way up and down the streets. he was excited to start trick or treating, getting candy always seemed like a good idea - especially candy canes. mcintosh’s eyes wandered from side to side, observing all of the different costumes, and looking for some shadow creatures. his mom didn't believe him that they were real, but he knew they were - last halloween, he saw one with his own eyes! this time, he would prove it by taking a picture of one. every so often he would quickly snap his neck to look behind him, convinced he was being followed. but nothing was ever there. mcintosh sighed as he reached another house in the neighborhood, decorated with many halloween items.

he set his lantern down and opened his briefcase, hoping this house would add to the amount of treats he had received so far. he knocked on the door and with a big smile he said loudly, [b]"trick or treat!"[/b][/size]

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[Savannaten010]

Username: Savannaten010
How did you find LOLO this year?: Saw it in the forums and remembered how fun it was
What's the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: It was a lot of fun last time, I liked gifting people ^^
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: Yes
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: Absolutely :3
Trick or Treater:


Story:

He was ambling along, his round belly lightly scraping against the sidewalk. He kept getting the eerie feeling of something watching him but when he turned to look all he could see were shadows. It was probably because of what he was, all types of ghosts and ghouls were attracted to the power that radiated from him. On his skin, you can see where his magic has touched. He had no friends and no volunteers for this dangerous work so he practiced it on himself.

A red bit of fluff peeking from under his wings, from the time he was preparing for the cold weather and it backfired. He had two sets of wings, from when he wanted feather wings instead of leather, but he ended up with a new set instead of a changed pair. He had successfully lengthened his front teeth to make himself scarier, after doing so he found there were a lot of benefits to having longer teeth. He used a spell for horns, not one to bite a person, and out grew two small, and very dull, horns. Somehow he had also grown a pair of antlers, another mishap. His tail had started tingling after that and with his round stomach and wings, it was hard to see so he had to use a mirror. There he found spikes coming out of his tail. Was this a good or bad thing? Either way, all he is now is a monster of many breeds.

Reminiscing on his work made him feel happy, even with all the mistakes. He had a bucket in his mouth, his large teeth fitting on either side. He looked around where he was and could see a few houses with their lights turned off. He had heard the saying to never go to a dark house so he looked for the next one, which had its lights on. He quickly ambled over, a shadow or two following in his wake. He knocked on the door, sitting comfortably and looking up. He smiled, showing off his teeth, "Trick or Treat!" He said a bit loudly

[( ͡◉ ͜ʖ ͡◉)]

Username: ( ͡◉ ͜ʖ ͡◉)
How did you find LOLO this year?: I played last year and decided to come back!
What's the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: I loved playing the past two years, so why not?
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: Yes!!
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: Yep!
Trick or Treater:


Story:

Sheng ran as fast as he could throughout the streets of his town. His mother told him not to go outside the neighborhood, as she did every year, but he couldn’t care less. He had been looking forward to Halloween for 11 months and 30 days, and now that it was finally here, he was getting all the candy his little heart desired.

As Sheng was one year older, he decided to go with something a bit more "mature" than his old cupid costume. Yes, this year he was going to be a pirate, fake parrot on his shoulder and all. He was quite proud of his costume this year, and it seemed to be getting him a lot of candy.

It was getting late, and Sheng knew he should probably call it a night. He decided to go to one last house before heading home. As he turned his head to look around for the perfect one, a particular house caught his eye. He felt drawn to it. Wagging his tail, he scrambled up to the door and called out the classical line:

“Trick or Treat!”

[♡ foxes in socks ♡]

username: ♡ foxes in socks ♡
how did you find lolo this year?: i've been playing for the last three years, i took a hiatus from cs last year and missed both lolo and christmas on here so i wanted to take part again!
whats the reason you want to play lolo, or are returning?: im returning!
are you interested in being included in the 'featured users'?: yes please!
did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: yep!
trick or treater: maye



story: maye studied her costume in the mirror, tugging on a lock of the already frizzing wiry red wig that she'd tugged out of the dress up box, buried deep in the confines of the loft 364 days of the year only to be lugged out in a frenzy on halloween night so she and her younger sister abbey could get out to trick or treat as soon as possible. maye loved halloween..no, she adored halloween. she would spend every single day, of every single year counting down the days to her favourite holiday and once it finally arrived (which feels like a century to maye), she starts counting down to it again the very second its over. this year she'd finally finished crafting her dream outfit and was going as her beloved favourite character, sally from her favourite movie, the nightmare before christmas.

"mayeeeeee!" a shrill voice cut through the air from downstairs, snapping maye out of her trance state, "mayeeeee, come onnnnnnnnn!!" it whined again. the voice belonged to abbey, who was slumped on the floor at the bottom of the stairs with her bottom lip quivering, sporting a plethora of pastel colours and sparkles sewn together in the shape of a unicorn costume. "mum said if we dont leave now all of the best sweets from all of the best houses will be goneeee" she cried, scowling at her sister as she emerged at the top of the stairwell, "okay abs okayyy, give me a minute you big baby" maye replied, rolling her eyes and skipping down the stairs two by two. maye grabbed the two cauldron shaped buckets that were perched near the front door ready to be greeted with plenty of treats and goodies, her and her sister's coats, said goodbye to their mother and the pair finally set off out of the door into the biting autumn breeze.

"you get first pick abs, which house is catching your eye?" maye said to her sister, who was dragging her hoof-covered paws along the cobbled pathway they were taking through their little village. maye, on the other hand, had her tail wagging and head held firmly in the air. she admired and gaped at every trick or treater they walked past and ever house no matter how few that had its wondrous decorations on display. "hmmmmm, im not sure...half of our streets lights are turned off and my friend casey said that mrs rattsenburg was only giving out apples this year" the small pup replied, shivering at the very thought of being gifted fruit in replacement for chocolate or gummies. the older pup giggled at the younger, gazing around the town of houses trying to make her own pick. her sister did have a point though, half of the house's were in complete pitch black or decoration-less. well, that's how it seemed until a particular house down one of the small cobbled road's caught maye's eye. "come on abby, this way!" she said gesturing toward the house with her paw before sprinting towards it herself, leaving the pup to run as fast as her little legs could carry her to keep up.

maye finally approached the house, a large grin snaked it's way onto her face through the heaving and huffing and puffing of her trying to catch her breath. she knocked on the door, put on her best puppy dog eye's expression she could and loudly exclaimed...

"trick or treat!!"

[mediocre]

Username: mediocre
How did you find LOLO this year?: I have played the last 3 years!
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: I am returning
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: Yes
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: Yes
Trick or Treater:

Story:

Milly pushed and pushed with all her might against the towering glass door but it wouldn’t budge. With a defeated sigh she knocked on the glass to get the cashiers attention. It wasn’t her fault they couldn’t accommodate someone of her stature. The cashier opened the door for her with a very apologetic smile. Finally inside the store she looked around her to see animals of all types rummaging through the last of the costumes. Just like Milly, they too had put off finding a costume for far too long and now had to sort through the final dregs. She waddled over to the nearest costume aisle having to dodge out of the way of many long legs in the process. Milly craned up her neck to see her options. Several caught her eye but upon closer inspection they didn’t have her size. A large draft horse standing next to her offered a sympathetic smile understanding Milliy’s troubles. Out of options she knew she would have to get creative this year. Defeated, but not broken she began to leave the shop. However, she saw something out of the corner of her eye. A giant hamster ball. The mere existence of the ball was a little demeaning, but it gave Milly an idea.

The spray paint had an awful stench that burned Milly’s nostrils, but the project was finally done. The once clear hamster ball was now bright bubblegum pink. The sun was starting to set on the horizon. She would have to hurry now to be ready in time for trick or treating. After dawning her wig and foam fairy wings she remembered the pack of gum on her dresser. Milly knew she would 100% regret what she was about to do, but she was due for a haircut anyway. Wetting the pink gum in tap water she gingerly applied it all over her fur coat. With a final twirl and flourish she was ready. Milly looked in the mirror and giggled at herself. She looked ridiculous, but she loved it nonetheless!

Her friends weren’t quite ready to head out yet. Adding the finishing touches to their costumes no doubt, but Milly was much too excited to wait around. They could catch up to her later. She crawled into her hamster ball and set out for the streets. It was time for the Bubblegum Princess and her gum chariot to grace the world! Excitedly she rolled up to the first home and exclaimed...

“Trick or Treat!”

[deercat]

Username: deercat
How did you find LOLO this year?: I enjoyed playing last year
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: returning!
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: yes!
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: yes
Trick or Treater:
Pet's name: Maisie

Story:

William was tapping his paw impatiently, waiting for her little sister to come out of her bedroom. He looked through the window of the house: a big black cloud was twirling faster and faster, coming towards the city.
"Maisie, could you please hurry up?" He asked with his brows furrowed, trying to peek into the room, just to make sure she wasn’t doing it on purpose.
"LIAM!" exclaimed her blushing in anger "I asked you not to look!"
"Okay,okay" sighed him "just...try to be faster, or we might get caught in the rain".
"I’m ready!" She shouted. "Kitty said that this looked pretty on me!"
William ran his paw through his hair "Maisie, you’re a little too old to speak with your imaginary friend".
"That is not true! Kitty is very real!"
Saying that, she pulled the curtain and jumped out of the room, proudly.
"How do I look?" She asked impatiently, looking at her brother with a demanding expression.
"Uhm, you’re...uh, so scary, wow" he tried not to laugh, looking at the little 8-year old girl, that absolutely looked adorable (instead of scary), with that purple witch costume.
Her eyes sparkled with joy "Really? Kitty said that too".
"Yeah, of course" he smiled reassuringly. "Now let’s go".
Maisie knew that her mother was at work and asked her big brother Liam to look after her during the Halloween night, so she could go out trick-or-treating. She hoped that he wouldn’t be angry, as he had to give up on an evening with his friends.
The little girl looked at him while they were walking on the street: he seemed a little bored, playing games with his phone.
She then looked at her friend, Kitty. She knew that she was the only one who could see her; lowering her voice so Liam couldn’t hear her, asked "Hey Kitty. What do you think about that house?". Kitty returned the smile nodding, without saying a word. "Yes, we should try that one" emphasized Maisie.
She almost tripped when Liam asked "Did you say something?" and was quick to reply "Kitty and I just agreed that we’ll try that house!" pointing at one house across the street. "We’ll be back soon, just wait here!" She yelled as she started running towards the building.
William just shook his head, standing still and glancing at his sister as she was running. Waiting, he checked the notifications and replied at some of his friends’ messages, bored. He lifted his gaze up at his sister, now standing in front of the door, and he almost let his phone fall from his paws, petrified.
He could swear that a little semi transparent creature that resembled a feline was standing at his sister’s side, holding her paw. Maisie looked at the creature, smiling as it was her best friend, and shouted, now in the direction of the door, with a loud tone
"trick or treat!".

[Seabird]

Username: Seabird
How did you find LOLO this year?: Previous player!
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: This is my favorite CS event of the year
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: sure
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?:Yep!
Trick or Treater:

Pet's name: Martzia

Story:

It all started when she was a little chick from her nest, high up in the humid jungle canopy. She had peered out from beyond the leaves, her dull, stubby down rustling with excitement as her eyes widened with wonder.

Its scales twinkled like the summer stars. The sleek, narrow body surged forward with a burst of speed through the crystal clear water, splitting the invisible current in two. Splash! It leapt high into the air, its muscular body twisting with an unprecedented grace. The fan-like tail flicked effortlessly in the thick jungle breeze, casting a glint of silvery light that Martzia could barely catch out of the corner of her eye. Splash! It slipped into the babbling river yet again, its mighty blue-grey form disappearing down the bend in a flash. Martzia felt like she had just seen magic.

As the years went by, she never forgot about that magnificent creature. She didn't even get to know its name. All she knew about that mysterious fish was that it was seen at the mouth of the river at the beginning of that summer by passing migratory birds. She hadn't heard about it since.

Since that day, Martzia was always in trouble when she was down by the river.

"Martzia, stay out of the water!" her mother would shriek. "You'll soak your down and catch a cold!"

"Martzia, no playing in the river! We need to fly out to the Southern Canopies by midday!"

"Martzia! Martzia!"

Those days were long gone, but now she sits on her driftwood perch in a different, faraway land, gazing at her vibrant ocean murals painted across her walls. The chilly autumn weather had set in, a far cry from her old home in the rainforests. As the sun dips down into the hills and painted the sky orange, she knows it's finally time.

She whisks on her delicate silks and ruby accessories. Her translucent red cape glitters like the autumnal sky, and her fins flicks with every slight motion. As she spreads her elegant wings to soar out into the festive night, she feels as if she could split the air itself in two. She glides across the crisp, dusky sky and over the winding rivers of houses and sidewalks. The trick-or-treaters gaze with awe as her graceful scarlet form flies by. Her jewelry glinted in a silvery light under the rising moon.

Whoosh! She lands gently in front of your door and gives it a knock. Won't you give this flying fish a treat tonight?

Trick or Treat!

[mrgbmommy]

Username: mrgbmommy
How did you find LOLO this year?: Returning player (bookmarked thread)
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: Returning player. It's one of the best events on CS
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: yes
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: yes
Trick or Treater:


Story:

"It wasn't easy, but I did it. I managed to finish my costume just in time," Amelia squawked proudly as she put the needle and thread away. It was almost time to head out Trick-or-Treating so she quickly started putting her costume on. She ran her wings along the dress smoothing it out along her feathers. Shaking her cape out, she settled it on her shoulders. She gave a quick twirl watching it fly out behind her.

"Perfect!" she whispered as she settled the pointy hat on her head. She glanced in the mirror one last time and headed to the door.
"Whoops, almost forgot you two! What kind of a witch would I be without familiars?" she chuckled as she grabbed her rat and cat plushies. She carefully settled them in their places, grabbed her candy bucket and wand, then opened the front door.

She paused for a moment in the doorway and glanced along the street at all the houses decorated for Halloween. She spotted one that looked promising and walked slowly up to its door. Taking a deep breath of the crisp Autumn air, she knocked.

"Trick-or-Treat!"

[ImogenEquine]

Username: ImogenEquine
How did you find LOLO this year?: returning player
Whats the reason you want to play LOLO, or are returning?: returning!
Are you interested in being included in the 'Featured Users'?: (explanation linked below)
Did you read and understand the rules, and agree to follow them?: yes!

Trick or Treater:


Story:

"'Brina if you're going to trick or treat this year, you have to find a way to wear your mask. It's the rules, whether it affects your costume or not. I'm sorry."
"Of course mom, I know. You act like I'm *not* creative enough to figure out something cool still. Just you wait!"

*fast-forward to Halloween night*

A plague doctor. It was so simple, but so perfect. Sabrina, a history-lover, couldn't get over her costume. With a pandemic hitting the world, she hoped others would get her joke - a little lighthearted humour in a rough time for everyone. Just like the plague doctors had gone house-to-house to diagnose and deal with victims of the Bubonic plague, Sabrina would be going house-to-house... but she'd be hoping to find tasty treats, not the ill! She couldn't offer a stop to the virus, but maybe she could make someone laugh, or even just smile with her costume - the virus created its own 'plague' of sadness and tough situations, and she intended on trying to cure that just a little, in her own unique way. So, off on her candy-hunting adventure Sabrina went, with a cloak pulled over her head, top hat, beaked mask, and miniature cane for the sake of historical accuracy. Soon enough she was approaching the front door of her first stop of the night. She clutched her pumkin basket tightly, readying herself to say her line as soon as the door opened...