Behind the Fic: TW:OPT - Chapter 67 - 71
Woohoo! We finally end this Halloween Special. It took nearly a week to finish this mini Arc and I apologize for that. I really stretched this Arc for far too long.
Well, then on to the rambling because the behind the scene is actually pretty weird.
WARNING: This will contain a bit of spoiler for the newest chapters of my fan fiction Twisted-Wonderland: Our Precious Treasure. Click here to read the whole mini-arc from the beginning!
The title of this 5-episodes mini-arc is the lyrics from “I Wanna Scare Myself” from Boo to You, Winnie the Pooh. This is probably one of the most memorable Halloween songs for me besides This Is Halloween. But also because I just really love Winnie the Pooh.
The purpose of this arc is actually three things: 1) As a bridge between the infirmary break and the future Leona's therapy; 2) Introducing the concept of 'first kiss' to Jonah; 3) telling that Jonah was born in Halloween day
Jonah's birthday is in Halloween was not because Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's actually also connected to the source material Jonah was based on.
I've made a list for every costume for the boys, unfortunately, only a few that appeared.
Now, let's talk about the actual Halloween celebration.
The Halloween Party was inspired by the Yule Ball from Harry Potter, which is why there was a dance between the prefects and their partner.
Jonah and Cater ship A-Deuce
Speaking of that A-Deuce moment, it was completely off-script. I just want to write something about Ace and Deuce because I feel like they are lacking (and oh boy, Octavinelle Arc will be a toll to write because of that one major change), so like back in, I gave them small moments together.
I'm actually pretty nervous about the actual Scooby-Doo part. I really want to write something about the Board Game Club to show how close they are. I don't know whether I succeed or not.
Writing Idia and Ortho turned out to be easy after my research, but I'm still not confident about how I wrote them.
Let's talk about Maryanne, shale we?
The Tale of the Unfortunate Sacrificial Flower is a made-up tale by me, but there are some inspirations.
This funny story was the base of this Halloween Arc. As you noticed, some parts were cut, like almost all of them. It didn't turn out to be similar to Ghost Marriage it's worse.
The original idea is for the Board Game Club to find an ancient board game where the spirit inside it corrupt one of the member. If that corrupted-being kisses you, you'll get corrupted too.
This was inspired by a very old YouTube Poop my brother used to watch called ”The Rise of Sqeegee” where Weegee (a parody of Luigi) corrupted Squidward and caused chaos. He got killed but always got revived at the start of every episode.
The board game was supposed to be similar to an Ouija Board, where the gang must find the letter to spell a word. This was inspired by the Destiny Board in Yu-Gi-Oh!
However, I thought that a fetch quest was too long for a mini-series, so soon the whole idea was scrapped.
The new idea was playing the main plot of Hocus Pocus (1993), 'Papa' Lilia's story in particular. The tale of a witch who wants to eat the soul of children to live an immortal life. Also, the part where the Sanderson sister will return if a virgin lit up the black candle
But instead of a witch, we have a very vengeful soul-ghost who also eats the souls of the magicians
And since this school has no child except Ortho, it was changed into 'young magicians'.
The black candle art was changed slightly. Since the soul-sucking ghost was locked in a box, she will be free if a 17 years old virgin opens the box.
The box itself was inspired by the Millennium Puzzle Box from Yu-Gi-Oh!
I'm not really familiar to Hocus Pocus (1993) so I don't know whether Maryanne similar to someone or not. Maryanne was supposed my interpretation of the chaotic mind of Weegee, keeping the original idea there.
I have a thing of writing a very creepy and haughty lady (I don't know whether I should call Maryanne seductive or not), so Maryanne was a blast to write.
Jonah is confirmed a virgin. And he's 17 by Halloween.
“ Chapter 69: Cover Your Eyes Little Buddy, Beware! “ has so many great lines, especially from Maryanne. I just love how she just shot the member one by one.
Azul in particular was commented a lot since Maryanne called him "Definitely not a virgin." I just think it's funny. He just looks like a mafia boss so he surely would have a harem. But I'll let you decide whether Azul is a virgin or not.
“We need to warn everyone!” Idia cried. “There are hundreds of virgins in that gym!”
That's my personal favorite of the chapter.
There's a reference of Your Lie in April when Azul was calming Jonah down.
" Chapter 69: Cover Your Eyes Little Buddy, Beware! ” marks the first time Jonah ever caught a broom without smacking himself in the face.
Leona and Ruggie's interaction actually came out of nowhere. Originally, I want Leona just coincidentally walked up to the ghost's final battle or him noticing the disturbance from Savanaclaw. But I was like: "No. That's illogical." So, I made Leona go to the party.
Leona and Ruggie's interaction can be seen as romantic or platonic. I just really like how Ruggie was so loyal to Leona that even after he got Thanos-ed he still become in mom.
The ingredient of the exorcising spell was a reference to Witch Hazel's version of Macbeth's Double, "Double, Toil and Trouble" from Donald Duck Trick or Treat (1952)
The exorcism spell was made up by me and translated from English to Latin by Google Translate
“O errantes spiritu supra inferna” = “Oh, wandering spirit beyond the grave”
“exilium perpetuum” = “banish forever”
The whole conversation between Jonah and Azul in “ Chapter 71: And Who Better?! ” was originally supposed to go in “ Chapter 69: Cover Your Eyes Little Buddy, Beware! ” but it was nearly cut from the fanfic as a whole.
I really want Crowley to slowly be a father figure for Jonah, that's why the scene between those two exist.
Again, it was inspired by many Irondad-Spiderson fics
I actually made a list of the ages of the cast until this point. I presume everyone will reach their canon age during 2020. Here's the calculation: (Not include Lilia, Malleus, Leona, and Ortho)
Entrance Ceremony: September 1
15 During 2020 Entrance Ceremony: Ace, Jack
16 During 2020 Entrance Ceremony: Jonah, Deuce, Floyd, Jade, Jamil, Epel, Sebek
17 During 2020 Entrance Ceremony: Riddle, Trey, Azul, Kalim, Rook, Idia, Ruggie, Silver
18 During 2020 Entrance Ceremony: Cater, Vil
Some characters birthday are after September 1, so they are one year younger at the start of the story:
Jamil (September 12), Ace (September 23), Jack (October 11), Trey (October 25), Floyd and Jade (November 5), Rook (December 2), Idia (December 18)
Halloween: October 31
16 During 2020 Halloween: Ace, Deuce, Floyd, Jade, Epel, Jack, Sebek
17 During 2020 Halloween: Jonah, Riddle, Azul, Kalim, Jamil, Rook, Idia, Ruggie, Silver
18 During 2020 Halloween: Trey, Cater, Vil
Some characters birthday are after October 31, so they are still one year younger than their original age:
Floyd and Jade (November 5), Rook (December 2), Idia (December 18)
In conclusion: Jonah, who is confirmed to be a 17 years old virgin by Hallow Eve’s, is the oldest between the first year gang. He’s also a few days older than the Leech Twins!
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