A Halloween gathering without loud surprises

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This is one plan for the preferences that were shared. It is not a claim that one plan suits every disability or sensory preference. No diagnosis is made. No need beyond the ones listed is assumed.

Shared preferences: no sudden noises, no flashing lights, costumes optional.
Place and length: a home living room, a separate quiet room, two hours. No clock start time was supplied, so times below are elapsed.

Advance content note to send before the day
The two hours stay in the living room, with the quiet room open the whole time. Lights stay steady. No flashing lights. No planned sudden noises, surprise scares, or jump moments. Costumes are optional. Anyone can skip any activity. Nothing will require a startle.

Suggested schedule
0:00-0:20 Arrival in the living room. Lights already on and steady. No entrance sound effect.
0:20-0:50 Snacks and conversation. No surprise toast.
0:50-1:20 Optional quiet activity using something you already own, such as cards. People may skip this and stay in either room.
1:20-1:40 Optional costume look, only for people who want to show one. No reveal sound, no lights change, no one is called out.
1:40-2:00 Goodbyes. People may leave earlier. The quiet room stays available until the end.

Alternatives to surprise scares: a written plan on a table, conversation, and the optional quiet activity. Do not add a startle, a blackout, or a flashing decoration.

Choices a guest can opt into or skip
- Wear a costume, or do not.
- Join snacks, or skip them.
- Join the quiet activity, or skip it.
- Show a costume during the optional look, or never.
- Use the quiet room for part or all of the two hours.
- Join a group photo only if you later choose to add one. None was required here.

Host briefing. Confirm these directly with guests. Do not fill the answers in for them.
- Is the quiet room free for the whole two hours?
- Do you want a warning before any group moment starts?
- Will you wear a costume, skip it, or decide that day?
- Are there other sound, light, scent, or access needs you want planned? Only what you choose to share.
- Is a snack ingredient a problem for you? Ingredients were not supplied.

Arrival message
Welcome. This gathering lasts two hours. Costumes are optional. Lights stay steady, and there are no planned sudden noises or surprise scares. The living room is the main room. A separate quiet room is open the whole time. You can join snacks and the quiet activity, skip either one, or move rooms when you like.