gooseberryhigh | THE SORTING OF DAMON EVERCREECH

THE SORTING OF DAMON EVERCREECH

Late on Sunday afternoon, there's a new arrival at Gooseberry. The vacancy in the Coppertale senior boys' cabin has been filled by a new Hogwarts exchange student, Damon Evercreech.

Damon is greeted at the lodge by the four heads of house: Mr. Hightower, Ms. Rhee, Mr. Merrill and Ms. Vector. They're also joined by his little brother, Calvin Evercreech. After the house elves collect all of Damon's luggage, the group walks out together to the Sorting Cave to deal with the formality. It's clear that everyone knows where Damon will end up, and Ms. Vector's just a tiny bit smug about it. She informs Damon that she used to teach at Hogwarts herself, and she hopes he finds the transfer to Gooseberry as rewarding as she did.

Anyone is welcome to hike out to the Sorting Cave to watch if they're interested, although attendance isn't mandatory. There are rumours of a small (teacher approved) party taking place after the ceremony.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN

Attendance is not mandatory.

The sorting will take place at 7:00 PM, and the party will run until 9:30 PM

Damon will return to see that his belongings have been left in his new cabin under his loft bed.

Tomorrow, Damon will be shadowing his new prefect, Rafael Ramirez, who will give him a tour of Gooseberry and explain all the rules and expectations.

Under the circumstances, Damon will receive some leniency about his senior project. It's required for graduation, but Damon will have access to help from teachers to design a reasonable project for him. He'll also receive extra help getting him caught up in his classes.

» The sorting: Damon is introduced to the gathered students and sent into the cave.

» Audience: The people who have gathered to watch the somewhat anticlimactic sorting.

» Spies: Do you want to take a peek at the new kid without being seen? You can hide in the bushes and spy on the ceremony.

» welcoming party: Meet the new kid! Socialize! Roast marshmallows! Staff has given everyone permission to hold a small welcoming party outside the Sorting Cave. While there will be minimal adult oversight, you are not allowed to go into the cave and bother the emblems. Additionally, it might be a bad idea to bring alcohol that's not a personal flask.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Listen, because I hate myself, Xavier is also here and his date is a 5lb bag of gummi bears, some graham crackers and chocolate (where did he get it????)

He is sitting by the fire making s'mores but instead of marshmallow he uses gummi bears and I'm not sure if it's disgusting or amazing but if you want to try one he is more than happy to hand some out.

Oh wait this actually makes them better. Wow thanks Ravi!

Ravi is concerned about the utter lack of any nutritional value in Xavier's gummy s'mores, but he supposes he should be grateful this is at least food? He's seen Zav get dared to eat some highly questionable things.

"It must be stressful to join a school so late in the year," Ravi sighs as he watches Dimi... walk around fearlessly introducing himself to people. Hm. "Not that he seems stressed out at all. He really is a Coppertale, isn't he?"

"No doubt." Xavier says around a mouthful of molten sugar and empty calories. It seems his 'no doubt' was a catchall response for everything Ravi just said. Points for efficiency?

He pulls his s'more makin' stick from the fire and fashions one out of marshmallow, chocolate, cracker cookie and green and orange gummi bears - Ribbonfin colors - and offers it to Ravi.

"Real weird it worked out that way, huh?"

That sounds amazing, Chris wants to try it

Xavier hands Chris a gummi bear s'more. The partially fused mass of gummi bears stare up at him, their bodies encased in dripping chocolate, despair and agony on their melting sugary faces. Why, god. Why?

Chris moans while he eats that melted abomination. "Good shit," he congratulates Zav

There aren't a lot of decisions for Quinn to make at this 'party,' so she makes this one.

Quinn Cunningham, this is the greatest decision of your life. Nothing can distract you from the terrible knowledge that your squirrley boo almost died like hot sticky junk food.

Xavier hands over a mottled disaster confection and with a kind smile asks, "How's Ty?"

Oh my God, how is it already stuck to all ten of her fingers?! "On the mend," Quinn replies as she inspects the culinary tragedy. Culinary tragedies are easier than feelings. "He should be fine–" she takes a bite and gravely underestimates the in-mouth stick factor. "–sh'marrow." Who knew it'd be that hard to say 'tomorrow' with your jaw glued shut???

It's vile.

It's delicious.

It's going to take a week for her to speak normally again.

THE SORTING OF DAMON EVERCREECH

Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

XAVIER AT LEAST PUT THE GUMMI BEARS IN SOME MARSHMALLOWS D:

JEEZ DAD FINE

it looks amazing tbh i want some experimental s'mores now

um yeah those look way better than what I was picturing

Re: Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

Re: Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores

Xavier & Gummi Bear S'Mores - damn that was supposed to say "bad decisions" ohhhhh wellllll