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Gooseberry Mods ([personal profile] goosemods) wrote in [community profile] gooseberryhigh2017-03-17 08:04 am

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY



ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and everyone’s Irish tonight!

The Grotto has been decorated with crude but brilliantly colored green sparkling charms, making the still-bare trees around the clearing light up with emerald lights. The crowning achievement is a beautiful glowing rainbow that passes right over the fire. The “pot of gold" at the end of this particular rainbow is where an exceptionally generous accumulation of alcohol is being kept.

[Herbology Student Volunteer] somehow managed to get the Grotto to basically explode with mounds of bright green clovers. Regrettably, they’ll all die in a couple days, but for now it’s soft and comfortable to lie on them and enjoy a drink.

Atop a stump rests the crown for the new King/Queen of St. Patrick’s Day: an impressive green crown of silk leaves and gold. It was created by Isabelle Sargent just for the occasion. At the end of the night, Levi Kramer*, the previous king, is supposed to crown the new king. As he’s decided to skip out on the party, Levi gives that responsibility to Gavin & Garrett Ogletree.

(* In the case that Levi will be attending after all, Ali, just let us know in the OOC section and we’ll let him crown the winner personally!)

There are bright green shamrock pins you can take from a basket by the fire. These indicate that your character agrees to the annual kissing competition. The pins track how many different people gave your character a smooch (hands and cheeks count), and at the end of the night, the person who got the most kisses can demand a kiss from any party guest! (Assuming OOC consent is given.)

RULES
  • You must use your new character journals to participate in this IC/OOC.

  • The party starts at 7:00, and runs until 12:00. The prefects are still strictly enforcing curfew.

  • Prefects: assume the system of on- and off-duty prefects is still in place. You may choose if your prefect is on or off duty, or if they’re going to show up at 12:30 AM to write up curfew breakers.

  • It’s warm out now! These terrible children can put fashion over function once again.(It’s actually supposed to rain in Utah today but I’m going to give you all yesterday’s weather instead: slightly cloudy and 68 F in the day, dipping down to 55 F in the late evening.)

  • Speaking of: you should consider wearing green, or you might get pinched.

  • The King/Queen of St. Patrick’s Day will be announced Saturday at noon, Mountain Time. This will hopefully give everyone a chance to play, but will allow your characters to react to the winner in a timely fashion.

  • Tomorrow there will be a mini follow-up IC/OOC, popularly called the St. Patrick’s Day Pity Party. It’s tradition that the next day, everyone who drank too much gathers around the fields of Coppertale to recover and whine about their hangovers.

  • Regarding the Hunger Games: you may not kill anyone in the Grotto or along the secret trail leading to it.

If you signed your character up for either Spin The Bottle or Seven Minutes In Heaven, find their partners below:

Roxanne Barringer
STB #1: Iliya
STB #2: Damon

Sybilla Borgin
STB #1: Xavier
STB #2: Gabi
7MIH: Wilde

Cameron Carney
STB #1: Casper
STB #2: Joanna
7MIH: Antonia

Jaime Castillo
STB #1: Damon
STB #2: Kazim
7MIH: Joanna

Avery Davenport
STB #1: Milo
STB #2: Reid
7MIH: Casper

Reece Downing
STB #1: Addy
STB #2: Bianca

Bianca Dubois
STB #1: Ari
STB #2: Reece

Mercedes Estrada
STB #1: Marilyn
STB #2: Ennis

Damon Evercreech
STB #1: Reid
STB #2: Vee
STB #3: Jaime
STB #4: Roxie
7MIH: Ivy

Marilyn Fairchild
STB #1: Mercedes
STB #2: Etta
7MIH: Fern

Ariadne Flint
STB #1: Bianca
STB #2: Garrett
7MIH: Kenzie

Gabriela Flores
STB #1: Riley
STB #2: Sylla
7MIH: Isabelle

Adeline Foster-Hayes
STB #1: Reece
STB #2: Laurel
7MIH: Iliya

Henrietta Gray
STB #1: Ivy
STB #2: Marilyn
7MIH: Tess

Milo Greer
STB #1: Avery
STB #2: Bash

Ennis Harper
STB #1: Casey
STB #2: Mercedes

Regan Hobbs
STB #1: Hazel
STB #2: Casey
7MIH: Ana

Hazel Keating
STB #1: Ree
STB #2: Isabelle

Casper Kim
STB #1: Cameron
STB #2: Ulysses
7MIH: Avery

Iliya Krum
STB #1: Roxie
STB #2: Fern
7MIH: Addy

Sebastien Lacroix
STB #1: Garrett
STB #2: Milo

Xavier Lewis
STB #1: Sylla
STB #2: Riley
7MIH: Reid

Ursula de Luca
STB #1: Antonia
STB #2: Tess
7MIH: Penny

Joanna May
STB #1: Wilde
STB #2: Cameron
7MIH: Jaime

Jesse McBride
STB #1: Kenzie
STB #2: Penny
7MIH: Vee

Fern Mufferaw
STB #1: Isabelle
STB #2: Iliya
7MIH: Marilyn

Theresa Noble
STB #1: Penny
STB #2: Ursula
7MIH: Etta

Garrett Ogletree
STB #1: Bash
STB #2: Ari

Gavin Ogletree
STB #1: Ana
STB #2: Antonia

Antonia Papadakis
STB #1: Ursula
STB #2: Gavin
7MIH: Cameron

Casey Patterson
STB #1: Ennis
STB #2: Ree
7MIH: Ulysses

Veronica Powers
STB #1: Kazim
STB #2: Damon
7MIH: Jesse

Mackenzie Prince
STB #1: Jesse
STB #2: Ivy
7MIH: Ari

Ulysses Quayle
STB #1: Laurel
STB #2: Casper
7MIH: Casey

Kazim Raza
STB #1: Vee
STB #2: Jaime

Isabelle Sargent
STB #1: Fern
STB #2: Hazel
7MIH: Gabi

Riley Stamper
STB #1: Gabi
STB #2: Xavier
7MIH: Laurel

Laurel Templeton
STB #1: Ulysses
STB #2: Addy
7MIH: Riley

Ivy Templeton
STB #1: Etta
STB #2: Kenzie
7MIH: Damon

Penelope Vargas
STB #1: Tess
STB #2: Jesse
7MIH: Ursula

Susana Velasquez
STB #1: Gavin
STB #2: Wilde
7MIH: Ree

Reid Wainwright
STB #1: Damon
STB #2: Avery
7MIH: Xavier

Jonathan Wilde
STB #1: Joanna
STB #2: Ana
7MIH: Sylla

RULES
  1. Teen peer pressure (and player sadism) aside, no one is obligated to do anything they don't want to. Characters doing Seven Minutes In Heaven can spend the time just talking or staring awkwardly at each other, and characters playing Spin The Bottle can opt out of a kiss (although people will probably boo).

  2. If characters get up to anything more racy than PG-13, please fade to black on that! This includes sexually explicit conversations. Many people track IC/OOC posts, so please have consideration for your fellow players. Talking about sex is fine (and part of the flavour of a teen game), but there's no need to get into detailed descriptions of anatomy or sex acts.

  3. If you'd like to say two characters were partners in STB or 7MIH in addition to what's been rolled, go ahead! Obviously, get the permission of all involved characters first.


» Before the Party: The St. Patrick’s Day celebration is always a big one, even compared to other Grotto parties! Prep your outfits, grab your friends, and maybe hold off on pregaming if you want to show the school how much alcohol you can consume in one sitting.

» Around the Fire: The large bonfire is warm and romantic. Pull up a log and grab a blanket, make some s'mores, or dance to the party music. There's a karaoke setup for anyone who feels bold enough to sing along. If you don't care for music, there's beer and soda in the ice chests, along with bins for empty bottles and cans. Don't litter. This isn't your home. Some bold students are even doing body shots as the temperature is continuing to rise, and lifting your shirt is no longer going to result in freezing to death.

» Drinking Competition: At the end of the night, the heartiest drinker will be named King or Queen of St. Patrick’s Day. There’s a crown on the line, and the winner will be carried back to their cabin by the remaining drunken survivors at the end of the night. (Yes, they’ll probably be dropped at least once.) People who participated in the drinking games (and anyone else who wants to play along) are expected to refer to them as “Your Highness" for the next week and bow when they enter the room.
  • There are drinking games taking place all over the party, in addition to just regular old drinking without a game involved at all. Gooseberry’s on the lookout for the heartiest drinker this year!

  • Start a thread for your character under this comment and fill out the form below to be part of the competition.

  • Each time you comment to your thread with the form, you will get a roll to add to your character’s drinking score. You may request up to three rolls in one comment.

  • The goal is to get as close to 200 as you can without going over. After you go over 200, your character either passes out, vomits, or is simply too unwell to continue. They’re effectively disqualified.

  • In the case of a tie at the end of the night, we’ll roll a tiebreaker.

  • As your score increases, we’ll inform you how drunk your character is becoming.

  • There’s an option to indicate your character has low alcohol tolerance. This means that every roll gets a +5 modifier. Your character will get drunker faster, but they’re more likely to go over 200.


» Other Games:

  • Pinching: Did your character forget to wear green? If so, comment here, and other character may come along and give your character a pinch.

  • Kiss me, I’m (pretending to be) Irish: Those shamrock pins being offered around the fire? They’re a cue that you’re open to receiving random pecks from strangers. These are assumed to be cute platonic kisses, not mouth kisses. If your character is participating, comment here for drive by smooches. Your character’s pin will then magically keep track of how many times they’re kissed. The character that receives the most kisses by midnight can request a kiss from any party attendant! (You must receive OOC permission, and the type of kiss is chosen by the person your character selected. The winner will be announced at the same time as the king/queen, both IC and OOC, and the kiss will take place in front of the crowd of revellers.)

» Inside the Building:

» Kissing Games:

  • Spin The Bottle: Everyone sits in a circle and takes turns spinning the bottle to find their partner. Anyone who squeezes in (or happens to be accidentally standing behind a gap in the circle) gets a shot at a kiss. People can leave and enter the game at any time. Participants will be encouraged by their drunken classmates to kiss on the mouth.

  • Seven Minutes in Heaven: "Heaven" is a narrow, closet-sized room adjacent to the main party, and is dark except for some cracks of light from the door. (The "door" being a heavy wooden board that's propped against the doorway and magically "locked" for seven minutes.) You can use your wand to get more light, but really, you two should be making out.

» The Woods: The prefects probably won’t let you wander too far in, but why would you want to anyway?

» After the Party: At midnight, prefects will be clearing the party and guiding everyone home. Don't walk back alone! Anyone left at 12:30 AM when the second wave of prefects hits the Grotto will be written up for punishment. As it’s St. Patrick’s day, the prefects might be anticipating more passed out classmates than normal.

» OOC: QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & CONCERNS
riledup: ((t) wryly)

Riley Mae!

[personal profile] riledup 2017-03-17 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Riley is your classic faux Irishwoman capitalizing on the Irish alcoholic stereotype to give herself alcohol poisoning tonight. Everyone's favorite (debatable) trash fairy shows up in a KISS ME I'M IRISH tank top and shorts that are not appropriate for this only slightly warmer weather. She's jazzed for this shit. She gonna get herself fucked UP. Having destroyed most of her contraband not that long ago, Riley did not actually pregame. She would have if she'd had any. She is not very smart.

The script on the tank top makes the "Irish" part look suspiciously like it could also say "Trash". VOLUNTEER changes it without her noticing like an hour into the night. She continues to not notice for the rest of the night.
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Chris for volunteer lmao

[personal profile] bambae 2017-03-17 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
riledup: ((+) weird mesh sweatshirt)

EVEN AFTER ALL YOUR BONDING THE OTHER DAY CHRIS

[personal profile] riledup 2017-03-17 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
LORENZO WOULD BE SO SAD
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CHRIS DID IT OUT OF FRIENDSHIP IS THIS NOT WHAT FRIENDS DO

[personal profile] bambae 2017-03-17 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
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Mackenzie & Iliya

[personal profile] princeprincess 2017-03-17 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Mackenzie is appropriately sporting a green dress, looking way overdressed for a drunken party in the woods, but that's pretty typical for her. What's also typical is the sight of Iliya standing on the path near Ebonhide, scowling but waiting patiently all the same. It hardly takes any pressure at all to get him to go to these things. Kenzie suspects that he'd go even if she said nothing.

"Someone's excited," she says, deadpan, and loops her arm through his. "I hope you're going to show us how it's really done tonight."
iliya: * (🌧️ 49)

Mackenzie & Iliya

[personal profile] iliya 2017-03-18 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
No one can prove that Iliya actually enjoys Grotto parties. Although "enjoy" might be a strong word for what basically amounts to the more tolerable choice between "go to a party" or "spend several hours in an empty cabin brooding about this week's series of embarrassing social mishaps."

He nearly seems to scowl when he sees Kenzie approach, of course wearing yet another impractical dress and walking in heeled shoes like that's not impractical at all. He doesn't resist at all when she takes his arm. "You look cold," Iliya says, in lieu of responding to her ominous hope.
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Mackenzie & Iliya

[personal profile] princeprincess 2017-03-18 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
That only prompts Kenzie to pull Iliya closer to her has they walk. The way she's radiating heat suggests that she and her dress are going to be surviving on warming charms.

"Oooh, are you offering to keep me warm, Mr. Krum?" she suggests in the least passionate tone possible.
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iliya: * (🌧️ 24)

Mackenzie & Iliya

[personal profile] iliya 2017-03-18 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
By this point, Iliya is used to Kenzie's outrageous faux-flirting. Or he should be, but he still has to look off for a second before finding an equally dispassionate response.

"Ask Ulysses for his coat. I need mine." As usual, Iliya's dressed warmly, in drab muted colours. Black, grey... and no green. Hmm.

Mackenzie & Iliya

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Mackenzie & Iliya

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Addy!

[personal profile] addytives 2017-03-17 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
For her Halloween costume, which I am too on my phone to link rn but please trust that it happened, Addy totally wore a leprefairy costume complete with green shorts, wings, and a green top hat. She is ABSOLUTELY reprising this tonight. Only with tights for the shorts. It's still cold, guys.She's more excited than she's been for a grotto party in a while because she gets to kiss around with 0 discretion and sometimes you just need to do that.
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Sylla

[personal profile] sylla 2017-03-17 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Used to St. Patrick's Day being a very spirited occasion back at Hogwarts, Sylla has a coat in a color other than black or grey just for this day. She once again doesn't make a fuss about attending the party, even if her roommates probably can notice that she seems to be attending more recently since deciding to stay her senior year. She walks alone, just in case she comes across her target along the path, since the Grotto is off limits.
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Diego Morales, no longer feeling banned from Ribbonfin, may be mistaken.

[personal profile] indiefolk 2017-03-17 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Tonight, Diego is apparently trying to find out how many layers and patterns you can fit on one small man. He's managed like eight today, with 6 on his torso alone. His coat is green, though, so... that's good foresight. He says goodbye to the Azurdudes that won't be attending the party, and then scurries off to Ribbonfin.

Over the last month, Diego's become increasingly bolder, and he no longer lingers on the edges of Ribbonfin camp, waiting for Ravi to come out and meet him. Tonight, he's standing right at the bottom of the walkway steps, and has a look on his face that indicates that he hopes this is a pleasant surprise.
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Diego & Ravi

[personal profile] knightly 2017-03-17 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Being a dedicated Ribbonfin, Ravi has accumulated his share of green clothing, although this is the first time he'll be wearing green to the Grotto. As usual, he's on duty, so he's not going to be doing much celebrating this evening, but Ravi still enjoys getting into the spirit of things.

It's become his tradition to leave for a party in a group of other Ribbonfins, and only break off from them when they clear the camp. Ravi's expecting the same when he steps out of his cabin, and has to stop to tell his friends to go on ahead before he finally walks down the steps to greet his gentleman caller.

"Hello, Diego." He's smiling and looks only slightly bemused. "Are you here for a date?"
indiefolk: (❥ 008)

Diego & Ravi

[personal profile] indiefolk 2017-03-17 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Diego grins brightly at the positive reception, and holds out a hand to Ravi, very gallant. (Or so he hopes.)

"I am, actually," he says, as though impressed that Ravi guessed. "I didn't tell him I was coming, though. You think he'll mind? I'm not sure what his opinion on surprises is."
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Diego & Ravi

[personal profile] knightly 2017-03-18 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Ravi looks at Diego's hand for a second. It's ridiculous to hesitate. It's just a hand, and everyone knows about them already, especially anyone in Ribbonfin who might have reservations about Ravi's taste in boyfriends. Holding hands is the least objectionable thing he could do in this situation.

It must be so unromantic how he much he overthinks these things. Ravi shakes his head with a laugh, and takes Diego's hand. "You showed up at LARP on his birthday and serenaded him with the guitar. As far as surprises go, this one strikes me as rather mild." Ravi ducks his head, embarrassed. "But not unwelcome."

Diego & Ravi

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Dimi (+ other Coppertools?)

[personal profile] evercretin 2017-03-17 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Dimi keeps it simple but festive in a green sweater and blue jeans. He has been enthusiastically anticipating this particular "cultural excursion" all day (maybe all week, don't look too desperate dimi please). So much so that Pippa was finally able to knife him and remove him from the game. That was a weight off his shoulders, and now he doesn't have to watch his back on the way to the Grotto.
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Dimi + Tess

[personal profile] noblewon 2017-03-19 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Tess runs into Dimi on the way to the Grotto. "Hey there!" she says, jogging a few steps to catch up with him. "How's things, dude?"
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Dimi + Tess

[personal profile] evercretin 2017-03-19 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
When he hears Tess' voice, Dimi slows his pace so she can catch up. "Oh, worlds better now that I'm out of that murder game. Ready for whatever madness this evening will hold. And, you?"

Re: Dimi + Tess

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Dimi + Tess

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Xavier

[personal profile] solveforx 2017-03-17 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Xavier hangs back in the cabin for a long time, even though he's dressed and ready in a green blazer by 6:30. He stares out the window and doesn't actually head out until he's completely positive that no one will catch and stab him before he gets to the hidden trail.

It probably would've been smarter just to stay in but Xavier has science plans this evening. Science plans that cannot possibly backfire.

Also he owes Jesse a funeral jig.

Once he's out the door, he sneaks the entire way to the Grotto trail and will shriek and run if anyone tries to approach him before reaching the no-kill zone.
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Ennis (& Junior Ribbonfin boys~?)

[personal profile] sheepish 2017-03-17 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Ennis normally dresses in earthy colors so putting his outfit together doesn't really require much thought. Getting ready, however... Apparently SOMEONE has a crush on Ennis and he doesn't know who, but it inspires him to put a touch more effort into his appearance in case they're there. Plus... Anon might be there watching him them. Soooooo...

He slathers his face and hands in witch hazel to prevent excessive sweating and goes to town applying foundation over his face, followed by concealer to hide his acne and the tiny veins around his eye area, and then contour so that he doesn't look as washed out and ghostly. Finally, he styles his wavy hair into a quiff to prevent him from touching his bangs through the night and making them greasy. Aww, yea, Ennis, lookin' good for the forest monster.

Once he's done, he sticks around to walk to the Grotto with his roommates and other Ribbonfins. He's assuming nobody needs to borrow any green...
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Hazel Keating!!

[personal profile] lilwitchhazel 2017-03-18 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Hazel is SUPER EXCITED because she's decided to go all out for the Grotto party and try to drink her poor little body into submission. She shows up in a dark green dress with lots of sparkly green and gold eye makeup. Is her dress a little short? Is it, much like Kenzie, a little much for drunken woods party? Maybe, but who cares??? She's riding high on the fact that she's about to get trashed as hell and that she is clearly a murder queen.
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Maggie decides to actually go to the party

[personal profile] momblogger 2017-03-18 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Maggie had been planning to go to the party and show what a great time she can have because she's so much fun to be around. But that was when she thought Tess was ignoring her for Cricket.

After the reason for Tess's staring was revealed with Cricket's demise, Maggie was uncertain if she really wanted to go but... These terrible children are probably going to kill themselves if she doesn't keep an eye out for them.

Her outfit is bright green and white with a festive shamrock neckerchief tied around her neck and a clover clip in her hair for added flair.
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Maggie + Tess

[personal profile] noblewon 2017-03-19 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, Maggie," Tess says, catching up to her on the way to the party. "You look nice," she says, "Hella green." Tess feels like there was some awkwardness, but not any particular awkwardness she could put her finger on. She kind of felt like apologizing, but for what? Sorry I was stalking my prey during murder games but also your boobs looked really good?
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Maggie + Tess (oh thank fuck, we both only have one icon. THERE'S NO PRESSURE TO PERFORM.)

[personal profile] momblogger 2017-03-19 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
Maggie slows down to accommodate for Tess's short legs, forgetting that the other girl is a runner. Mm, yes, shower her in compliments~! She's desperate for any positive attention. "It's St. Patrick's Day, silly," she notes, giving Tess a playful pinch on the cheek. "You're supposed to wear green."
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Vee!

[personal profile] cheerpowers 2017-03-19 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Vee is a little conflicted tonight as she gets ready, though she hides it well. Half of her has no desire to go while the other half is DYING to do some questionable things. In the end, the latter half wins out, especially when the thought of drinking as much as she wants without being judged occurs to her. This turns the fake enthusiasm into real enthusiasm, and just knowing the grotto on St. Patrick's day is always the best time pushes some of her blah away.

She debates a long time on what to wear, eventually deciding a dress is too much to worry about once she gets drunk. She opts for a simple outfit of fitted black jeans and a grey top that shows off the girls nicely, appropriate for drunken woods shenanigans. And so she doesn't get pinched, and also because it's still chilly, Vee also adds a jacket (which will probably come off once the drinking really starts, let's be real).