ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY

[goosemods]

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.

<b>Name:</b> <b>High or low tolerance:</b> Low tolerance will at +5 to each of your rolls. <B>How many rolls:</b> 1, 2, or 3. Each is a roll of 1-50.

» 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

Comments

BEFORE THE PARTY

[goosemods]

Riley Mae!

[riledup]

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.

Chris for volunteer lmao

[bambae]

EVEN AFTER ALL YOUR BONDING THE OTHER DAY CHRIS

[riledup]

LORENZO WOULD BE SO SAD

CHRIS DID IT OUT OF FRIENDSHIP IS THIS NOT WHAT FRIENDS DO

[bambae]

Mackenzie & Iliya

[princeprincess]

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."

Mackenzie & Iliya

[iliya]

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.

Mackenzie & Iliya

[princeprincess]

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.

Mackenzie & Iliya

[iliya]

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.

Addy!

[addytives]

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.

Sylla

[sylla]

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.

Diego Morales, no longer feeling banned from Ribbonfin, may be mistaken.

[indiefolk]

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.

Diego & Ravi

[knightly]

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?"

Diego & Ravi

[indiefolk]

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."

Diego & Ravi

[knightly]

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."

Dimi (+ other Coppertools?)

[evercretin]

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.

Dimi + Tess

[noblewon]

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?"

Dimi + Tess

[evercretin]

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?"

Xavier

[solveforx]

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.

Ennis (& Junior Ribbonfin boys~?)

[sheepish]

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...

Hazel Keating!!

[lilwitchhazel]

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.

Maggie decides to actually go to the party

[momblogger]

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.

Maggie + Tess

[noblewon]

"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?

Maggie + Tess (oh thank fuck, we both only have one icon. THERE'S NO PRESSURE TO PERFORM.)

[momblogger]

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."

Vee!

[cheerpowers]

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).