SLEEP UNDER THE STARS

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SLEEP UNDER THE STARS

Ms. Whittle and Mr. Thorn are waiting outside of Coppertale for students to show up for the outdoor sleepover. Everyone checks in with both their prefects as well as staff, and if Ms. Whittle's a bit lax, Mr. Thorn is definitely not.

The sky is clear, and with each passing minute the stars get more and more impressive. Almost hypnotizing. It's a warm, pleasant night, perfect for camping. You should feel plenty safe, considering how many Aurors and teachers are out looking after you. In fact, it seems like even Anon is present, although his appearance seems to upset the Aurors. It's only thanks to Mrs. O'Hare that they agree not to chase him away.

Riley Stamper stays up into the early hours of the morning having an intimate conversation with Chloe Shepherd. However, the next day learns that their conversation partner was either not in attendance, or asleep the whole time.

Hazel Keating is up very late watching the stars, their friends having long since fallen asleep, when movement in the nearby forest catches their eye. It's a group of what must be people, three or four of them, but they're moving oddly, and their proportions are hard to make out in the shadows. They giggle and whisper, and when they see someone watching them, they gesture for the student to join them. "Look what we found," one says in the voice of Micah St. Clair. "Come on. Look. We found something really interesting. You'll like it." There's the sound of crunching leaves, and the figures freeze unnaturally. Too still. Through the trees, the bright white shape of a moose approaches, lowering its antlers meaningfully. The figures waste no time scattering into the woods noiselessly.

The student feels a wash of Anon's petulant annoyance with the mimics, like he's a young prefect on duty, before he returns to his patrol.

RULES

• Everyone will check in at 10:00 PM in the flower fields outside of Coppertale. They must also check in with their prefect. If you fail to check in with both in a gambit to sneak off somewhere else, you'll be in trouble.


• There will be June constellations visible. Astronomy students can point them out with ease.


• There will be hot chocolate or lemonade available, and some light snacks, but everyone is assumed to have eaten dinner earlier.


• You may sleep near anyone you like. There are also tents available if you don't want to be exposed to the elements, in which case those sleep up to four.


• Ms. Whittle has convinced Mr. Thorn to not stop young couples who are clearly just here to make out under the stars. Don't get frisky, though!


• Attendance is optional, but Astronomy students can earn extra credit for attending.


• Everyone will be woken up early at 9:30 at the latest, and breakfast will be served in the lodge.

» STARGAZING: Before going to sleep enjoy the beautiful stars and look for some constellations. Alternatively, tell a cutie that the brightest stars are the ones you see in their eyes. ♥

» ANON'S APPEARANCE: There are so many more Aurors around than there used to be, and it's the same case tonight. This would be fine, ordinarily, but tension grows when the shape of a slim, white moose is seen wandering through the trees around midnight. Mrs. O'Hare gets into a hushed argument with the highest ranking Auror, demanding they leave Anon alone.

» GOODNIGHT: Quiet time is at 12:00 AM, so settle down in your sleeping bag or grab a tent. You may sleep near whoever you wish, but tents only sleep four at a time.

» OOC: QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & CONCERNS

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STARGAZING

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Junior Jay (and Adjacent??) Jamboree

[bubblewrapped]

Lucas flops down practically on top of the nearest Junior Azurcrest, a bit like the world's third tallest building toppling over. Used to be, he'd be the one on the bottom of the bird pile, grumbling and uncomfortable. Now he's the one starting it. Come one, come all.

"Did you know," he starts, shoving colorful candy into his mouth and not looking at all like he just It's Free Real Estated someone's personal space. "That you're more likely to get hit by a meteorite than attacked by a shark?" He lifts his brow, tilting his head. Very important information Lucas, thank you.

Rosy & Danny

[browbeats]

Rosy is not a camping person. Every time she’s been forced to camp in the past, she’s woken up cold and with a sore neck. She’s not a sentimental person either, so there’s no way she came to this field to stare at the stars and lament the fact that, soon, she’ll be headed back to LA, and after that, New York. If anything, Rosy is itching to get away from this bug-infested camping school and back to civilization and coffee shops. And any suggestions that she’s here for a boy should be dismissed outright, because it would be a lot easier and a much better power move to make him come to her.

Her presence here, then, is purely practical. Danny takes a lot of the same classes as her, so it makes sense to study together, and everyone’s always harassing her for not eating enough when she shifts into cramming mode, so why not study somewhere with free snacks?

“These Scottish highlighters are such trash,” she complains, squinting at her flashcard in the darkness. “The bright yellow and pastel yellow look exactly the same and it’s throwing off my whole system.”

Cute.

Ferdie & Ursula

[ferdie]

Ferdie's not yet done with his senior project, a study of how to make predictions using aeromancy. Now's a good time for night data gathering, but he finishes as early as he can. It's the last few days of the school year, and everything, mercifully, is drawing to a close. He wants to take the time to enjoy his last few weeks here. If he can.

So he closes a book for good and hands it over to Ursula in surrender. "According to the night air, no one's dying." He explains.

Big Boy Bears Cuddle Pile

[gonnabefamous]

Cameron isn't in astronomy, so he isn't great with identifying constellations, but he still likes to look up at the stars here at Gooseberry. There's less light pollution here than in Olympus, so it looks like twice as many stars in the sky.

He's also keen to have this chance to camp with his friends before the year is over. Possibly for the last time. Maybe that's why he's being particularly clingy tonight, even by his usual standards.

He returns to the group with hot chocolates in both hands, carefully settling himself on a blanket next to Wilde without spilling a drop. If his lovelorn friend has to mope, that's okay, but he's not allowed to do it on his own. "Who wants one?"

ANON'S APPEARANCE

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Nia Is Bad (Open)

[heyitsnia]

He'd taken them, last year. They'd almost died. People had gone into the forest and almost died. She had almost died. Because of a misunderstanding, because of a child. And all year she'd wrestled with that. Feelings of fear, anger, doubt, forgiveness. And she noticed the slow turn of the wheel. The white moose became a source of comfort while the aurors became something to fear. Anonymous is here to protect them. The aurors, though?

And the tension, for a moment, is thick enough to cut with the knife. She watches, first Anon and then Mrs. O'Hare and the auror arguing.

Nia believes that the students look to her to set an example. And, usually, she does her best to present the most neutrally good face she can. But, tonight, with finals on the horizon and the end in sight, she's just going to be herself.

She cups her hands to her mouth and shouts. "Lookin' real majestic tonight, sugar, keep up the good work!" She catcalls the forest god in the woods. What's a few lost points? She can make it up tomorrow.

GOODNIGHT

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Calvin & Micah

[evercreep]

Calvin lies on his back, staring at the vast expanse of stars above them. Micah's right beside him, their arms brushing. For a moment, that's all they do. It reminds him of late last year, avoiding too much touch, preparing himself for Micah to become a hazy memory. No sense in complicating things. No need to upset anyone with his selfish, fickle impulses. (If he frames it like that and doesn't think about his cowardice, it makes him sound brave and honorable. Amazing how it all went out the window so easily.)

He moves a little closer to Micah, and points at the sky so he can look up along the length of Calvin's arm. "Libra," he whispers. They should be asleep, but time is catching up with them. He'll keep Micah up if it means another hour of his company.

Yancey & Lachlan

[hotdish]

Yancey stretches out as much as he can in his dark green sleeping bag, then rolls over on his stomach as an excuse to inch a bit closer to Lachlan. It's a lovely night - had been a nice break from all the stress and studying - and although he's tired, Yancey's not quite ready to go to bed.

Feet still bouncing in the sleeping bag, he crosses his arms, tucking his wrists under his chin and looks sidelong at Lachlan. "You're not going over Hermeticism equations in your head, are you?" He teases in a warning tone.

Hazel & Open

[lilwitchhazel]

Sleeping - Hazel should definitely be sleeping. But it's nice to be out, surrounded by other students, and under the protection of Anon. Safe. Or, at least, she's pretty sure. Staring up into the night sky on her back, she feels much more at ease than she has in a while.

This ease can't last forever, though. As she traces constellations with a hand, she thinks she hears something. Sitting up, Hazel's fingers curl around her nearby wand, her eyes searching the area for a sign of stirring, figuring it could easily just be another student tossing in their sleep. But that's when she catches sight of what's definitely some movement by the tree line, and it's definitely not entirely natural. Hazel watches the figures and their unfamiliar movements, hears their voices. Hears them speaking to her as they notice her eyes trained on them. Come on. Look. Though she stands, she doesn't lift her wand, not because she's paralyzed with fear, but because she figures it won't work. And a part of her wants to see what they say. And wants to see what they'll try.

They don't get the chance, though, because Anon's there to frighten them off. At least they're still scared of him. She watches, stock still, as they scatter and as the white moose moves off again. The forest entity's feeling of annoyance makes her actually laugh a tiny bit as she lets out a breathy, "Thanks." She's not sure if he can hear it, but she figures he can pick up on her appreciation nonetheless.

For the moment she remains standing, on guard but not as freaked out as she thought she'd be. In fact, the Coppertale isn't really sure how she feels right now.

OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

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Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[foxpaws]

This gives me lots of feelings :c ♥ Thank you for giving us so many cute things.

ALSO: Hazel, Eileen, and Jaime are at least here, and my other three can come if anyone wants them -3-

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[riledup]

yes I love this event it's way too cute

I know I have Riley and Georgie here, probably Dinah too!! I can almost definitely make some kind of excuse to bring along anyone else if anyone wants them, they'll sleep in the dirt if I tell them to.

alsooooooo can I grab A for Georgie?

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[odder]

Uggh cute
And scary??
I might have all my kids here bc they’d all logically attend so please say if anyone wants threads :(
Jade in particular might look like she’s gonna try to say hi to anon for a hot sec but ultimately...not. She will have her hand in her pocket all night. Addy will in fact jump and wave at Anon; all my girls love him I guess

GOD THINKING ABOUT IT I MIGHT ACTUALLY THROW UP 6 STARTERS THIS TIME SOMEONE PLEASE SIT ON MY HANDS

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[bubblewrapped]

Nia is so proud of baby woods prefect Anon ;n;

All my kids are def here!! For!! Threads!!

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[magitechnically]

Ugggggh I've been scarcely around but I had A Lot of Feelings in the middle of the night last night about the game ending so all of mine are here but I especially wanna do stuff with Ursula and Essie before they go-go. I'm with a kiddo a lot today but I'll try very hard to scoot in.

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[evercreep]

Okay, I've been up to my eyeballs in..... so many things, but I'm about to have a few days off! SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE A THREAD WITH ME (Archie, Calvin, Kenzie, Reid, Spencer, Ophelia) I can justify them being here. ♥

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[stclair]

hello i am ALSO extremely busy dealing with things and behind schedule on mod duties but if you'd like to grab any of my characters (sy, iliya, micah, ruby, hero) then lmk?? they will be here and they can hang out

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[sheepish]

i love u anon :((( such a good prefect!!!!!


all three of mine are here but idk what i'm doing with them so if anyone wants them for something specific, lmk??? ennis is hyped for the anon sighting. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IS YOU, ANON!!!

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[lilwitchhazel]

Can I get C for Hazel if no one else super wants it? ♥

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[lachlangalbraith]

LATE TO THIS PARTY but if anyone wants my kiddos, just let me know! The only one I definitely have here is Lachlan (because he has wonderful friends that convinced him to not be a library hermit) but Casper, Cole, Heathcliff, Balthazar, and Sandy could also show up if people want them~

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[cmdrchloe]

Can I have B?

Chloe mimic obviously thought this was her girlfriend, Riley mimic. How embarrassing.

Re: OOC 🌟 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION

[gonnabefamous]

ALSO round up post:

Chloe, Cameron, Fern, and Liberty are all here if anyone wants them. London is sleeping INDOORS thank you very much.

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[racingstripe]

i love my sweet azurbabies so much ;-;