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Gooseberry Mods ([personal profile] goosemods) wrote in [community profile] gooseberryhigh2017-02-24 09:36 am

MASQUERADE



MASQUERADE

Classes are not cancelled this afternoon, which leaves Event Committee scrambling after 3 PM to get everything in order in the Atrium. Students having dinner are given only 30 minutes before they’re ushered out past the privacy curtains again, since EC claims they need the cafeteria for a “special surprise.” At 7 PM sharp, the Atrium opens, and the Anonymity Charm activates.

Mardi Gras is the theme of the night, and the Atrium has been decorated all over in purple, green and yellow. Floor-to-ceiling backdrops are arranged along the walls, depicting a festive city street, and painted figures of masked performers tumble, juggle, swallow swords and perform magic tricks for the students. The ceiling is decorated with glimmering, stylized stars and a smiling silver moon, and multicoloured confetti falls continuously, vanishing just above everyone’s heads. Purple, green and yellow balloons are strewn across the dance floor, but will magically skitter out of the way so no one accidentally steps on one.

The refreshments table is the real star of the night, with a chocolate fountain surrounded by plates of various fresh fruits, marshmallows, caramels, cream puffs and cakes. A long table features treats styled after the theme, with mask-shaped cookies, cupcakes with edible beads, macarons in purple, green and yellow; glittery cake pops, and sprinkles on literally everything. (A few special treats have been set aside for vegan students, and Prospero will point to them.) At the far end of the table is an open bar adorned with feathers and colourful silk, where students can order mocktails from a menu. Isabelle Sargent, Ursula de Luca and Todd Skynner all volunteer to take shifts behind the bar for an hour (or two), and make conversation with their anonymous classmates while serving up drinks. A masked house-elf will always be present behind the bar, if no one wants to play bartender.

Step through the doors into the cafeteria and you’ll discover a stage has been set up with anonymous karaoke. Have you been too afraid to sing in front of your classmates? Now, if you perform badly, no one will know who you are, so get up there! This room is also popular for the MVSC photobooth in the corner, which automatically spits out a strip of four animated photographs for the low, low price of a half-dragot.

If you want a quiet moment, then the balcony is the place to go. The decorations out here are just as bright and glittery, but the little benches have comfortable purple, green and yellow cushions, and there’s bluebell flame lamps providing warmth and light on this chilly but romantic February night.

Staff is present and also wearing masks, but they aren’t using the Anonymity Charm, to make it easier for students to get help if there’s any trouble. Anyone who’s using anonymity to harass others will be given only one warning before they’re ejected from the dance. Observant partygoers will spot Dr. O’Hare on the arm of Mrs. O’Hare (appropriately, they’re wearing matching rabbit masks), but his partner, Agent Larke, is nowhere to be seen…

Just before midnight, Mr. Oakes presents an awe-inspiring fireworks show right above the lake. You can walk outside for the full view, but the backdrops will be taken down so you also watch from the tall windows of the Atrium. The last fireworks light up the sky at the stroke of midnight, when the Anonymity Charm ends.

HOW THIS WORKS

  • Decorating the Atrium begins around 3:15 PM, and the cafeteria is cleared at 6:30 PM.

  • Cocktail dress code. That’s party dresses and suits, but you won’t be dinged for getting too fancy or dressing slightly more casually. No jeans or t-shirts, though!

  • The dance starts at 7:00 PM, and runs until around 12:00 AM. These are also the hours of the Anonymity Charm: the charm activates just as the clock strikes 7:00 PM, and only within the confines of the lodge and the immediate surrounding area, and permanently deactivates at midnight. If students don’t have a charmed mask of their own, a simple domino will be issued to them at the door.

  • Anyone wearing a charmed mask becomes unrecognizable to those looking at them. You might have known a person by their voice, height, hair, skin, or lips, but now suddenly… you aren’t certain. This could be anyone.

  • This effectively means that you can’t guess the identity of an individual by their physical traits. However, you might recognize them either from their speech patterns, or something they tell you.

  • It’s easier to recognize people by their masks, but if you want your character to struggle with this as well, you may. (The same applies to clothing.) This means you might be at risk of losing track of your date if you come as a couple. This is up to individual players.

  • Mr. Calderon-Boot has the power to take the charm away, though, so if you act in a truly horrendous manner or break a rule, you could still get caught. Not to mention that a lot of people will remember if the guy in the blue domino mask was being a total dick all night, and someone might later see it amongst your possessions.

  • If you leave the dance, the charm deactivates until you return. If you remove your mask, the charm deactivates, but will reactivate once you put your mask back on.


» Setting Up: In the afternoon, Event Committee works on getting the Atrium looking its best. Event Committee has thrown up magically impenetrable curtains around the Atrium, so even students exiting dinner at 6:30 PM won't be able to see what they're working on.

» Before the Dance: Dress to impress! Do you let your friends see your mask, or are you hiding it until you get to the dance? The trails have been swept by Mr. Covington, to make it easy as possible for students get to the lodge. (He recommends wearing your boots, and changing footwear once you reach the lodge.) Doors open at 7 PM.

» Beginning of the Dance: Students are allowed into the Atrium and get to admire the decorations and everyone's masks. The music aims to get everyone dancing with a playlist that’s heavy on the jazz, ragtime and brass band. (~7:00 PM)

» Refreshments Table & Open Bar: Food and drinks are available all night, and there’s little tables, decked in colourful tablecloths, if you want somewhere to sit. Head to the bar if you want someone to mix a drink for you—all non-alcoholic, of course. (~8:00-11:00 PM)

» Anonymous Karaoke: Through the doors to the cafeteria is a stage with a karaoke setup. Can you guess which one of your classmates is performing? (~8:00-11:00 PM)

» Photobooth: In the corner of the cafeteria, you can take instant mementos of your night. Just insert a half-dragot coin, and strike a pose! Note that the Anonymity Charm does not work in photographs, so your pictures might give away your identity... (~8:00-11:00 PM)

» Balcony: The balcony overlooks the lake, and some students mingle out here to chat or appreciate the scenery. (~8:00-11:00 PM)

» End of the Night: The music winds down with some slower, romantic songs. Just before midnight, there’s a fireworks show. The charm immediately ends at the stroke of midnight, Cinderella. So either leave the dance by then, or stand around with everyone else to unmask and see who you’ve been talking to! (~11:00 PM-12:00 AM)

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Re: 🎭 OOC - Questions, comments, concerns! 🎭

[personal profile] solveforx 2017-02-24 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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Xavier, i wrote this up at noon yesterday and now i am outing myself as a weirdo

[personal profile] solveforx 2017-02-24 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
As per usual, Xavier is having a hard time leaving the mirror this evening. Oh well, fashionably late is fine. Just one last glance at his reflection and THEN he’ll go (this is, like, the third or fourth “one last glance,” at least). He cuts a dashing silhouette if he does say so himself. In forest green, with matching mask and flower crown, he looks like a business elf. A sylvan CEO. Zav very strongly feels that his name tonight should be Lysander Oakleaf, Esq. Some idle part of his brain takes the cue to run off and begins statting an elven lawyer-bard for the next D&D campaign and it’s a solid 45 seconds before he can wrangle himself back to reality.

Before he heads out the door, Zav moves a few strands of hair so that they fall over his mask. Roguish. Noice.

Xavier is not making much of an effort to hide his identity. His fellow Ribbonfin senior boys have probably seen his mask, already.
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[personal profile] magitechnically 2017-02-24 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
This is SO COOL. Thank you for putting this together!!!
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[personal profile] addytives 2017-02-24 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I should watch the rest of Gossip Girl someday
No I shouldn't.

But this is so amazing thank you so much ❤❤❤

Jr Azurbabes

[identity profile] princeprincess.insanejournal.com 2017-02-24 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Kenzie sees every dance as an opportunity to dress even more outlandishly than the last. She pulls a massive pile of lace flowers and tulle out of her expandable trunk, and it becomes clear Kenzie's wearing a ball gown (http://orig06.deviantart.net/7f83/f/2017/054/7/c/kenziemask_by_meggiefox-db05vh7.png). Her dress and mask are covered in fake flowers and leaves, and her still visible lips are painted berry red (kiss-proof, naturally). Her hair's been done up in dramatic curls, although soon no on will be able to appreciate the color.

"Do you think the green will fool anyone into thinking I'm a Ribbonfin?" she asks. "I don't plan on acting sweet all night, though."
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Senior Azurgents

[personal profile] indiefolk 2017-02-24 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Diego has not been hiding his outfit from his cabin, and his preoccupation with the idea of a plague doctor mask is revealed by those eye pieces. As it turns out, glasses + mask = no fun, and Diego's eyesight is pretty bad. However, Diego got Mina to help him transfigure a spare pair of glasses into the lenses of his mask, so when he puts it on he can see perfectly.

He's barely been able to focus on anything but the dance today. He has no idea what happened in class. He and Ravi have big plans tonight, and Diego wants to deliver on the promises he made. Serious agent of the king, hunting down spies, saving the world, being really competent and sexy. Diego looks at himself in the mirror and doesn't really see it in him. He pulls the mask down over his eyes, though, and suddenly it seems a little more plausible.
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[personal profile] ulixes 2017-02-24 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
my heroes
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[personal profile] racingstripe 2017-02-24 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I cannot stop singing masquerade from phantom of the opera

This has been going on for three days, not even hall and oates can save me

Send help
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RIBBONFIN SENIOR BOYS

[personal profile] knightly 2017-02-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Ravi always enjoys dances, but this is the first time he has a date, and (admittedly extremely nerdy) date plans. So he's dressing up with a little more pizzazz than usual, with a bronze-striped suit and a matching Venetian-style baroque mask. Even just here in their cabin, Ravi thinks he looks... mysterious. Nothing like himself. Ravi removes the mask, and turns away from the mirror to engage in his usual pre-dance ritual: fussing over his roommates.

"Does anyone need to be reassured that they look handsome? Because I have a limitless capacity for embarrassing my friends. For instance... Xavier! Exceedingly handsome. Formal forest elf chic. A modern Oberon, King of the Fairies." Ravi grins, clearly being silly now. "Although the crown might give you away tonight."
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[personal profile] ulixes 2017-02-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
oh gosh i can't believe you guys are picking outfits i can barely get myself dressed in the morning let alone my character

that said: can cash wear a tuxedo print t shirt he's only there to live vicariously thru/keep an eye on the fun sophomores anyway
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[personal profile] knightly 2017-02-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOD SAME

I DON'T EVEN LIKE THIS SONG THAT MUCH
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[personal profile] addytives 2017-02-24 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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[personal profile] bambae 2017-02-24 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I would like to thank you both for this dance

And inspiring the most thoroughly discussed five hours of my characters entire life

I think we've agreed that Chris and rosy fall asleep covered in gold stars and post it notes and somebody from the coppertale cabin is gonna have to wake them to send Rosy home.
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[personal profile] knightly 2017-02-24 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
there is a DRESS CODE, cassius 8(
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[personal profile] racingstripe 2017-02-24 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
And they're gonna eat robin's emergency rations

It's all chocolate anyways
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[personal profile] bambae 2017-02-24 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
This is really what happens when Robin goes to school dances

It's a lesson.

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