MACUSA PRESS GALA

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MACUSA PRESS GALA

Nomaj guests staying at the Lotte New York Palace, one of Manhattan's most notable luxury hotels, begin to notice differently-dressed couples and families arriving for an evening event. It's time to celebrate the collective efforts of MACUSA's upper brass, communications departments, and the Canadian Ministry of Magic from the past year: it's the annual MACUSA Press Gala!

The dress code is black tie and dress robes, the food is high cuisine, and the schmoozing is almost unbearable... especially for their children, who for the first time ever have been included in this prestigious yet stuffy event.



The evening begins with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, leading into the main event of the night: an exquisite dinner in the Madison Room, followed by speeches and allegedly hilarious and/or insightful entertainment touching on hot topics from the MACUSA's last twelve months. Everyone agrees that the star of the show is wizarding America's favourite rapper, Snoop Crupp(!), who performs one song and then spends the rest of the night smoking in one of the suites.



After dinner, however, is when the fun really happens. Tired of being asked about their classes and aspirations, the Gooseberry children in attendance exchange a series of silent nods, amounting to: I think it's time to blow this scene. They procure as much alcohol as they can and retreat upstairs, where the Stoker twins offer the living room of their family's suite for the night.



The Ilvermorny kids aren't invited, so they take over the next-door Champagne Suite. Look how common it is. Typical.

HOW THIS WORKS

• This IC/OOC is for the children of MACUSA and MoM employees. Each child is allowed one date.


• The Gala guest list includes Cole (and Calvin), Cressida, Henrietta, Jefferson, Kurt (and Chloe), Mackenzie (and Iliya), Magdalen, Rosemary, Sebastian, Sylvester (and Reid), Tabitha (and Nathaniel), Ulysses, and Xavier.
  
  (If your character should be on the list but is not, is bringing another character as their date, or should not be on the list, please reply to this comment.)


• The adults are participating in a very irresponsible drinking game, in which they see who can drink the most and still function in their meetings tomorrow. It really makes you wonder where these kids learned it from.

» BEFORE THE (REAL) PARTY: Anything that happens before the kids break away from the herd.

» GETTING THE GOODS: How does a gaggle of teenagers procure alcohol? Do they transfigure IDs and fool the liquor store clerk? Bribe a waiter? Pull a heist?

» THE PARTY: The suite's living room is full of comfortable couches, chairs, and chaises. Drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic are in ready supply. There's music playing and it's way cooler than whatever the old fogies downstairs are listening to. (Surprisingly, both playlists feature The Hobgoblins.) What more could a partier need?

» THE TERRACE: Need to step outside? The terrace has fresh air, seating, and a killer view. The weather isn't great, but that's what magic is for, right?

» PARTY GAMES: It's not a Gooseberry party without innocuous games that have zero chance of getting out of hand. Feel free to start other party games beneath this header!

» NEVER HAVE I EVER:

• Reply to this comment if your character is participating. Include a Never Have I Ever statement. (ex. "Never have I ever flown in an airplane.")
• Reply to other characters' comments and take a drink if your character has done that thing! And if they haven't they can just sit back and pass judgment!
• You can take another turn in response to someone else, or in a new comment header, or however you want. Have fun!

» TRUTH OR DARE:

• Reply to this comment if your character is participating.
• Other characters, reply to a character asking Truth or Dare?
• Once the first character has chosen, the second character will give their question or their challenge.
• If you refuse to answer a question or perform a dare, you must finish your drink.
• Pretend this is working in typical circle fashion. (i.e. once you answer a truth or dare, it's your turn to ask a new person.) This means that if you are able, please ask as many truths/dares as you receive.

» ILVERMORNY SUCKS: After some "good-natured" razzing about the recent Quidditch game, the adjacent parties exchange some mild pranks. And possibly some not-so-mild pranks. Mostly there's a fight.

» BUSTED!: Very Drunk and Very Lame adults catch wind of the shenanigans happening upstairs and they come to drag their naughty children home by their ears.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Comments

The shittiest wingman punches Xavier in the face

[threatens]

Sy is about an hour into this party, and committed to getting drunk as fuck while they have access to shockingly expensive champagne instead of whatever shit kids who camp like eight months in fucking Utah scrounge up for parties. He vaguely remembers swearing to never get drunk again. Resolutions are for the new year and people who aren't badass enough to just punch their way out of their problems.

In the name of this plan, Sy gets up to retrieve a second bottle of champagne from the pile of alcohol they just dumped in the kitchen. He's definitely not sober by this point, and ends up bumping into some guy on his way back. Some guy with long hair. Who plays Quidditch. And broke Reid's heart. Sy knows this guy.

"Dude," Sy says. "When the fuck did you get here?"

The shittiest wingman punches Xavier in the face

[solveforx]

Xavier blinks slowly, peering at Sy with his mouth slightly ajar. He is pretty sure he just got done playing a drinking game with Sy not too long ago. Unless there's a third Stoker twin--or, triplet. Whatever. Mercutio Stoker, the sibling they keep in the basement.

Maybe Sy's just fucking with him? Okay. Yeah. Probably more likely than a secret Stoker sibling. Let's go with that.

After perhaps a bit too much time has passed, Xavier smiles. A sleepy grin. "I've been here the whole time, dude."

The shittiest wingman punches Xavier in the face

[threatens]

Sy is somewhat aware that Xavier was... around before now, but everyone looks wildly different when dressed in a monkey suit, not surrounded by the relentless aesthetic of log cabin and pine trees. Also, no cast on his arm or leg. Might as well be a whole different fuckin' person.

Also, up until now, Sy hasn't really given a shit about Lewis at all, having long categorized him as one of the school's third-tier Quidditch players. But now he's a third-tier Quidditch player who's been messing with one of Sy's team, which Sy might be able to overlook if he wasn't astoundingly drunk right now.

"Dude." Sy suddenly shoves him with one hand. That hand is holding a champagne bottle. It's a little awkward, and possibly extra threatening. "Who the fuck said you were invited?"

The shittiest wingman punches Xavier in the face

[solveforx]

It catches him off guard and, wide-eyed, Xavier stumbles back into a table. He grips the edge of it for balance and pivots as he rights himself, almost as though dropping into a fighting stance. But that can't possibly be right. Xavier Lewis doesn't fight. And anyway, there's a giant white vase wobbling precariously on the table in his peripheral vision. He instinctively drops his guard and tends to that first, steadying it with a light touch.

"What the hell's your problem?" He snaps, more heat behind the words than might be expected from him. "It's a school party, isn't it?"