BRO BIRTHDAY BASH

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BRO BIRTHDAY BASH

The Grotto is adorned with orange floating lights, and at the center of it is the two thrones set aside for Casey Patterson and Jacob Wood. The music playing in is a rowdy dance mix, clearly designed to suit Casey's taste and style, and the orange lights that float about pulse in time with the beat.

The weather continues to improve, but it's been windy lately. Oddly enough, the air around the Grotto is much calmer. There's still a breeze, though, and it carries the smoke from the bonfire into the faces of people sitting in the wrong place. Ugh! Every once in a while, the wind shifts, and you can smell the thick pine trees around the Grotto very distinctly.

Late in the night, as things are winding down, there's an unexpected sighting: a shooting star. This must mean good things, right? Make a wish.

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.


• If your character attends this party, they qualify for the Amnesia Event!

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

Ferdie Ayers STB #1: Ennis STB #2: Nia	Sybilla Borgin STB #1: Laurel STB #2: Cameron 7MiH: Dimi	Cameron Carney STB #1: Iliya STB #2: Sylla 7MiH: Ursula	Avery Davenport STB #1: Riley STB #2: Teo 7MiH: Casey
Ursula de Luca STB #1: Dimi STB #2: Oscar 7MiH: Cameron	Matteo Diaz STB #1: Hazel STB #2: Avery 7MiH: Milo	Bianca Dubois STB #1: Solomon STB #2: Milo 7MiH: Todd	Damon Evercreech STB #1: Ursula STB #2: Addy STB #3: Marilyn 7MiH #1: Sylla 7MiH #2: Iliya
Marilyn Fairchild STB #1: Jeremy STB #2: Dimi 7MiH: Fern	Addy Foster-Hayes STB #1: Etta STB #2: Dimi 7MiH: Wilde	Henrietta Gray STB #1: Addy STB #2: Jeremy 7MiH: Nia	Milo Greer STB #1: Fern STB #2: Bianca 7MiH: Teo
Ennis Harper STB #1: Ferdie STB #2: Joanna	Hazel Keating STB #1: Teo STB #2: Todd	Iliya Krum STB #1: Cameron STB #2: Laurel 7MiH: Dimi	Joanna May STB #1: Oscar STB #2: Ennis 7MiH: Solomon
Fern Mufferaw STB #1: Milo STB #2: Susana 7MiH: Marilyn	Antonia Papadakis STB #1: Penny STB #2: Ferdie 7MiH: Etta	Casey Patterson STB #1: Wilde STB #2: Solomon STB #3: Veronica 7MiH #1: Avery 7MiH #2: Laurel	Veronica Powers STB #1: Casey STB #2: Penny 7MiH: Oscar
Jeremy Rasmussen STB #1: Marilyn STB #2: Etta 7MiH: Penny	Todd Skynner STB #1: Susana STB #2: Hazel 7MiH: Bianca	Riley Stamper STB #1: Avery STB #2: Wilde 7MiH: Susana	Laurel Templeton STB #1: Sylla STB #2: Iliya 7MiH: Casey
Penelope Vargas STB #1: Nia STB #2: Veronica 7MiH: Jeremy	Susana Velasquez STB #1: Todd STB #2: Fern 7MiH: Riley	Solomon Webb STB #1: Bianca STB #2: Casey 7MiH: Joanna	Jonathan Wilde STB #1: Casey STB #2: Riley 7MiH: Addy
Oscar Zabinsky STB #1: Joanna STB #2: Ursula 7MiH: Veronica

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: It's time for Casey and Jacob's birthday party! Knowing how Coppertale does it, this might be a wild night.

» 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.

» the birthday boys: Swing by and say happy birthday to Casey and Jacob! They've been given the traditional shitty crowns and makeshift thrones.

» Quidditch Beer Pong: Not far from the bonfire, Sy Stoker has set up a table with Quidpong. Nearby is a supply of red ping pong balls, Solo cups, and a waterproof signup sheet. Post your character/team under this heading to call for a challenger! Ask a friend to post results for you, or use the honour system. :)

» truth or shot: The rules are simple: tell the truth, or take a shot. Post your characters to this comment with their name in the header, and other characters will ask you uncomfortable questions.

» inside the building: This may be where the kissing games are taking place, but there's still some room to just snuggle and chat.

» 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?

» the shooting star: Make a wish! If your character makes a wish (they do not need to say it out loud, just tell us what it is) something might happen to help them get what they want.

» 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.

» OOC: QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & CONCERNS

Comments

BEFORE THE PARTY

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Oscar + Bianca

[dumb_ass]

Oz is sweating bullets before the party. He is supposed to go and pick up Bianca and walk with her to the Grotto, like a date. However, thanks to Ennis though he wasn't actually sweating as much as he might have otherwise and he smelled like cedar, which was a pretty good smell. Overall, he was feeling pretty snazzy. He didn't dress up because he doesn't really own anything aside from t-shirts and jeans, but he did add a nice sweater and all of it was clean.

He was right on time for Bianca and as he walked to her cabin he saw a pretty blue wildflower so he picked it for her and nearly crushed it in his hand before she even got it as he waited for her to open the cabin door and come out.

Jeremy + Zoey

[jerras]

Jeremy makes his way out to the Grotto after a bit of goading from Asher. Or at least, he attempts to. He finds the path that usually leads to the Grotto, follows it for a bit and happens on someone also seemingly trying to find their way in.

The path doesn't seem to want to cooperate though, since they've been walking a long while now and don't actually seem to be making any headway. Had he not had a travel partner he might have questioned his sense of direction. But no, he's usually pretty canny about finding his way.

"Is it just me or did the path to the Grotto not use to take so long?"

Avery + Bianca

[un_kept]

Avery helps Bianca prep for this party. She sneaks out before Oz gets there, but right after dinner she is racing with B to her cabin so they can get together and help Bianca look party appropriate. As promised, Avery also dresses up a little so Bianca doesn't feel weird about wearing something nice for her Grotto-Date. Once the make-over girl freak out session is over she races out of the cabin and back to hers to do some last minute touch ups, then she's off to the party!

Junior Coppertools

[sunsoutgunsout]

Casey doesn't "do" gifts, but he does "do" "sick shit for puppycats." While the Junior Coppertools prepare for the evening's Grotto party, Casey hands Sy Stoker and Jacob Wood each a small, kitten-sized orange hoodie and a boy-sized bracelet.

"The bracelet's got, like, barrier charms on it and shit, with the sick li'l hoodies." He explains as he digs through his wardrobe, "So when you stick it on your wrist 'n your tiny bro's got his sick li'l tiny bro hoodie on, it can only get, like, twenty feet away from you. You've still gotta watch 'em though, 'cos they'll get into shit 'cos they're so tiny and they don't know better yet. Or somebody might get drunk 'n think they wanna play when they don't wanna so, like, keep an eye on 'em tonight if you bring 'em to the party."

Casey holds up two t-shirts to compare them. Which one will look best strung through the belt loop of his jeans? "Like my Gramps said, and he's fuckin' smart as nails, kittens are a fuckin' big RESPONSIBILITY so don't go runnin' around with the bracelet on if your familiar's got its hoodie on because you'll fuckin' drag 'em with you and that's ANIMAL ABUSE and it's WRONG and I'll KICK YOUR FUCKIN' ASS if I see you do it. Don't force 'em to follow you with this shit, either. You gotta be their best bro 'n teach 'em that they wanna follow you. Show those fuckin' kittens how fuckin' sick you are 'n they'll just follow you 'cos they wanna. Got it?"

Although he's threatening to beat up his cabin mates, he didn't even look at Sy or Jacob while he spoke. He settles on a bright red shirt, pulls it over his head, and turns back to Sy and Jacob to see if the messages were received.

[I realized I could just steal what I wrote for the actual gift post SO I DID IT. Visit that post for the low-down on what the hoodies and bracelets do. TL;DR: They keep the kitties close.]
[& I'm not trying to pressure Marin into posting she doesn't need to reply, nor does ... anybody! unless they want to! obviously! ok, i'm done!]

AROUND THE FIRE

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BODY SHOTS

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Cameron + (Open to multiple - everyone interact with Patient Zero)

[gonnabefamous]

Cameron may be feeling a little under the weather, but like a toddler that's trying to prove he's NOT tired, this has probably only made him worse. He can't be still, it might catch up to him.

Sylla + open to whoever, multiple, etc.

[sylla]

Sylla isn't sure if this is actually music, and has a bit of a grimace on her face when she realizes it's technically a birthday party.

She may actually need to bite the bullet and have a drink if this is to be at all tolerable, she supposes.

Diego & Ravi

[indiefolk]

For the third time, the smoke from the fire picks up and finds its way right to Ravi's face. The first two times Diego was very sympathetic, but by now he's laughing as they scoot to a new spot yet again. Diego loves the smell of the smoke and the forest, and the way it clings to his clothes, but no one likes a face full of it.

"They say smoke follows beauty," he croons.

Jeremy + Asher

[jerras]

Jeremy finally found his way through to the grotto after battling with the forest paths for a good half and hour. Was it just him or did the path to the grotto not use to take that long? Regardless, he was somewhat relieved to spot Asher sitting by the fire.

He went right up to his friend and sat himself down beside the guy. "I think the grotto was trying to mess with me. I'm not even kidding. I spent the last half hour trying to find this place even though I have been here what like a hundred times before?"

Then, slinging a loose arm around asher, "Tell me there's something interesting happening around here for my troubles."

---

By the time Jeremy arrives Asher was one and a half beers deep and considering leaving already - he'd come at the urging of his cabinmate, who had not arrived yet, and cutting his losses and crawling back to their cabin didn't sound like the worst idea. But then Jeremy was at his side and he figured it was worth hanging around for a bit longer, at least.

Not arguing in the least about the arm slung around his shoulder, Asher gave a lopsided shrug. "...there are kissing games?" He, of course, knew those weren't exciting given that they happened every grotto party. "You did take a while to get here, though. You sure you weren't just stalling so I'd be stuck here alone and have to talk to other people?"

---

Jeremy screwed up his face a bit at the idea of kissing games. "Okay that's not gonna happen until I've at least had a couple beers in me first," he said honestly. And speaking of which, he reached over to steal one of Asher's collected beers. He had some catching up to do.


"Very cute," Jeremy said to the idea of him purposely stalling. "But if I was stalling, I'd take actual credit for it." He took his first sip of the beer and looked at Asher properly. "Why is there someone here you'd want to talk to? Or kiss? Or have a very public make out session with? Because you can tell me, buddy. You know I'd make it happen for you." Was teasing but not actually a lie.

---

Despite himself, Asher let out a soft snort at Jeremy's expression, taking a swig of beer after toying with its tab for a few moments. "Well the kissing games are normally sort of interesting, at least? Once you've gotten yourself in the mindset." And by mindset he, of course, meant inebriated enough.

"Totally fair, you're not one to not take credit where credit is due. As for me.. nope, don't have my eye on anyone. As usual." Though there was a bit of force behind his words they were mostly intoned with humor of the exasperated kind. "I know you're trying to help me out but I promise, I am completely fine being single and uninvolved." Technically a bit of a fib, but Asher hoped that Jeremy wouldn't be able to tell. "...how are you feeling, though?" Asher left Vee unsaid.

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"Oh they're plenty interesting," Jeremy agreed. "That's not the problem. It's more a general 'I'm not drunk enough for this' comment. I'm supposed to be all respectable and all that jazz now." Also the fact that sober right now, Jeremy still had quite a few things on his mind to be able to truly enjoy things. Mostly, coming to the party at all had been him wanting to hang back and relax with his bud Asher. Which, admittedly, Jeremy had not been doing for awhile.


"I'm not disputing that," Jeremy said after taking yet another generous swig of his beer. "But you could be single and uninvolved and also having fun on the side, is my main point." Because they were in high school. And there was only so much of taking themselves seriously that could happen. Jeremy made it a point to check in with Asher because he knew his friend was the sort to bottle stuff up. He had been getting an odd sort of Feeling about Asher since the guy came back from springbreak. His friend had definitely not been his cheeriest, that was for sure.

The topic of Vee hung in the air like an ominous cloud. "Not great. But give me a couple more beers and that's going to change." He cast an eye over Asher's unfinished can. "Speaking of, finish that, please. You need to get to that state where you're tipsy enough that you can't fend off any nefarious plans I have for you thanks."

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Asher nodded in understanding - he wasn't one for sober kissing games either. "Hey, don't drink your problems under the rug," was the half-hearted scolding he delivered as he took a long drink of his beer. "And I can be single and completely uninvolved. We're graduating soon, getting tied up in something doesn't seem like a great idea. Plus you know me, I'm too much of a sap for flings." Once again, not entirely true, but he was hoping that too would go under the radar. It was mostly true, in any case. And he really wasn't in a state for hooking up.

"I think you're just projecting, so your need to find me someone is sweet but unwarranted. Focus on yourself, dude. I promise I don't need a wingman." Still, Asher found the concern endearing, as he normally did. He quirked a smile. "Nefarious plans? We're at that point already? I didn't think I was doing that poorly."

Cecil + Open (Multiple)

[choneychurch]

Cecil is here as the Head Boy, which means he isn't allowed to have too much fun or get too distracted by his friends or his (very distracting) boyfriend as he makes his rounds through the party to ensure everyone is all right and that nothing is getting too out of control. So far, though, things seem to be going as expected and chaotic but not dangerous is good enough for him. Eventually, he ends up standing by the fire and sipping a soda, watching the brave karaoke singers and the dancers and the s'more makers doing their things with a small, affectionate smile.

THE BIRTHDAY BOYS

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THE BIRTHDAY BOYS

[dumb_ass]

Oscar makes sure to tell them both happy birthday, with excessive bowing and "Yes your majesties," going on because what's the fun otherwise!

THE BIRTHDAY BOYS + Avery

[un_kept]

Avery makes sure to tell Jacob & Casey Happy Birthday and give them hugs and their gifts.

HRH CASEY, again

[sunsoutgunsout]

Winning the St. Patrick's Day drinking challenge went to Casey's head and he's tooootally into this royalty shtick now. He's going to wear his crown ALL. NIGHT. LONG.

Any time he's sitting on the throne, his massive cat (Hugo!) hangs out on his lap or shoulders. Hello, massive cat!

Re: THE BIRTHDAY BOYS

[addytives]

Addy makes an absolute beeline for the thrones and gives both Jacob and Casey some wizard book they've been talking about lately, hugs whether they like it or not, and a vial of hangover potion each. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♥

QUIDDITCH BEER PONG

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BIRTHDAY BROS vs. ???

[sunsoutgunsout]

THEY WERE MADE FOR THIS

TRUTH OR SHOT

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LEVI!!

[gdilevi]

Levi's trying not to get too hammered because there's still a Quidditch game on Sunday BUT he'll play for a little while. He might go babymode and swap to juice at some point.

(Sorry to drop my characters and run, but I have work in half an hour. I'll participate and ask questions later tonight!)

INSIDE THE BUILDING

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Cole + Open (Multiple)

[colemoss]

Cole had made the decision to come out to the Grotto tonight on a whim and, while he seems to be more interested in sitting in the doorway of the stone building and drawing his peers in his sketchbook than actually being part of the party going on around him, he seems to be enjoying himself. The weather is finally getting warmer, the forest is finally getting greener and brighter, and everything in his little piece of the world is good. Like his art and school and his friends. And Calvin. It's difficult to remember his apprehension about this place or the entity in the woods when everything else seems so perfect.

Focused and radiating contentment, he continues to sketch, ignoring the drink that some considerate(?) passerby left on the ground beside him. He hasn't touched it (or noticed it) as of yet.

KISSING GAMES

[goosemods]

Penelope + Nia, Vee, and Jeremiah + OPEN TO MULTIPLE

[get_fucked]

The kissing games make her feel wildly pathetic lately but she's already buzzed so??? Time for kisses!

THE WOODS

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Reece substitute Quinning

[peanutbuttercup]

Reece spends most of the evening doing his "chaperone duties", which at the moment largely involve keeping drunk and stupid classmates out of the woods. He'll yell at you if you get too close to the treeline. He's doing his best Quinn impression.

THE SHOOTING STAR

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THE SHOOTING STAR ~ Penny

[get_fucked]

Penelope is pretty drunk at this point, and she's not always a happy drunk. When she spots the shooting stat, she mutters, "I wish I could get out of this place already."

AFTER THE PARTY

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Reece & open to multiple!

[peanutbuttercup]

As the party winds down, Reece is available to walk people back to their cabins, whether they've just had too much to drink or don't want to be on the trails alone at night (which is very prudent, in Reece's opinion). He usually tries to walk back in groups, but he's been awkwardly hanging out near the trailhead for awhile now, so he'll go with anyone who asks him at the moment.

OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Re: OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

[indiefolk]

If I made any mistakes......... I will not be surprised. But please let me know. ♥

ALSO: as I noted on the ooc chatter post, I'm nooooot going to be around at this party much unless someone asks me, but you may get backtags from me. All of my characters will be here in theory so if you want one of them let me know.

I AM FINALLY FREE OF KISSING GAMES. I feel like I transcended.