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EASTER EGG HUNT

It's a bright, sunny morning already, perfect for the festivities to come. The house elves have been very hard at work before students gather for the annual Easter egg hunt, hiding eggs all over campus.

The staff and house elves insist all students must have a good, hearty breakfast before the hunt begins. The picnick tables have been set out in the gardens, and the pastel decorations are quaint and endearing if you have an eye for cute. They might be a little saccharine for some students' tastes.

Oakes has a special gift for the students as well. He has baskets full of shimmering eggs, that he's magically filled with glitter and charmed to explode upon impact. He's cordoned off an area a little out of the way where students can throw eggs at one another, but does warn that the glitter sticks. Good news: you won't rub off much on other people. Bad news: it takes effort to get off. Either way, it's a good way to pass the time untim the hunt.

When it's time for the hunt, the prize is presented: a massive bunny plush. It's huge. Getting it home is going to be a pain. Still, if you find the largest number of eggs, it's all yours! There will be a count done to see which house found the most eggs as well, but the only prize is bragging rights.

Competitors line up, and everyone is given a basket laced with a ribbon matching their house's color. Finally, Thorn blows a whistle, loosing them on the gardens and fields!

HOW THIS WORKS

At 9:00 AM, breakfast is available out in the gardens. It's a crisp 55°F.

At 10:30 AM, students are released for the Easter egg hunt! The range of the hunt exends along all trails and public areas outside, but never more than 3' from the trail.

There are dyed hardboiled eggs, plastic eggs full of candy, and wrapped chocolates hidden all around campus. Each item counts as one for the sake of the contest.

Hunters have one hour to search for prizes!

At the end of the hour, the participants will have their prizes counted up and the winner will be awarded the bunny. Congratulations.

Staff will be on hand, scattered around campus, to punish misbehavior.

There is a cordoned off area for throwing glitter eggs at one another. If you enter the area (i.e. post your character there) you may get glitter bombed. The glitter filled eggs cannot be stolen, nor can they be thrown outside the limits of the area set aside for this.

EBONHIDE

332

RIBBONFIN

360

AZURCREST

489

COPPERTALE

415

THE MOST EGGS

Kazim (48) + Neil (24) + Leo (34) + Etta (35) + Sun-mi (46) = 187

Rosy (40) + Sy (37) + Marilyn (19) + Ferdie (50) = 146

Diego (32) + Cecil (26) + Ravi (39) + Levi (38) = 135

Zachary (36) + Lucas (9) + Jeffy (27) + Micah (18) + Will (40) = 130

Ari (38) + Kenzie (28) + Jade (41) = 107

Still want a shot at winning? Make an alliance!

Name:
House:
How hard are they trying?: And do you want them to win?
What are they going to do with that bunny if they win?: It's almost more of a burden than a prize.

» BREAKFAST IN THE GARDENS: The flowers are beginning to bloom, and there are picnic tables and blankets out to sit, eat and socialize during or after the hunt. There's quiche, french toast with blueberry compote, hardboiled eggs, eggs benedict, cinnamon buns, fruit, and pancakes. There are vegan versions available.

» Glitter eggs: There's a roped off area where you can throw glitter filled eggs at anyone else within the boundaries of the game. There's a charm that bounced back any eggs you try to throw outside the ropes, and will stop you little monsters from stealing them.

» THE HUNT: Post the above form here if your character is entering the competition.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Now this is Etta's kind of game. She doesn't think twice before stepping easily over the rope, brushing aside Oakes' warning about the glitter sticking. (How is that a bad thing? Glitter is amazing.) Etta bends down to grab a couple of eggs from the nearest basket, searching for one in Azurcrest blue.

Sun-mi hasn't wasted any time and is already in the thick of glitter madness when she spies Etta leaning over and aims a glitter egg straight for her behind.

"One for the future prom queen!" Sun-mi yells across the area.

Etta hears the familiar voice, but straightens up too late -- the glitter egg hits its target. Damn, Sun-mi's got quite the arm on her. This... should not come as a surprise to Etta, who is well acquainted with those arms.

"Can I count on your vote?" Etta hollers back, clutching an egg and circling round as she tries to keep Sun-mi in her sights, waiting for a clear shot at her.

Sun-mi lets out a squeal of delight when the egg connects with her intended target. Of course, now she's without ammo and has the attention of her favorite Seeker. And she's all too aware that those arms are talented at more than just catching things.

"Hmmmmmmm, maybe. If you can catch me!" Sun-mi teases as she dances back and forth for a bit before making a break for it.

The instant Sun-mi turns to run is when Etta strikes, not waiting to see if her first egg makes contact before quickly dispatching her second. And then, unable to resist the challenge, Etta darts after Sun-mi. Catching her will be fun, but the chase is even sweeter.

EASTER EGG HUNT

Etta & Sun-mi

Etta & Sun-mi

Etta & Sun-mi

Etta & Sun-mi

Etta & Sun-mi