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PERUVIAN DARKNESS POWDER

Xavier Lewis gets a letter from a relative of theirs who has a mean sense of humor. When they open the envelope in the halls of the lodge, Peruvian Darkness Powder bursts out, blanketing the area in magical darkness! The inconvenience lasts an hour, and Lumos and Incendio don’t do anything to help.

Magdalen Gillis walks in with their friend, and grabs their friend’s hand so they don’t lose them… only to walk out and find they’re actually holding hands with Riley Stamper. How embarrassing.
Wyatt Winslow trips and crashes into Saira Raza in the darkness, and ends up banging their face against a wall and getting a bloody nose!
Joanna May is startled by Robin Youngblood who was creeping around in the darkness “singing” the Jaws theme.

HOW THIS WORKS

If you're looking to get hurt and go completely insane, have I got the place for you. New York's Hottest New Club is The Lodge But It's Dark For An Hour. Located in a giant magical log cabin in the woods of northern Utah, this place has everything: nosebleeds, darkness, gals being pals, 15-and-16-year-olds who haven't slept since last Thursday, my son and an intense feeling of dread for what the future holds. So come on down and grope around in the pitch while also possibly inhaling the same magical powder that's causing this predicament.

Lumos and Incendio do not work.

The fun begins roundabout lunchtime.

Have fun. Watch out for snakes.

» In the Halls of the Lodge: It dark.

» Elsewhere: Not so dark.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Ravi grins. "There's always something satisfying about untangling a problem, isn't there? Even if that problem is simply an anagram." Ravi rifles through his bag for a notebook and a fountain pen, and opens it up to a blank page. He writes a few common fragments: -ING, -ATOR, UN-, TRANS-, -TION, ANTI-, CON-.

"No 'E'. That should narrow things down, shouldn't it?" Ravi starts scribbling ideas. CARING, CARROT, COUNT, COLON, CONTROL... He rewrites the remaining letters underneath. Is that "grad"? Hmm.

It's another minute before Ravi has GRADUATING AS CONTROL written at the bottom of his page. "I feel... that is not correct."

Xavier watches over Ravi's shoulder with bright eyed interest, tilting his head to the side at the results. "Yeah, it's like, kind of something she'd say, but also nonsense." He pauses, a few seconds spent thinking things over, and then pops his lips. "But, I think you're onto something. It's gotta be about graduation or graduating."

He looks skyward, rearranging things in his head. "Conga...graduation...No, that's not right." Zav glances at Ravi's notebook, again. "Graduation...slont...crag?" 'Slont' is not a word, Xavier. But good try.

"Graduation... slog... crant?" This is steadily going downhill. Ravi starts over.

After a few minutes, the list looks even worse:

GRADUATING NO SCROTAL
GRADUATION GOALS CNTR
GRADUATING LAST CROON
GRADUATION LAG SCORN T?
ASTRAL DRUG CONTAGION
TACOS TURN ADORING GAL
CAUTION GANG LORD ARTS
DANGLING OUR CASTRATO

"I don't suppose," Ravi says hopefully, "there was a hint in that envelope?"

Xavier is just now realizing that he shares genetic material with someone who just has to be some kind of sadistic criminal mastermind. His sister is going to grow up to be that puppet guy from the Saw movies.

Clucking to himself, he grabs the envelope up, turns it upside down and gives it a good shake. A tiny, black powder-covered resealable baggy falls out. Xavier glances at Ravi, picks up the baggy and pulls out the contents. A tiny square of stationery, which he unfolds, and then reads aloud.

"Xavier, Glad felicitations on the coming convocation. Sent these two along in case I won't be able to make it to the festivities. Go ahead and hang them up. I fucking dare you." He pauses. "Best, Nisha."

Zav turns the paper over to see if there's anything else written on it. Nothing. "You know she wants to come here next year?" A huff of relief. "I am so glad I won't have to deal with that."

Peruvian Darkness Powder

Xavier & Ravi

Xavier & Ravi

Xavier & Ravi

Xavier & Ravi