gooseberryhigh | SUMMER SOLSTICE

SUMMER SOLSTICE

Although seniors still have their project presentations to prepare for, the other three years can let loose and celebrate a little. Students make and wear animal or plant masks and leaf garlands, and there’s a massive bonfire by the lake to welcome in summer.

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The celebration begins at 8:00 PM around the docks, and goes until 10:00 PM, when staff will walk students back to their campsites.

There's a massive bonfire, and it's tradition for students to throw their unwanted textbooks, notes, or other things they're done with into the fire. Some students may be reluctant to do so.

Students can wear masks inspired by nature (plants, animals, etc.), but this time there's no anonymity charm to help you blend in.

You can also wear a leaf garland, which is a long scarf of leaves and flowers. Virgins are supposed to have white flowers in their wreaths, but only very traditional wizarding towns and families worry about this dated tradition.

At the end of the night, everyone is given a candle in their house color. The flame burns with magical brightness in purple, green, blue or orange. [Volunteer A] lights their candle first, and uses it to light the candles of the people standing near them. Then they light the candles of those next to them, until everyone's candle is lit. Everyone keeps their candles burning as they walk in single file back to their cabins, singing an old traditional song. The lights of students walking home can be seen all across campus as everyone heads back. Blow out your candle before entering your home (or in this case your cabin) and reflect on the upcoming year.

» the bonfire: The large bonfire has space for dancing, socializing and s'mores. Some students are tossing in old books, photos of exes, and unwanted notes. It's hopefully cathartic.

» the shore and docks: If you want to get a little closer to the water, it's quieter here, and you can even find a bit of privacy.

» truth or dare: There are too many teachers for truth or shot, but there's lots of wide open space and plenty of friends to embarrass.

» the end of the night: The walk back to bed is solemn. What do you hope for the coming year?

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I'm not crying you're crying

You're right
I am crying :(

While Cecil's definitely relieved that exams are over and that there's no more work left to do on his senior project before tomorrow, the quickly approaching end of the year and everything that will come after is a lot for him to wrap his mind around. Because it's both wonderful and terrifying to know that everything is about to change. The party had been a good distraction for an hour or so but, eventually, he'd needed a few minutes to himself and had retreated for the docks. Sprawled on his back and looking up at the stars, he lets his mind wander.

Until he hears footsteps approaching and tilts his head to look and smiles softly. "Hey Diego."

OK FR REAL THO I'm gonna be doing the working thing today but if anyone wants my characters for something cute before they get traumatized in a few days (especially my stressed af and almost dead seniors) LMK, otherwise I'll probably just post too many starters for them all later and never keep up but I'll be happy I tried.

Everything continues to hurt. ;n; omg I am the sad

Btw I am trying to do a work today. So I will get to all my threads and start new ones maybe on my lunch break but prob not til after work.

is it actually the summer solstice wtf time flies

You are all such good workers
Meanwhile my coworker left sick and I'm bitter because I am also sickish but can't leave and am thus alone and slacking off completely. OH WELL.

Conversation I had last night:

"oh it's coming up on the longest day of the year isn't it?"
"lol no the solstice is weeks away"
"Alex it's June 19th"
".........BUT THE SOLSTICE IS STILL WEEKS AWAY"

I'm feeling SLIGHTLY UNDER THE WEATHER this morning and I really need to finish like... work-work. Soooo I'll tag when I get home, which may be earlier if I give up the ghost and use some of my sick time.

Anyway, I'll put my characters out there mostly upon request because mod stuff has me way too busy and I still want to keep going with my kissing scenes from yesterday :( ♥

I am also being a work-worker today, but imagine Essie is running around in Pippa's mask with charmed hair and talking in a terrible accent.

Essie was going to wear her bunny mask from the masquerade so Pippa will have that one~

i lied i'm making a higher-level comment.

i'm at my computer all day so if anybody wants any of mine you should hit me up! i'm happy to thread~ and feeling nostalgic~ and raring for some fluff before the angst-storm~

we're all just building up good will for all the work we are so not getting done next week

i want to play the share my schedule game too :< i'm walking home from work so i'll be afk for the next 90 mins? but then i'll be home free if ya want any of my turds for some unfathomable reason

Oh man good point
Ok I guess I can catch up with dumb paperwork stuff this afternoon
My week next week looks very free for right now. Good scheduling, past me

Chris doesn't believe in burning books or notes but he believes in truth or dare

i am present & willing re: fluff
& all scenes really ♥

;-; esp w seniors

Robin doesn't tell the truth. But he's down to play Dare.

Edited 2017-06-20 18:21 (UTC)

Robin's kind of baked right now. These were the most stressful exams of his life, and his test anxiety was not fucking around. For days his stomach had been in knots, his forehead prone to profuse sweating, his eyes would sometimes just stop working and everything on the test or practice test or flashcard would just turn into a blur of nonsense, but now it was over. If he didn't fuck up his senior project presentation tomorrow, he would graduate from high school on Friday, and that was kind of a big deal. Getting invited to auror testing was huge, sure, but sometimes just not flunking out seemed beyond his capabilities.

But now he can chill. He feeds the fire another fistful of indecipherable Charms notes then leans back, hands behind his head, eyes cast upward. There aren't many stars yet this early in the night, but there could still be UFOs. It never hurts to keep an eye out.

I'm going RL camping for summer solstice because I'm an ALASKAN from ALASKA. Feel free to godmod Cricket or Jesse, y'all! They are very predictable.

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SUMMER SOLSTICE

THE BONFIRE

THE SHORE AND DOCKS

TRUTH OR DARE

THE END OF THE NIGHT

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