Lake Gooseberry Killer Does Not Approve of Pranks

[cheer_leader]

LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLER STRIKES AGAIN

Violet McGonagall and Concordia Knight have come together to prank the Ribbonfin Sophomore Girls Cabin! In the spirit of Halloween and the Sophomore Prank War that's starting to gain some traction, the two girls sneak out after curfew, wait until their unsuspecting classmates are asleep, and proceed to rig the whole thing with water ballons, silly string, and fake spiders.

Much of this is done with magic, though some of it is done by painstakingly heading inside to set a few things up - with more magical aid to keep quiet - and once it's done the two stand back for a few moments and survey their handiwork. It's well past curfew now, if not technically already Monday morning and they finally decide to head back. Though they definitely wish they could stay to see the mayhem in the morning, they don't want to be caught! So the two take off down the path towards the Ornery Oak before they split up to go to their separate cabins.

Except, they don't make it there. As they're heading out of the tree line, Violet spots a shadowy figure standing off at the woods. It looks just like the Lake Gooseberry Killer - though features are indistinct they are totally sure he's holding a knife and he's LAUGHING at them! The two don't even notice he's not coming for them - he walks right off into the woods, no harm no foul, but the two run screaming back to Ribbonfin.

Where all hell breaks loose. As Concordia bursts through their door forgetting all about the prank, the water balloon falls and breaks over her head. Letting out a shriek, she slips on the water and slides across the room. Natalie Prince, startled awake, sits up and gets a face full of silly string. Carolina Foster-Hayes tries to find the light, and ends up touching a fake spider! Thinking it's real, she immediately starts trying to kill it with a nearby shoe accidentally flinging it at Peyton Ryder.

Violet takes a slip right behind Concordia, and ends up falling over onto Antigone Brown who shoves her off. Violet hits yet another trap, and a water balloon drenches them both. Finally, Grace Sowerberry gets the lights on and yells for everyone to shut up. Seeing Cordi and Violet, they demand to hear an explanation or so help her, she will get Mr. Hightower!!!!

HOW THIS WORKS

• This IC/OOC is open to Violet, Concordia, and ALL Ribbonfins


• It's just after midnight when Cordi & Violet come screaming into their cabin.


• The initial set-up will be for Ribbonfin Sophomore Girls + Cordi & Violet only. Once the chaos dies down, other Ribbonfins can come see what the heck is going on!!!

» PRANK SET UP & LGK: Violet and Concordia are about to get a really unpleasant surprise...

» RIBBONFIN SOPH GIRLS CABIN CHAOS: WATER BALLOONS! SILLY STRING! FAKE SPIDERS! GIRLS SCREAMING!

» AFTERMATH: Oh, heck.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & CONCERNS: I hear this is popular.

Comments

Grace & Concordia & Rosy

[cheer_leader]

She deserved the cold shoulder, but she was really grateful she wasn't getting it. Honestly it was just supposed to be a stupid prank. Some water and silly string, nothing too awful really - maybe it was a bit overdone now that she was thinking more clearly. Still, this was way worse than she had anticipated. Honestly, she was just glad that the Ribbonfin's didn't seem like they hated Violet or Concordia at the moment.

She knew it had to be a joke, but it certainly didn't feel that way. What was he playing at, being out after curfew and scaring the daylights out of Violet and Cordi? Or maybe that was the point - scaring the kids who were out of bed late. Maybe it was a misguided Prefect or something, trying to get this lot of troublemakers to take their warnings and precautions seriously. Still, that seemed far-fetched. Grace was sure it was a joke, and though Concordia was poised to argue -- Rosy came in.

It was like being scolded by her mother or something. She wasn't even in trouble with Rosy yet but the Stoker's reputations - both of them - proceeded them. Concordia basically made herself really small, hoping to just be passed over entirely but that wasn't going to happen. She sighed, ready to supply details. "There's not much to tell." She said, looking at Violet for a second before turning back to Rosy. "We were leaving here after - you know - setting up..." She paused. "Sorry." She added quickly, before going on.

"We were like, just coming off the path when we looked towards the trees and saw someone. Couldn't see who it was, probably definitely a guy though based on build and the laugh. They were totally holding a knife -" No confirmation but in her head that was PURE FACT now, "And then he sort of laughed and we took off running back here."

Grace & Concordia & Rosy

[browbeats]

Mouth set, lips pursed, betraying no emotion, Rosy listens to to Concordia. She looks around at the other girls, determined not to let anyone start a panic. There will not be a repeat of last year. It was safe, everyone was calm, and it was not Sy.

"Well, clearly too many people think they're funny around here," she says, plucking the silly string from her hair. She's clenching her teeth so hard she feels like they're about to crumble to dust. "You think our curfews are funny, too? Just to give us something to do in case we're bored in the middle of the night?"

Grace & Concordia & Rosy

[gracesowerberry]

Silently, Grace folds her hands in front of her and looks tensely between the other girls as this conversation unfolds. It's reassuring to have the older prefect here and she feels about a hundred times better now that Rosy is taking charge but that doesn't mean everything's right in the world just yet. Hesitantly, she puts in, "You do think it was a prank, though? Right, Rosy? ...That's all?"

Grace & Concordia & Rosy

[browbeats]

Rosy nods, takes a deep breath, steadying herself. Don't scare the sophomores. Don't be so determined to set them straight that you start another panic. "Not a very good one," she says after a second and forces herself to relax the grip on her wand. "Definitely not a very creative one, but," another deep breath, holding back the urge to scream, to stomp over to Coppertale and rip her brother out of bed before the inevitable finger pointing began, "it's a prank."

She doesn't point out that it seemed incredibly coincidental that this person knew someone would be on the trails—on that trail—at this time of night. Keeping everyone calm was the immediate goal. "I guess it's just tradition now."

Grace & Concordia & Rosy

[cheer_leader]

Concordia didn't bother responding. She definitely did not think breaking curfew was funny - definitely not now, anyway. She hadn't thought it was that dangerous though, either. With all the protection she had just been SO SURE everyone was overreacting. Boy, was she wrong.

Rosy did however seem to think it was just a prank and Concordia watched quietly as Grace and Rosy spoke. She shoved some more silly string into a small garbage back and sniffled quietly. She was nearly crying from relief and shame and all sorts of heightened emotions but hastily turned away, busying herself with more garbage.

"Yeah, tradition. Gooseberry has a lot of stupid dangerous traditions, like... skinny dipping in the frozen lake and all that. I should have realized -- " She shrugged and leaned against the wall, exhausted.