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CARNEY PARTY 3; WILD WEST

Saddle up, partner. This New Year’s Eve, we’re heading out west!

The Carney house is decked out in a rustic Wild West theme. The place is covered in hay bales, mason jars, and cacti (even inside). Cameron greets each guest that arrives with a silver pistol that shoots paintballs. For dinner, a house elf catering company appears, cooking barbeque over a pit in the yard. There’s also plenty of alcohol - beer, liquor, wine, you name it.

HOW THIS WORKS

Everyone in the school is invited! As with parties Cameron has held in the past, the rules are simple: have fun, don’t make too much of a mess, and if you break something reparo it. The party starts at 6 PM, and anyone is welcome to stay the night and take the bus back to school from here in the morning.

Characters without costumes can pull an item from the costume chest, but once they pull, they’re obligated to wear it or risk mockery for being a spoilsport. There is also a mechanical bull riding contest out in the yard. The character with the longest ride will win a prize! You may do each of these up to three times, and I’ll keep rnging for them until 11:59 PM on 1/1.

There will be party games including truth, shot, or strip and spin the bottle/seven minutes in heaven.

» FOYER; COSTUME CHEST: Those without costumes are encouraged to pull at least one item from the chest set up in the foyer. Whatever you pull out, you have to wear! The chest is charmed so that you can’t see what you’ve got until you pull it out.

» LIVING ROOM: Have a seat on a hay bale! Or a regular couch.

» BACKYARD: The yard is surrounded by facades that mimic an old western town. There’s a heated pool and a hot tub, but the lows tonight are 21. Beside the pool, there’s a mechanical bull surrounded by padding. If you can go for the longest ride, you’ll win a prize!

» DEN; PARTY GAMES: The den has been set up for party games, including truth, shot, or strip and spin the bottle/seven minutes in heaven.

» BEDROOMS: Anyone is welcome to stay, but it’s up to you to figure out where, because Cameron isn’t organizing it. There are five unlocked bedrooms, plenty of couches and chairs, five full baths, and lots of floor space. Work it out.

» MIDNIGHT: Near midnight, Cameron encourages everyone to stop what they’re doing and come outside, where champagne and sparklers are handed out. The fireworks start about ten minutes til, crescendoing during the countdown, with a big finale at midnight. Grab someone to smooch!

» MORNING AFTER: Who’s hungover and where did you puke? Did you stick around to catch the bus back to school from Olympus?

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Micah rolls his eyes at the question, but his big dumb grin reveals it for the act it is. "Wooooow, shut up." He hauled his backpack to this party, with his camera and his journal inside, for when it's time to write to Calvin at midnight. "He has his own crazy party. He's not missing anything." That's not the question Hazel asked, but hey. "So, I'm more than a week behind on gossip. Break any hearts this winter break?"

"Uh-huuuuuh," Hazel drawls, reading the look on Micah's face with little difficulty. "I don't know, this party is pretty great. Anything with a mechanical bull is like.. peak party, in my eyes."

She takes a sip of her drink, smiling into the cup. "Aaand nope, I've been being a good girl. All the boys in Anson are pretty lame anyways. There's a guy at the grocery store I flirt with some but he's too nice." Shrugging, the Coppertale offers Micah a drink. "What about you? You been keeping busy? Not breaking hearts, of course."

"Not breaking hearts." Micah makes a 'cross my heart' motion before he accepts Hazel's drink, and takes a sip without hesitation. It could be poisoned, for all he knows. "Thank god we're going back to school soon, hey? There's no nice boys at Gooseberry. Gross. And speaking of not-nice boys..." Micah waggles his eyebrows at her, trying to look as ridiculous as possible. "Calvin got me a Ouija board for Christmas."

The only poison in that drink is a lot of alcohol - sorry, Micah. "Yeaaaaaah, I'm kind of ready to go back. Gotta get back to all my garbage boys." Hazel says this with a laugh, but her tone suggests she's actually ready to return to school.

Micah's mention of the Ouija board shifts her expression for an instant - her brows draw in, her lips turn down the slightest bit - but it's gone quickly, replaced by something a little mischievous. It's only slightly forced. "Yeah? Got big plans for it already?"

"Okay okay okay okay, this is pretty daring, but just think about it before you say no. Two words: ghost flirting," Micah proclaims, with all the confidence and panache of a man who's certain he's the garbagest boy in Hazel's books. He lets that thought hang for only a second before laughing. "Kidding, kidding! I've learned my lesson, honest. I'm not about to run out into the woods all willy-nilly."

Hazel laughs brightly at Micah's proposition for ghost flirting (mostly because it means he's not serious) as she goes to take her drink back from him. You can't keep that forever, mister.

"I'm only into flesh and blood these days. But you can do whatever you want." His words are a relief. He wouldn't say it if he didn't mean it, right?

"I'm going to trust you, Micah St. Clair. But you gotta promise me, if you're going to do any dumb shit, take me with you, ok?" Because she needs to look after him. "Because I don't want you having all the fun."

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Hazel & Micah

Hazel & Micah

Hazel & Micah

Hazel & Micah

Hazel & Micah

Hazel & Micah