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@ 2018-05-04 15:20:00

Entry tags:

character: ambriel triádhos, character: blake hartley, character: caitlin murphy, character: cheyenne, character: davian rivera, character: felicity bainbridge, character: galadari rubinhart, character: gilderoi rubinhart, character: hayden jordan, character: natália santos, character: neculai antonescu, character: ryuuko hartley, character: sasha park, character: van carlyle, character: wendelin golightly, character: winifred jordan, location: school grounds, npc: headmistress menides

Thread: Carnival
WHO: Everyone in the pool!
WHERE: Academy lawn
WHEN: Saturday the 5th of May

Fairlights lit up the lawn just as the sun was going down. Ms. Menides grinned to herself. She could hear the familiar tinkling of a carousel and she could smell popcorn and cotton candy. She always had a thing for fairgrounds and carnivals, those hidden patches of the world where the lost, the freaky and the lovelorn could hide. As a metaphor, it worked perfectly for the Academy. Both students and staff had been galvanised for the theme and, once again, the result was spectacular.

A makeshift tiled floor on the lawn constituted the dance floor for the evening. It was surrounded by standard fairground attractions: a carousel, a ferriswheel, a large slide, a funhouse and various little booths where you could dunk fellow students in water or win large plushies. There was also plenty of free food, ranging from chicken legs and popcorn to huge lollipops and cotton candy. There were also tons of places to hide booze, so Ms. Menides figured that, for once, they did not need to worry about anyone spiking the punch.

She had still asked Blake to keep watch over the punch, because sometimes, it were the little things in life.

A DJ – one of their old students – played a mix of pop music and amusement park jingles and several sound systems ensured that you could hear that music everywhere. It was early, but Ms. Menides could already hear laughter over the music. Good.

The dress-code had suggested formal, mixed with carnival, though it was up to the students to decide how far they would push that. After all, the Oracle had decided to make it a competition, so she was sure that some of them would pull out all the stops. Ms. Menides, on her end, was dressed like an old fashioned ringleader, with a large red coat and a top hat.

Tonight was powered by nothing more than a lot of electricty and can-do attitude, but some themes did not need magic. This was perfect as is, Ms. Menides figured. Now, where could she get her hands on cotton candy...

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian

intheclear
2018-05-07 07:43 pm UTC (link)

Hayden had lost track of his date Natalia after a few faster songs had made the dance floor one big living and moving sea of bodies. He skirted the edges, keeping an eye out, but not too worried about finding her. The girl could certainly take care of herself and was popular enough to have quite the dance card to complete. The night was more than halfway over, anyway, and Hayden wanted to start asking around about the after party.

Hayden spotted Davian over by the punch and came closer to jab him in the side playfully. "Yo, D! You know what this dance needs? Some grass. You got any?"

The two of them had wandered back towards the ferris wheel and ducked behind the box that housed the mechanical guts of it. The wheel was powered by a huge generator that ran on gas and the exhaust was plenty to hide the smell of marijuana. Davian did indeed have weed on him and was gracious enough to share. The two of them leaned against the base of the giant wheel, grinning like two middle schoolers caught peeking into the girls' locker room.

"Hey, can you light me up already?" Hayden asked impatiently. He stuck his joint between his lips and waited for Davian to do his demon magic party trick of summoning fire.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian (OPEN for reactions!)

antitestament
2018-05-07 09:38 pm UTC (link)

Ambriel had been talking to the teacher chaperones for an uncomfortably long ten minutes before Davian wandered away to get a drink. He was hoping the punch was already spiked, but one sharp look from Mr. Hartley told him no one had been able to get through the man's defenses. Not yet, anyway. Davian was glad when Hayden came and though the jab in the side made him almost drop his punch, he was amiable enough to sneak off with his friend to share some weed.

"Fuck, you're impatient." Davian whined and stuck his thumb up. A flame sprouted from the thumbnail like it was a lighter and he held it out for Hayden to light up. "Can't wait for this to be over. I'm gonna tear Ambriel's clothes off like unwrapping a fucking gift."

Davian grinned and, for added show with his fire prowess, blew the flame on his thumb to extinguish it. Unfortunately, the flame was just close enough to the motor of the ferris wheel to be too close. The exhaust and gasoline fumes caught fire and licked its way into the outer shell faster than Davian could blink.

With a deafening explosion, the motor blew up, sending parts shooting off in all directions and blasting Davian and Hayden off into the grass. Davian coughed and sat up on one arm in time to see the five storied ferris wheel jerk, then drop a dangerous few feet. It then started to topple over accompanied by the frightened screams of the riders still in their seats. Davian's mouth dropped open and his eyes went wide. "Holy fuck! MOVE!" He grabbed Hayden's shirt. "It's falling this way!"

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian (OPEN for reactions!)

intheclear
2018-05-07 09:52 pm UTC (link)

The explosion left Hayden's ears ringing and he distantly heard Davian shouting at him to move, felt the tug on his shirt. Looking up, Hayden saw the wheel teeter. Its grounding was damaged or nonexistent. Sound came roaring back into Hayden's ears mingled with the terrified screams of his classmates.

Hayden snapped back to his senses and ignored how badly his body ached - was that blood on his shirt or dew from hitting the grass? - to rise to his feet.

"Davian, go! I've got it!"

Hayden brought both of his hands up over his head and pushed with his powers. He'd been at the academy for a few years by now, and not all of it had been spent focused on his gender confusion. He'd been tweaking his telekinetic abilities and learning how to control them, but he'd never been tested like this before.

Hayden winced when he felt the answering push from the huge ferris wheel. He flattened his stance and pushed harder. Somehow, he managed to hold it in place. Hayden was already trembling with the effort. He shouted to Davian or anyone else who could hear.

"I can't hold it forever! Get... oh god... Get everyone off!"

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian (OPEN for reactions!)

holier_than_you
2018-05-07 10:49 pm UTC (link)

A white flash streaked through the sky and there was Ambriel, wings outstretched as he flew over the wheel. If you looked closely - which those as the top of the ferris wheel did - it almost seemed as if he glowed with a holy light as he let two people grab him by the wrist before he flapped with his wings and carried them away.

A few moments later, he was back to try and save the next batch of students.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian (OPEN for reactions!)

warriors_gaze
2018-05-14 10:54 pm UTC (link)

So Fred had gone. So what? It's not like she was intending on doing anything at the stupid dance or anything. She wasn't even really there, and she was definitely not just going by to see if Hayden was having a shitty time; because, she didn't care.

Of course when the ferriswheel began to fall, she couldn't exactly ignore it. Her body moved as swift as she could get it to. She climbed up the side of the ride in a blur to grab a couple students, probably Standards with how freaked out they were. She then dropped down to the ground next to Hayden and screamed at the two students to run before she ran back up the machine to try and grab anyone else she could so that Hayden could let the thing go before he hurt himself.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Hayden and Davian (OPEN for reactions!)

howlyoudoin
2018-05-17 06:58 pm UTC (link)

Liam had noticed that Adri wasn't at the dance. They hadn't spoken much since the full moon. He knew she needed her rest, and Liam wasn't going to intrue on it. He was surprised that she didn't show up to the dance though. He and Cheyenne were having some fun too. He was chatting with his friends when it felt it. A prick on the back of his neck. His nose picked up on the scent and he and a few of the other weres all turned their heads in time for the explosion.

They crouched for cover, Liam shielding whoever was closest to him. He turned with the others and saw people in motion. Liam and his friends were assholes and bullies in their own right, but they weren't completely void of the need to protect others. They just protected their own first. Liam, Trent, Jerry, and another were were moving forward, rushing over. He and his friends began directing people in a somewhat organized fashion to get out of the way of the ferris wheel that Hayden was holding up through telekinetic energy.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Cheyenne and Tanek

would_not_die
2018-05-15 07:06 pm UTC (link)

Tanek would later say that he had already eaten his own weight in cotton candy, not realizing that that was virtually impossible. Still, he had put a lot of the stuff away when he started hearing the shouts. Ever driven by instincts that would be lethal to any other human, Tanek ran forward, wanting to investigate the catastrophe.

When he arrived, the ferris wheel had been cleared. Tanek saw it toppling over, looking up - both curious and eager.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Cheyenne and Tanek

creoboros
2018-05-19 04:39 am UTC (link)

A dark furry three headed creature moved in and snagged the back of Tanek's costume, starting to tug urgently. A fully grown Cerberus would be twice her size and far more intimidating to look at, but Cheyenne's three heads were the faces of young wolves just out of their puppy phase. The black paws that dug into the ground to move Tanek were huge in proportion to the rest of her. She'd grow into them one day, once she left the awkward in between phase of adolescence.

One of the heads was growling and snarling ferociously up at the wheel as it fell down towards them and the other was whimpering urgently and barking while the third, the middle head, continued to keep its sharp teeth locked on Tanek's costume.

They were too late. Cheyenne heard someone shout when the staff realized they were in the path of the ferris wheel, and Hayden was far too spent to catch it again. Cheyenne dove forward to shove Tanek to the ground and then stood over him, hunched up with that deadly viper tail slithering between her back legs. The wheel crashed down around them with a horrible sound. The decorative light bulbs around the edges of it shattered. Steel bars groaned. But Cheyenne and Tanek were unharmed between two of the wide spokes of the wheel.

When she realized that it was over and they were relatively safe, Cheyenne transformed back into her human form and dusted bits of debris from her dress.

"Tanek, you idiot!" She slapped him on the shoulder angrily.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Cheyenne and Tanek

would_not_die
2018-05-23 11:19 am UTC (link)

Tanek could hear Cheyenne growl at him and then he felt her tugging at him, trying to get him to clear the ground, and he wanted to snap at her, wanted to yell at her to get out of the way. He would not be permanently harmed, but she might.

And then everything happened quickly. There was a horrible metallic groan that sounded like the death rattle of a collapsing robot and Cheyenne threw him to the ground. The wheel was close, too close, and Tanek reacted instinctively. He would survive, but she would not.

He raised his hand - screamed. It felt like something was torn out of him - no, like he tore something out of himself. Something warm and bloody and breathing and tangled, something that enveloped him, both of them and...

It crashed over them and he felt it all. It cut his skin - a thousand tiny little cuts - and crushed his foot and sliced open his belly, one of the spokes landing right on top of them before it fell to the side. Pain exploded all around him, but it felt...

It felt... Right. Powerful.

And then it was over. Besides him - his vision was blurry, but slowly rectifying itself - Cheyenne got up. He sat up as well. He could feel the warm blood running down his nose. He could feel the cuts mending themselves.

"Fuck."

But Cheyenne... She was alive. "Are you... are you okay?"

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Cheyenne and Tanek

creoboros
2018-05-29 11:02 pm UTC (link)

"Yes!" She answered incredulously. Seeing Tanek was bleeding made her confused and she started checking him over. "How..." She knew for sure she had dropped over him to shield him from any damage. Looking around she could see that the steel spokes hadn't hit them. So why was he bleeding?

"Tanek! Cheyenne!" A staff member was calling out to them and Cheyenne stood up to peer over one of the bars. She jumped up to wave and be seen. "Over here! We're okay!"

Dropping back down, she more carefully touched Tanek this time. "You did something. Something that saved us." Thinking of how close she must have come to death brought up a swell of emotions and she felt the lump rise in her throat. In response, she hugged Tanek tightly against her. "Thank you."

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! Cheyenne and Tanek

would_not_die
2018-05-30 06:32 pm UTC (link)

"I did something," Tanek repeated dazedly. It was half an affirmation, half testing the hypothesis. He had felt something, that was sure, but... how?

He then had the wind knocked out of him when Cheyenne hugged him, which made him realize how sore he was. He winced, but he gingerly returned the hug. God, even compared to her he was thin as a rake. "Um," he murmured, "you're welcome?"

And then they were swept up in a wave of teachers and concerned students, who were whispering about the miracle of them both being okay.

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Ferris Whee-- Oh SHIT! (Natália)

fiercehunger
2018-05-17 06:50 pm UTC (link)

Natália arrived at the dance with Hayden. She wore a leopard print dress and ears too. She was going to go all out but when she saw the dress, she figured she could play it less cosplay. It fit her well. Hugging her curves in all the right places, and she enjoyed the wandering looks that she got from others. She and Hayden had separated when she went to talk to some friends.

She was walking out from behind a tent, adjusting her dress and fixing her hair. She was going to go search for Hayden to see what he got himself into when she heard the screams. Her eyes shifted to the direction it was coming from. She picked up the scent of smoke and fire, and then watched as the ferris wheel began to topple.

Well, if Hydra had planned for that to happen, hats off to them. Yet somehow she doubted that. Sasha cared too damn much about the dance to do something like this on purpose. Natália was far enough away not to be in immediate risk, nor did she make efforts to go and help either. Something was stopping the thing from falling. And there was something bright, flying up and down. The angel.

Then she stepped closer to see that the person holding the ferris wheel up was none other than her date. Color her impressed.

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