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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-11-11 09:12:00

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! ic/ooc, henrietta gray, philippa nightingale

NOVEMBER GROTTO PARTY

There's still a light snowfall as the sun sets, but adrenaline must be keeping some of the students warm as one by one they sneak out into the woods to the Grotto.

The Grotto is always warmer than you expect it to be, although the chill and snowflakes encourage everyone to cuddle close to their friends and dates. The bonfire is large and ambitious, and it reflects off the white snow, making for a warm and seasonal party. Alcohol is widely available to anyone who wants it, and some thoughtful students also made sure there was plenty of water and soda. By the fire is a conjured table hosting Quidditch Beer Pong.

Inside the stone building, things get downright cozy. There's one odd discovery, though: Laurel Templeton's flag! It appears to be stuck hard with magic, so taking it back will be a problem. Regardless of this, many students sit down on blankets and pillows to keep themselves off the cold dirt floor. A circle gathers around a single glass bottle, and kissing games take place on and off throughout the night.

If you signed your character up for either Spin The Bottle or Seven Minutes In Heaven, find their partners below:

Cameron Carney STB #1: Regan STB #2: Ursula 7MIH: Tabitha	Wesley Carpenter STB #1: Tabitha STB #2: Etta 7MIH: Laurel	William Chase STB #1: Veronica STB #2: Regan 7MIH: Chloe	Sun-mi Choi STB #1: Zoey STB #2: Veronica 7MIH: Mina
Quinn Cunningham STB #1: Etta STB #2: Rafael 7MIH: Ty	Sofia Delgado STB #1: Olivia STB #2: Essie 7MIH: Etta	Calvin Evercreech STB #1: Solomon STB #2: Chloe	Leonardo Fiori STB #1: Cricket STB #2: Sy
Henrietta Gray STB #1: Quinn STB #2: Wes 7MIH: Sofia	Ty Hawkeswood STB #1: Casey STB #2: Laurel 7MIH: Quinn	Ryan Hertz STB #1: Chloe STB #2: Tabitha 7MIH: Cricket	Regan Hobbs STB #1: Cameron STB #2: Will STB #3: Susana 7MIH: Reid
Ursula de Luca STB #1: Micah STB #2: Cameron	Joanna May STB #1: Jacob STB #2: Solomon	Diego Morales STB #1: Riley STB #2: Cricket 7MIH: Casey	Estella Morales-Tran STB #1: Cole STB #2: Sofia
Cole Moss STB #1: Essie STB #2: Micah	Frances Noble STB #1: Reid STB #2: Olivia	Tabitha Ogletree STB #1: Wes STB #2: Ryan 7MIH: Cameron	Christopher Park STB #1: Rafael STB #2: Dom 7MIH: Zoey
Casey Patterson STB #1: Ty STB #2: Faye 7MIH: Diego	Veronica Powers STB #1: Will STB #2: Sun-mi 7MIH: Dom	Cressida Quayle STB #1: Leo STB #2: Diego 7MIH: Ryan	Rafael Ramirez STB #1: Chris STB #2: Quinn
Olivia Sanchez STB #1: Sofia STB #2: Frankie 7MIH: Riley	Chloe Shepherd STB #1: Ryan STB #2: Calvin 7MIH: Will	Micah St. Clair STB #1: Ursula STB #2: Cole 7MIH: Susana	Riley Stamper STB #1: Diego STB #2: Mina 7MIH: Olivia
Rosemary Stoker STB #1: Faye STB #2: Reid	Sylvester Stoker STB #1: Laurel STB #2: Leo 7MIH: Faye	Laurel Templeton STB #1: Sy STB #2: Ty 7MIH: Wes	Wilhelmina Tran STB #1: Dom STB #2: Riley 7MIH: Sun-mi
Dominic Tremblay STB #1: Mina STB #2: Susana STB #3: Chris 7MIH: Veronica	Faye Turner STB #1: Rosy STB #2: Casey 7MIH: Sy	Zoey Valentine STB #1: Sun-mi STB #2: Jacob 7MIH: Chris	Susana Velasquez STB #1: Dom STB #2: Regan 7MIH: Micah
Reid Wainwright STB #1: Frankie STB #2: Rosy 7MIH: Regan	Solomon Webb STB #1: Calvin STB #2: Joanna 7MIH: Jacob	Jacob Wood STB #1: Joanna STB #2: Zoey 7MIH: Solomon

RULES

Teen peer pressure (and player sadism) aside, no one is obligated to do anything they don't want to. Characters doing Seven Minutes In Heaven can spend the time just talking or staring awkwardly at each other, and characters playing Spin The Bottle can opt out of a kiss (although people will probably boo).

If characters get up to anything more racy than PG-13, please fade to black on that! This includes sexually explicit conversations. Many people track IC/OOC posts, so please have consideration for your fellow players. Talking about sex is fine (and part of the flavour of a teen game), but there's no need to get into detailed descriptions of anatomy or sex acts.

If you'd like to say two characters were partners in STB or 7MIH in addition to what's been rolled, feel free! Obviously, get the permission of all involved characters first.

» Before the Party: Classes drag on and on, and then after dinner students have a scant two hours of prep. Primping, pre-gaming, or just impatiently waiting for 7:00.

» Around the Fire: The large bonfire is warm and romantic. Pull up a log and grab a blanket, or dance to the party music. You can contest for control of the music, but don't make it weird, guys. (That means you two, Diego and Katya. We know what you listen to.) If you don't care for music, there's beer and soda in the ice chests, along with bins for empty bottles and cans. Don't litter, guys, seriously.

» Inside the Building: This may be where the kissing games are taking place, but there's still some room to just snuggle and chat.

» Kissing Games: This is where to post your character's reaction to their Spin the Bottle and Seven Minutes in Heaven Assignments!

Spin The Bottle: Everyone sits in a circle and takes turns spinning the bottle to find their partner. Anyone who squeezes in (or happens to be accidentally standing behind a gap in the circle) gets a shot at a kiss. People can leave and enter the game at any time. Participants will be encouraged by their drunken classmates to kiss on the mouth.
Seven Minutes in Heaven: "Heaven" is a narrow, closet-sized room adjacent to the main party, and is dark except for some cracks of light from the door. (The "door" being a heavy wooden board that's propped against the doorway and magically "locked" for seven minutes.) You can use your wand to get more light, but really, you two should be making out.

» Quidditch Beer Pong: Not far from the bonfire, Sy Stoker has set up a table with three yellow hoops sitting on a rectangular box, which will randomly release a miniature Golden Snitch. (Sort of like this, but slightly less janky-looking.) Nearby is a supply of red ping pong balls, Solo cups, and a waterproof signup sheet. Rules have been posted in Sy's journal. Winners will be determined through RNG (Marin will roll 1–50 for each player, best team total wins).

» The Woods: Don't wander too far. Is it just me, or do you keep getting the sensation of being watched from beyond the trees?

» After the Party: The further you get from the Grotto, the colder it gets. Brr! Did you make it back to your cabin? Did someone else put you up for the night?

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Sun-mi & Mina

henshinyo
2016-11-11 05:37 pm UTC (link)

Ah, Mina. Sun-mi knew you were a romantic at heart.

Mina's irritation just eggs Sun-mi on as usual and she's looking very smug when she hops up and follows Mina into the closet. Once they're inside, Sun-mi narrows her eyes a little and shifts her weight to one side as she waits to see how Mina is going to handle this situation. "Looks like fate wants us together this week," she teases, turning up what she thinks is a very attractive accent.

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	Sun-mi & Mina resentfully 2016-11-11 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	Mina rolls her eyes. "It's a beer bottle, not a crystal ball. And if 'fate' even exists, there's no way it would care about what a bunch of high school seniors do while drunk at a stupid party." She looks up at Sun-mi, and straightens a little to show she's not intimidated by the few inches the other girl has on her. "Well?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sun-mi & Mina

henshinyo
2016-11-11 08:11 pm UTC (link)

Sun-mi laughs at Mina thoroughly shredding apart her attempts at any sort of smooth flirtations.

Seven minutes are ticking away and Sun-mi isn't going to waste this opportunity - fated or otherwise. She slides an arm around Mina's waist and pulls her close, using her height to her advantage as she dips Mina into a kiss. It's pretty clear Mina is feeling aggressive and Sun-mi is more than happy to deliver on that.

She's done with talking, if Mina is.

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	Sun-mi & Mina resentfully 2016-11-11 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey! You can't just manhandle—" But Mina shuts up as Sun-mi dips her, and then shuts up again for a more obvious reason. She grabs Sun-mi's arm, for balance, and doesn't resist the kiss. The other girl is warm and strong and doesn't smell at all like shitty cologne. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sun-mi & Mina

henshinyo
2016-11-11 09:18 pm UTC (link)

Mmmhmmmmmm, whatever you say, Mina. When seven minutes are up, Sun-mi reluctantly releases Mina, since she'd really prefer not to get battered away.

She's looking like the cat who got the cream while she runs her fingers through her hair to smooth it back into some sort of presentable state. "Whenever you want a repeat performance, let me know, bonita." A playful shrug, and then she gestures towards the door, because ladies first.

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Sun-mi & Mina

resentfully
2016-11-11 11:28 pm UTC (link)

"Ugh." Amazing how Mina can manage to look so disdainful after spending almost an entire seven minutes making out with a girl. "Only if you've magically discovered how to kiss someone without twisting their neck."

She fixes her clothes with experienced efficiency, then adjusts her cat-ear knit cap back at a cute angle, and walks out of the closet without glancing back at Sun-mi.

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	Sun-mi & Mina henshinyo 2016-11-12 12:00 am UTC (link)
	Ah, that very much went as expected. Mina does successfully diminish the smug look on Sun-mi's face, but hey, she just got to make out with Mina Tran and it was totally worth it. She's not quite so cocky when she gets back to the circle, but she definitely catches Ravi's eye and grins. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Sun-mi & Mina

resentfully
2016-11-12 02:45 am UTC (link)

Diego is giving her this big dumb smile when Mina emerges, which ugh. She should've never talked to him about being closeted, and his "encouragement" makes Mina roll her eyes and leave the circle. She's wondering where Essie is now, as her sister scooted off once 7 Minutes in Heaven started. God forbid Essie's returned to the questionable allure of Quidditch beer pong.

Before leaving the building, Mina looks back over her shoulder at the smart and beautiful and popular Sun-mi, who's now with her friends, cheering on the next person to go into the closet. How stupid. Mina leaves.

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	paladins 2016-11-12 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Ravi winks at that grin, and moves to sit right behind Sun-mi again when she sits down. "Not yet had your fill of breaking hearts?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	henshinyo 2016-11-12 08:07 am UTC (link)
	"Tch, very funny, Ravi." But Sun-mi does look very pleased by this question until she catches a glimpse of Mina leaving the building and her expression fades. She scoots out of the circle to sit next to Ravi and jerks her chin slightly in Mina's direction. "..Should I say something to her? It's just a game, right? Maybe she just wanted another drink?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

paladins
2016-11-12 01:02 pm UTC (link)

Ravi follows her gaze, and frowns slightly. "Did it go badly?" He thought, from Sun-mi's grin, that both girls must have enjoyed their time in 'Heaven', but he also knows Sun-mi is more sensitive than her carefree demeanour might suggest. "If you want to talk to her, you should, but Mina's always been a bit... and I mean this in the kindest way possible... prickly. I'm not sure it means anything."

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	henshinyo 2016-11-12 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Sun-mi winces. Ravi is easily the kindest person she knows... and if even he considers Mina to be 'prickly' then there shouldn't be anything to worry about? It's not as if she'd said anything to make Sun-mi think otherwise. "You're.. probably right." She sighs, but doesn't rejoin the circle. "I thought the not talking parts went well, at least." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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