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Gooseberry Mods (goosemods) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2016-11-27 08:45:00

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! ic/ooc, coralee wong, henrietta gray, irene lovelace, philippa nightingale

ACCIDENTAL AMORTENTIA

At breakfast, there are pots of magically warmed relaxation tea that students are welcome to try. Apparently, it’s the project of a few freshmen Potions whiz kids, and they say they’re developing magical aromatherapy by way of herbal tea. Everyone agrees the tea smells amazing, although oddly, they all seem to think it smells completely different. Oh no.

The tea has been laced with small amounts of Amortentia. All characters who drank it become infatuated with a nearby classmate after a 15–20 minute delay. The freshmen were actually testing a time-delay version of Amortentia, and have used the upperclassmen as guinea pigs. They are in sooooooo much trouble.

The effects of the potion come on fast and without warning after the 15–20 minute delay. The person who drank the potion appears "pale and sickly" and becomes obsessed with the object of their affections, speaking of them as though "hit by a ray of purest sunlight." They may also act excited or dangerously unstable towards others.

Teachers are scrambling to maintain order, and all students are asked to remain in the lodge while this situation is investigated. They’ll be mostly trying to make sure no students under the influence of the potion get, uh, too carried away. The lodge is littered with deliriously happy couples, students sobbing over their rejection, and jealous arguing.

Students who took Amortentia will remain in the lodge supervised overnight. Anyone who didn’t will be told to return to their cabins for a remarkably prefect- and staff-free evening (unless your house prefects didn't drink the tea, in which case, try not to cause trouble!).

THE RULES

If necessary, communicate with your partner OOC to make sure everyone's comfortable!
Please keep things PG-13! Affected characters will not have any opportunities to have sex.
Teachers will break up any pairs getting too hot and heavy. If necessary, you can say a teacher separated characters (without getting mod approval first), or request staff intervention.
All teachers and staff are in the lodge maintaining order. Your characters may be able to sneak into an empty classroom, but there is a strong chance of getting caught.
Classes are cancelled for the whole day.
All affected students are spending the entire day and night in the lodge. Sleeping bags are provided. If staff believes two students might attempt to canoodle, they will be forced to sleep in separate rooms.
If your character is not on the list and you want to say they drank the tea, feel free! We just won't be randomizing any matches for you, but you can plot with other players for one. :)

AMORTENTIA MATCHES

Name	=	Drank Amortentia
♥	=	Reciprocated
➼	=	Unreciprocated (admirer listed first)

Adeline Foster-Hayes ➼ Reece Downing
Avery Davenport ♥ Asher Guthrie
Calvin Evercreech ➼ Micah St. Clair
Christopher Park ➼ Diego Morales ➼ Cecil Honeychurch
Clementine Decourt ♥ Marilyn Fairchild
Cole Moss ♥ Coralee Wong
Dahlia Hale ♥ Ryan Hertz
Estella Morales-Tran ➼ Wesley Carpenter
Harriet Cohen ➼ Hayley Ferris
Hazel Keating ➼ Gabriela Flores
Holden Bright ➼ Victoria Powers
Isaiah Covington ♥ Jacob Wood
Katerina Ivanova ➼ Cressida Quayle
Kurt Wolfhart ♥ Chloe Shepherd
Laurel Templeton ♥ Iris Shacklebolt
Leonardo Fiori ➼ Quinn Cunningham
Penelope Vargas ➼ Zoey Valentine
Rafael Ramirez ➼ Casper Kim
Rosemary Stoker ♥ Casey Patterson
Saira Raza ➼ Cameron Carney
Sun-mi Choi ♥ Ravinder Dhaliwal
Sylvester Stoker ➼ Philippa Nightingale
Theresa Noble ➼ Beatrix Armstrong ♥ Robin Youngblood
Ty Hawkeswood ➼ Henrietta Gray
Ursula de Luca ➼ Reid Wainwright
Veronica Powers ♥ Jeremiah Rasmussen
Wilhelmina Tran ♥ Magdalen Gillis

» Morning: A number of the students help themselves to the tea that's been set out. Within twenty minutes, something seems off, as your fellows suddenly grow unusually affectionate.

» Afternoon: Things are in full swing now, with staff, prefects and volunteer students trying to keep the peace.

» Evening/Night: The teachers are just hoping all of this wore out the students, because it sure wore them out. Sleeping bags have been conjured for everyone staying the night (characters affected by Amortentia may not leave), and the teachers are taking shifts to watch the students.

» Elsewhere: If your character did not drink the potion, they're free to go elsewhere on campus.

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Rafael & Casper

firstposition
2016-11-27 03:46 pm UTC (link)

Rafael sighs patiently. Of course Casper is guarded. Rafael should have been more compassionate. He certainly won't hold it against Casper. They can talk this through.

"I am telling you what I want. I want you and I to come to an understanding. I can't imagine one more day continuing with this charade that I do not care for you, that I do not admire you." Rafael takes a bold step towards Casper.

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	Rafael & Casper casperkim 2016-11-27 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	Casper doesn't step back, mostly because backing down isn't in his nature, but can't stop himself from looking startled. "You care about me now, do you? Admire me?" he asks, attempting to sound dismissive but mostly failing, "You're so full of shit." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Rafael & Casper firstposition 2016-11-27 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	"I can be sometimes, yes," Rafael admits with a shrug and a... shy smile? He hates it, but he always gets this was around people like Casper. Stunning, special, unique people. Casper towers above the rest of them. "But I promise, right now I am being honest. I will make things right between us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Rafael & Casper

casperkim
2016-11-27 04:57 pm UTC (link)

Casper continues to look at Rafael, keenly aware of how off all of this is but not understanding what the hell is going on. After a moment, he clenches his jaw, grabs Rafael abruptly by the arm, and hauls him to the side of the large room. He doesn't want an audience for this, but he doesn't quite have it in him to tell the other boy to go fuck himself when he's acting so strange and seems to need something from him. "Things are fine between us, all right?" he snaps once they've found a less occupied corner of the room, then adds less sharply, "You don't need to...make things right. I'm not your friend, but I respect you most of the time and I know you're capable and I know this shit is important to you because you're a good guy. All right? So just stop."

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	Rafael & Casper firstposition 2016-11-27 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Rafael glows at this admission, feeling a tiny flutter of accomplishment and affection. Underneath that cold exterior, Rafael knows there's a good heart. He wonders if he's reached it somehow. "You don't know what hearing that does to me." Rafael grabs the arm that has a hold of his. "So you see, I cannot stop." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Rafael & Casper casperkim 2016-11-27 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	Casper had expected this admission to satisfy Rafael, but apparently he's only managed to encourage the other boy in a way that he'd never intended or even thought possible. "...Are you hitting on me, Ramirez?" he asks after a long moment, tone stiff and wry and begrudgingly perplexed. Because this makes no fucking sense. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Rafael & Casper firstposition 2016-11-27 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Rafael's smile takes on a cheeky edge. "I could be, if you wanted." However, his voice and expression says yes, I am absolutely hitting on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Rafael & Casper

casperkim
2016-11-27 09:11 pm UTC (link)

"I don't," Casper snaps, abruptly trying to pull his arm back and glaring hard at Rafael, "You've got a boyfriend and I've got a girlfriend, you asshole." The realization that this is the first time he's ever called Katya his girlfriend startles him and throws off the momentum of his mounting anger, but he still doesn't appear pleased. At all. "So what the hell do you think you're doing?"

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Rafael & Casper

firstposition
2016-11-28 01:28 pm UTC (link)

That hurts more than Rafael anticipated. He usually guards his heart so well and can take rejection in stride, but he let Casper in, just like that. And Leo... Poor Leo. Rafael has been so mistaken about his feelings for Leo. It was unfortunate, but Rafael knows what needs to be done. He'll do the right thing and make a clean break.

"Convincing you that they do not have to stand in our way," Rafael continues calmly. "They will move on, they will be fine, and you and I can be happy. No, more than happy. We would be unstoppable together, Casper. You can't deny that."

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Rafael & Casper

casperkim
2016-11-28 02:30 pm UTC (link)

This, finally, silences Casper and he just stares at the older boy. This isn't Rafael trying to mend fences with a problematic peer or even Rafael acting like a total prick and attempting to cheat on Leo; this is Rafael being goddamn mental. "What's wrong with you?" he murmurs, not actually expecting that he'll know but unable to stop the words. He shakes his head, looking away. The entire room has become...chaotic in a matter of minutes. He can see people crying, people arguing, people off in unfamiliar and unlikely pairs, and staff members lingering like sentinels near the doors. Not good. "Oh, shit."

He takes a step back as his attention returns to Rafael, whose determined but slightly wounded features now seem unsettling and pitiable in equal measure. "Ramirez. Whatever you think you feel for me. Whatever you think I can give you. This isn't real. You've been hexed or poisoned or-" He stops abruptly, suddenly recalling the tea. The goddamn fucking tea. He bristles and his jaw clenches hard and he looks distinctly ready to lose his temper. Not at Rafael, but for him. He turns, looking primed to stalk off in search of the freshmen that are almost certainly already gone.

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