Who: Everyone! What: A costume party Where:The Black Pearl When: June 14th Warnings: These are party threads. Please post warnings and location in the subject of your comment.
The party is held at The Black Pearl, an affluent Seattle bar and nightclub. On his own that night, the essence of Walter Mitty sits in the corner of the main bar, sipping his drink and not engaging with any of the other guests. He spends the evening dreaming up all the different costumes he might wear, all the different people he might be, and all the adventures he might embark upon at a party like this one. All these escapades stay entirely in his mind, of course, but his absorption with them began to leech out to saturate The Black Pearl and the area beyond in possibility and change, warping the physical presence of the place itself along with everyone inside it.
On the main floor, the bar is alive with activity, and it feels thrilling and dangerous at the same time. The decor is pirate ship meets old spy flick and calls of "mast" and "ahoy" mingle with the sound of gunfire and spy music, all seemingly from nowhere. It's bright enough that drinkers can make their way around with ease, and there is no true danger. The ceiling, for this evening alone, has changed into something transparent and thick, allowing patrons to look up to level above. The bar on this level serves martinis and rum drinks, and the music is loud and bawdy.
The second level is an open dance floor, surrounded by things out of a science fiction movie. The lights here are dimmer than the floor above, but only slightly, and everything is sleek and modern - the tables are aluminum, the walls curved, non-functioning phasers and communicators serve as place settings. Movement can be felt on this floor occasionally, as if it was a spaceship taking off on a journey. The floor here is transparent, like the level below, and dancers can see the bar beneath them with little trouble. Fruity blue drinks are served on this floor by servers dressed like scantily clad, exotically colored aliens, and the music is futuristic.
The third level is the darkest floor of all, with only a bare few flickering lights, turned down as low as they'll go. A strip stage complete with poles dominates the center of the room, but there are no strippers on the stage tonight. Here, beds line the floor - from modern, to raised dais, to bunk beds. The beds are curtained, offering the privacy of shadows, but allowing sound to carry from one to the other. Absinthe is served at the bar on this level, and the floor allows an unencumbered view of the floor below. The music here is slow and sultry, and does not cover the sounds coming from the beds themselves.
[The warping effects of Walter Mitty will begin to take effect as guests grow closer to the building, strengthening with proximity. Once the full change has taken place, all party guests will remain in their changed state until sunup.
If your character decides to leave the party, they may do so, but keep in mind that the effects of the party will not fade until dawn. Please keep any threads that go outside the party in the party post itself - just put in your subject heading where your character is going in case someone decides to follow them.
If you think your character would make a forum post or text someone, you may feel free to post to the main community. Just keep in mind that this plot is time stopped. So no posts outside the time frame of the party will be permitted until the close of the event, unless they are backdated. Any posts made to the forums should be under the effects of the party. If a character should contact someone not attending, the character not attending will not be affected
Remember to post your character's location in the building in the subject heading of your post.]