VELVET ROOM PARTY

[finchmods]

VELVET ROOM PARTY

All of the students who RSVPed on Khalil's journal post fall asleep surprisingly early Saturday night, some recognizing their own fatigue and calling it a night early while others drift off accidentally on couches or at desks. Regardless of how difficult they normally find it, this sleep is deep and comes over them quickly and completely. When their eyes open next, they're not in their dorms anymore. Instead, they're... in an old school roller rink? The rink itself is large and has a disco ball suspended above it; music is pumping through the speaker system, though the DJ booth off to the side of the rink is vacant. There's a concession stand stocked with various snacks, different kids of booze, and soda, alongside which there are tables to sit at. Off to one side there's a circle of low, ottoman-like seats for Spin the Bottle, and nearby is a utility closet, complete with broom to totally get in your way, for Seven Minutes in Heaven. There are also a few 'party rooms' if you need a little bit of privacy, but the doors don't lock and there are windows in the doors, so, you know. Everything looks pretty typical, except for the blue door at the far end of the building where the entrance would be.

As at the other parties, the students find that they're not wearing what they were when they went to bed. Now, they're dressed in (primarily blue) clothes that are a little bit retro. Like, 80's and 90's retro. There's an abundance of neon, tight fitting materials, and loud patterns, all of which, honestly, look pretty great under the lights on the rink. The party's host, meanwhile, wears a striped referee shirt with deep blue instead of black stripes, and has a whistle hanging around his neck that's going to be a little ineffectual, what with his mask and all. When the partygoers arrive he's standing behind the counter at the skate rental area, arms spread out and braced on the counter. Come check out a pair of skates and get to skating! Or, like, whatever you want to do, he guesses.

Early in the evening, Khalil approaches Thalia Mitchell with a request... can she name his friend? Alongside him is the mysterious Velvet Room denizen Thalia had seen before. Though her body language suggests she's not entirely pleased with it, they settle on Joni (Mitchell) as her name, and she spends most of the party wandering around and avoiding speaking too much with anyone. Meredith Rhydderch overhears a conversation with Khalil and Joni, where Khalil suggests she personally apologize to Marzio Sarno, Slade Winchester, Russell Reeve, and Luke Pokorny for scaring them. She refuses, but does at least take the time to sneak a glance at each of them.

StB & 7MiH

Adam Ho StB #1: Rose StB #2: Sullivan 7MiH: Dustin	Atticus Starling StB #1: Lyle StB #2: Neal 7MiH: Slade	Blake Hasenkamp StB #1: Dustin StB #2: Monet 7MiH: Josephine	Clarissa Day StB #1: Pearl StB #2: Sullivan 7MiH: Venus
Conway Loxton StB #1: Kodi StB #2: Slade 7MiH: Justice	Dustin Espinosa StB #1: Blake StB #2: Marzio 7MiH: Adam	Eli Gardner StB #1: Liam StB #2: Thalia 7MiH: Petra	Flint Chambers 7MiH: Sullivan
Hadlee Loxton StB #1: Henry StB #2: Meredith 7MiH: Rose	Hamsi Khan StB #1: Jude StB #2: Noah	Henry Arany StB #1: Hadlee StB #2: Neal 7MiH: Lyle	Josephine Linville StB #1: Petra StB #2: Slade 7MiH: Blake
Jude Tobin StB #1: Hamsi StB #2: Venus 7MiH: Thalia	Justice Bishop StB #1: Lillian StB #2: Luke 7MiH: Conway	Kodi Hansen StB #1: Conway StB #2: Zinnia 7MiH: Martin	Liam Blumenthal StB #1: Eli StB #2: Lyle
Lillian Armstrong StB #1: Justice StB #2: Petra 7MiH: Suzy	Luke Pokorny StB #1: Mason StB #2: Justice 7MiH: Noah	Lyle Hemmings StB #1: Atticus StB #2: Liam 7MiH: Henry	Martin Geary StB #1: Marzio StB #2: Pearl 7MiH: Kodi
Marzio Sarno StB #1: Dustin StB #2: Martin	Mason Chambers StB #1: Luke StB #2: Venus 7MiH: Meredith	Meredith Rhydderch StB #1: Hadlee StB #2: Noah 7MiH: Mason	Monet Romilly StB #1: Blake StB #2: Zinnia 7MiH: Neal
Neal Valentine StB #1: Atticus StB #2: Henry 7MiH: Monet	Noah Dressler StB #1: Hamsi StB #2: Meredith 7MiH: Luke	Pearl Kline StB #1: Clarissa StB #2: Martin 7MiH: Zinnia	Petra Warren-Yates StB #1: Josephine StB #2: Lillian 7MiH: Eli
Rose Chapman StB #1: Adam StB #2: Thalia 7MiH: Hadlee	Slade Winchester StB #1: Conway StB #2: Josephine 7MiH: Atticus	Sullivan Sinclair StB #1: Adam StB #2: Clarissa 7MiH: Flint	Suzy Choi 7MiH: Lillian
Thalia Mitchell StB #1: Eli StB #2: Rose 7MiH: Jude	Venus Rosales StB #1: Jude StB #2: Mason 7MiH: Clarissa	Zinnia Howe StB #1: Kodi StB #2: Monet 7MiH: Pearl

» SKATE RENTAL: Khalil is handing out skates when he's not 'policing' the rink! Fill out the form to see what, uh, unique skates or blades you get!

» THE RINK: No one will yell at you if you walk out in your sneakers to dance in the center, but it is more fun if you skate, you know? The DJ booth alongside the rink has a computer hooked up with access to a lot of music, if you want to pick some beats.

» CONCESSION STAND & TABLES: Stocked with just about anything you could want food-wise and drink-wise. As usual, a couple of the items are blue that shouldn't be, like the popcorn. Right next to the concession stand are tables where you can take a seat, chill out, and stuff your face with everything you grabbed.

» PARTY GAMES: A small circle of ottoman-like seats has been set up for party games off to the side of the tables! Spin the Bottle and Seven Minutes in Heaven are the mainstays, but it's easy enough to start your own games, too! Nearby there's a tiny utility closet that's a tight squeeze for two people.

» PARTY ROOMS: There are three side rooms set up with tables and lots of blue balloons, like they've been set up for birthday parties. The doors on these rooms don't lock, and there are small windows on the doors, so they're only slightly private.

» END OF THE NIGHT: At some point (god, how long has it been?), there's a feeling of restlessness in the air, as though night is coming to a close and they'll be waking up soon. Best to get your last hurrahs in!

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Please note: Students arrive with nothing they had on them in the real world (including their journals) - so no journaling while here! If you can find Khalil, you can ask him for things, though.

Comments

KISSING GAMES

[finchmods]

Noah + Hamsi, Meredith, Luke, OPEN++

[strikings]

Noah, in a good mood from the disco lights and peppy music, grabs an empty bottle and settles himself in the Kiss Corner for the Finchwood party tradition. Little does he know, this bottle will lead him to several cursed encounters with the younger class.

Hamsi + Jude, Noah & Open++

[monsterseekingmonster]

Hamsi Khan descends upon the kissing circle like a cackling hag - which is to say, exactly like herself.

Luke + Mason, Justice, Noah & Open!+!+

[madebelieve]

This is a Normal High School Experience and Luke is a Normal High School Boy doing Normal High School Things.

He's still not sure what he's supposed to do.

Kodi + Conway, Zinnia, Martin & OPEN!+

[upperhandsen]

Kissing away feelings is ABSOLUTELY a REAL THING!

Atticus + Lyle, Neal, Slade, OPEN

[harmreduction]

He might be a little bit grumpy, but it's his birthday and he's got to do some kisses. Regret may set in later.

Sully + Adam, CC, Flint & Open++

[youredoinggreatsweetie]

The scenery may change but the Kiss Corner is familiar territory for Sullivan Sinclair, who seems perfectly comfortable in the outfit Khalil saw fit to put him in. He rubs his fingerless gloved hands together in anticipation.

Hadlee + Henry, Meredith, Rose, OPEN

[trailerparkprincess]

As usual, Hadlee gets drunk WAY too early, and shows up to kissing games a little sloppy and unreasonably peppy. Hope you're ready to get SUPER smooched, world.

Tal + Eli, Rose, Jude, OPEN++

[exgrifter]

Tal turns her vintage baseball cap backwards as she settles in for some bottle-spinning kisses. This is a PARTY and not a big fuckin' deal. She tells herself this, not at all thinking about how she could count actual kisses she's done on one hand.

Pearl+ CC, Marty, Zinnia, OPEN++

[opalescents]

Pearl takes a break from curating a private party somewhere into this evening and decides to sit down for kisses. It's very important, and she's very incorrigible, now and forever.

Liam + Eli, Lyle & Open++

[unironickylorenfan]

In the pursuit of feeling something other than nothing, Liam downs a drink and seats himself in the kissing circle.

Josephine + Petra, Slade, Blake, OPEN

[josiecat]

Josephine rolls into the bottle-based party games mostly sober (she had a tiny bit of champagne in Sprite like a rebel) and bright-eyed. This isn't normally her scene, but she's in such a good mood that she figures why not?? Everyone else seems to be so casual about kissing...

Slade+ Conway, Open++!

[vanghost]

Oh, he's really not sure why he's doing any of this, but the answer could just be "sort of tipsy." It's a good answer.

Venus + Jude, Mason, CC, Open ++

[knockyouout]

She is liberally reapplying her lip gloss between spins.

Lyle+ Henry annnd OPEN+++

[crocolyle]

At this point in the evening he isn't Super drunk, but he likes affection, and thinks these games are sweet. Kiss him.

Adam + Dustin & Rose & Open

[adamho]

Adam's tipsy by the time he joins the circle but that's probably for the best. He's ready, bottle.

Mason + Luke, Venus, Meredith, & Open???

[coalblooded]

There's nothing like the reminder of your own mortality to make you want to do the things you're afraid to do. Well, to sign up to do the things you're afraid to do, then to immediately remember why you're afraid to do them once it's too late to back out.

Dustin + Blake, Marzio, ++

[highercalling]

Dustin's resolve has been crumbling like soapstone all week, coating his insides in what must surely be equal parts anticipation and grime. He keeps doing things he knows he shouldn't —little slips, sure, but he's certain they add up— and tonight's liberal application of alcohol definitely isn't helping in that regard.

By the time he sits down, carefully cross-legged and smiling politely at the other participants, he's pretty much smashed and perhaps more importantly, fixated on a particularly treacherous thought: that it's too late now, that the night was already lost. What was one more strike against you when you're already in the red?

It's a weird energy to bring to a kissing circle, although probably no worse than his usual flavour of contemplation. Still, feel free to shoo him along.

Henry + Neal & Open

[henryarany]

Henry likes games and surprises and kisses from his (frankly too cute) peers, so it takes very little prompting for him to join in for spin the bottle! He's clearly in a good mood and making excited small talk with the people sitting around him between turns.

Petra + Lilian, Eli, ++

[unremittent]

This is one thing Petra's definitely going to miss if she decides to go home. There weren't many opportunities for kissing around her parent's house, and she doesn't foresee that changing any time soon. Seems reasonable, then, that she should try to stock up while she still can, right?

Lillian + Justice, Petra, Suzy

[woeislee]

It's been a hard week, trying to keep a brave face when she isn't necessarily convinced herself that they aren't all going to die. That's maybe not the healthiest reason to decide to do shots and kiss people, but just this once, it'll do.

Blake + Monet, OPEN++

[undebted]

Blake is a couple shots into the night, and ready to make mistakes. Her bright pink tights (worn under jean shorts) matches Blake's hair, and she picks at the material on her knee as she nervously watches the bottle spin.

Flint + OPEN++

[empereurs]

He's entirely sober as he approaches the kissing circle, but it does occur to him as he reaches for the bottle that getting drunker might not have been the worst idea.

Monet + Zinnia, Neal ++

[forgerie]

Monet is not a party regular, and she's sitting at this circle a little as if it's a chore. Still, she wouldn't want anyone to think she isn't game.

Look at her and her classy gin tumbler. Ignore the neon spandex.

Marty + Marzio, Pearl, Kodi, & Open+

[survivalof]

Skating rink in the early 90's wouldn't have been Marty's first party theme choice, but now that he's here, he digs it. His jeans are acid washed and cuffed, his shirt is tie dye, and his baseball cap is backwards. And honestly, he ain't mad at it. He's all that and a bag of chips, now who's ready to kiss?