VELVET ROOM PARTY

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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

Lillian + Suzy

[woeislee]

Lee barely has time to register that it's Suzy's turn and that the bottle has landed on her before Suzy has her hand. She stands, and the inside of her head sloshes like a fish bowl. The thought that this is probably trouble bubbles up from somewhere, but pops once it reaches the surface. Doesn't Suzy have a girlfriend? Or an almost girlfriend? Pop, pop. Instead, she closes the door behind her, and focuses on the fact that Suzy is nice, and she's here, and it's dark, and she takes a step forward.

Lillian + Suzy

[mentalmap]

Once they're in the closet, Suzy really feels its closed door. Everyone is out there. Practically all of her friends were waiting around for kisses and a turn in here, and they've seen everything. But they can't see her now.

Her eyes suddenly prick with tears. Stupid. Not now. She takes a little bit of a step closer to Lee, too, trying to remember the way she would have acted if this were a different time. Before everything with Kodi.

"Are you super drunk?" She whispers, sounding passably giggly.

Lillian + Suzy

[woeislee]

There's not a lot of space between them, and Lee isn't sure what to do with her hands. She rests them on Suzy's shoulders. "I don't know," she lies, because if a friend of hers told her they were super drunk, she would be less worried about kissing them and more worried about making them drink water. She can only assume Suzy is the same, and if she has decided not to be a mom tonight, she's not getting mommed either. "Are you? Okay?"

Lillian + Suzy

[mentalmap]

Suzy shakes her head a little, but it's probably too dark to notice.

She reaches up and touches Lee's hands where they rest on her shoulders, pinching them and taking them up in hers. For a moment it's almost as if she's going to push Lee into the wall, but she doesn't. She stays still. Then she drops their arms and runs hers around the other girl's waist, firmly drawing her nearer. The height difference between them is negligible. Everything lines up comfortably. It's nice, but it doesn't feel like Kodi, and she wishes she didn't care about that.

"I'm okay," Suzy whispers. "I... haven't kissed that many girls."

Lillian + Suzy

[woeislee]

Everything is quiet and still and slow, so it takes Lee by surprise when Suzy pulls her close. "Oh," she says, also whispering. No one else is in here, they don't have to, but it feels necessary for some reason. "Well. That's okay," Lee says, wrapping her arms around Suzy's shoulders, almost like they're going to dance. "I mean. It's the same? As kissing boys, that is."

Lillian + Suzy

[mentalmap]

"Yeah," Suzy agrees. "It is."

But it's not. Not really. It doesn't make her feel the same. She's never wanted to kiss a boy in the back of the library while no one is looking. Or push a boy down on the mats when everyone else files out of training. She's never been jealous about a boy.

It scares her.

But an embrace feels safe, so she pushes herself against Lee mouth-first. The kiss is strange and intense, but over before it begins, because Suzy only parts her lips to pull back with a muffled apology. Before she can comprehend what she's doing, she's slipped away and thrown the door of the closet open, disappearing out of it at a clip that may or may not disturb the game. If anyone's still looking. These silly affairs can be so distracting.

Lillian + Suzy

[woeislee]

Suzy surges forward, warm soft lips and something not quite right about the desperation there. Then, just like that, she's gone. Lee still has her arms up for a second, like she's dancing with an imaginary friend. "Suzy?" she says, but she's already gone.