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
» 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.
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.
| 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.
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-20 04:34 pm (UTC)She looks down at their ridiculous roller skates and realizes they may just live here, now. "Hey, how do we stand back up?"
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-20 08:52 pm (UTC)Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-21 02:18 am (UTC)"Stay that way 'til the party's over." She offers unhelpfully. "Here, hold on."
In what may be, objectively, the worst idea, Hamsi puts her hands on Mason's back and tries to use him to prop herself up. She gets about two thirds of the way there, leaning on him and mostly standing, when her feet go in two different directions and she somersaults over him and lands on the floor, opposite where she was before, looking dazed.
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-21 03:45 am (UTC)"Oof! Hamsi!" he says, looking over his shoulder with furrowed eyebrows, but he doesn't hinder her. Maybe if she can get up, she can help him up next. That isn't how things work out. Mason honestly can't even follow the action from his vantage point. One minute, he's sure that she's in the clear. The next she... leap frogs over him? He isn't sure, but she's sprawling on the other side of him, so he turns on his hands and knees.
"Hamsi?" he asks, leaning over her to see if her eyes focus on him. "Are you concussed?"
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-21 05:53 pm (UTC)"My butt is definitely concussed." She concludes, leaning against him with a smile that is also an overdone frown. "But that was pretty cool, huh? Parkour. What's our next trick?"
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-22 02:28 am (UTC)Re: Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-22 03:03 am (UTC)But that's not really important - her favorite baby capybara is getting exasperated. Is he not having a great time? She's having a great time. Oh, well. She dutifully scoots along beside him, quiet just long enough for her to think of something to say that she thinks is very helpful. "That sounds scientific, so it'll probably work."
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-22 03:12 pm (UTC)"Right, exactly. This will definitely work." Once they reach the rink's edge, and the little carpeted step, Mason sits up on his knees. "Okay. Okay. I'm going to help you up, and then once you're standing, you can pull me up." That's a solid plan, right? He holds out his hands. "We can do this."
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-22 10:19 pm (UTC)So, her knees shake a little, and she has to lean on Mason a couple of times, but she gets there. And when she's upright, she props her back against the waist-high wall for support and gives his hands a pull. "Time to conquer gravity, Mason."
Mason & Hamsi Learn 2 Sk8 Probably
Date: 2019-01-28 01:28 am (UTC)Though his own legs wobble underneath him like a baby deer as he pulls himself to his feet, Mason does manage to right himself without falling again. "We did it!" he announces gleefully, throwing his arms around Hamsi for a celebratory hug. He's totally willing to ignore the fact that, actually, they haven't accomplished anything at all by ending up in the same situation they started in as long as she is.