HALLOWEEN DANCE

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HALLOWEEN DANCE

Students start to file into the gym as a siren plays over the loudspeaker. [Student Council Member A]'s voice gives a monotone command on repeat, asking everyone to stay calm and file into the gymnasium in an orderly fashion. Red lights flash on and off as everyone gets settled in front of the stage that's been erected on the south end. Venus Rosales gets in front of the crowd, with a banner hanging behind her that says "CONGRATULATIONS 2018 SURVIVORS!" She gives a speech to the students, playing the part of a government official. She welcomes the attendees to this new safe house. Good job surviving the zombie apocalypse!

As soon as the dance starts, [Character B] is startled when a freshman in a hockey mask wielding a chainsaw rushes them! It's quite a scene as they're chased across the dance floor. The music starts up (provided by student-band The Dolly Llamas for the first forty-five minutes and by a Student Council-approved playlist after that), the fog machines get to work, and it's time to party! Happy Halloween!

Besides dancing, the main attraction is a zombie and mutant filled haunted house! Its walls are made of plywood and prayers, so... don't bump into anything please. Freshmen haunt its corners, ready to jump out and scare you. A sign on the entrance reminds students to not touch (or punch) the actors, thanks! Student Council managed to get a fake chainsaw, which is probably the scariest thing in there. Sullivan Sinclair and Russell Reeve didn't enter the maze together, but ended up stuck in the same corner. With one another's help, they make it out alive!

The freshmen are really enjoying their roles as monsters, and they will not share the fake chainsaw. [Character E] tries and fails to steal it, but Slade Winchester actually gets along with the freshmen. This allows them to access the fake chainsaw. Time to terrorize some upperclassmen!

Near the end of the night, Selby Denman is scared so badly in the maze that they trip and crash into one of the delicate walls. The whole thing goes down like a bunch of dominos! Luckily, no one was hurt and the dance is almost over anyway.

HOW THIS WORKS

• The dance begins at 6pm and ends at 11pm, at which time all students must return to their dorms. Student Council arrives early and stays late to do set up and clean up.


• The gym in the athletics building is hosting the dance. It's been decorated to look like a post-apocalyptic safe house, with the refreshments labelled as rations, and fake emergency alarms on the walls. Signs around the gym display maps of where the zombie outbreak has spread, diagrams tracing the decline of humanity, and helpful survival tips!


• The windows have been covered with sheets depicting a city on fire, and the doors have been decorated with planks of wood to give the impression of being boarded shut. Unused doors are barricaded with spare chairs and tables.


• Fog machines have given the dance floor a moody, misty atmosphere.


• EMERGENCY FOOD RATIONS: There are vegan treats available alongside the regular candy and cupcakes (... and a somewhat neglected veggie tray). There's also sherbet punch, which is labelled "ZOMBIE VIRUS CURE". Dry ice leaves wisps of mist among the snacks.


• Some teachers are attending as chaperones, and they've even got costumes on! Ms. Voss and Ms. Hayward are dressed up as Velma and Daphne, respectively, from Scooby Doo, with Dakota in tow wearing a Scooby collar. Mr. Bhattacharya's got a large white beard and a hat, and is dressed as Walt Whitman (not just an old man, kids!!). Mr. Moreno has come dressed as Severus Snape. Maybe he's an even bigger dork than they realized... hopefully he won't take anything out on Liam Mr. Potter.


• COSTUME CONTEST:
  • A freshman with a Polaroid camera is running around the dance, snapping photos of anyone in a costume. Those photos end up on a board with a voting box below. Whose costume was the best?!
  
  
  • At the end of the night, the votes are tallied up, and the top three are...
  
  
  • Click to see the winners!

    3rd place: Hadlee Loxton & Selby Denman
    ($25 gift card to the ice cream parlor)
    
    2nd place: Zinnia Howe & Ulrich Roth
    ($50 gift card to the arcade)
    
    1st place: Pearl Kline
    ($100 gift card to a clothing boutique)

» Before the dance: Set up the dance floor and/or get your costumes ready! It's time for the first dance of the school year.

» The Dance Floor: A moody, knee-high cloud of mist flows across the dance floor, mostly hiding the basketball court below.

» Refreshments: A table covered in camo webbing is labelled EMERGENCY FOOD RATIONS, and offers a selection of candy, cupcakes and punch. Notable items are pre-wrapped Twinkies (because they last forever), and cookies that look like roaches (pretzel sticks for legs).

» The Maze: Student Council and Shop have been working hard to transform one of the adjoining training rooms into a maze full of mutants, zombies, and maniacs with chainsaws! There's nothing scarier than freshmen.

» Costume Contest: Congratulations to the winners! Hopefully you'll enjoy your gift cards.

» After the dance: After a long night of dancing and running from fake chainsaws, it's time to call it a night. Students are send back to their dorms to wash up and go to sleep... hopefully.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Comments

Hadlee & Kyra

[trailerparkprincess]

Hadlee takes a step away from Kyra, reaching to take one of her hands to try to move her into a little spin, despite the fact that it absolutely does not fit with the song they're dancing to.

"Oh yeah, I definitely did it for Selbs." She and Kyra obviously both know this is a lie, but it's fun to say anyways. "And you can have anything you want, sweetie. A sundae, a milkshake, a jam on the jukebox. Maybe I'll even buy you two things."

Hadlee & Kyra

[weewilywilkie]

"And I'm sure he's grateful." Kyra obeys, and spins like a ballerina in a jewelry box. She flips her hand so Hadlee can twirl just after. She thinks she'll like that.

"Two things?" She gasps, very quietly. "I'll be spoiled. You're at least treating yourself, too?"

Hadlee & Kyra

[trailerparkprincess]

Just like Kyra has predicted, Hadlee does indeed like being twirled herself; she lets out a bright laugh as she steps back to the other girl, hands once again moving to her hips.

"He's so cute, but I worry about him being friends with people like me." She doesn't sound that concerned. "Oh, I'm always treating myself. I'll get me three things. It'll be super fun. So you want a sundae, and what else?"

Hadlee & Kyra

[weewilywilkie]

Kyra welcomes her roommate back by looping her arms around Hadlee's neck again. She lets her head fall against her shoulder, a fond little thank you.

"You don't really have to get me two things. And Selby's lucky to have a friend like you."

Hadlee & Kyra

[trailerparkprincess]

Hadlee is a little surprised as Kyra moves closer to her, but it makes her feel almost a little giddy for a moment, too. She tilts her head to rest it against her roommate's.

"Oh my god, I'll always get you two things. Or however many things you want." There's a pause as she considers something, and then she asks, "You're doing ok, yeah? Having fun?"

Hadlee & Kyra

[weewilywilkie]

Kyra remembers herself, and remembers to be a little more guarded with that question. She straightens up, but doesn't pull away or anything. Hadlee still, overall, is a safe person. "Of course I am." She's not lying; she is. "Are you?"

Hadlee & Kyra

[trailerparkprincess]

As Kyra straightens, Hadlee very nearly whines - did she really mess this up just by asking a question? But no, her roommate isn't retracting, so she guesses she's safe. "Okayyy, I just wanted to make sure, since you can be kind of whatever about party things."

She gives her roommate a hug that essentially amounts to just a little squeeze of her arms. "Yeah, I'm doing great, having fun! I'm getting to dance with some of my faaaavorite people."

Hadlee & Kyra

[weewilywilkie]

For a moment, Kyra considers telling Hadlee everything that had taken place over the last day, too. But she doesn't. It's not really important. She'd hate to be made a big deal of. So she just relaxes. Twirls them both to the left, a little. "I'll probably leave early." She confirms. "But I'll make sure you're dancing with someone else good."

Hadlee & Kyra

[trailerparkprincess]

Hadlee lets Kyra lead them however she'd like, for once not being bossy about something. She's pretty content, except when her roommate says she'll probably leave early the whine she'd kept in check just moments before slips out.

"Boooo, leaving early. But thanks for looking out for me, Kyra. There are some real losers at this dance." Humming thoughtfully, Hadlee shuts her eyes for a moment. "Student Council did good, though. This dance is solid."