SUNDAE PARTY @ THORNTRAIL!

[peckishmods]

thorntrail sundae party!!

what's up?

Thorntrail won September’s pep rally, and Peckenpaugh has ponied up with the treats! After dinner this evening, Thorntrailers come home to find their common room decked out in celebratory colors. A magnificent spread of sundae making options is laid out for them just near the entrance, kept cool with chilling charms. With AV Club’s help, Ms. Altizer has set up a projector and screen to play spooky movies this evening. In keeping with the upcoming dance’s theme, Thorntrailers get to watch a double feature of Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing.

Grab a bowl, load it up, and kick back either inside or out. You’ve earned this, Thorntrail!

visuals!

volunteer slots!

While talking to Armani, [CHARACTER B]'s ice cream mood spoon turns DARK PINK, aka lusty. Oh, UH—Jeez! This spoon is DEFINITELY buggy!!

* Ramona Grimsditch is eating their sundae by the bonfire outside when something lands in their dish with a splat. It's a stone...shaped like a cicada shell? * Ramona glances up into the rope bridges and spots a blanch-faced freshman looking down at them, horrified.

* NOTE: this volunteer slot is only available to those players who do not currently have a cicada shell stone.

how this works!

🍦 Festivities start after dinner at 7PM and end at 10:30, which is House curfew. Ms Altizer lets Thorntrailers watch the last bit of The Thing if they want, though.

🍦 Alien is started promptly at 7 and ends a bit before 9. The Thing starts up around 9 and plays until around 11.

🍦 Thorntrail students are able to invite one (1) non-Thorntrail friend to the party. Guests get a Big Foot footprint stamp on their hand. Party crashing isn't that hard, but Ms. Altizer is watching and will give you the boot if you annoy her. We won't actually be prohibiting anyone from participating in this IC/OOC. The "DID YOU CRASH?" section is just for a fun goof. :)

🍦 All the sundae spoons at this party are mood spoons! Utensils magically enchanted to change color to reflect your mood. Of course, it wouldn't be Peckenpaugh if there weren't a hiccup. A lot of the spoons work, but some of them... just don't—glitching in weird ways.

🍦 Thorntrail Cheer is responsible for today's decorations. Thank you, cheerleaders! Ice cream and toppings were provided by The Zippy Dip and the Dis 'n' Dat.

locations!

🍨 DID YOU TRY TO CRASH?: Are you not a Squatch, didn’t get an Official Thorntrail Invite, but still want ice cream, anyway? Check in here to tell us how you tried to blend in. We’ll see how Ms. Altizer felt about it.

🍨 THORNTRAIL: OUTSIDE: It’s a bit chilly, but not uncomfortably so. Up in the trees, Thorntrail is a complex network of patios, rope bridges and wooden ramps. While the ladders probably aren’t of much use to you with a bowl full of ice cream in hand, you may find the high up hammocks suspended between trees to be the perfect place to lounge and snack. Down below, a bonfire roars, and tonight everything is illuminated by magical bobbing firefly lights. On the ground you can gather with pals and keep warm by the fire. If you’re looking for a bit more privacy, it’s easy to find a secluded spot up high to enjoy your ice cream in peace alone or with a friend.

🍨 THORNTRAIL: INSIDE: A fire roars in the hearth of Thorntrail's common room, keeping the chill of the Sundae Bar at bay. The rustic common area is already well decorated, but tonight there are banners and streamers and fairy lights hung from rafters and the common room's great central tree to celebrate Thorntrail's pep rally spirit victory. With AV Club's assistance, Ms. Altizer has set up a projector and screen and tonight students can enjoy a double feature keeping in line with the Homecoming dance's spooky sci fi theme: Alien and John Carpenter's The Thing. To accommodate a dessert theater crowd, a number of small circular cafe tables have been set up on the edge of the viewing area, and closer to the screen the floor is lined with comfy pillows and bean bag chairs.

🍨 THE SUNDAE BAR: Two large buffet tables flank the Thorntrail common room entrance. On one table, traditional ice cream offerings are joined by frozen yogurt, sorbet and vegan options, with flavors running the gamut from classic vanilla to strange ones like sweet corn and lavender. The other station features a seemingly endless supply of topping options, candies, fruits, cakes, syrups both magical and mundane, and even some incredibly odd options like bacon and wasabi peas. There are an assortment of bowls (some of them edible!), cones and dishes. Soda is also available along with tall milkshake-style glasses if you'd like to make yourself a float.

🍨 ELSEWHERE: If you got up to anything anywhere else on campus, why don't you scene it here?

🍨 OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Comments

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH?

[peckishmods]

Fill this out and respond to this comment if you want to get a roll:

<b>NAME:</b> <b>TACTICS:</b> How'd they try to sneak in? <b>EFFORT:</b> Scale of 1 - 10. <b>ANYTHING ELSE?:</b>

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Trudy?

[themurderbird]

NAME: Trudy Judy Mcgilliguddy
TACTICS: She just ditched her glasses, wore Thorntrail colors, and expected to go unrecognized
EFFORT: 2
ANYTHING ELSE?: She's just here to bother Mr Altizer about her party past tbh

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Trudy?

[peckishpeople]

Trudy rolled 17 (+2)! She snuck in with no problems!

Ms. Altizer almost certainly recognizes Trudy after a second or third glance, but maybe she just respects the Mothgardener's commitment to the hustle.

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mr. Berzelius?

[peckishpeople]

NAME: Alva Berzelius
TACTICS: He put on glasses and wore a Thorntrail scarf.
EFFORT: 1. He's an adult man just here to ruin Clytemnestra's night while eating yonanas.
ANYTHING ELSE?: He's gonna fist bump Trudy when they pass each other.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mr. Berzelius?

[peckishpeople]

MR. BERZELIUS rolled 4 (+1)! He honestly should've been caught.

Except that Ms. Altizer spends the evening pointedly ignoring him, even as he noisily eats frozen yogurt right beside her with a self-satisfied grin.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mr. Berzelius?

[teratophilia]

this ship sails itself

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mr. Berzelius?

[themurderbird]

Trudy fist bumps him at some point.

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, TYBALT?

[princeofcat]

NAME: Tybalt Zettler
TACTICS: Ideally, through a different entrance than anyone else is using. He’ll hide out in the bathroom for a little and then try to enter the room as naturally as possible. If anyone asks why he’s there, he looks them dead in the eyes and says he’s looking for his secret lover Adrian Gildersleeves
EFFORT: Oh solid 9, he’s a sneak boy
ANYTHING ELSE?: Sorry to an unborn child

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, TYBALT?

[peckishpeople]

TYBALT rolled a 2 (+9)! Ms. Altizer looks RIGHT at him the moment he arrived in the common room.

But she has to admit she likes his chutzpah, so he can stay for now.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, TYBALT?

[princeofcat]

Oh unquestionably a deserved result
He did a wink at her

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mary Grace?

[crowhop]

NAME: Mary Grace O'Malley
TACTICS: Sunglasses, headscarf, speaking in a transatlantic accent for god knows what reason. If anyone asks her name, she gives it as Greta Gresch. You know, the Greta Gresch? Oh, and this is her valet, Snodgrass. Come along, Snodgrass.
EFFORT: Like... 7. She's not half-assing a thing, but she's also going about 40% too over the top.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Just a weird whintosser tryna LARP over here

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Mary Grace?

[peckishpeople]

MARY GRACE rolled a 15 (+7)! WOW! She slipped in no problem.

Ms. Altizer seems to have misheard Greta as Velma. Either that or she's just ready to believe that Velma Nussbaum regularly LARPs as 'Characters As Played By Katherine Hepburn.'

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Val?

[sugarnspite]

NAME: Valkyrie Horvat
TACTICS: She wears a lot of maroon, then uses a school loaner broom to fly up to a window and sneak in through the back. Hopefully one of the Thorntrail kids left their window unlocked.
EFFORT: 7, she really wants to show off to Joop and Lionel how SNEAKY and UNSTOPPABLE and CUTE she is.
ANYTHING ELSE?: This is a Mothgarden party now.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Val?

[peckishpeople]

VALKYRIE rolled an 8 (+7)! She infiltrates the party with relative ease.

Mr. Berzelius spots her slipping in through an open window and distracts Ms. Altizer by telling her something so vacuous she rolls her eyes for a full seven seconds.

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Uriah?

[negligently]

NAME: Uriah Hatfield
TACTICS: Yes, hello, this is Reginald Snodgrass, tending to Miss Gresch. Do NOT touch Miss Gresch with your filthy hands. He'll fetch the lady's iced creams for her, if you please. Now stand aside!
EFFORT: 8, he's feeding off Mary Grace's energy, but that doesn't actually mean he's convincing. His attempt at a British accent is atrocious. He definitely stole those glasses from another kid. Maybe Hawthorne, he's honestly not sure. Maybe don't leave your glasses lying around, kiddos!
ANYTHING ELSE?: The worst valet.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Uriah?

[peckishpeople]

URIAH rolled a 15 (+8)! He has no problem blending in.

Ms. Altizer watches Reginald tend to Miss Gresch with one quirked eyebrow. Velma and Nicholas should really just date, already. Honestly.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Uriah?

[crowhop]

Velma and Nicky sittin' in a tree

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Uriah?

[negligently]

b-i-c-k-e-r-i-n-g

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Freya?

[freyanorris]

NAME: Freya Norris
TACTICS: She puts on her Zippy Dip waitress uniform and goes for the classic tactic of confidently walking in like she's staff and she's supposed to be there. She even has a dish of M&Ms as a prop, and plans to head straight for the toppings bar to "refill" what's there.
EFFORT: 7
ANYTHING ELSE?: This ALWAYS works in movies.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Freya?

[peckishpeople]

FREYA rolled a 12 (+7)! She looks like she belongs here.

Ms. Altizer stops her, and for a moment it looks like the jig is up, but she's not giving her the boot, just begging her to please tell Zippy not to bring the exploding pop rocks next time. They were immediately stolen by freshmen and who knows where they'll end up, now. Oh, and thank you for your hard work tonight.

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Freya?

[freyanorris]

Freya, who isn't planning on doing any hard work tonight, graciously accepts Ms. Altizer's thanks and promises to pass the message on. Oh and does she know what the freshmen looked like? Maybe Freya can track them down! (After ice cream, though. Because priorities.)

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Freya?

[peckishpeople]

"Detective services," Ms. Altizer sounds pleased. "Long hair, single braid. Tall. And absolutely not one of mine. Wildgulch, I think."

DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Wyatt?

[quodpotted]

NAME: Wyatt
TACTICS: He seems to have charmed his hair black, put on eyeliner, and painted his nails black. He just keeps telling people he's Eddy.
EFFORT: Clearly like a 1
ANYTHING ELSE?: Earl has on mouse ears. She's Mickey. c:

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Wyatt?

[peckishpeople]

WYATT rolled a 3 (+1). Oh, woof.

Ms. Altizer has Wyatt Webberley's number and zeroes in on him immediately. She greets him with a narrow eyed smile. "Eddy, I thought now would be a perfect time to go over that Hermeticism extra credit you were talking about..."

Re: DID YOU TRY TO CRASH, Wyatt?

[quodpotted]

"Nope!" Wyatt says, throwing his hands up. "I can take a lot, but not that. You got me. I'll see myself out."