HOMECOMING DANCE 2019!!

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homecoming dance

what's up?

It’s raining tonight, which would make an outdoor dance inconvenient if this weren’t a school for wizards. The Central Green is the site of tonight’s Homecoming Dance, and Student Council and Homecoming Committee made extra sure everything above was watertight. Any loitering students are kicked out of the area by mid-morning today so dance setup can begin. While decorative malfunctions and diva meltdowns from freshmen slightly complicate things, it all comes together in the end and things are ready to go with plenty of time left before the dance is set to start.

Cardboard walls painted with magical sci fi murals ⁠— animated scenes of aliens, robots, giant radioactive ants and other cosmic horrors ⁠— have been stuck up at all park entrances, filtering students in through Central Classrooms. Overhead, rain drops splatter against magic shielding. The cloudy sky is supplemented by black cloth canopies painted with glittering galaxies. CDs and other swag bag goodies float in the air just beneath, made to look like planets and comets against a starry sky. Throughout the Green there are robots and aliens crafted from cardboard and covered in googly eyes. The existing flagstone patios have been expanded with temporary wooden platforms for attendees to dance and mingle without getting their shoes dirty.

visuals!

volunteer slots!

An extremely brave little Muscheron asks Armani for a dance. You'll probably have to hold them in the palm of your hand, Armani.

In honor of the newest interstellar visitor, Mr. Hobgood is dressed as a comet tonight. It's a great look but the tail is quite cumbersome, and [CHARACTER B] trips over it on the dance floor.

Willow Quackenbush discovers the pod people pods are big enough to climb into and crawls inside one intent on spooking any canoodling couples. Their plan goes awry though when they get stuck and need to be rescued by Lionel Lovelace.

how this works!

⬥ The dance starts at 7PM and goes until 10PM.

⬥ There's an RNG game — test your shooting skills and accuracy in a Men in Black style shooting gallery. We will roll up to three times.

⬥ Here is a playlist to dance and get abducted to for your listening pleasure.

locations!

⬦ BEFORE THE DANCE: The Central Green has been blocked off since this morning, and the first attendees aren’t allowed in until 7PM. What did you get up to before the dance? Were you helping to set up or perfecting your costume make up? Student Council and Homecoming Committee members definitely had a bit of a panic this afternoon trying to make sure everything was water tight. This is a great spot for dorm or house/year prep threads. Tell us what you were doing!


⬦ ENTRANCE: CRASHING STARSHIP: With the Central Green blocked off for the dance tonight, the only convenient way to get in is through Central Classrooms. The lobby of Peckenpaugh’s main academic building has been transformed. Students enter into a narrow starship hallway, gunmetal gray and lines with pipes and knobs, blinking buttons and flashing lights. Upon closer inspection, the whole thing is crafted from cardboard, CDs and office supplies painted or charmed to look like spaceship parts. Streams of foggy mist shoot from the pipes intermittently. Periodically, the walls shudder and a series of pre-recorded sound clips play: clanging sounds, explosions, faint screams, animalistic roaring, and every two minutes a freshman voice fills the narrow path to announce: “DECOMPRESSION IMMINENT. PLEASE PROCEED TO EVACUATION PODS.” There are three ways to go: left or right take you to the restrooms, straight leads you out into the Central Green and the dance proper. Right at the sliding door entrance, there are bins of bubble guns that look like ray guns.

⬦ RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Veer down the left hall once you enter central classrooms and the starship hall will lead you straight to one of the first floor club rooms, which has been made into a dark room shooting gallery made up to look like a harried city street in the midst of an alien invasion. Toy laser guns will track your score as you fight off Alien Overlord Doug Bobson and his minions (and try to avoid hitting civilians!).

⬦ DANCE FLOOR: ABDUCTION CENTRAL: Looking to dance? A large low wooden patio has been set up, painted green with crop circle-like patterns across the width of it. Fog spills out over the floor and an eclectic selection of danceable tunes thrum from all around. The dance floor is bathed in green lights, bordered by street signs warning of UFO ACTIVITY, E.T. CROSSING and ABDUCTION ZONEs. Overhead, little UFOs made from frisbees fly around. Some of them have tiny toy cows made from stress balls floating beneath them as though being abducted. All of them shine beams of light down on dancers.

⬦ SNACK BAR: ALIEN GARDEN: One side of the large flagstone patio near the Central Classrooms entrance has been made up to look like an elaborate alien garden complete with a bubbling stream of green punch that gathers into a basin on the table’s far side. Nab extraterrestrial themed sweets and finger foods from bowls and plates made to look like strange plants, flowers, rocks and hatched alien eggs. Opposite the snack bar there are a few sleek metal tables seating two to four easily.


⬦ THE SURLY STUMP: CLASSIFIED UFO CRASH SITE: The Surly Stump has been given a wide enclosure tonight to protect it from rambunctious teens, the space is made up to look like a cordoned off government investigation site. It gives the Muscheron a bit of a platform to observe the festivities, and they’ve gotten in on it, firing off occasional clouds of colorful pollen and spores. Not far off, most of a large UFO crash landing site has been built from paper mache and repurposed balloon letter frames. It’s great for a photo op, or just fooling around on.

⬦ THE PARK: ALIEN HATCHERY: If you're looking for a secluded spot, a short wander off the path will bring you through dense fog to a clearing filled with rows and rows of lightly glowing alien eggs and the occasional person-sized pod person pod. A few benches dot this eerily beautiful spot. A great place to give your date the creeps.

⬦ END OF THE NIGHT: The dance wraps up around 10PM and students can head back to their dorms for the night. After tear down of the dance, Ms. Gunzenhauser invites any interested Student Council or Homecoming Committee members to get a late night snack at Dez's, her treat.

⬦ OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Comments

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

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<b>NAME:</b> <B>WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC:</b> How are you taking down Doug Bobson? <b>ANYTHING ELSE?:</b>

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Bijou!

[wrencredible]

NAME: Bijou Pascal
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Shoot whoever's hot. Those must be the aliens.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Most likely dressed as someone from Firefly that she doesn't actually recognize.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Bijou!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Bijou takes down 3 aliens! That's a 12% accuracy rating! They also take out 17 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Bijou walks away with a total of 3 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Aristotle!

[arisahn]

NAME: Aristotle Ahn
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Enthusiasm, rapid fire, and accompanying all shots with a 'pew pew!' or similar sound effect.
ANYTHING ELSE?: 🔫👽🔫

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Aristotle!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Aristotle takes down 15 aliens! That's a 60% accuracy rating! They also take out 3 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Aristotle walks away with a total of 69 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Mary Grace!

[crowhop]

NAME: Mary Grace O'Malley
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: She's speaking into an invisible earpiece and aiming for heads. And she trusts no one. You could all be aliens.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Tries to do a somersault in a short dress and heels. Something rips.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Mary Grace!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Mary Grace takes down 2 aliens! That's a 8% accuracy rating! They also take out 18 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Mary Grace walks away with a total of 0 points.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

[teratophilia]

NAME: Armani
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Try not to hit the poor, innocent civilians. 〒▽〒 His reactions are delayed as he considers each target before shooting at it.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Grandma's got a laser gun!!

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Armani!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Armani takes down 6 aliens! That's a 24% accuracy rating! They also take out 0 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I guess some people are into that kind of thing.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Armani walks away with a total of 30 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Willow!

[pageantree]

NAME: Willow Quackenbush
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Well SHE'S an alien, so she's going to shoot all the civilians.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Might as well have fun with whatever disaster her presence causes.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Willow!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Willow takes down 1 aliens! That's a 4% accuracy rating! They also take out 21 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Willow walks away with a total of 0 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Winter

[damnnearkilledem]

NAME: Winter
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Eliminate everything that moves, Charlie's Angels pose every time she gets a hit.
ANYTHING ELSE?:

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Winter

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Winter takes down 10 aliens! That's a 40% accuracy rating! They also take out 7 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Winter walks away with a total of 36 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Scarlett!

[scarletthatfield]

NAME: Scarlett Hatfield
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Cold, calm accuracy.
ANYTHING ELSE?: It feels good to hold a gun again.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Scarlett!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Scarlett takes down 12 aliens! That's a 48% accuracy rating! They also take out 11 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Scarlett walks away with a total of 38 points.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Freya!

[freyanorris]

NAME: Freya Norris
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Lots of evasive maneuvers to get into character, followed by rapid firing in the hope that she hits SOMETHING.
ANYTHING ELSE?: It IS possible to duck and roll in a dress, but you WILL snag it and end up losing some of the beads.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Freya!

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Freya takes down 6 aliens! That's a 24% accuracy rating! They also take out 10 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Freya walks away with a total of 10 points.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

[necrodanseuse]

NAME: Chanel Addams
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Every sharpshooter move she's ever seen on television/movies, close one eye and Point. Merciless rapid fire.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Also fakes stealth even if it's impossible and hums her own theme music; a nerd.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

[peckishmods]

In their quest to save the earth from invading alien scum, Chanel takes down 16 aliens! That's a 64% accuracy rating! They also take out 0 civilians who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whoops.

President Bill Pullman thanks them for their service, and Chanel walks away with a total of 80 points.

Re: RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

[princeofcat]

NAME: Tybalt Zettler
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Throwing himself into the fire and doing exaggerated duck and rolls etc.
ANYTHING ELSE?: As long as someone is watching.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY

[quidditched]

NAME: Eddy Waxweiler
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Pretty uptight and self-conscious at first, but Chanel is being a giant nerd about it, so he follows her lead, ridiculous movie poses and all. He's trying not to shoot civilians way more than necessary considering they're all cardboard.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Maybe possibly also hums his own theme. It's very quiet.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Fred!

[ohwormhole]

NAME: Fred Adler
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Screams at every jump scare. Maybe shoots a thing.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Check out this 😎 Bad Girl 😎

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Wyatt!

[quodpotted]

NAME: Wyatt
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Just fast reflexes and a keen eye
ANYTHING ELSE?: Is there a prize? He wants a prize

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Skip!

[recordskip]

NAME: Skip Rider
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Spray and pray at anything that looks sus.
ANYTHING ELSE?: He's doing his best to go with his costume and channel his inner Jayne Cobb, mercenary extraordinaire.

RNG GAME: ALIEN SHOOTING GALLERY: Felicity!

[bratsquatch]

NAME: Felicity Deveril
WHAT'S YOUR TACTIC: Accompanying every shot with "ya dead" or "ya bish"
ANYTHING ELSE?: She pretends to randomly experience massive gun recoil