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peckishmods ([personal profile] peckishmods) wrote in [community profile] peckenpaugh2019-11-22 11:32 am

NOVEMBER POCKET PARTY!

pocket's cloud party!!
what's up? Pocket is throwing a party tonight, and you’re invited! There’s about an hour after dinner to get ready for the big event, and the sun’s well set by the time students start making their way to the shores of Lake Peckenpaugh. Like always, there is somehow, conveniently, not an adult in sight.⁠ Maybe it’s the rain, but whatever reason, that well-trodden damp dirt path up to Elflock Falls is unwatched and unblocked tonight. As with every party before, students in groups and pairs pass under the falls into a dark, wet cave.

A few paces in and that darkness gives way: damp turns dry, dark to light, and each student finds that they are soaring...
visuals!
volunteer slots! It's hard to resist the call. You know what I'm talking about. Aristotle knows what I'm talking about! They drop their journal off the side of a cloud and, surprisedpikachu.jpg, their possession is lost! Thankfully, tomorrow morning, the lost item is found by Kermit on the shores of Lake Peckenpaugh.
pairings list!
  • Aristotle Ahn
  • STB #1: Magnolia
  • STB #2: Armani
  • 7MIH: Scarlett
  • Armani Addams
  • STB #1: Mary Grace
  • STB #2: Aristotle
  • 7MIH: Laszlo
  • Chanel Addams
  • STB #1: Fiona
  • STB #2: Maisy
  • 7MIH: Mary Grace
  • Constanza Wolff
  • STB #1: Zadie
  • STB #2: Kermit
  • 7MIH: Magnolia
  • Elijah Rainwater
  • STB #1: Holland
  • STB #2: Uriah
  • Felicity Deverill
  • STB #1: Tybalt
  • STB #2: Holland
  • 7MIH: Wyatt
  • Fiona Moon
  • STB #1: Chanel
  • STB #2: Jupiter
  • 7MIH: Holland
  • Holland Graves
  • STB #1: Elijah
  • STB #2: Felicity
  • 7MIH: Fiona
  • Jupiter Quigley
  • STB #1: Scarlett
  • STB #2: Fiona
  • 7MIH: Willow
  • Kermit Creekmore
  • STB #1: Willow
  • STB #2: Constanza
  • 7MIH: Maisy
  • Laszlo Pataki
  • STB #1: Poppy
  • STB #2: Zadie
  • 7MIH: Armani
  • Lydia Dwyer
  • STB #1: Skip
  • STB #2: Uriah
  • 7MIH: Tybalt
  • Magnolia d'Aguillon
  • STB #1: Aristotle
  • STB #2: Mary Grace
  • 7MIH: Constanza
  • Maisy Morgenstern
  • STB #1: Wyatt
  • STB #2: Chanel
  • 7MIH: Kermit
  • Mary Grace O'Malley
  • STB #1: Armani
  • STB #2: Magnolia
  • 7MIH: Chanel
  • Poppy Kreitzer
  • STB #1: Laszlo
  • STB #2: Willow
  • 7MIH: Uriah
  • Scarlett Hatfield
  • STB #1: Jupiter
  • STB #2: Skip
  • 7MIH: Aristotle
  • Skip Rider
  • STB #1: Lydia
  • STB #2: Scarlett
  • Tybalt Zettler
  • STB #1: Felicity
  • STB #2: Wyatt
  • 7MIH: Lydia
  • Uriah Hatfield
  • STB #1: Elijah
  • STB #2: Lydia
  • 7MIH: Poppy
  • Willow Quackenbush
  • STB #1: Kermit
  • STB #2: Poppy
  • 7MIH: Jupiter
  • Wyatt Webberley
  • STB #1: Maisy
  • STB #2: Tybalt
  • 7MIH: Felicity
  • Zadie Lovelace
  • STB #1: Constanza
  • STB #2: Laszlo

how this works! ☁️ Welcome to the first Pocket Party of the year! Pocket always wants to hang out with the students of Peckenpaugh, and she uses her unusual magic to give them fantastic new places to play with her. This is Pocket’s domain, and she’ll block or (safely) eject anyone who is dangerously disruptive or threatens the safety or secrecy of the party.

☁️ Pocket Parties are pretty much old hat for Peckenpaugh's students, provided you've been here for a year. What's not old hat is the party, itself. Pocket's parties are always reliably wild and imaginative, bending the limits of magic and reality!

☁️ The party starts at 8PM, and stretches on indistinctly. No matter when you leave, though, it’s always 11PM ⁠— Pocket abides by the weekend campus curfew. :) ⁠— and when you exit the party, you arrive at the Falls.

☁️ Each student arrives with a pair of functional wings on their back, gifted also with the knowledge of (roughly) how to use them. The wings can be anything your heart desires, so get creative or ask us to RNG for you in the "What's Up?" section. Feel free to say your kid isn’t quite getting the hang of the wings, if you want.

☁️ The fluffy white ground is mostly solid, though you might sink in in some places. More likely, you’ll bounce, and there’s a lot of spring to the clouds.
locations! ☁️ WHAT'S UP?: You are! Literally! Welcome to Pocket’s Cloud Party. You’ve been gifted a set of functional wings so you can get around the fluffy surroundings. Use this space to tell us what those flappers look like? What’d your student decide to wear to the first Pocket Party of the year? How do they feel about this (seemingly) sky high adventure? Under this heading, you can request a randomized pair of wings by adding ‘WING ME, PLEASE’ to the body of your comment and the mods will provide you with a pair of random wings for your character.

☁️ BEFORE THE PARTY: You've got a full day of classes and dinner before it's even time to start getting ready! Here's a spot for threads about your day, or for prepping for the party.

☁️ THE BRIGHT AND SUNNY: Students arrive in a bright and sunny field of fluffy clouds against a pink lemonade sky. The first thing most will notice is just how bouncy it all is, putting a literal spring in your step and launching you high if you build up enough momentum. A large central cloud mass provides plenty of room to romp and play, or sprawl out in the fluff, but the area is surrounded by smatterings of smaller puffs. Most are solid, some not. They range in bounciness from turbo trampoline to squishier than your favorite bean bag chair, accommodating anywhere from one to ten students. Balloons of all shapes and sizes float about the area. Some have little baskets of finger food like pretzels, pop corn and potato chips. Others need to be popped to discover what tasty treat is inside ⁠— salty or sweet, the snacks inside are a little bit random, but generally the higher up the balloon the more rewarding the prize. If this flying thing isn’t doing you right, you can get around by rainbow, too. Most of the larger clouds are connected by bright rainbow bridges that leave your feet leaving trails of bright color wherever you step.

☁️ THE STARRY NIGHT: Slide down the right rainbow and you’ll be deposited in what feels like a whole new world. Gone is the bright daylight of before, this field of fluff is beneath a starry night sky. The air is so clear, unobscured by pollution, you can see the Milky Way overhead. A meteor shower is on full display, and sometimes the falling stars, chased by bright sparkling tails, land in the fluff around the area. Usually these bright little lights simply disappear on impact, but some of them remain intact, star-shaped lights that illuminate the area, can be carried around or just admired. It’s warm here, and cozy, a good place to sprawl out and watch the show in the sky. The balloons floating in this area glow softly, and drop glow sticks when popped.

☁️ PARTY GAMES: Along the edges of the starry night, a soft and squishy circle of clouds have been arranged to look like pillows and cushions, a wine bottle with a picture of a cicada on the label in the middle. Don’t worry about getting left out because it’s damn near impossible to miss the circle, as just above it floats a bright red lip-shaped hot air balloon. When the ladder drops, up to two people can climb aboard, and the balloon will disembark and float through the air for exactly seven minutes before unceremoniously dumping the pair back in the middle of the circle. Hope you had fun!!

☁️ THE SKYWAY: Just off the central cloud area is the Skyway, an open stretch of air perfect for a bit of flying. A soft, sweet breeze blows through, and a variety of colorful hot air balloons bob lazily throughout the field of blue. Baskets have room for between two and five teen-sized humans, allowing for a bit of privacy. Also dotting the open stretches of sky are flying contraptions of various design, brooms, umbrellas, planes and other air vehicles. If you’re looking to float lazily instead of flapping yourself, you won’t want for options out here.

☁️ THE...CAFE?: On the edge of the Skyway is an impressively large zeppelin floating lazily around the perimeter of the party. It’s easy enough to land and head inside, where guests are greeted with a comfortable, warm little cafe. A few tables and comfortable chairs fill the room, and on the far side there’s a coffee bar tended by a be-aproned cat barista. Her black fur is spotted gold, and a pair of delicate fairy wings are folded closed against her back, but the real giveaway of her identity is the pair of raybans she’s wearing. Pock-cat the Barista will mix up just about anything you ask her for, though she might not get it quite right, and no matter what you request, she prepares it as though fixing you a fancy coffee drink. Come order a drink, grab a seat and watch the lovely sky scenery roll by.

☁️ END OF THE NIGHT: While the party seems to stretch on for several hours, only a few have elapsed by the time students pass from Pocket's cave back to campus, arriving on the rocks by the falls. Head back home and climb into bed. It's been a long night!

☁️ OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!
quidditched: (🌒 037)

THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-23 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Drunk flying is one of those ideas that was maybe better on paper. Granted, it's a blast, but what should be a simple maneuver to catch his bearings leaves Eddy momentarily lightheaded as he pushes back against gravity and brings himself level with Tybalt. "..Hey.." As recognition registers who his companion is, some thoughts prickle at the edge of his mind, reminders, mostly, to not make things weird, because the last time— But they go drifting off elsewhere when Tybalt speaks a second time.

Through the entire collision, Eddy'd held the star tight against his chest, and now he loosens his hold to reveal the small shining object. It's not a real star, obviously, but Eddy still feels a swell of excitement and wonder as he looks down at it. "Badass," he concludes. Without any warning, his focus shifts back up to Tybalt and then he's tossing the small star over his head, like he's returning a Quaffle to play. "Catch." He gives Tybalt a brief head start and then he's chasing the star as well.
Edited 2019-11-23 02:25 (UTC)
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] princeofcat 2019-11-23 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
There's probably words to be saying to Eddy, right now. About lines he shouldn't have crossed, and feelings that he'd stepped on with the carelessness that has always been just too inherent. He's not so stupid that he doesn't know that's all vaguely lurking somewhere in the dark every time he approaches. Maybe he should stay at an arm's length.

But while he's here anyway, he may as well back up just a little farther, and farther still, propelled back with a pull from his powerful, albeit squeaky, metal wings. The star glides past him, as of course it does. With a giddy laugh, he propels after. "Well now look what you did," he scolds, while chasing as fast as he can.
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-23 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe Eddy should hightail it in the other direction whenever he sees Tybalt, but he tried that already and he wasn't a fan. There'd been feelings, yeah. Curious, drawn in, then mostly confused. It'd been like playing with fire without really understanding how it could burn.

The head start's hardly necessary. His wings might work leagues better than if actual maple leaves had sprouted out his back, but they're still no match for the power behind Tybalt's metal wings. Chasing's no fun if it ain't a real chase though and Eddy pushes everything he has through the delicate looking wings, keeping pace with Tybalt as best he can. "Don't let it hit the ground," he calls out, then swoops underneath Tybalt, echoing his laughter. He might not be able to beat him, but he could certainly be a nuisance.
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] princeofcat 2019-11-23 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Flying this way may give him extra power, but it's bulkier. Tybalt's used to being incredibly aerodynamic; just a skinny boy and his broom, an extension of himself. Now he's part of a massive metallic wing setup, and it's not nearly as graceful or natural. Eddy's sudden appearance makes him spin a little uncontrollably out, and he has to flap hard to avoid a messy collision. Which is difficult, these wings are a little heavy. He isn't much deterred and grins down, stretching one arm out in a Superman pose, diving in the way of the star.

"Is there a ground?" He muses, mid-surge.
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-23 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
The star is nearly in Tybalt's grasp and Eddy makes chase, pumping his wings hard, but this time only for show. The goal of the game is to recapture the star after all, and if Tybalt loses they both do. So he pulls wide, careful not to disrupt Tybalt's path as he dives as well, arm outstretched. Somewhere in another universe there's a far cockier, confident Eddy Waxweiler who insisted on going for the glory and playing Seeker. That one's actually pretty good at it; this one just knows how to parrot the motions.

"One way to find out," he points out, not slowing his descent.
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Re: THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] princeofcat 2019-11-23 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The star's getting close to slipping out of his fingers entirely, leading to about a dozen flashbacks of missed snitches over the last few years. A sinking feeling that leads to raw, harsh determination not displayed by Tybalt in basically any other task. He's catching that star. It takes a lot of strength he doesn't innately have to power his wings and fling himself successfully on the tail of it. Right now, though, it's kind of hard to tell what's caught whom. "I got it!" He shouts, anyway.
He doesn't quite got it.
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Re: THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-23 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

Keen eyes don't miss the fumble and what had been a slow swoop to meet Tybalt at the prize, turns into an urgent sprint. Eddy dives low, ignoring the tickling at his ribcage and silently cursing Pocket for gifting him with such impractical wings. Least he's always been a tall kid and he darts forward with arms outstretched. Tybalt's mostly got it, which means Eddy actually makes it in time to cup his hands under Tybalt's, blocking the small star from escaping Tybalt's grasp. Even the Seeker needs a team to support him.

Adrenaline washes over Eddy as he grins without reservation up at Tybalt. "I nearly had it."
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] princeofcat 2019-11-23 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Tybalt's wings slow their fevered flapping, and instead just support him as he floats aloft in the night sky. He laughs in return, because it's an excuse he uses every time, when he doesn't catch snitches. Something he never does is relinquish control of his prize to anyone else. But today, that's exactly what he does, carefully shifting the shooting star from his hands to Eddy's. "If I remember correctly, you had it first," he amends. This one's his.
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-24 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
As the adrenaline settles so does Eddy's face into its more usual neutral expression, though excitement still prickles at his eyes as he accepts the star back from Tybalt. "Yeah. Did," he agrees, cupping the small glowing treasure in his hands. Too bad it couldn't leave here. His wings slow too, hovering, uncertainty starting to creep back in. Too much silence. "Didn't— About—" Each halting start is abruptly cut off. Another star falls in the distance and he nods instead towards it. "Plenty more. Race you?"
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] princeofcat 2019-11-24 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Tybalt tenses, visibly, at first, preparing himself for a verbal lashing that he frankly deserves. But it doesn't come, and he's vaguely relieved. Deserving it's one thing, being brave enough to face it's quite another. And he's not. Much easier to train his eyes immediately at the falling star, and taking a leap into the darkness, only shouting back from several feet away, "If you ever get here!"
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THE STARRY NIGHT: Eddy & Tybalt

[personal profile] quidditched 2019-11-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Things maybe ought to be said, but what they are, Eddy doesn't know. The friendship he'd built with Tybalt during their years together on quodpot wasn't worth tossing away over a few confusing kisses. That's something he does know. Maybe someday he'd work up the nerve to try talking about it, but that's not today. He sees the way his words cause Tybalt to tense, and he does too in turn.

It's a relief that Tybalt's as willing to escape as he is, and he pushes those thoughts away again, gamely chasing after him into the darkness. "Yeah, you need that head start," he calls after him, pumping his wings hard to make up the distance between them.