SKI WEEKEND! Day 1

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to helvetia!

what's up?

It’s frigidly cold this morning when students gather in town to load onto buses for the big ski trip this weekend. After boarding and a final head count, everyone is off, chased by a light snow that ramps up the higher into the mountains they climb. Out of the holler and headed southward, Peckenpaugh’s students are in for a bit of a bumpy ride as flurries give way to a total white out. It’s two hours of wintry driving before the buses arrive in the magical half of Helvetia, West Virginia.

The view is gorgeous, a winter wonderland spilling out across the hills. A shop-lined cobblestone street winds up into the hills to the main resort, a tiny hamlet of swiss chalet houses unto itself. Around all that? Acres and acres of hills, slopes and even ramps for winter recreation. Snow-capped and decorated for the season, Helvetia is so breathtaking, it takes a minute to realize: the seniors never arrived...

visuals!

volunteer slots!

While unpacking Uriah Hatfield opens a drawer and a dang boggart pops out, revealing their greatest fear to their roommates. Great start to the trip (Happy Friday the 13th). Their roommate/chalet-mate 💯 Presley Mondragon steps in and banishes the creature with an expert Riddikulus. Mr. Purcell hears about the fiasco later and awards Presley with 5 points to their house.

💯 Tony and 💯 Adrian each lose 5 Points for their House(s) for decorating the balcony of their chalet with an anatomically correct snow person. Honestly worth it.

Well, Elflock Liquor might’ve been closed, but thank god the wizards out here in Helvetia have a liquor store, too. This evening Wyatt Webberley and [CHARACTER F] head on down to stock up at the liquor store. The moment they walk in, an age line at the door causes them both to grow beards, but Wyatt kind of works it. (If they can get a thread to six replies, consider the trip, somehow, a huge success.)

roommates list!

CHALET 1

• Adrian
• Eddy
• Skip
• Tony
• Wyatt

• Armani
• Chanel
• Honey
• Laszlo

• Elijah
• Harrison
• Lionel
• Nico

• Desmond
• Patrice
• Presley
• Uriah

CHALET 2

• Claudia
• Holland
• Maisy
• Merlin
• Val

• Felicity
• Fiona
• Lydia
• Pax
• Scarlett

• Constanza
• Echo
• Magnolia
• Ramona

CHALET 3

• Bijou
• Cedar
• Hawthorne
• Willow

• Mary Grace
• Trudy
• Xenia
• Zadie

• Atlas
• Gideon
• Josh

CHALET 4

• Audrey
• Freya
• Fred
• Jupiter
• Kermit

• Imogen
• Poppy
• Viola
• Winter

• Aristotle
• Fitz
• Maverick
• Tybalt

how this works!

⬥ Students left Peckenpaugh bound for magical Helvetia, West Virginia at 10AM. With the snow, the bus ride should take about two hours.

⬥ Juniors and sophomores (and freshmen) arrive at the resort at ~12:00 PM. They're able to settle into their rooms, claim a bed, and explore a little bit!

⬥ The first day of the ski trip leaves most of the afternoon and evening open for students to explore the grounds. After you've gotten your stuff set in, get some skiing and sledding in if you want, hit the shops or grab a bite to eat.

⬥ A second post will go up on Saturday featuring a day on the slopes (with RNG games for sledding/skiing and more emphasis on that portion of the resort, so don't worry if you want to get up to some serious winter sport threading) and then a cozy evening party with an ugly sweater contest. Day three is our return trip, plus another surprise.

⬥ Curfew is 10:30PM so get back to your assigned chalet by then! Head counts are done shortly after that.

⬥ What about the seniors?! The seniors will get to the lodge eventually! After a spot of bad luck on the ride in (Happy Friday the 13th), the senior class is currently stranded on the side of the road and needs to figure out how to get out of this jam.

• No matter what, seniors will arrive safe and sound, just a few hours later than everyone else!


• This is a bonding experience! We’ve split the senior class into groups and given each group a prompt. This prompt is not a puzzle or task that needs to be solved/completed, but rather something specific for your characters to thread or discuss over the journals.


• The group that has the most activity relating to the senior stranding by Monday, December 16th will be awarded with a spook in the pcal in January. How are we calculating activity? Well…
  • Throughout this weekend, any narrative tags made under the Trouble header on this IC/OOC by seniors within their group will be worth 5 points.
  
  
  • For Friday, December 13th only, any journal posts made by a senior, pertaining to the senior stranding and tagged with "* event: senior stranding" are worth 5 points.
  
  
  • Throughout the weekend, any comments made by seniors on a seniors stranding tagged post will count for 1/2 point. Reaction icon comments will not count for points.
  
  
  • We'll tally the numbers up next week and announce a winning group.
• Click here for groups and prompts!

  GROUP 1: Fred, Freya, Josh, Kermit, Maisy, Tony
  PROMPT: Group 1, you're on tire duty! Staff needs help digging the bus out of the snowbank. Listen to Mr. Stirling curse under his breath as he fiddles with the engine. Watch Ms. Kwan find it highly amusing.
  
  GROUP 2: Elijah, Imogen, Mags, Merlin, Val
  PROMPT: Mr. Trullinger's taking Group 2 out on a "nature hike" to figure out just where they are. Turns out, y'all are in Lepidopterite country. There's a settlement nearby — that explains the anti-apparition. The Lepidopterites are not open to outsiders, so Mr. Trullinger leaves the kids outside the town to go in and ask for assistance.
  
  GROUP 3: Claudia, Constanza, Echo, Harrison, Nico, Trudy
  PROMPT: Group 3 fixates on survival, gathering blankets, casting warming charms, accounting for food. They're in the middle of discussing where to find water and build a camp fire when Ms. Kwan wanders over and suggests that it'll only be an hour or two at most, why don't you kids quiz your friends on their upcoming midterms?
  
  GROUP 4: Audrey, Holland, Jup, Lionel, Xenia
  PROMPT: Group 4 swears they just saw something HUGE moving in the forest! Ms. Dorkins won't let them investigate any further. Maybe they can distract her and sneak past. Maybe they can convince her to join them.
  
  
  

locations!

⬦ PACKING & BUS RIDE: Peckenpaugh is using four standard magic buses to move its kids from Elflock Falls to Helvetia, one for each year. These enchanted vehicles move a bit faster than normal, passing by muggle traffic with ease, but with the weather it still takes about two hours for the first buses to arrive at their destination. Rows of seats comfortably sit two to three students, and the back of the bus is always wilder than the front. Grab a window seat if you can, the snow and scenery on the drive is lovely.

⬦ SENIOR STRANDING: Elflock Falls is barely out of the rear view when the snow starts to really pick up and before long it's dumping on them. For the most part, aided by magic, this just means it's slow going, but the senior bus hits a patch of bad luck and black ice. The magic school bus swerves right off the road and into a big fluffy snow bank. Thankfully, everyone is unharmed, but with no cell service, no GPS, and (as Mr. Stirling learns the hard way) finding themselves in an unknown Anti-Apparition zone, everyone's going to have to pitch in or sit tight to get this bus back on the road.

⬦ THE LODGE: The centerpiece of magical Helvetia’s ski resort is its lodge, a massive wood structure with Swiss-influenced architecture. Upon entry, visitors find themselves in a warm and warmly lit lobby decorated with boughs of pine and wintry garlands of berries, fitted with furniture fashioned from old ski lift parts. The front desk is alternately staffed by a harried-looking college aged witch and an extremely low key sasquatch throughout the weekend, both of them happy to help with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Adjoining the main lobby is a restaurant and bar — you can spot the staff at the bar in the evenings, but you have to be over 21 to sit there. Sorry kids! Beyond the restaurant is a cozy reception room with tall windows and a fenced-in balcony overlooking the slopes and an absolutely massive fireplace fashioned from copper, iron and stone. There’s a basic amenities shop, in case you forgot deodorant, and a heated indoor pool, hot tub and sauna also host to a fantastic view of the mountains.

⬦ CHALETS: Four chalets have been reserved for students, large wood-and-stone buildings in the Swiss style with wrap around balconies on the second and third floors. Each one is decorated in Peckenpaugh colors with string lights and large banners welcoming the teenage guests to their homes for the weekend. The interiors are all roughly the same, three floors with five total bedrooms (each with its own bathroom!), vintage and antique alpine furniture and ski lodge equipment repurposed into more modern furniture and decor. The common area on the first floor of each chalet features a comfortable, cozy seating area with fireplace, kitchen and dining area.

⬦ THE SLOPES: Helvetia's magical ski resort spills out across acres and acres of tree-dotted hills and mountains. It features slopes rated green circle (easy) to the expert-level double black diamond. Magical ski lifts lit by bobbing magical lanterns carry skiers up from the bottom of the slopes. There's even a fenced in area specifically for large donut-shaped sleds that seat up to four. Once you ride to the bottom of this sled hill, the sleds are enchanted to carry you right back up again for another go.

⬦ AROUND HELVETIA: The magical side of Helvetia is a great deal bigger than its teeny tiny muggle counterpart, but it’s still comparable to Elflock Falls. The area is considerably more upscale than Peckenpaugh’s home town, with expensive outdoor supply shops, a couture boutique and a couple of very fancy looking restaurants. Not the sorts of places that like teenagers poking around, but there’s still plenty for students to do and see! Magical Helvetia has many shops that are kid friendly, a chocolatier/cafe, a restaurant known for its raclette dinner and street carts peddling warm rosti. Roads are cleanly shoveled and the streets are lit by both lanterns and string lights. Despite the cold, a live goblin band is playing outside one of the taverns, filling the tiny town with music. The snow has slowed to a light flurry by late afternoon, and the big fluffy flakes hold steady well into the night.

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[peckishmods]

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[gasgiant]

hope y'all mfers ready to get cozy

except the senior class they get to eat shit for a few hours

Jup is stranded! Will totally be pro-hunting tree critters. I have an absolutely worthless shitpost planned for her that I'll toss up eventually, and will probably get a starter going for her group here soon.

I would love to do some scenes, but am kind of sleepy right now. Need to wake up a bit more/untangle brain before I write any starters but, some ideas:
- bus ride scene with either of my juniors or hawthorne
- shopping in helvetia
- eating in helvetia
- anyone wanna hit the heated pool

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[maledictorian]

I'M GOING TO BE HERE SOON I have job to do but
I've also had a really dumb thread starter for kermie's group in mind since last night so I'm gonna do that as soon as I have an actual second

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[ohwormhole]

!!!!!!!!!!!

???????????

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS VERY EXCITING AHHHHHH!!!!!!

Guess who doesn't take well to remotely dangerous situations???

God this is so cute, I want to visit Wizard Helvetia.

I also am super ready to do some scenes or WHATEVER.

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[andpoke]

OKAY HI I'M FINALLY HERE WITH A BREAKDOWN:

Audrey is gonna be Big Into looking into that cryptid. They need to find it. This seems Important. But over the weekend she'll be chill. Nooooo cliff sports for Audrey; she brought a sketchbook and tattoo supplies and will be giving lil mug of cocoa temps to anyone who wants.

Chanel has probably never skied in her life but she's going to try to be a beautiful dark snow bunny, the first one to get eaten by the wolves. When she's not studying. She's also gonna try to study. She's a Mistake.

Tybalt will be (surprise) focusing on the slopes. He's going to take preternaturally well to snowboard OR break his leg OR both. With plenty of time leftover for mischief (CONSIDERING D or E but I don't have a breakin partner PLANNED so please feel free to steal instead if you DO or would like to break in??)

Atlas my new baby will be forged by this snow? I don't know what he's doing yet other than thinking the senior stranding is a little funny actually. We'll see!!!!

I'm gonna probably throw up opens for a bunch o' kids today! Or tomorrow on that one! Let me know if you want Specifics!

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[teratophilia]

aaa-aaa i love this, moms, thank u

armani brought an entire trunk full of outfit changes so he can look cute for every occasion on this short three day trip. he's going to hang out in the heated pool and hot tub with the mountain view because it's MUY ROMANTICO.

he's also going to LARP Until Dawn because it's friday the 13th.

echo is going to thaw out in the sauna and then go play in the snow before thawing out again. I'M NOT SURE WHAT SHE'S UP TO, SHE'S A FRESH BABY.

PLAY WITH ME !!!

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[negligently]

oh EXTREMELY cozy.

Uriah is ready! to! snooze! He slept for most of the drive, and if you want to say he passed out on your character's shoulder then by all means. He's enjoying the hot tub and basically anything that lets him laze around.

Laszlo is being Armani and Chanel's shadow, but he's extremely curious and will wander off to explore whatever catches his eye. He does NOT know how to ski and doesn't really want to try. He'll tell you about skiing related deaths if you ask him.

Val is DELAYED with the rest of the seniors in hell. I'll put up a starter for her group in a hot second. After that, she's going SKIING. Skiing is huge in Utah and she wants to hit the slopes. While she's not ready for black diamond runs, she's also not wasting time on the bunny hills. Maybe she'll give you some pointers if you ask her.

They kick you out of Utah if you don't know how to ski. ANYWAY, I'll be AROUND so please grab me for scenes! I'll start posting and shit once I locate my coffee.

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[negligently]

Also can I get A for Uriah, and B for Presley? I assume everyone will believe me that I have Marin's permission. c:

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[peckishmods]

Presley loves his friiiieeeeends

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[infamously]

i want to go to a snow chalet now. also i'm VERY sad i don't have a senior but i love the senior misadventures here already

presley can probably be found everywhere EXCEPT the slopes because he hates fun. i'd like to do scenes but also today and this weekend will be busy for me 8( so maybe i'll see later if there are opens i can hit. if you want a scene with pres just let me know!!

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[shoulderdevil]

I'm really sorry

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[tristfully]

THIS IS SO CUTE AND FUN!

Ben and I are on an ice skating field trip with a bunch of 13 year olds 🥰🥰🥰

But we will be back this evening!

WHO WANTS MY KIDS? STEP RIGHT UP!

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[gold_digger]

Godspeed with those 13 year olds 😬

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[gold_digger]

Thank you for continuing to make Harrison regret every day of his life!! I'll be around-ish??

Pax is here and wants to play in the snow more than she wants to ski. She will take some time to study like a responsible human. She also wants to drink a lot of hot apple cider.

Harrison is annoyed as hell, unsurprisingly!! But he doesn't hate his room. He will be studying a lot, but he likes looking a snow so catch him hanging out by the fireplace window-gazing a bunch, especially into the evening. Will not ski.

Holland needs a major detox after their stressful start to the trip :( I assume every night will be spa night in their room, but tonight especially (SPEAKING OF, does anyone want me to do a spa starter? Do you want to do it another day? I have no idea). She'll ski basic slopes but is mostly interested in looking like cute. Will study.

Patrice is excited about Big Bed subunit, and will rotate beds if his roommates allow him. He can sleep alone, honest, he just doesn't want to. Will ski and look good doing it. Will not study unless someone forces him to.

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[damnnearkilledem]

I'm so sorry that it is Holland and Harrison's lots in life to suffer in different ways

but i also love it

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[sugarnspite]

Spa day thread would be great!!!!

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[quodpotted]

Oh my brain is full wrecked rn but I wanna do threads when I get off work in a few hours

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[gasgiant]

gimme

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[freyanorris]

This is perfect and I'm p sure I could look at snowfall gifs all day long.

Freya is thrilled to be having an adventure!!! I... don't think it's occurred to her that the bus breaking down is an inconvenience. (UNLESS she gets it into her head that this was DELIBERATE SABOTAGE and then she can have fun making up wild theories about who doesn't want them to go to Helvetia.)

Scarlett wants to play in the snow and go sledding! I... don't even know if she knows how to ski, but she'd probably attempt a slope more challenging than her ability. (I feel like she'd be more into snowboarding but idk if that's allowed???)

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[lionellovelace]

Hi! Chaperone duties over!

Lionel is quite happy with quiet boy room. And can be persuaded by ski by certain people, but otherwise will be reading and drinking coffee and wearing knit clothing.

Felicity is HYPE to be here. Would love to scene anywhere -- the slopes, with roommates, any Wildgulches or Quod ppl, watch the goblin concert, etc.

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[fratsquatch]

Also, calling all Meat Boys...

Would any of them wanna take Character C/D with Tony? He's MISBEHAVING.

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[empiearr]

are we allowed to cross streams w/senior groups? basically, can echo harass the muscle tribe outside of the bus by hanging her head out the window or would you rather the groups stick to themselves

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[dareyouto]

I'm really glad we've cemented the senior class identity and also that that identity is "[gets stranded for five minutes] We're going to fucking DIE"

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[themurderbird]

Can Wyatt be E?

He has a secret skill for crossing age lines to get alcohol

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[lockit]

Can familiars come