Summer Camp Spin the Bottle Group 2 Closed

Earl was one of the first people to claim a spot on the beanbags, huddling underneath a blanket with a rather large bowl of candy and chips in hand. Stickers from various crafts adorned his pale skin, peaking out from between curls and fighting for attention with his freckles. He watched people slowly gather around the fire from underneath half closed lids, a cat-like smile of satisfaction on his face. Fresh air, a fire, and his best friends all around him. It couldn't get better than this.

About five minutes in his eyes had closed completely, grip growing slack around the candy, crackles of fire and laughter of people lulling him into a peaceful sleep. Stars shone brightly above them, smell of smoke coloring the air and sticking to their skin to keep the bugs away. It was peaceful, good vibes flying above their heads, riding along on the sparks bursting from the campfire.

It was a very real possibility that Earl might have spent the entire night there, Mocha also dozing in the crook of his shoulder, tiny snores coming from the both of them. But it was not to be! For the harp, unbeknownst to most the wizards there, started playing a rather familiar tune. Earl cracked an eye open, staring at the harp with a dumbfounded expression. "Mocha that guitar knows Billie Eilish" Mocha looked up at him, with an expression that said she didn't give a flying fluff. "No, listen!" he whispered. [x] The song was over too soon, comforting notes bringing a grin to Earl's face. His phone hadn't worked in about two months, and he missed TikTok and Youtube dearly. It was a bit of home if nothing else.

Scooting closer to the fire, our puff and actual puff grabbed marshmallows, handing one over to Mocha so she could chew on it while he roasted his own. His brows furrowed in concentration as he dipped his own treat in and out of the flames, careful to turn it over every few seconds. "Almost got it," he told the puff, not at all surprised to see the marshmallow he'd given her (which had been around the same size as her, mind you) had disappeared entirely. "You've got a sweet tooth."

The perfect golden marshmallow came out of the flames and was dipped in his bowl of candy. It got completely covered in chocolate flakes and a few unlucky m&m looking candies which had gotten stuck to it. "I love life," he mused, picking off some of the chocolate and dropping it off in front of Mocha. Taking tiny bites out of the treat, he wondered over to a gathering group of people, sliding in between two of them. He knew a few from classes, others from the balls, and quite a few from the time they'd spent together at the camp. "I have arrived," he announced, setting the bowl of candy in the middle. "And I brought food." Mocha watched the bowl go sorrowfully, but perked up when he teared off a tiny bit of marshmallow and extended it to her.

Moderation Post - Round 1

For whatever reason, students had gathered near enough to each other and the game of Spin the bottle had started. Earl Gray was one of the first people to arrive, settling down in a beanbag. He was just enjoying some time at the slumber party, chilling. Yet somehow, he found himself roped into the game. How and why you ended up playing was one thing. The only thing now though was - what do you do?

Scarlet Salvatore spun the bottle. It went around three times, almost landing on Charles but it finally slowed down on Maximilien de Fostoncy, one of the visitors from Beauxbatons. Well, well, well, this could shape up to be a pleasant memory before Maximilien went back to school.

Xeno Darkaz and Charles Alluring found themselves paired up after Xeno spun the bottle. Perhaps this was the start of something special? They did not go to the same school but long-distance relationships were a thing!

Zykeal Lane spun the bottle when it was his turn. It ended up landing on one, @Amelia Faye. What would they do?

Oh, but the game has definitely not ended. The spinning of the bottle continued. Autumn Ivy and Martyna Romero found themselves paired together.

Vivian Fletcher spun the bottle to find it landing on and adorable Earl Gray, who was just chilling and busy loving life with his roasted marshmallows. Somehow, he ended up being roped into the game now though - would he play?

Amelie Fontaine of Augurey spun the bottle to find it landing on Calypso Starling of Thestral.

Cassie Heather McGregor-Martin may have had a long name but the bottle she spun found its mark quicker than anyone could finish saying her name. It landed on Serena Bowen.

The feud between Gryffindor and Slytherins was one that had been passed through the ages, for anyone who cared about it - which, admittedly, was not most people. But perhaps Violet Carrington and Scarlett Aden could make it work. They had this opportunity to ignore the stereotype if they had not done so before.

This Round's Pairings

@Scarlet Salvatore and iNPC Maximilien de Fostoncy (@Lindsey Springhall)
iNPC Xeno Darkaz (@Winter Wolfhartz) and Charles Alluring (@Henry Knight)
@Zykeal Lane and @Amelia Faye
@Autumn Ivy and @Martyna Romero
@Vivian Fletcher and @Earl Gray
iNPC Amelie Fontaine (@Sarah Lightwood) and @Calypso Starling
iNPC Cassie Heather McGregor-Martin (@Lucia Fox) and @Serena Bowen
@Violet Carrington and @Scarlett Aden

Make your choices. Will you kiss your partner or not? Now is the time to decide!

For this round, you have all been paired with one person so everyone has a chance to post. Depending on activity, you may be given more rolls each round or extra time to post etc.

You have until 26th July to post.

Note: You do NOT have to post in order. Please post whenever you can. I have just put the rolls in order but you don't have to post in that same order at all.

Open To Interactions
Interacting: Cassie Heather@Lucia Fox | @Scarlett Aden | Xeno Darkaz@Winter Wolfhartz
Mentioning: @Earl Gray | Andrew 'Drew' Lycan@Rose Moon
Languages: Russian|French|Spanish|German|English
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Outfit (minus the bracelets, rings, watch, and beanie)

Xeno would sit there on one of the bean bag chairs, his eyes fixated on the bottle as it spun multiple times for each person taking a turn. There were a lot of things,games and activities he had never known of until now,but this game 'spin the bottle' was oddly well known in the school of Beauxbatons. Many students would play it in the courtyard, usually large groups of friends. Eventually Xeno would lift his head to see the new people coming into the group, ready to play the game. One being a cabin mate he hadn't really had a chance to talk with yet. He let out a quiet "hmm.." as his grey-ish eyes once more looked down to the bottle.

Xeno had no problem kissing anyone of either gender, though truly he hadnt known what his true sexuality was, bi or well homosexual. He had always had a thing for guys yet he has also had a few girlfriends before ( not that he knew what true love was back then anyways ) but he would always get butterflies in his stomach when a cute and or handsome boy. It wasnt a new feeling when he looked around at everyone and saw many cute boys and many handsome ones, his stomach was sort of in a knot but he managed to pull through it and calm himself down as time slowly passed.

Of course as more and more turns would be taken it would eventually come to be his own. He reached down and spun the bottle, the top pointing straight at his cabin mate as it stopped. Xeno looked at the boy, almost as if studying his face as he made his way over. He wouldn't deny it Charles was honestly good looking, making a slight smile creep across Xenos previous emotionless look. "Yea we havent really had the proper chance to talk yet" he responded with a nod, Charles not wasting any time, leaning in for the kiss.

Xeno too leaned in, there was no way he was backing out of this he was way too competitive to give up ( mostly because of his father ). He planted a soft kiss on the boys lips as the two had come in contact. And all Xeno could think of was ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING his mind was rushing with ideas, and his heart practically pounding out of his chest, he's kissed a few boys before this and the same thing had happened each time! It was now obvious to him, he likes boys!! ( well no duh- ) He had waited for Charles to pull away before doing the same, his turn was now over. Once the game would continue, he would see his friend, winter who was also playing the game in a different group. He watched as she took her turn, looking at him with a smirk, she had seen the whole thing. His cheeks turned a light pink color as he covered his face up to the bridge of his nose using the sleeve of his hoodie. First round was officially complete-

Wc: 521

Action:
Leaning in/Returning the kiss to charles @Henry Knight

The white flash of the wand that spun through his fingers at shoulder height would be the first indication that there was someone approaching. The ivory-white aspen wood wand was in stark contrast to his attire of an all-black appearance; it was a typical attire of the young wizard. Tonight he was starting to question why he bothered signing up for the summer event, honestly, he needed to get out of his cabin that he was assigned to and found this little respite to be the perfect distraction from the obnoxiously colorful 'Unicorn' theme that he was haunted with for the rest of the summer.

Golden irises shifted across the gathering of students that he stumbled upon at the time and he wasn't quite sure what to make of it. Those searching eyes finally found the bottle that was sat in the center of the circle where the students gathered, he smirked, "...'ell, why not.." he muttered to himself. Slowing the rhythmic twist of the wand within his fingers, he'd shift the drummer spin to let the hilt of his wand rest into the palm of his hand. Moving around the edge of the circle, he'd find himself a more open space where he could sit relatively alone. There he'd seat himself on the ground, not bothering with bean bags and benches, he preferred to be able to set his legs up and lift his knees, allowing himself to rest his chin upon the top of his bent knee.

With his dark black hood draped over half of his head, letting his hair drift out from the front, he'd eye the group quietly and note that he really didn't know any one of the gathered students; this pleased him. Although he preferred not to interact with any of the students from the other schools, it seemed, unfortunately, he'd not be able to get away from them; hell, he was unaware he'd be grouped with them in his cabin as well and he did his best to stay outside the cabin most of the time. Tonight though, with the pleasant distraction of the slumber party, he found himself in a game to which he didn't know how the outcome would be.

Time passed as he watched the other students play the game and gave soft smiles to either indignation, reservation, or fervent displays of affection that were offered to the bottles choice of pairing. It seemed as if the game was quite the hit as he noticed that the circle filled out and a decent number of students had gathered together. Although he was an intelligent young wizard, he was sometimes dense and failed to see the bigger picture of things that he involved himself with. It came to the full realization at that point when it was clearly obvious that the bottle was his to spin for the next turn of the game. There was a clear moment of hesitation that was accompanied by a light tap of his wand against the side of his leg.

A slight tilt of his head was given at the bottle as it sat there, docile for once, not fulfilling its bound purpose for the enjoyment or embarrassment of the students it was encircled by. 'Loosen up,' a little thought in the back of his mind offered him, those golden hues shifting once more towards the surrounding students that had gathered to confirm that there was possibly no chance that it'd land on someone that he'd rather set ablaze than offer a small peck if necessary. Although, in his inspection of the crowd, found some students that he wouldn't mind cursing... he decided to shift himself upwards so that he could stand and move to spin the bottle.

With his dominant hand still gripping the hilt of his wand, he'd bend the knee and lower himself so that he could take the bottle with his free hand. It'd be a shame not to give the bottle its purpose for the evening. Zykeal spun the bottle. The boy wouldn't look up from the bottle as it spun, it didn't matter whom it landed on as there would be little chance that he'd let go of his 'first kiss' to anyone that sat around the circle this evening. As it stopped, he'd raise his head up, allowing his hood to fall back off the top of his head so that he'd be more revealed, and gazed towards the one the top of the bottle was pointing towards.

It was a girl that he didn't recognize, she was pretty, was she even a student of Hogwarts? he hadn't a clue. Raising himself into a standing position then, he'd simultaneously start to rotate the ivory-white colored wand throughout his fingers once more as he slowly walked over towards the girl who sat at the position the bottle indicated. Those short few steps allowed him to slow his obsessive rotation and gave him a moment to stow his wand into the central pocket of his straight black hoodie. The same hand that spun the wand would be offered then to the girl, seeing if she'd take it, to allow him to help her to stand in front of him. If she allowed this, he'd offered a slight tilt of his head and a soft smile to the girl, "...'ello love," he softly offered to her.

If the girl in front of him allowed it, he'd shift his weight to her side and lean towards the girl's face with his own, instead of centered though, he'd manuever to the side so that he could offer a small kiss to the girl's cheek. Zykeal was not one to just kiss a vast amount of random individuals that he didn't know just yet, he was still reserved in his youth, still unaware of the intoxicating world at large. Regardless if she accepted or declined, he'd take a step back and slowly walk himself back over towards where he was previously sitting, retrieving his wand along the way so that the rotation of it could continue.

@Amelia Faye | Open to Interaction | Outfit
Action: Offering a Cheek Kiss to the girl.

Interacting with @Autumn Ivy, @Earl Gray and everyone else at the circle!

Naturally, being a hormonal twelve year old girl with a (perhaps concerningly) reckless disposition, Tina was never going to pass up the opportunity to play Spin the Bottle with her fellow camp mates. Whether or not this was a good decision for her to make was another matter entirely, and certainly not one which would be causing her any distress, at least for now. As soon as she'd realised the rumours were true, the badger had abandoned her post lounging on one of the various pink beanbags, only remembering to take her can of Fanta with her at the last second (she reckoned she'd probably be in the running for a 'most Fantas consumed at Hogwarts Summer Camp' award) and headed over to where a group of kids roughly her age were gathering in a circle.

She was dressed in shorts, a tank top and a pair of strappy sandals, but had a jumper wrapped around her waist to wear for additional warmth if necessary. September was drawing nearer and nearer, bringing with it the promise of magic but also - tragically - rain, and the coolness of night-time made her arm hairs stand a little straighter than usual. Tina parked herself cross-legged in the grass, looking around the gradually forming group to discover with some dismay the incredibly disproportionate gender ratio - that being there were wayyyy more girls than boys. Still, that didn't matter; t'was the nature of the game, after all, and she was going to be very mature about it. She wasn't a stranger to those addictive yet trashy American high school films, with supposed teenagers being portrayed by adults who looked way too old for the role, and consequently knew exactly how the game was going to work.

Somehow she didn't feel nervous about it.

Perhaps Tina wasn't really thinking (was she ever?) about the real world implications of what was about to happen, that being that if she played along, she would lose her first kiss. Well, technically speaking, she had long parted ways with that label after giving it to a boy in her year four class with whom she had a very brief relationship, but she didn't count that! It wasn't that she didn't want to have her first kiss be with a boy she fancied, but she couldn't help herself! Party games like this made her feel all giddy.

Earl Gray, a Hufflepuff from her year who she half-recognised, announced his arrival as he slid down besides her and another student, bringing snacks in his wake. Tina just scooped a handful of the crumbled sweets and chocolates intended for coating marshmallows into her hand, tipping her head back to swallow. It was nice anyways. "You haf proofed yaw worwf," she managed, attempting some sort of dramatic welcome. This was sort of ruined by the chocolate flakes melting her mouth shut. Talking with her mouth full was a habit she desperately needed to get rid of. Once swallowed, she opened her arms to the rest of the circle and continued, "So, are we playing?"

Soon enough, the game began. She reacted animatedly to every kiss, or lack thereof, egging the more reluctant pairs on and then clapping and 'oooOOOOooooooh'-ing whenever two people so much as hugged. She felt amazing. The temperature was just right, the mood was generally light-hearted, and the orange fanta bubbling away in her hand was giving her a nice little buzz. Everything was perfectly relaxed.

That was, until, the bottle was finally passed to her.

Tina turned her gaze up, her black eyes slowly surveying the group, a mixture of soon to be second and third years, to try and figure out which ones she'd like to kiss. She pursed her lips in a manner which was almost protective. There were a few handsome lads dotted among the predominately female group, but it was in a way that was intimidating. Did she even know anyone here? The likelihood that anyone would even want to kiss her seemed low. Some of the girls looked sweet enough; the best outcome would probably be to end up paired with one of them.

Who was she kidding? She didn't want to kiss anyone here.

As this realisation dawned on Martyna, her stomach began to feel quite funny. She let out a nervous laugh, crawling into the middle of the circle and placing the empty bottle down before her. For a few seconds, she just stared down at it, her internal monologue replaced by an uncomfortable cacophony of foghorns and siren alarms which blocked out any rational thoughts. As though on auto-pilot, Tina reached down and span it - the muggle way. She didn't look up until it stopped moving, turning her attention to the direction it was pointing in.

The girl on the receiving end was one of dark features, arched eyebrows and high cheekbones. She looked to be in the year above, which was a bad thing, Tina thought. What was worse, however, was that she looked extremely intimidating. That fact alone made Tina suddenly remember that she sort of didn't know how to kiss people. She'd never even considered the logistics of that, assuming that the reflexes would just come naturally, but as she was looking across at Autumn (probably with a very weird expression on her face) she realised that this definitely wasn't the case with her. Part of her wanted to play still - she'd known what she was signing up for, and people would probably make fun of her if she stormed off right now (the last thing she wanted) - but part of her was telling her to bare that humiliation if it meant sparing her an awkward kiss.

"Uh... helloooo..." she offered, her voice oddly high. She was sat on her knees in the middle of the circle, not yet moving towards Autumn, like she was waiting for some kind of signal from her. "I won't chicken out if you won't."

Instant regret. Very stupid thing to say Tina. You do not say that to someone you're meant to be kissing. For what it was worth, she did mean it, though. She was (very shakily) standing her ground.

Action: asking if Autumn wants to kiss

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outfit of the evening

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@Scarlett Aden

When the sign ups for spin the bottle came, Violet had absolutely no idea what the game was about. Having signed up because @Aurora Ranvier forced suggested that she should do so, Violet was surprised to know that this game included...kissing. Not just spinning the bottle as she was told the game was about. I'm going to kill you Ranvier, was the first thing that Violet thought when she heard how the game was actually played. Now, Violet didn't have another choice but to run away out of embarassment instead of kissing. Disgusting.

Making sure that she brought some chocolate to the game ( Violet was becoming another chocolae addict, that was for sure), she ran to the game, looking at her shoes instead of what was ahead. She definitely didn't want to face who she was going to kiss, or run away of, or whatever her choice was going to be. Violet sat quickly on the floor, looking at the tennis shoes she was wearing instead of the rest of the students, that were probably having more fun than her at the time. She could even hear someone ( Martyna ) "ooh-ing", or whatever at every person that kissed. Violet definitely didn't belong in there, and she couldn't wait for the moment in which she would run away.

When her turn came to spin the bottle, Violet looked at the face of the students, trying to focus on who she wanted to kiss, but it was only a game of luck, really. When she spinned it, the top of the water bottle pointed towards a redhair with long and curly hair. Violet considered her too look very prety and stunning, so she couldn't help but stare at her for a few seconds before coming back to Earth.

Her reaction to having to choose what she had to do to the older girl was strange. Violet had been sure that she was going to run away no matter who she was supposed to kiss, but Violet just stood up, her face flushed like heck and her hands sweating. This was only a game, but it made Violet extrememly nervous. She started to talk to the red hair in a shaky voice, "H-hi, uh, I-I'm Carring-Carrington, nice to meet you." Violet offered her hand for Scarlett to shake it, "I-I love you hair." she complimented. "Do you mind if I kiss you? You know, cheek" she said. That last part was said super fast, trying to escape that moment as soon as possible.

Action: Asking @Scarlett for a cheek kiss

Interacting with: Cassie Heather McGregor-Martin@ (Lucia Fox); Open to Interactions!

Serena was enjoying her time at the slumber party. She nibbled on a s’more that she had just made while sitting on one of the bean bags over by the fire. While the treat was a little messy, it was super delicious. Thankfully, she hadn’t managed to get any of it on her jeans, knitted tank-top, or the little sweater she was wearing. After taking the last bite, she licked off the remaining marshmallows and chocolate from her hands. The thirteen-year-old glanced up to see a bunch of people had gathered around in a circle that Serena had automatically been included in it. Was some sort of game happening? She spotted a bottle in the middle and watched as it was spun. Oh, so it was a game. A game where the two random people… kissed?!

Serena felt her cheeks heat up. What had she unknowingly joined? The thirteen-year-old had yet to have her first kiss, and she was sort of hoping that it would be with someone special, someone who she had fallen for. But maybe this could serve as a bit of practice for when she found that person she wanted to spend the rest of her life with? Or maybe she should just politely leave the circle and head back to her cabin?

But before Serena could make up her mind, the bottle had stopped spinning. And it was pointing at her. The blonde girl looked up from the bottle to see a girl around her age had been the one to spin it. Serena didn’t recognize her from classes or anything, so maybe she was from another school?

Now, Serena didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want to be rude and refuse to kiss the girl, but she also wasn’t sure that she wanted to participate in this game at all. But a little voice spoke up in her mind and said, ‘But what if you would be missing out on meeting the love of your life and then you will die alone?!

Well, crap, she didn’t want to do that! So, Serena took a deep breath and gave the girl a nervous smile. “Hi. I’m Serena. Um… do you want to kiss? It’s totally cool if you don’t!”Honestly, Serena was alright either way. Now, it was up to the other girl to decide.

Action: Asking Cassie if she wants to kiss

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Outfit:

code by Lucia Fox

Open to interactions
Interacting with @Earl Gray
Mentioning @Amelia Faye

Until Amelia told this involved kiss, she had no idea about this game, the blond simply signed up for everything in the summer camp. If she has already have known about this, this one would be totally avoided. How in the world would she expect a game conducted in the school would involve kissing and all, maybe the adults here were not aware of it. The blonde finally was prepared for this... but not so prepared for kissing, just for a friendly hug. Being grown up that way, with a lack of people and love around her and she wasn’t even used to even hugs. Unlike before, she is now surrounded by lovely people around her and she’d definitely change, she’d be loved more, at least that’s what she thought.

Taking a long breath as she reached for the bottle when it’s her turn. Definitely, no one’s gonna force her to kiss and the girl was aware that she wasn’t the most beautiful present there so no one would yearn to kiss her. As soon as the bottle started spinning, her heart raced and she felt like she wanted to flee from that area but that would appear rude and she’s no more running away. When the bottle stopped, she stared at it for few seconds before looking up. Smiling nervously at him hoping that he wouldn’t ask for a kiss, she walked towards him.

He looked cute but that doesn’t mean she would share her first kiss with him and who knows? He would’ve also been in the same mind set as hers. “Hello, I am Vivian”, she smiled and continued, “We could... hug?” she shrugged with doubt whether he’d accept it or not, “Or not?” she chuckled nervously like a cat on a hot bricks. If he accepts it, the blonde would give him a friendly hug and would go back to get seated.

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