Twirl the Flagon — Group 4 Summer Camp '22

@Cassandra Ironwoods as Ronnie

@Henry Knight as Charles

Haley looked to the girl Charles was talking about. "Yeah I know her, she's our Quidditch captain." She couldn't say much about Evelynn, they didn't have much to do with each other except for practice and games but she could understand why Charles described her as mature. "Okay, I'll bet against it then." Haley grinned playfully.

She knew Charles was probably right. The odds of the bottle not landing on Ronnie were greater than it landing on him. Haley wouldn't kid herself there, it was the facts but hope died last. But it did die, hope. The bottle did not land on Ronnie or on Haley, but instead Ronnie's bottle landed on Charles.

Haley blinked a few times and looked open-mouthed at the bottle, then at Ronnie, then at Charles. "Lucky boy." she muttered to Charles, who looked like he couldn't believe it had just happened himself. She smiled sheepishly at him and nodded toward Ronnie, signaling him not to sit there staring stupidly now. Even though she was more than disappointed that it wasn't her the bottle was pointing at, she tried not to let on.

Embarrassed, she watched as the Charles walked over to Ronnie. She wanted to just look away, but she couldn't. And when the time finally came, she felt that sinking feeling in her stomach. Haley Rose wouldn't admit it, but she was jealous. Jealous of Charles, who was like her big brother and a boy she had only known for a short time. But it was a boy she had liked in the short time and from the beginning, and much worse, who she couldn't get out of her head.

She hated the situation, she would have liked to get up and leave, but that would be too obvious and actually she had no reason to be jealous of anyone. But the feeling in her stomach almost killed her and she would have liked to throw up on the spot.

Without making a face or letting on, she continued to watch the game, only a little quieter than before. Without saying much, she watched as someone kept spinning the bottle, and even though her eyes were on it, she didn't really notice. She was busy with her thoughts and didn't notice at first when a girl's bottle was pointed at her.

Haley had no problem kissing other girls and unlike last year, this time it wouldn't cause any drama with her non-existent boyfriend. Haley waited for the girl to make a decision for herself. Be it a handshake, a hug or even a kiss, Haley would accept it.

Owl / DM for Interaction

Ronnie did not know why he was nervous at the first place. Being kissed and kissed back was a pleasant feeling. At first, Ronnie thought that Evelynn would deny his request and just settle for a hug instead but no. As Ronnie asked for her consent and the girl eventually closed her eyes, Ronnie knew he needs to do something.

In the back of his mind, he hoped his first kiss was par to the others that had kissed Evelynn before him. Then a realization dawned on him. He had his first kiss with the Gryffindor Prefect but the other girl did not know about the notion. Then another thought came into his mind. Does it count as one? It was just a game Ronnie thought to himself.

He keeps saying that over and over again like it was some sort of a mantra. Ronnie was not celibate or even religious but it was wrong to kiss someone that he did not have any romantic notion towards. He felt guilty to himself. Like he betrayed something deep down within him. Does he regret kissing the other girl? No.

But what makes him feel guilty as he should share the kiss with someone he likes or perhaps one day with someone he truly loves not in some kind of a game. Sure for others, a kiss was just a kiss. But for Ronnie, it was not like that. A kiss is a sacred thing for him but what's done was done. He could not turn back the time even if he could.

As the kiss between Evelynn and Ronnie finally ended, he opened up his blue-grey eyes and looked at the other girl. "Thank you,"Ronnie said to Evelynn in Portuguese. The girl may or may not know or understand Portuguese but Ronnie hope she understands it at least. To be honest, Ronnie is also confused about why he thanks Evelynn.

Perhaps the gratitude was to ease the guilt feeling that he felt right now. Whatever it is, Ronnie will dissect it later since the game was still very much in motion. Another hand stretch out and grabbed the bottle to spin about. Ronnie did not put his mind to it. He was too deep in his guilt and his thought to realize who it belonged.

Until the bottle stopped and then he finally looked up. Then he blinked. The bottle land on him and the spinner were Charles. With his blue-grey eyes, he follows Charles's movement until he stopped, dropped to his knees, and sits in front of the Portuguese boy. "Wha-what are you doing?"Ronnie inquired the blonde.

"L-Look yo-you does-doesn't h-have t-t-to do th-this i-if y-you d-don't wa-want t-to,"Ronnie weakly said to Charles. In the back of his mind, there was a voice that tell him to run away and never come back but he froze until a pair of hands cupped his neck and the blonde boy leaned forward. Ronnie did not have much time to process all of the situations until he felt a pair of lips land on his own.

He had dreamt of this day. A day where both Charles and himself would share a kiss. The kiss that he shared with Charles lasted longer than the others. Ronnie then kissed Charkes back. The kisses ended before they even began as the blonde boy stumbled back. As both boys parted their way, Charles stammered how he was sorry for kissing him.

Ronnie then blinked his eyes and swallow hard. Charles then said you deserved a better kiss. Those five words cut him deep and Ronnie felt angry at Charles. Sure Charles had apologized but those five words will haunt him. Then Ronnie realized. As Charles kissed the Portuguese boy there were people around him.

That means Haley saw the kiss too. Ronnie's eyes bounced from Charles to Haley. There it is again. The same guilt-sinking feeling. "Haley, It is not-, I-,"Ronnie stammered out. You what? It is not what it looks like or you can explain it? Guess what? It is what it looked like and you can't explain it, the voice inside him argues with him.

Throughout the camp, Ronnie knows he had a crush on both Charles and Haley. He tried to deny it but it seems reality finally caught up with him and Ronnie needs to own the truth. His truth. The Portuguese boy then runs his hand over his hair and face. Clearly frustrated with the situation.

If only he knew this game will bring confusion and so many conflicted feelings within him, Ronnie will never sign up for the game in the first place. But what was done was done and there is nothing he can do except just see how the game ends.

Action felt confused, conflicted, guilty about his own feelings and kissed Charles back

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INTERACTING: @Haley Rose @Percival Gray
MENTIONING: N/A
COLOR GUIDE: 580404
TRUNK: ✕✕✕
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Percival bluntly told her that they would be hugging. She had no problem with that, she had no intention of kissing him from the beginning. “Fine by me,” she told him. Olive accepted his embrace and after a few seconds, quickly let go. She was overjoyed that he did not go to Ilvermorny with her, and felt sorry for all the Hogwarts students that had to deal with his terrible attitude every day.

As he walked away from her, he gave a little nod, which she did not return. She dearly hoped this game would be the last time she saw him. Everything about him just seemed to scream ‘stay away from me’ and Olive would be all too happy to comply. She walked away and knelt down to spin the bottle yet again. Hopefully, this time she would have better luck with the person she landed on.

The bottle spun around the circle a few times before it finally stopped. Olive looked up to see the bottle pointing at a pretty redhead girl. She was unfamiliar to Olive, but she suspected she was either from Hogwarts or Durmstrang. Olive had originally assumed she was from Hogwarts, but she had been hanging around that Durmstrang boy the whole game, so perhaps they were schoolmates.

Olive smiled at the girl as she approached her. ”Do you want to just hug?” she asked. She wanted to be considerate before just hugging her straight out. If the girl were to agree, Olive would embrace the girl and return to her vacant spot around the circle.

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STA: 7 | EVA- 7 | STR- 2 | WIS- 7 | ARC- 5 | ACC- 7

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When Jack saw Marshal's magical attack fly toward a boy who had given Evelynn an air-kiss, he stared, too shocked to do anything as Marshal immediately fled the scene. Jack couldn't be sure, but he remembered Evelynn's and Marshal's interaction in February after the tea party and couldn't help wondering if Marshal had a crush on Evelynn. If so, he could understand why underclassman had shot a spell toward that other kid. He hadn't expected Marshal to do such a thing given what he knew of the Gryffindor, but love, crushes, and hormones made people crazy. Poor Mozor, Jack thought, staring at the tent exit through which Marshal had left.

Then, at last, it was Jack's turn to spin the bottle for the first time in the entire game. He was just happy to have been spared the foreign kid's rib-crushing hug and thus didn't really think about what he would do when he twirled the flagon or who it might land on. To his astonishment, it actually landed on someone he knew - Evelynn - and he couldn't help thinking of what had just transpired with Marshal. Even though Marshal was gone, he didn't want to betray the boy and give him more reason for heartache.

"Heh...guess you're something of a heart-breaker, aren't you?" he said quietly to Evelynn as he approached her. Then he smiled and extended his arms. "I don't often give hugs, but for the sake of the game, why not? I have a feeling Mozor wouldn't like it very much if I kissed you anyway," Jack added, his smile turning sheepish. He himself would have been shocked if anyone ended up deciding to do any more than hug him for the duration of the game.

What was the point of this game again?

@Marshal Mozor & @Evelynn Decipio