Closed OAP: Old Age Partygoers PV. Sixth & Seventh Years

Plot Hook ─ Serena has been hiding her pointy ears for years hats, headbands and hair in an effort to keep her goblin heritage a secret. Her family is known to be a Pureblood family. From 1st July 2023, she openly wears copper earpieces (drawn by me) over her ears to draw attention to them. Her goblin-ness may be a surprise to some people.

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Many people showed up suspicious of the very badly written notes that Serena had left for her friends. In hindsight, she probably should have taken more care to write the names of the recipients slightly bigger on the envelopes or uh... did she even write them, now that she thought about it? Who knew? Not her! Nonetheless, quite a few people arrived so it could not have been all that creepy! (Or maybe they were into that).

Serena was not entirely over her feeling of being angry at her former friend - nor was she at the stage where she would call them friends now. However, she was doing her best to try and get over it by being civil and simply trying to ignore that it happened. It was not entirely easy - especially when she had to watch @Bloom Silverton and @Howard White flirting - but she tried.

Her eyes widened slightly as she heard the compliment Howard gave before breaking out into a smile. She knew he understood what this meant for her and how hard this decision had been for her. "Thanks to you," She responded in kind, recognising that he had given her the inspiration and motivation to create them in the first place.

"Yeah, I might get a drink but I think the game is starting," She answered in response to Howard, contemplating if she should wait. Eh, she could probably get one after she was given her truth or gave out one.

Several of the partygoers started dancing to the very loud and excitable song that was being played on the radio. Serena could be heard muttering the main word on repeat. Others chose to drink but what they were drinking was not actually something all of them were fully aware of. Whoops!

Cyrus (@Koko Riddle) turned up to the party, not really knowing if he was meant to be there but he was here now, so why not mingle? Boldly and loudly, he ignored the inner fear and decided to introduce himself to the crowd! Have a drink, try some of that cake, live a little!

Slava (@Ruby Cazares) even came with cake! Who said this party did not have food or drinks? No one could anymore! It had cake! Now this was a party!

@Illowy Magnard kept to herself, feeling a little awkward to be here. Perhaps she did not really know anyone. It was hard - especially when people looked like they were in conversation already and were 'grouped' up with their friends. Serena came up to her, "Hey - a few of us were going to play truth or dare, if you wanted to join. Or, that guy over there -" She pointed to Hugh, "-is my best friend and he's pretty great if you wanna just hang out with him. There's some food and juice and stuff by him too, if you're interested." giving her the option of sitting out of the game if she preferred.

@Galton Lansdale decided to bring something deadly to the party and it was not the sweets this time. Though, he did bring quite a sufficient pile of that. Instead, it was a concoction that may have seemed innocent, colourful and fruity but was definitely affecting the drinkers just a little. Not enough to be noticeable but slowly - and surely - it would wear them down as they continued. For the first sips, it was barely effective [DC: 10]. With time, it would probably get harder though.

Galton [Roll: 10 + 11 = 21] had absolutely no idea that this wasn't just made of fruit and lemonade! It was just incredibly tasty. He definitely wanted more - who wouldn't? @Hugh Lowe [Roll: 6 + 15 = 21] was completely fine with it too. Perhaps it was because he knew exactly what this was that he was able to handle it. Besides, it was basically just flavoured water! Slava [Roll: 10 + 8 = 18] unknowingly followed suit, thinking that Galton of all people was trustworthy. Perhaps they were both similar in how naive and ignorant they were on the matter! It was like the blind leading the blind... How could this go badly? It couldn't. Maybe @Amadea Campbell was probably right to throw it away... or was she missing out on something amazing? After all, the others seemed to enjoy it and it was harmless! Meenauh [Roll: 4 + 7 = 11] found the drink rather intriguing. She was not quite sure what she made of it but she also kind of wanted to try it again to figure that out.

@Xailah Alptraum made the mistake - or perhaps the greatest decision - of inviting @Erin Ryan.

Erin tried to arm her with a very colourful and rather pointy weapon. After everything that happened in Hogwarts, it was probably not a bad decision to arm yourself with a weapon. Most magical beings just chose their wand though... Either way, Xailah would suddenly feel like she gained something. She was not alone!

It was not long before the game of Truth or Dare started to kick off. Whether @Meenauh Silmataurea was ready for it or understood the rules, she was now being roped it into it! Hopefully, someone would explain it to her...

Serena grabbed an empty bottle that she tossed into the air, "Engorgio", she muttered as she click her finger. The bottle become more prominent so that everyone could actually see it and she looked over to Bloom - who she was really trying to be civil towards - and went "Go ahead," to let her go first. Each person would spin it after to see who it would land on. Whoever it landed on, they would have to ask that person "Truth or Dare", giving them the one that they picked. It was a simple game, really.

Bloom gets Xailah who picks truth
Xailah gets Serena who picks truth
Serena gets Galton who picks dare
Galton gets Amadea who picks dare
Amadea gets Erin who picks dare
Erin gets Howard who picks dare
Howard gets Meenauh who picks dare
Meenauh gets Slava (Ruby's iNPC) who picks dare
Slava gets Bloom who picks truth

Serena spun the bottle to Galton, who asked for a dare. "Hmmm..." She pondered for a moment, before shooting a look at Hugh, wondering if he had any suggestions on this. Either way, she would give him a dare shortly. [I'll put it in the next post I do]

Interacting with @Xailah Alptraum
Mentioning @Howard White & @Serena Towers

The game was just about to start. There was definitely excitement in the air from those who are drinking to those who are sitting about in a circle, waiting for the game to begin. Bloom sat down, creating the circle and saw Serena grab a bottle. She had then made the bottle bigger using the spell that makes any inanimate object grow in size. She had done it so smoothly. Bloom forgot that such a spell existed. Charms and other spell-like subjects were not her strong suit.

When Serena had placed the bottle in the middle, she locked eyes with Bloom who couldn't help but to lock eyes with her. Serena gave the bottle to Bloom to start. Was this her way of accepting her apology by having her go first? Bloom was all too happy that something positive was starting to happen between them, but knew that it would take quite a bit of time before any sort of friendship would blossom again.

Slowly, Bloom took the large bottle and began to spin it. Her stomach, filled with butterflies, was hoping it would land on the one person she would rather have, but alas, that was not how the game works. It would most likely hit someone random. As the bottle slowed its spin, it had just passed Howard and made its way to Hogwarts' gothic student, Xailah. Bloom looked up at Xailah and gave a small smile. Her want was truth, so Bloom had to think of a good question for her.

As she was thinking, others began to spin the bottle and conduct their own truths or dares that were requested. Bloom finally had a question and went up to Xailah. "What is the real reason you don't wear any color?" Bloom asked, wondering what made Xailah turn to just wearing black versus brighter colors of the rainbow. It was a simple question, but one that Bloom was interested to learn more about if there was an answer.

Reducio

Mentions: @Galton Lansdale, @Xailah Alptraum

Interactions: @Meenauh Simataurea (Hugh explains the rules)

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Writing as approved Durmstrang iNPC Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Preobrazhensky Interacting with: @Amadea Campbell, @Xailah Alptraum, @Galton Lansdale, @Hugh Lowe, @Meenauh Silmataurea, @Serena Towers, and @Bloom Silverton

Slava was delighted to find that Amadea remembered the prank and that she talked about it so jovially, even implying she’d get him back for it. He grinned. “Oh yes, I’ll be sure to watch out for you.” He certainly wouldn’t mind if she did prank him—that kind of stuff was just a game and she didn’t seem at all like the type to turn things malicious. He was just curious what she could come up with.

A very peculiar, intriguing girl soon joined the group, with a poor attempt at slang directed at Hugh. Slava chuckled—he was by no means making fun of her, but it was clear that that sort of language was highly unfamiliar to her. He nodded in acknowledgement with a smile when she asked if the group’s summer was going well, but quickly zoned out as she spoke to the others. His eyes wandered to other party attendees as new faces showed up, Slava’s attention as variable as ever. His focus was soon brought back to the strange girl when she spoke to him, asking who he and Cyrus were. “Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich, at your service,” he said with mock dramaticism, bowing playfully before smiling at her. “Or just Slava. And you?”

She then provided cautionary advice to the pair, telling them to not give the other boy candy because he “gets too excited”. Too excited? There was no such thing. Wasn’t it good to be excited and joyful? Slava would take that over condescending stares and boringness any day. The aforementioned boy quickly defended himself, explaining that it was a joke. That made more sense. He introduced himself as Galton, and asked for a piece of cake. Slava gestured at it encouragingly. “Go ahead, this thing won’t eat itself.” Although, could magic make it do that? That would be a waste of a perfectly good cake, surely nobody would have tried that.

Galton went off with the girl to dance, and Slava took a piece of the cake. He glanced at Hugh. “Hey, you want some?” he offered. Hugh seemed a fair bit more serious than Slava’s loudness and abundance of energy, but that didn’t mean that he shouldn’t be included. Some were dancing while others kept to the outskirts, and another girl (Meenauh) soon approached, greeting Hugh specifically and then offering a hello to the broader group. She asked if they were going to play something and Slava nodded. “There’s been talk of truth or dare,” he answered, a mischievous spark in his eyes. “You should join, it’ll be fun.”

He wandered over to Serena—she had mentioned that she was playing, and she soon produced a bottle, enlarging it with a snap of her fingers. “Whoa! Did you just do that without a wand?” He grinned, clearly impressed. He sat down near Serena and the other girl (Bloom), taking a few bites of his cake and setting his drink down next to him. The unfamiliar girl spun the bottle to start the game, and Slava waited for his turn. When he spun it, it landed on that girl who had started. Knowing nothing about her, there was no chance of him asking a too-personal question or deliberately dragging out any dirty laundry. Not that he would want to do that anyway. He smiled, then shrugged. “Who here would you most like to prank and what would be your go-to method?”

Action: Picking dare again next round

@Serena Towers | @Bloom Silverton | @Erin Ryan | @Meenauh Silmataurea

Howard would offer Serena a quiet fist bump as a way to acknowledge his appreciation for Serena in this moment. He could easily have spent the rest of the night talking to her about how proud he was and how much further he had even come himself in accepting who and what he was. To see her begin to embrace her Goblin heritage really was amazing. It gave him hope that he would one day find a community of both has breeds and wizards alike that could live in peace and harmony. However, tonight was for fun and festivities, so it would all have to wait.

Howard shot a fake pout as Serena and Bloom claimed there was no time for the dance floor. He wasn't the most talented of dancers, but he had grown to enjoy it. Not to mention he'd take any excuse to be close to his girl. However, his false sadness quickly turned to amusement as Bloom egged him on. "You can't lose truth or dare, ding dong." Howard teased with a playful nudge of his elbow. They really couldn't help themselves as any excuse to compete with each other was always too enticing. "But we'll find a way. It's on, Silverton!"

Howard followed and joined the circle as Serena enchanted a bottle and offered Bloom the first spin. Eventually it would be his turn the spinning glass would land on Meenauh. He didn't know her well, but he couldn't help the devilish smile that crossed his face as she chose a dare. "Alright then!" His crimson eyes scanned the area as he searched for an idea. Run and jump in the lake? Jinx a random first year? Nah, it would be silly, but the stakes were too low. What could really get the sense of excitement flowing? It would be then that his eyes would land on no other than Erin Ryan and her beautiful blonde hair. Howard motioned for Meenauh to come close and hopefully out of ear shot from Erin. "I dare you to charm Erin's hair. I think bright pink would suit her well." Howard finished with a wink. That should get the ball rolling!

Interacting with @Hugh Lowe

Interacting with the Truth or Dare group

Interacting with @Howard White and @Erin Ryan

Action : Dare

Roleplaying as Durmstrang iNPC Arjan Oberoi

A R J A N- T O W E R S - O B E R O I

Stamina: 15 | Evasion: 10 | Strength: 24 | Wisdom: 5 | Arcane Power: 8 | Accuracy: 13
Abilities: Obnoxiously Strong | The Martial Artist | Spell Spread | Charmer

Mentions Slava (@Ruby Cazares) and @Erin Ryan

Arjan made his way over to the campgrounds. One of his mates got a note to invite him to some exclusive summer camp bash that was taking place. It was partially outrageous that he did not receive his own personalised invitation. Who dared to send such invites and not invite him? Of course, he pretended that he had – obviously – gotten one and may or may not stop by if he was free. He made his way over, wondering who this “S” was.

He walked through the woods, making his way past a few trees and spotted some decorations hanging from the branches. The light from the disco ball shimmered onto his face as he walked through them. Arriving at the scene, his gaze scanned the area to see who was around. He spotted some decent people – like Slava – and the beautiful Hogwarts student [Erin] that he had seen before. Arjan was about to head over when he noticed his sister was also there. Ugh. They were playing something that looked like spin the bottle. Though, when it landed on the target, he heard them saying “Dare”.

He narrowed his eyes, Slava was hanging out with his sister – sitting near her. He hated that. She seemed to be hanging out with some losers – like a pale ass dude, why was Slava also with her? The Durmstrang was about to shrug, walk it off and sit next to one of the beautiful girls that was around but he stopped mid step. He was literally at the circle, about to start talking to someone when his eye caught a glint of something. He frowned, staring intently at Serena’s jewellery. It was coppery. He noticed her wearing it before, when he spotted her around camp and it seemed like it was not a one-time thing. Was she determined to embarrass him?!

If nothing else, she should have been wearing gold or platinum. What was she trying to do? Make their family look poor?! There weren’t even any gems for that matter, let alone diamonds!

Arjan grumbled, getting irritated by her attitude. Why was she wearing a poor person’s jewellery again-

His hazel brown eyes widened slightly. He watched her tuck her hair behind her ear piece… It took him way too long but he noticed her pointy ear behind the metal. Why was her ear so pointy?

It was almost like in slow motion when things started to make sense to him. The pointy ears were like the final straw. The secret language, the metalsmithing, the shortness… She was not human? She was not fully human? But – he was, right? He was fully human… right? What exactly was she-?

The thoughts in his brain went at rapid fire. He could not comprehend what was going on. Before he knew it, he marched over to the shorter one, grabbed her by her forearm and pulled her out of the area. Arjan did not stop until he found a patch of ground away from the others. She was protesting about something or another but her words fell on deaf ears as the rage filled him. He was furious.

Arjan exits thread with Serena

S E R E N A - J O D H A - T O W E R S - O B E R O I

Plot Hook ─ Serena has been hiding her pointy ears for years hats, headbands and hair in an effort to keep her goblin heritage a secret. Her family is known to be a Pureblood family. From 1st July 2023, she openly wears copper earpieces (drawn by me) over her ears to draw attention to them. Her goblin-ness may be a surprise to some people.

you must forge your own path for it to mean anything

Interacting with / mentions: @Howard White, Slava, @Galton Lansdale and @Hugh Lowe

Serena quirked an eyebrow at Howard before returning his fist bump. She did not quite understand why he was doing it but she accepted it nonetheless. She smiled awkwardly a bit and looked away from him and his girlfriend. Yes, she was definitely trying to be civil to Bloom but that did not mean she wanted to actually see the flirting and public display of affections in front of her face.

She glanced at the Durmstrang who approached her, blinked a few times at his question before replying, “Yeah, of course I did,” She mumbled in response, not entirely sure what else to say. She was not trying to brag but it may have come across that way. In truth, Serena did not really realise how hard it was to cast wandlessly. She did it so effortlessly that it was something that was lost on her. He seemed fairly friendly but she also recognised that he was someone that hung out with her half-brother.

The goblin awkwardly tucked hair behind her ears as she spoke to him, trying hard not to give away her awkwardness. She kept mentally telling herself that she could do this. That she would be okay. She was a goblin and proud of it. Right? Right. She kept telling herself that even if she did not feel very proud of it. Serena was trying her best.

As she spun the bottle, she landed on Galton. She paused for a moment, trying to think of what would work well for him. Her intent was not really to embarrass him or anything but rather, to have some fun, “Hmm I dare you to… wear your crocs on your hands for 15 minutes!” She dared, challenging him to wear his shoes on his hands because that seemed like it would be kind of funny to watch.

Before she could get another word out, she felt a hand clutch around her arm. “What the f-” Serena started to scream at the figure grabbing her roughly, her gaze falling on the back of Arjan’s head. She frowned instantly, her words stopping mid-sentence as she stared at him. What was he doing? She growled, “What are you doing? Get off me,” She snapped at him, starting to get furious but a groan escaped her as she tried to wrestle out of his grip. It hurt. His fingers pressed into her skin, she grit her teeth, “Arjan! You’re hurting me- get the fuck off me-” She hissed through gritted teeth as she found herself being pulled away from the crowd. Her gaze broke away from the back of his head and quickly looked around to search for the tallest one among them - her best friend.

The Hufflepuff had no idea what was happening. She had no idea if she should resist this whole thing or if that would make everything worse. What was Arjan doing? This seemed so out of character for him. Her eyes watered from the sheer pain of it. What was going on? She tried to pull out of it but that just made it worse. He dragged her passed some trees and out of the immediate view of the party.

Stamina: 10 | Evasion: 17 19 | Strength: 3 | Wisdom: 15 | Arcane Power: 10 | Accuracy: 15
Abilities: Part-Goblin, Evasive Maneuvers, Beastmaster, Paragon of Health
Fifth-Year Armour: +10% auto-dodge on attacks [=20% auto-dodge overall]
[Allies for Paragon of Health: Pizza Rat ]
Seventh-Year Armour: +2 Evasion

Serena exits thread to Fighting 'til Twilight
(anyone in this thread is welcome to follow the pair and enter if they'd like to)

Hugh leaves this thread to find Serena and Arjan...

@Bloom Silverton | @Meenauh Silmataurea | @Hugh Lowe | @Serena Towers | @Erin Ryan

It was surely the buzz of alcohol and hormones, but Howard would notice something too as he and Meenauh lean close together. Perhaps it was his breath close to her ear or maybe his appearance set her on edge, but he swore the fine hairs on her skin rose at his words. When she tucked a hair behind here ear he could see her face fully. It wasn't until that moment that he realized that the Gyrffindor was quite attractive. They didn't know each other all that well, so perhaps that explained why he hadn't paid much attention, but the sudden realization made him look away towards Bloom. No, that was the reason he had not paid much attention to the other girl. Before he could delve into that thought any further he remembered the task at hand and presented his dare.

Howard would let out a howl of laughter as Erin's hair suddenly changed to a bright pink hue. Retaliation may be coming his way quickly, but he couldn't help but to wrap his arms around himself as he snorted and chuckled. "Yeah, that's the ticket." He said to Meenauh between laughs. As he was caught up in the moment, Howard only barely registered Arjan approaching and dragging Serena away. He caught it out of the corner of his eye, but figured it was just some nonsense and didn't think much of it. Serena would have called out if she needed help. He leaned away from Meenauh and returned his focus to the rest of the group, especially Bloom. If she caught his line of sight he would offer a big smile and pointed towards Erin, proud of his achievement!

However, the calling of his name from the deep voice of none other than Hugh would rip his attention away. By the look in the giant's eye he could tell something was wrong. Howard's red eyes would follow Hugh's gigantic finger towards a little rat he recognized right away. Pizza Rat had returned not accompanied by Serena. This was a red flag! Those two would never separate unless the furry friend was safe and sound in his enclosure. "Lets go." Howard agreed right away and rose from the ground to follow.

Howard leaves the thread to follow Hugh towards Serena and Arjan