Closed Fall Ball 2023 Candle-Lit Banquet

Interacting: @Opeila Winters

TL;DR: talking with Opeila and dancing with her
Action: N/A
Stats: STA: 10 | EVA: 9 | STR: 14 | WIS: 6 | ARCP: 3 | ACC: 15
Inventory: Wand, Broom (Moontrimmer)
Abilities: Martial Artist | Muggle Condition | CALMING PRESENCE (allies when in range: Opeila Winters, Jack Warren, Dealla Prince, Eun-ji Lee Hunt) | Beast Master | LOVELY CREATURE

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Bailey smirked at hana, and said with an eye roll "hana, how could i focus on anyone but you?"
Their joking back and fourth was something that Bailey enjoyed, and she returned Hana's lighthearted but knowing smile. She knew full well which pretty boy he was referring to - the exact pretty boy she was currently trying not to think about. She knew that Hana didn't agree with her romantic side - she was more optimistic, and Hana was definitely a pessimist. Bailey didn't mind this - most of the time at least.
Once alone, they began a discussion of their plans for the evening. Bailey did mention that she considered Hana a friend - which she meant. His playful jest back, accompanied by a wink, made her smile. "yes, i am lucky to have you to myself for the moment, aren't i?"
Once revealing that she honestly didn't have any plans, Hana raised an eyebrow at her. instead of answering the questions written across his face, Bailey returned his raised eye brow.
Hana then proceeded to question Bailey's statment about enjoying his company. "well i don't see any other charming sneks around here - yes you!" bailey replied with another eye roll. Her sass was on full swing tonight. "you do seem to have a way of making everything exciting - it is a thrill to be around you. there's always SOMETHING going on..."
After asking of his plans for the evening Hana looked at bailey with a cocky grin on his face. "i wouldn't be suprised if you were the special someone half the castle is hoping will ask them to dance - that does make me wonder.... why approach me?"
Hana answered her question, saying some nonsense about the night leading him to her. bailey sighed dramatically, playing along with Hana's nonsense. "well, alas i am alone tonight, and as you said - just leaving it up to the night to decide. and i know what you're thinking - i doubt he's coming, and i'd rather not think about him... a distraction is what i need, and i have to say you are pretty good at finding distractions~"
bailey shoved all thoughts of Kim into the back of her mind then, deciding not to think of him again. Now was the ball, and she was with a handsome boy just not HER boy and she aught to get the most out of her night.
Hana posed a simple question then - what would she like to do. Bailey gave it a moments thought before answering. "i was entreiged about the boat rides and lanterns - we could wander down in that direction if you'd like?"
Bailey had been curious about the lanterns, but she had also seen her friend Hiro, her fellow ray of sunshine and a student from one of the visiting schools down that direction and she thought it would be just lovely to see him again! He had been with a girl, a Ravenclaw named Eun-ji, not a close friend of Bailey's but an acquaintance of hers.
Bailey looked at Hana, awaiting his reply.

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Interacting: @Mathias Pride | @Vladimir Athanatos | @Astra Norrick

Outfit: ✿ | ✿ | ✿

Mentioning:

English | Irish

How had they ended up here? From a relationship built on lies and forgotten memories that had somehow managed to last two and a half years — an eternity to a teenager.

Mathias an an enigma that Winnie could never quite unravel. It likely didn’t help that the poor girl could hardly understand social interactions with people of her pedigree. Really she had no business getting mixed up in whatever read-between-the-lines language purebloods used to communicate. She only knew that she loved Matt a lot. Even if he was sometimes a douchebag. Well, he was a douchebag quite often, but Winnie would never really remember everything he had done. Speaking of which, here he was tossing a drink at a little girl who was probably only 11 years old. Drinks tossed at a ball certainly felt like déjà vu.

The idea of a make out session later was appealing. She might have swooned if he had not been in the middle of… whatever the hell this was.

Her eyes flickered to the glass in his hand, to the girl in a now sticky dress, back to Matt again. “… Uh huh.” Engaged in what? Bullying? She almost asked when the little pipsqueak started to swing her leg seemingly at his family jewels, though likely ending up at his shin if she even managed to hit him.

“HEY!” She used her shrill voice to shout at the girl, “Back off my boyfriend, Twerp, or you’ll have more than a glass of juice to worry about.”

She had released Matt’s arm when the girl had gone to try and kick him, but stood close to his side in case she tried again. Her perception seemingly heightened by the attack, she did notice the slip of his hand and a murmured spell.

She could have questioned him further, but her need to protect him overtook her confusion about the situation, and as soon as he started to yell about his eyes and not being that kind of guy Winnie was whipping out her wand in the girl’s direction and screaming, “PETRI--”

She wouldn't have a chance to finish her spell. Whatever had happened next didn't really matter, because she found herself stuck. Quite literally. To her own boyfriend. "Dammit, Mattie! Don't just go around grabbing at me like that!" She practically squeaked, her features turning pink. "Of course it's a dress, did you even look at me?" Somehow that was more troublesome than being stuck together.

She reached in to try and help him by wiggling his wand loose. Probably creating more of an issue than a solution. Really in any other situation it would have been like a dream. There was no way he would be able to escape her if he was glued to her side. Wait a minute, why did she want to escape again?

"Oh, hello." Winnie greeted the senior student, but quickly did a double take. Wait a minute... Wasn't there... Had he not...? Was she forgetting things again? A chill ran up her spine.

Dose. He had said dose. Her smile quickly faded and she went to take a step towards him, "Dose? Dose me with what? What's that supposed to mean?" Ever the intellect, she had forgotten she was still attached to her boyfriend and stumbled a bit. Admittedly the thought had surfaced now and then, but she had never gotten far enough to investigate. Not that she knew of.

october 6th 2023
the great lake
19:00

Some people play an ephemeral role in our lives. They are there only briefly to teach a lesson and then leave. For this fall ball, people began trickling out of the banquet towards the boat rides. After all, it's about time the boats went and the lanterns flew.

But before @Astra Norrick, @Renelle Dalton, and @Mahlioz Evethisawe made their exit, Astra received a gift from @Vladimir Athanatos. Whether the meaning behind the spider lilies was intentional, it certainly would signal his farewell for the evening. Would this be the last time Hogwarts would see Athanatos? Only time can tell.

As for the couple physically glued together, @Mathias Pride was working on undoing that. Maybe this time his spell casting would go down better.

mathias casts finite incantatem; wdc 9
matt wis [d20 : 7] + 5 = 12, success

Whether @Winnie Harper was trying to help or not was up to the observations of the crowd. Either way, their close proximity was brief.

Now that most of the tension sizzled down, people could finally enjoy the festivities. The food was actually being eaten and the punch was being consumed all without any negative side effects to anybody. One could simply call it a fairy tale evening of extravagance and delight. The first lanterns of the evening would float into the sky, the students' wishes and dreams joining the stars and the moon.

OOC Information
Welcome to the banquet! Before you enter, please read the following:

1. Your character must be indexed. If you are not yet indexed, please register here
2. Moderation will occur once a week on Saturdays. Clarification is below
3. Your character is allowed one moderated action per round
   
   Reducio

   A moderated action is anything requiring rolls e.g. casting a spell (at someone), punching someone. If the action is only between PCs and is consensual, it will not require rolls e.g. asking someone to dance.
4. If your PC is moving between the banquet and the boat rides, please specify that action in your post
5. Please follow all normal H.io site rules while participating in the ball.

Enjoy the food and have fun dancing!

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Reducio

Interacting with @Mahlioz Evethisawe
Sign Language | #70bfef | Communication Cards | #ef70df

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Zophyr smiled. "Well then, I am charmed to meet you, Ren Willow-Saito," they replied, "An enchanting name to go with an enchanting face."

If it was possible, Ren's face got even redder, his cheeks heating up the more the student before him spoke.
If he wasn’t careful, this was going to cause some problems…

The white haired boy found himself desperately hoping that somebody had spiked the punch with something that would give him the confidence he so desperately needed if he was going to get through the rest of this night. People didn’t usually flirt with him. He was small, and awkward, and didn’t speak, and yet this wonderfully handsome individual before him, seemed to think that he was ‘enchanting’.
It was absurd.
To think, somebody as beautiful as Zophyr thought so highly of somebody like Ren.

Very suddenly, the boy found himself wondering what anybody else would do in a situation such as this.
His cousins would flirt back, but doing that would require talking, and Ren had never been fond of that; he doubted he even could, afterall, it had been so long since he had ever even used his voice. The most he spoke was when he was at home, and even then, it was rare he would ever say more than one word every so often.
He was good at expressing himself, but mostly through writing and various forms of art, most of which he couldn’t do here.
He could dance…

Suddenly, and rather impulsively, Ren grabbed Zophyr’s hand and pulled them swiftly towards the dance floor, before dropping the others hand and stopping in front of them, his back to the dancefloor.
He stood there for a moment, his head tilted and his hand held out towards the blonde haired student, in a silent question of ‘care to dance with me?’

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𝑀𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈: @Qrowley Beithir 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝓈: @Linda Ramirez, @EmmaLee LeDames, open to others

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𝒪𝒪𝒞 𝒩𝑜𝓉𝑒 Reducio Slight godmodding permission was accepted

Mellani only came here because she wanted to know what a ball at Hogwarts would look like. She hadn't gone to any of the balls the previous year, and she was honestly curious what they did at these balls.

Mellani didn't have a partner, probably because she did not bother to ask anyone. She didn't even have a dress, but Qrow had let her borrow one. She would probably just roam around here and maybe eat something if she felt like it.

She roamed around. The decorations were beautiful, and she wished she could enjoy them more. She wondered if she had made a mistake by coming here. Everyone seemed to have a partner. No one seemed lonely in the slightest except her. What was the use of coming to a ball alone? Maybe she should have asked someone before. She saw plenty of people she knew, but she didn't want to disturb them.

Mellani walked over to where the food was kept because she had nothing else to do. She took a small amount in a plate and ate it quietly. After a while, when she was done eating, she decided that she should leave. There were better things to do, and this ball didn't even seem chaotic like she'd heard the last one was.

WIS: 8 ACC: 9 STA: 5 EVA: 6 ARC: 6 STR: 7
Fearless

Mentions: Elias Travers @Astra Norrick

English | French |thoughts| ‘Signing’	OOC Date: 10/29/23
Outfit: Reducio	OOC note: Reducio Sorry if any French is incorrect, I am not fluent, I use a translator Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers| _______ Stats: ___________

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Quickly, I left the area where the older boy had come to disturb me and Elias, who signed that he would be joining me soon. I watched him look at the table full of food, and I wanted him to come, I liked being around him, but he grabbed his notebook and started writing. I noticed how nice his writing was, I hadn’t before, since we had just been signing to each other. I arrived at the table which had held the tarts and shoved own into my mouth. Just as good as before I thought. I wasn’t sure what type of food Elias liked, but I was sure he’d enjoy these tarts, they were delicious! Curious by the little question, I tried to make eye contact with him and then wave him over to where I was standing so that he could try them. I ate another tart, probably my fourth or fifth one tonight, before walking a few plates down to try another brownie. This one was nice, but still the tarts were better. I kind of felt like a taste tester, going down rows and rows of foods deciding which one I liked most, and smiled at the thought. This night had been great, it wasn’t even close to over yet thought! I remember seeing something about boat rides, that could be a fun idea for me and Elias to try. I’d ask him when he ends up cong over, hopefully he wants to as well.

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RPing as Zophyr Qethnis from Uagadou

Genderfluid, pronouns at the moment: they/them

☽ Kirundi | French | English | Swahili | Arabic | Tswana | Xhosa ☾

Date: October 6 2023 Time: Evening

Interacting with: Ren Willow-Saito @Qrowley Beithir Mentioning: X

Zophyr wasn't sure how it was even possible, but at their words, Ren blushed even harder. It seemed he didn't have too much experience with being flirted with, which made Zophyr find him even cuter. He didn't do anything for a few moments, which sort of proved their theory.
They themself weren't actually an expert in the romance field, however it might have seemed. Everything they knew came from observing... especially their siblings. Watching the world around them. How they learned basically everything. But it didn't mean they really knew anything.
Harmless flirting was fun, but they'd never had a partner. That didn't really matter to them, not yet at least. It would come, or it wouldn't, they didn't mind. The only good part so far was seeing the blushes on people's faces.

And Ren's was definitely worth it. All of a sudden, the boy grabbed Zophyr's hand and pulled them onto the dance floor, before facing them, dropping their hand, with a small smile and a tilt of their head. This time it was Zophyr's turn to blush, all of their mysterious indifference evaporating in an instant. Ren put out their hand, and the Uagadou student knew right away what he was asking. Trying to regain their original composure, they kneeled to kiss the back of his hand, before saying, "I would be honored to dance with you."

He lead them to the dance floor and begun to dance - or maybe they lead him, they weren't sure, everything was blurry except for him, and they couldn't keep their eyes off his face. It wasn't quiet in the least, but Zophyr couldn't hear a thing, the noise blocked out. They hadn't noticed how his freckles looked like a constellation, and his hair was the color of the moon. They hadn't noticed how turquoise his eyes were, not really. And how the light shone off of the gold of his outfit. And how much they liked looking at him. And how much they liked him looking at them.

Oh gods. They were falling for him.

Interacting with: Ruby Angélique @Delainie Silverwing
Elias signing: #84774d
Elias writing: #6591ad
Thoughts: Italics
Others: Bold

Elias sighed as the older boy left, handing flowers to the redheaded girl he'd spotted earlier. She looked very ticked off. A new situation had arisen in which there was a boy and a girl seemingly stuck together? Elias averted his eyes quickly, walking over to Ruby. She was eating more tarts. Those must be pretty good, he thought, taking one off the tray. He bit down into it and his eyes lit up as the tastes of tart yet sweet apple and warm cinnamon and other spices he couldn't put a name to.

These are really good! he signed with what was likely a comically happy look on his face. He grabbed another and munched as he felt the music throughout this space. He found himself catching the bear, though it took a few moment's intense concentration.

He looked to Ruby. She reminded him of Cara slightly, but they were definitely different. Elias found he enjoyed her company. Bonus points for ASL. He wondered if she also knew BSL. Maybe she could teach me.

Elias held out a hand after he finished his tart, in a slight bow. Would you like to dance? he signed quickly, almost as an afterthought, before holding out his hand again and looking at her with hope in his blue eyes.

Mentions: Elias Travers @Astra Norrick

English | French |thoughts| ‘Signing’	OOC Date: 10/29/23
Outfit: Reducio	OOC note: Reducio Sorry if any French is incorrect, I am not fluent, I use a translator Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers| _______ Stats: ___________

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Elias made his way over to me after a few moments, which made me quite happy. It was kind of strange how much I enjoyed being around him, I got a weird feeling that I had never gotten before. ‘Try a tart’ I signed to him excitedly, I don’t even think he saw me but took one anyways. He signed back that they were really good. ‘I know! I love them so much’ I smiled that he enjoyed them to and grabbed another. The ball was only going to last for one night, so mine as well enjoy it. ‘This has been really fun’ I signed to Elias with a gentle smile still laying on my face. ‘And it’s great, I’ve never really gotten to sign to anyone before, usually I just speak French, but I know French, English, ASL, and BSL, I wish I could use them more’. I wondered if Elias knew any of those, well, BSL. I was pleasantly surprised when the boy held out his hand and asked if I would like to dance. ‘I’d love to!’ I signed to him. I hoped we could do the boat ride after, but a dance would be lovely. I took his hand and stepped onto the dance floor. ‘Do you know how to dance?’

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