Magical Masquerade: the actual ball Closed

April 13th 2024
Quidditch Stadium
4pm

MODERATION

If a person is drinking a random drink, we roll a dice while moderating. The following are the outcomes of the rolls:
1- gillywater
2- strawberry faux-jito
3- italian cream soda
4-sparkling cucumber limeade
5- strawberry yakult
6- cherry Shirley temple mocktail
7- pumpkin juice
8- berry spritzer

Aurélie grabs a berry spritzer!
@Ophelia Northwell
• confusing concoctions
Rp effect:Causes a heightened sense of paranoia in the affected person, making it difficult to tell friend from foe
Mod effect: +2 to critical success range, +1 to critical failure range

Emily picks an Italian cream soda!
• befuddlement draught
@Emily Shephard
Rp effect:Causes the effected to become confused, agitated and reckless.
Mod effect:spells cast in the previous round cannot be cast again for the duration of the thread.
spells have a 10% chance to be re-directed.

Amber gets herself a drink!
t!roll d8
Result: 6, Cherry Shirley temple mocktail
• dogbreath potion
@Reyna Evergreen
Rp effect: Turns every breath of the drinker to flame, difficulty in speaking
Mod effect:spells have a 50% chance of failing due to being unable to speak properly, damage from being hit by the flames is 20 HP

Rolling to see if they start breathing fire before finishing the drink, 50% chance to do so
If the dice lands on 1-5, they breath fire
t!roll d10
Result: 8; Amber breathes fire only when/if she finishes her drink.

Alyssea picks up a strawberry yakult tea refresher!
• volubilis potion
@Alyssea Brown
Rp effect:This potion alters the voice.
Mod effect: spells have a 10% chance of auto fail due to the inability of speech, unless the potion is negated.

Zach picks up a sparkling cucumber limeade
• elixir to induce euphoria
@Zach Zaphiere
Rp effect:Induces euphoria and happiness in the drinker, common side effects are singing and excessive nose-tweaking
Mod effect:+10% HP (please mention this in your stats for the rest of the rounds in this area)

Raizel picks up a drink!
t!roll d8
Result:5 ; strawberry yakult tea refresher (Your prayers were heard)
• volubilis potion
@Raizel Voltrouz
Rp effect:This potion alters the voice.
Mod effect: spells have a 10% chance of auto fail due to the inability of speech, unless the potion is negated.

Astrid drinks a strawberry faux-jito!
• babbling beverage
@Anastasia Verney
Rp effects: Renders the affected party unable to form a coherent sentence
Mod effects:spells have a 10% chance to fail due to being unable to speak properly.

Irina drinks a faux-jito!
• babbling beverage
@Irina Shevel
Rp effects: Renders the affected party unable to form a coherent sentence
Mod effects:spells have a 10% chance to fail due to being unable to speak properly.

Greta drinks an Italian cream soda!
• befuddlement draught
@Evelynn Decepio
Rp effect:Causes the effected to become confused, agitated and reckless.
Mod effect:spells cast in the previous round cannot be cast again for the duration of the thread.
spells have a 10% chance to be re-directed.

Akira picks up a sparkling cucumber limeade
• elixir to induce euphoria
@Avery Chen
Rp effect:Induces euphoria and happiness in the drinker, common side effects are singing and excessive nose-tweaking
Mod effect:+10% HP (please mention this in your stats for the rest of the rounds in this area)

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Wow half of the people are unable to speak well . Also, sorry for such a late post

As the evening unfolded, the rhythmic background music gradually increased in tempo, perfectly complementing the evolving atmosphere. A delicious array of refreshments, tantalizing to the eye, captivating the guests at the ball. As twilight descended, a subtle shift in the ambience became apparent. It appeared that every other drink was laced with something potent, as some people imbibed and subsequently displayed unexpected effects. Yet, many other remained oblivious to this realization.

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Specific Rp effects are outlined in the moderation above.

NOTE:

Please mention the potions in effect, for the ease of moderation, especially if you are casting a spell.

OOC INFORMATION

A warm welcome to everybody! Please proceed with the roleplay, only after reading this section.
• Your character must be indexed. If not, check out this thread !
• Moderation of this thread occurs once a week, unlike the treasure hunt thread.
• A character is allowed to only have one moderated action per round.
• Please specify your actions at the bottom of your post.
Moderated actions are described below:

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Moderated actions are those actions that requires rolls like casting a spell on someone, physically fighting (like punching) with someone, surprising someone etc. Rolls are not needed for pre-decided or consented actions, like asking someone for a dance.

• Also specify your stats and abilities please at the bottom of the post!
• If your character is moving to the crafts thread, please specify.
• All normal h.io rules are to be followed.
Thankyou for reading! I hope you have fun.

Date: 13 April 2024 Time: ~16:00

Interacting with: @Irina Shevel (other interactions open, feel free to come take a seat at our table) Mentions: X

English | French Thoughts

What normally happened at these balls? What a question. Mahlioz wasn't sure how to answer, or even if she really wanted to. She settled on "Chaos. Absolute chaos." Bring a bunch of schools together, hundreds of children most of which don't really know how to cast spells all that well but still have the means to, and add on top of that the dangers of the Hogwarts grounds? Of course there was going to be chaos. "...Often times it's dangerous, but a lot of the time it's just fun." If you're lucky. They had been lucky for the last two balls. They could only hope it continued.

Irina, being the magnificent, extraordinary airhead that she was, was soon distracted from her meal by drinks and invited Mahlioz to come along. "Sure," the Slytherin agreed, following their best friend and hoping nothing would happen to their food in the meantime (it was a ball, after all).
To be honest, there were a lot of things Mahlioz and Irina did not have in common at all. It was quite probably the reason they were best friends. But indecisiveness was not one of these things, as both second years spent a good few minutes trying to decide on a drink to choose.

Irina picked a yummy-looking pinkish yellowish drink, which Mahlioz was tempted to take as well, but then there was also a dark red one with cherries which smelled delicious, and a very light green one with cucumbers, and... all of these foreign drinks really made her want to take something more homely, like the pumpkin juice. How to choose?? tatsu, mahl, go ask tatsu

one tatsu question later... The Slytherin finally settled on the cherry one. She had no idea what it was called, but it looked good, so she walked back to their table with it in hand, before sitting down and taking a sip. "Ooh, this is pretty good too."
So far, so calm. Perhaps nothing too crazy would happen after all.

Actions: drinking the cherry Shirley temple mocktail (oh no ) Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 4 | Wisdom: 9 | Arcane power: 7 | Accuracy: 8 Wandmaker | Perfectionist

ACTION:
Talking and dancing with Kaya Bennett.

STAMINA: 9 | EVASION: 9 | STRENGTH: 3 | WISDOM: 4 | ARCPOWER: 3 | ACCURACY: 7
ABILITIES: Keeper's Catch
INVENTORY: Wand, Black handkerchief

Japanese / English

His eyes blinked at her immediate positive response about his mask. Did she not even hesitate her answer? She was like a soothing clear river. Showing him as it is without fear to shroud her reflection. His lips twitched just slightly, still suppressing an urge to smile. As her small hands slightly grasped his, he placed his hand down. Showing he wasn’t going to take off his mask.“I am… more of a cat person..” he decided to add after a while as if the single sentence had to go through multiple mental processes before he decided to openly share that tidbit information. But deep in his chest, there was an unusual urge to keep…talking. Something was soothing about the clumsy girl that eased his usual nerves. “ But crows are quite..nice..like you said. Plenty of people often say that I suit a crow more. Not for..intelligence though. More like..their ..unnerving energy and.. Omen of bad luck..” he blinked as he slowly recognised how he sounded, frowning at himself. Somewhat mortified about what he just said. There was not so much an obvious tone of self-deprecation when he said those words. More like he was stating a fact. “M-my apologies. I don’t know why I said that. I am not ah... catching compliments”. Oh great now he felt a bit flustered he mistook ‘fishing for compliments’ and ‘catching compliments;. “Th-thank you for your kind words,” he said as if it was a practised response. He was a bit too nervous to even consider if her words ring truths.

Before he could continue his way of being a flustered mess, she said something that brought him back down to reality. That his eyes were lovely because it was a mirror of his soul. He blinked at her, his lips twitching slightly again in repression of a smile as he let out an exhale of relief and gratitude. “You..” he did not have the proper words to convey what he wanted. But one thing he did know was that when she said it, he could find himself to believe her words, just a little bit. He hoped that she could tell by how hard it was to suppress his smile.

Soon enough, she suggested a way to get her shoe out of the rock and his eyes widened slightly. Shaking his head lightly, snapping himself out of his daze. Goddess now was not the time for chatting. Even if it was oddly comfortable. He nodded and stood up, remembering just how wide their height gap was now that he was kneeling. Usually, kids this size run in the other direction looking at him. But here he was, being able to help someone without them crying or trembling in fear. It was… a nice feeling. He nodded at her, and if she was ready- he would pull her up and help with her shoe dilemma. Trying his best to be a good support yet not hurt her by using too much strength. “Careful...” he muttered gently, despite his gruff tone. Deep down, he really hoped she wouldn’t injure her leg further. His concern evident in his frown, and watchful gaze. As if he was ready to interject if he deemed it necessary for her safety.

Abilities

|| Terrible Presence || Lovely Creature || Fearless || Evasive Meneuvers I || Rebound | |

Stats

Stamina: 5 || Evasion: 16 || Strength: 15 || Wisdom: 3 || Arcane Power: 10 || Accuracy: 10

Action: Interacting with Emmalee
Mentioning: @EmmaLee LeDames

ACTION:
Working with Sara Kohana to release my foot from being stuck.
(Slight god-modding granted by Sara's writer.)

STAMINA: 7 | EVASION: 7 | STRENGTH: 3 | WISDOM: 8 | ARCPOWER: 8 | ACCURACY: 9
ABILITIES: Fearless | Calming Presence
INVENTORY: Wand, Lavender Honey Candies, Blue butterfly embroidered handkerchief, first aid kit.

Calming Presence is in Effect
Allies:
AngelFyre McCubbin as Stephen Schwartz, Hanako Tone as Sara Kohana
Giving them +10% chance to auto-hit.

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Interacting with/Mentioning: @Emiline Hunter and @Open For Interactions	Word Count: 217/200	Outfit: Reducio Reducio Mask: Reducio

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I smiled and walked closer to Emiline, happy to have found my British friend. "Hey Emiline! Quite some party huh?" In truth, I didn't quite like all the people here. Their were too many of them, and already many were looking quite...odd. I stared suspiciously at the drinks, not trusting the magical look about them for a second. I would have to make sure Emiline didn't drink any. "So...want to dance? It's a bit crowded, but I'm sure we could find some room. Or if you want some space, we could go out to the entrance. It's near the ball so I'm sure we can hear if anything bad happens, and I'm sure by now it's completely clear. But I also enjoy this fun setting, so whichever you want is fine with me." I was talking more to myself than her now, so I decided to shut my mouth and just watch the ball with hopefully little magic. I took a step closer to Emiline as to hear her better, and marveled at her red dress and mask. It was super pretty, and it made me feel under dressed in my green dress and barely bejeweled mask. But I didn't want to show it, so I just smiled and waited for my friend to answer. 𝓐𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷: Talking to Emiline and deciding where to dance. 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕤: Stamina 7| Evasion 7| Strength 3| Wisdom 6| Arcane Power 5| Accuracy 7 𝒜𝒷𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒾𝑒𝓈: The Muggle Condition

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ROLEPLAYING AS BEAUXBATONS iNPC AURÉLIE NATHALIE DUVAL

@Emily Shephard open to interactions

sta 6 | eva 5 | str 6 | wis 6 | arc 5 | acc 7 fearless

french | english | thoughts | others

action. speaking to Emily and feeling a mild sense of paranoia

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Aurélie, for a moment, felt a little bit of regret at questioning the girl so quickly. It was in her nature to ask questions when there was even a slight lull in the conversation, but many didn't understand it and felt that she was being rude, though she wasn't at all trying to be. But as Emily gave her a small smile and answered her question, she felt better.

As Emily spoke, about the houses of Hogwarts and what each of them meant, Aurélie took small sips of her berry spritzer. She'd never had it before, making it an adventure for her to try. The taste was lovely, though a little strong for her taste. As the flavorful drink hit her tongue the first time, she felt a burst of... was it, paranoia? Everything suddenly felt a lot louder, the people too close to her. Her ears thrummed with the excess noise, but she couldn't figure out what had changed.

Was this the gut instinct people spoke about? The one they felt before danger became apparent? Should she run? Aurélie shook it all off. She was being rude to Emily, who was patiently explaining about the houses as she'd asked. Everything is alright, Aurélie. Yet, for some reason, she couldn't convince herself of that completely.

Still slightly on edge, Aurélie answered Emily's questions with a hesitant smile. "Beauxbatons is a beautiful school and its much larger than I'm used to. Having grown up with private tutors and overprotective parents, my world wasn't very big until I went to magical school. And no, we don't have houses." She laughed nervously, looking around at everyone with a suspicious eye while still trying to give Emily her attention. "At least, I haven't been informed of them."

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OUTFIT

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DRINK EFFECT

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drink: confusing concoctions (berry spritzer)
rp effect: causes a heightened sense of paranoia in the affected person, making it difficult to tell friend from foe
mod effect: +2 to critical success range, +1 to critical failure range

Wacky Drink Hi-jinx with Aurélie Duval @Ophelia Northwell

Emily listened intently as Aurélie talked about herself and Beauxbatons. She found it all interesting, not just learning about her new friend but to learn more about one of many other magical schools that were conceptually foreign to her.

She traced the rim of her glass as Aurélie spoke but couldn't help the slight edge in her tone the longer she talked. She noticed her becoming a bit jumpy as if she was becoming very aware of everything around her. It suddenly felt as if Emily was talking to a different person - or rather, a side to Aurélie that Emily could never suspect she had. Emily wasn't going to pry about it in case it all meant nothing and took a sip of her own Italian cream soda.

It trickled down her throat. Quite sweet tasting. But as soon as it entered her stomach Emily began feeling confused as if the sides of her brain were stuck to the shell of her skull. Aurélie's words were soon only being half registered, some entering one ear and out the other as Emily tried to pay attention. She didn't know how the heck this was happening. Was she suddenly coming down with a cold or something?

The sudden phenomenon was making Emily slightly agitated though she knew better than to lose her temper in front of polite company. It would be a complete change of character for her to do so. But the mixture of these inexact feelings were really getting to her. She was almost positive at this point Aurélie was picking up on it too.

"That's all... very interesting," She said with as much sincerity as she could - for it was all definitely interesting - though her tone was laced with an intangible hint of uncertainty and bitterness. She was looking down at her drink pensively. She couldn't help but look at it like she was scolding it.

Isn't this just to be a simple drink...??

A whirlwind was slowly brewing in Emily's form and was minutes away from boiling over. She tapped her foot underneath the table quietly to catch a grip in fear of doing something rash. Though she couldn't help but feel that, that moment was coming sooner than she was expecting it to.

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a series of unfortunate shenanigans
@Raizel Voltrouz • @Zach Zaphiere

The drink was very nice. There was a very sweet tang to it that wasn't from the strawberries and Alyssea knew exactly what it was without thinking. Though she only lived in Japan for a few months, passing up on yakult was not an option. It had been a while since Alyssea consumed the sweet probiotic drink.

Just as she smacked her lips and opened her mouth to verbally review her drink, the pitch of her voice shocked her into silence. She sounded like the grating of utensils against plates; just the thought of it made her cringe. When she tried to speak again, her voice was momentarily hers (with her international accent and all that) before squeaking into oblivion again.

Alyssea cleared her throat. "Something's- weird about my drink." Her voice went in and out, sometimes no sound coming out altogether. "What did you guys get?"

She sighed. Gods, this was gonna be so difficult to communicate. Alyssea started gesturing, trying to make her point. Not that Zach and Raizel seemed to be engaging with her new form of communication, however. Raizel zoned out, making Alyssea wonder if something in her drink made her unresponsive. Alyssea looked down at her glass. Was it worth taking another sip?

outfit of the ball Reducio

action: stressing stats: sta 6 | eva 7 | str 6 | wis 8 | arc 6 | acc 8 abilities: prod. transfiguration | evasive maneuvers (10% auto-dodge) effects: 10% chance to auto-fail spells (volubilis potion)