Twirl the Flagon — Group 2 Summer Camp '22

MODERATION POST—Round IV

Group two was possibly the only one of the Twirl the Flagon games that was not experiencing anything entirely out of the ordinary. Hiro Bakugo would once again experience luck as the bottle landed on fellow Mahoutokoro student, Caroline Harvey. Giving him the green light to make the decision, he would go in for an intimate hug.

Seren Yong would spend time reflecting on her feelings about the game, emphasizing the interesting observation that she just did not seem to think of people as cute or squee-inducing in the way that seemed so common with others. Date? What? As in just going to the library to study? In theory, Marina Oriel had spun onto Seren, but the results of that would remain a mystery. The only certainty being that Reena would elect to take her leave from the game shortly after.

@Marina Oriel did not post in this round and thus will not be included in the next round's spins. They will be considered to have taken their leave from the game. They are, of course, welcome to make an exit post and to react to any outstanding interactions.

Stephen Schwartz was really starting to find his pace with the game. Carrying forward from a confidence boost with his last partner, hopeful for another charming encounter with his third spin. He would take things up a notch with the pretty brunette, Monica Evans, plucking some roses that had mysteriously appeared sometime after everyone's arrival. Introductions given, Monica would leave the choice with him, giving him a wonderful opportunity for a flowery—pun intended—soliloquy on the variety of kisses. Which, naturally, was a completely unnecessary preamble as everyone and their familiar could tell that he really just wanted to kiss her (who wouldn't). Which he did, before retreating back to offer an apology and extend a proper introduction to Ayako. Then take his leave.

Struggling with her own apathetic reactions with a game that was well-known to inspire silly romantic notions and fluttery feelings, Ayako Yamamura would give the bottle a spin. Reena Delgado would be the lucky winner of a robotic hug. Well, perhaps that was a bit unfair. It wasn't as though Ayako had never hugged someone before, and the mechanics of it would be fine and well, if a bit brief and stiff.

Chiaki Hiroi would find herself blushing, eyes tracking her previous partner, and spinning the bottle seemed like a reasonable way to break the spell. The cute-but-not-out-loud Esmeray Rosslyn would be the new target. A distracted hug would be administered, thoughts continuously bounding back to the American boy who had sparked an interest in Chiaki. Which, in fairness, was probably the best outcome. In the midst of spiraling thoughts and the edge of a House-identity crisis, Esme might not have been able to handle much interaction. Sometimes a small, low pressure hug was just the best.

Reena Delgado would finally take her turn with the bottle again, landing on none other than her own quidditch co-captain, Pax Zhang. The latter, having had mixed feelings about the game, would seem unphased, quick to open their arms in the offer of a hug. Reena's decision would be ultimately unknown at this time, however.

@Reena Delgado did not post in this round and thus will not be included in the next round's spins. They will be considered to have taken their leave from the game. They are, of course, welcome to make an exit post and to react to any outstanding interactions.

Vivienne Beaumont would be left to her own thoughts for a time, apparently content to pass the time with the consumption of snacks. What better way to take in the rest of the—albeit mild—drama. Natural inclination to talk would be superseded by some preconceived notion of reverence for the process of the game.

Nick Iris (@Quinn Root's iNPC) did not post in this round and thus will not be included in the next round's spins. They will be considered to have taken their leave from the game. They are, of course, welcome to make an exit post and to react to any outstanding interactions.

THE BOTTLE HAS CHOSEN AGAIN!

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@Pax Zhang spins the bottle, and lands on @Esmeray Rosslyn
@Ayako Yamamura (@Sophia Nelson's iNPC) spins the bottle, and lands on @Chiaki Hiroi (@Pax Zhang's iNPC)
@Hiro Bakugo (@Kim Sato's iNPC) spins the bottle, and lands on @Seren Yong
@Monica Evans spins the bottle, and lands on @Vivienne Beaumont (@Adelaide Barlowe's iNPC)

Additionally:
—The order of the spins listed is not necessarily the order they happen ICly, nor do they have to be posted in that order.

Players have until Midnight on Sunday, August 21st to post

Japanese || English
Date: 28/08/2022 || Time: --:--
Outfit: black shorts, matching tank top and sandals

Ayako once again took her dutiful place at the dais which held the accursed bottle of wanted and unwanted affection.

Her first experience with the bottle had been... interesting. An awkward kiss that she had probably ruined with her lack of enthusiasm would have haunted her for a long time if she didn't have a strict philosophy on dwelling on the past. As it was, she still felt the slightest bit of pity for Stephen, but she worked hard to stomp the pity out so that she could continue her watchful vigilance over Chi and Hiro.

Chi'd had a bit of a... reaction to some American boy in the game, and Ayako found herself watching them both protectively. Even though the boy seemed to be rather respectful and didn't push Chi too terribly far, Ayako couldn't stand the thought of the foreigners that would take advantage of her friend.

Hiro had had a few of his own interactions as well, but he was a boy, so Ayako didn't see much danger in him approaching - or being approached. It was his job to take the lead, after all. That was what her mom had always told her about boys. That did explain a lot about her father, come to think of it. Maybe Ayako was better off watching Hiro a bit more closely too? Just in case her assumptions proved wrong and the girl that was obviously smitten with him tried something. Though Ayako didn't believe that Hiro was quite that vulnerable like Chi.

Ayako had had a few more interactions, and while she wasn't generally comfortable with physical contact of the intimate variety, she'd been a bit relieved to find Pax, who seemed to be a bit more like her. Maybe she wasn't broken after all, if there were others with no desires to hug or to kiss?

As her turn arrived once more, she gave the bottle a strong spin, and it seemed to take forever to stop. Maybe that was her way of postponing the inevitable embarrassingly disappointment of her attempts at signs of affection.

To her tremendous relief, the bottle landed on Chi. Her Chi.

With a confidence and a distinct lack of dread, Ayako stood and approached the younger girl, offering her hand to help the girl up if she accepted it. So relieved was Ayako that her partner was a more familiar one, that she even went as far as to do something very uncharacteristically 'not-Ayako-like.' She joked.

"Oh ye fair maiden. Might I beseech thee for thy favor?" she asked, leaning in for a strong, tight hug. For once her own actions didn't feel artificial. She felt genuine and warm in this hug.

After a moment, she pulled away and smiled in relief at Chi. The younger girl probably wouldn't know just how much it had meant for Ayako to receive a hug that genuinely made her feel something, but to Ayako this hug was priceless.

"Thank you, Chi-chan."

Notes:

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Interacting:

@Paz Zhang as Chi

Mentioning:

@Kim Sato as Hiro || @AngelFyre McCubbin as Stephen || @Quinn Root as Nick

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Monica sat, rose in hand, twisting it back and forth. What an overall flustering evening. Never had she foreseen any of this to be as eventful as it had been... was this how her sister felt while playing this game?
As time went on, another round of Twirl the Flagon, came and went, and once again Monica was to spin the bottle to choose who her next partner shall be.
At this point there was no expectations Monica held, anything she had conjured up were blown out of the water. She shifted close to the bottle, taking it in her hand. She glanced around the circle, and took a breath.
On her exhale, she twisted her wrist, and watched the bottle twirl about. The glass whipping around the sand, giving off a mesmerizing sound as it spun around and around. The bottle began to slow, and at last it rested, pointing at the person who Monica was to either hug or kiss.
Looking up she saw a fair skin, brown haired girl sitting at the end of the bottles disicion. Monica got up, placing down her rose in her place till she returned, and made her way over sitting just in front of the girl. "Hello, I'm Monica, Pleasure to meet you." Monica was about to extend a welcoming handshake, but realized that was an option for the game, so with-held.
"Um... Do you have any preference at all?"
"Anything but an actually kiss." The girl replied. Her french accent coming through.
Monica took time to think about it, she extended her hand for a hand shake, only if it was accepted, planed to pull her in for a kiss on the check.
Unsure what came over her, maybe it was the butterflies still buzzing in her stomach that made her this bold? She didn't know, but she was her for the game, and would still play it to the full extent. Because in truth, she was having a fun time.

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Action| Offers a handshake - but will pull in for a kiss on the check
Permission given to godmode Vivienne's response

| 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉: Vivienne Beaumont (@Adelaide Barlowe's iNPC)|

Pax was honestly growing tired of this game. Apart from the nice hug from the (they guessed) Japanese girl, this game hadn't been much fun. They wished something more exciting had been happening, like they could witness a fight of sorts between two parties over a third.

But no. Instead they were stuck with a group that would just sit here and zone out. Nothing eventful was likely to occur.

They tried to not be hypocritical and seem uninterested, but it was just so difficult when there was so little to be interested in. It was only a few kisses, a few more hugs, and a lot of zoning out.

"Let's just get this over and done with then." They leaned forwards, spinning the bottle, albeit reluctantly. It slowed to a halt on another Hogwarts student, they'd seen them around a few times.

Trying for a smile, they leaned forwards to give yet another hug. Hugs were plenty boring to watch, but they wouldn't feel comfortable with anything else. So maybe they could see where the fifty plus other hugs had come from.

Despite all that, they did try to make the girl feel comfortable in the embrace, and not neglected. A distracted hug was one of the worst hugs.

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Interacting: @Esmeray Rosslyn

Date: August 28th 2022

Japanese ~ English

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Word Count: 202

Interacting: @Sophia Nelson as Ayako Yamamura

Date: August 28th 2022

Chiaki refused to look up. There was no hiding the redness on her cheeks apart from covering her face, so what other options were there?

She leaned into Ayako a little, just to have the sense of comfort and familiarity as she could feel the overwhelm of emotions wash over her. The bottle swirled round and round, over and over. Suddenly the familiar comfort departed her side, and Chiaki had to pull herself up to stop from falling over. Clamping a hand over her mouth to prevent a yelp, she had to assume Ayako had gone to deliver a tart hug to some poor person.

However, she was definitely not expecting these words to follow.

"Oh ye fair maiden. Might I beseech thee for thy favor?"

A laugh escaped Chiaki's lip as she realised that Ayako was addressing her. "Thou, may, kind damsel."

Ayako leant in for a hug, and to Chi it felt like sweet relief. Her mind was no longer abstract for that moment, but able to focus on the genuineness in the hug. Moments like this were rare, and Chi was glad that this had happened in this way. Maybe fate was being kind to her, at least for now.

Seren watched the bottle spinning and spinning by the others, wondering when it would land on her again.

And when it did, it was the first time that it landed on a boy with her. She looked at him, her blue eyes wide and her expression shy. He was a pretty lad, but again, that was all a purely aesthetic observation on the young lady's part. She watched him approach, her fingers sliding down to rest on her knees as she tried to decide how she felt about this, how she wanted to deal with the first boy approaching her.

And then he asked what she preferred, rather than just going in for it or whatever he might have felt like. The fact that he asked earned him a bright, pleased smile like no one at this event had yet earned from her. She tilted her head, taking him in, then said "It's a pleasure to meet you as well..." Her tone was polite, though on the warm side of polite, and then she added "A hug would be lovely... Thank you. Thank you for asking."

She held her arms out to the young man, her expression ever so much calmer then it had been the entire time they had been playing.

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[ august 28, 2022 ] ✦ @Pax Zhang More spinning of the bottle. More people leaving, one by one. Mainly hugs given out, maybe a kiss on the cheek once or twice. Ten people, then nine, and now eight. Honestly, Esme was starting to get why almost half the participants had wandered off, a new person dropping out almost every round. There wasn't that much drama going on, nothing interesting. Which she was grateful for, of course, but... it was starting to feel repetitive. And really, why stay and continuously give out hugs (possibly a cheek kiss) and be anxious over it all? When the bottle finally spun to rest pointing her way again, Esme could tell that the other student lacked enthusiasm for it all, same as her. A quick hug, genuine but over in a flash, and a smile. "Thanks," She said softly, not entirely sure why but deciding to say it nonetheless. If only she'd resolved to be braver earlier in the game, then maybe she wouldn't have felt this way now. After waiting a few more turns so that it wouldn't seem as if she was leaving because of the last person she'd hugged—she'd felt that way when someone left earlier, it wasn't great—Esme stood up and brushed herself off. Giving a brief smile and wave to the remaining participants, the gryffindor exited the game and headed back to her tent for the night. Maybe she'd sketch something? The whole area had really been beautiful, and now looking up at the stars overhead... yes, she'd do that. A soft smile on her face, Esme slipped into her tent. Esmeray has left the game. stamina 7 | evasion 6 | strength 4 | wisdom 7 | arc power 8 | accuracy 8 ✦ [ stats ]

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pretend this says second year until i get a new banner

Roleplaying as iNPC Vivienne Beaumont
French | English | Spanish

Interacting with: @Monica Evans Mentioning:

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Date: 28th August 2022 Outfit: x

A new round would quickly begin, and Vivienne watched as the bottle spun and then landed on a victim, until the bottle had landed on her. She looked up at the girl who had spun the bottle and gave her a bright smile. She introduced herself as Monica. "It's nice to meet you, Monica. I'm Vivienne," she smiled once more before tilting her head in thought when the girl asked her if she had any preference. After thinking about it she shrugged halfheartedly before saying, "Anything but an actual kiss is fine."

Vivienne then waited as the girl seemed to think about what to do. When Monica finally extended her hand out, Vivienne would accept, intending to do a handshake with the girl. That was until Monica had surprised her before pulling her in for a kiss on the cheek. The French girl yelped in surprise before pulling back, a light blush painting her cheeks. "Well, that was certainly a surprise," she chuckled, sounding simultaneously shocked and shy.

Did she hate the cheek kiss? Surprisingly no. Then again, it was only a kiss on the cheek. Her reaction might've been different if it was a kiss on the lips, and she was glad it wasn't. Still, she would send Monica a smile so the girl would know that she wasn't upset or uncomfortable. I mean, Vivienne did say that she was fine with anything but an actual kiss, and a cheek kiss definitely wasn't an actual kiss.

It appeared that the game was coming to a close for some people, and their group was getting quite small, but Vivienne decided that she'd stay until the game officially ended, whenever that would be.