Characters: Rowan & Keegan
Setting: Wednesday night, Ipswich
Content: SFW? Light language, as per usual.
Summary: Just a night of hanging out, enjoying break.

( Stargazers, stargazers, infinity )

Tags: !incomplete, keegan howe, rowan cabot

Characters: Everyone!
Setting: Friday, April 15, 2011
Content: Yeah, yeah, we know. NSFW
Summary: It's the Sadie Hawkins dance! Ladies choice, so get out there and have some fun!

There was a subtle theme for tonight's Sadie Hawkins dance. No bright lights, or obviously themed decorations. No shaped confetti or strange creatures wandering around dressed in costumes. No costumes were in evidence at all, in fact. There was nothing cheesy or funny or overdone or bright or overt about the hall for tonight's dance.

Instead, tonight, there was soft lighting in places (though not too soft. The chaperones made sure of that), blue and soft gold table decorations and centerpieces, and a dance floor with charmed candles high above to provide light to see and dance by. The candles were charmed to change colors with the music, much the way that Muggle lights were done in dance clubs and the like. It added atmosphere without looking gaudy. Here and there were the teachers who were going to be watching over things for the evening, there was a long refreshment table off to one side, and the tables for sitting and relaxing were staged around the dance floor. All in all, a subtly decorated place where students could come in and dance and mingle.


((OOC: This will count for the month of April's activity. All threads made herein, no matter when actually posted, will count for April! Be sure and tag yourselves when your characters enter the scene. Any questions? Contact a mod!))

Tags: !event, akio katayama, brian redd, brody rogers, casey rycroft, charles oliver, colby ayers, erica redd, francios prideaux, gael shaw, ginger mcavery, jennifer parry, jessica sommer, keegan howe, marianne parker, meka palakiko, melchor ruiz, michiko passos, quinn van rensselaer, rowan cabot, sibyl ballantyne, tatum donnelly, vincenzo ciccarelli

Characters: Meka and OPEN
Setting: The woods, Sunday afternoon
Content: SFW Heavy cursing.
Summary: Meka is out for a smoke

Meka had finished her homework ages ago and there was absolutely nothing going on. The students had been given fair warning of the woods all year but she just couldn't be bothered to listen. She had every intension to smoke herself silly and play scribblenauts.

She was stuck on a particularly difficult problem and her infamous go to velociraptor was getting her nowhere. "Damn velociraptor," she mumbled to herself closing the lid of her DS and putting it in the breast pocket of her flannel. She dug out another cigarette and lit it, leaning back against the tree.

Tags: !complete, !incomplete, keegan howe, meka palakiko

Characters: Everyone!
Setting: The Van Rensselaer home, NOLA. Tues March 8th
Content: NSFW. Just calling that now.
Summary: It's Mardi Gras in NOLA. Naturally someone has to have a party.

Never mind that it was a school night, Quinn wanted a party. She'd been intending to throw one on Mardi Gras and had been working on her uncle for some time to let her have the house. Finally she had won out. Not only did she get permission, but Noah and his wife vacated for the next couple days to allow her the opportunity for the party as well as the clean up. There was plenty of room for people to crash that night before they had to manage to get to class the following day.

The main portion of the house was decorated with all sorts of Mardi Gras decorations. Streamers, masks, draped boas, and other brightly coloured items to mark the festival. Quinn had made sure there was plenty of starting alcohol available, all obtained through a reliable source and none from her own stash. She was sure more people would bring their own to fill it out. Even food was available, though the size of the alcohol table was far larger.

A house elf was aiding the hostess in passing out beads to the male attendees while the hostess herself filled her arm with a bunch to pass out as she made her rounds.

It's Mardi Gras, and it's time to party.

[OOC NOTE: Remember to tag yourselves!]

Tags: !event, apple evans, casey rycroft, emilie devlin, jennifer parry, jessica sommer, keegan howe, meka palakiko, melchor ruiz, michiko passos, quinn van rensselaer, shelby ginnish, sibyl ballantyne, tatum donnelly, yevgeni de kooning

Who: Professor Baer, Ciaran and Keegan
What: In search of the creatures
Where: The forest/swamp surrounding the campus.
Rating: Safe For Work

Heading into one of the more densely packed sections of the surrounding area, Professor Grant Baer wove in and under tree branches, over fallen logs, and into some rather thick muck. The area was mossy and damp, and smelled like what it was: a swamp. Granted, it was more of a forest than a swamp in places, but it was still nonetheless a swamp. Especially in this area it seemed. Heading out to the East of campus, Grant had lead the two students out to the area he had said was the most likely to have bat-like creatures.

"See what I mean? Tall trees, overhanging branches that are sturdy and strong, hollow dead-fall to hide in during the day and be out of the sun. This is the perfect area for these creatures." Talking low, barely above a whisper, he moved as silently as possible over twigs and soft moss.

Tags: !incomplete, keegan howe, npc

Characters: Keegan & Rowan
Setting: Library, Friday after dinner.
Content: SFW-ish. Light swearing.
Summary: A trip to the library is called for after Friday's briefing.

( School was beginning to get a little strange )

Tags: !incomplete, keegan howe, rowan cabot

Characters: EVERYONE
Setting: Sam's house in New Orleans.
Rating: Let's be honest... NSFW
Summary: CCI kids welcome the New Year

Sam wasn't even sure he wanted to host a New Year's Eve party after his last night of the semester. It took some serious bro time and about ten pounds of candy corn, but he was finally cheered up enough to invite the upper academy to his house to celebrate the new year. He and Marina had spent setting up the house, making food, and convincing their parents that the house was not going to get wrecked while they were away.

A few charms and the house was glowing with silver snow flakes and 2011 balloons. The house was ready to go, parent free, and just waiting for the guests to arrive.

Tags: !event, apple evans, aune walkky, casey rycroft, charles oliver, emilie devlin, francios prideaux, ginger mcavery, gregoire leclair, janis parke, keegan howe, leon shaw, marianne parker, meka palakiko, melchor ruiz, michiko passos, quinn van rensselaer, rowan cabot, simon burford, sol garcia, tatum donnelly, vincenzo ciccarelli

Friday morning, Conor frantically knocks on Keegan's door to deliver a... giant plastic shopping bag full of gifts to Keegan. There is no card, but he definitely tried to explain his reasoning for each gift without stopping to take a breath.

Tags: keegan howe

Characters: Everyone!
Setting: Friday, December 10th, 2010
Rating: We know our players. I would consider this NSFW juuuuust in case.
Summary: It's the Snowflake Ball!

The main hall of the Crescent City Institute had been completely transformed for the school's annual Snowflake Ball. Instead of a grand, but rather bland, hall, there was now an utterly festive atmosphere. A giant tree was the focal point now, decorated with real icicles and pine needles, and tiny fairies sitting politely on the ends of branches to provide a twinkling effect. Pillars were festooned with garlands and ribbon, tables set up with snowy white tablecloths, and the floor had been charmed to give off a low, misty effect. It was an effect that went well with the effect placed on the ceiling.

This was Louisiana, after all, and it wasn't often that they got heavy snow. But for tonight at least, there was snow at CCI. Or rather, in CCI. Snow fell prettily from the enchanted ceiling, warm and not wet at all. It evaporated before it hit the floor, but there was a charming quality to it as it fell among the Ball's attendees. In some spots, little floating lights, much like will-o-wisps floated amid the falling snow. Here and there, professors walked among the students giving greetings and compliments, and sometimes rebukes, all garbed in their holiday best. Some wore dress robes, others donned more Muggle attire. All in all, it was a beautiful occasion.

Tags: !event, apple evans, benjamin redd, brian redd, casey rycroft, charles oliver, ella parry, emilie devlin, erica redd, francios prideaux, gregoire leclair, jennifer parry, jessica sommer, keegan howe, leon shaw, marianne parker, meka palakiko, melchor ruiz, michiko passos, quinn van rensselaer, rowan cabot, seraphim donnelly-rosseau, shelby ginnish, sibyl ballantyne, sol garcia, tatum donnelly

An owl drops the heavy black bag off at Anastas' room, charmed so that he is the only one who can open it. Inside is a small note reading "Enjoy your vacation".

Tags: !secret santa, keegan howe