henhursthall | OSTARA MASQUERADE

ostara masquerade

what's up? It's just after 7:00 PM when all those who decided to attend the mysterious masquerade begin to hear traditional Celtic music coming from the stairwells. If they follow it, it leads them to the mysterious 5th floor, where an opened door has appeared. Walk through it, and they'll enter another world.

Party-goers immediately find themselves in a mossy forest, where the trees are decorated with tiny flowing lights and a small stream is all that parts them from a path that leads them to a beautiful party deep in the woods. As soon as the hop over the stream, their outfits change and they're suddenly wearing masks that completely disguise them. Their new outfits are reminiscent of old Celtic dress with a hint of the fantastical, from long gowns to tartan to doublets. Flowers are abundant, both in their hair and on their masks, which are shaped commonly like spring animals. Rabbits, deer, lambs, and (of course) chickens. With the mask on, no one can recognize them, even if they otherwise should be able to by their voice or appearance.

There are giant toadstools that serve as seating, or they can lie down on a patch of moss. Drinks, which are plentiful, are served in large acorns or as improbable dew drops that retain their surface tension despite their size. If they want a snack, there are two bowls of bottomless eggs. The white eggs are the richest, most luxurious soft boiled eggs they've ever tasted. The rainbow colored eggs are a candy shell full of chocolate.

Meanwhile, beautiful snowy white chickens wander through the clearing, unconcerned by the humans.

A ?man? who must be one of the residents is teaching people to make Ostara egg charms: blow out an egg, paint it with something that represents your desires, and then either hang it up if your wish it about a person, or bury it if your wish is about prosperity.

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how this works! ⬥ How the Anonymity Charm works: Someone wearing a charmed mask is unrecognizable to those looking at them. While it can't immediately be determined who they are from their appearance or their voice, maybe something from their speech patterns will tip your character off — or something they choose to tell them.

⬥ Characters will know intuitively when they're speaking with someone they're related to, but they won't know the nature of that relation. For example, Rose Weasley would know if she were talking to someone she's related to, but she wouldn't know if it was Hugo, Roxanne, or Albus.

⬥ The party begins a little after 7:00 PM, and will last until 3:00 AM. If your character doesn't leave the party on time, they'll fall asleep and reawaken in their bed.

⬥ When your character does exit the party, they're still wearing the fantasy costumes the magic put them in, and they still have their masks, although they no longer disguise the wearer. Hopefully they weren't too attached to the "sexy" outfit they arrived in.

locations! ⬦ WHAT'S UP?: What did your character arrive wearing, and what did the magic of the 5th floor dress them in instead? What's your character up to tonight in general?

⬦ THE TOADSTOOLS: A patch of gigantic toadstools for sitting on, and baskets full of eggs and strange drinks.

⬦ THE WOODS: The woods are quieter, more private.

⬦ EGG CHARMS: Does your character make an egg charm? What are they wishing for?

⬦ SPIN THE CHICKEN: One of these chickens seems keen on facilitating a strange sort of spin the bottle. Pick up the chicken, set the chicken down, and it will choose a (supposedly) random person somewhere in the circle.

⬦ LATE AT NIGHT: The lights all dim, and it seems to be time to head back to the real world. Or perhaps your character already has.

⬦ OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

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In search of a break from the crowd, Dom steps on the flowers immediately afterward. She almost doesn't notice, but she does (this particular space is empty enough of distraction) and makes a sad little sound at the sight.

"You dropped your-" She blinks, unsure. "-Decorations."

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In any case, it's good to know the cousin thing really does work. Roxanne instantly recognizes in her heart of hearts that this, this person is a Weasley. Or adjacent. And because of that, her smile, though the other person probably cannot make that out, grows fonder.

"Ah. On purpose. I would've chosen...less."She un-does a few daffodils and extends them out."...Want some? Maybe they suit you better."

It is funny. The magic. Something tugs at Dom, with that gesture: it feels like family.

"Do you think so?" Heartened by the thought that this is one of her cousins, she poses with her arms out, then reaches for the daffodils. "My outfit's dreadful. Maybe it'll help."

"Come on. Doubt it."

The impulse to reassure is there, automatic, even though she can hardly tell what the offending outfit is, with these masks. This is family, all right. She moves in, attempting to tuck the flowers into her hair, but she isn't sure where that is, and doesn't want to blind any of her cousins with daffodil stems, particularly. So she spills a handful into the waiting hands.

"Still. A flower crown never hurt. ..Did you lose an outfit you liked? Here?"

"I can't say I did," Dominique admits, nearly dropping the daffodils. She grins the way she would at someone quite familiar. "I'm more of a t-shirt person. Not very sexy."

She begins braiding stems together, content at the simple task. It's always nice to have something else to focus on, when you have to have a conversation with someone. Even if you're fairly certain you've known them your whole life, probably. "What about you?"

Roxy's fingers get nervous during conversation, too. She can at least help, now, and starts finding flowers in her hair to add to a chain of her own. "Nah. I mean some shoes." She heaves a soft sigh with just a little weight to it, as they were good ones. But never mind it.

"T-shirts." She repeats, squinting as though it would help her see through the veil. She didn't mind not knowing who she's talking to. But she'll guess. "So you must be...Victoire."

OSTARA MASQUERADE

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer

THE TOADSTOOLS: A Person Divesting Themselves of Flowers & their Destroyer