undergrounds | Game Opening: May Ball

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.

It had to be done.

Welcome all to the Redbright Institute's May Ball! This evening is a celebration of the Institute's achievements over the past year. Students aged 16 and above can attend on their own, while younger students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Meanwhile, friends and guests of the Institute are invited as a gesture of friendship and harmony between the various factions.

Rules and etiquette
• This is a black tie event. Formal attire is required.
• No weapons. This is a school, there are children present. Any weapons or objects that could be used as weapons will be confiscated.
• No drugs or alcohol. Obviously. Don't try to sneak any in.
• No violence.

There is security within the school and present at the event. (In fact, if your character is a member of the Redbright Institute, you could have them acting as security if you want.) They will respond to and put a stop to any trouble.

Places to go
The main action takes place in the large Assembly Hall. This is where the Chancellor Sylvia Redbright will give her address. It's also where you can party later on. The disco is family-friendly – not exactly a rave, but the kids will love it.

Drinks and snacks are available in the dining hall. The drinks are non-alcoholic. Vampires, no need to worry about your cravings: blood cocktails are provided! They're given in good faith on the assumption that you won't be snacking on anyone else tonight.

Just off the dining hall, one of the classrooms has been converted into a chill-out area. The lights are off, the desks and chairs have been replaced by beanbags and there's a table in the corner with a chocolate fountain, marshmallows and strawberries. A video of young witches taking part in various night-time rituals (they mostly seem to involve chanting and bonfires) plays silently on the screen.

One of the lecture theatres has been opened up to showcase students' work from the past year. On the screen you can watch a slideshow of notable events and achievements. Strangely enough there aren't many people in this room.

Outside, there is a giant chessboard on the lawn. The pieces are made of plastic and can easily be moved around. Why, you ask? Why not, is the answer.

Finally, a large marquee has been set up in the quad. This is the adults-only area, with wine and cocktails served at the bar, nibbles available at a few high tables dotted around and a sophisticated atmosphere. No children under 18 allowed. (Note that the legal drinking age is 18.)

Timeline of events
20:00 – Doors open.
20:57 – Sunset.
21:15 – Sylvia Redbright makes her address in the Assembly Hall.
22:00 – Disco in the Assembly Hall. The DJ has atrocious taste.
01:00 – Disco stops. The event officially ends.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

"It's a good experience for them. None of these teachers will last long if they don't get used to supernatural occurrences early on. Hell, I'll bet there's even a few little ghostie students this year." Cooper had a certain fondness for ghosts. It was so much easier to let his guard doen around them when he knew there was no possibility of him hurting them.

He laughed a little when Clara asked if he had seen people's faces. "That I did. Bet most of 'em were jealous." Or possibly terrified, but then that was their loss.

Her interest is quipped when he mentions the possibility of ghost students being here with them. She's already looking around to see if there were any lurking around the corner, simply out of sight and out of mind, because if that's the case goodness.

"I hope they aren't and they're at rest," she comments to him, her smile wistful and worried. "I would feel awful if I never noticed them before. It can get lonely sometimes when you're a new ghost and don't know the new world yet."

Realising how depressing that must have sound, she looks back at him and adds, "Unless you have good friends and have a great deal of luck, of course. It's thanks to you and the others that my life has been so colourful since I never went through that door."

"You're probably right. Most people tend to pass on when it's their proper time." Not that Cooper would know. He was terrible when it came to spotting other supernatural creatures. It had only been pure dumb luck that he'd even seen Clara in the first place.

"Sometimes, you only really start livin' after you're dead." Cooper can fully attest to that. His life hadn't exactly been boring before being hanged, but the next two-hundred odd years had left him with many more stories than he would have had otherwise.

"I wish my husband was able to linger a little bit longer then..." It would have been nice, being able to catch up with him again and get some time together. She looks a bit sadly as she peers out a window near them, enjoying the view and knows he would enjoy it too. That or the bar nearby. Whichever he saw first. "But! Let's not be a downer tonight. We're here to have fun."

The music switches to another song that Clara knows and, thankfully, it's a song that Cooper can both dance to and know is considered not that bad. "Come on! I haven't shown you how to do the funky chicken yet. It was all the rage when I was young."

Being undead isn't that all bad. It does allow people to have more adventures, stories than their old lives would have allowed. Give them chances to live in a way that being actually alive didn't allow. And Clara here is determined this night will be one of the many stories to have in the future.

Game Opening: May Ball

I got this halfway done and my phone ate it! :(

booo phone you can't stop us

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