Room 301 Throws A Bush Party in the Preserve; The Preserve, Friday Night [11/08].

[howareyanow]

Well, sure, it was a bit brisk out, but that was actually the perfect kind of weather for a good end-of-the-season bush party. All Wayne had to do was throw on a turtleneck underneath his plaid (you lose a lot of heat in the neck) and make sure the fire was a good solid one, and they'd be all set.

Where Wayne managed to get so many fold-out chairs to set around the fire he'd gotten started in the firepit in the old campgrounds out in the preserve was anyone's guess, but there was plenty of seating for anyone who did show up. He wasn't really expecting a whole lot for just an impromptu bush party, and that was fine, as it'd come up as mostly just a way to get to know his roommate a bit better, and sometimes the smaller get-togethers were always the better ones, but there was a lot to be said for a party that just got much bigger than you expected, too.

Pretty low key. Nothing fancy. A fire and some food and some beer and pop, ain't no reason to get excited.

Although there were apparently a lot of sparklers, too, and more glitter than Wayne would have expected about the place considering he hadn't even brought any. The sparklers he was fairly certian had something to do with his invitation sender. The glitter could have been her, too, but he'd actually be willing to put his money down on the island for that one.


[[ open party is open! If you're a student, you received an invitation, one way or another! If you're someone else who just wants to harrass a bunch of kids having a drinking party in the woods, FINE BE THAT WAY OLD MAN. I DON'T CARE! err, um, ocd on the way! lol is up. Have at! ]]

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Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[howareyanow]

Because that's really the whole point of a bush party, realleh...

Food & Drink - 11/08.

[howareyanow]

Wayne brought the good old classic plaid table cloth again, and there's a cooler pretty much stuffed with bottles of water, pop, and Puppers, as well as a few other beverage choices which includes some Gus N'Bru.

Wayne brought the All-Dressed and Ketchup chips, of course, but Okuyasu said he'd handle most of the food with some izakaya offerings, which definitely made the fare a bit...different from what you'd usually have a bush party, but, in the case of this bush party and for the sake of roommate bonding, that was the whole point!

Sneak Off Into the Woods - 11/08.

[howareyanow]

It wasn't a bush party without a few degens trying to sneak off into the woods halfway through it, after all.

Games - 11/08.

[howareyanow]

Wayne's the sort of guy to be just fine sitting at a fire with a beer in the woods even by himself, so he's not likeleh to initiate anything like a campfire game himself, but that doesn't mean the floor isn't open if anyone wanted to get something going, and this here's the thread to do it.

Just make a thread for it and have at 'er! Seriously, we might all be a bit overdue for a nice rousing round of I Never, Spin the Bottle, or Truth or Dare...

OOC - 11/08.

[howareyanow]

It's either a bush party or a stump burning, but we've got no stumps!



A little SP from me due to work until later, because I am crap at planning.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

Nina had a beer, to be companionable, and to text a selfie of her with it at the party to the guys in Insomnia just because, like, well. That was really just par for the course.

She also had some chips—she liked the All-Dressed ones, was less certain on the ketchup ones—and a seat by the fire like a queen. When she finished her chips she was totally going to go and try the other things!

Nina also had a sparkler. That she had totally no idea honest where it had come from.

The glitter, though, she wasn't taking responsibility for. If she could plausibly blame the island (and she could) then she was going to!

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[howareyanow]

"Nina." Wayne lifted his own bottle of Puppers in acknowledgement from his own chair, nodding the expected greeting. "How are ya now?"

And, after a sip: "Thanks fer gettin' the word out."

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

She grinned over at him.

"Anytime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nina chirped. "I love doing that sort of thing!"

Nina just liked being useful, really, and it wasn't like sending an email and making invitations was hard…

"And I'm doing pretty good," she said happily, leaning back in her chair with a cheerful sort of sigh. "How about you????????????????"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[thishouseishaunted]

Mae wasn't the biggest fan of beer, but she was a big fan of social lubricant, especially when her other option was to wander around awkwardly inserting herself into other people's conversations. So she had a beer. Which she occasionally sipped and made faces at. While sitting quite close to the fire, because -- fire. Every now and then, she looked up and tried to pick out the constellations she knew.

It was kind of hard, though. When all the stars were in the wrong places.

"Mundy! Why have you forsaken me?!"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[cypher_can_fly]

"Huh. All of that luxury inside, and we decide to rough it?" Not that Owen was going to say no to food. Any food.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

"Who's Mundy???????????????????????????" Nina asked interestedly. "Hi, Mae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Glad you could make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It wasn't even her party but, like, if anyone thought that was going to stop her from talking to everyone, well…

No.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[thishouseishaunted]

"The World Fish," Mae said, pointing at the sky. "He's this big ass whale that the whole world sits on top of. And my astrological sign. I can usually see him this time of year, but all your stars are wrong. It's very sad."

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[howareyanow]

"Oh," Wayne drawled, and feeling it a bit more than just the usual, since this was nice and familiar and he really felt in his element in his plaid and turtleneck, by the fire in a folding chair with a Puppers in his hand. "Not so bad. Good night fer a bush party, that's fer sure."

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

"They're not my stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nina protested, laughing. "They're all wrong for me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She sipped her beer thoughtfully.

"How, like, do you see a whale that your world is sitting on?????????????????"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

"It's a bit chilly," she said, "but it just makes sitting around the fire that much better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She… she was also not wearing a turtleneck and plaid. Nina had gone with one of her (many) blouse and ankle-length skirt combos and had stolen Vette's jacket again.

"This was a good idea you two had!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

"Owen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nina said, delighted. "You made it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

And he was getting an extra-bright smile from her.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[howareyanow]

Wayne probably wasn't going to ask about Mundy if he could help it, but he was going to give Mae a nod from his hick throne folding chair by the fire. "Mae," he greeted. "How are ya now?"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[thishouseishaunted]

“. . . The constellation isn’t actually him,” Mae said. “Also my world isn’t actually on the back of a whale.”

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[thishouseishaunted]

“Hi Wayne!” Mae waved. “I’m alright. Nice party.”

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[bookbeltof_love]

"Well, it sounded like it," Nina said, vaguely apologetic about that. "But, like, imagine a world being balanced on the back of a whale?????????????????????????"

Because now she was imagining that and it was kind of amazing.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[mother_forker]

Beer. Pfft. Eleanor had brought real booze. Cheap tequila and margarita mix. And she had already drank a good bit of it.

And a platter of cocktail shrimp.

"Sup, benches?!" she called out before half sitting/half falling on the ground in front of the campfire. A loose shrimp landed on her shirt which she promptly picked off; ate; and threw the tail into the campfire.

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[cypher_can_fly]

"Yes, yes, I've managed to drag myself out of the confines of my exquisitely comfortable room, " Owen sighed. "The clarion call of a pretty girl and a hearty meal, I suppose."

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[thishouseishaunted]

“It would be really. . . wet,” Mae said. “Unless it’s a space whale maybe?”

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[howareyanow]

"All that luxury inside," said Wayne, "all the more reason to appreciate what's out."

Wayne was in his element in the great outdoors; he almost looked relaxed, just sittin' there by the fire with a Puppers in his hand.

Almost.

He squinted a little, trying to remember Owen's name, but not coming up with anything, so he just skipped that part and moved on with the customary nod in greeting, followed by the, "How are ya now?"

Re: Hang Out Around the Campfire -11/08.

[cypher_can_fly]

"Cold, and drafty," Owen mused. "Once you've lived outside for a bit in your life, the charm tends to wear off. But," he said, tone brightening immediately, "Looks like that fire of yours is going to take care of that just fine, so I'm more than willing to be convinced otherwise."