stateofdecay | END OF THE WORLD PARTY

4 Days Until the Horde

Everyone in the Quad is deep in preparations for the massive horde coming from Danforth when word goes out from Whitney Field Depot: you're all invited to the Lobby tonight for one last(??) big shindig before we all die(??)!

At 7 PM, the theater troupe presents a one-hour episode of Supernatural, which any true fans will soon realize is Tegan's AO3 fanfic and not an actual episode. Brothers Sam and Dean Winchester (Evening O'Leary and Bo Bloodgood) team up with the angel Castiel (Odyssey) to investigate a series of ritualistic murders meant to kickstart the apocalypse. After Sam is captured by Lucifer (Blythe Ferry), Dean and Castiel must work alone together and discover that the murders are the work of John Winchester (Edgar de Leon), now evil and resurrected by demons. Featuring: Sexual tension! Casual blasphemy! Daddy issues!

From there, everyone's invited to return to the Lobby to drink, relax, make new friends and plan for the horde if you absolutely must do that.

Guidelines

⚾ Tonight's Theme: The apocalypse!! Again!!!

⚾ Hot Weapons: Firearms, ammo and explosives must be checked in at the gate and will be returned to you when you leave. Cold weapons (blades, bludgeons, crossbows) are fine to take inside.

⚾ Drinks: One free drink per hour, whether that's mystery punch (moonshine, water and whatever mixture of powdered drink flavors they have on hand, which today is blue-green in color) or non-alcoholic punch. Water is available any time. Other drinks are on the menu but must be traded for.

⚾ Cannabis: No free samples tonight, but it's in stock at the trading post.

⚾ Overnight: Four (4) beds are open in the guest quarters in the sublevel, going to whoever claims them first, and the rest can camp in the outfield. There are enough sleeping bags to accommodate everyone, but only six (6) small tents. Up to you where your character ends up tonight!

Locations

ARRIVALS

Check in if your character attending! Are they in a partying mood or here against their will? Dressed like it's 1999 or just wearing whatever they had on hand? How do they feel about the approaching horde?

THE LOBBY

The bar serves alcohol and water, and a few other options if you've got merit or items to trade. The trading post is open if you need to stock up on essentials. A table is set up with snacks, including a big charcuterie board with bread, cheese, dried fruit and meats, and honey.

THE REC ROOM

Formerly the gift shop, now stocked with books and board games, and tables and chairs. There's also a pool table and a foosball table!

THE OUTFIELD

Step outside for some fresh air or a bit of quiet. The community garden is a nice place for a walk.

✨ THEATER

The stage is a cobbled together collection of wooden pallets in the parking lot, plus portable stairs that seem very rickety whenever an actor jumps on it. What did you think of the show?

MONARCH OF THE APOCALYPSE

If the one drink per hour limit isn't doing for you, you're invited to join the drinking contest. Whoever's still standing at the end gets 3 merits and a tiara!

END OF THE NIGHT

Last call is at 2 AM. Are you headed back to your community, or staying overnight at Whitney?

OOC CHATTER

Questions, comments, requests for scenes?

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Mara is, seemingly, not very concerned about the giant horde of zombies inbound towards her at all. She is in an upbeat mood (by Mara standards) and starts doing shots nearly immediately.

Her outfit is Y2K inspired tonight, featuring a matching set of a racerback crop top and bell bottom pants both in a pastel blue shade of iridescent lame fabric. Her eyeshadow matches her outfit, and her hair has been straightened and crimped in places. There are bits of multicolored tinsel in her hair which stick up like cowlicks since she couldn't crimp them.

"Impeccable Y2K fashion tonight," Edgar says as he places a bottled water on the bar next to Mara. Some part of him is still surprised that she goes out all for his ridiculous parties, although he really shouldn't be. She's never shown less than total dedication for anything she shows up for.

Mara snaps her sidekick shut as Edgar approaches her. "Thaaank you," she intones in her customer service voice, which she sometimes involuntarily slips into when she's drunk and irritated. She taps the water bottle with her sidekick and drops the affectation, saying in her usual flat tone: "Is this for me?"

"I'm trying to charm people," Edgar answers without hesitation. "Which I know you are utterly immune to, but it's good business for people to see us being friendly." He looks over his shoulder, making a show of looking like an attentive party host. It's a full house tonight, even with the horde concerns.

“Oh, is it? Good business?” Mara asks, skeptical but amused to be lectured on this topic by Edgar. He may have some very broad point; she’d been close with Scooter for all their differences, and it had been easy for her to put up a united front with him. Nat gets along with Edgar just fine. Mara is the thorn in the situation.

Still, she rolls her eyes at him and laughs, a small but audible sound. She props her chin on her hand to hide her expression. She can be nice. “Thank you for the water.”

Incredibly mild response coming from Mara. The corner of Edgar's mouth goes up—a less practiced smile than his usual—because he was trying to annoy her, and that's childish. They're not enemies anymore. If they ever were.

"You're welcome," he says, with a playful little bow. "Sorry about putting a quarter of our people out of action tomorrow."

"Including me," Mara says, tilting her head back to look at him. "Which I think makes the remaining three-quarters of our people your problem."

"I mean, Nat's still sober. I don't have to be responsible yet." Maybe, he hasn't actually talked to Nat in a bit. When Scooter was around, did Whitney leadership ever consult before parties on who should be the less drunk leader?

Edgar wasn't planning to talk survival tonight. But those thoughts are never far, no matter how much he plays the idiot. "We can reinforce more of the fence. I'll check the plywood stores, see if we need to scrounge up more?"

END OF THE WORLD PARTY

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman

ARRIVALS: Mara Kaufman