Main Campfire, Friday Evening

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Once the sun went down, a rather spectacularly large bonfire was lit for the party. No, Merlin was not aware it was now celebrated on the first of May. Calenders change, after all.

There was even a crudely constructed maypole there in case anyone felt the need to dance around it. They did so at their own peril, of course. The mockery that may ensue would probably be great.

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Mingle by the Bonfire!

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Just try not to fall in. That would be bad.

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[flashesforinfo.livejournal.com]

Angela was two days into what was essentially a four day weekend, and feeling pretty good about that, strangely enough. Best way to continue her lazy couple of days?

Two nights of parties. Starting with this one.

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[oops-mbad.livejournal.com]

Diana actually showed up. She had Samuel in her arms, and was trying to look at least half a shade less un-friendly than usual.

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[glacial_queen]

Karla sauntered over to the bonfire. After the lesson, she'd stayed to keep playing on the beach, and as the sun went down, she'd gotten a little chilly. Craft could have solved that, of course, but the fire let her be social, too.

At the fire was a male she hadn't yet met--though she thought he was in one or two of her classes. "Hi," she said. "I'm Karla. Are you the host of the Beltane party?"

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[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fiona had seen the signs, but she'd never really been to a party outside of the induction celebration a few weeks ago, so she mostly just sat by the fire as she would have any other night.

...all right, so perhaps she glared at the food tables a few times, but otherwise, it was pretty much normal.

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[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

A party was a party and it was a Friday night which just made it even more of a party. Hannibal wandered down, grabbed a drink and decided this was a good start to the weekend.

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex deduced it was either stay in his cabin and be bored or go out to this party thing and...who knows. So, he picked the latter and shambled out to the fire, taking up a spot on the edges and enjoying the warmth on his face.

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[jommetry.livejournal.com]

It wasn't so much that Esme liked parties, but it couldn't hurt to learn about people's customs at things like this, and watch people in action. Besides, the food was free. She took a seat by the bonfire, staying just far enough away from people that it might look as if people were staying away from her on purpose.


They rprobably weren't, but it was all about appearances.

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[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

Parties involving fires were always exciting in some way. He didn't know anything about the giant pole, but figured someone would probably be stripping by the end of the night so he took up a seat to watch.

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[formerbrat.livejournal.com]

Elspeth had attended planting festivals before, but always as part of the Royal Court. She rather enjoyed being able to sit by the campfire without a half-dozen nobles watching her every move.

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[wantstodirect]

Hey, a party was a party! Tony tilted his head and looked at the Maypole, wondering if it was intentionally phallic or if it was just him.

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[thatsamilkshake]

Francine made her way out to the main campfire feeling a little self-conscious wearing the flower wreath Dinah had made for her yesterday, but hey, at least there'd be one other person looking like a big dork, right?

Don't answer that; she sort of missed the part where Dinah herself headed home for the weekend.

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[momslilassassin]

"...that's a great big fire," Ben observed to no one in particular.

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[solo_sword]

Look, more social. Jaina sat by the fire, having to admit to herself that she didn't particularly hate being out. Yeah, it was strange to her too.

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[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

Mingling was always fun, but seeing the large bonfire, Adora had chosen to send She-Ra to the gather, in case anything terrible happened.

Her typical tiny white and gold outfit might stand out in a crowd, but She-Ra stood confidently and smiled at every friend who passed. (Note, they were all friends.)

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[defeats-buses.livejournal.com]

There was a party which meant a lot of people which meant merriment!

Prince Edward was there and enjoying the warmth of the fire.

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[heartflames.livejournal.com]

Eleanor had a basket of flowers at her feet and was looking to give them out to anyone who wanted one.

It was part of Beltane tradition, after all.

And the fire was magnificent! She was even tempted to tweak it a little, in the spirit of the celebration, but held off on that, unsure how that would be accepted.

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[not_in_the_book]

Ronan was there, and ready to mingle; he wasn't glittery tonight, but the fire reflected oddly in his eyes nonetheless, a light that seemed to dance on its own.

... Sure, Beltane had actually been two weeks ago, but any excuse for a party, and who was counting anyway?

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[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Amber couldn't think of a better way to spend the evening than with friends, hanging around the campfire.

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[dojima-hime.livejournal.com]

A party, with fire, on a nice Friday night? Dōjima was so there. She'd even tucked a few flowers into her hair, to go with the Beltane theme.

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda was in the best, mood, EVER. It might have something to do with the bottle she had with her. She kept taking swigs from it and smiling beatifically.

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[nevertobequeen.livejournal.com]

Morgana wouldn't have missed this for the world, no matter how poorly she'd slept the night before. She'd taken the chance to get a bit dressed up, since the weather was warm, and was eyeing the maypole in amusement.

Refreshments

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

There was plenty of moddable fruit and making for s'mores. And a bit of wine. Because it was a celebration after all.

Re: Refreshments

[glacial_queen]

Right! Refreshments! Karla called in a bottle of wine. "A gift for the host," she said formally. And then she grinned. "It's from the Dharo vineyards, and I'm assured its an excellent vintage. It came from my uncle's private stock."

Multiple bottles had been liberated from his collection over the past nine years. How odd.

Dance Around the Maypole

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

...you know. If you feel the need to.

Re: Dance Around the Maypole

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda wasn't holding on to any of the ribbons, but she was dancing around the may pole. She had a bottle in one hand and what looked like a faintly glowing crystal ball in the other.

OOC

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

If someone doesn't frolic around the maypole, I will be SO sad.

Re: OOC

[ashockingbitch]

Jenny wants to know if this will be a proper old-fashioned Beltane celebration. Because Jenny is a slut.