Slumber Party~ (Backdated)

[funnygirl]

Who: Belle, Beast, and whoever wants to come!
What: Slumber Party
When: Friday 13th, in the evening.
Where: House 17
Summary: Belle is throwing a slumber party open to the whole village! it's a totally gender equal thing
Rating: PG? PG-13? R because of Isaac?


Belle has spent most of the day preparing the house for the nightly festivities. She went out and got as much food and snacks and she and Beast could carry (which is a lot). She's also swept through every extra room in the house, laying out extra pillows and blankets where guests are sure to find them. Each room has enough sleeping supplies for about two people, so hopefully people will be bringing their own things as she asked.

As far as party plans go, it's a free-for-all. If anyone has any game or activity suggestions then they should come forward with them. After all, this is Belle's first slumber party and she doesn't know all of the traditions just yet. Except for one: pillow fights.

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Games/Activities

[funnygirl]

[If you want to start a thread for a certain game or activity, add it here.]

Pillow Fight

[funnygirl]

[What it says on the tin.]

Pillow Fight

[ilyana]

[Ilyana is the first and probably only casualty of the pillow fight battle, having taken a pillow square in the face and landing behind a pile of blankets from one of the assembled blanket forts. The tides of war were turning as pillows flew back and forth, and now with one less combatant it was anyone's game.

Well... she's not really knocked out, in truth she's just playing dead so she doesn't get another face full of pillows. If one were to duck near her they might notice that she'll open her eyes now and then to peek out at the pandemonium.]

Shh... don't give me away.

[funnygirl]

[The pillow fight has gotten a little more out of hand than Belle had been expecting. As a first time player, she hadn't been expecting how similar to an actual fight people can make it look.

Still she can't deny that she's having fun, even as she ducks behind one of the blanket forts to get out of the line of fire for awhile. It's then that she spots Ilyana laying on the floor. Before she can ask the other girl if she's alright, she peeks up at her.]

Alright. I don't necessarily want us to be found just yet.

[ilyana]

[Ilyana's voice might be slightly muffled by the fact that she's face down in the blankets, a pile of pillow ammo stocked secretly beneath the blankets.]

It seems that some of your friends are very good at this... or at least guests if not friends. How many times have you gotten hit so far?

[funnygirl]

[She shrugs and sags back against the back of the couch, suddenly tired.]

I believe I've lost count. Although I think someone of them might be taking it a little more seriously than it should be.

Ghost stories

[hero_of_smiles]

[Once it's finally late enough it's time for the best part about a sleep over. The ghost stories. A fake fire is set up in the center of the circle, to give a better, ominous atmosphere.

Cross holds out a flash light, waving it around a bit.]

So, rules are that whoever's got the flashlight is the one telling the ghost story. Anybody want to take he first turn?

[savedtheworld]

[Aang is raising his hand.]

Oh, oh! I got one!

Oh, right! Anyone can comment!

[hero_of_smiles]

H'okay! Take it away.

[and he'll just toss the flash light over to Aang.]

[savedtheworld]

Okay! [He takes the flashlight and shines it over.]

So, how about I tell the stroy of... the Painted Lady?

[hero_of_smiles]

Painted lady? Doesn't sound all that scary to me, man. Go ahead though.

[savedtheworld]

Okay, well. Once upon a time? There was a village in the Fire Nation... and it was full of pollution and sickness! It made it hard for everyone to just smile and be happy, you know?

Blanket Fort Building

[skysung]

She has never been to a party of this sort, but she when she looks around the room, a possible activity occurs to her. Pillows and blankets are everywhere. Why not put them to good use until it's time for sleep? It is the sort of thing her human siblings, Rikash and Sarralyn, would love.

Kitten takes out her slate and chalk, writes the words "BLANKET FORT" in big letters, taking up the entire surface, and props it up for anyone to see.

She sets about the beginning of building. Even with the spells to improve her manual dexterity, the dragon is very short. She clambers onto whatever furniture she can to aid in her mission, but two and a half feet tall is still not an ideal height for securing tents made of blankets.

Kitten would welcome a hand.

[funnygirl]

Belle has never made a blanket fort before, but after having it explained she finds it to be a simple enough idea. She'll help gather the blankets together in the front room and assist where she can.

When she sees Kitten struggling she goes over to help, picking the other side of the blanket up. She throws the end over a nearby piece of furniture and finds a place to tie it down so it stays in place.

"There. That should hold. Don't you think?"

[skysung]

Kitten nods enthusiastically, whistling her thanks. She appreciates the assistance, given how hard it is for her to manage the task on her own. With Belle taking care of that, Kitten begins arranging piles of pillows underneath, nests for anyone who wishes to take shelter in the fort.

When each of their tasks has been taken care of, she holds out the name tag hanging round her neck, figuring she ought to introduce herself to her hostess. It reads "Skysong."

[funnygirl]

Once the ends are tied off, allowing the tent to support itself, Belle will back away to get a good look at their handiwork. The result is a quaint little tent with pillows and space to lay down inside.

She turns to smile at her fort partner, taking notice of the name tag hanging around her neck. "Skysong? What a lovely name. I'm Belle."

[skysung]

She chirps four times, the notes following the usual pitch and cadence of 'Pleased to meet you,' as closely as she can manage. Kitten fetches the slate and chalk from where she'd left them, having less patience today for miming than for writing.

"Thank you for the invitation," she writes. "I had never heard of a slumber party."

Conversations with Kitten require a bit of patience, since they almost always involve either charades or waiting while she writes out her half of it.

[funnygirl]

Belle seems more than willing to wait for responses while Skysong writes. Occasionally she will look around while the dragon does so, making sure everyone is having fun and participating, but her attention will always soon return to the conversation.

"You're quite welcome. I had never heard of it either until a good friend of mine told me about it. It sounded like so much fun. I'm glad to see that I was right to think so."

[skysung]

She was right, and Kitten nods as she whistles agreement, also looking around the room to see all the guests enjoying themselves. Writing a response, she adds, "My brother and sister would like this. I think too few grown adults remember to enjoy such things."

[tailasoldastime]

After witnessing that strange session of flying pillows happening not too far away, Beast decides that it might be best he stays out of that situation for now. But the pile of blankets and pillows beginning to form near him catch his eye as well. He reads the slate curiously - the idea of a fort sounds familiar somehow, as if it's something he did himself back in his childhood. Soon he spots Kitten, who can't possibly be having an easy time with this task. Well, why not? He will help.

He starts by tentatively picking up one of the chair cushions and cautiously placing it near what looks like the bottom support for a tent but he is not sure. How does one do this exactly?

[skysung]

Ah, good, someone tall. Kitten chirps hello to Beast. She is curious about what exactly he is, now that she sees him. It would probably be rude to check for magic on him right now, so she refrains, for once choosing politeness over satisfying curiosity. He's helping her, after all, and is apparently one of the hosts of this party.

Kitten nods encouragement, dragging a blanket over as with her as she approaches him. She offers it to him, pointing up at the corner of the the furniture nearest Beast. Kitten can't reach to secure it, but Beast could.

[notyourutopian]

Eleanor remembered building blanket forts when she had been very young, making a secret castle by some window where she could watch the ocean go by, but she hadn't even thought about it in years. So when she saw one going up, it triggered some primal memory that had her wandering over to see.

Of course, she'd never seen a dragon before, so she stopped rather dead, watching the little creature building her fort. Well.

She wasn't entirely certain she should intrude, so after a few moments, as the surprise faded, she sat down nearby to watch.

[skysung]

Kitten welcomes intrusions, especially when they come with extra hands and height considerably greater than hers. (To be fair, everyone's height is greater than her own.) The dragon notices Eleanor's gaze on her and turns to chirp a greeting, inclining her head as she says hello.

She sits back on her hind legs and beckons Eleanor over with her two clawed forefeet. Why sit near the fort and watch when you could sit in it or help build? It seems a little silly to Kitten.

[notyourutopian]

Eleanor wasn't quite certain what to make of the little creature as she stared at her and vice versa, but after a few moments, hesitantly, she stood and walked over, though she didn't quite seem to know where to sit or what to do.

[skysung]

Noticing the hesitation, Kitten does not immediately try to pull Eleanor into the process of building. Instead she finishes shoving together a pile of pillows. Kitten climbs onto one and taps the next one over with a clawed forefoot, waiting for Eleanor to join her.

She holds out the name tag she's worn, which reads "Skysong," by way of introduction.