GRAND RELAUNCH BARBECUE

[heloise]

Who: EVERYONE
What: Awesomeness Committee BBQ party
When: Saturday, July 6
Where: Castle lawn and pool


So many days into summer and not a single pool party yet! Today castle residents may hear some noise wafting from the lawn and pool along with that distinct smell of the barbecue roaring. Oh yeaaah, Barney Stinson's got you covered, Paradisa!

The lawn area has been decked out all in colors, with the grills to one side and the chocolate fountain to another. For those more inclined to chill out and soak up the sun, there are picnic rugs rolled out on the green grass among any kind of game you could wish for. The pool itself has a few floating beds thrown in and all sorts of toys, with a changing tent set up just nearby for anyone who decides they want to get wet and wild after all!

All the fun is for forgetting recent horrors the residents have been through. So once the sun goes down, there will be a time to write down all unpleasantness, and set it to fire. But be careful not to stay out too late; the Castle may have a different idea of Cinderella once midnight strikes.


THE BARBECUE | LAWN AREA | THE POOL | PAPER LANTERNS

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MIDNIGHT STRIKES

[bronwe]

[ What's that, the clock tolling twelve times? It must be July 7 already! ]

-Someone- has to do this...

[therealrisette]

[Rise wanted to stay at the party until it ended, but even idols have their limits! She didn't even last until midnight... she just fell asleep on one of the pool chairs as things were winding down.

About an hour later, anyone passing by wouldn't see a girl in a purple bikini and cover up tunic. Instead, she looks a little more like this... a wispy white outfit with plenty of frills, a white and pink wig that's sort of similar to her trademark twintails (with plastic gold rings around them!), fluffy white cat ears and big puffy tail, bold black mascara and subtler shades of bright pink blush and lipstick... something about her makeup even makes it look a teensy bit like a "cat smile" at the right angle...

She's even curled up in her chair a little bit, in an almost appropriately catlike position. Someone should probably wake her to check if she's drunk, or something...]

[princelyspirit]

[Okay, time to get back to the castle, and quick. Yeah, Utena's outfit looked pretty cool and all, but standing outside in a heavy fur coat? No thanks. The only saving grace was that at least it was night out...

Before she can get too far, though, she notices the girl curled up on the chair, completely oblivious to the changes around her. Utena steps forward, realizing that it's not just some random stranger]

Rise...? [Have a gentle hand prodding your shoulder, Rise] C'mon, wake up.

[therealrisette]

Mmmm?

[She uncurls a bit and stretches out, eyes slowly drifting open. Apparently her costume came with bright red contact lenses, too... which the mascara and eyeliner seem to be meant to draw attention to. ... Of course, with the costume she's wearing, a lot of things draw attention...]

Kirijo-san?

[She's not awake enough to process voices and hasn't gotten all the way up to Utena's face yet... it'll take her a second or two...]

[princelyspirit]

[sighs]

...no, not Kirijo. C'mon, it's me, Utena!

[She didn't look that different, did she?]

[lara_the_explorer]

[Lara was just about to go back to the castle when suddenly, she suddenly notice her outfit changed to something else, covering up her bikini. Her face turned sour as she looked at what she was wearing]

What the hell...

[princelyspirit]

[And here's Utena, making her way towards the castle, walking a bit slower than usual as she gets used to the heels she's stuck with. She stops in her tracks, though, once she catches sight of Lara. Her jaw drops to the ground as she gapes openly at her, before she shakes her head in an attempt to snap herself out of her shock.]

Okay - where the hell did you get that?!

[The logical answer: castle magic, duh. After all, the same exact thing happend to her. Unfortunately, it's kind of hard to vocalize the shock of seeing someone dressed almost exactly like you.]

[lara_the_explorer]

I don't know. I just blinked and I was suddenly wearing this... Colour Guard outfit?

[Lara checks her new costume out. It's cute, but not for her.]

[princelyspirit]

Well...

[Looks down, feeling just a little bit self conscious. Just how the heck is she supposed to explain this?]

It's supposed to be a school uniform. One of my old ones, actually.

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru noticed her clothes have changed. Almost in a panic, she hurriedly looked for a mirror or something, and by everything that is holy she's dressed up as a certain teen idol!. Her hair is in twintails, but she kept her trademark bangs over one eye]

........

...........

.............

[therealrisette]

[Rise's not entirely comfortable with her costume yet, either, but she also hasn't figured out who she's supposed to be? Someone who walks around in wispy (but thankfully modest-ish) borderline-lingerie? And what's with the poofy tail?

She does recognize Mitsuru's costume, though... even if she doesn't recognize who it is from behind. With a giggle, she shouts.]

Heey, Risette!!!

[She just couldn't resist! ... But she's probably in for a surprise when she sees who's in the costume...]

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru turned, with a soul-piercing glare. But it quickly faded when she noticed it was Rise... And wait, did she just say 'Risette'?]

I take it I'm wearing your clothes?

[therealrisette]

Yeah! That's one of my stage costumes!

[Sorry, Mitsuru, Rise is terribly amused at this right now. Sure, it's castle weirdness, but it's not like people being in costumes is hurting anyone...

... Then again, she hasn't figured out that they can't just take them off yet.]

Any idea who I am?

[Rise does a couple of poses to show off a few different angles. Maybe Mitsuru knows who this weird girl with cat ears and a tail she's dressed up as is... Rise's certainly never seen anyone like this around!]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Like the other people in the party, Chie noticed her costume change. It's not hard, given she has a poofy skirt. She looks like one the fresh meat residents, Chihiro! It's not that it's bad, she actually thought her clothes are cute, but seriously Paradisa?!]

AAAHHHHHH!! Wha- What the hell is this?! Urgh, I knew something was up!

[gottaknockhard]

[Spike had his reasons for hanging out this late, which unfortunately didn't even involve drinking. So when he spots some girls spontaneously change outfits in the blink of an eye, he doesn't have that excuse to fall back on.

Whatever is going on with them, it's enough to keep him from noticing what he suddenly has on (fake muscle shirt and all), until he feels something scratching at his neck...

Uh...]

[heloise]

[ Lucrezia stops short of screaming, it would be undignified, but this outfit is certainly a good enough reason for all intents and purposes. Her dresses may accentuate her bust but this... accentuates everything. She has newfound respect for Molotov, or not, she has mixed feelings about this.

The sight of Spike in a matching costume just makes her laugh, a real one, even if she's still shocked. Misery loves company and all. ]

Spike, what luck. Or must I call you Samson today?

[gottaknockhard]

[Okay, suddenly having a wig on his head doesn't prepare him for seeing someone who definitely isn't Molotov approach him in that outfit. Did they put a weird curse on the barbecue, or what?]

... Lucrezia?

[heloise]

[ Good thing she has the grace to just laugh it off, but now it's difficult to stop! It helps that she still doesn't know how she looks from the back ]

Golden hair suits you, but perhaps not the muscle.

[princelyspirit]

[Okay, that was a pretty fun party, but it was time to head back. Utena yawned and stretched her arms as the clock began to toll, but as soon as she began her walk to the castle, she stumbled forward with a yelp. It's cool, it's cool, she caught herself, it's just a bit hard to walk in...

...heels? Where the hell did heels come from? Wait, what happened to her normal clothes?! Utena blew the hair from her newly styled side bangs out of her face, and twisted and turned as she took a look at herself. Her shorts and swimsuit have been replaced with a far less summery body suit and fur coat, and as she moved, she felt the weight of a scabbard against her thigh. Curious, she drew out the sword, only to discover it was tacky red plastic. With a frown, she waved it around, and began to talk to herself]

So, what's this supposed to be? Some sort of tacky costume party?

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru was just walking back to the castle, trying not to attract any attention to herself because she looks utterly ridiculous. Then at the corner of her eye, she caught the sight of her really expensive mink coat! She stopped her pace and looked to make sure, and when Utena drew the fake sword that looks exactly like her rapier, she's certain that this girl is dressed in her own outfit.

She scanned the girl from head to toe, seeing how her bodysuit looks like from a stranger's perspective. She couldn't help but groan. Now she gets why people in Inaba kept bringing up how ridiculous her outfit was]

No, it's much worse.

[princelyspirit]

[Utena turned around and saw someone dressed exactly like Rise. Well, almost - the outfit was even cuter than what she usually wore, and the woman didn't seem nearly as bubbly about it as Rise would be. Curious, she tilted her head and sheathed her sword; it felt a bit silly, now that somebody noticed her.]

So, what is it? You look like you've got an idea of what's going on around here.

[luxe_can_kill]

It must be another castle event. It's nothing new, I suppose.

[Mitsuru shrugged]

And I must say, my coat looks good on you.

[princeandwizard]

[Ohjiro looked up when he heard the chimes of the clock, although suddenly in those moments, he felt quite different, as he noticed his shorts and t-shirt were strangely replaced with extravagent robes, and apparently he had hair extensions to go with it. Not to mention the fancy hair ornaments and jewelry and... were those false pointed ears?

He'll look over himself, wondering exactly what just happened. Reverse Cinderella indeed.]

This is... certainly unexpected.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Yeah, definitely...

[The voice came from behind him, in the form of Chie in Chihiro's outfit]

[princeandwizard]

[He'll turn to look at her (rather majestically, I might add) and he can't help but smile when he sees what she's dressed in.]

I'm not entirely sure what happened, but... it certainly gave you a cute outfit to work with, didn't it?