Maisie Anderson takes the stage, her sister Harlow standing off to the side beaming. For a moment, as she stares at the crowd, she feels a warmness washing over her. Her gaze finds Mara, grinning at her in the see of familiar faces, before her blue eyes land on Jonah, standing at the very front of the dance floor. Then her gaze meets Harlow’s and her grin widens even more.
“Hey guys, I hope everyone’s been having a great night! I know we’ve been through a lot this past year. Administration wanted to cancel the snowflake ball, but Harlow and I fought for it. Because despite everything this school has been through, we can still laugh and love and have fun. We deserve that. And I didn’t want them to take it from us. So tonight, I wanted to--”
The gymnasium is enveloped in pitch-black darkness.. And then all of a sudden Maisie’s panicked voice echoes through the speakers “HARLOW--!!” before the microphone comes crashing to the floor with an ungodly screech.
There is shouting, phone lights flicker on, but all attempts to be heard are futile. Chaos has taken over the dance floor. Students are pushing their way through the crowds, some are shouting, some are just frightened half to death. Staff members try to tame the situation, but to no avail.
Only three minutes later lights flood the room once more...
just as a body is dropped from the ceiling onto center stage. It’s only a moment before a staff member identifies the blood-drenched body. Two things become very clear:
Gunner Castle is dead, and Maisie Anderson is missing. One student found, only for another to vanish.
This officially marks ‘part two’ of the event. Feel free to have your characters react to the black out part of the evening, but since the blackout is relatively short, we’d ask that you try to place any future starters after the lights have come back up.
Here are a few things to keep in mind IN CHARACTER:
After five minutes, Headmistress Patterson’s voice echoes over the intercom. The following information is given out of the overhead speakers:
Security will be taking count of everyone in the gym.
Once your character has been accounted for, they will be ordered to go straight back to their rooms.
Staff members will be accompanying students in groups to make sure that everyone gets back safely.
Girls will go to their dormitory, while boys must go to their own.
Any witnesses of Maisie Anderson’s disappearance will be questioned in the morning.
There is safety in numbers so stick together right now.
However, from an OUT OF CHARACTER view, feel free to do whatever feels in character for your muse. For example, if your character wants to find someone of the opposite gender, they can break away from the group/staff to do so. Just keep in mind that they could potentially get in trouble with the authorities, depending on how vastly they break the rules, or if they get caught.
