#mnyc.starter

[allegraxnardi]

open halloween event starter location: one vanderbilt tower, nyc

               “I don’t know,” standing at the bar in Hell, the blonde tried to decide what to order, yet was failing, “one Jekyll & gin?” It was supposed to be glowing, so if anything, seeing that was worth ordering, though she wasn’t exactly the biggest fan of gin&tonic, which that drink essentially was. And also, she loved the name. But as she was taking her phone out so she could pay, someone offered to pay instead. Her drink or someone else’s? Because as far as she was concerned, it was probably someone else’s drink in question.

[xbenscott]

for: anyone location: christkindl market

Why did Ben always do this? Why was he always running around a couple of weeks before the big day? At least the market was there to help, well kind of, but he was quickly finding himself distracted by a number of food stalls, not to mention wandering idly into the Christmas houses. Upon stepping into the third one, he paused to look over one of the displays, and then casually commented to the person beside him, “I feel like this would be more fun with kids.” His thoughts moved to Mira, but honestly, the 5 month old wasn’t really going to have a clue what was going on if she’d been there with him.

[jackhuxley]

open starter to everyone location: park

           With a cigarette firmly placed between his lips, a guitar case laying between his legs, Jack was sitting on the bench in the park. One could say he was enjoying the sunny afternoon in the shade, yet the hard cold truth was Jack was sporting a terrible, out of this world hangover. Plus, not to mention they were being late to their band practice - as per usual. Not that Jack intended to get that drunk last night, but hey, life is too short to spend it sleeping. One has to have fun while they can? Which was always in Jack’s case. And even that was an understatement. “Hey, you’re blocking my view.” Which was hard considering Jack was practically sleeping under their pink sunglasses.

[valerieclemmens]

status: open

       it was a beautiful late autumn afternoon in new york, in fewer words? it was pissing rain outside and of course valerie didn’t check the weather before leaving the sanctity of her warm apartment. the blonde was rushing home from band practice trying not to end up too much looking like she went swimming in her clothes. she was so close to shelter when she absolutely wiped out on the sidewalk resulting in her entire bag emptying into a puddle. was that awful? yes absolutely. did it get worse? of course it did. in her bag were her lucky drumsticks and as if in slow motion, val watched one of the sticks roll off the sidewalk and into a sewer drain. fuck. “of course this would happen. of course my day couldn’t get any worse.” valerie mumbled to herself as she started shoving the strewed contents back into her bag. “is it a lost cause though?” the girl asked herself looking at the sewer drain, “i’m already soaked why not just jump in the sewer?” that second part was said a bit louder and much to the girls dismay, she wasn’t the only one caught in the rain.

[oftatteredwings]

for: @metropolitanstarters​ location: wollman rink, central park

“What do you think?”

A walk around Central Park had turned into a long five minutes standing not far from the rink, watching the other skaters, a playful glint in his eye. Shaun really was doing his best to get into the festive spirit this year, he’d started a couple of weeks ago and had no intention of stopping until the new year arrived. He was extremely tempted right now to throw on a pair of skates, follow it up with a hot chocolate and end the day on a high. It all depended on his companion.

[beatrizxryan]

status: open where: any office, store, restaurant, bar - you name it!

Okay, so maybe, technically, Bea wasn’t supposed to be here. Maybe this was private, and she wasn’t allowed there, but the brunette had seen a way in, so why wouldn’t she take the chance? It was the one obvious decision to make, and she did just that, sneaking in just before the door was closed. What was this place? Curiously, Bea explored each little crevice, craving to find something that would lead her to her next adventure, curious to see what kind of secrets were hidden here. There were so many possibilities, despite the mundane nature of things, and she was giddy with curiousity and excitement.

“Shit-” She was quick to jump in surprise as a hand was placed on her shoulder, snapping Bea out of the semi-trance she was in. “I was just leaving, honestly! Why the hell are you here?”

[nate-jones]

status: open

“What do you think? My girlfriend did all of this.” They’ve been dating for months, and Nate still felt so giddy whenever he reffered to Rylan as his girlfriend. But it was fun, even at an event organized by her parents, and he was feeling tipsy enough to relax a little. Besides, Rylan really had done a damn amazing job making him look like Rihanna. “But it makes no sense if you don’t join me on the dance floor. C’mon! How am I supposed to dance alone?”

[blakemadden]

“Are you alright over there, here let me grab that for you…oop!” Blake giggled as she used her quick reflexes to grab a falling bottle of frosting that a three year old had decided they no longer wanted to use. Sugar cookies scattered across the table in front of her which was being swarmed by both adults and children, she was trying to keep an eye on everything while packaging up a couple of already decorated cookies in a cellophane bag for a couple who were just leaving. “Which colour ribbon did you want? We have green, gold, red, silver, and … dark blue…” Running through the options before tying their bags with the choices and lifting her head to the next customer. “Hey! Sorry about that, it’s all go go go over here - but luckily we’ve only had tears a couple of times and mostly from the kids.” 

Obviously she was joking, there had been crying from toddlers dropped their half decorated cookies but not adults…yet. Once the mulled wine had been flowing a little longer that could all change. Maybe she had bitten off a little more than she could chew by doing both a stall that sold cakes and cookies on top of also having a section where people could decorate their own differently shaped cookies with various frostings and sprinkles - it was fun but it was a lot.