-- callie had been going to these sorts of functions as long as she could remember. they’d been bearable once, when she had eamon by her side, but now they were excruciating. unfortunately, the invitation had been sent to her house, not her apartment, so that meant her parents had seen it. and insisted that she attend. once, she might have fought them, but now she lacked the energy. within minutes, she was sick of every single face she came across and it was harder and harder to feign interest in empty conversation.
a quick bathroom break had her inhaling white powder from a make-up tin in her purse and she was reminded why she hadn’t quit -- she felt much lighter, more friendly.
she walked out to the balcony overlooking the large dance floor and even larger crowd and turned to the person beside her. “they all look so nice from up here,” she laughed. “nonthreatening. you can’t see the light drain from their eyes as they drift from boring small-talk to boring small-talk. they all look like they’re having so much fun that i almost want to join in.”
ESTEEMED GUESTS, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE MADDOX’S ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE MASQUERADE BALL AT THE NEW YORK ROMANO HOTEL.
Ringing in the New Year for the residents of the Upper East Side always meant one thing: the Maddox’s incredibly luxurious, over-paid, private masquerade ball held in the rooftop lounge of The New York Romano Hotel. Endless champagne flutes, snacks flown in from every corner of the earth, and some of the finest jazz musicians in the city were only a few of the spectacles of the evening. Not only did the Maddox’s boast a plethora of wealth and luxuries at this party, but guests were ensured to be entertained by the most heart-stopping of surprises: and not just the good kind.
One year, it was the revelation of the adultery of Penelope Lauder, the next the storming out of Oscar Macy after realizing his partner wasn’t who he thought he was. When the alcohol flows and the air is tense and full of people wanting to turn over new leaves, there is bound to be some sort of secret revealed, especially for the lives of the oh-so-prim-and-proper Upper East Siders. Find a date, an outfit, and most importantly, a mask, and get ready to take on the night–it’s bount to be eventful.
OOC DETAILS
WHEN: OOC: January 2, 3PM EST – January 6, MIDNIGHT
IC: December 31st, 10 PM - January 1, 2 AM
WHERE: The New York Romano of ROMANO WORLDWIDE, Rooftop Lounge
INVITATIONS: Invitations are sent to most of the families residing in the Upper East Side and other acquaintances of the Maddox Family. Characters who are not directly in this group of people could either have also be sent a personal invitation (due to their relationship with Stella), or through a catering, art, or music service. Alternatively, you could have your muse choose to sneak into the party (no one would notice, as everyone is wearing masks anyway!), or come as the date of one of those invited.
INTERACTIONS: All interactions will be held on the dashboard, as we do not want to complicate the state of roleplay so early by using third-party sites or different outlets just yet. Please pause all current threads so that we can focus on the event threads.
GOSSIP GIRL / STELLA: Gossip Girl and Stella will have their eyes on you at all times, and may post updates about you or ask something of you during the event. Please message the main if you are uncomfortable with such tasks, and we will accommodate accordingly!
REMEMBER: to have fun and to keep our roleplaying environment as safe as possible! Of course, we’d love all the IC drama we can get, but please help us all out by communicating with your fellow members to make sure everyone is comfortable with the plotlines progressing during the event (arguments, revelations, etc.). If you have any concerns at all throughout the course of the event, please message the main and we will do our best to help resolve the situation.
TAG: Please tag anything related to the event (starters, outfits, self-paras, social media graphics, etc.) as reputable:event1.
Our event is officially under way! Find the details here and remember to tag your starters, graphics, outfits, or anything else using the reputable:event1 tag! We ask you to please pause any previous threads, as we would like to keep the dashboard with event posts only for the time being! Thank you all!
