A Game of Truths and Dares [OPEN]

After a hefty four plates of spaghetti and a hot shower, Noah had decided that it was the perfect evening to scout out the surrounding area. He ambled around the school yard, wandered in and out of the conservatory, checked out the sports fields, and after a good ten minutes, wound up in a forest. The trees stretched high above his head, and the air was cool and damp. Ducking beneath branches and vaulting over a fallen tree, Noah came upon a small, mossy clearing.

Yanking a soda out of his pocket, Noah hopped onto one of the low-sitting branches of an old spruce and cracked his beverage open. The sun was sinking into the darkness that was slowly creeping into the sky, and a few stars could already be seen, glowing faintly. The redhead stretched his legs out across the length of the branch and leaned back against the trunk of the tree.

ooc: lame post is lame

Jake didn't know many students and was still getting used to the area. So he thought it would be a good idea to take a stroll into the forest. Making sure he was not in sight of any other students of staff he pulled out a beer bottle from his shirt. At least the forest is more private... he opened the bottle with his "gift" and kept walking until he saw a student leaned against a tree. Crap! I hope he didn't see me... Jake realized he should have been more careful of were he was headed since he didn't know his way around yet.

A girl was already in the clearing unknown to the boy below her. Aleta was in the trees, her speckled wings were put away once she had seen the other student enter the clearing. While she had been normally confident in her powers, her wings were a sensitive subject. Aleta couldn't help but compare her wings to her brothers. It made her feel a bit jealous and sensitive about them. For a bit of the time, Aleta contemplated going down to talk to the boy. She felt weird staying silent like this. Decidedly ready, Aleta was about to jump down when another student crossed her vision. Frowning, she returned to her sitting position on her branch of the tree. Well, she did want to see how this played out. Or if either of them spotted her. She was wearing pink after all.

Ella had been going back towards the school, she recently had visited Rosebury having too eat out at the cafe with a few friends. Normally she would never take the forest route back too beata but this night was different she had figured she could watch the stars as she walked back alone. Totally not creepy right? However of corse she was completely lost and clueless where to go. Every single tree had looked the same, and it gave the autumn no sense of direction at all. The autumn had stumbled about tripping over the tree-roots every now and then she was lucky enough not to break a fucking ankle. The situation had frustrated her she didn't want too spend her night in a forest with animals and more importantly.. bugs. With a sigh the brunette had stuck her hands into her pockets quietly grumbling too herself thats when she had stumbled across the mossy clearing. Glancing around the spot it had eased her anxiety, it was a nice spot and the stars were twinkling brightly in the dark lit sky. Thats when she had noticed him, slumped up and leaning his back against the tree stump. The brunettes eyes rose as she got a good look at him, he looked cute but he also looked pretty shady. "You look rather comfy."

It was normal too see Aspen this late out on a jog. The blonde was rather fit and actually had accomplished her own six-pack. Ever since the trip too the mansion she had distanced herself from her friends she wanted too meet new people, she wanted too push her self too become stronger. This had made her stay out on jogs longer and extend her work-outs from moderate too extreme. The blonde had then came across a clearing, it was beautiful she figured it would be a nice spot too take a brief rest. Throwing herself onto the ground Aspen had reached for her water-bottle as she quickly chugged down some of the refreshing cold water as she watched the stars twinkling above her. When she had heard some voices nearby Aspen had glanced around too see two people talking. One extremely pretty girl and some shady looking dude slumped up against the tree. The blonde didn't bother too move from her spot instead she had sat up and gave them a friendly wave. "Hi guys!" She called out cheerfully giving them a quick smile.

Sophia for some reason today felt like going out in the forest.. She didn't know why she was being drawn there but she was.. Instead of fighting the urge she went along with it. She could use the forest to practice her gift or something similar.

Once she reached her usual clearing she noticed a good many people there.. What were they all doing here? Most of them she didn't know but she recognized one. That person happened to be the one person she hated. Shit... She thought to herself.. Well there was no turning back down... Well she could leave, but.. she didn't want to. The amber eyed girl didn't speak up though, instead she went and relaxed against a tree.

Well, might as well make some "friends". And atleast now the ladies are showing up... he thought to himself before heading down to what looked like a gathering place. Once he was there he realized he still had his beer. Ehh, screw it. I don't care if I get in trouble. "Hey, I'm Jake. I just got here a few days ago. Nice to meet ya." he said walking up to the guy leaning against a tree, then taking swig of his drink.

This was ridiculous. What the hell was she doing out here?

She had been trekking through the woods alone in the middle of the night. The dense trees towered over head, crickets chirping in their sorrow-filled songs. Honestly, this place was creepy and going completely in the dark reminded her of some setting for a horror film. That was the one excuse she thought about using to leave the place and forget her own foolishness. The only good was that the atmosphere would scare other people off and leave the forest in a deathly silence, a stark contrast to the campus grounds. Tabitha took a deep breath and inhaled the scent of pine and grass. It was almost like she was planning to camp outside. As if, though.

Her legs stretched in front of her as she leaped over a decaying trunk, reaching a clearing and to the surprise in her dark eyes, there was a gathering of people. Was this another illegal party hosted by some random Autumns again? God, she was half-surprised that Jane or the others weren't around. Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, Tabitha scanned the general vicinity, debating whether she should stay. Some red-head with soda, dark-haired kid with a beer bottle, Aleta being very noticeable with how pink her clothes were, the toad, a bubbly over-energetic blondie, and another redhead. Tabitha crossed her arms over her chest with an annoyed frown.

She was not fucking staying her if the toad was around. Never fucking again.

Spinning on her heel, Tabitha turned away and her foot lifted up to take a step until she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Cat-quick, her eyes narrowed into a glare. "What?"

Griffin had been on his way back to the campus from exploring the forest when he heard voices. Sure he had waited to leave the forest rather late, so he hadn't expected to hear student's voices. The blond followed the source of noises, eye narrowed in confusion. Another one of those campfires that some people made? Griffin ducked his head under a low branch, stepping over a small bush as he approached the clearing. Peaking his head from behind a rather smooth trunk of a tree.

A hodgepodge of people greeted his eyes, two of them sipping at cans, the others seeming either happy to see the others, or looking annoyed that they were there. Honestly, it was a large coincidence that they were all there at the same time. However, the bond didn't pay much mind to it, instead he eyed the people drinking from cans. They'd better not litter.

Noah was jerked out of his relaxation when he heard something in the bushes close by rustling around, but he didn't move from his seat. Instead, he craned his neck and glanced towards the source of the noise, but there was nothing there. He shrugged and settled back down. It was probably just a rodent, or something.

A moment later, however, a girl floundered into the clearing, looking somewhat irritated. Once she'd straightened herself out, she noticed Noah sitting in the tree and uttered a comment about him looking comfy. He was sure he'd seen this girl wandering around the Autumn dorms sometime earlier that day, but he didn't know her name.

"You lost?" he inquired, tasting his drink once more. "If you are, the trail--"

He was cut off abruptly as yet another girl emerged from the foliage and offered them a cheery greeting. Seconds later, a young man also appeared, beer in hand. And then another girl crept in and leaned against a nearby tree. He hadn't yet noticed Griffin or Aleta. Noah raised an eyebrow.

"Is.. This a popular spot, or something?" he asked no one in particular. Though he figured they may have wound up at the clearing because the pathway was nearby, it was still quite odd that they'd all shown up at the same time. "I don't remember sending out any invitations, or anything."

"Nope." Jake said cooly, taking a sip. "Guess we all had the same idea though. Get away from school?" he chuckled, looking around at the ladies that just arrived. Hmmm, pretty desent. Not the extreme peppy one though....

It would appear that there was some happenstance occurring. At least, that's how it appeared to Ashleigh. After all, she noticed no less than three people enter the forest - separately, admittedly - while she was jogging around. It intrigued her greatly, and so she casually strolled into the forest after them, wanting to find where exactly they were going. Eventually this led her to a path, a path that led to a larger than she expected gathering of people, and this was definitely a gathering she wanted to get behind. "Hey, you having a party without inviting me?" Putting a hand on her hip, she grinned at the gathered throng of students, clicking her tongue in faux-disappointed. "That won't do at all."

As Ashleigh entered the scene, Noah sat up again and swung his legs over the side of the branch, facing the gathered students. A sizeable group had now formed in the moonlit clearing. Did someone plan a party here, and I just happened to show up by chance, or.. ? Geez.

The beginning of a bewildered frown started to form on Noah's face as he inspected everyone, but suddenly, an idea popped into his head. A group of curious academy students in a forest at night, confused and presumably bored? What better way to spend this moment with a rousing round of Truth or Dare?

"Say.. Since there's a bunch of us here now, how about a little game? Not like we have anything better to do at this hour but sleep, and you guys are in the forest instead of sleeping." One corner of his lips twitched upwards in a grin. "'Cause I was thinking Truth or Dare would be a pretty interesting time-waster."

ooc: aaahhhh i forgot this existed. ;w; srry.

Aleta watched in amusement as even more people arrived, her eyes even spotting Tabitha in the distance. She was just about to give her twin like friend a wave when the boy below her began speaking. Truth or Dare? A smirk appeared on her face. This was definitely her game. A smirk slipped on her face as she judged the distance to the ground. It couldn't too far of a drop, right? Bracing herself, the young girl leaped from the tree, and landed next to the boys who held cans in their hands. Her landing surprisingly came out graceful, despite the shooting pain in her ankle. Aleta didn't let her pain show as she turned around to face the boy. "Count me in~"

Griffin stood not too far away. Truth or date didn't seem like the best game for him. Especially the dares. What if someone dared him to grant a wish? The thought made him think twice about coming out from behind the tree. Instead he opted to watch and see the others who would join.

A game? The best game. Ashleigh grinned as she stepped forward and saluted. "I'm game, chief." Now this was more her style: jumping right back into interactions with a helping dosage of potential embarrassment. This was going to be fun. Her eyes gazed at the only other person to agree so far, then gazed around at the rest, those who were in view anyway. It would be much better with more people.

Jake felt somewhat like he was invisible so gave fake cough. "I guess I'll join in too. Might as well, since there is nothing else to really do in this god-forsaken school." he laughed the last part quietly to himself. "I mean, I am the master of dares..." he gave a devilish wink to one of the girls standing near him, and took a small step towards the group, his mechanical leg giving a slight 'clink' sound on the forest floor. Damn, hope no one heard that. he winced at the sound. Ug, almost out of beer.... he looked down at his bottle, somewhat discouraged.