wake me up before you go-go (roman party!)

[McKenzie Carter]

Loud music, dim lights, strange smells and sweaty bodies. That was a Roman party. Granted, this one was a little more rave style and therefore wasn't really advertised to the adults, children and squares of New Rome. No, this was a college party set in a basement apartment near the University. There was alcohol, music, snacks, couches, chairs, bedrooms- you name it. Mac had a way of knowing about these sorts of things and tonight she had some special plans.

She was going to force Cheyenne Achilles to loosen up this summer and this party was the first step. She arrived at Cheyennes place dressed in her own little black dress and had her hair up in a high ponytail. She was ready for anything and had a good feeling about tonight. She banged on Cheyennes door, "let the kidnapping commence! Let me in!"
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They arrived at the party half hour after it started, perfect timing, and Mac linked her arm through Cheyennes. "Tonight, you are not a Praetor. You are bae Chey and we are going to have some fun, here-" she took a glass from a person nearby, "drink this!"

Number one rule for tonight? Don't. Tell. Finley.


Cheyenne Achilles @romans

[Cheyenne Achilles]

Cheyenne knew that Mac was going to drag her to a party. That girl just had an affinity for knowing where parties were happening, when usually Cheyenne knew about them when she was dealing with the aftermath of one. But now she was getting dragged to one. Cheyenne had no idea what one wore to parties, so she just guessed. She had on a sparkly tank top, black skinny jeans, and her high heels and was finishing up touching up her makeup when she heard a knock on the door. She sighed loudly as Mac announced her kidnapping. "That's not how you're suppose to do it!" she called back as she grabbed her bag and went to answer the door.

And Mac managed to drag her to an basement apartment where it was already full of sweaty bodies. Cheyenne raised her eyebrows as she looked around before a drink was shoved into her hands. "He was drinking that!" Cheyenne found herself yelling at Mac in order to be heard over the noise of the party. However, she knew that Mac was having none of that, so she ended up taking a gulp. It burned down her throat and Cheyenne coughed and sputtered a bit as she looked down at her cup. "What is this stuff?" she asked.

[Vega Starling]

The last person Vega was expecting to see at this party was Cheyenne. Tough, soulless, competitive Cheyenne. Yet here she was and honestly, she couldn't hold back a smirk as she watched her take a shot and nearly die from it. Interesting, very interesting. Vega smiled, waving and left the people she was talking to and made her way over to the two girls. She picked up a glass of whatever they were serving here for herself as she did. Talking to the Praetor at a party? Well, she'd probably need something stronger to survive this, but she'd rather not think of what would happen otherwise. She figured she was hear to pull all the legionnaires away but she seem to be here actually. 

She picked up on the conversation as she walked over  and partook "Ladies, Praetor. Welcome to the party." she said with a smile and held out her drink in a cheer motion. " And honestly I'm not sure. Seems like a pot mix of stuff." she said taking a sip before smiling "I'm Vega by the way" she said mostly to the girl she didn't know but in case the Praetor had forgot her name.

Outfit

[Jennifer Kail]

It was about gods damn time. That’s what Jen thought about this party. It was about time someone decided to lighten this place up a little and have some fun. The legion was always glory this and honor that and we must obey tradition all the time. She swore if she had to hear one more legionnaire tell her about how their family heritage stretched back generations she was going to lose it. Jen had simpler tastes. She liked to kill her enemies, enjoy the spoils of battle and at all other times just have fun in between. That's why she was here tonight.

Oh sure she wasn’t “technically” old enough to be at a college party, oh sure it was supposed to be very exclusive and private and yada yada yackity yack but when had that ever stopped Jen from doing anything? She went where the action was and she was lucky enough to get away with it. Right now the action had led her to this apartment and she had wasted no time in slipping in with the crowd and grabbing a drink. Now she just needed to jump in and this party could finally get started.

Laughing and cheering Jen announced her entrance in her typical loud mouth fashion. “The party is finally here bitches! I’m going to drink all the beer, smoke all the smoke and there’s a ticket straight to Hades for anyone who tries to stop me! Let’s get this party started!” With that Jen waded into the crowd hoping to find some interesting people and have some fun.

[McKenzie Carter]

Mac couldn't help but laugh loudly as Chey reacted to the drink she had just taken a gulp of. "Doesn't matter!" Mac replied, taking Cheys hand and pulling her deeper into the party. "That wasn't the good stuff anyway." Then some more ladies came and said hello and Mac gave Vega a wave. "Thanks for having us! Chey, Just give me one second. Socialize!" she said, gesturing to Vega and the other girl who'd just walked in before leaving her to the drink table to mix something together. Once it was finished, she lifted it to her nose and sniffed it before taking a small sip. She sighed, "here!" she said, turning back to Chey to shove the drink into her hands.

"Name's Mac," she said, holding a hand out to Vega. Then she turned to the loud girl with some comment about Hades and whatnot. She laughed, "well hi there, gorgeous! Let's dance," she took the girl by the hand and pulled her away, giving Chey a little grin as she did so.

[Cheyenne Achilles]

"Doesn't matter?" Cheyenne echoed before Mac dragged her further into the party. She managed to place her cup on a table as they walked by. She wanted to get rid of that stuff, whatever it was, but she knew that Mac was going to bring her more stuff anyway. But then she was instructed to socialize with the girl who just approached them. Cheyenne recognized her from around camp, but didn't actually know her name. "I'm Cheyenne," she said, once again trying to be heard over the music. She felt like she was yelling and she didn't know how long her voice could hold up. "Are your parties always like this?" she tried to ask before Mac managed to show another drink in her hands. She rolled her eyes as she looked down at her cup. At least this looked a little more pleasant than the last one. She sipped on it and she found it was easy to down than the last cup. Which, of course, probably meant that Mac put a lot of booze in it.

But someone came in screaming and Cheyenne raised her eyebrows as Mac proceeded to dump her for the girl. She inwardly groaned as she sipped on her drink a little bit more. These were parties she was supposed to be stopping, not partaking in. If Finley found out what she was doing... She turned back to Vega before she asked, "Do all the crazies come out to party?"

[Jennifer Kail]

Jen didn’t have to wait long to find some company. Before she knew it some girl had pushed through the crowd and was asking her to dance. Jen grinned as her hand was grabbed and she was dragged onto the dance floor. “Damn girl, don’t make me spill my beer.” She said in mock irritation as she joined in the girl’s laughing. She had to dip and dodge around a few people as she followed in an effort to balance her cup but she was all too happy to dance. In fact, judging by how this other girl was acting Jen thought they would get along just fine.

Sipping at her drink Jen started dancing with the girl to the thump of the music. “Now this is what I’m talking about!” She shouted over the beat. She didn't know who the girl was and didn't really care. Fortunately it didn't matter too much. The girl wanted to have fun and so did Jen and that was the only thing that really mattered. "Some party! It's about time someone stirred up some action around here am I right?"

[McKenzie Carter]

"Oh shh, there's plenty of beer!" Mac called as she pulled the girl away, laughing along with her. They started dancing and Mac laughed, smiling as she let the music play at her ears. She hadn't even taken a drink yet, not that she really needed to to have some crazy fun. Plus, it would be much easier to get Cheyenne involved if she was sober. At the girls next words she nodded, "you are correct! Nothing like a loud music, a crowd and some booze to get the blood flowing," she laughed again, a full loud laugh before glancing back to make eye contact with Chey.

She gestured as if she was drinking something out of a cup and then gave Chey a thumbs up, as if asking how the drink was. "Come on over, ladies!" she called, gesturing next for Vega and Chey to join her and the other girl on the dance floor.

She turned back to the brunette. "I'm Mac! And you are?"

[Jennifer Kail]

Jen had only known this dancing, laughing girl for a few seconds but she could already tell that they would get along just fine. The girl was Jen's kind of party goer, loud, wild and not afraid to have a little fun. She could respect that as that was her own default frame of mind as well. To prove as much Jen hooted her agreement to the girl's statement and took a long swig from her cup as she watched the other girl glance back to a group of people and shouted for them to come join.

Jen watched the exchange between the girls finding herself slightly intrigued by the fact that she recognized at least one of them as the legions fearless Praetor and at a party no less. "Well I'll be damned." She said wonderingly. "If it isn't the queen bee herself. Friends of yours?" Jen nodded to Chey and Vega across the way and grinned over at Mac when she introduced herself. "I'm Jen and it looks like I've found the right crowd to hang out with tonight. Lucky me."

[Vega Starling]

Ah yes. The party was in full swing and poor Cheyenne looked out of place. "Nice to meet you Cheyenne. And this isn't my party, it just happens every now and then and I make sure to get a invite." she said with a wink. She grew up with the host of this party in New Rome and needless to say, it wasn't a party without her in her opinion. She took a sip of her drink and shook her head. "Parties don't make the crazier come out per say, they just make the crazier side of a person come out. It's always there." she said, looking over at the two girls that were calling them over. She turned back to the boss lady and smile,"It's time to get our side out. Shall we go dance?" she asked simply before pushing her way though the crowd herself and making her way over to the other girls. When she did she smiled and gave a small yell "Whyyy helllooooo Ladies!" before she started dancing around and having a blast.

[Cheyenne Achilles]

Cheyenne was nursing on her drink as she kept an eye on her friend. She didn't have that many friends around the legion, so she was clinging onto Mac like a lifeline. She was just supposed to be bae Chey but she could tell that everyone was looking at her as the Praetor of the legion. The Praetor who was kidnapped and dragged to this party by her friend. She turned back to Vega and smiled slightly. "That is something that I didn't need to know," she muttered slightly. She only knew that Fin would have to deal with this party, since her presence was already a conflicting interest.

She caught Mac motioning to her out of the corner of her eye about the drink and Cheyenne looked down at her cup and forced a smile at her as she gave her a thumbs up. At least this was much better than the first cup she had stolen from the other guy. But then Mac was calling them over and Cheyenne couldn't help but internally groan. Dancing wasn't her thing. When she competed in pageants, her talent was karate, not dancing like they wanted for her to do now. But she also knew that Mac would make a big fuss if she didn't come over, so she ended up following Vega through the crowd and towards Mac and the loud girl.

[McKenzie Carter]

mac was glad that Chey gave the drink the thumbs up, even if she knew she was faking it. At Jens words Mac couldn't help but laugh. "She is, matter of fact! One of my best friends. You a legionnaire then?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at the girl. Then the girl gave her name and celebrated the company she was in. Mac laughed, bowing, "Jen, lovely! Ah," she said as Vega and Chey approached them on the floor. She then made eye contact with the closest guy and grabbed him by the collar. She whispered in his ear and soon he was back with two more drinks and Mac smiled as Chey and Vega caught up to them.

"Why, hello!" Mac said, leaning forward to kiss the air beside both Vegas cheeks, a french greeting, and then turned back to Chey. "Finished that drink yet? I've got another for you, it'll compliment well after that one," she chuckled, winking at the guy who had brought it over and continuing to dance, a drink in each hand!

[Jennifer Kail]

“That’s what they tell me.” Jen said with a chuckle as she was asked about being a legionnaire. “I figure it’s a good enough reason as any to poke things with a sword.” Loud, irreverent and unpredictable though she may be Jen did love some aspects of the legion life. The prestige was part of it and she liked the idea of fortune and glory but to be honest there was nothing like a good fight. It was one of the few things, like this party, that kept things interesting.

Jen watched as the other girls joined them thinking that this was turning out to be a pretty good group to hang out with. “Hello ladies. So nice of you to join us.” Tipping her drink to both of the newcomers Jen let out another chuckle as Mac flirted with one of the guys to get some fresh drinks. Picking up a guy might not be such a bad idea but that could wait. The night was still young after all. “If she doesn’t drink it I will. There’s no better way to start off a party than getting totally shit faced.”

[Cheyenne Achilles]

Cheyenne was starting to feel a little buzzed. Or at least, she was thinking she was starting to feel a little buzzed. She wasn't exactly sure. She never really drank before, since her body was her temple and she didn't like putting crap or poison in it. Or if she did, she worked it out so it was no longer in her system. But she was pretty sure that Mac wouldn't allow her to run off an beat up a dummy in the middle of a party. Cheyenne looked down at her cup, which surprisingly was only a quarter full. She grimaced a bit before she decided to chug the rest of the drink. She lowered her cup and coughed a bit as she tried to compose herself. She stood up and dropped her cup onto the floor before she took one of the cups from Mac. Even more poison to put in her body. But she was starting to feel loose. Not the relaxed that she was in a hot bath or after a massage, but loose. It was hard for her to explain, but she was loose.

She looked back at the loud girl as she blinked a bit. "I think Mac wants me shitfaced or something," she said with a bit of a shrug as she took a sip of what Mac prepared for her. It did compliment the other drink, but it was still probably full of booze. But in that moment, Cheyenne really didn't care as she nursed on that drink as well.

[McKenzie Carter]

Mac laughed loudly as the girl seemed to take the legion about as seriously as she did. Well, maybe a little less seriously Mac actually enjoyed fighting and training to fight, she was rather skilled at it. Mac took a sip out of her drink at Jens next words and smiled as Cheyenne took the second drink. "Aye, captain! I told you I'd show you the ways of letting loose and this is how. I'm sure Jen and Vega here will be glad to assist me in my quest. As long as no one knows about you being here tomorrow!" she chuckled and then she spun around.

And that's when she saw him. Fin was lurking near the doorway, as if he'd just arrived. She quickly turned back to Cheyenne and the girls, "maybe we should dance a little deeper into the crowd?" she suggested, reaching over to take Chey's hand to pull her toward a group of tall boys that may mask her better... she'd have to go deal with Fin soon though...