Topic: Highs & Lows Release Party

Addie MacKenzie

Date: 2016-10-10 22:40 EST
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Setting:

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A stone?s throw from the waterfront sits the Dockside Baronial Manor. Meant as a residence for the Baron of Dockside, Terry King, it has instead been transformed for one night into a warehouse rave of epic proportions. A cross between industrial rave chic and pastel goth creepy cute, it plays a contrasting duality for a night split for two separate but equal events. The warehouse is sectioned into three areas; the dining room, the dance floor, and the VIP lounge.

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For everyone?s favorite little banshee drummer, the dining room is set up like a gothic dinner party where partygoers can refuel with a number of passed hors d'oeuvres, refreshments (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and sweets. Separating the dining room from the dance floor is a two sided bar where tenders sling brews and themed booze all night long. Blacklights illuminate the fog filled floor, broken here and there by colorful lights and neon paint. Dance the night away to tunes spun by WHAM! 101.1 FM.

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The VIP lounge is by invitation only for those bearing a pass from the Highs & Lows preorder. All those who pass through the curtain to the lounge are treated to complimentary drinks, special baked goods, and bags of swag to take home at the end of the night.

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Addie MacKenzie

Date: 2016-10-10 22:42 EST
Feature Drink Menu:

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The Birthday Girl in Black:
1 oz spiced rum
1/2 oz Fernet Branca
1 1/2 oz cr?me de cacao
1/8 teaspoon squid ink
1/2 oz chocolate stout

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The Bassist in Blue:
1 oz Grey Goose Vodka
1 oz Triple Sec
1 oz. Blue Curacao
Juice of one Lime
Black Sugar for coating the glass

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The Pretty in Purple:
1 tsp purple sugar such as sanding sugar
1 1/2 part vodka
1 part Blue Curacao
1 part Sweet and Sour mix
1 part grenadine
1 part cranberry juice can also use cran-grape or grape juice

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The Scarlet Widow:
1 1/2 ounces black vodka, chilled
1/2 ounces cranberry juice, chilled
1 cherry, for garnish
red sugar crystals, for rim

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The Get TRASHed:
1/2 fluid ounce vodka
1/2 fluid ounce rum
1/2 fluid ounce gin
1/2 fluid ounce tequila
1/2 fluid ounce triple sec (orange-flavored liqueur)
1 fluid ounce sweet and sour mix
1 fluid ounce cola, or to taste
1 lemon slice

Addie MacKenzie

Date: 2016-10-10 22:43 EST
VIP Swag Bag:

On top of free drinks all night long, those who make it into the VIP lounge will leave at the end of the night with a bag stuffed with goodies including:
Limited Edition TRASH T-shirt
TRASH sticker pack
Signed Singles from Highs & Lows
Custom TRASH over-the-ear headphones
Digital music player preloaded with Highs & Lows
Everlasting glowsticks
Authentic tour guitar picks
Vile of Misery?s mystery poison (with accompanying antidote and warning about consuming at your own risk)
An Addie ?special? brownie (with accompanying warning about consuming at your own risk)
Hour long exclusive jam session/bass tutorial with Michi

Addie MacKenzie

Date: 2016-10-10 23:34 EST
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All over the place throughout the night, she drank several of each of the signature cocktails and probably a few that weren't on the menu board. When she wasn't at the bar, TRASH's frontwoman spent plenty of time on the dancefloor before stealing the DJ's microphone toward the end of the night for a rowdy rendition of Happy Birthday for Misery.

Flowing Tears

Date: 2016-10-11 17:59 EST
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(Write up to follow!)

The Redneck

Date: 2016-10-12 12:07 EST
'Tis the season! Sort of, after a fashion, well it's a season.

In need of a great many distractions, the redneck wriggled and zipped and laced her way into an outfit that had Roan making happy sounds and doing, well, yes. The needle thin heels added quite a bit of swing to her sway, though she still seemed on the verge of dancing with every step.

Throughout the night she stayed away from the food, but definitely hit the bar more than once to sample the signature drinks, and spent a great deal of time on the dance floor. She danced with anyone, everyone, without hesitation, just as free spirited as the next.

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For the birthday girl, Thorn came bearing gifts. That she really didn't know Misery, well didn't know her at all truthfully, she went with a gift certificate, of sorts.

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Rhy'din, does indeed have its own Golden Door, and it's a wonderful place.
In a leather embossed folder, four gift certificates total, a week for Misery, for the rest of the band, four days each. Tucked behind each gift certificate is a discreet note stating that, should the bearer wish, they can be broken down in anyway that best suits the bearer, up to and including being exchanged for the full balance left on each certificate.

( Golden Door Spa.)

Michi

Date: 2016-10-12 17:09 EST
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It was time for Miz to trade up from Hello Kitty into OG Status. So Michi, in all her pawn shop-shopping glory, got her the "COOLEST" looking gift she could find.

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Malena

Date: 2016-10-13 16:02 EST
She didn't know the birthday girl, but Mal was taking advantage of a tenuous link in order to attend the combined release and birthday party - namely that she worked at the Shanachie, and so did Yas, and Yas knew the birthday girl.

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She blew her way through all the cocktails on offer with the cool aplomb of someone who knows full well it's impossible to get drunk anyway, and proceeded to dance like an idiot for most of the night. A certain amount of the food was concealed about her person and in her bag, to be eaten at a later date, but hey, at least she remembered to bring a present!

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Eden Parker

Date: 2016-10-14 20:12 EST
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Eden had tried to make it a surprise, but since Cory already knew she had tickets it wasn't much of one when she announced that she had bought them each a copy of Highs & Lows (vinyl for him, digital for her) and that they were going to the TRASH release party! But even if it wasn't much of a surprise, Eden's heart was in the right place. And the two of them were all set to enjoy the party including the VIP lounge, yay!

Eden and Cory ate and drank and danced all night. Eden was determined to try all of the drinks, and spent the night as a happy drunk. And even though she saw them now and again at the dueling venues, she was still pretty star struck by Addie, Michi, Scarlet, and Misery, and anytime she thought she spotted one of them in the crowd, she dragged Cory over so she could fangirl over them and gush about how much she liked their music!

When it finally came time to call it a night, Eden and Cory made their way to the VIP section to collect their swag bags. Eden was thrilled by the t-shirt and stickers and a lot of the other items, but many of the items needed some explanation from Cory, like but what makes the brownies special, Cory? and, while shaking the everlasting glowstick, but what does it dooooo?

All in all, another fun night with Cory with TRASH as the soundtrack.

Cory Sommers

Date: 2016-10-14 20:55 EST
Cory may have known, but he still got extremely excited when Eden produced the tickets, especially for the VIP section. He?d had his share of drinks too, though he stuck with the purple one because it matched his hair. He left a gift for Miz, something he?d had for a long time, but since he hadn?t really been expecting to attend he hadn?t shopped. Miz would have to be content with an Anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols lighter that was signed Zippo lighter signed by Paul Cook, the bands drummer. He hoped it would be something she?d appreciate.

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He also enjoyed the night of dancing with Eden, though it was probably good they were at a Trash party, or his pogo and slam would have gone over very poorly. Even when Eden took him over and began her fangirl gush, he was right there picking up where she left off. It was an iconic night for him, and very reminiscent of their first date at Rock the Desert. At least until Eden began to ask about the brownies. Part of Cory was afraid of what would happen to Eden if she ended up getting the munchies on top of her already extensive appetite. ?It?ll make you laugh, and it?ll make you think deep thoughts, and it will make you very hungry. You may want to save it for another time, because it?s kind of a waste to drink and do that. Maybe tomorrow, after your shift would be better, we can put a funny movie in and then you can try.?

Hopefully all the band?s members didn?t mind too much the attention given to them by both Eden and Cory. When he could drag her away from them he gave her a kiss that would show her exactly how much he loved the night and the gifts she?d given him.

Nick Allen

Date: 2016-10-14 21:57 EST
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Sometimes Addie could be all heart, if a bundle of nerves at the same time. Nick was used to the new complexities that had come over his friend now, and there to support her as well as the rest of the BFF squad. He didn't stray too far... just in case one of them needed him. That wouldn't stop him from putting that Capoeira to use on the dance floor when the DJ WHAM had provided gave him a song he just couldn't resist.

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Mach

Date: 2016-10-17 07:49 EST
Regi... well, let's just say Regi was not a social animal. The man didn't really get people, something he'd have liked to attribute as merely a symptom of his madscism but being honest had always been a lifelong problem - they didn't follow logic, were impulsive, irrational, and all around daft compared to the elegance of machines. At the same time though he was also pragmatic and happened to have a ticket to a premier social event with no one to give it away to (since he had no idea whether the individual whom he'd purchased the album which got him said ticket would return in time or, frankly, ever so as to use it.)

And so, completely out of his depth and on a total lark, the madsci threw on what nice clothes he had (a few bought by the schmooze who felt the need to 'step up his wardrobe') and left his shop to brave the evening of entertainment he was not accustomed to. It was very much the sort of party that the 'friend' he did this for would have enjoyed... which was to say lots of food, booze, and merriment. To Regi it was an exercise in social chameleonism and observation that made him feel very much as Jane Goodall with the apes (though he was rather proud of limiting the amount of times he busted out a small notebook so as to take notes.)

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Sampling a little of everything the celebration had to offer the man left more than a little perplexed at why someone would enjoy such an affair... but then again this was to be expected since Mach perplexed (along with vexed) him to begin with. Still, he actually felt accomplished for doing such, even more so as he knew a few years back he'd never have thought of trying such if not for someones needling. As well, he was quite interested in the provided Everlasting glowstick and Vile of Misery poison which he thoroughly planned to study, particularly since it had meant braving some strange girls insistence he try out a tool called a 'bass.'

All in all it proved to be an enlightening time. As for the rest of the swag and a few sealed vials of the themed cocktails offered during the party those were packaged up along with the vinyl record of the album purchased which started this string of events. A 'welcome back' gift of sort for if and/or when his hunter friend returned.

And speaking of gifts the man was, sadly, unaware of the celebration being a birthday one as well and so he'd obviously not brought anything. It was a fact that, oddly, made him feel a little bad which was one of those emotion things he wasn't very keen on. And so, likely more to ease his own conscious than as some societal obligation, come the next morning the birthday girl might well freak at finding a few new interlopers tooling around her residence.

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How did they find out where she lives? Who sent them? Where did a set of headphones go and why did her microwave suddenly stop working? All very reasonable questions though there would be no good solid answers as the only things the little robots did when asked was perform a little dance typing out ' ' HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ♪L(?▽`L )♪ ' on any keyboard available before scattering to what little mischief they were like to stir. At the very least they would make it so the girl never had a missing sock again though her mileage of such usefulness may vary.

Ducii

Date: 2016-10-17 12:23 EST
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Duci came, she partied at the VIP level, she drank, she nomnom'd, she shmoozed, she gave birthday wishes, and then she felt old.

(lol I'll get to this when I can)

Andromeda

Date: 2016-10-18 18:46 EST
Andy was thrilled to see the VIP tickets that came with her pre-order of the High & Lows albums and she immediately texted Magnolia, forewarning her to be ready for a night of fun. Magnolia was two years older and she picked Andy up the night of the party She also managed to make the green-haired girl feel like she was under dressed.

"Wow, you look great," she mumbled, messing with her gloves nervously. Mag flashed an award-winning smile and winked. "C'mon, let's get a few drinks in you and then you'll be feeling really good."

She was still feeling feeble until they pulled up to the Dockside Baronial Manor. Except it was a colorfully strobing warehouse with Gothic accents. "Woah, this is awesome!" she grinned, practically jumping out of the vehicle. If she wasn't showing her inexperienced youth, she certainly was after they entered. With saucer-sized eyes she soaked in the decor, pleased by the layout and the crowd. Helping herself to some hors d'oeuvres, they passed through the gothic dinner party, grabbed drinks from the bar, twirled through the fog-filled dance floor, and sailed into the VIP section to see what was up. Also to hopefully find a stash to leave Misery's gift with the hopes maybe one day she'll remember her and she could score some backstage access! She'll keep dreaming on that one.

Magnolia made sure she had several of each drink (um, hello, they were free!) in addition to the food she was happily consuming. Loosening up, the girls danced together, and with plenty of others, making new friends and hoping to see the main events up close to fangirl and gush about how much they loved their album and them. These were her idols, so it was like a dream come true for Andy. She may or may not have found herself involved in a contest to see how TRASHed she could get with the specialty shot of their namesake against a few other partygoers.

If anyone got close enough to brush against her, they most likely experienced a little more static electricity than they were used to experiencing.

Completely obliterated and with swag bags in hand, perhaps some new friends' made and their numbers stored in their phones, the girls stumbled out of the party to hail a Nexus ride back home. They'd get the car tomorrow, after suffering through a terribad hangover.

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Magnolia:
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Gift for Misery:
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HarperMelle

Date: 2016-10-18 19:46 EST
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Though they didn't know the birthday girl at all, Percy, lover of music of all types, had jumped on the chance to pre-order Trash's new album. That a party came along with the deal was just a bonus, and that said party involved wicked cocktails, a foggy, neon pulsing dance floor, and some killer music just topped it all off. Since birthdays demanded celebration, whether they knew the birthday girl or not, they brought along a small gift which they handed off to the first attendant they found. The huge stuffed grim reaper teddy clutched in its fuzzy paws a velvet bag which held a silver poison ring and a vial necklace. Neither Percy nor Harper had any idea what to get a rockstar who presumably had everything. But they both agreed it was always helpful to have some clandestine places to stash things, all in the name of fashion of course. If they managed to find Misery sometime throughout the night, picked out from the crowd based only on promotional images, they gave her a hearty Happy Birthday and downed another shot in her honor.

The rest of the night was dedicated to one thing and one thing only: unabashed, embarrassing, exuberant dancing. Anyone unlucky enough to be nearby the whirlwind was hooked with an elbow and taken for a whirl around the dancefloor in a storm of giggles. By the end of the evening Percy had to practically drag Harper off the dance floor, red heels clicking all the way.