#mbevent

[whereaboutsunknxwn]

Closed starter for: @lawunabiding Location: Fair rodeo grounds

There were people that came into Buddie's Dispensary with the same energy as a child sticking their hand in a cookie jar. Maeve Byrne was one of those people. Enough so that he was fairly certain that greeting her as if he knew her as a customer would cause her to crawl right out of her skin. That was the impression he got, anyways. Hell, he could always be wrong. It never surprised him when he was. Still, he'd try to be respectful. Treat her as if he knew her from the Trading Post, as was the case with most of the area. You didn't have to shop at Buddie's to know Billie.

Maeve didn't look like the type of girl that'd get on a horse and let it throw her around -- or spin itself around barrels -- but Billie knew that looks could be deceiving. There'd been a girl, back when they were growing up, that had looked like she'd never set foot on the ground in her life much less trudged her way through manure. Turned out that she'd almost never set foot to ground because she'd spent most of her life sitting on the back of a horse. She would have out ridden Billie at any relay, if she'd decided to try her hand at it. It was entirely possible that Maeve was like that girl, and Billie wouldn't have the slightest idea. Only one way to find out.

He approached the woman with his hands in his pockets, wearing a smile, "Y'know... they have some broncs over that way..."

He pursed his lips and raised his jaw slightly, indicating the direction of the fair's rodeo, "If you were looking to get into ambulance chasing. You seen what they have over there, yet? Swear there's a horse comes up this high, right to my belly button. Right here. Bet he bucks like he's got a spring in his belly. You ride at all?"

[philcscphies]

who: open @moorbrookestarters​​ where: brinie bar

Shane wasn’t used to being the center of attention. In fact, his entire life had been an exercise in blending in, in drawing as little attention to himself as he possibly could. So, now, attending an event that was specifically geared towards celebrating him and his fiance... Shane wasn’t sure how to handle that.  “Oh, hi,” he greeted, turning to the person besides him. “I wasn’t expecting to see you here tonight.”

[candydripping]

OPEN STARTER.

Where: Pumpkin Pie stand at the Fall Festival Who: @moorbrookestarters​ 

Allowing James to be responsible for literally ANYTHING was always a terrible idea. Especially when it involved food. He’d been excited when his boyfriend gave him permission to be in charge of the whipped cream on their little pumpkin pie stand but within an hour, James was fairly sure that more of the cream had gone into their belly than on any of the pies. Whenever the stall was quiet, James found themselves squirting cream onto their finger and then eating it. Even at the ripe old age of twenty-five, James was still like a child with sticky fingers. 

As he stood there with his back turned away, James decided just to go all out and squirt it straight into their mouth before feeling a presence behind them. With a guilty look on their face, James turned and swallowed before giving a mischievous grin. “You didn’t see that, right?”

[shredmytapestry]

AKSEL.

location: moorbrooke’s fall festival when: anytime status: CLOSED || @moorbrookestarters

what the fuck was pumpkin beer anyway? aksel wondered as he walked away from a stall and examined the drink he’d just bought. he couldn’t have passed it up, it was too intriguing for that. but should it exist? tough to say. by the time he found an empty bench to crack open his beer, it had gotten fizzy and spilled over his hands. aksel quickly took a sip but the damage was done and the liquid was all over his clothes. ‘great.’ he remarked before waving over someone walking by, ‘hey! be honest, how badly do i smell? should i go home and change? also pumpkin beer? tastes like shit. don’t try it.’

[confortaleza]

who: open @moorbrookestarters​ where: brinie bar, at the engagement party​

Jill wasn’t sure how they had gotten up on stage. Whether they had been pushed up there by their friends or they bulldozed their way up after hearing the song being played, it didn't matter. With some off beat dancing and a tone deaf voice, Jill was putting the show of their life. Was it good? No not at all, but they were living it up. Once the song finished, Jill ended it with a big bow, hair flying all over the place as they did. “Okay, okay.” they had their hand on their chest as they hoped off stage, cheeks flushed from all the effort they put up there. “I think I’m done. Do you... do you have some water?.”

[moorbrookehq]

WELCOME TO MOORBROOKE’S ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL 2022!

The summer is over and the colder days have finally arrived which means it’s now time for Moorbrooke to celebrate the start of fall with the annual Fall Festival! For a week, the town will be filled with fun fall festivities for everyone in the town to enjoy. Whether it be pumpkin carving, munching on tasty caramel apples, drinking delicious fall inspired hot drinks, browsing through homemade trinkets by our very own Moorbrooke locals or having fun on the rides, Moorbrooke welcomes everyone to experience the fun!

Take a look at all the fun activities that’ll be occurring throughout the week... 

FOOD & DRINK STALLS: There will be a variety of food and drink stalls at the festival! Teddy Montgomery and James Reynolds will be running a homemade pumpkin pie stall, Vivienne Parihk will have a stall filled with delicious goodies straight from Delia’s Cafe, Carly Ortiz will have a stall with all her tasty home-baked treats, Nassar Ramzy will have a selection of appetisers from Infusion, and Cecily Lightwood and will both be running her own food stall. 

CRAFT STALLS: No Fall festival would be complete without tons of fun crafts for both adults and children alike! Enzo Di Traglia and Jackie Lockwood will have a crafts stall to make felt wreaths and will also be selling Jackie’s own autumn wreaths and plants. Xavier Bhandari and Cassidy Min will also be assisting with face painting, and there will be other stalls for pumpkin carving, making autumn-inspired drinks and decorating cookies and more!

MERCHANDISE STALLS: The lovely locals of Moorbrooke will be selling their beautiful handmade trinkets, from jewellery, to knitted clothes, to candles and scents, to stationary, to household decorations, to plants, and more!

MISC STALLS: Alongside the other fun stalls, Sylvia De La Fuente will be running an adoption booth to help foster kittens find homes and Felicity Pierce will be helping out at Roecliffe Theater’s Booth, handing out flyers for upcoming performances. 

RIDES & ENTERTAINMENT: During the festival week, there will be plenty of rides for Moorbrookers to experience. There will also be entertainment throughout the week, from DJ music to dancers to live musicians.

SECURITY & FIRST AIDERS: To keep our Moorbrookers safe throughout the festival, Sasha Rabinowitz has volunteered to work as a first aider during the week and Tobias Min will be there as an EMT. 

OOC INFORMATION

This event will begin on Friday 14th October and will end on Friday 21st October. We will make a seperate post when the event has begun so members are aware. Participation is not mandatory, however it would be lovely to see as many members as possible getting involved. You will not be required to drop non-event threads during the event and once the event is over, you are welcome to continue your event threads for as long as you wish. Please ensure that any open starters are tagged with mbevent and also tag the starter blog so we can reblog it there.

If you have read this post, please give it a like so we know who’s seen it. Have fun everyone and enjoy the festivities!

[ruggedmusicality]

DAVID ALEXANDER (HE/HIM) is a MALE, THIRTY FOUR year old music teacher who moved to Moorbrooke when he was 9. They were born on June 5 and right now, they are currently residing in REDGRAVE GROVE. It has been said that they look suspiciously like CHRIS EVANS and if they had to choose a song to describe themselves, they would choose LEARN TO FLY by the Foo Fighters.

[askapocalypticmaid]

♫♪We can do it even better in broken heels♫♪

heh me and my gals! 0u0

[whereaboutsunknxwn]

"Mm. Don't have to ranch to ride. I'm not from ranching stock, myself, if you'd believe it," Billie shook his head and winked -- then answered her question with a question of his own. "Can you imagine me on a horse?"

Friendly deflection was the easiest way to maintain a certain level of amicability with just about anyone. Ask people questions about themselves, and they wouldn't even remember that you hadn't answered a single question yourself.

Billie hooked his thumbs in his belt, "Probably get on backwards."

He'd all but grown up on horseback, had rode in his fair share of Indian relay races and the rodeo back home but... it wasn't something he'd ever really shared with the locals here. Now that so much time had passed, it just seemed funnier to him than anything that he let there be a perception that he just didn't ride.

maeve was raised in constant stress - the tension between the walkers and byrnes hung heavy on her shoulders, both as the friend of a walker and as her family's chosen scholar to aid in their business one day; maintaining perfect grades from high school to law school gifted her an issue with migraines; and her position at a major nonprofit in the nation's capital came with its own difficulties. all of it culminated to now - she wasn't sure what was going to happen, yet the paperwork on her desk made her nervous of what's to come. it was difficult to enjoy the festival with a pounding head.

she spotted billie at a distance and bit the inside of her cheek. this facade she put on as the pristine, composed lawyer was something she needed to maintain. but his products had more of an impact on her than any pain relievers ever had. she was thankful for his discretion as he approached her with a smile.

" oh yeah? i'll have to check it out, " she answered with a smile. " ranching was never much my family's thing, but i learned to ride with some friends. i kind of miss it," she recalled fondly. it had been so long since she was in a saddle. " what about you? "

[philcscphies]

who: open @moorbrookestarters​ where: brinie bar

Nadine couldn’t say that she was intimate friends with either of grooms being celebrated at tonight’s event, but when she’d heard that the men were in need of a location to host their engagement party, she’d offered use of Brinie for a very small nominal fee. After all, what else was a committed community member such as herself supposed to do in the face of need? Plus, she’d never turn down the publicity. Nadine had made her rounds, ensuring that everything was working in the way they should. So, now, she was intent on enjoying herself as much as possible. “So,” she said, as she slid into a chair, “are you having a good time so far?”

[candydripping]

OPEN STARTER.

Where: Fall Festival Who: @moorbrookestarters​ 

Though Andrej’s favourite time of year was DEFINITELY the summer -- which was the reason he moved to a damn beach town to begin with -- he couldn’t pretend that he didn’t sometimes appreciate the fall weather. Mainly in October when it wasn’t yet too unbearably cold and he could just shove on a cozy sweater most likely stolen from Grayson and put a steaming hot drink in his hands and could celebrate vaguely fun things like Halloween and Moorbrooke’s Fall Festival. He hadn’t been on the rides yet but he was curious about them and stood watching the Ferris Wheel for a while as he ate a caramel apple. 

“You think that Ferris Wheel is safe? Looks a bit precarious from here,” he said with a wicked grin on his face. “Wanna try it out and see?”

[moorbrookehq]

To celebrate the engagement of SHANE HINDS and TRISTAN VILLALOBOS, the couple are throwing a party and you’re invited! The party will be hosted by the lovely Nadine Dupont at BRINIE BAR on FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST. Don’t forget to RSVP and get ready to party all night!

This mini-event will begin on Friday 19th August and end on Monday 22nd August. Participation is NOT mandatory and your characters do not have to attend the party. You do not need to drop your old threads as you will still be welcome to continue on with non-event related threads while the event takes place. Once the event has finished, you can continue your event threads for as long as you wish.

Please make sure that you tag any event-related open starters with MBEVENT and tag the starter blog too ( @moorbrookestarters ). If you have any questions, please feel free to send us a message! Once you have read this post, please give it a like. Most important of all, have fun!

[candydripping]

OPEN STARTER.

Where: Engagement Party Who: Anyone! @moorbrookestarters​ 

Andrej wasn’t really much of a drinker these days. Generally, he tried to stay away from things that were bad for him and that usually included alcohol, though on a night like tonight he knew he was desperately going to need it in order to get through this party. Especially since being here was gradually putting him in a bad mood. Which was how Andrej ended up sat outside with his leather jacket clumsily draped around his shoulders, a cigarette in one hand and a bottle of half drunk whiskey in the other, realising that his alcohol tolerance was most certainly not as high as it used to be all those years ago. 

He didn’t even know how long he’d been out here for but if the growing pile of cigarette butts next to him that he’d chain smoked indicated anything, it was that it had probably been awhile. He could hear somebody coming outside and a groan left his lips because he just wanted to be alone. “Fuck off and find somewhere else to sit, can’t you see I’m busy?” He rolled his eyes, not caring if he was being rude. “Unless you have food you’re willing to share, then I suppose you can stay for a bit. I’m fucking starving.” 

[candydripping]

OPEN STARTER.

Where: Brinie Bar at the Engagement Party Who: Anyone! @moorbrookestarters​  

“Okay, okay, so I was scrolling through Tik Tok before I arrived here, right? And I saw this video and it was about Disney so I was like, okay great, it’s gonna be a cute fun video, right! But I was WRONG. They were talking about how Mufasa’s body just disappeared and that was weird because no animals really eat lion corpses expect, except -- get this, right. Lions! And THEN, they showed this scene where Scar was holding the skull of a lion. So basically. Scar ate his own BROTHER.” James’ eyes widened, a look of horror on their face as they spoke passionately to somebody they’d entrapped. “Can you IMAGINE eating your own BROTHER? That’s so MEAN. I thought Disney was for kids but The Lion King most definitely wasn’t.” 

[moorbrookehq]

ADMIN NOTE

alright everyone! just a quick notice to say that the event has officially begun and you’re welcome to start making event related posts! once again, participation is not mandatory and you are still allowed to continue on with non-event threads. more information about the event can be found here for anyone who missed it. please make sure any open starters are tagged with mbevent and please enjoy!