Event: MANifesto!

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Like mentioned before, max two ‘prizes’ per bidder, but remain considerate. Also, be tactful about the bids made! Ask yourself: can my character afford this? Kiara won’t be interfering after every bid. Mainly at the end and at the start of a new auction. Guys being auctioned can ‘advertise’ themselves on stage, but make sure it doesn’t go over the top and that it won’t interfere with the bidding etc. The item taken on stage is a good way as well. Enjoy!

Today was the day Kiara had been looking forward to for quite some time. Not only had she and Jackson put a lot of effort into organizing it, she also hoped it would pay off. MANifesto was an auction in which male Hammel students could be bid on; a fundraiser and the money would go to the student council to give them a chance to invest it in clubs or other activities throughout the year. While Jackson was at the door, handing out flyers which gave those entering a general idea of who would be auctioned that evening, Ki did one last check to make sure the auditorium was set up just like she had imagined it to be. There was refreshments and chips available.

Once satisfied, the blonde did a quick check on Jackson to make sure he wasn’t getting cold feet yet, hoping to God he wouldn’t gain them while witnessing other auctions. After that, Kia went ‘backstage’ to check on the guys who had submitted themselves. Seeing a couple of them nervous easily rubbed off on her, especially since she still wasn’t completely found for the idea to be the one leading the auctions and to actually handle a microphone. At least she wasn’t being auctioned though. It must be horrible to be the one to go out first, and maybe that’s why extra attention went to Odion Martins, simply to check if he was ready for this.

After having taken a peek into the auditorium, assuming most people had arrived, even though it wouldn’t shock her if some would walk in late, the girl inhaled deeply and smoothed hands over the dress being worn one last time before taking a hold of the microphone. No way she could cancel any of this now, so with as much courage as she could gather, Ki emerged on stage and stepped to the other side of it to make sure to not form an obstruction once the guys would appear one by one. Once she was pleased with her location, the microphone got lifted and she spoke. ”Hello, I-“ With a frown she lowered it again, realizing it hadn’t been switched on yet. Turning it upside down, she solved that problem by pressing the button and then tapped a finger on the round part, causing a rather loud noise to echo through the auditorium.

With a sheepish smile, Kiara smoothed a curl from her face. ”Um, hi. Welcome. I would like to start off with thanking everyone for their presence and for the interest shown. It’s very much appreciated. We hope you guys will have fun, that a decent amount of money will be raised and that all boys will be lucky enough to receive a bid.” Lowering the mic again, eyes briefly drifted to Mia. ”Oh, and please give it up for Mia Bell who will be our musician and music tech for the evening.” A hand gestured at the pink-haired girl, offering her friend a little grin before she straightened up once more.

”First up is someone for both the ladies and the gents. And you might want to bid; you never know what kind of cat’s in the bag. Odion Martins!” A hand now gestured to the other side of the stage again. Oh, hopefully all of this would work out. She soon started to applaud, hoping to encourage the boy.

This auctions ENDS Nov. 12 at Eastern time (GMT-5) (Hammel clock... unless you changed it to your time zone)

[Mia Bell]

Mia was back stage talking to the guys about their song choices. She was so excited to be doing this, even if she was only going to be able to sing a verse or so for each guy, she was still going to have fun with it. She wasn’t really sure if she was aloud backstage or not with the guys, Kiara said she was still able to bid on guys if she so wanted to. She wasn’t really sure if she was interested in any of the guys though; she wasn’t one for going on a date with a complete stranger either.

Mia followed Kiara to the stage and sat at the piano that was set on the side of the stage. She looked at Kiara and smiled at her, an encouraging smile. She looked at all the people that had shown up; she herself wasn’t really nervous this wouldn’t be the first time she had sung or played in front of a crowd.

When Ki introduced Mia, she blushed a little and smiled at the audience. Then the beautiful blonde went to introducing Odion. Mia moved to face the piano and started playing a somewhat orchestral piece for the boy. She couldn't keep a straight face while playing; since the piece was from a video game. Odion, was defiantly not someone she was going to bid on. After Odion got on stage she trailed off to stop playing so the bids can begin and so Odion could do whatever it was he wanted to do to ‘wow’ the crowd.

[Odion Martins]

Odion was never going to forgive Lani for this. This had to be one of the most humiliating things he had ever done. Lani insisted it was for a good cause and Odion insisted that if he gave a damn about good causes, he would be like Robin Hood and simply steal some money and donate it. But here he was, in a leather jacket and black dress pants. It would’ve been amusing how similarly dressed he was to how Lani dressed on a regular basis. But the jacket’s collar was tall enough for him to hide behind.

What made this whole thing worse was that he had to go first. “I’m going to kill you for this,” he said to Lani backstage, adjusting the cuffs of his jacket. He wasn’t going to be dressed up, he was trying to look as intimidating as possible. That way, no one would bid on him. Not even a hint of a smile could be seen on his face. Maybe it was a good thing he was going first. They could get the one who didn’t even want to be here out of the way and get to the good ones.

Leaning against the wall and staring at the announcer on stage, Odion could feel the moments go by. He was just waiting for one thing while blocking everything else out. That was his cue. He doubted he would receive the luck she prophesized about. He passed by Mia on his way to center stage. “Might want to keep the music playing,” he suggested stiffly. He wasn’t going to say a word.

His eyes connected to a familiar pair of grey ones out in the audience. If Rhett was having any smart ideas, Odion was going to have a bad date, and a bad day.

Without further ado, Odion plucked out a rather thick deck of cards from his jacket pocket and fanned them out so the audience could see. He looked up with a bit of a smirk on his face as he did some fancy shuffling for a few seconds. And then he crouched down. This was going to be a first for all. He started to build a card castle, but using his powers, he was able to speed up the process while the audience was watching. It would be as though they were watching a film of someone building an elaborate card castle using nothing but cards on fast forward.

[Mia Bell]

By the time Odion got to her she was already sitting to see the rest of the stage and had her back to the piano with a turned off mic in her hands. She glared at Odion when he walked over and rolled her eyes when he said she should keep playing. “You could have told me that backstage.” She grumbled to herself as she turned around. She placed the mic on the piano and sighed.

Mia started to play the piano again, and again it was a theme song to a video game. This time she was able to keep a straight face. No, she did not have any music sheets for this song but she knew it by heart. She had played it many times because she just liked the complexity of it. Now that she thought about it, it might be a good song for Odion and without knowing a great one for what he was about to do. Mia was a bit bummed that she wouldn’t be able to see what Odion was doing and was pretty certain he was just standing there. Little did she know that he could actually do something other than be a complete ass.

[Lucy Serrano-Blaise]

Really, Lucy had come to take the piss out of the event. Bid low numbers on people, assuming that she wasn't going to win anything. Plus watching guys make total dicks out of themselves for a little cash was money well spent. If she had to spend any money, that was.

She offered a lackluster fist pump when some chick named Mia was introduced. She didn't know much about her, but she probably didn't like her. Oh well, at least she was being useful. Lackluster fist pump it was. The guy on stage was doing some shit cards. Lucy lifted her legs to the back of the seat in front of her. Someone was sitting there but she just shrugged that off. Eh. No fucks to give. Somehow the guy had managed to build a ridiculous card castle in seconds.

"I'll give you fifty cents, baby!" Lucy called out, flicking the coin off her hand with her thumb and catching it in the air. If she actually won something, she would probably shoot herself.

[Michael Arceneaux]

Michael was rather impressed by Odion's card trick to say the least. He couldn't fathom how any normal person would be able to build a card house that fast, and it only made him wonder what other tricks the cute, ginger boy had up his sleeves.

Reaching down into one of the pockets of his jeans, Michael pulled out his wallet and looked at the amount of cash he had on hand. He didn't have enough to be considered a big spender or anything like that, but he did come prepared.

He heard the first bid come from a girl offering fifty cents. Immediately Michael felt bad for Odion. Fifty cents sounded more like an insult than a serious bet, so he decided to turn things up a bit. This was a charity event to raise money for school clubs, so he would be doing Hammel a favor. Plus, he hoped he would restore any dignity Odion may have lost from hearing such a sorry first bid. Michael respected anyone who was brave enough to go on stage and allow themselves to be auctioned off to fellow students for charity. He sure as hell wouldn't do it unless he was begged to.

Michael hesitated for a moment and then decided on an amount that he thought would be a reasonable first bid. "Ten dollars," he shouted confidently as he stood up. Hopefully that would be enough get the ball rolling in the right direction.

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Auctions could be fun, especially if it were guys you had to bid on. What would make it even better, however, was being able to see who stood on stage. While Elina did lack vision, it did not stop the girl from showing up anyway. It had been a last-minute decision, hence the reason she entered the auditorium after the auction had begun already, but she figured it would be more entertaining than sitting in a dorm could be.

Upon entering, the first bid reached her ears and a little amused smirk drew itself upon her lips. Despite how low the offer might have been, Ellie concluded that the guy on stage had to be worth something And even if he could be classified as ugly, according to her standards, surely he would have some cute friends. With that in mind, figuring there would be an advantage attached to it one way or another, not even having reached an empty seat yet, lips parted to speak. But then a male voice interrupted and while still busy glaring given the interruption, a hand shot up already.

"Twenty!" She called, not caring if it might be strange for a blind girl to bid. They better grew used to it. Elina planned on spending at least some money tonight.

[Rhett Goddard]

"A hundred dollars." Rhett said out loud.

He had been in the back of the auditorium this whole time. He had hope Odion wouldn't notice him, but he knew the other boy already had. Rhett normally wasn't the kind of guy to come to these optional, and rather dumb, he'd say, events, but when he happened to stumble into the list of auctioned guys, Rhett saw himself with a couple of interesting ideas that could lead to a couple of rather more interesting positions.

Bidding on his ex-boyfriend was one of them.

Ever since coming back from France Rhett realized two small things: one, that he didn't really had to continue working if he didn't, as he was being now supported monetarily but his new-found family, he, however, didn't stop so, as he liked having something to do after class and he didn't want to find himself dependent on other people, and second, not having a dog does wonders for your pocket. Granted, he did miss Trouble, but he had left the dog on France for the enjoyment of his sister, but the money that he used to spent on the dog now went into savings, savings that now were apparently being used for whatever good cause this auction was supposed to be for.

Hopefully no one would overbid him now, as it would potentially hinder his plans, but he knew that jumping from twenty to a hundred in one step would send a clear enough message that Odion was going home with Rhett.

[Odion Martins]

Oidon didn’t expect anyone to bid on him, not really. He had his suspicions about a certain someone in the audience, but he hoped that it wouldn’t amount to anything. An amused smirk happened upon his face as someone bid fifty cents on him. That was good enough for him. His dark eyes flicked around the room as other voices were heard. The twenty dollars would’ve sufficed. Needless to say, Odion wasn’t floored when his worth jumped to a hundred dollars. Wasn’t this supposed to be a reasonable auction?

His mind ached from what was about to happen, and he had to stop himself from going back in time and reverting this terrible twist of events. Odi’s hands twitched in annoyance, and he went from feeling amused to rather ill. Of course Rhett would do this, hadn’t he always viewed Odion has an object to be had? It was needless to say that what Odion had planned for whoever ‘won’ him, wasn’t going to happen, and nobody could prove otherwise.

Sending a hard glare at Rhett, Odion touched the card castle and watched as the cards fluttered helplessly to the ground. In what would appear to be one second, they were back in a neat pile in his hands. His turn was over, and he made his way backstage.

Odion passed Lani and headed for the restroom. He didn’t make eye contact.

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Poor guy. Kiara, being her usual self, really felt bad about the bids being placed. It wouldn’t surprise her if the guys backstage were getting cold feet. After all, Odion wasn’t a bad looking guy, so anyone with a low self-esteem might be reluctant to appear after this. Nevertheless, she couldn’t let the auction drag on and already rose her microphone again to count down. ”Going once, going twi-“ Higher bid! It did catch the blonde in surprise, but she did look over nevertheless and almost caught herself throwing an appreciative smile towards Rhett.

”Sold to the man in the back!” Clapping her hands as good as possible while holding the mic, she shot a friendly nod at Odion to indicate he could move off the stage if he pleased. He didn’t seem like the type of guy who lived to absorb all the attention though, so it didn’t surprise her when he did. And while he did, the blonde moved through the small cards that she had made to keep track of who would be auctioned next. After having scanned the one on top, she tucked them away in order to announce the person who would be up next.

”Up next the men bidding will have to restrain their urges. Ladies, he’s all yours.” A hand gestured to where Odion had disappeared a few seconds earlier. ”For a fun and memorable time, call 8-0-2-Noah Washington!”

This auction ends November 15th at 8:08PM Hammel time. If you changed the time zone on your profile: Eastern time (GMT -5).

[Mia Bell]

Mia had to restrain herself from gagging when someone actually called out hundred dollars for the redhead. She did however roll her eyes at the fact that someone was actually willing to waste that much money on the boy who stole her notebook. Maybe it was a bet? She nodded, yeah that seemed like a reasonable conclusion.

Anyways, Mia stopped playing when the bidding ended. She picked up the microphone and turned around, back facing the piano once more. When Kiara announced Noah she grinned. Loving the fact she was going to be singing for Noah, though the fact that she was singing for him for other girls to go crazy over didn’t make her feel secure in the action.

Mia moved to turn the microphone on and cleared her throat before starting to sing the song Noah wanted her to. Mia herself thought it was a nice song, and one that fit Noah and the event perfectly. She had asked one of her friends to play the music on her ipod, she had given him notes to which song to play for who. The songs were just the background music she had put together days before today. Mia never really liked singing when it was only her voice; she needed to have music in the background.

Mia started singing from the beginning of the song. Crossing her legs and doing hand motions while singing. Because no matter how hard she tried she just couldn’t sit still while singing. Noah’s song: ‘Ladies choice’

“Hey little girl with the cash to burn
I'm sellin' something you won't return
Hey little girl take me off the shelf”

[Noah Washington]

Was Noah nervous about going on stage? Not really. He reasoned that if he didn't get any bids it was alright, because he was only doing the whole thing so he could help the school out. When he explained to his friends that he was doing it, he was glad some had decided to come along to support him. Even Valerie said she would have if non-powered people were allowed to. He'd just have to give her details later on how hilarious it was. Because Noah was sure it was going to be a lot of fun.

Plus he got to sing with Mia. And that was always fun. Noah picked the best song he could for himself and the event. When he ran it by Mia, even she agreed that it was good. And they both decided that he would find a way to own it. He waited for the introduction, and waited until Mia had sung through most of the first verse.

"Once you browse through the whole selection, shake those hips in my direction!" He sung out, finally choosing that moment to appear. Microphone in hand and dressed as well as he wanted to. As he made his way onto the stage, he looked to Mia with a knowing smirk as they sang together. She was amazing at harmonies and it made the song sound just that more awesome. Because hey, she was a great singer and so was he.

"A prettier package you never did see, take me home then unwrap me. Shop around little darlin' I've got to be: The Ladies' Choice." Noah let his free hand run along the line of his suit jacket, and in a small flourish he undid the single button and let it fly open. The shirt underneath was a simple white T shirt, but it was pretty tight against his abdomen muscles. "The Ladies' Choice."

"Hey little girl lookin' for a sale," He sang out, taking a few steps to get as close to the edge of the stage as he could. At that point he was pretty glad the microphone was cordless. Pointing out into the audience, he was pretty sure he was looking right at his friend Tak but he couldn't really tell underneath the lights. "Test drive this American male." Noah brought his arm back, flexing it underneath the material of his suit jacket. Confidence, it was all it took to really have fun with this whole thing. "It's gonna take cash to fill my tank, so let's crack open your piggy bank." Noah shook his free arm, sliding it through the sleeve of his jacket. He then switched the microphone between his hands and-

As smoothly as he could through the next lines, Noah slipped his other arm through his jacket sleeve; "Hey little girl going window shopping, I got something traffic stopping!" And after being successful, he tossed the jacket out to the side and smirked profusely. He really started to hope that someone was willing to bid on him.

[Takchawee Ominotago]

Tak was really only going to this to see what ridiculousness would occur. She was poor, so she didn't plan on bidding on any guys, but it was still fun to just see what would happen. Not to mention she knew a few of the guys that were up for bidding, and she would get to tease them about it later.

The first guy she didn't know, though she was impressed with his tricks. She didn't bid, and soon it was on to the next guy.

Oh, yes please.

Noah was looking as fine as ever, and Tak couldn't help but think his song of choice was perfect. As he did his little ditty, Tak made a decision and pulled out her phone, sending a quick message to Carter, who was also backstage, she knew.

Hey, I gotta borrow some $$$ for this hot piece of ass. I'll pay you back in sexual favors later?

Smirking, she sent it off and looked back up just as Noah pointed right at her. Oh yes, she was betting on this boy.

She clapped and hummed along until he was done, and as soon as the last note ended, she raised her voice, but not to make a bet.

"TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF!!" she yelled at him, making a few catcalls before snickering and dropping back into the crowd. She would see where the first bids went, and adjust her actions from there.

[Carter Chevalier]

Tak's phone indicates to a message.

[Tak: On him? You can have a twenty and that's it. You won't need more than that.]

[Takchawee Ominotago]

Tak frowned at her phone, tapping a finger against her chin before sending a reply back.

If the bidding goes above that, can you cover for me, babe? Seriously, have you seen his abs?

She wasn't sure how the bidding would go, but she was determined to win this. She would pay Carter back however he wanted.