Event: MANifesto!

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Kiara was happy for Tanner. Like, he had no idea. She could read the worries off of his face, assuming he might not be convinced that there were people out there who would like to bid on him. So when the guy looked over, the blonde gave him a subtle thumbs up and a smile. It might not be the best moral support one might suspects, but heck… just standing there got him bids already. And when he spoke, even more people appeared to be interested. Way to go, Tanner. In a bit they would end up fighting for him, which she couldn’t blame anyone for. He was a great guy to spend time with.

Concluding that no more offers seemed to follow, the girl actually moved to where Tanner stood and comfortingly nudged her elbow against his arm as if to say ‘way to go!’. Then her attention searched for Lucy again, still remembering where she sat and her voice had sounded familiar as well. Busy girl. Two dates. But hey, why not? ”You won’t regret this one.” She mused, knowing less inappropriate remarks could be made, but that wasn’t her. Instead her focus drifted to Tanner again and she mouthed a ‘thanks’.

Letting him head off stage, Kiara moved closer to Mia again for the sudden absence of the boy made her feel like she were even more in the center of attention than she already was. ”Seems like everyone is lucky; another one for both boys and girls.” Eyes scanned the small piece of paper as she scanned it, memorizing the rest of the introduction before tucking them away again.

”Always willing to capture any moment; the one that appears in your dreams when you least expect it. He’s a sweet, caring Irishman who is willing to have fun with just about anyone. Declyn O’Callahan!”

This auction ends December 2nd at 8:09am (Hammel clock on profile GMT-5).

[Tanner Larson]

Just after he had finished speaking again, a male voice rose up to bid on him. He definitely recognized the voice, and upon looking out into the audience saw that it was, in fact, Michael who had bid on him. His roommate. Was Michael actually interested in him? No, surely not... he was probably just being nice. Which was appreciated, albeit a little confusing: this was, after all, a date auction, not a friendly get-together auction. Nevertheless, a blush rose to his face at this thought, and he looked down at his shoes.

But no sooner had Michael placed his bid, than the girl from earlier placed yet another one. Wow! It was one thing for someone to bid on him, but to bid twice? Apparently he was worth fighting for (well, perhaps that was a bit of an exaggeration on his part). He still wasn't so sure about this girl - the "come here, baby" was certainly not lost on him - but she figured that at the very least, she would probably enjoy checking out the House if she won.

And she did, as Kiara noted once the bidding had closed. The playful nudge brought a smile to his face, as he made his way off the stage. Okay, so perhaps this would be fun. That is, if this girl didn't eat him up alive. At any rate, he had to give Cynthia a call...

[Mia Bell]

Mia grinned and gave Tanner a thumbs up as the bid ended as he turned to leave the stage. She just hoped the boy wasn’t giving out empty promises and could actually get the girl inside the club he had mentioned. Mia smiled as she noticed Ki had moved closer to her; she grinned at the blonde. Impressed by how quickly she seemed to have become comfortable on stage doing these introductions.

Mia sighed as she heard to redhead’s name, the boy that she knew Cameron would have picked over her no matter what happened. It would have been only a matter of time. She shook her head; she had a song to sing. She cleared her throat as turned on the mic; she hadn’t been sure which part of ‘we found love’ by Rihanna to sing considering the chorus is just repeating the same sentence and she didn’t like that.

“Shine a light through an open door
Love and life I will divide
Turn away cause I need you more
Feel the heartbeat in my mind

It's the way I'm feeling I just can't deny
But I’ve gotta let it go

We found love in a hopeless place
We found love in a hopeless place”

She just hoped she hadn’t made it too long. She looked at Kiara and gave a slight shrug. Mia hoped the redhead did well in the auction and smiled at him when he came out on stage.

[Declyn O'Callahan]

As the boys went up one by one to be bid on, Declyn had to admit, he was getting a little nervous. It was nice having Cameron backstage with him, but he knew his boyfriend wouldn't be able to bet on him and that he'd get stuck with a stranger more than likely. It wasn't that he had any problem making friends with strangers, he just didn't want to date anyone else because he was perfectly content with Cam. Occasionally he'd glance at his brother, just to see how he was doing after he got bid on. He didn't seem particularly happy with the guy who won, but Dec wouldn't understand why.

They all had gotten relatively nice bids, some better than others (by an excessive amount), but Declyn was sure that all of the high bidders were either saving up for the guy they really wanted or were already done bidding. There was just no way he'd get a good bid out of this. Sure, Cam told him he was cute and all, but that didn't mean other people saw it. He was seriously getting more and more nervous as time passed.

Eventually after Tanner was finished, his introduction was called and he glanced back at Cam with a deer-in-the-headlights look. His heart was beating heavily against his chest and he was next to terrified to step out on the stage. But, he'd signed up for a reason and he had to go out there. After the music began, Declyn took a deep breath and walked out onto the stage, camera hanging loosely around his neck. At least Odion had helped him out with the whole wardrobe thing despite their bickering. He looked good, but was it going to be enough?

Rubbing the back of his neck, Dec gave a little half wave and smirk. What exactly was he supposed to do? Just stand there and look pretty? Well, that would be a stretch. Gosh he wished he was more interesting or had a cooler power that worked while people were actually awake. Of course he could manipulate daydreams too, but how was he going to do that if no one was dreaming at all? Seriously, he just wanted to sprint off stage, but he stood there and fiddled with his camera out of nerves.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

Ravyn was happy that Tanner's bids went higher than she had offered, and she didn't get into a bidding war - she didn't think it was necessary, since she didn't really know the blonde well enough to want to fight over him for any reason other than he was pretty cute, and his date idea sounded fun. He went offstage and Ravyn eagerly waited for the next person to arrive.

Oh, it was Ducky! Er, Dec. Ravyn had quickly taken a liking to Cam's new boyfriend, even if she didn't really know him that well. In that moment, she realized that maybe she should actually try to win this one - there were quite a few rude people bidding, she thought, and she didn't want him to get stuck with someone that would make him miserable. And plus, she just wanted to get to know him better!

He looked nervous, too, which made Ravyn want to bid on him even more. "Twenty-five!" she called out, giving the boy a thumbs-up from where she stood. She had a decent amount of money left from her birthday - she could win this, as long as the price didn't go as ridiculously high as it had in previous bids.

[Romeo Buckland]

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“Fuck yes!” Romeo didn’t bother stopping himself from doing a little jump and fist pump when Kiara announced that Takcheca-whatever-the-sluts-name-is-all-the-Irish-boy-knows-was-that-shes-the-twins-fucktoy came a little too late and was thus invalid. Which meant he beat the arrogant twins. Sure he needed Michael’s help to do it, but hey, a win’s a win. “Suck it you blonde fags!” snorted the Irish teen as he flipped Dominique the bird. It’s not necessary nor did it even make any sense for him to do it, and yet he still did. He won, he argues; he has the right to gloat, however he might want it to be.

He had just settled down back to his seat when Elina came from behind him and whispered to his ear. “Ooh. Someone’s pretty forward,” he said with a smirk, turning to the side to take a better look at her. And boy was she stunning. Perfect, just perfect. “Are you now? What’s the bid I have to beat then?”

Romeo let out a little snicker when Elina shouted a bid for Tanner, crossing his arms and legs as he slumped back in his seat. “Really? On him? He’s totally gay.” Oddly enough, the Irish boy does have a relatively accurate gaydar. “You’re better off spending that money on me, just saying.”

[Dominique Chevalier]

"Two in a row," Dom smirked at the australian girl and chuckled. "Feeling a bit lonely, are you? You could have told me." He leaned back and waved away Romeo's rather belated, and somewhat uninspired attempt at gloating. "I mean, I'm sure if I could put a bag over your head it wouldn't be too terrible."

He actually didn't mind Lucy too much; she gave as good as she got. It made it fun.

The next item was called, and Dom glanced up t the stage to see who else had signed up for this. This time, he found something worth keeping his eyes up there. Some cute looking Irish kid. The blonde boy pressed his lips together thoughtfully, and when the winged girl his brother had deflowered bid, he glanced over at her and raised an eyebrow.

Well, if he was going to bid again, this kid seemed as good as any other. "Fifty," he called evenly. He was good for it, and he was not going to lose again.

[Declyn O'Callahan]

Declyn really really wished he was musical or magical or something! What could he do with a camera on stage? Take pictures of the audience? That would be a little weird. The reason he'd brought his camera was because it went along with the date idea. His idea of dates weren't the same as others. His idea was going up to the mountains for a nice relaxing day. He'd take pictures and maybe make a new friend out of this? Who knew at this point.

As he stood there as stiff as a board, he looked around at the group of people. There were a lot more than he had expected, and he was getting stage fright. After a few moments he was sure there wouldn't be a single bid placed on him. And just as that thought flashed through his mind, he heard a girl's voice ring out a bid. His eyes roamed around to see who it had been and when he saw who it was, he smiled. Ravyn was one of Cameron's friends and he had wanted a reason to hang out with her as it was.

Not even a minute later another voice placed a higher bid, this time it was a guy's voice. Dec's eyebrows pulled together and he looked just a few people away from Ravyn and saw a guy with fair blond hair and striking angles. How would Cam feel if a guy won him? As interested in meeting new people as Dec was, he didn't want Cameron to feel threatened and he didn't want it to cause problems between them.

Declyn shoved his hands in his pockets and felt like a piece of furniture being sold. He wished that giant flirt side of him would come out on stage, it would make this a lot more interesting. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough guts to strip like the one guy had and all of the others had at least done something cool. Declyn couldn't sing, or play an instrument or even dance. He had problems with finding a good wardrobe for crying out loud!

Declyn figured the best bet to loosen up was to say something. Anything. Of course that would give away his accent, but some people found accents attractive. "Uhm, I suppose I oughta tell ye a bit about what yer payin' for. If ye win me, we'll be goin' up to the mountains for a nice relaxing day. Oh and the uhm camera is 'cause I'm a photographer so if ye like yer picture taken..." He trailed off, his face burning. In no way was he a public speaker.

[Mia Bell]

Mia had to admit this redhead was pretty cute; but then again you were talking to the girl who thought every shy person was cute. Because really they were. Mia took a deep breath, he was doing worse than Tanner, maybe not money wise as she heard the last bid but definitely confidence wise. Mia wanted to help but could she? Would Kiara kick her ass for helping? Would the redhead kick her ass for helping? She sighed, what she was willing to go through for other people. She scratched the side of her head as she looked at Declyn. Hopefully this wouldn’t come back to bite her in the ass later.

As Declyn started to talk Mia sent him a warm encouraging smile. Then he stopped and Mia couldn’t help but sigh. Was it her time to help? Or should she let the boy do it on his own? Mia sighed, she looked at the redhead, hoping he would look back at her. She mouthed 'modeling', hoping maybe he could do something with that. She was going to add romantic but she had to stop herself. She was also going to add cuddling but that would have been just asking for Cameron and Decyln to yell at her. Mia just hoped she had helped the boy. She sent the redhead a small wink and a warm smile.

[Ravyn Rozanova]

It wasn't long before another bid was called out, and Ravyn held back a groan at the rise in price. She glanced over to see who it was, and for a moment was confused - Carter? But wasn't he-? ... Oooh. That must be his brother. Ravyn quirked an eyebrow at him - he was just as beautiful as his twin - before Dec started talking and her attention was drawn back to the stage.

That sounded pretty fun! Ravyn mused a moment - maybe she could get him some cool aerial shots if she won, and if he wanted her to. It just sounded like a good opportunity for her to bond over someone Cam obviously cared a lot about. Any friend of his was a friend of hers. True, she probably could just ask him to hang out sometime, but this was going to a good cause, after all. "Fifty-five," she called out, shooting another look at Dom. She knew she had no chance if he decided to go high, and she knew he could. She just had to hope something would happen in her favor.

[Dominique Chevalier]

"eighty," Dom called. No one was taking this one from him. He was ready to go as high as he had to. A man had to have some principles

[Ravyn Rozanova]

Ravyn realized it was pointless at this point as Dom called out again. He had far more money than she did. And really, she could just talk to Dec at any time and ask him to hang out. She gave Dom a thumbs up and a smirk, before turning her gaze back to the stage. She hoped Dec could catch her eye as she held up a fake phone to her ear and mouthed 'call me'. Hopefully he would get the point.

[Leiken Chu]

Leiken wasn't really sure why he'd even come. The idea of being in crowds of nosy people rarely appealed to him. However, how could he pass up the chance to temporarily 'own' someone's time? At least that is how his mind grasped the situational opportunity. Leiken wasn't rich, but he wasn't poor either. His bank account was plenty thick enough for him to live off of for a few months if worse came to worse.

He always managed without it. So it sat there building absolutely no gain or loss for the time being, why not spend it on something useful, and perhaps something that would come in handy for his little game of revenge with his trainer.

He'd stood quietly in the background, dark hair combed for once, looking less messy as it rested upon his head. The strands still fell somewhat over his forehead resting upon his faintly tanned skin. The sort of tan that was birthed natural rather than burnt in with rays of sun. Those lazy, dark eyes, staring upon the stage at that point.

A hand would raise to run through his hair, causing the over-sized long sleeve of his printed shirt to slide down his arm, the other of his hands remaining buried in the pocket of his loose-fitted jeans. The ends of his jeans tainted with a crimson color due to the mess he'd made preparing for his prank upon his trainer though it did not concern him currently. Leiken's posture was one of confidence, though his stubborn ways did not seem to display, hidden behind that overall look of laziness. For now he stood silent, awaiting the next 'victim'. It was a shame he'd entered to late to catch the last one.

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Despite the fact that Kiara didn’t know Declyn, there was the unexplainable urge to do anything that could limit his discomfort while being on stage. She just didn’t know how to though. The blonde had, amazingly enough, grown somewhat used to being on stage herself (possibly because she didn’t have another choice given this was her event), but making an unplanned move could cause awkwardness to strike down again. So instead all she managed to do was give him an empathic smile, just like she had done for Tanner, and then hoped that the bids would make him feel a bit better.

And he seemed to be of quite some interest. Pleased with the end result, hoping Declyn was as well, Ki found herself ending the auction as Dom won and ready to introduce the next one. Eyes fell upon the small music note that had been doodled next to it, making the blonde inhale deeply. Oh right. It was just one sentence, but it would sound better while sung nevertheless. Anyway, microphone still in hand, a nod was given to Mia to tap a couple of piano keys to mask her possible nervous tone while singing it.

”I’ve got a pocket full of sunshine, I’ve got a Cam and I know that he’s all mine, whoa, whoa-o.” Of course Ki could have continued because she knew that song, but instead she awkwardly cleared her throat and gestured a hand to where he would appear from. ”For both guys and girls: Cameron Osiris!”

This auction ends Dec. 5th at 3:08PM (Hammel clock to GMT-5 on profile).

[Mia Bell]

Mia gave a thumbs up at Declyn, grinned as he won for eighty bucks. She was glad to see someone was interested in the boy enough to bid that much. Everyone deserved to feel wanted, though Mia didn’t agree with having that be because of money but to each his own she guessed.

Mia nodded back at Kiara as she turned around to start playing the piano to the tune of her voice. Ki had a beautiful singing voice, that would bound to be better without the nerves. As she heard Cam in the song she gave a heavy sigh. This was the one thing she was sort of dreading, but she had to do it and Cameron deserved it. Mia sighed once more and turned around, turning the mic on once again. She gulped as she looked at Ki, knowing she knew nothing about Cameron and Mia but for some reason she was looking for comfort from the girl.

But she had to get singing. Mia had picked this song herself, she didn’t think Cameron had known which song it was either. But there it was; this had nothing to do with how she felt about him. This had to do with how everyone else felt about him and that was that. If he thought any different, than that was his problem. Her song of choice was ‘teenage dream’ by Katy Perry. She just hoped she sang it better than Katy.

” You make me feel, Like I'm livin' a Teenage dream,The way you turn me on I can't sleep Let's run away and Don't ever look back Don't ever look back.”