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The short story I'm currently working in is about the New Year's celebration for the year 2100. I'm trying to think of ways to make it the most epic New Year's ever. I admit, though, I'm a little stuck about that. ^_^;; What are some ways to make it a memorable party? I'd very much appreciate any tips and feedback, thank you. :)

Besides/in addition to the cool outfits and masks my characters will be wearing. :) :P

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Make it so that at the stroke of midnight a meteor will hit the Earth, and only they can stop it by shooting a laser into the air at the top of the Empire State Building.

Gave them our reactions, our explosions, all that was ours For graphs of passion and charts of stars...

Holograms that give you the ability to be at one party but appear and interact at several others. Celebrities and musicians can appear "live" all over the world.

Every rock/metal band on the planet gets together to play one ultimate song. The last note — played at the stroke of midnight — not only features a thousand electric guitars wailing at once, but also fires irresponsibly large fireworks into the sky with enough force to make the night look like daytime.

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I like the sounds of the fireworks. :) Hopefully we'll have better luck than Francis, Reese, and Malcolm. ;)

I like to keep my audience riveted.

Bump. I just had a thought in regards to the cool outfits I mentioned. What do you think Raquel Welch's silver dress was made of to achieve that "polished" look?

I like to keep my audience riveted.

Here are the outfits my characters will be wearing. Quite a few of my friends liked the looks and descriptions of them, and I hope you guys do too. If there any cosplayers out there, take note. ;) Oh yeah, just so you know, there'll be a couple of spoilers in there. Anyway, enjoy. :)

1. Demetrios Outfit:

• Black jacket
• Cravat necktie as worn by 18th – early 19th Century U.S. Presidents
• White shirt
• Black pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: Made of gold porcelain, covers the entire face, has a ruby in the center of the forehead, solar ray-like projections along the top, and small red diamonds in the center of every other projection

2. Princess Lily Outfit:

• Black velvet choker with gold jewel in center
• Gold silk opera gloves
• Gold silk strapless dress that's tight on the waist with a flowing skirt
• Fancy gold sandals, like these: http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/main/2006/03/overstockcom_wa_12.html

Mask: Made of gold porcelain, covers the entire face, has peacock feathers along the top

3. Max Stelling Outfit:

• Brown jacket
• White shirt
• Red tie with light red crisscrosses and blue-bordered white dots on every intersection
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: I get the feeling he may request a Guy Fawkes mask in homage to [1]

4. Anna Outfit:

• Midnight blue halterneck dress with long oval shapes in the part between the neck and chest
• Black shawl
• Silver leather pumps with three-inch heels

Mask: This one: http://www.1001venetianmasks.com/venetian-masks/elfe-with-plume-stick-azzuro-P3766.html

5. Jack Colmar Outfit:

• Grey flannel jacket
• Light and dark gray-striped tie
• White and light blue-striped shirt
• Grey pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: This one: http://www.socaldesignco.com/cart/product.php?productid=16968&cat=260&page=1

6. Master Sergeant Michael Hunter Outfit:

• Black jacket
• White shirt
• Gold and navy blue-striped tie with white dots
• Black pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: This one: http://www.socaldesignco.com/cart/product.php?productid=16406&cat=283&page=1

7. Anne-Marie Magaña Outfit:

• The silver dress Raquel Welch wore in The Naked Gun 33-1/3: The Final Insult (http://forums.superiorpics.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2223425/RAQUEL_WELCH_Naked_Gun_33_1_3_) (Only in this case, the gloves will cover her hands as well)
• A pair of silver leather lace-up ankle boots, complete with pointy toes and stiletto heels

Mask: This one: http://www.simplymasquerade.co.uk/masqueradeshop/prod_656685-Volto-Decor-Aria-Venetian-Mask-Silver-amp-Black.html

8. Ashur Younan Outfit:

• Cream-colored jacket
• Blue shirt
• Light blue tie with crisscrossing white stripes
• Brown pants
• Black socks
• Brown shoes

Mask: This one: http://www.socaldesignco.com/cart/product.php?productid=17044&cat=260&page=1

9. Ruby Outfit:

• This time she'll have a green outfit, as my guild leader in World of Warcraft once suggested, and here it is: http://www.greenweddingconsortium.com/green-wedding-dresses/ (the second one in the top row of that slideshow)
• A piece of green silk cloth covering her bun, similar to what Momo Hinamori wears in Bleach
• Black leather knee-high boots, with pointy toes and three-inch heels

Mask: Made of emerald, covers the entire face

10. Amare Toure Outfit:

• Black jacket
• White shirt
• Violet tie with light violet stripes
• Black pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: This one: http://frenchquartermaskstore.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=32

11. Frederick Adler Outfit:

• Black formal tricorne
• Navy blue jacket
• White shirt with dark blue stitching
• Gold tie with white stripes bordered by thinner blue stripes
• Navy blue pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: This one: http://www.socaldesignco.com/cart/product.php?productid=16404&cat=259&page=1

12. Arcturus Demetrios and Lily's first son Outfit:

• Black jacket
• White shirt
• Red- and blue-striped tie
• Black formal shorts
• Black formal sandals

Mask: Red domino mask (as seen here: http://www.halloweenexpress.com/domino-masks-p-23025.html)

13. Rosemary Demetrios and Lily's daughter Outfit:

• Pink and white sun dress
• White gloves
• White sandals

Mask: White/silver carnival mask (as seen here: http://www.halloweenexpress.com/carnival-mask-p-22222.html)

14. King Zasedis Outfit:

• Black 19th Century royal/nobility jacket
• Wide gold sash
• White pants
• Black socks
• Black shoes

Mask: This one: http://www.onlinebestgifts.com/venetian-mask-masquerade-pirate-black-gold-p-2300.html

15. Queen Sastiana Outfit:

• Strapless and tight red dress with layered skirt
• Black or red leather opera gloves (I haven't picked a color yet ^_^;;)
• Black leather Victorian Era-style ankle boots (here's one example: http://kccbigcountry.hubpages.com/hub/Victorian-Lace-Up-Boots)

Mask: This one: http://www.1001venetianmasks.com/venetian-masks/full-face-black-red-tiger-feathers-P3793.html

16. Lynessa Outfit:

• A brilliant red satin one-sleeve dress with a long skirt (the sleeve covers her right arm)
• A brilliant red satin opera glove on her left arm
• Burgundy leather knee-high boots, complete with square toes and stiletto heels

Mask: (There was supposed to be a picture of a gold and silver Mardis Gras mask that one of my friends once showed me, but I couldn't find a non-hotlinked version of it. Sorry about that.)

The only two characters who won't be getting outfits are Dante (Demetrios and Lily's second son) and Aristotle. Dante's only a baby at the time of the story, and for the 22nd Century, Aristotle is going as himself.

edited 20th Nov '12 9:20:48 AM by Demetrios

I like to keep my audience riveted.

Well, if it's 2100, why not indulge in futuristic forms of modified champagne? The beverages could come in all sorts of colors and flavors, and allow all sorts of strange effects through the power of SCIENCE. I'd drink a drink that would automatically make my voice resemble Christopher Walken's, if it were a festive occasion.

"And every life is a special story of its own." —The Stargazer, Mass Effect 3

Hmm, multicolored champagne? Now there's an idea. Thank you. :) Now I just need to figure out which flavor is synonymous with which color.

edited 14th Aug '12 3:36:56 PM by Demetrios

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If you're still taking suggestions for celebratory effects, then perhaps worldwide artificial aurorae, created by firing off massive streams of charged particles in the upper atmosphere. It might start with a bright flash of blue-green at the stroke of midnight, and then settle into a sky-spanning light display, perhaps even synchronised to the music of the parties below.

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You just made my night. :)

I like to keep my audience riveted.

In addition to the multicolored and flavored champagne, here's the rest of the menu that I thought up for the event. Enjoy. :)

Food & Beverages Entrees

• Corn Dogs
• Fried Chicken
• Fried Turkey
• Hamburgers
• Hot Dogs
• Pasta
• Pizza
• Ribs
• Texas-style roast beef from bulls on a spit*
• Ancient Roman-style roast pork from boars on a spit
• Greek-style lamb from lambs on a spit
• English-style mutton from sheep on a spit
• Middle Eastern-style goat meat from goats on a spit
• Florida-style alligator meat
• Australia-style crocodile meat
• Texas-style rattlesnake meat
• Rotisserie Chicken
• Salads
• Submarine Sandwiches
• Turkey Legs
• Grilled/Sauteed Swordfish Steak
• Greek-style Grilled Octopus
• Fish Fry
• Pacific Tuna
• Tacos
• Shish kebabs

Finger Foods/Side Dishes

• Biscuits
• Corn on the Cob
• French Fries
• Fry Bread
• Italian Breadsticks
• Nachos
• Onion Rings
• Pretzels
• Kalamari
• Fried Shrimp

Desserts

• Cake
• Candy Bars
• Churros
• Cookies
• Cotton Candy
• Fried Bananas
• Funnel Cake
• Ice Cream
  • Fried Ice Cream
• Pie

Beverages

• Beer
• Champagne
• Mai Tais
• Milkshakes
• Wine

• : I read about that one in the book How In The World?. It's impressive to watch, if a bit difficult to do.

I like to keep my audience riveted.

Hey Brother Mycroft, I have some ideas as to your multicolored champagne suggestion. I hope you like the sound of what I came up with. :)

Red = Cherry
Pink = Strawberry (I know strawberries are red too, but strawberry-flavored stuff sometimes turns pink)
Orange = Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Yellow = either Lemon, Pineapple, Mango, or Peach. It was a hard choice. ^_^;;
Green = Kiwi
Blue = Blueberry
Indigo = ???
Violet = Plum

edited 25th Aug '12 4:42:24 PM by Demetrios

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Just to screw things up, make the colours absolutely unrelated to the flavour to subvert Exactly What It Says on the Tin.

Yellow could be strawberry, Violet could be orange etc.

"I'll try that orange champagne. WTF, it tastes like Kiwi! Wild! This is some freaky party, huh?"

Even go as far as having different random flavours applied to different colours so, depending on what bottle it came from it could be nearly any flavour (except the most "logical" flavour).

"Odd, I've been drinking green champagne all night and so far I've had peach, banana, orange and strawberry..."

edited 26th Aug '12 3:48:02 PM by Wolf1066

Now there's an idea. Thank you. :)

I like to keep my audience riveted.

Here's another one I thought of. I was thinking of some cool ice sculptures besides the usual swan. Then I thought "Wait a minute, this party's going to be epic; who says they have to be made of ice? :)" Going with that, I came up with things like dragons made of ruby, diamond gryphons, platinum unicorns, and sapphire mermaids.

Oh yeah, before I forget, the Stone Cutters have a zoo now as well. :)

I like to keep my audience riveted.

I had another sublime thought recently. What could we have to countdown to the New Year? I need something cooler than the old-fashioned disco ball sliding down a pole. I appreciate the feedback. :)

I like to keep my audience riveted.

I thought to bump this thread because I have good news, everyone. Today I finished my short story, for now. :)

I like to keep my audience riveted.