“We’re all human, aren’t we?”

[sdk]

Welcome to the Wintry Mix edition of firewhiskeyfic! We, your Mods - sdk and torino10154, are so glad you could make it. We love everyone tonight. Feel free to friend us on DW. We promise not to stalk you... much. :D

Your challenges this round are:

Kingsley Shacklebolt

Glacius

Mulled Wine

Ice Skating

Mittens

"Is it spring yet?"

Quick clarification for newbies: you don't have to use all the prompts--though that does make for a fun fic!--but since one of the categories for voting is "Best Use of Prompt" we do recommend using at least one. We try to have a few prompts each round that are not HP-specific.

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Shelly is hopped up on cold meds and flying mostly solo tonight as Torino has foolishly double-booked herself (not for the first time--need to talk to her son's university so they don't schedule things the same day as FWF!) but hopes to chat a bit if nothing else.

Let's get our drunk on!

Comments

[lightofdaye]

Yo, yo! We are entirely wild and unmoderated this evening then?

[corvidology]

Ah, the love call of the free-range fan... ;D

[sdk]

lmao no I am here!! just unable to drink because probably mixing alcohol with cold meds will be a bad choice. :P But possibly just as mind-altering as alcohol would be. lolol

[torino10154]

I have my eyes on you! 👀

Excuses excuses

[oldtoadwoman]

Watching Doctor Who now so I'll be sneaking in late.

Re: Excuses excuses

[corvidology]

OMFG, how did I forget that was released today... I'll be back...

ETA: Already back. MG had made other plans as I would be tied up here -- ooh missus! -- so it looks like we're going to watch it tomorrow. NO SPOILERS PLEASE!

Re: Excuses excuses

[lightofdaye]

I've watched the first special but fallen behind of the second two. How are you enjoying them?

Re: Excuses excuses

[sdk]

There is no late! Party is always open. XD And maybe Doctor Who will be inspiring!

[ride_4ever]

Signing on at 4:15 local time...and since immediately before this I was driving home I have not begun The Drunkening yet...but will start as soon as I bring the liquor up from our booze cellar.

ILEITB!

[sdk]

I love that you have a booze cellar!!

[songquake]

Alas! I have a choir concert tonight (including a solo) and will likely be tired (though also drunk) by the end of the night. I’ll see what I can manage, but it’s unlikely I will be hanging out in the comments.

[lightofdaye]

good luck with the concert! or Break a leg if that's the preferred non jinxing way of expressing it!

[lightofdaye]

a rum and coke after 10 pm and i may have been heavy handed with the rum.

i may not be leeping tonight but i may already be ready for typos galore writing just judging by this comment.

kinglsey kingsley kingsley waht to do with you.

[sdk]

I'm sure there are so many things kingsley would like! XD

[corvidology]

I have no bloody idea what I'm going to write... or which fandom I'm going to write for... or whether I'm going to manage to write at all.

Words, what are words?

... drinking may need to start sooner rather than later.

[lightofdaye]

i'll drink to that

[sdk]

I would just like to announce that I actually remembered to open the mod email tonight instead of forgetting until everyone's already passed out to do so. \o/

[lightofdaye]

whoo! professionalism

alas i am a long wau from submission

[corvidology]

Base camp has been established on the way to the summit of Mount Drunkening... well, someone's going to get mounted

Base camp = Double G&(little amount of) T.


69th comment! I'm so proud. *bows*

[sdk]

the sexiest comment! and it includes the promise of someone getting mounted so absolutely perfect! \o/

[lightofdaye]

i fisnhed and still had a gulp of drink left

poor planning.

now for food and wter.

[corvidology]

Finishes with still a gulp of drink left sounds like excellent planning to me. I mean, you wouldn't want to run out just as you hit the climatic... plot point.

The Drunkening Begins!

[ride_4ever]

Are all y'all familiar with the term "flight" (as in "beer flight" or "wine flight") for a beverage sampler where there are either three 5-ounce glasses or six 3-ounce glasses offered to taste three different types or six different types? Well, I got a "pick-six" pack at Binny's Beverage Depot where I chose my own sampler of six beers and ales and ranch water...and here I go, having lined them up on my kitchen counter in alphabetical order: grapefruit-infused beer, nitro stout, ranch water, sour coriander ale, sour dry-hopped ale, and tangerine-infused beer.

Re: The Drunkening Begins!

[lightofdaye]

sounds a decent variety! of course hte problem is remembering what the ls one tastes like whne you're six drbiks in.

[lq_traintracks]

Heyo! I'm joining y'all tonight, drinking a gin and tonic and opening a g-doc!

[sdk]

These are all excellent choices! \o/

[amedia]

Here I am, a Firewhiskey virgin, about to start typing!!! ride_4ever got me into this, in case you need to know who to blame credit!

I had half a bottle of Tempranillo with dinner and now I have a bottle of alcoholic ginger beer, and a diet cherry pepsi mixer on hand in case I don't like the taste. (I was gonna make a Dark & Stormy but after the wine I don't have the equilater--equalirium--equilibrium!

[sdk]

Hello and welcome!! We are a friendly bunch of drunks, if not prone to passing out on each other. glad you could make it and I see you're all set to go with an icon! XD

[sdk]

I keep getting 503 errors refreshing the page, so if it's happening to you too, you're not alone. (Come on DW, don't fail us now!)

[corvidology]

I'm feeling like a bloody yo-yo as it blips into life and then disappears into that 503 error again!

Site rollercoaster rides and the drunkening do not go well together!

[sdk]

Just in case this comment gets through and anyone can get the page to load to see it 😂 I may be passing out soonish (cold meds kicking in hard, yay) so if you do not get a reply to your entry tonight when you turn it in, do not panic! Torino or I will get to it in the morning. So sorry for DW's shenanigans putting a damper on the comment fun around here. Have fun, drink water, take care of yourselves! <3

[torino10154]

How goes it, everyone? I understand DW is being problematic tonight. Boo!

[ride_4ever]

Aha! Got DW posting access back now!

[impala_chick]

DW was not loading for me! But I think I can join in the festivities now...

[ride_4ever]

Yeah, it's been hours of not loading. Bad DW, no biscuit!

Loading now though. Are you currently drinking and ficcing?

Finally got posting access back!

[ride_4ever]

I just got posting access back after all those hours of that 503 error message (and did anyone besides me think that message sounded porny: "backend fetch error"). I'm still drinking and ficcing. Anybody else still here?

Re: Finally got posting access back!

[amedia]

I thought it sounded VERY porny!!!

I'm getting ready to go to bed, but I'm still shaking my pompons for the remaining drinking & ficcing folks!!!

Fic done -- signing off

[ride_4ever]

A few minutes before midnight local time. I just now emailed my fic to drunkmods. Yays for all of us who stuck with drinking and ficcing during and in spite of the 503 error. G'night.

Re: Fic done -- signing off

[impala_chick]

Nice work!! night.