#dg.event007

"Oh my god, I can't believe you started without me!" Lydia whined sarcastically as she approached her friend,, her voice loud enough to compete with the speakers by the bar as well as the roaring crowd that accompanied it. "You know what, I think I can forgive you; I started without you, too." A short giggle escaped her, following her words up with another sip of her drink. She'd spent most of the morning and early afternoon conducting wine tastings at her booth, but once a new round of employees came in for the later shift, the eldest Donovan wasted no time in letting loose -- perhaps a lot looser than usual. "Are you having the best time? I hope you're having the best time, you deserve to have the best time!"

Since neither of them had planned to be here, she had to take responsibility for changing her mind first, not wanting to miss out on everything. Plus, she thought the distraction would be good for them and hoped the night would go off without a hitch. Finding the set for Sza, she had briefly wandered off just to ditch her empty cup. Returning with a sudden jump onto Cole's back, she made sure to giggle in his ear so he knew it was her. Recognising the song playing only has her smirk growing as she loops her arms around his front, singing just soft enough for only him to hear. "Long as you dreamin' 'bout me, ain't no problem, I don't got nobody, just with you right now. Tell the truth, I look better under you," falling into a devious chuckle, she nips at the lobe of his ear before jumping down, circling around to his front. Keeping him close and letting the world around them fall away, she bit at her lower lip which soon broke into a grin. "What are you thinking about?" Teasing, knowing fine well what they had been up to the last time they listened to this track.

"Fuck me, it's hot." Kathryn said to herself, fanning at her face as quickly as she could. She knew that fanning one's self only made her hotter by the end of it, but frankly -- she didn't care right now. Kathryn wished, for just a moment, she could stop the absolutely endless heat that beat down on her as she wandered through the Festival, sweat trickling down her back. Kathryn was determined to enjoy herself, let loose, if only for a few hours. How long had it been? Since the information of Donny's family had reached her, and sent her into a frenzy? Endless, unforgiving.

It was only as she began to walk toward the stage area that she spotted that overly familiar head of blond hair. It took her no time to divert where she'd been going, over to Cole. Kathryn couldn't remember the last time she'd been to a festival, or just...lived. Outside of work. So she was glad to see that Cole was also doing the same thing. "Riddles and the biker meet again. Our first two meetings were outside, y'know. Must mean good things for business." An easy grin slipping across her mout, a flash of teeth. "Who you looking forward to seeing perform?"

Hunter had woken up with an odd sense of dread that morning. Which, if he had a rough night wasn't too out of the norm. But he had slept soundly (for once), so the feeling was disconcerting. But as he looked out the window from the barber shop and that tell-tale orange-brown aura off in the distance, while the skies above were still blue, he knew what was coming. He had spent enough years in deserts all over the world to be able to spot a sandstorm, or his preferred term, a haboob, in his sleep.

He quickly headed outside, knowing he probably would seem insane, but feeling it his responsibility to warn others anyways. "Unless you wanna know how it would feel to swallow and sneeze sandpaper, get your asses inside!" he called out, attempting to usher people into the storefronts.

The first annual Tonopahella Music Festival very nearly went off without a hitch, but to true to the town’s running track record with events, something inevitably had to go awry. This time however, it was mother nature who had a message for Tonopah. Vastly different from the bullets and bombings that civilians are used to dodging, the massive sandstorm that rolled through the valley still packed a powerful punch, leaving many people injured and several homes and businesses damaged. With virtually no surface in town left untouched, the storm’s impact stretched for miles and miles.

First responders and construction crews are working around the clock while the entire town is in recovery mode, picking up the pieces and restoring damage left behind by the violent sandstorm. Tonopah Medical Center is at near capacity treating victims of inhalation injuries and broken bones alike. Slowly but surely, though, the town is banding together and getting back on its feet.

Though the early stages of the music festival offered a flicker of hope and perhaps even a trace of normalcy for Tonopah’s residents, unfortunately what people will remember most about Tonopahella is an action-packed sandstorm cameo performance that not even One Direction’s reunion can top. Despite the festival’s abrupt end, many are grateful that the town wasn’t the subject of gang violence this time, but are beginning to wonder if the town really is just cursed.

Today marks the end of the music festival in Tonopah Valley, and the end of our seventh event as a group! While the event has officially ended, you are encouraged to continue your ongoing threads that you wish to finish! The admins just ask that for any new threads, please ensure they are set after the event.

"Look I know you must get this all the time but I promise my friend is in there." Eyes were wide as she pleaded with the bouncer. She rose up onto her tiptoes trying to get a better look inside the VIP area, hoping that she could spot the brunette that had invited her. "I just don't know where exact-" As if right on cue she caught sight of the woman, miraculously making her way towards her. Smile sprung to her lips in greeting, warmth clear in her tone as she spoke her name. "- Abril. Has anyone ever told you that you have perfect timing?" Teasing had danced in her eyes but her joke made she waited for Abril to handle it, confident that she'd be able to do it more smoothly than she ever could. Whatever was said seemed to be enough, the blonde finally allowed inside with a grateful smile flashed towards the bouncer as she moved passed him. Crisis averted it suddenly dawned on her that she was now alone with Abril, she glanced around her new surroundings. "Thanks for inviting me, it looks amazing in here." Feeling as though their tentative truce hung in the balance with every word she spoke her mind went blank before she grasped onto the first topic that popped into her suddenly empty head. "That wind's really get up, huh?"