Tuesday, February 9 is the date for this year's 'Fat Tuesday', aka Mardi Gras.

It's become something of a Crack Den tradition. I think we've had Mardi Gras parties on Bourbon Street for four years now (2012-2015).

Traditionally, Mardi Gras RP is focused around the red-light district on Bourbon Street, particularly the front of the Titty Twister. No doubt Mademoiselle BlueBell Noel will be one of our chief marshals of the day's festivities. I've also spoken to Danya of the XXX store IC about the upcoming day.

It's usually an event that runs itself. Just turn up that day around Bourbon Street, wear something crazily exotic, get drunk, get stoned, do something wild for the day in your RP. Laissez les bon temps roulez, as the saying goes!

No set start time, but there is plenty of scope for certain events to happen at set times. In previous years we have had exotic dancers ... cheerleading displays ... fire eating ... and elephant rampages.

Bear in mind that Hathian is a dangerous city and that anything can go down on Mardi Gras day. Last year seemed to have even more violence around the event than usual. Anything goes, and with so many partygoers gathered in a crowd, there is plenty of scope for cops and factions to come up with some mayhem.
My only request would be that any plots or storylines don't shut the whole party down. More fun to have the day keep going crazy rather than the streets being cleared.

From previous experience, I would have two other suggestions for this year:

- spread out in groups along Bourbon Street. Helps with post order for RP if you are sticking around a group of 6 or 8 characters, instead of trying to cope with 20 people in a small space.

- and finally - try and participate! Let your character let their hair down, get drunk, get stoned, wear a mask and do something crazy. The more that take part, the better!

All suggestions welcome to help make it a wild day of RP.