"Rip Van Winkle"
An underground LGBT+ cafe/parlour
EST. 1891OOC Note: Please be aware that your character literally would not be able to be a member without first meeting Victory. He has final say on if you are in or not. So keep that in mind!

What is it? Rip Van Winkle, while publicly a pub & inn, is in actuality the home of a hidden entrance to a decently sized cafe/public parlour mix where individuals of the LGBT+ community can congregate and socialize. It is a place where they can just be themselves with occasional drag performances, balls and other similar forms of entertainment. It is a place for those of the LGBT community to feel safe to simply exist as they are that isn't a brothel or just all about sex.

How do people find out about it? Those already within the cafes "members" can inform others that such a place exists. They just would not be able to tell the exact locations of any of the entrances due to Victory being Secret Keeper of the locations. Nor can they speak of whom they have seen there thanks to an enchantment that is triggered when one enters one of the entrances. It is also impossible for just anyone to accidentally wander into one of these entrances thanks to various enchantments put in place.

Where are the entrances? There are four different entrances, one in London's Rip Van Winkle, another in seemingly nondescript public loo in Hogsmeade, another in a seemingly innocuous cafe in London and yet another in a clothing shop in Hogsmeade. This is so that people of different walks of life can access the cafe/parlour without raising eyebrows. After all, no one would question a debutante going for some tea or a chimney sweeper going to the loo. Again, individuals besides Victory are literally unable to say where they are located.

How exactly does anyone get full access, then? Once a potential new invitee has been vetted to make sure they aren't trying to cause harm to the community and has been through a sort of probation period, they will be given a slip of enchanted paper where Victory has written one of the entrance locations best fitting the persons social status. This paper has been enchanted to have its writing only be visible to the person it is intended for. It will also dissolve once it has been in the intended persons hands for more than a few minutes. This is to ensure the continued safety of the community.

PLAYED MEMBERS:

• Victory King (obviously since he's the one that created it lol)
  
• Emrys Selwyn
  
• Heather Parkinson
  
• Kieran Abernathy
  
• Henry Berkwood
  

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   Philomena Sprout

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set by Lady!

Emrys Selwyn pleeeeeeeease <3

  

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Set by Lady!

Emrys Selwyn pleeeeeeeease <3

BRING HIM BACK SO VICTORY CAN HAVE A BIG ANGSTY CRUSH ON HIM jk but also not jk

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   Fortitude Greengrass

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set by Lady!

Kieran Abernathy plz !!

  

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MJ made this!

Harry, please. <3

  

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set by Bee! <3

I would like Benedict Sterling somehow introduced to this, so I'm open to any plot suggestions you might have!! >D

Sebastian Beauregard for current member pls!

  

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❧ Welcome to Evergardens ❧

Winnie, if meeting through Gus works!

  

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I don't know when/if these two will be coming back, but Lannister & Peter Salvage would be all over this place.

I want Sweetie to eventually discover this and finally explore being bi

  

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Magic by Lady!

Wanna be there for Sweetie during her post-election slump?

^ yo Emrys would love to meet people here, who else is in it? (or will anyone already in it commit to threads with me, I just don't want to start opens that only work for 3 people)

  

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Lou made this! <3

I did not know this existed. Neat!

Morrigan Crowley would like to be a member and would be a regular

Victor Frey might ride in on the coat tails of someone else and be messy and annoying

Samuel Griffith might be a long standing member, but only comes trough once in a blue moon. Pays his dues tho

Elfrieda Yaxley would like to be a member of this, I think



@Lynn: I'm open for Van winkel threads any time

  

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I did not know this existed. Neat!

Morrigan Crowley would like to be a member and would be a regular

Victor Frey might ride in on the coat tails of someone else and be messy and annoying

Samuel Griffith might be a long standing member, but only comes trough once in a blue moon. Pays his dues tho

Elfrieda Yaxley would like to be a member of this, I think


@Lynn: I'm open for Van winkel threads any time

Messy and annoying would unfortunately have him not be a member lol. Victory has final say on all membership, you can't just join because a friend is in it (more detailed in my original post). If Victory doesn't like your vibe/how you mesh, you would be denied. It's a place for being a safe, comfortable Queer space and he works hard to keep it that way.

  

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I did not know this existed. Neat!

Morrigan Crowley would like to be a member and would be a regular

Victor Frey might ride in on the coat tails of someone else and be messy and annoying

Samuel Griffith might be a long standing member, but only comes trough once in a blue moon. Pays his dues tho

Elfrieda Yaxley would like to be a member of this, I think


@Lynn: I'm open for Van winkel threads any time

Messy and annoying would unfortunately have him not be a member lol. Victory has final say on all membership, you can't just join because a friend is in it (more detailed in my original post). If Victory doesn't like your vibe/how you mesh, you would be denied. It's a place for being a safe, comfortable Queer space and he works hard to keep it that way.

thats very fair, I am open to have a thread where he gets the boot after his first probational visit tho xD

  

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Don Juan would kill to have a space like this (especially if he gets back with Dean Hudson and wants a place to be cutesy and coupley) but I'd rather it be newly established/in the future because he already has threads with some of these people where he doesn't recognize them haha. Also he has a reputation in society so not sure whether Victory would be into it - lmk Kit, also up for a thread if you like <3

  

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MJ made this <3

I did not know this existed. Neat!

Morrigan Crowley would like to be a member and would be a regular

Victor Frey might ride in on the coat tails of someone else and be messy and annoying

Samuel Griffith might be a long standing member, but only comes trough once in a blue moon. Pays his dues tho

Elfrieda Yaxley would like to be a member of this, I think


@Lynn: I'm open for Van winkel threads any time

Messy and annoying would unfortunately have him not be a member lol. Victory has final say on all membership, you can't just join because a friend is in it (more detailed in my original post). If Victory doesn't like your vibe/how you mesh, you would be denied. It's a place for being a safe, comfortable Queer space and he works hard to keep it that way.

thats very fair, I am open to have a thread where he gets the boot after his first probational visit tho xD

And who knows! Maybe he will end up pleading his case and get to stay? Maybe Victory will think hes pretty/amusing enough to give him another shot? Let's find out! I will start something when I roll Victory posts. <3

Don Juan would kill to have a space like this (especially if he gets back with Dean Hudson and wants a place to be cutesy and coupley) but I'd rather it be newly established/in the future because he already has threads with some of these people where he doesn't recognize them haha. Also he has a reputation in society so not sure whether Victory would be into it - lmk Kit, also up for a thread if you like <3

Same as above, I will start something when I roll Victory posts!

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   Don Juan Dempsey, Samuel Griffith

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Don Juan would kill to have a space like this (especially if he gets back with Dean Hudson and wants a place to be cutesy and coupley) but I'd rather it be newly established/in the future because he already has threads with some of these people where he doesn't recognize them haha. Also he has a reputation in society so not sure whether Victory would be into it - lmk Kit, also up for a thread if you like <3

It would also be new to Dean since he doesn't usually ~dabble close to home!

ETA: Winnie would still like to be a part as well!

  

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Ohhh, I would love this for Gus lol

Felix Prewett Reg and Felix could be coupley and cute here (assuming they were both members haha), but I think Reg would totally chicken out.

  

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