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It was before noon on Saturday, March 5th and the shadier corners of Destiny City had already been up and partying for over 24 hours.

The usually dank and grimy sections of city were full of color and people. Mysterious, and not unwelcoming, sounds and scents wafted through the air escaping even the boundaries of the party. A general sense of life and activity very much in contrast to the dreary and sleepy days of the months past seemed to radiate from the seldom visited (atleast by responsible citizens) section of town.

Those who visited this corner of town regularly would have seen the advertisements set in place weeks before. Though the city had no official events to celebrate Mardi Gras some of the bars and shops on the edges of town had taken it upon them to set up something. Bars advertised specialized music theme nights and liquor deals. Wet T shirt contests and masquerade costume contests for money prizes attempted to persuade a more attractive crowd. Even some of the crummy resturants and bakeries had joined in offering 'traditional' foods for sampling. There were colorful king cakes boasting different fillings, doughnuts brimming with fruit fillings lay under large signs declaring Paczkis, the spices of the thick cajun gumbos could be detected from across the street. Crab, crawfish, lobster, and all other sorts of seafood topped grille menus. There was spice and sweet and liquor everywhere. Hurricanes seemed to be the drink of choice, many coming in crazy large glasses, offering way more then one person should drink in a short sitting, and the bars seemed to be becoming more and more laxed in the procedure of carding drinkers.

People stumbled from bar to bar, hardly trying to conceal their beverages as they sloshed down the streets. Most of the patrons for now seemed jovial and pleasant, if not drunk. The occassional aggressive drunk could be seen, in alleyways some of the more intoxicated souls could be found sleeping or relieving themselves. Some were getting touchy feely on the streets, it wasn't uncommon to hear the shouts "show your breasts" for the trade of silly plastic strings of beads. There was singing, shouting, laughing, the high screech of brass instruments. Beads and cups littered the sidewalks and patrons. Green, purple, and gold seemed to hang from every window down the long dark stretch of participating streets.

If you were up for it the street offered a party to match all parties. One straight, non stop no holds bared, party from 8am Friday the 4th until 11:59pm on Fat Tuesday. Only the police could break down this party and hell... with enough of a crowd could they really break it up? Can't arrest them all. Welcome to Mardi Gras 2011!

Skye would never miss out on a party it didn't matter what kind of party it was if there was alcohol and boys - she was there. She wasn't the best behaved girl and the fact that she was underage never seemed to really bother her in the slightest. She couldn't give a s**t about the law and well if a girl was going to have fun why let the law stop you?

She was wearing one of her dresses, slightly slutty and of course slightly revealing. She loved to show off her body in fact she generally loved the attention.

Skye had been on the street chatting up some guys, drinking whatever was going around when she saw the girl in the slightly odd outfit. It wasn't something one would usually see around here but she didn't mind. She walked over to her and smiled.

"Hey you should have some of these already!" She then gave her one of the bead necklaces she was wearing and put it round her neck. "There now you will get more attention, enjoy the beads!"

Nyasa had been to Mardi Gras only a couple of time herself, but her family celebrated it nonetheless. Some of her family was from the South, so Mardi Gras was in her blood. She had begged for the day off and thankfully her wish had been granted, but she was still on call. Granted, she couldn’t get drunk, but it was better then nothing, so she’d take it.

It honor of the occasion, Nyasa had donned her gold sequin top and tiny black shorts. She had black dance shoes that she’d put some sparkly gold laces, and that, with some gold beads wrapped around her wrists for bracelets, worked just fine. In fact, it wasn’t nearly as loud, flashy, or skimpy as some of the outfits people were parading about in.

Nyasa wandered through the crowd, sauntering over to one guy that waved a fancy garter in her direction. He made a motion indicating that he wanted to see some boobs, but Nyasa kept walking until she was right in his face, enjoying his confused and excited expression. Leaning her chest against his, she walked her fingers up his stomach, over chest, skimmed his jaw, leaned in just a bit closer… then snagged the garter from his limp fingers.

Blowing a kiss to the dazed male, Nyasa pulled the garter onto one of her bare legs and sauntered off, looking for more loot. She spied one girl in an especially flashy ensemble that looked like she belonged in a parade, that or had just escaped one.

Kat was grinning from ear to ear as she made her way through the Mardi Gras crowd. Since she had moved to Destiny City in August, the only exciting part of her life was being a Senshi. She hadn't met many people, and she definitely hadn't gone to any parties since the Halloween Masquerade (which ended up being a disaster anyway). Tonight would be different. Tonight Kathryn Callaghan would let loose, drink, and have a good time. Tonight, patrolling and saving lives and ending others was in the back of her mind.

She quickly sauntered up to Aitana as she caught a glimpse of the familiar green haired girl through the crowd. She had only met her once before, and being in a school setting Kat was a lot more reserved. She draped an arm across Aitana's shoulders, a drink in her opposite hand. She was decked out in a much simpler outfit compared to the other girl- in a pair of short jean shorts, a black tank top and a pair of red converse high tops; her neck was adorned with a few strands of beads. "You, my friend, need more beads. And a drink!"

Kathryn threw her head back as she chugged whatever liquid remained in her bright red plastic cup. She licked her lips and was immediately smiling from ear to ear. She took a quick look around herself, admiring the enormous crowd of people that surrounded her. Music was blasting loudly, beads were being thrown, and the air reeked of alcohol and delicious food. Kat's hips swayed to the music playing and she suddenly decided to saunter off in the opposite direction she came; going deeper into the crowd of people. She stopped at a bar and ordered a second drink as she was fiddling with the strings of beads around her neck. She took her cup and moved on to a stand that was serving king cakes and she groaned with excitement as she laid eyes on the colorful pastries.

She quickly paid the woman that was selling the pastries and chowed down on the donut filled with fruit. She washed it back with the drink she held in her right hand and made her way back to the bar. She squished herself between two men and leaned against the bar, ordering a third drink. She chugged back the drink she had and grinned as the next was passed to her.

Several hours later, Kat stumbled her way out of the crowd. She sat on the curb on the side of the road and waited for her cab to arrive. Eventually she would make it back to her apartment, and she would crawl into bed and for the first time in a long while, she would get to sleep without thinking about Sailor Leto.