'Cause Baby, Tonight The DJ's Got Us Falling In Love Again...

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, April 5 through Saturday, April 6
Summary: WHAT SUMMARY DO YOU NEED, IT'S POKEPROM
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:

It's here! It's here! Clair's first-ever (and, Lance hopes, last-ever) Pokemon Prom is here, coming to you straight from scenic Tohjo Falls! You've packed your bags, you've hitched your rides, and now you're taking your first steps in to a super swank palatial PokeManor where, prior to now, only the pseudo-legendary best of the best had ever tread. Gosh, that must make you pretty special, huh? (Well, you and everyone else in the massive crowd that arrived along with you, that is.) Of course, you're all destined for greatness. But at the moment, your more immediate destiny is forty-eight hours of fun.

So get going!

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☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆




KEY:

• BLUE areas are where the bulk of the party's events will be located! As you can see, the festivities will be taking place largely outdoors, and the grounds will reflect that; there'll be the usual decorations of pretty floral arrangements, little lights, things like that. Think garden party!
• GREEN areas are where guests will be staying overnight! Unfortunately, you'll be sleeping-bagging it up, since this is a house party and not a hotel party, but this is where you'll be given space to leave your possessions, claim some sleeping room, and generally crash for the night once the festivities do you in. (Note: you're welcome to try to sleep elsewhere, but Clair might catch you and disapprove. You don't want that, do you?)
• RED areas are unfortunately off-limits to guests! If asked about them, anyone will tell you that those are the rooms and areas that the Elite Four have claimed for themselves, and they're sealed off tight. Please don't try to break into them anyway; you'll only be caught and punished.

• AREA A is the designated Indoor Ballroom area, for the people who would prefer to class it up a little more than just your standard garden party. There's a big skylight, hardwood floors, tasteful artwork, and classy music — a little more upscale than the shenanigans going on outside, for the people who'd rather that kind of thing.
• AREA B will be the area of interest for anyone hoping to sneak a little Pokemon research on the side: this is the Library/Gallery area of the house. While most of it is your standard "tall shelves of ancient identical books" fare, there are a few points of interest — a sculpture of Lugia, a painting of the Ecruteak City skyline before the Brass Tower burned down, some stone etchings of what might be Fossil Pokemon, and so on. Guests are welcome to look around a little, but burying themselves in research the whole time will be highly frowned upon, and you'll be politely encouraged to leave the library alone and go rejoin the festivities if you hole up in there for too long.
• AREA C is...well, the Parking Lot. More importantly, it's where you take your Pokemon battles if you simply gotta get your battle on; keep it out and away from the house, please, and try not to make too much of a mess. Skirmishes, sorties, and sparring will be tolerated here and here alone. Do it anywhere else and you'll be facing some very displeased hosts.
• AREA D is the Elite Four's Trophy Room. Please be quiet and respectful if you come up here to have a look around; it's a solemn kind of place. Here you'll find various collections of badges, ribbons, awards, and trophies put on display, with one wall devoted to each member of the Elite Four. Of particular note is a glass case with a broken Ultra Ball mounted inside; the brass plaque attached claims it's the ball Lorelei was using when she almost caught Articuno. On a lighter note, there are also pictures of the Elite Four themselves — your standard Official Portraits™, sure, but also some framed candids of them in various configurations hanging out with their Pokemon and engaged in various activities around the house (Agatha making waffles, Lance and Bruno clowning around in the pool, stuff like that).

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☆ QUICK LINKS ☆

Outdoor Garden Party | Indoor Ballroom | Library and Gallery | Parking Lot | Elite Four's Trophy Room | Designated Sleeping Areas

GENERAL - Ground Floor | GENERAL - Upstairs | GENERAL - Outside


☆ SPOTTED: GYM LEADERS ☆

BLUE - Elite Four's Trophy Room | CLAIR - Upstairs | FALKNER - Ground Floor | JASMINE - Outdoor Garden Party | MORTY - Parking Lot of SHAME
SABRINA - Outdoor Garden Party | WHITNEY - Outdoor Garden Party

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THE ORIGINAL INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE

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☆ PARKING LOT ☆

[these_balls]

[...It's a parking lot. What are you doing out here? The party's inside, man!

NOTE: Please feel free to be creative within the bounds of this setting; we encourage it! If you have any questions, please contact us via the Inquiries Hotline, linked above, and we'll get back to you ASAP.]

OPEN!

[angerpoints]

[ENTER ONE (1) YUSUKE URAMESHI, who, despite expectations, has turned up at this party looking pretty snazzy, with no high-waisted jeans or boring t-shirts or oversized jackets to be seen. How, you ask, did he manage to come upon such nice clothing, after only being here for a few weeks? That's his secret. (SPOILER ALERT: he went shopping.) Now that he was here, Yusuke had every intention of approaching the gym leaders and sussing out information about this world, and given that this was a fancy party and everything, he figured he wouldn't be able to do that if he looked like some street rat off the block.

... for now, though, he's nipping outside for a smoke, with Puu following diligently behind. As he wrenches himself out of the crowd and steps out into the parking lot, Yusuke huffs out a breath through puffed cheeks and reaches into his jacket for his lighter and cigarettes, shooting his Pokemon a wry sideways glance as he says:] Pretty stuffy in there, huh?

[Puu chirps his agreement. Had he not been riding atop Yusuke's head up until just a few moments ago, he was sure they would've been separated from one another, and why, that would've been just terrible! Besides, it was nice to be out in the lovely, cool, fresh air... or uh, it was until Yusuke lit one of his cigarettes. Puu eyes Yusuke disapprovingly, then pointedly lets out the loudest, squeakiest cough he can muster, which garners an irritated look from his trainer.]

Hey, if you don't like it, go someplace else. You're gonna like me even less if you don't let me smoke.

[Puu looks cross for a moment longer, then deflates, resigned. Yusuke had him there: thanks to the stress from getting dropped here in the middle of the case and not having any powers and generally feeling ~angry and drift~, Yusuke had recently returned to some of his old, nasty habits by taking advantage of looking a bit older than he actually is and buying up a couple packets of Camerupt Lite back in Violet City, which smelled almost as dreadful as they apparently tasted. Had he been able to find nicotine gum instead, Yusuke probably wouldn't have even bothered with actual cigarettes, but alas, because his search had been unsuccessful, he had gone with what was available, and was left to periodically cringe and spit off to the side in-between taking drags. Ugh. Maybe he should've tried the Pidove brand instead.

Meanwhile, his Pokemon has progressed from resignation to profound exasperation. AT LEAST MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE DOORWAY, YUSUKE.]

[gracefall]

Wow, something smells awful. [ it's not that Xiaoqiao has anything particularly against smoking but if he's going to be burning something can't it smell better? but nevermind that! just who she was looking for!

Xiaoqiao comes crashing out of the doors holding onto her feebas like a handbag. she was going to leave Xiao'yu in the pool to...socialise with other fish but at the edge of the pool she noticed she lost her not-really-escort. ]

What are you doing out here! [ it sounds more like a demand than a question, with the whole hands on hips posture. ]

[gunkonmyboot]

[Guess what, the party was crowded and someone needed some air as well. That guy was 17 with his jacket and his mask that rested above his head. He still wore the torn jeans and bright green socks but he didn't care.

The was cool until he caught a scent that could choke him. If it was some fuel smoke he's probably used to it. But with this human form, was his new body used to the cigar smell? Probably not. Enough about that, he just saw a familiar face. It was that kid again. He stayed quiet when Yusuke raised his voice to the bird. 17 shrugged.]

Arguing with a bird again, Detective?

[for_realsies]

If I had Brenn with me, I'd tell him to put that out with a water gun.

*Imogen, for the most part, liked the party. It was fun, full of energy, life, and people not being all... down and sad. She liked all of this and would have stuck around if the excitement that was new unexplored places didn't have her everywhere else in the complex! Curious like a cat pretty much meant she had to explore until she was told to stop. ...and then explore again.*

Only out here to keep the smell away from the rest of the party?

*Imogen pulled a small flask from her jacket and took a swig. She was not big on drinking, and while a hip flask was normally for harder alcohols this was a cider that was just a bit past child friendly. At home she had to worry about doing things Fiona couldn't... here, honestly it was just because it tasted pretty nice. And she had no idea what people might've added to the punch. She noticed, however, the smoke from Yusuke's death sticks was being stopped by an invisible wall in the air. A Reflect, she guessed, and she figured her Espeon was somewhere close but out of sight.*

Thank you Talent.

[lieutenantantichrist]

[Something smells terrible.]

[Blake is just heading out the door when he sees that brat in the flesh, slinking around sucking on a cigarette. He and his cloudbird both get an immediate glare of disapproval.]

Put that thing out. You're underage.

[togetherforever]

[Oh Yusuke, don't mind Mayu here. She's just going to run out of the doorway as if her life's depended on it. Her Haunter was trailing behind like some kind of ghostly guardian angel.]

[She...may or may not have bumped into Yusuke in the way of her escape from the ballroom. Sorry about that, man!]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Smoking, dude? How old even ARE you?]

[Ah well, Heather can't really judge. She used to, too, so... no leg to stand on, really.]

[But still, she watches him for a moment from her spot on the curb. She's dressed in a suit rather than a dress and has a Murkrow mask, but it's hanging around her neck rather than on her face. She came out here for some fresh air away from all the noise and music.]

[If he'd been older she might not have said anything, but he looks more or less in the teen-to-twenty bracket.]</sub>

... Cigs, man? Really?

You'll bust the shit outta your lungs.

_{[SOME of her dad's 'these are your lungs on CANCER' lectures rubbed off on her, what can she say?]}

OPEN but especially for Carmen

[lieutenantantichrist]

[It's nice and quiet down here. Blake needed a break from all the chattering idiots, so he'd left his Pokemon to go dance and come down here to get his head together. He leans against the wall, figuring he'll head back soon.]

[begetsvengeance]

[The dance was, admittedly, not as bad as Jeane thought it'd be. Of course, that didn't mean she wanted to deal with dumbasses being dumbasses the entire time. Sometimes you need some fresh air. From the looks of things, it seemed her cop friend had a similar idea. So she makes her way over to him, wearing a rather simple looking white dress, and waves.]

You look like you're having a blast.

/ROLLS IN HERE

[doitrockapella]

[So here's the thing about prom. It's got everybody all together in the same nice, small, compact place. Pretty hard (though not impossible) to avoid someone; chances are, sooner or later you'll cross paths.

Lieutenant Blake isn't someone she's eager to cross paths with, which has nothing to do with Lieutenant Blake, and everything to do with the fact that a hysterical little boy declared Blake to be his father's murderer, and no one seems to believe him. Also the guy's clearly got something against education and he was kind of a jerk to Zack, so it's not like she doesn't have plenty of justification for what's about to ensue here.

Looking lovely in her glittering silver dress and accompanying mask, she steps out onto the front porch for a breath of fresh air, and — hey, what do you know. There he is.]

Open

[failures]

[After doing a bit of dancing, Larry's made his way out to the parking lot with his sling of Pokeballs and white PFC armband. He really wants to get some battles in with his assembled main team. He just hopes Clair doesn't notice that he has two huge Pokemon with him. At least he didn't bring them both inside?

He'll be on the lookout for other armbands, so if your character has one on, expect to be approached! Or expect to be approached for a battle if you have cool-looking Pokemon out.]

Open!

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Okay look, it’s not a matter of if Cobra ends up out here, merely a matter of when. With Cobra being Cobra, there’s probably two reasons for his presence in the Parking Lot. Odds are he’s either done something stupid and come out here to avoid potential expulsion, or he’s out here to avoid doing something stupid in the first place. Either way he’s not in the world’s best mood right now.]

[saxsongs]

[Ren's also taking a break from the party. While he's enjoying it, even he needs a break... and he happened to hear there are Pokémon battles going on in the place, so it was worth checking out.

So he's just wandering around the parking lot and and seeing what's happening over there.]

[eyes_are_uphere]

[Different odds than the reason she's out here, though her's his more to keep from causing a scene by complete accident. Still not on the best of terms with everyone she's more likely to keep to herself, holding onto her houndour puppy who seems all too happy to wag her stubby little tail and bark at passerbys.

May as well be a bit social, even though it's not the best of ideas.]

Get bored of the party or do something to get banished out here? Not many interesting people out here, after all.

Open!

[starspangledavenger]

[Steve is going to be out here at random points throughout the party, watching battles. He's more than willing to battle anyone who have Low level Pokemon or just chit chat. While out here, his Riolu, Grace, is watching the battles with every ounce of her attention and Amber, his Eevee, is sprawled across his shoulders, lazily making pleased noises and seemingly unaware battles are happening.]

Semi-open! Initially closed to Yumi (notchinese), though spectators welcome?

[usedswift]

Looked like Pokémon battles were in full swing out here, but the girls had managed to find a relatively empty spot. Tenten's own Pokémon stayed balled, at least for now -- this was a somewhat more traditional (or for this world, unorthodox) battle. A friendly sparring match between two different martial artists.

If nothing else, it should be an interesting show.

[notchinese]

Yumi placed her bag to the side right before she released her Meditite out of his ball. Creeper initially went hysterical for a moment but Yumi managed to calm him down. "Behave and I'll let you sleep in my sleeping bag tonight, you hear?" she whispered quietly to the Psychic pokemon. It took a moment before he decided to nod his head on it. Seeing the approval, Yumi made her way over to Tenten.

"Hope you don't mind the little creeper spectating, do you?"

Open!

[tentacletrainer]

[[She's mostly out here to stretch her legs a little, and let her Pokemon do as they please without the restriction of delicate items or a crowd to deal with. She's got a team of six on her, though only a few would really be challenging if that's what you're looking for. Otherwise care to socialize? She'll be sitting around, sketching some of her Pokemon as well as some of the others wandering around in her field journal, as well as possibly taking notes on them too.]]

Crow come here

[saxsongs]

[Of course, it's not a Pokémon party without at least one Pokémon battle, right? Of course not.

This would be Ren's ad Crow's first Pokémon battle. Ren isn't really confident about winning, but... hey, this is supposed be a friendly match. At least in his mind.]

So, what rules are we using?

[darkenedgales]

[And it's likely to remain a "friendly match" in Ren's mind only -- to Crow, each and every battle is serious and he intends to go all-out, be it against a friend or not. That's how real duelists fight!

... As do real Pokémon trainers, he figures.]

Anything's fine with me! Doubt it could change the outcome anyway.

[Guess who's victory he's predicting? Spoiler: not Ren's.]

But I guess we might settle it on three vs. three? I wouldn't wanna leave you with with no Pokémon at all, and that way, you don't have to suffer too long!

[these_guys]

<sub>[Well, looks like Clair's penchant for fierceness and fashion doesn't know any bonds. Gym Leader MORTY knows this as he was banned to the parking lot on account of his outfit. Apparently the pocket square contrasts with the stripes of his shirt and tie. Who knew?]

[He's ... technically allowed inside now, probably, having gotten rid of the offending piece of fabric, but he's taking a moment to just stand and watch the ever-darkening sky.]

[There's a bit of mystery to be had as the stars start to emerge, surely.]</sub>

[aburame]

[Even if he's abandoned the heavy hoods for this event, it's a wonder Shino hasn't been given the stink-eye from the hosts too. The goggles + mask combo has to be a fashion faux pas.

He recognises Morty as one of the gym leaders. Wasn't he featured on a new broadcast recently? No matter, it doesn't bother him. He only continues to watch the skies, enjoying the momentary calm between them.]

[exeggutorhead]

[Edmund the Yamask has been keeping pretty close to Envy tonight, on account of being the world's shyest ghost, but when he spots Morty in the parking lot he figures he ought to go say hello. Ghost-type gym leader, after all.]

[He floats over and spends a good forty seconds waffling about whether he really should approach, but eventually he steels himself, writes out a little note on the notepad he's been carrying, and timidly taps Morty on the shoulder. Then he holds the notepad up.]

Hello sir, it is an honor to meet you.

Open!

[eyes_are_uphere]

[Having grown bored of the party in general, Tsunade has decided to take to the outside. And, well, the parking lot seemed to be where all the action was at. A smirk played on her lips as she walked the perimeter of the parking lot, her team of six (in this case her female houndour, haunter, sawsbuck, magcargo, vulpix, and gastrodon) following rather obediently at her sides and back.

In fact it was probably a bit of an amusing scene, with her haunter popping back and forth to taunt the houndour puppy at her right side and her vulpix rather loudly telling her off for being an annoyance while trying to look as regal as possible.

But whatever the situation she was ready and itching for a battle to test her team and see just how well they would work together. Even then she'd gladly just let them interact, trying to pick up tricks and tips from other trainers and battles if it was even possible for her to do.]