PROM, DAY ONE: THE PROM-ENING

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, April 4
Summary: THIS IS THE LOG FOR DAY ONE OF POKEPROM! That means this is your RED-CARPET GALA, so put on your showstopping couture and go have a blast!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:

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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 upscale garden party! There'll also be a ballroom indoors for more traditionally fancy red-carpet goings-on, but most of the action (and volume of guests) will be found mingling out back.
• GREEN areas are where guests will be staying overnight! Unfortunately, you'll be sleeping-bagging it up, since there's a limited amount of bedrooms in this house and they're all being occupied by Clair, Lance, the Elite Four, and guests who are regrettably way more important than you. However, 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 (and their special guests) 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 prefer the classy elegance of a formal red-carpet gala over the more whimsy outdoor garden party atmosphere in the back. 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 — we've detailed them further right here. 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. There are also pictures of the Elite Four members themselves, though it seems there's been a changeover since the last prom; the candids and Official Portraits™ depict different people entirely now (with the exception of Bruno) and there are a few photos of some sort of ceremony among the others. These photos include Lance being declared Champion of both regions by Professor Oak, while the rest of the Elite Four look on; Lorelai hugging Will and Karen immediately after their promotion to Elite Four; Agatha and Koga having an exhibition battle between her Gengar and his Crobat; all six of them piling into the frame for what amounts to a massive group selfie, etc.

☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆

• This post is for threads taking place on DAY ONE of Prom, which means this is the RED-CARPET GALA! Only threads taking place on Friday, April 4 should go in this log!

• We recommend putting your character's location in the header of your comment, or if you're doing multiple locations in the same comment, mark them clearly so people can find you more easily!

• Once you've posted your top-level comment(s), make sure to go to Our PokéProm Masterpost Directory and link to it on the proper day and location, so we can find you more easily!

• The Masterpost Directory is also where we'll be linking the Special NPC Guest Stars' threads, so make sure to keep checking back there for links to their threads!

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Comments

[pokestars]

[ Well, who's this girl? Looks like one of those mysterious guest stars! Apprentice Shauna (or so her official guest star title states) is a cheerful teenage girl who got invited along due to her acquaintance with a certain Professor. She's technically there to lend a hand and stuff if he needs, but honestly Shauna is mostly there because she heard there would be a party and she also heard she'd get to go to a brand-new place. Making memories is the best part about being Pokémon trainer! She's going to have loads of stories to tell her friends about this place!

...Even if those Bloober things are so obviously Goomies, guys. Like, wow.

Anyway, she's fashionably attired in pink and appears to be pretty approachable, so try your luck! While she does have three pokeballs clipped to her waist, none of the three are out and about at the moment. Shauna can be found in the following locations:

a) outdoor garden party

[ Although the whole red-carpet gala thing indoors is more what was being thrown for the guests, Shauna can fairly often be found at the garden party, especially as it gets later and the stars comes out. She spins happily, humming to the music, and addresses anyone nearby, apparently unaware that the plebeian party guests are here to show off how popular the party throwers are rather than to, you know, socialize a ton with. ]

Oh, wow! I wonder if there's going to be fireworks! Wouldn't that be great?

[ There's a sing-song quality to her voice. You can hear the ♪'s at the end of some of her lines. ]

b) indoor ballroom

[ Despite her clear enjoyment of the more whimsical, low-key garden party, Shauna also spends a fair amount of time at the gala indoors. She doesn't appear the least bit ill at ease with the air of sophistication, and instead begs dances off of several of the other NPCs...

And the PCs, as it happens! Shauna likes to dance and if she's free for any dance she'll seek out whoever's nearest to take a turn around the room with her. ]

Hey, hey! You don't have a partner for the next one, right? How about me? I learned from a really great dancer!

[ She's also more than available to be chatted up inbetween dances, although sometimes she might idle by the snacks to get some food in her. ]

...Unfortunately, anyone looking for her in any of the locations not having to do with the ongoing party are just completely out of luck for the night. Maybe tomorrow! ]

B

[pipers_son]

Have ya? What a coincidence! I know a great dancer I've learned from too.

[Although, actually, none of Snake's dances are really appropriate for a ballroom setting. Ballroom dances have been learned from elsewhere. Either way, Joker seems more than happy to offer his hand to Shauna.]

Name's Joker, from the Eve's Garden Circus. Don't believe we've met.

[pokestars]

Eve's Garden Circus? Oooooh, where's that? Is there going to be an event here?

[ You know, uh, aside from the event that is currently...happening...

Look, you said the magic words of "something happening". ]

I'm Shauna! [ Wait for it. ] Ohhhh~, make that "Apprentice Shauna" according to the guest list, but really I think they just needed a title to make me match, you know?

[pipers_son]

I don't think Miss Clair would much care if I upstaged this lovely party a hers.

[She might kill him. Or kick him out, which would be worse.]

Yeah, maybe I shoulda asked for one myself. Who ya apprenticed ta, Shauna?

B

[fourwayconnection]

[Does he know her? No. Does he care? No. Dancing is a thing that brings people together, so Kirikou just grins and snags Shauna by the arm when she makes the offer.]

Yeah? You should introduce me sometime then! I'm a pretty great dancer myself.

[pokestars]

Aw, I so would, if he were around! He's allllll the way back in Kalos, though, sorry!

[ Tierno would probably have loved to be here, but...well, that's the luck of the draw. Possibly of literal straws. Shauna laughs as she's taken by the arm, eagerly heading to the dance floor to start up. ]

Maybe someday he'll come out this way, though! Although to introduce you, I'd need to know a name!

[fourwayconnection]

Kirikou Rung!

[Once they're on the dancefloor, he turns around to grin at her. Oh jeez, she's... actually pretty cute now that he's getting a proper look at her. Crap, shut up teen hormones, he gots this.]

You?

A

[artificialrose]

Fireworks...

[Garry gives a thoughtful hum before he smiles to the girl next to him.]

That truly would be a wonderful way to end the night, wouldn't it?

[pokestars]

Yep! I really like them. But...who knows if we'll get any or not! I guess I didn't hear about any. I should ask Clair!

[ Perhaps Clair keeps some in her pocket, or something.

Or knows a guy who knows a guy... ]

[artificialrose]

Even if Clair doesn't have any, maybe we could make our own? There are Fire Pokemon, after all... But we'd have to have some Water types, just to be safe, and I'm afraid I don't have any.

[The tragedy of being a trainer who gravitates towards fire types.]

A

[soundmind]

Yeah, that would be pretty.

[Oh hey girl she doesn't know, Shauna seems very friendly so Maka smiles at her.]

Maybe they will towards the end of the night? Gather everyone together outside and have a show in commemoration of the guests that came all the way here.

[pokestars]

Oooh! I sure hope so. I'm going to ask Clair about it later! Maybe it's a surprise just waiting to be sprung?

[ IT COULD HAPPEN...Maybe. Perhaps. ]

[soundmind]

Ehh...you'd really ask Miss Clair something like that?

[WHEN IS ASKING CLAIR ANYTHING EVER A GOOD IDEA...]

A

[awesmazings]

That'd be awesmazing!

[Don't mind the kid using made-up words, they're all in good, innocent fun he promises. Jimmy offers Shauna a friendly grin, one hand up near the side of his face to gently pet the Larvesta currently riding on his shoulder, as well as to keep her from accidentally falling off.]

I wonder if there's anyone we could ask? ..Or maybe we should just wait to see if there are any, so it'll be a surprise!

[pokestars]

I could ask Clair later!! Oooh, but you're right, it really might be better as a surprise.

[ Don't mind Shauna and her not-French accent. She's not from around here. ]

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy doesn't mind the not-Frenchness. In fact, he doesn't seem to even notice.]

Haha yeah! Maybe that's what they're doing! Keeping it all secret and stuff to surprise everyone later?

B!

[exeggutorhead]

[Wow this girl is an enthusiastic one, isn't she? But if Envy didn't want to dance, he wouldn't have come in the ballroom.]

[He gives her a short, formal bow like a gentleman, but there's a not-so-formal grin on his face. Envy's enjoying the party, no need to be unfriendly. Besides, he's pretty sure this girl is one of those special guests he heard about.]

Well, if you learned from someone so great, then I guess I can't turn you down.

[pokestars]

[ He gets a curtsy back immediately, although Shauna giggles as she does so. ]

I'm Shauna! And...yep! Tierno's the best there is, although he's not here right now!

[exeggutorhead]

Name's Envy, pleasure to meet you.

[What do you know, he does know how to be polite after all.]

I had a good teacher myself. And what kind of dance did you have in mind?

A

[ajustcaws]

...Fireworks? Oh wow, that would really be something special!

[don't give her ideas. She does have a very slightly mischievous look to her as is...]

Actually, I do have to wonder what else they have planned. Parties are all well and good, but I'm hoping for some action!

[pokestars]

Wouldn't it? I love fireworks. I've seen a lot of shows of them...although I think the ones I saw last, with my friend, were my favorite!

[ no no she wants to give you ideas LET'S DO THIS THING ]

What sort of action are you hoping for, though?

A

[paopuprincess]

Yeah! Fireworks are so cool!

[She grins with equal enthusiasm and a similar dress.]

You don't get to see them too often.

[pokestars]

Oh, wow! I just love your dress! Where did you get it?

[ Which boutique TELL HER and also what day you got it on ]

A

[beholdmydemons]

Fireworks?

[He hears "fire", his attention is gotten. But what's got this girl all excited?]

Er, what's fireworks?

[pokestars]

Exploding lights in the sky?