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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[rocketralph]

_{[Somebody else is avoiding the dance floor--mostly because if he stepped on anyone's toes they'd have to go to the emergency room. Ralph is thankful to find a familiar face and takes a spot next to Alice against the wall.]}

Anything excitin' happen yet?

[nostabbing]

[Nate and Sophie give Ralph their requisite once-over, as they do for all of Parker's acquaintances, but he's an old friend so he passes inspection without any particular difficulty.]

A bunch of people are dancing. The music's...y'know, okay.

[Pause.]

Hey, remember last year we came together? I can't believe it's been a whole year already.

[rocketralph]

Nobody trip and fall yet? What a drag.

_{[He gives Parker's pokemon a nod. Yeah, he's an old friend. He also punched a horse so hard its name changed. SO there's that.]}

Yeah, wow...How d'you think you've done after a whole year?

[nostabbing]

[She shrugs.]

Okay, I guess.

[And they are mutually highly approving of Ralph for that one, thank you.]

You'd think they would more often, you know, with the way shoes like these put the most of your weight on the balls of your feet so your balance changes and there's more muscle extension with the whole, like, moving-around thing. I mean, most of the dresses this year are short which is better for maneuverability but the ones with the long hemlines? They're basically doomed.

[rocketralph]

_{[Well that just sounds like a huge pain in the butt.]}

Mmmmnn, never did like shoes much. If it weren't for the fancy dress code, I wouldn't be wearin' any. You've got my respect lastin' this long in those.

[nostabbing]

[She shrugs again, a little more deliberately this time.]

I just keep thinking about the fact that I could probably stab somebody with them and then it's a little easier to put up with.

[rocketralph]

_{[Oh, Alice.]}

We-eell, yeah, there's always that I guess.

[nostabbing]

Well, I mean, what else are shoes good for, right?

[...Parker...]

Hey, did you come here with anybody this year?

[rocketralph]

Yeah, me an' the kid are here...somewhere.

_{[He looks around. Where was Vanellope? Hopefully not doing anything he'd wind up getting blamed for...]}

[nostabbing]

[Oh, well, that's...

...

Abruptly she drops to an intense whisper.]

Is her hair really made of candy?

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph blinks, then splutters.]}

Wh--no it's not made of candy. It's made of...hair! I guess?

[nostabbing]

But it looks delicious.

[Bawww.]

[rocketralph]

_{[??? ? ?? ?????]}

No it doesn't, she has peppermint in her ponytail and it's disgusting. If this game had ants in it she wouldn't stand a chance.

[nostabbing]

[...wait.]

It does have ants. They're a foot long and steel-armored.

[DAMMIT PARKER]

[rocketralph]

...What?

_{[Ralph is no stranger to insects--not by a longshot! But...he isn't thrilled to find out that there are foot long ants that might try to eat his little friend's head like a jawbreaker.]}

Well that's not good. At all.

[nostabbing]

I know, right? They kind of...like...

[She screws up her face a little, warming it up before trying to make the appropriate noise.]

Ga-shunk.

[rocketralph]

_{[At that, Ralph doesn't have a verbal reply. He just kind of makes this face. Thank you for the demonstration, Alice.]}