PROM, DAY TWO: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Saturday, April 5
Summary: THIS IS THE LOG FOR DAY TWO OF POKEPROM! That means this is your CASUAL SATURDAY MINGLEPOST, so enjoy the lazy wind-down from last night's festivities and take some time to explore the many sights and sounds of Tohjo Falls!
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 TWO of Prom, which means this is the CASUAL SATURDAY MINGLEPOST! Only threads taking place on Saturday, April 5 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

[impheired]

A: Out and About
[Kuzuryuu is dressed much more casually today, sporting just a plain white dress shirt, black pants, and a plain black tie. He's switched back to his dragon eyepatch as well. He's only followed by his Bisharp today, and while he's still sporting the "don't come near me if you know what's good for you" aura, it's a little more subdued than it was yesterday.]

[Somebody might have stayed up all night to make sure that nobody took advantage of the mixed sleeping quarters to perv on his female classmates. And maybe that somebody was this guy, but he's sure as hell not going to admit to it if you ask him why he looks kinda tired today.]

[He can be found mostly taking a walk around the grounds in general, but on a few rare occasions, he can also be found at the garden party. Mostly because he's hungry and that's where the food is, so he kinda doesn't have a choice.]

B: The Library
[Kuzuryuu can once again be found in a secluded corner, pouring over the Elite Four's research. He's sitting in his chair like a normal person today though, his chin propped on his hand and did he just doze off there? ...yeah, he's definitely taking a cat nap behind his book. That sure is happening.]

[At least Kopeko's there to keep an eye on him while he naps. Hopefully he'll wake up before he gets kicked out. Again.]

C: Designated Sleeping Area
[Sure enough, Kuzuryuu ended up getting kicked out of the library for staying in there too long AND for napping and maybe drooling on the table a little bit during said nap. And then he kind of got into a fist fight with a certain hot-blooded Spirit Detective, after which he disappeared from the party entirely.]

[Where did he wind up? In the portion of the sleeping area that the sdr2's claimed for their own, apparently, where he must have decided to nap off the headache and general beating Yusuke gave him. And maybe catch up on the sleep he missed last night a little bit too because that library nap earlier sure wasn't enough. He's curled up on his side, fast asleep with his Houndoom curled up next to him and his Bisharp sitting a few feet away, playing silent sentinel once again for her sleeping master.]

[If you thought Kuzuryuu would actually be able to BEAT him, I have news for you. He did, at least, stop in the bathroom to clean himself up before coming to crash on his sleeping bag but the bruises, cuts, and dried, hours-old blood on his shirt is enough to show that he got into trouble at some point today.]

[Way to go, Kuzuryuu. This is exactly how you prom, you got it.]

C

[freshprints]

[So guess who's an expert in looming creepily over people while they're sleeping unawares? KIRIGIRI IS.

And it seems she's managed to track Kuzuryuu down in the sleeping area, though she's not getting close enough to get within reach of that Bisharp — at least, not close enough that it could come at her before her own Houndour, Baskerville, would have the chance to intervene.

He looks like he could use the sleep, Kuzuryuu-kun.

ALL THE MORE REASON TO WAKE HIM UP]

Kuzuryuu-kun.

[impheired]

[Probably a good choice on the Bisharp, Kirigiri. She remembers you. And she remembers that her master isn't exactly that found of you. And if you're about to try something more than just standing and staring, you better believe she'll put those blades to use.]

[He definitely needs the sleep though. (Un?)Luckily he's a pretty light sleeper even in this state, so looming and saying his name is enough for his eye to snap open before hi sits bolt upright.]

Kirigiri?! What the hell!?

[freshprints]

What happened to you?

[That's not actually why she's here, but given that the guy is covered in dirt and blood, it warrants asking.

...

if only to figure out whose blood it is, really, because with the a murderschool alumnus you never know.]

[impheired]

[Especially with a Yakuza murder school alumnus am I right?]

[...actually, even though nobody's dead, it's safe to say that not all that blood is Kuzuryuu's. He did manage to get a few solid hits in, even though Yusuke ultimately beat him. Heck, he even drew first blood. BECAUSE FIGHTING WITH RINGS ON HAS ITS PERKS.]

I got into a fight, what's it to you?

[freshprints]

You're covered in blood.

[AND SHE IS A MURDERSCHOOL ALUMNUS, DOES SHE NEED TO SPELL THIS OUT FOR YOU SON]

Is anyone else injured?

[and in the event that you killed somebody did you actually leave it in a secure place or are we going to trip over it while looking for the bathroom—]

[impheired]

What kind of wuss do you take me for? Of course the other guy didn't walk away clean.

[Give him some credit, if Kuzuryuu killed somebody you definitely wouldn't find the body today.]

[Or tomorrow.]

[...possibly not at all, depending on the circumstances.]

[freshprints]

[THAT'S WHAT SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT.]

Is medical attention necessary?

[impheired]

[HEY HE SAID "WALKED AWAY." QUIT WORRYING.]

I'm fine. He's fine. Everything's fine. This better not be all you fucking woke me up for though, or you might need some.

[Kuzuryuu one fight is enough for the day. Please stop.]

[freshprints]

I wanted to check on you. You stayed up all night watching over the girls in your class, didn't you?

[Honestly, she probably wouldn't have woken him up if it hadn't been for all the blood and whatnot, but then there he was looking like that, so...]

[impheired]

[Okay...one: how did you know that. Two: why do you care? Kuzuryuu splutters, clearly flustered and caught off guard.]

N...No!!

[The gangster doth protest too much, methinks.]

[freshprints]

[Probably because she never sleeps, either. Or she was doing the same thing.

OR SHE'S BATMAN

but you know.]

Mm.

[Sure you didn't.]

Also, about Saionji-san...

[impheired]

[He did. He absolutely did and between the stuttering and spluttering, SHSL Batman probably figure that out already.]

[But oh, hey. Saionji. Let's focus on her instead!!!]

What about her? Look, if it's about that shit with the Spoinks, that was all her doing. The rest of us had nothing to do with it.

[freshprints]

I meant about the difficulty with Fujisaki-san.

[Let's...let's just settle Poolgate before we get into any business with the Spoinks, shall we.]

It would be better if she could be persuaded to stay away from Fujisaki-san from now on.

[impheired]

Oh. Yeah that... [He sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose.] Nanami had a talk with her about it last night. She wasn't fucking happy about it.

[Understandably...]

[freshprints]

...

[Well, here we go.]

There was a photograph taken, of her in the pool. Mostly by mistake, but it's clear enough to identify all the relevant parties.

[impheired]

...go on.

[Kirigiri, are you about to change his opinion of you here?]

[freshprints]

If you think your ability to persuade her to stay away from Fujisaki-san would be...enhanced by something like that, we may be able to reach an arrangement.

[Strictly under the table, of course. That's how all the gangsters are doing it, isn't it?]

[impheired]

[Yes, yes, yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee--no. You had him until "reach an arrangement", Kirigiri. The small smirk that had begun to spread across his face quickly flips back into a frown.]

[Because all he can think is that she's going to try and pry more sweet endgame spoilers out of him in exchange for the pictures.]

What sort of arrangement?

[freshprints]

[To be fair, that's not an invalid assumption to make, considering Kirigiri. Fortunately, the fates have smiled on this exchange, and she's actually not out for deets today.

Fujisaki-san trumps even the thirst for deets, evidently.]

It's to be used solely for the purposes of ensuring her compliance in this matter. No personal vendettas. I'll hold on to the photo and deliver you copies as needed. Is that fair?

[impheired]

[Damn. So who ISN'T part of the Chihiro Fujisaki Defense Squad??? It's a good thing Nanami warned Kuzuryuu about messing with him right off the bat.]

[...because he could have very easily earned himself a pooldunking as well, let's not kid ourselves.]

I thought you didn't want me continuing the family business. This sounds an awful lot like blackmail to me, Kirigiri.

[He's not...complaining about this. In fact, the smirk is back in full.]

Sleeping Area

[puppetnurse]

[Fist fight, you say? Cuts, bruises and dried, hours-old blood on his shirt, you say? Well it's a good thing you have a nurse for a classmate, huh?

Except when you ignore the nursing part, sometimes you probably wish she wasn't a classmate. Like right now, how she's sort of yelling worriedly upon spotting the blood.]

K-Kuzuryuu-san!!

[He may have been sleeping but she's pretty urgently trying to wake him up if he...wasn't up already. Sorry Kuzuryuu. And sorry Kopeko for waking your master.]

comes back to this nearly a month later wheee

[impheired]

[Tsumiki's lucky Kopeko knows who she is or she might have just lost an arm, at the very least. As it stands though, she just lets Tsumiki do her thing because SOMEBODY has to take a look at her dumbass master. And Tsumiki's like a Nurse Joy for people, right?]

[Kuzuryuu, on the other hand, is less than pleased. Fuck you, he was trying to sleep. He winces, holding a hand to his head in response to the shrieking. He hadn't quite managed to fully sleep off that headache yet, especially since he'd already been woken up once before. At least Kirigiri had the decency to do it quietly...]

Can't you see I'm trying to sleep!? Fuck off!!!

replies to this despite being on hiatus

[puppetnurse]

[While she does jump, obviously not at all enjoying the yelling, she is undeterred. She simply frowns, shaking her head as she tries to talk him into sitting up.]

I'm sorry Kuzuryuu-san...but you are clearly injured! And I cannot ignore that...I promise I will be quick, but you really should be properly taken care of! Please allow me...I insist...

heee

[impheired]

It was just a fucking fist fight, I'm fine!

[You really think he would know better by now that this is one the few times when Tsumiki actually grows something resembling a backbone...]