Why Don't You Go Where Fashion Sits?

[these_guys]

Who: Participants of the Kalosmas New Year's Event!
Where: The Hotel Richissime, in scenic Lumiose City, Kalos!
When: Wednesday, December 31 - Thursday, January 1!
Summary: After all the shenanigans of Hoennween, it's about time everybody had a chance to relax and unwind, courtesy of some actually benign NPCs. With all the luxuries of the Hotel Richissime waiting at their disposal, that shouldn't be too difficult a prospect!
Rating: PG in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:

☆ GROUND FLOOR ☆

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☆ UPSTAIRS FLOOR ☆

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A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:

• At the moment, this log spans the entirety of the New Year's Eve plot, so starters may be posted for any time on either day of the event. If things start getting massive and it looks like an overflow log will be necessary, we'll definitely see about putting one up, and will link it to this one if need be.

• The Event Itinerary can be found here! Remember that participating in this course of events is not mandatory, but it's what will be going on in the grand scheme of things over the course of the event.

• All event participants are being housed on the fourth and fifth floors of the hotel. Your bedrooms are laid out like this; if you participated in our IC Rooming Roulette, you can find your buddy on this table here!

• Most activities here will be free! ICly, your characters will use their room cards to "pay" for most things, and the charges will be applied to their room (which of course, they are not paying for personally). Gift shops, parts of the casino, and food not provided as part of the event are not chargeable to your rooms and characters will have to use their own money in those locations.

• Underage characters may use the casino; however, they may be subject to some social scrutiny and side-eyeing in the event that they attempt to get in on one of the high-roller tables.

A NOTE ABOUT USING THREADS ON THIS LOG FOR AC:

Because of how our AC period works (the grace week into January still counting toward December), all threads on this log are valid toward December's AC, regardless of timestamp! However, because the log technically spans two different months and we want to encourage tagging out on it, we have also made this decision:

On this log and this log alone, comment threads timestamped in January (OOCly) that reach AC-length may be used towards January's AC, as well. Therefore, if a thread on this log reaches AC length with 10+ comments timestamped in January, you can use it toward January's AC (assuming the same thread has not already been used to satisfy December's AC).

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☆ QUICK LINKS ☆
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Comments

[angerpoints]

[X] LOCKED TO THE OLD MAN

All right, Puu. Looks like this is it.

[Yusuke's Altaria trills sleepily. Puu isn't the only one who's groggy - Yusuke, too, is dragging a little, having spent the latter half of the flight to Kalos asleep. He can't even muster up the energy to be mad about having to room with someone he might not know; sure, it was pretty annoying that the hotel decided to just throw him in a random room with somebody after pressure from his friends led to him begrudgingly RSVPing to this shindig, but you know what, right now he doesn't even care. He just wants to locate the nearest bed and pass out for a couple more hours.

Yawning, Yusuke readjusts the bag thrown over his shoulder and swipes his hotel keycard. It belatedly occurs to him, as he's pocketing the keycard and pushing the door open, that the last time he'd stayed in a hotel this fancy, he was on an island in the middle of nowhere trying not to get killed in a tournament he hadn't even volunteered to be in. The thought would've undoubtedly made him uncomfortable if he was more awake. In light of that, it was probably a good thing that he wasn't.

Yusuke doesn't know who he expects to be standing there when he walks into the room - hell, he wasn't even necessarily expecting to see anyone there, since it was entirely possible that he might've beat his roommate to the room. When he spots the other person in the room, though, he stops dead in his tracks, so abruptly that Puu, who'd been following dutifully behind him, smacks into him.

Yusuke's eyes are wide. He doesn't even pay any mind to the series of irritable noises Puu is making - he's too busy trying to get his throat to work. As soon as he manages, he jabs his finger at the familiar face and, looking absolutely shocked, blurts out:]

Blake?!

[WHY OF ALL PEOPLE––]

[A] ARCADE/CASINO - December 31st

[Now this is Yusuke's kind of scene! It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Yusuke that when he stumbles upon the arcade and the casino as he's wandering the building, he immediately goes inside and proceeds to spend the next couple of hours enjoying what the facilities have to offer. Those in the area will either find him in the arcade, where he'll be playing some kind of old-school fighting game and crowing about how badass he is, or, if you're feeling lucky and have some cash to spend--]

Son of a bitch!

[--you might find him in the casino, swearing at one of the slot machines. You may want to stage an intervention if you do happen to spot him there - he looks about ready to punch the machine.

No matter where you find him, you'll probably notice the shiny Wurmple sitting on his shoulder, looking all at once overwhelmed and intensely irritated by all the flashing lights and loud noises. This is way too much stimulation for a Pokemon who literally only hatched a couple days ago. Why is her life like this.]

[B] THE GALA / FIREWORKS EVENT - December 31st

[Trust Yusuke to be late to the main event! It's a good thing his Pokemon are with him, because otherwise he might've completely lost track of time and missed the excitement going on in the ballroom. He does, at least, have the decency to be fashionably late; when he finally rolls up into the ballroom around 10:00, he's wearing the outfit Botan twisted his arm into purchasing, and looking pretty damn good in it to boot.

... or, well. He would look pretty damn good if he wasn't sporting one hell of a black eye. How and when over the course of the day did he manage to get a black eye, you ask? He's not telling you. He doesn't wanna talk about it.

Yusuke only showed up to bullshit with people and wait for the fireworks to start, so while you're welcome to try to get him to dance, you probably won't succeed unless you're really persistent about it. The Pokemon he brought with him, on the other hand... well, he's a different story. If you're a pretty lady and you're standing by yourself, there's a good chance that a Gengar in a rather hideous bowtie will suddenly appear at your side and bashfully hold his hand out to you. Please dance with him, pretty lady. He's a good dancer, he promises!!

When the fireworks begin, Yusuke and his Altaria will be watching them from the ballroom. Afterwards, they'll be milling around, tracking down people they know. If you and Yusuke are on good terms, he'll probably approach you and ask how things're going - and if you're on really good terms, he'll try to sneak up on you and surprise you with either a hearty slap on the back or a noogie so ferocious your great-great-grandma'll feel it. FRIENDSHIP. c:]

[C] POOL AREA - January 1st

[Another day, another opportunity to run into Yusuke! Don't you guys feel lucky. After waking up and hassling his roommate a little (trust him, Blake totally deserved it), Yusuke heads down to the pool in the early hours of the morning to do some swimming and chilling out. Those who don't catch him as he's cannon-balling into the pool will find him sitting on one of the deck chairs, clad in a pair of green swim trunks and some sunglasses. It might be a little hard to recognize him if you've never seen him without his hair gelled up, but rest assured that is indeed him wearing those douchey shades. (Alas, all the gel he'd put in his hair that morning got washed out as he was swimming. What, you mean you don't do your hair before you go to the pool? You're weird.)

There's a Hitmonlee stretched out in the deck chair next to him, reading what looks like a rather complicated book. Yusuke brought a bit of reading with him himself - namely, the first volume of the manga Ashita no Ho-Oh* - but what he's focused on right now isn't his comic, but on the Eevee standing at the edge of the shallow end of the pool. She's clearly contemplating taking a dip, but seems hesitant. It's no wonder why, really - after all, it's a pretty big pool, so it isn't hard to imagine why a tiny fox thing who's never gone swimming before might be a little intimidated.

Fortunately, Yusuke is there to encourage her... or at least, he is if you consider sitting on his ass and bellowing at her from a few feet away "encouragement".]

C'mon, Isami, jump in already! It's not that deep.

[The Eevee makes a distressed noise and shakes her head. SHE CAN'T, SHE'S SCARED. :c

(*THANKS ALEX, YOU ARE THE GREATEST EVER)]

B

[paladinlost]

[That is indeed one hell of a black eye, and if Cecil didn't remember his own youth so well he'd most certainly be asking questions about its origins. But whatever its source, it clashes a little too much with the atmosphere for his tastes.]

Do you need help covering your bruise, or is it too sensitive to touch at the moment?

[In any other world that would not have been an issue for him, but even exotic Kalos is not any other world.]

[angerpoints]

Huh?

[Yusuke turns his head, blinking. Oh, hey, it's the guy he got a ghost sword from! Also the guy who nearly got poisoned by his Pokemon that one time. He remembers you, guy.]

... oh, you talkin' about this? [Yusuke points at his face. He doesn't wait for Cecil to respond before he shrugs, looking nonchalant.] Eh, it's fine. I've had worse.

[Which totally changes how gnarly it looks, right?]

[paladinlost]

I've no doubt that's true, but were you expected to mingle at an upscale reception at the time? You'll attract a lot of stares from the locals.

[Not only from the locals, surely, but in such situations they make for excellent scapegoats.]

They might believe you were attacked.

B

[wing_attack]

[Tobias is looking up at the fireworks somewhat nervously, but he's at least somewhat dressed for the occasion. Rachel probably wouldn't be super pleased, but whatever. He's got his Eevee in his arms, and he scratches Erek's head gently, before catching Yusuke out of the corner of his eye.]

Huh - oh! Hey.

[angerpoints]

- ah, hey!

[WHAT'S GOOD, MAN? Yusuke hadn't expected to see Tobias here, but now that they've spotted each other, he'll go ahead and mosey on over. Puu, of course, follows after him. He lets out a friendly chirp when he sees Tobias. Hello, nice boy who helped them fuck dudes up a couple months ago!! It's nice to see you again!]

How's it goin'? You diggin' the fireworks?

[He has to raise his voice to be heard over them. Fortunately, that isn't too much of a strain for him. Such are the advantages of being loud as hell by nature.]

[wing_attack]

[Tobias sets Erek down, and the Eevee sits politely, looking up at Puu. Hello friend!]

Yeah. It's kind of nice to watch them and not have to worry about them being so loud.

[Not that they're not still loud, but. Hawk hearing.]

It's - I haven't been to a party in a long time, other than a school dance a little while ago.

NOT X BECAUSE HE IS NOT OLD

[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake's gone up to his room and is taking a load off after the long flight. His suitcase is on the floor, his Octillery is in the bathtub. his Pachirisu is darting around sniffing the drawers, and he's flopped out on the bed in his socked feet.

He's heard something about having a roommate. Maybe it'll be a good-looking lady. Worst comes to worst, he doesn't have to spend much time in the room anyway. Plenty of other shit to do.

He figures he'll go hit the casino once he feels like it. For now he's just flipping through channels while Steve tries on jewelry in the mirror.

The door handle clicks, and as it opens, he looks up.] Evenin'-

[He gets a good look at who it is.]

You?

[Worst has come to even fucking worse.]

You gotta be fuckin' kidding me.

[He points at the door.]

You got the wrong room, punk.

[Steve barks and waves. Hi, Yusuke!]

HE IS *SO OLD*

[angerpoints]

[HEY, STEVE. Yusuke glances in her direction when he hears her bark, but after that, his eyes immediately snap back over to Blake, narrowing when the old man points at the door. Dammit. Yusuke grinds his teeth. Of all the guys he could've ended up rooming with, why did it have to be Blake?! Yusuke doesn't know what he ever did to deserve this, but he does know that he isn't letting Blake order him out of the room. So he stays right where he is and gives Blake a dirty look, all traces of surprise in his expression vanishing to be replaced with steely-eyed defiance.]

The hell I do, old man. Maybe you just read the number on the door wrong. I hear eyesight's one of the first things to go at your age.

[Yusuke's tone is nasty. Meanwhile, Puu gives up on trying to make his grievances heard and flies over to check out the empty bed. What a comfortable pillow!]

OLDER THAN YOU'RE EVER GONNA GET IF YOU DON'T SHUT YOUR FACE

[lieutenantantichrist]

It's 401, you little brat. I can fuckin' read.

[Of course getting rid of wouldn't be that easy. Since when has Blake ever been that lucky?]

You're gonna have to ask a hell of a lot nicer than that if you wanna come in.

[He rises up on one elbow so he can gesture emphatically.]

No fuckin' smoking, either. And keep quiet and stay on your side, and I might put up with you.

And no turning your damn cloudbird giant again. [He doesn't know how you did that, but there ain't enough room in here for that shit.]

A

[pipers_son]

[...Well. That's sure some anger there. Joker raises his eyebrows as he looks over at the lad seated not too far away from him.]

[Yeah that doesn't look good.]

Ever thought ya might do better at some a the other games?

[angerpoints]

[Yusuke turns his head and scowls at Joker. Well, hello there, clown... guy. You look familiar. Yusuke's pretty sure he recognizes him from the circus a couple months back, but he doesn't ask for confirmation one way or another. He's too busy raging over how spectacularly he's failing at the slots tonight.]

Hey, it ain't me that's the problem here! This stupid shitty piece of junk's just rigged!

[He turns back to the slot machine and gives the side of it a hard smack for emphasis. It's a good thing the Wurmple chilling out on his shoulder has suction pads on her feet, because otherwise she might've slipped off just now. PLEASE BE MORE CAREFUL, YUSUKE...]

[pipers_son]

Probably.

[What? He's not going to lie. If some of the circus games are a bit more rigged than they should be, well, he can almost guarantee that gambling games for actual money at a casino are definitely rigged.]

Might have more luck in cards with people than a machine.

B

[styxiedust]

[He can do that.

Or he can be subject to Botan putting him in a chokehold with one arm while holding her Mystery Egg with the other. She won't let go until she's done watchig this particular bit of exploding gun powder.

Okay, done now.]

Happy New Year to you, too, Yusuke. It's been a while.

[angerpoints]

Hrrrgh!

[WHY THIS. Yusuke has no idea how the hell Botan knew he was coming up behind her, between the noise and the crowd, but he's a little too focused on trying to get away from her to give it much thought. Fortunately for the both of them, she lets him go before he resorts to trying to force his way out of the chokehold. He wrenches himself away from her and straightens his jacket, scowling. He'd been looking forward to scaring her, dammit. B(]

Ugh - what the hell d'you mean, "it's been a while"? I saw you this morning.

[Yusuke smooths down his hair. You're lucky you didn't mess it up, Botan.]

[styxiedust]

Funny how you only bother with detective work when it comes to analyzing small talk. Of course we saw each other this morning, and we saw each other before that, and we even saw each other while you were away from home. It's not that unusual.

[Ouch, someone has their sassy pants on tonight. Having freed Yusuke from her death grip, Botan now cradles the egg close to her chest, regarding her friend with the usual "this asshole again" expression.]

Quite a shiner you're sporting. You'd match with Puu if not for that, what a shame.

C because i am a REBEL

[freshprints]

...Is there some reason you won't assist her?

[Hey, look, it's this guy, lounging on his ass near the pool while his Eevee looks utterly terrified.

Kirigiri admittedly can give or take Eevees in general, on account of the fact that she lives with entirely too many of them, but if there's one thing that Life With The Horde™ teaches you, it's Eevee mannerisms, and this one is clearly having a terrible time of things while her jackass trainer is completely unsympathetic to her plight.]

You do realize she's scared, I hope.

STAND OUT ABOVE THE CROWD

[angerpoints]

[Well, hello to you too, Kirigiri! Yusuke sits up in his chair and pushes his shades up to look at her, blinking. Then he shrugs and leans back comfortably, pulling his shades back down over his eyes as he says:]

Yeah. So what? She's not gonna get over it if she doesn't just jump in and go for it. That's how I learned how to swim.

[Actually, his mom chucked him into the pool and yelled at him to use his legs. CLOSE ENOUGH, THOUGH.]

EVEN IF I GOTTA SHOUT OUT LOUD

[freshprints]

[...That's how a lot of things work in Yusuke's life, aren't they.

Evidently dismissive of that particular proffered rationale, Kirigiri crouched down and offered one gloved hand to Isami, giving her something else to focus on for the moment as opposed to the water.]

A universal solution, given that the two of you are so alike in nature.

[Come here, Isami, she'll show you a little more consideration than your trainer is appearing to at the moment.]

A for A+ plans and I hope this is okay

[goestoextremes]

[Korra is spending a lot of her time in the arcade too, because she's trying to get good at those fighting and shooting type games. Hey if she can't really beat really enemies here ( not that she misses it! ), that's at least a good option for that. Oooor well, she's actually been more on the DDR because that's where she's good at. She's actually not good at those other games yet.

But not surprisingly others want to play on the dancing game too, so she's taking a break from it right now and looking around in the arcade. Maybe she should try one of those shooting or figh--

The girl stops on her tracks as soon as she notices someone familiar. Heeeeeeeeeeeeelloooooo! She walks to him, grabs his shoulder and at least tries to turn him around all of a sudden. Does she actually care if he's in the middle of a game right now? No, not at all.]

Hey, you --!

IT'S BEAUTIFUL

[angerpoints]

The fu--

[Well, that was unexpected! Yusuke was indeed in the middle of a game when Korra grabbed him. He was pretty wrapped up in it, too, if how surprised he is when he's suddenly snatched from behind is any indication. The Wurmple on his opposite shoulder squeaks in protest as Yusuke is wrenched around. Yusuke, for his part, doesn't seem particularly pleased either at first, but as soon as he sees who his assailant is, the ugly snarl that's beginning to form on his face vanishes, replaced first by a look of slack-jawed surprise, then by a grin.]

Oh hey, Korra! What's up?

[YOU SEEM MAD. Clearly, this means he's gotta look really cheerful by contrast. This is probably deliberate on his part.]

[goestoextremes]

[OH DON'T THINK SHE'S GOING TO GET ANY LESS MAD IF YOU GRIN LIKE THAT! Well, unless you're grinning just to make her even more mad, then that sounds like a perfect plan! Sorry, Wurmple, she's really focusing on your idiot trainer here.]

Oh, TRUST ME, this will only take a while!

[So, Yusuke, remember what you wrote to that message with the egg?! Oh, but she almost looks like this might become a real life fighting game considering how she seems to be really tempted to punch his face. She won't, though, not the right place or time for that.]

[C]

[manfulness]

[After spending the time to make his pillow a little nesting and playground for his tiny Torchic, Kuwabara and his Skitty are quick to take to the pool... after Kuwabara worked on his own 'do, of course. Combed to perfection and ready to start this new year off stylin' in probably the most obnoxious orange pair of swim trunks this side of Venus, adorned to perfection with lime green racing stripes, Kuwabara struts his way down the side of the pool.

It's when he sees Yusuke yellin' at his pokemon that he just shakes his head.]

You think that's gonna get her to go in?! You big lug, you gotta be nice to 'em to get 'em to listen!

[angerpoints]

[HEY THERE, BUDDY. Yusuke doesn't know what he wants to respond to first: what you said, or what you're wearing. He eventually settles on the former, but don't think you and your ugly-ass swim trunks aren't getting a vaguely judgmental look anyway. Seriously, you could blind people standing on the friggin' Moon with those things.]

What the hell're you talking about? I am being nice! I'm tellin' her it's okay to go ahead and jump in!

[Isami's eyes are wide and glassy as she stares into the water. Yeah, that's definitely the face of someone who's feeling reassured.]

[manfulness]

[Heyyyy these are top of the line designer swimtrunks. That were like 80% off at Goldenrod's department store, okay?! He's very proud of his choices. But he just goes over to the Eevee, kneeling down next to her.]

She sure doesn't look encouraged. You've got her all scared and junk. [Reaching over, he goes to scratch her behind the ears.] Y'gotta be gentle with 'em when they're like this. Coax 'em into it. Eikichi didn't like water much either. Baths were, huh. [He grins a little. Fond memories of getting scratched up by his cat. Very, very fond memories.] Urameshi, you're real bad at pets. Why did anyone give you a pokemon?