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Route 29: mods ([personal profile] these_balls) wrote in [community profile] route_10652016-05-27 01:10 pm

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher

Who: EVERYONE
Where: THE ACTUAL MOON
When: Friday, May 27th through Sunday, May 29th!
Summary: THIS IS YOUR MOD-PROVIDED OPEN LOG FOR FOURTH WALL PROMAGEDDON!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:

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☆ YOU ARE HERE ☆




LOCATIONS OF NOTE:

REDUCED G MOON BALLROOM
Accessible only via the balcony that connects back through to the regular ballroom, this unusual section of the moon base is the only major room in which the gravity more closely reflects that of the actual moon, as opposed to being artificially enhanced to better simulate the conditions Earthside. The dance floor is situated approximately fifteen feet below the balcony, recessed into the moon's surface where the rest of the base sits at ground level, and overhead a massive domed ceiling lets in a magnificent view of outer space, the moon's surface, and all the surrounding stars. The acoustics are just as good as those of the standard ballroom, and this dance floor will feature the same music as the other; the only appreciable difference is that in the Reduced G Moon Ballroom, gravity is mostly optional and you're liable to find as many couples spinning through the open air as you are with solid ground beneath their feet. Try not to get trapped in the middle with no momentum, or you might just need a rescue from some considerate stranger!


REGULAR BALLROOM
A more traditional ballroom for the more traditional partygoer on the moon base: hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, crystal chandeliers, and tasteful music. Of particular note are the balcony doors at the north end of the ballroom, which lead onto the observation balcony that overlooks the Reduced Gravity Moon Ballroom! Please don't block those doors; they're the only way in or out!


DINING ROOM AND BUFFET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT, GOOD GRIEF, LET'S EAT! The dining room is an area accessible from both the ballroom and the hallway that leads between the reception area and the dorms, featuring scores upon scores of tables of varying sizes that might seat as little as two or as many as eight. On days when the party isn't in full swing, buffet-style meals will be served over a period of two hours at three times during the day — breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When the party is jumping, however, the table will remain perpetually stocked with entrees, sides, and of course a full complement of magnificent desserts for people to feast and snack upon as they so choose!


DORMS AND SLEEPING AREAS
Your moon base home-away-from-home for the next three days! In the massive dorm wing of the base, you'll find vast corridors of hostel-style bunks available to be claimed. Unclaimed bunks will signal their availability by having their curtains open and empty bunk displayed; though the privacy curtains and beds themselves boast no particular security features, each bunk does come with a reasonably-sized trunk for storing a guest's belongings. Upon claiming the bunk, a guest will be prompted to register their trunk with a thumbprint, which thereafter will be used to lock and unlock their trunk. If you're worried about something happening to your belongings or valuables, feel free to lock them up for safekeeping!


INDOOR GREENHOUSE AND FLOWER GARDEN
A secluded place where partygoers can retreat from the festivities for a little while, whether it be to catch their breath, for a tête-à-tête, or anything else that might involve the desire for a little more peace and quiet. Featuring small walking paths, real fresh flowers, and even a small inches-deep artificial burbling brook, the moon base garden looks to be a little slice of the planet Earth preserved here in outer space. Seems like all that's missing are the wild Pokemon!


LIBRARY, MUSIC ROOM, SPA, AND ARCADE
An assortment of four general leisure rooms in the western wing of the Moon Base, most of which are fairly self-explanatory! So, if you feel so inclined, take some time to stop in, poke around, and enjoy yourself in:

THE LIBRARY, which features muted lighting, plenty of hardwood paneling, and a quiet atmosphere for reading a book in one of the cozy armchairs or piling up a dozen to peruse at one of the available tables. You're welcome to find the usual Pokemon-ified standard fare of books here; unfortunately, research-inclined people digging for secrets about the moon base, Pokemon, or other such nonfiction topics aren't likely to unearth anything of any particular note this time. Alas!

THE MUSIC ROOM, which boasts a wide array of instruments available for the guests to make use of, including a grand piano, a few guitars (both acoustic and electric), and a general assortment of other choices from the brass, string, wind, and percussion families.

THE SPA FACILITIES, where guests are welcome to unwind and relax in the various pools, hot tubs, and mineral baths available. Swimsuits and towels are provided in the built-in changing rooms for anyone interested in making use of the spa!

THE ARCADE, containing plenty of video games, games of skill, and other such electronic amusements for patrons to pass the time away with. Skee-Ball and Dance Dance Eeveelution are, of course, particular standouts from the array, but there are plenty of other traditional games to be found in here. You can also find playing cards, board games, and other low-tech amusements in here, as well!


CRYSTAL GARDEN AND TERRACE
A beautiful garden-like area filled with growing crystals located just outside the moon base, visible from the windows in the moon ballroom and accessible via a warm-lit terrace that leads out onto what appears to be the planet's surface itself. It appears that some unseen apparatus is maintaining an area of atmosphere over the expanse of the garden, rendering it safe for guests to wander and explore even without the benefit of space suits or oxygen tanks. However, being a part of the actual surface of the moon, it is possible that perusing among the crystals will net you an encounter with a wild Pokemon, so be careful where you tread among the crystals!

This is the only area where wild Pokemon can be battled and captured, and being that it is on the planet's surface, note also that this area is subject to reduced gravity, similar to the moon ballroom! The wild Pokemon you can find out here are as follows:

Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Staryu, Starmie, Lunatone, Solrock, Elgyem,
Beheeyem, Jigglypuff, Togepi, Carbink, Boldore, Gigalith, Aron, Crustle

All Pokemon will be Level 20-30!



HOLODECK
At first glance, the holodeck appears to be simply a vast open room criss-crossed with yellow grid lines, looming in the northwest corner of the moon base. However, once inside, a visitor may find that the holodeck is much more than it appears: a virtual reality facility capable of recreating familiar places by a combination of transported matter, replicated matter, tractor beams, and shaped force fields.

Though the holodeck comes with a variety of standard preprogrammed environments to play with and experience — an average beach, a deep forest, an unremarkable porch in someone's generic backyard — its greatest facet is its ability to recreate environments and places from its users' memories. Been missing home for a long time? The holodeck can take you (and your guests) back there — for as long as you've got it activated, at least. Please remember to use it sparingly and in small doses, lest you become addicted to the fantasy and not the reality!

(Mod Note: To clarify, the holodeck is here to indulge a character's (and by extension a player's) imagination. You are by no means limited to just the uses detailed above; if you'd like your character to fantasize about being in a 1920s gangster setting and play around with it as a prompt that takes place on the holodeck, you can feel free to do so! Note that the holodeck comes with safety features that will prevent a character from suffering serious injury (either from themselves, from the environment, or from other people using the holodeck simultaneously), but it is possible to get some bumps, bruises, and scrapes from the experience! Feel free to ask us if you're not sure what you can do with it, but generally speaking it's there to be played with, so don't hesitate to play with it!)



IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER:


THE GENERAL PROM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

Friday, May 27th — Arrival at the Moon Base; FREE DAY FOR OPEN EXPLORING!
Saturday, May 28th — Red Carpet Moon Gala!
Sunday, May 29th — [community profile] route_29's 6-Year Anniversary!

• The premise for how your characters arrived on the moon can be found RIGHT OVER HERE! Feel free to be confused and bewildered by this...lunar-cy!

• 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!

If you're a former or current player in Route and haven't submitted your Transfer Application for Victory Road, there's still time; you can find it RIGHT OVER HERE!

• To all of our players — whether you've been here for six years or six minutes, whether you've played a dozen characters or just one — thank you so much for playing here and making Route the great place it's been for all this time. We've had some great memories together, and it's been a delight and a privilege to play with and mod for all of you. ♥



PROM DIRECTORY

Page OnePage TwoPage Three
Nepeta Leijon (Homestuck)*Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist)Josh Washington and Chris (Until Dawn)*
Mai Takatsukasa (Kamen Rider Gaim)Penny Polendina (RWBY)Ashley (Until Dawn)
Heather Mason (Silent Hill)Cecil Harvey (FF4TA/DFF)Allie Underhill (Kaijudo; DRRP CRAU)*
Nautica (Transformers: MTMTE Comic)*Henry Townshend (Silent Hill 4: The Room)Yang Xiao Long (RWBY)
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)*Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)*Hitsugi Kirigaya (Akuma no Riddle)*
John Egbert (Homestuck)Karamatsu Matsuno (Osomatsu-san)*Wrath (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Serena (Pokemon XYZ)*Cobra Commander (G.I. Joe)*Riley Abel (The Last of Us)*
Kotomine Kirei (Fate/stay night; DRRP CRAU)*Captain AshPrincess Anna (Frozen)
Jimmy Darling (American Horror Story Freak Show)Osomatsu Matsuno (Osomatsu-san)*Asuka Langley Shikinami (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Lust (Fullmetal Alchemist)Solf J. Kimblee (Fullmetal Alchemist)*Nao Matsubara (Daiya no Ace; Inugami CRAU)*
Luna (Zero Escape)*Tarrlok (Legend of Korra)*Varric Tethras (Dragon Age)
Korra (Legend of Korra)WV/The Mayor (Homestuck)*Naoya (Devil Survivor)
Dave Strider (Homestuck; DRRP CRAU)*Weiss Schnee (RWBY)Atsuro Kihara (Devil Survivor)*
Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)*Komasan (Yo-kai Watch)Agent North (Red vs. Blue)
Ellie (The Last of Us)*Joseph Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)*Youko (Tactics; Trustfell CRAU)*
Akari Oozora (Aikatsu!)Blake Belladonna (RWBY)*Maka Albarn (Soul Eater)
Edward (Edward Scissorhands)Cynthia (Fire Emblem: Awakening)*Kaori Miyazono (Your Lie in April)
Frisk (Undertale)*Kaito Kumon (Kamen Rider Gaim)*Josuke Higashikata (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)*
Sans (Undertale)*Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald (Fate/Zero)*Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
Jimmy Two-Shoes (Jimmy Two-Shoes)Carter Blake (Heavy Rain)Xion (Kingdom Hearts)
Hitoka Yachi (Haikyuu!!)Lil (Lux Pain)*Clementine (The Walking Dead Game)*
Draculaura (Monster High)Ryner Lute (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes)Nagi Naoe (Weiss Kreuz)
Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)Mettaton (Undertale)*Phi (Zero Escape)*
Ralph (Wreck-It Ralph)Ryoji Mochizuki (Persona 3; DRRP CRAU)*Leonard Church (Red vs. Blue)
Junko (Touhou Project)*Haruka Saigusa (Little Busters!; DRRP CRAU)*The Ninth Doctor (Doctor Who)*

Page 4
Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)*
Jade Harley (Homestuck)
Dirk Strider (Homestuck)
Rosalind Lutece (Bioshock: Infinite)*
Dist the Rose (Tales of the Abyss)*
Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)*
Tracer (Overwatch)*
Rakka (Haibane Renmei)
Dave Strider (Homestuck)


* Characters marked with an asterisk are not currently members of Route.



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QUICK LINKS

THE PROM-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | THE FOURTH-WALL-SPECIFIC INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE | WALK THE MOON
medicament: (You and I)

Luna | Zero Escape

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-27 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
A: THE FLOWER GARDEN
[With so many things happening at the same time all over the place, the garden is truly like an oasis of calm. But that's not the only appealing thing about it, at least not to Luna—while she's not used to seeing so many people at once, surprisingly she doesn't mind the commotion at all—it's the flowers, actually. With so many different kinds of them, it's impossible to decide where to look first, not to mention choosing the most beautiful flower of them all. They're all gorgeous, after all.

Finally, Luna decides to sit down on a bench surrounded by anemone flowers, her Audino accompanying her and enjoying the scent just a she does. They both relax against the bench, their lips quirking up in smile at the same time, just like she and her pokémon were in sync. Even when you pass by during your venture through the garden, they both wave at you at the same time.]


Would you like to sit down? There's still some space left.

B: THE ARCADE
[The amount of blinking, colorful lights and all different sounds coming out from literally everywhere is a bit overwhelming, but Luna steps inside the arcade, really curious about what she may find in here.

Truth to be told, the Dance Dance Eeveelution arcade looks quite interesting, but she's only watching it from afar, not sure if it wouldn't be too difficult for her. Well, it shouldn't hurt to try, right? That's why she walks onto the platform, still a bit anxious. If you decide to join her, she'll look startled but she'll invite you to join her.]


Could you pick something easy? It's my first time playing...

C: THE REDUCED-G MOON BALLROOM
[It's been a while since she has entered the ballroom, wearing a long, purple dress while her Audino proudly wears two purple ribbons wrapped on either ear. Completely taken with the view of moon's surface, she forgets that the reason everyone came here is to dance, not just to admire the view and even Audino reminds her of that, pulling her by her hand.]

I think I'll just stay here for now, really...!

[She's blushing, looking away from the people dancing.]

D: WILDCARD
[If you'd like to thread out another scenario just go for it!]
soroche: (soundless room)

c; ballroom

[personal profile] soroche 2016-05-28 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
[There's certainly so much to see, that forgetting about the dance despite the music and the sea of twirling dresses is somewhat understandable. The moon looks beautiful from where Minato stands, and for once he feels at peace looking down onto the surface instead of craning his head in apprehension. This is how the moon should look, neither glowing an eerie green nor foretelling the end of the world as the body of Nyx. This is how the world should be, safe and happy, and he's determined to help others have a good time.

Minato has never danced in his life, but approaches quietly as he doesn't have a dance partner either, and Audino looks so eager for the two of them to join.]


Would you like to dance?

[he asks, holding out a hand to Audino.

...Okay, he extends his other hand to Luna, inviting both her and her Pokemon onto the dance floor.]
medicament: (Ready to fly)

i'm happy to see that minato took a day off from being a seal

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-28 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Audino nods, bouncing happily and pulling them up in the air by their hands. They have wasted enough time not dancing, after all. Taken my surprise, Luna grips Minato's hand, smiling awkwardly.]

I guess we already are...

[Even if it's just circle dance.]

I'm Luna, it's nice to meet you! I hope you've been having fun!
soroche: (face the sun)

luna needs some happy times too ;3;

[personal profile] soroche 2016-05-28 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Minato nods, feeling his feet lift from the ground with Audino's tug and trying his best to stay upright. This gives a whole new meaning to falling head over heels for someone, but if he were to tumble in front of these two, it doesn't seem too bad at all.]

My name's Minato. This is... a lot more fun than I've had in a long time.

[Being a door gets boring fast.

This, on the other hand, is a new experience bordering between excitement and trepidation, as they float slowly upwards amongst the other twirling partners without any sign of gravity kicking in yet. If the three of them hold hands in a circle, he wonders if... Minato gives Luna's hand a soft tug, and with that small motion alone, the group start spinning]
medicament: (But all honesty knows)

they both do ;u;

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-29 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
I-I think could say the same, really.

[While their experiences are incomparable, there's no reason to dwell on it anyway. They're supposed to have some well-deserved fun.

And when they start spinning, Audino seems to be the most amused and tugs Minato's hand to make them spin faster, almost like she wanted to tell them to relax and enjoy the party.]


I haven't even danced like this before...it's really great, don't you think?

[This means both dancing in general and dancing in a closed space with reduced gravity.]
eternalfuture: (*^^*)

B!

[personal profile] eternalfuture 2016-05-28 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Of course! I'm kind of clumsy, so I can't play much on the harder modes.

[She can't help but laugh.]
Edited 2016-05-28 03:30 (UTC)
medicament: (This pair of wings worn and rusted)

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-28 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
You'll do just fine, I'm sure of it! Easy mode can't be that hard, right...?

[She laughs softly alongside Usagi while a song select screen appears.]

Would you like to pick a song for us? I'm fine with anything, really.

[The amount of songs is quite surprising, actually.]
plentyfriendly: (phi$ throw exception)

A

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2016-05-28 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that's a voice that Phi didn't quite expect to hear here, in a timeline so far removed from any she's known. She didn't actually see Luna as she was coming in, though.]

You ended up here, too?

[That she picked this room in particular is not much of a surprise, mind, given... things.]
medicament: (Ready to fly)

ahhhh phi \o/

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-29 08:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, hello!

[There she was, thinking how nice it would be to see a familiar face here. It may be the moon, but it's not the moon from that time, after all.]

Phi, I'm so happy to see you. How have you been?

[This may sound a bit too casual, but Luna's truly concerned.]
plentyfriendly: (phi$_)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2016-05-29 04:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[It hasn't been too long since that time, at least from Phi's perspective. Come to think of it, though...]

I'm doing alright, all things considered. It sounds like you've been doing okay, though. Meet anyone interesting?

[...this is probably the largest number of people Luna's ever seen.]
medicament: (You and I)

[personal profile] medicament 2016-05-31 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
[It is. And it's a bit overwhelming too, hence the little break in the indoor garden.]

Everyone's really interesting, truth to be told. Are you here alone?

[She's looking around like someone might have been hiding behind the bushes all this time.]
plentyfriendly: (phi$ vim decrease)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2016-06-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
Pretty much. Not like that's a bother though.

[There's not another person with her, no.]

Still, this place seems... smaller than where we were before.
medicament: (And so here we go bluebird)

[personal profile] medicament 2016-06-01 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
That's true. It makes me wonder what kind of timeline this one is...

[For a moment, she looks quite pensive, but in the end Luna just shakes her head.]

There's probably no way to find out, I suppose. [Her knowledge on this is rather blurry, after all.] But at least we can enjoy ourselves, even if for just a bit.
plentyfriendly: This white background is actually in the game (phi$ propose hypothesis.gif)

[personal profile] plentyfriendly 2016-06-02 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
It's probably so far removed from our set that it's completely unconnected.

[There'd be a point to putting a ballroom on the moon in a luxury space colony or something, but too much was going on for that to be a thing.]

You've got a point, though, no use speculating about it. Not sure how I'm going to enjoy myself, but that can't be too hard.
medicament: (Here we go)

[personal profile] medicament 2016-06-03 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
You're probably right.

[As far as enjoying herself goes, Luna's not really sure what they should do about it.]

We could probably go somewhere together? I think there are plenty of different rooms, so it shouldn't be difficult to find an interesting place.