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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
garbagechild: new way of saying something is really good (bro! this rends flesh!)

Friday, greenhouse/garden!

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-05-28 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Wrath had never actually learned Edward's name. Which was sort of ironic, somehow, given the associations he has with said name.

Maybe it was for the best.

"Oh! It's you!"

This bright exclamation comes from somewhere behind the Audio-shaped hedge he just finished, and is quickly followed by the goblin prince himself popping into view and grinning hugely. 8) IT'S THE NEW HOMUNCULUS!!
topiaries: (i dont know whats happening)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-05-29 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
The familiar voice gives Edward pause. His shoulders hunch and he peers around in search of the boy. Wrath was one of the few people he wasn't overly worried about seeing him. He had been the one who was something like him--something that someone made.

"Hello." Edward doesn't wave but he looks like he wants to very much.
garbagechild: yeah i put a bunch of it all over the place (did you notice what i did with my hair?)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-05-31 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello!!" Wrath returns the greeting enthusiastically. His own hands are clasped behind his back, although probably not for long.

He's heading right over.

"Why are you out there? There's no food here. Food is great. Even with my old body back, I still like food!"
topiaries: (edwardo blademan)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-06-09 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Edward was glad for the company buts till found his eyes moving back to the shrub he'd been snipping away at.

"There are too many people. I don't want them to see my old body."
garbagechild: nobody bothered to get me vaccinated and i'm food aggressive (i know im cute but dont pet me)

1/2

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-06-09 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"... Huh? Why not?"

Because Wrath has no shame or respect for privacy, he immediately comes closer to see what body parts could possibly require hiding.

The scissors catch his eye pretty much immediately.

He gasps.
garbagechild: Missed! But back! Returned! Joy! Sing of joy! (YOU'RE AGAIN!)

2/2

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-06-09 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"... WOW!!! You have BLADE hands!! Like Lust's, but METAL!! Can I SEE?!!"
topiaries: (i dont know whats happening)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-06-10 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Wrath's shout makes Edward jump and he snips an entire branch off of the shrub he was working on. Oh well. he could turn it into a different Pokemon. He has to blink a few times.

He's been met with shock and curiosity but never excitement like this.

Not wanting to disappoint, Edward holds his hands up for Wrath to see.
garbagechild: Stop screaming, it's me, I'm just covered in dirt and blood because I had to claw my way up into the light and crawl on my hands and knees back home! TO YOU! :) Why are you running? (Hi! I refused to stay buried!)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-06-11 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Another gasp, equally delighted.

"Ohhh!"

Grinning his wolfy little grin, he holds his own hands up and concentrates for a moment. Sparks of bright red electricity begin to crackle out between the fingers and within seconds, he's sporting a miniature, somewhat cruder set of Edward's own scissory hands.

He clicks them excitedly, looking back up to the blademan for approval.

"Look!!"
topiaries: (i saw a dog today)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-06-11 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Needless to say, Edward is startled. He draws back, arms coming up to protect himself out of reflex. He's not a huge fan of electricity. However, instead of getting sapped, Edward is faced with something he never expected.

Wrath being able to change his physical form doesn't surprise him nearly as much as Wrath choosing to mimic Edward. To say that the man's eyes were wide would be an understatement.

"Oh...!"
garbagechild: and make hte spagheti (when ur mom get home)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-06-15 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
It's Jimmy and his lobster claws all over again.

Wrath snips and snaps the air, delighted with his own mimicry.

"These are very good hands. Very useful, for all kinds of things!"

He admittedly mostly has violent things in mind, which he thankfully doesn't think to voice out loud in front of poor Edward. But there you go.
topiaries: (new places)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-06-25 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Now it's Edward's turn to be curious. He leans in to admire how close Wrath was able to copy him, a shy smile spreading across his face.

"They are...they can cut hair. And shrubs. And cloth. And make decorative fruit displays."
garbagechild: Non-biting (gazing upon you gently)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-06-29 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"... Well, yes, those are all good things to do with them too," Wrath says, obligingly, as he snips his 'new' fingers.

The intricacy is impressive-- not precise, his at-a-glance memorization of details isn't that great-- but they work.

"Most of the time when I've done this before, it's just been one BIG blade. Not a bunch! This is like automail, but better!"
topiaries: (new places)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-07-04 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Automail?"

He wondered if that was a kind of tool where Wrath was from. Once he'd gotten a good look at Wrath's hommade fingers, he leans back up and eyes the nearby bushes. He has an idea.

"You did a good job. Do you want to help?"

Edward gestured to all the plants that did not yet look like Pokemon.
garbagechild: new way of saying something is really good (bro! this rends flesh!)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-07-06 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah! When you lose a limb you can get a new one made of metal. They're very useful, although I would rather have limbs made of meat and bones."

But any further elaboration on the complexities of amputative limb enhancers in Wrath's world is cut off by Edward's invitation, and Wrath's face lights up.

"Me? Help? Yes! I'll help! I'm so helpful!"

... Those are gonna be some really ugly bushes, Edward.
topiaries: (new places)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-07-10 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Practice makes perfect!

Edward happily leads Wrath over to a short squat bush growing from a square planter. He tilts his head one way and then the other and brings his blades dangerously close to his chin as he considers it.

"This would make a good Bulbasaur."
garbagechild: i just showed up one day and started doing my thing and god was like who the hell is that i didnt invite them (nobody knows where i came from)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-07-14 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Wrath sizes the bush up earnestly, clicking his temporary fingers.]

[YES. He can do a good job at this!]

[He sets to work, slicing bits off at a rapid rate!]

[... it doesn't seem to be taking much of a shape, though.]
topiaries: (<:)

[personal profile] topiaries 2016-07-18 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Edward is just as pleased as punch watching Wrath go to town on the shrubbery. Once he's sure Wrath has a good start on it, he turns to a nearby taller tree to begin making a Bellsprout.]

You're doing good.
garbagechild: hmmm... i'd have to say "gnawing and clawing" (my love language??)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2016-07-19 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wrath doesn't even look up from his 'work', but he does at least have the manners to say:]

Thank you!

[... But then again, by the time Edward turns around again, he will find that Wrath has literally reduced the bush to a pile of chopped-up shrubbery on the ground, which he's now contemplating thoughtfully, stroking his chin.]