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'Cause Baby, Tonight The DJ's Got Us Falling In Love Again...

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, April 5 through Saturday, April 6
Summary: WHAT SUMMARY DO YOU NEED, IT'S POKEPROM
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
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It's here! It's here! Clair's first-ever (and, Lance hopes, last-ever) Pokemon Prom is here, coming to you straight from scenic Tohjo Falls! You've packed your bags, you've hitched your rides, and now you're taking your first steps in to a super swank palatial PokeManor where, prior to now, only the pseudo-legendary best of the best had ever tread. Gosh, that must make you pretty special, huh? (Well, you and everyone else in the massive crowd that arrived along with you, that is.) Of course, you're all destined for greatness. But at the moment, your more immediate destiny is forty-eight hours of fun.

So get going!

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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 garden party!
• GREEN areas are where guests will be staying overnight! Unfortunately, you'll be sleeping-bagging it up, since this is a house party and not a hotel party, but 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 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 would prefer to class it up a little more than just your standard garden party. 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 — a sculpture of Lugia, a painting of the Ecruteak City skyline before the Brass Tower burned down, some stone etchings of what might be Fossil Pokemon, and so on. 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. Of particular note is a glass case with a broken Ultra Ball mounted inside; the brass plaque attached claims it's the ball Lorelei was using when she almost caught Articuno. On a lighter note, there are also pictures of the Elite Four themselves — your standard Official Portraits™, sure, but also some framed candids of them in various configurations hanging out with their Pokemon and engaged in various activities around the house (Agatha making waffles, Lance and Bruno clowning around in the pool, stuff like that).

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[Oh Yusuke, don't mind Mayu here. She's just going to run out of the doorway as if her life's depended on it. Her Haunter was trailing behind like some kind of ghostly guardian angel.]

[She...may or may not have bumped into Yusuke in the way of her escape from the ballroom. Sorry about that, man!]

[HI, MAYU. Don't mind Yusuke as he, in return, lets out a "whoa!" and stumbles into the opposite direction, holding the cigarette away at arm's length so that neither he nor this clumsy stranger get burned by it as they're staggering around like a pair of idiots. Once Yusuke rights himself, he turns and immediately starts bellowing at the poor girl - not in a threatening way, but certainly an agitated one.]

Hey! What the hell's your problem? I almost lit you on fire!

[In fact, he's lucky he hadn't had the stupid cigarette in his mouth, 'cause otherwise he might've swallowed it. That would've been an interesting way for them to meet.

Though Yusuke hasn't yet noticed that Mayu's in a bit of distress (if, indeed, she is, and isn't just rushing around like that for the heck of it), he does take note of the Haunter; the presence of a big, shadowy apparition would've been hard for him to miss even without the connection to the Spirit World, but as it is, he'd almost felt the ghost coming before he, uh, literally felt Mayu. Yusuke's own Pokemon, meanwhile, seems more worried about Mayu than he does Yusuke, carefully flying closer to her and blinking anxiously as he trills at her gently. U OK? :(]

[Hearing the "whoa!", the young girl stopped in her tracks before turning to face Yusuke. Whether or not it was threatening of not, Mayu was kinda frightened by the guy's loud voice because a) she's never been yelled at in anger once in her entire life and b) she was already frightened by the large crowd in the ballroom, let alone the party in general.]

O-Oh, I'm sorry for bothering you. [She's tried speaking at a loud voice so he can hear her but her voice is pretty gentle to be honest :C] It was just...too much in there.

[The sight of the Swablu kind of spook Mayu a bit but his appearance kind of calmed her down a bit cause who can't resist the face of a little Swablu. Kurosawa, on the other hand, was...kind of glaring at the two since he's rather overprotective of his trainer and if there's something's threatening her, they must be up to no good.]

[To be fair, it's difficult not to interpret someone yelling in your face as potentially threatening; this is especially true when the person doing the yelling is a guy like Yusuke, who, by virtue of having a BIG LOUD VOICE and a way of carrying himself that often makes him seems a lot bigger than he actually is, tends to have somewhat of a naturally imposing presence to begin with. That said, he... didn't really realize he would scare her so badly, nor did he necessarily intend to, so he backs off pretty quickly once the initial flare of anger has passed, even putting a little distance between the two of them in hopes she would feel more comfortable. WHOOPS. His bad, man.]

Yeah, well... [Prickly delinquent jerk or not, Yusuke... doesn't really have it in him to stay too upset at such a shy, quiet girl, especially when she's already visibly shaken. He's not very good at being gentle, though, so while he is, as previously noted, putting in that extra effort to make his body language as unthreatening as possible, there remains somewhat of a, ah, terse undertone in his voice.] Just be careful next time, all right? There're lots of people loitering around doorways here, so...

[SO YEAH. Also, he sees you glarin' at him, Kurosawa. He isn't exactly intimidated by it, but he can definitely see where the Pokemon is coming from, at least as far as protective inclinations go and everything. Lord knows he'd be quick to smack someone between the eyes if he caught them, say, yelling at Keiko, or something. Anyway, while Puu continues to try to work his Cute Fluffy Bird magic on Mayu's nerves, Yusuke stands back and tosses around for something else to say, feeling incredibly far out from his element. Seriously, what do you even say to a girl whom you've just scared so badly you're surprised she didn't faint or piss herself? For all he knew, it might've been more about the crowd than it was about him, but still...]

Anyway, uh... [HERE GOES NOTHIN'. Remind him to get Sensitivity Lessons from Kuwabara when he got home, after he was done fixing the whole "apocalypse" problem.] My name's Yusuke. What's yours?

[There! Introducing himself is a good way to start, right? Surely that was a Nice, Approachable Guy thing for him to do. fffffff why did this have to be so hard >:/]

[Upon seeing the boy's attempt in at least not being so threatening and tough as he was before, Mayu's shoulders relaxed a bit, seeing that although Yusuke seemed like those delinquent guys she's heard so much about in the media and from her uncle, he at least seems to be making an effort at being calmer than he originally was. Plus, that dragon-bird thing was helping.]

Um...yes, I will look out more carefully next time. I'm very sorry.

My name? [Gotta start a proper introduction with a small bow like her mother taught her.] Amakura Mayu. It's nice to meet you.

[She's still kind of awkward meeting new people on her own, sorry Yusuke <:C]

[Oh, he's totally one of those delinquent guys you've heard about from your uncle, Mayu. He would just rather yell and get pissed off at someone who would yell and get pissed off right back, not someone who looks, uh, vaguely anemic. Contrary to popular belief, Yusuke is not so much of a bully that he'd go picking on someone who couldn't handle it, especially if they were already freaked out. He's got standards, man. :V

Anyway, HECK YEAH, AWKWARD PARTY. Yusuke returns the bow a bit half-assedly, then, after a moment of consideration, flicks his cigarette onto the ground and stomps it out, having suddenly lost all impulse to smoke it now that he'd, you know, scared someone half to death. There was more where that one had come from, and besides, he didn't suppose the smell was helping her any. Yusuke wasn't generally given to concern for total strangers, but given the circumstances...]

Mayu, huh? All right. [That was easy enough for him to remember! It helps that it's not some crazy English name. With the cig stamped out, Yusuke looks back up at Mayu and asks:] So uh, Mayu - are you... gonna be okay? You look a little...

[Scared? Panicked? Like something other than her ghost had been chasing her? He knows she'd mentioned things being "too much" back in the ballroom, but uh, he'd certainly never gone barreling out a door just because of a crowd. Then again, he also wasn't as painfully shy as Mayu seemed to be, so...]

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[Honestly, Mayu wouldn't be such a nervous wreck if it wasn't for the fact her sister had left Johto earlier this week and after some complicated business, it kind of left her feeling a little on edge atm but she isn't totally willing to explain this to a total stranger just yet. For now, she's just going to shake her head and act as if everything's going to be alright.]

-I'll be alright. It was just..nothing. [Making up excuses was totally not her field although a cannon was shot at her.... but no pernament damage.]

Um...are you not enjoying the party or...?

[Fortunately, Yusuke isn't expecting her to totally spill her guts, so when she says "it's nothing" and changes the subject, he goes along with it, pushing his hands into his pockets and shrugging a little at her question.]

Tch, nah. I'm not really a... ballroom type of guy. I just showed up here 'cause someone I know wanted me to go.

[And also so that he could harass the gym leaders and rifle through all their shit, but uh, he's gonna go ahead and not mention that. It was easier just to blame Xiaoqiao for everything, anyway. YOU'RE WELCOME, XIAOQIAO. ANYTIME, XIAOQIAO.

Yusuke's immediate impulse after answering her question was to ask her the same question in return: what about you, how are you liking the party, etcetera. That said, he's... he's thinking he's already gotten his answer, so he decides not to bother, instead trying to think of something else to talk about. Sigh, freakin' small talk, man. It was so much easier just getting to know people through fighting demons and other Eldritch Abominations with them, seriously.

BUT THEN... aha! An idea comes to him. What did all Pokemon trainers have in common? That's right: headaches and grass stains all over their clothing! And uh, Pokemon too, he guesses. Anyway.]

So who's this guy?

[He indicates the Haunter with a quick, upward jerk of his chin, keeping his distance in case the guy was still mad at him. He didn't really feel like gettin' bounced by a ghost today, so...]

[Well, that's something Yusuke and Mayu had common. She didn't even want to go to this party either but she happened to be dragged along with Joonhae and if her sister was here, she would've dragged her along too.]

[Kurosawa made a scoff as he floated beside Mayu's side. Mayu gave him a reassuring look, trying to give him the notion that everything's ok.]

This is Kurosawa. He's one of my oldest pokemon here. He's...pretty fond of me. [And she's pretty fond of him so they're equal.]

[She looked in the direction of his Swablu.]

How about your bird? What's his name?

[Yusuke gives the Haunter a sardonic look. Well, screw you too, man :|]

Kurosawa, like... the director?

[Probably not, given that Akira Kurosawa is - in the year Yusuke's from - still alive (which would therefore eliminate any possibility that Mayu is making a grim joke, not that she looks the type), but that was the only Kurosawa he could think of, barring a few doofuses he knew from a couple rival gangs at home. He figured he'd ask, at least.

At that point, Mayu asks about Puu, and Yusuke responds by looking a little embarrassed, shifting a little as he shoots a glance over at his Pokemon.]

Oh, him? His name is, uh...

[For a moment, Yusuke considers lying. Oh, his name is Ringo! Oh, it's Sanji! Oh, it's Beat Takeshi! They kind of have the same face, don't they? He then decides against it: Puu would harass him for ages about it if he lied, and besides, he's Yusuke Urameshi. If he could beat Toguro, he could totally handle having some mousy girl make fun of him!

AND SO, he straightens up, slaps on a poker face, and says, as calmly and as much like a cool guy as possible:]

It's Puu. I named him after a, uh, pet. From home. Who was named by a friend. So you know, not my idea.

[... yeah, that would've come out, um, a lot cooler if he, uh. You know, hadn't, uh. Stammered and started and stopped so much, uh. Dammit. LOOK, WHATEVER, JUST TRY LAUGHING AT HIM AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, MAYU. If you get real unlucky, he might do something terrible. Like grumble a lot and get flustered >8|]

[Being a 1970s kid, Mayu should have an idea who the man was but unlike kids her age, Mayu wasn't a TOTAL fan of media like some people her age should be. She's heard her uncle mention the name a few times prior to Minakami village though.]

Um, no. He's named after..a "relative" back home. [Considering his attitude towards strangers and Mayu, its kind of hard not to name him after Sae's father.]

[Mayu blinked when she heard that name. She didn't expect that kind of name coming from a juvenile deliquient like Yusuke. The fact he still kept it even though the name wasn't idea kind of made it more interesting. Luckily, Mayu's not the type to give someone a hard time over something stupid like nicknames. She's a (mostly) sweet person after all!]

Puu? That sounds like a cute name for your bird. [She gave a small smile. WHO CARES ABOUT DUMB NAMES, SHE NAMED HER BLITZLE 'PONY' OUT OF ALL THE THINGS.] Is it something to be embarrassed about?

[... okay, well, at least she's smiling now. That's good, right? It at least means that Yusuke didn't, like, traumatize her or anything, not that he really thought he had. And since she doesn't seem to be ready to take the piss out of him for his pet's silly name, he decides he doesn't have as much of a reason to be defensive, and relaxes somewhat, looking just a teensy bit flustered still.]

Well-- yeah. What, you think that kinda thing goes with my look? A stupid bird called "Puu"?

[At this slanderous attack on his feathery person, Puu whips around and glares at Yusuke, a look which his trainer returns with little hesitation. Then, filled to the brim with avian impertinence, Puu tears himself from Mayu's side to fly up and sit upon Yusuke's head, apparently deciding that, fine, if Yusuke was going to ask Mayu whether or not his wonderful self compliments his "look", she might as well have a complete picture to judge off of. Yusuke... does not look amused. UGH.]

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OH GOSH, sorry for all the edits! i am a mess today, apparently.

It's alright man! haha

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