route_1065 | '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!
Log:

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).

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I understand that, Sugarcube. Fluttershy is a gal that needs protecting, but even she can see when a joke is a joke. I'd never try an' hurt her. I love her to death. Just... not sure if it's in that way just yet.

[She's clearly calming down through most of that... right up until that last murmured part, which makes her clench her hands.}

And that makes it even worse! I mean, what if...

[She stops there, cutting herself off and turning her head away.]

What if what?

No, it's... it's nothing. It couldn't happen. Zero percent chance. Absolutely impossible. You'll... you fell for her once before, it'll happen again. I'm certain of it.

[Oh yes, she sounds very certain.]

[Sigh.] I'm sure you're right. I just... wish I could remember what it was that made me fall in love with her in the first place. I'm sure that'd help a whole lot.

Well...

[She pauses, trying to think of anything at all that might help.]

You know... it doesn't have to be rooted in your memories here. Maybe... Maybe it goes back further. Tell me something... why did you go with her when we went to confront that dragon?

Because she was scared out of her wits, an' I figured if I could calm her down by myself it would be better than all of us pressurin' her.

So you took the responsibility for her on yourself. Just naturally?

'Course. She needed somepony t'look out for her, an' I did it.

I guess she does kind of raise that sort of reaction.

["Kind of" nothing, given how obssessive Twi got about doing essentially just that over the year it was just the two of them.]

Of course, it's also something you just tend to do, or so I've noticed. So I suppose that doesn't really answer anything. Hmmmm...

[She ponders the thought for a few more moments before sighing and hanging her head in defeat.]

... I wish Cadence were here.

...She could just make me fall in love with her. That'd solve things.

[Twilight visibly bristles at that, looking actually rather offended.]

That is not how Cadence's magic works. She doesn't force people to fall in love, she reminds them of the moment they fell in love before and how beautiful and magical it was. The rest, they take care of themselves. She's not some sort of walking love potion.

[Then she pauses and thinks over what she just said.]

Although... ironically enough, her magic might actually work in your case.

Now that you mention it, that does sound pretty handy.

[She was hoping more for a love potion or something, but that would be really nice, too.]

What I was actually hoping for, though, was advice. I mean, let's face it... none of us really understand this subject at all. And she's... well, she's not just an expert, she's the expert.

Can't do better than the one who wrote the book, I reckon.

... I wonder if she actually has written a book on the subject. I'd love to read that.

[Twilight Sparkle, ladies and gentlemen.]

[Oops. She said the "B" word. She should know better by now.]

Is there any book you wouldn't read?

... Depends. Do you mean read all the way through, or just skim?

I didn't know you were capable of just skimmin' through a book.

I am if I'm in a hurry. Or they're really bad.

Twilight Sparkle thinkin' a book is bad? I never thought I'd see the day.

I'll have you know that my strong knowledge of what makes a good book makes me equally good at figuring out what makes a bad one. Just like you sorting apples.

Point taken.

Good.

... Seriously though, a book with that kind of knowledge in it would be invaluable. If she hasn't written one yet I should talk to her about it.

You know how weird this place is. You never know when you just might get that chance.

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