PROM 2: PROM HARDER

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, April 5 through Saturday, April 6
Summary: WHAT SUMMARY DO YOU NEED, IT'S (STILL) POKEPROM. And y'all partied so hard we figured we'd give you a fresh post to continue your threads in, since the other one was getting pretty huge. ♥
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:

Please feel free to continue your prom shenanigans in this overflow post! We suggest linking back and forth between the two posts for ease and convenience, but whatever works best for you! CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP, FOREVER ON THE DANCE FLOOR, ETC. ETC. ETC.

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☆ YOU ARE (STILL) 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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☆ QUICK LINKS — FIRST POST ☆

Outdoor Garden Party | Indoor Ballroom | Library and Gallery | Parking Lot | Elite Four's Trophy Room | Designated Sleeping Areas

GENERAL - Ground Floor | GENERAL - Upstairs | GENERAL - Outside


☆ SPOTTED: GYM LEADERS ☆

BLUE - Elite Four's Trophy Room | CLAIR - Upstairs | FALKNER - Ground Floor | JASMINE - Outdoor Garden Party | MORTY - Parking Lot of SHAME
SABRINA - Outdoor Garden Party | WHITNEY - Outdoor Garden Party


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☆ QUICK LINKS — THIS POST ☆

Outdoor Garden Party | Indoor Ballroom | Library and Gallery | Parking Lot | Elite Four's Trophy Room | Designated Sleeping Areas

GENERAL - Ground Floor | GENERAL - Upstairs | GENERAL - Outside

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THE ORIGINAL INFOPOST | QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES HOTLINE

Comments

[belphe]

If you like, I'll watch the network for breeders. Its where I found Taboo and Standard Deviation.

[yoctogram]

[He couldn't help but cringe slightly at the name of her tiny grey Eevee. Seriously.]

I would like that, thank you.

[He was working on thanking her regularly.]

[belphe]

[Maybe if he hadn't been yammering on about Taboo Noise when the little gray eevee had tumbled out of its egg, the name wouldn't have stuck]

There's no need to thank me. We're traveling together...we should be as prepared as possible.

[yoctogram]

True.

[He agreed, slouching against a wall and observing her out of lowered eyelids]

Any idea what we'll need when we leave again?

[belphe]

That depends entirely on how we travel. By ground, it should take us another week to reach Azalea and we should pack accordingly. Though, if you aren't opposed to flying, we could be there in one afternoon's travel...

[yoctogram]

[He thought for a moment, tapping his fingers against the wall in an absent Fibonacci sequence]

Means we're missing out on some training time, but we're not having to camp out.

[The dark...oh, man, the dark...]

[belphe]

We managed fine. It wasn't so bad before the river.

[the faintest glint of mischief played around in her eyes, though her face remained straight. He wasn't afraid, was he...?]

[yoctogram]

[Was she...yes. Yes she was. Oh, it's on, Bell. It is so on.]

Walk. We can get more training in. Puts us at a > advantage for the next set of badges.

[belphe]

[....seriously?]

I'd prefer to fly. There's a large forest between us and the next gym.

[one that, from what she'd read and heard on the network, people tended to get lost in. A lot.]

[yoctogram]

Meaning plenty of time to train ↑ our teams and increase their stats.

[belphe]

We can do that from town, Sho...

[yoctogram]

Might miss out on Pokemon that we want to add to our teams if we fly. Also means that we'll be missing out on first hand observation of terrain for later conquest.

[Of course he still plans on trying to rule the world.]

[belphe]

Most of the ones I'm lacking aren't even on this continent.

[Not that she believes that's going to change his mind, given the look he's giving her.

It's the same one he gave her when she came back to the room with the Zephyr badge on her lapel and announced they were not leaving until he'd caught up.]

[yoctogram]

[His expression was set. Nope. They were walking. They were totally walking. HE WAS NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK he just liked the body heat. Really. Truly.]

We can map as we go.

[belphe]

.........

Then I suppose I'll start buying supplies when we get back.

[yoctogram]

I will get medical supplies.

[JUST IN CASE. She might get hurt or sick. Really.]

...Also duplicates of things that Beelze might eat that you need.

[He didn't have supernatural strength, but he was still a lot stronger than his lanky form implied.]

[belphe]

Don't waste your money. Any extra food you bring will be eaten immediately or hoarded for later as soon as she sees it.

She and I will come to an agreement before we leave.

[You already strongarmed her into a week of listening to you rant at the wildlife, watching you hare off after random impulses and trying to keep you alive, don't push your luck trying to take her own responsibilities from her, dude.]

[yoctogram]

I was thinking about a spare pillow.

[He'd taken to putting the inn pillows in the closet whenever they had to leave the Munchlax without supervision.]

[belphe]

It was just that once. And likely because you were letting your team eat in the bed.

[outside the trophy room, the music changes from something thumping and obnoxious to something slow-paced with an even beat, obviously inviting those who were actually out on the floor and not snooping around in the Elite Four's quarters to slow-dance.

She wondered idly if anyone actually WAS here to party rather than seize a rare opportunity to gossip and explore a usually-forbidden building all while eating free food]

[yoctogram]

I was sick and you left us alone.

[Totally not his fault!

He tilted his head at the change in beat and grinned that shit-eating grin of his.]

Care to dance?

[belphe]

[her eyes momentarily widened, taken neatly offguard by such a bold offer before quickly regaining her composure]

I don't know how.

[or, at least, not unless Beatrice demands it of her and her sisters...which, on those occasions, is more like seven puppets performing on their strings rather than actually engaging in it themselves]

[yoctogram]

It's easy, Bell.

[He offered his naturally-coloured hand out to her]

Dance is all maths. Listen - 1...2...3-4-5. 1...2...3-4-5.

[belphe]

[She can hear it. She's not sure if the beat he's chosen to count out is quite what the music had intended, but...

She regards the offered hand for a long moment, waiting patiently for him to withdraw it on his own. When it doesn't seem he plans to, she moves gently push it aside]

[yoctogram]

[If you give a Sho an opening...

He clasps her hand gently, but firmly, in his own and pulls her close. While he isn't as hot as he was when ill, there's still a surprising amount of body-heat present in his (still shirtless) form. His right arm drags hers up and into proper position, and his left goes around her back to rest in the small of her back, several inches above her rear.

He's got the grace of a drunken hippopotamus out in nature, but inside a building, on a "dance floor" of sorts?

Mercury isn't as smooth. He's more graceful than anyone in boots should be, utterly at ease and confident; and even the shit-eating grin is replaced with a much more contented and calm smile. Maths in motion, is there anything better?

It doesn't really even matter how stiff she is, he can work with that and make it part of the tango.]

[belphe]

[Someone who knew what they were doing on a dance floor might have had a deep appreciation for Sho's cat-like grace and confidence. Where Belphegor is concerned, it's all she can do to keep up with his fluid and seemingly ever-changing steps, lest she end up tripping and being dragged after him.

In her proper body, it would have been little matter for her. If she was unable to match him move-for-move, then floating would suffice (and save a lot of face). In this human form, she was given no alternative. And she didn't think much of it.

....all the same, for the moment, she endured the awkward arrangement, not one to back down from a presented challenge, intentional or not.]