PROM, DAY ONE: THE PROM-ENING

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, April 4
Summary: THIS IS THE LOG FOR DAY ONE OF POKEPROM! That means this is your RED-CARPET GALA, so put on your showstopping couture and go have a blast!
Rating: May vary by thread, please mark accordingly!
Log:

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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 upscale garden party! There'll also be a ballroom indoors for more traditionally fancy red-carpet goings-on, but most of the action (and volume of guests) will be found mingling out back.
• GREEN areas are where guests will be staying overnight! Unfortunately, you'll be sleeping-bagging it up, since there's a limited amount of bedrooms in this house and they're all being occupied by Clair, Lance, the Elite Four, and guests who are regrettably way more important than you. However, 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 (and their special guests) 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 prefer the classy elegance of a formal red-carpet gala over the more whimsy outdoor garden party atmosphere in the back. 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 — we've detailed them further right here. 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. There are also pictures of the Elite Four members themselves, though it seems there's been a changeover since the last prom; the candids and Official Portraits™ depict different people entirely now (with the exception of Bruno) and there are a few photos of some sort of ceremony among the others. These photos include Lance being declared Champion of both regions by Professor Oak, while the rest of the Elite Four look on; Lorelai hugging Will and Karen immediately after their promotion to Elite Four; Agatha and Koga having an exhibition battle between her Gengar and his Crobat; all six of them piling into the frame for what amounts to a massive group selfie, etc.

☆ IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER: ☆

• This post is for threads taking place on DAY ONE of Prom, which means this is the RED-CARPET GALA! Only threads taking place on Friday, April 4 should go in this log!

• 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!

• Once you've posted your top-level comment(s), make sure to go to Our PokéProm Masterpost Directory and link to it on the proper day and location, so we can find you more easily!

• The Masterpost Directory is also where we'll be linking the Special NPC Guest Stars' threads, so make sure to keep checking back there for links to their threads!

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Comments

[friendyousohard]

Tired.

[But still smiling.]

AJ and I have been dancing for most of the evening so far. It's been surprisingly fun now that I've actually got the steps down.

[bestofthebest]

There are steps to dancing? (She thought it was just 'get out there and dance 'til you dropped.')

Haven't ran into AJ yet, but I've seen some of the others.

[friendyousohard]

Well, that depends on the dance.

[She is not, however, surprised that the idea is foreign to Rainbow.]

You'll see her before the night's out, I'm sure. No hurry there really, we all see each other every day.

[bestofthebest]

Like, say if you decided to pull off a chicken dance?

(Pinkie probably knows all sorts of weird dances.)

Hehe, yeah! We came here together, and we'll head out together too.

[friendyousohard]

I have no intention of doing that, and I don't know why anyone else ever would either.

[Seriously that dance is ridiculous.]

... Pinkie Pie notwithstanding.

[bestofthebest]

Hehehe, why not? If Pinkie Pie can start a chicken dance, anypony can.

(What about a conga line? That's a pretty cool dance.)

[friendyousohard]

"Can" and "should" are two very different things.

[... Okay yeah she's totally down for a conga line, but probably not in the ballroom. Seems inappropriate.]

[bestofthebest]

So Twi, what kind of dance would you lead off with?

(Rainbow will definitely bring up a conga line for Twilight's next birthday.)

[friendyousohard]

Well, it depends on the situation. For an atmosphere like this one I think a waltz is appropriate.

[bestofthebest]

...That's the one when you use a rose, right?

(She's thinking of a tango, but Rainbow isn't too knowledgable on specific kinds of dances.)

[friendyousohard]

What? No, there are no roses involved. I don't even know what dance you're talking about. A waltz is a form of dance designed for large groups divided into two people, with an emphasis on making specific movements at the right time.

You know, to avoid bumping into other couples.

[bestofthebest]

...Ohhh! So you and AJ practiced this 'waltz' so you wouldn't hit other couples?

You sure there isn't any roses involved?

[friendyousohard]

Well, and because I figured it was the type of dance that would be most likely to be what was appropriate for a party like this. Also it's not the only one we practiced.

... Quite sure, Rainbow.

[bestofthebest]

(Rainbow takes a moment to grumble, pretty sure she heard that in one dance there was evidence of a rose being used.)

Really? What other dance did you guys practice? And when did you practice these dances, anyway?

[friendyousohard]

We started practicing when we found out they were going to do this again this year. You didn't see us because we went out away from people to do it... I mean, I wasn't eager to get laughed at for some of my earlier attempts, believe me.

[bestofthebest]

You mean, like the attempts you showed off during your birthday? They weren't too bad, but practice does make perfect.

(Not that she feels like a third wheel with her friends, but...it's times like these she misses her wings the most.)

[friendyousohard]

Even worse than that, because I was trying to incorporate her moves into my dance, too. You don't want to know how often we stepped on each others' feet. I think mine still hurt when I move them the wrong way...

[bestofthebest]

Hehe, I'd say more than 20 times if they still hurt! (A beat.) Maybe you should've stuck with your own dance moves, then?

(She could've offered to learn too, but if she were honest like AJ? Rainbow would've found the whole thing boring.)

[friendyousohard]

They wouldn't have really worked for the setting, though. I'd have gotten a lot of weird looks, and not everyone enjoys having people stare at them, you know.

[Not that she's implying anything about Rainbow being needy for attention, oh no.]

[bestofthebest]

Ohhh! You mean not everyone enjoys being the center of attention like me?

(That's one way to see it, if the other way isn't really an option.)

[friendyousohard]

I'm just going to assume you're being facetious. The point is I don't want to stand out tonight unless it's to one of the people whose attention I'm trying to get.

[bestofthebest]

Ohhh! Ha, I can understand that.

(Face-what now?)

[friendyousohard]

Speaking of which, don't you have anyone you were hoping to see?

[bestofthebest]

...Like who?

[friendyousohard]

Well how would I know? I just thought maybe you had some friends we hadn't run into in the flesh that you might want to take the time to find tonight. I certainly do.