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

[in_praetego]

Oh. Right.

[ There's a pause though. That's still a pretty long time for them to be away. ]

I hope you don't mind my asking but... do you miss your home?

[friendyousohard]

Well, yes, of course I do... Or perhaps that isn't so obvious. Some people come from worlds or situations that aren't likely to be missed.

But my homeworld is a very pleasant place, at least when overpowering horrors aren't threatening to destroy it... and when they are, I'm one of the ones who stops them, so I am most definitely unhappy about not being there. Still... this world is fascinating, the Pokemon even more so, and I've made many friends here. I can't say I hate it here.

[in_praetego]

It was a passing thought, really. Looking at how some people have spent so long here, made new lives, met new friends and all that... it kind of makes you wonder who misses their old lives and who likes it better here.

[ Have a small apologetic smile. ]

But I guess things could be worse...

[friendyousohard]

Things could pretty much always be worse. I've never really found that to be a comforting thought. Or a productive one. I mean I suppose it's better than sitting around complaining, but better still to try to actually do something.

... Which admittedly can be easier said than done, sometimes, but that's no reason not to put in the effort.

[in_praetego]

It all depends on personality, I think. Some people would rather leave it up to other people, some others would actively find a way out... and there are some others who'd make the most of the situation.

[ A small shrug. ]

If you don't mind my saying... you're not the kind who just sits around doing nothing, are you?

[friendyousohard]

And then some of us try to find a compromise between those ideas.

[She chuckles at that.]

I suppose that's obvious enough, isn't it? But I don't just go rushing headlong into the situation, either. More than anything else, I try to understand what's going on before I make a decision. I do everything I can to become as informed as possible.

Again, though, that's rather difficult around here. Information on our situation is hard to come by.

[in_praetego]

We'll probably have to make do with what we have to begin with... even if that isn't much to go by.

[ A beat. ]

B... but I've probably kept you long enough. [ Laughing a bit. ] I'm sure you wouldn't want to spend the entire evening speculating.

[friendyousohard]

[She laughs in turn.]

While I wouldn't mind spending an entire night speculating, this is probably not the best night to choose. There is, after all, supposed to be a party going on, and I think we've both spent enough time in here already.

[in_praetego]

[ Yeah, he can't help but laugh himself. ]

I'm kind of waiting for a friend of mine to come in and drag me out there if I spend too much time in here.

[ A beat. ]

So I guess I'll see you around?

[friendyousohard]

I'm sure whoever it is will be around sooner or later.

Yes, it looks like it. Well, goodbye for now, then!

[And with that, she's walking off back to the ballroom before too many people miss her.]