PROM, DAY TWO: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[these_balls]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: Scenic Tohjo Falls!
When: Saturday, April 5
Summary: THIS IS THE LOG FOR DAY TWO OF POKEPROM! That means this is your CASUAL SATURDAY MINGLEPOST, so enjoy the lazy wind-down from last night's festivities and take some time to explore the many sights and sounds of Tohjo Falls!
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 TWO of Prom, which means this is the CASUAL SATURDAY MINGLEPOST! Only threads taking place on Saturday, April 5 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

[superordinary]

[ Naegi had ended up a witness to Poolgate 2014 and got some photographic evidence without meaning to while at it, so naturally he had asked Ishimaru about it when the two talked later in the day and he found out about the Saionji Incident that way. He eventually did go looking for Chihiro but for reasons left unexplained he had managed to miss him entirely.

So naurally, he's going to sit down near him when he spots him; hi, hope you don't mind the intrusion. ]

Hey, Fujisaki-kun.

[codeforhope]

[He doesn't particularly mind too much, but mostly because it's you, Naegi. The Eevee in Chihiro's arms stirs a bit when Naegi sits down, her mouth parting in a wide yawn before she buries her face in the crook of his elbow.]

Hello, Naegi-kun.

[superordinary]

You doing all right? I heard about Saionji-san.

[ Naegi's shiny Audino, Yoshio, plops down next to Chihiro to get a closer look at the Eevee. Hello there, future member of the Dangan House Eevee legion. ]

[codeforhope]

[The little Eevee's ears twitch when she hears the movement, but she doesn't move otherwise. Apparently hatching is exhausting business, and as such she's been sleeping like a rock ever since.]

Mhm....I'm ok.

[He's better than the night before, at least. Though his eyes do look tired from a combination of lack-of-sleep and previously crying his eyes out, he is in a much better state than he was. Plus, the baby Eevee was a nice surprise.]

[superordinary]

Do you want to talk about it, Fujisaki-kun?

[ He repositions himself to make himself more comfortable, crossing his legs in front of him. Yoshio shifts his attention from the Eevee to Chihiro and gently taps his shoulder in greeting. ]

[codeforhope]

Mm...

[He looks over to Yoshio and offers him a bit of a smile before looking back to Naegi, leaning back a bit against the pillows he's sitting in front of.]

Well I...I tried to ignore...what Saionji-san was saying to me, but..

[..but-]

...she said...some things that probably upset me more than she realized. ...Ishimaru-kun told me that nobody is mad at me for what happened, but I....still feel terrible about it.

[superordinary]

...Saionji-san's the kind of person who likes to torment people for her own amusement. She told me that's why she does that kind of stuff; She does what she wants because she feels like it.

[ Naegi would say this about a lot of people, but he doesn't really like the girl. ]

Nobody in their right mind would be mad at you, Fujisaki-kun.

[codeforhope]

That's what Nanami-san told me....I don't understand why...anyone would be that way.

[Like for goodness sake, have some common decency. You don't have to go out of your way to make friends, but that doesn't mean you're entitled to be a rotten person to everyone, either.]

Mmm...still, it was....a disruption. ...that could have been avoided.

[Nice going Saionji.]

But...I guess it got to me so much because she.....s-she kept saying I was...faking. ....Faking to get attention.

[Which is an oxymoron in itself, because it's TECHNICALLY true in one sense...but also couldn't be more wrong.]

*wouldn't say, gg self with the typos there

[superordinary]

I don't understand either. There's no point, and amusement shouldn't come at the expense of somebody else.

[ Basic human decency, she should learn that. ]

Well, she's wrong.

[codeforhope]

[He nods in agreement, sighing a little.]

Thank you, Naegi-kun. ...I know she is, it just.....hurt. ....I suppose that was the intention, though.

[superordinary]

Mm. Some people would probably tell you to ignore her when she does that, but... it's not that easy, just shutting out hurtful words. They tend to cut to one's core.

[codeforhope]

Yes...It might have been different, if she didn't really mean it.

[...this is Chihiro we're talking about, even if she was kidding and saying things like that things would have no doubt turned out the exact same way.]

I.....I really shouldn't feel this way, but....I'm glad Ishimaru-kun did what he did.

[superordinary]

...Me too, to be honest. I can't feel sorry for her at all.

[ You don't fuck with Fujisaki and get away with it, okay. The Chihiro Fujisaki Defense Squad has decided that. ]

[codeforhope]

[Hopefully the CFDS's don't get out of hand, but Saionji-pool-dunking was equally as appropriate as it was inappropriate.]

...I....do hope she learns a lesson, though. ...Acting such a way to people.....it's a good way to promise you'll never have any friends.

[superordinary]

I hope so too... Even if you don't really care about having friends, you should still be civil; the way she acts can only result in enemies.

[codeforhope]

[Nod nod.]

Until then....well....I just hope I don't run into her again. ...I mean..

[MMM..]

...I just don't want that to happen again.

[superordinary]

...If something like that happens again, let us know. We're your friends, Fujisaki-kun.

[codeforhope]

I-....I will, don't worry. Thank you...

[It's very uplifting to know that the CFDS will be on the case.]

...

I just......wish it were easier for me to.....stand up for myself.

[superordinary]

Mm. You know, I think that's something that will become easier for you.

[ He readjusts his position again, and lets his hands rest over his knees. ]

Changing is difficult, but you have the strength to make it possible.

[codeforhope]

[Chihiro sighs through his nose, absently stroking behind the ears of the little Eevee still sleeping in his arms.]

Mm.....you're right. ....and it is hard, but....I am going to keep trying to get stronger.

[Saionji....definitely wasn't the person to test his standing-up-for-himself skills on to begin with.]

I'm not sure, but....I feel like being here will help me to do that. ...I think it's because you and the rest of our classmates are here...and there are so many others who used to know me, from....before.

...It's....a little surprising, but....in a good way.

[superordinary]

I think so, too. I feel like this place...is good at helping people change for the better. I was the first of us to arrive in New Bark almost a year ago, so I've seen the others grow. Ishimaru-kun's come a long way, and I think he's happy for it.

[ Yoshio settles down next to his trainer, ears flicking as he listens to the two humans talk. ]

That's why I'm sure it's possible for you, too. And we've got your back, so don't forget that.

[codeforhope]

[Chihiro smiles slightly, reaching up to brush his hair back with a free hand.]

..I'm really glad. I'm not sure what I would do if the rest of you weren't here with me.

[Well, for one, Poolgate would never have happened- but for TWO, Saionji would have really laid it on him unless someone else had the guts to chuck her in the pool like Ishimaru did. And for three....any way you look at it, Chihiro is the one Dangan who wouldn't really do well on his own, so let's just count our blessings.]