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Heather Mason ([personal profile] foolishwren) wrote in [community profile] route_10652010-12-19 06:47 pm

Cue sax of the yackety variety.

Who: Anyone in the Goldenrod Hotel
Where: The Goldenrod City Hotel
When: Starting at 5:00 PM on December 19th and ending at 4:00 AM on December 20th.
Summary: POWER OUTAGE IN THE GOLDENROD CITY HOTEL. See here for details!
Rating: Probably PG to PG-13.
Log:
A pair of deep, enormous red eyes sat in front of the receptionist and stared, intensely.

The receptionist pursed her lips and frowned, staring back through a pair of horn-rimmed glasses.

Claudy's enormously fluffy feet were reflected neatly on the glossy countertop, as were the wickedly-sharp talons that stuck out of them.

Those were the main things keeping the unfortunate receptionist on duty from shooing the owl Pokemon, although the beak wasn't much of an incentive, either.

"Um... young lady," she said hesitantly, trying to lean around the large bird, her chair creaking. "The lobby is intended to be a space for EVERYBODY..."

"And it still IS a space for everybody," Heather said, unloading a shoulderful of soft, folded blankets onto one of the lobby's sofas and dusting her hands off. Several other blankets had already been partially tied up over the back of the couch and stretched out to attach at the corners to rows of chairs that were painstakingly arranged in aesthetically-pleasing, tunnel-wall-like patterns. There were also the beginnings of several pillow-built barricades, and even some large cardboard boxes standing by on reserve, should the pillows run out before construction was complete. "It's just a COOLER space for everybody."

The receptionist's frown grew and she sighed, rubbing her temples and trying to ignore the Noctowl's unblinking stare. She was fairly certain that it had been placed there SOLELY to distract her from stopping the construction of 'New Lobby'-- and it was doing a fairly good job.

Why did the difficult visitors ALWAYS come downstairs while SHE was on desk duty?

Meanwhile, the wind howled outside, piling snow against the glass doors to the outside and plastering against the windows-- not that there was much to see out there, besides flying snow. It blotted out even the rest of the city's lights, which normally lit up the plaza outside like daylight even after dusk.

"Miss, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to take all that down," she said for the fifth time in the past half-hour, and as usual, she was completely ignored as the scruffy blond girl tied a few more blankets up (with some difficulty due to her bandaged hands).

Biting her lip, she started to stand up.

Maybe if she just went over and started... taking all the blankets down herself--







And then suddenly, there was a low mooooooan of electricity deciding spontaneously that life wasn't worth it anymore and turning itself off.

The lights went out.

Silence reigned in the lobby.




.... for about five seconds.


"Oh my goodness..."

"WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED--"

"/OLD WOMAN OWL SCREAM"




[Feel free to make your own threads! They can be down in the lobby, they can be up in the rooms, they can be anywhere! Is your character in the bathroom plucking their eyebrows when the lights go out? WE WANNA HEAR ABOUT IT, SO GO FOR IT. Are they falling down the stairs? POST THAT SHIT.]

[Threadhopping/jacking is totally encouraged, so TAG AROUND TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT, MY DUDES. If your own thread isn't getting replies right away, go ahead and jump in somewhere else! Look out for other characters in the same areas as yours-- lobby, hallways, staircases, etc! Have fun!]
combat_butler: (Please don't unleash hell upon me.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think any Pokemon could manage that... *glancing over his shoulder*

--ah, right! This is Sony, in case you couldn't tell. *Sony is bobbing up and down excitedly at Cocona, letting out a 'Maaaaagneton' in greeting*

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Can they power a certain part of the hotel? Like the lobby or something... Or does it have to power the entire hotel?

[She stares at Sony and waves with her free hand- whoops, Lymi almost fell because of that. Cocona scoops her back up and adjusts her in a more comforting position as she holds her.]

He really does look like a machine!
combat_butler: (Let me just think about that one--)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
I can't imagine there being a way to pull that off... Maybe if we had a portable generator? That's unlikely though.

*Sony continues to bob about, though he doesn't move too close since he is giving off an electric glow and all.*

Right? I've yet to see another one like him...

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I guess it would have to be convenient for that to happen then, right?

And that's true. This is my first time seeing the Magneton... other than Sony!
combat_butler: (When things are tough; Just try smiling!)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Way too convenient. It would practically be a dues ex machina!

Mmm... Maybe other steel-types have robotic qualities...?

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
I only know Skarmory and Magneton as a steel type...
combat_butler: (Let me just think about that one--)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
Skarmory...? That sounds like a dangerous one... Er... It's basically a plot device.

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Plot device... like in a story? [You lost her, Hayate.]
combat_butler: (It's a fact.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm! It's one that can perfectly solve a complicated problem with barely any effort. Usually enough so that it seems hard to believe.

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! Kinda like... someone barges into your hotel room and is yelling at you to give out the money, but there was a bat on the head to drive the robber away!
combat_butler: (Please don't unleash hell upon me.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... In that case, it should be more along the lines of a police officer just so happens to be in the room next door, and comes out just in time to stop anything from happening.

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh... I guess that works too! So it's all about being convenient and the timing, right?
combat_butler: (My Maria Impression.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-20 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, and it being the perfect solution.

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
The perfect solution, huh?

[Lymi huffs again and Kuro reaches down to swat the fur on top of Lymi's head, but she immediately HISSES at Kuro.]
combat_butler: (It evolves into what now.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yup, perfect in every way!

*... er.* Um, Cocona-san... Isn't that little dangerous?

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Cocona shrugs her right shoulder, which makes Kuro almost fall off due to imbalance and shakes Lymi up and down once to get her to stop. It worked! ... Because those two are a bit disoriented.]
combat_butler: (But why is it in 3D...?!)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
*... UMMM* Definitely dangerous looking.

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
They like fighting with each other, so I have to think of things to stop them!
combat_butler: (Please don't unleash hell upon me.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
In that case, isn't it a bad idea to have them both out when everything is dark?

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
I have a backup plan! And it's failproof! [yeah, she totally believes that.]

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yup! It will definitely work~!
combat_butler: (He was unconcious when I got here!)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
I... I hope you're right about that, Cocona-san. *sigh, glancing over to Sony who floats up a bit higher.*

Anyway, since I'm here... Do you want to go sit down somewhere, so you can have some hot chocolate?

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, please! I bet it'll taste even more delicious because it's cold in the hotel!
combat_butler: (But who's going to clean your underwear?)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm... All right, let's just head over here-- *leading her off to some nearby ~*~staff only~*~ area of the hotel so they can sit down properly! Though he is standing still, placing his flashlight down, along with a cup of hot chocolate for her :|b*

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