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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: (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*

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[oh my gosh yaaay hot chocolate. Cocona holds the cup for a while without drinking it because she believes it's hot enough to burn her tongue for now.]

So this is what the staff room looks like!

[Kuro and Lymi jump to the floor and staaaaares at Hayate.]
combat_butler: (Please don't unleash hell upon me.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
*That is a wise choice! As it is still quite freshly poured.*

Mm, it's pretty well furnished... Though I've rarely had the time to hang out back here.

*... oh god tiny adorable eyes staring up at me ahhhh-- Hayate's just glancing down at them* Er... D-Do you two want something as well?

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Is it because you work a lot to the point you don't get to rest that much?

[Kuro and Lymi still staaaaaaaaaaaare at Hayate... and then they eventually give a small nod.]
combat_butler: (It's a fact.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
It's more the fact that I'm constantly cooking during my shift, so unless there's nothing at all to make, I have no reason to come back here.

*why must they stare so intensely??* Mm... Let's see... *Placing the tray of hot chocolate down.* You two can't want hot chocolate, right? I'll need to dig up something more suitable for you...

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oooh, I see... Must be really busy then, Hayate.

[Kuro and Lymi gave each other a paw-five and giggled to themselves.]
combat_butler: (Ooooonnnneee mooooore thiiiiing.)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's just standard fare for being a cook!

*... s-so cute.* Let's see... *And Hayate is picking his flashlight back up and wandering over to the door* I'll be be right back, okay? I'm going to grab something for the two of them. *OFF HE GOES!*

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
Okay! [And Cocona remains in the room, sitting on a chair with the only source of light being Kuro's tail. Now that she didn't have Lymi to carry, it was a bit colder than what she thought it would be.]

Hey, Lymi. Point up and spit out some fire.

[And Lymi does! The fire spewing distance couldn't have been more than 6 inches long and Cocona feels warmer by merely looking at it.]
combat_butler: (An AT field...?!)

[personal profile] combat_butler 2010-12-21 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
*And after a good five or so minutes, Hayate is coming back with a few snacks~*

--whoa! Th-that's one way to keep warm...

[identity profile] photonsaber.livejournal.com 2010-12-21 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
It's not like we would set anything on fire though! So don't worry, Hayate!

[Lymi pauses to look very proud of herself, but then she resumes doing what she was doing.]