GIVE ME PROM OR GIVE ME DEATH

[indigo_league]

So you’ve gotten on the ferry, piloted by a man loudly proclaiming himself to be Captain Garfield and won’t this be fun everybody? We’re going to a party! Hope you all like boundless enthusiasm for boating, because this guy and his trusty Rattata (who will be collecting everyone’s fees, pay up or you don’t get on!) sure do love this and want everyone to know it. Finally, through caves and up rivers, there it is, shining in the dim evening light: The Elite Four’s Mansion (and blessed freedom from Captain Garfield). It looks amazing! Bunk down for the night and get a good night’s sleep, because tomorrow? It’s party time.



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. Some of the landscaping is a little different than what longterm residents might remember-- again, this WAS the site of a pretty epic battle between Teams Aqua and Magma at one point! All the same, in two years, you’d think they’d have wrapped up most of the work… there’s a lot of large-ish dirt piles and general disarray in the grounds outside the main yard, although the main grounds are still tidied up and decked out pretty heavily for the garden party. There’s even a little gazebo set up where you can have pictures taken of you, your date, and/or your Pokemon! The gazebo smells a little like fresh paint and plywood, but the paint is at least probably dry! There’s also an indoor ballroom for the more fancy red-carpet dancing, but in general, most of the activity will be happening outside.

• GREEN areas are where guests will be staying overnight! Unfortunately, you'll be sleeping-bagging it up, since there's a limited number of bedrooms in this house and they all either belong to Claire, the rest of the Elite Four, or are reserved for guests who are regrettably way more important than you. That much is the same as always-- Bruno really doesn’t want anybody digging through his underwear drawer, guys. He never has.
All that said, the green areas are 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.

• RED areas are RESOUNDINGLY off-limits to guests! There’s a lot more blocked-off doorways than there were in the past, and if asked about them, the staff will inform you that the mansion is under heavy remodeling and to please move along! What do you want to look at a bunch of sawdust and exposed wiring for anyway! Stop being nosy!
For everybody’s safety, there will be some staff stationed near the various restricted areas to move people along and make sure nobody wanders where they shouldn’t.


• 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 and lots of space to move around! … But the hardwood floors are looking a little scuffed, and there doesn’t seem to be the usual array of tasteful artwork on the walls anymore, even though you can still tell where a lot of the frames used to be hanging. There are some red banners strung up over most of those empty spots, and although don’t quite match the decor and they’re a little on the cheap side, they certainly make it look like a sweet party! Overall, though, a little more upscale than the shenanigans going on outside, for the people who'd rather that kind of thing.

• AREA B, as some of the more bookish types will remember, is the Library/Gallery! A long-time favorite of visitors, it’s usually a nice haven for people who are a little partied-out but not ready for bed, or who just want to dig into the Elite Four’s personal collection of books and research. SADLY, this year it would seem the door is blocked off! Remodeling in there too, huh? What a shame. :(

• AREA C is...well, the Parking Lot. Normally it’s spotless (no cars!), but this year it looks like they didn’t really have time to clean up, as there seems to be a lot of litter lying around. But more importantly, this is 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. Don’t be that person, guys!

• AREA D … is the Elite Four’s trophy and commemoration room, and it too seems to be shut off to the public. :( Awwww.

For all other information about the Prom and the venue, head on over HERE!

Comments

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[Guess who's RIGHT THERE on the ground with Guttle, rolling around in his NICE SOON-TO-BE-PREVIOUSLY CLEAN SUIT?]


[THIS GUY]</sub>

[a_sin_for_him]

Oh for the love of...Wrath! We haven't even gotten to the party yet...

[It's a lost cause, trying to keep Wrath clean and tidy. Lust knows this. She's known she lost the battle since she started fighting it. She just hasn't made peace with it and continues to try.]

[At least she sounds fondly frustrated.]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It's battle only fools would fight.]

[Hair spread out under him like some kind of wild carpet, Wrath grins wildly up at Lust from the floor. He really wouldn't look out of place in a horror movie jump-scare with those sharp little teeth and weird husky-blue eyes, but HE'S HAVING SUCH A GOOD TIME]</sub>

I'm getting ready!

[a_sin_for_him]

For what? Terrorizing a small village?

[She shakes her head, corners of her lips twitching in the hint of a smile before she laughs outright. He's going to be sticky and covered in god knew what by the end of the night, she just knows it.]

[Guttle is equally undeterred, rolling in circles around Wrath and barking out a series of excited 'spheal!'s. He always loves playing with Small Friend!]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Oh Lust. IF ONLY YOU KNEW WHAT WAS IN STORE.]

[But Wrath's sense of dramatic irony usually only turns on in the moment, so he's not particularly musing on that right now. Instead, he grins harder.]</sub>

Yes!

_{[Because hey, terrorizing villages, small or otherwise, sounds great to him! The most fun missions they got were the ones where he got TURNED LOOSE to be as chaotic and disruptive to some poor human community as possible!]}

Guttle will help!

_{[He flips over onto his front and gallops after the rolling Spheal.]}

[a_sin_for_him]

Oh, yes, you're a terrifying pair. The Feral Boy and His Ferocious Furred Seal.

[She has to shake her head and laugh at the pair of them, capering about in abandon.]

Please try not to cause too much destruction at the party, security always gives me this look like I'm a bad guardian. I'd like to see them try.

[People just don't understand Wrath. He isn't a normal child that can be disciplined and punished as children are.]

And if you can manage that, when we're home, I'll set up a little village of cardboard and blocks in the back yard for the pair of you to decimate.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Absolutely not. Swatting him on the rear had worked the one time largely because he'd been completely blindsided by it-- it's safe to say that anyone attempting that again would get bitten.]

[And just try to 'ground' him.]

[Short of tying Wrath to a chair or locking him into a basement, it's impossible to keep him restricted to one place.]

[Lust gets it.]</sub>

That sounds fun, but so does slaughtering the masses. I'll let Guttle decide which we'll go with.

_{[Said... jovially. Homunculus humor is dark.]}

[a_sin_for_him]

You can slaughter cookie masses. Just behave for the party and it will be worth your while.

[Bribery is a perfectly valid parenting technique. Lust's more than willing to use it.]

And that goes for you, too.

[This time addressing Guttle, who sheepishly rolls to a halt and hides behind Wrath. Or attempts to.]

[garbagechild]

_{[Bribery is both valid and also works, especially with Wrath. It's all about redirection.]}

I'll behave.

I follow orders very well now.

_{[... They just might not be LUST'S orders.]}