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

[it's FLOORMONSTER TIME]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath has a History (tm) of scooting around under tables at parties. Really, why WOULDN'T you! It's the perfect fort!]

[And he's actually quite used to being the ONLY one under there, so naturally, when he flips up the tablecloth and slides on under, his first reaction upon seeing Asriel is to FREEZE in surprise.]

[Kind of making this face: 8U.............]</sub>

[better2do]

[...Asriel really didn't suspect that anyone else come under here, either. Unless they were an adult who really wanted to know where the MooMoozarella sticks went. He blinks once, twice...and then smiles.]

Howdy!

[WOULD YOU LIKE SOME OF THE SPOILS WRATH]

[garbagechild]

_{[Well, Wrath is ALL about him some MooMoozarella sticks, but he's certainly not about to bust anybody for taking them. He's just used to being the only one scurrying around under the tables!]}

... I talked to you on on the PokeGear about death!

_{[Ah yes, what a conversation starter.]}

Is this your table?

_{[AKA, should he find another one? :I]}

[better2do]

[Asriel pauses, taking in the words, this boy's appearance...]

- Oh! Oh yeah!

[And he's smiling! Death is such a great ice breaker, isn't it?]

No, I think it's everybody's table. You can come in if you wanna, there's lots of room.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[THE BEST ICE-BREAKER]

[Wrath certainly isn't going to turn down an invitation to sit under a table. So he goes right ahead and scoots on in to join Asriel. He's followed by a plump, hopping Murkrow, and there's a Zubat clinging to the back of his suit.]</sub>

I like it when there's tablecloths because then no one knows I'm here.

[better2do]

Yeah, it's so great! It's like a special fort - who wouldn't wanna be under here?

[Just gonna make sure you all can reach these pilfered snacks.]

Eheh, but if everybody came, then we'd be found. So I guess it's better that all the grown ups don't try it themselves.

[garbagechild]

No grown-ups allowed!

<sub>[Wrath agrees emphatically-- even though truth be told, age has hardly ever been a factor through which Wrath relates to other people... it doesn't mean much when you're a Homunculus. His mother-figure back in his world was maybe two or three years older than he was.]

[But it's a sentiment he's heard from other children here and bless him, he's trying to fit in.]</sub>

[better2do]

[Hahah, well...if Asriel counted up all the time spent resetting and reliving and rewinding, he certainly wouldn't be a child. Wrath is among good company.]

Yeah! Even if they ask a million times!

[garbagechild]

<sub>[UNDEAD REINCARNATED MONSTER CHILDREN 4 LYF]

[Wrath nods, eagerly-- and then something occurs to him.]

[He reaches into his pockets and produces... some irreparably crumbled Lava Cookies he'd stuffed in there like three hours ago.]</sub>

Here, um, you can have some!

_{[Sharing is caring, and he's a guest, after all!]}

[better2do]

Oh, thank you!

[HE WILL ACCEPT SOME CRUMBLE COOKIES PLEASE AND THANK]

So, besides being under tables, what d'you usually do at these parties? This is the first one I've ever gone to.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[WELL, HE USUALLY AGGRESSIVELY PICKS ANY POCKET HE CAN REACH but he can't say that or he'll reveal his secret.]

[So he taps his face thoughtfully.]</sub>

Mmmm, well, mostly eat.

But at all the other parties I've been to, they've made lots of loud, colorful sky explosions. I don't like the loud part, but I do like the colors.

[better2do]

Colorful sky explosions?

[...What is a firework]

When do they do that? When it gets really dark? I don't think I've seen anything like that if it's loud.

[garbagechild]

Yeah, it was at night. I don't know if you could see them in the day.

_{[Because they're PRETTY GREAT, but they ain't brighter than the sun. :T]}

[better2do]

They sound like they're more fun at night.

[Loud noises and colors when you're supposed to be asleep? SIGN HIM UP!]

[garbagechild]

Most things are more fun at night!

_{[BECAUSE SNEAKING UP ON PEOPLE IS SO MUCH EASIER IN THE DARK.]}