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

[BALLROOM]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[If there's one thing Wrath is good at, it's spotting injuries!]

[... WHY he's good at it is probably best left unsaid.]

[But either way, HE SEES THE BRUISES, has zero social skills that would otherwise prevent him from pointing them out, and he's COMING KRIEG'S WAY.]</sub>

You've been fighting!

_{[He is here.]}

[fuelthefire]

[Why hello there small friend!]

Mnahahahaha! Yeah!

She was fantastic, and so was I!

[garbagechild]

_{[Oh good, the man seems proud! Wrath can definitely get behind that sort of attitude. He beams toothily up at Krieg. Said toothiness, combined with the wild hair, look a little ridiculous in contrast to his neat little purple suit.]}

Really?

I also like to fight.

[fuelthefire]

[Krieg doesn't discount anyone who says they like to fight, large or tiny. His buddy Gaige, for example, is tiny and adorable just like Wrath, and if he were the sort of guy to think twice about messing with someone, he would totally think twice about messing with her.]

Yeah? Not a lot of people here like to.

[Like, at all. Which is hugely boring.]

Cockfights are fun but they just aren't the same.

[garbagechild]

Yeah... my Pokemon are very strong. But I'd rather fight with them.

They're my team-mates, after all!

<sub>[Wrath is barely a Pokemon trainer. Left to his own devices, he and his Pokemon would probably just form a grungy little streetgang.]

[Good thing Team Rocket snapped him up, eh? EH?]</sub>

[fuelthefire]

Yeah! It's not fair that the monsters get to have all the fun!

Do you spar with yours, too?

[garbagechild]

I wrestle with them.

Does that count?

[fuelthefire]

Yeah! Only the chicken fights. The dragon and the pony and the slag stack are better at wrestling.

[Because the chicken is an actual legit Fighting type.]

What kinds of monsters do you have?

[garbagechild]

<sub>[Oh BOY, Wrath loves talking about his Pokemon!]

[Positively lit up, he ticks them off on his fingers.]</sub>

Well, I have quite a lot.

There's my starters, Pipsqueak and Mama. Pipsqueak has no eyes or legs, but he does have wings. He screams a lot, which I think might be because he doesn't have eyes or legs. And Mama is very big and strong, which is good, because she has to protect Baby.

_{[A pause, as he apparently realizes he didn't clarify who Baby was, so he adds an aside to Krieg, nodding meaningfully.]}

Her baby is named Baby.

_{[*Translator's note: 'keikaku' means 'plan'.]}

[fuelthefire]

[Well all of that honestly makes perfect sense to Krieg!]

Does the baby wrestle, too?

[The most important question of them all, apparently.]

[garbagechild]

No, he mostly naps.

I don't think Mama would let him.

She's very protective.

_{[THAT'LL CHANGE SOON, THOUGH...]}