forsaintcecilia: (shining bright)
Kazuki Hihara - 火原和樹 ([personal profile] forsaintcecilia) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2023-03-13 09:32 pm

23rd [video network post] + catchall prompts (dated to before the contest began)

Hey everyone! Since the next contest is in Ilex Forest, I wanted to make a quick advertisement!

[Kazuki turns the camera away from his excited expression to show the exterior of the Silver Horn. It's a lovely sight, the surrounding landscape just beginning to blossom into spring.]

This is the inn I run, the Silver Horn! We're based in Azalea, which is the closest town to Ilex Forest. I noticed that the show runners aren't providing any lodging this time around, so I thought I'd offer my services!

Newbies and people who are still getting their feet under them can stay for free! Or if that bothers you, you can totally pay for your stay by helping out around the place. There's a lot of work to be done in the garden this time of year, and we can always use a hand with cleaning! Or you can help out with the rehab Pokemon that are staying here right now. Every little bit helps!

Just let me know if you're planning on coming so I can make sure we've got everything ready for your stay!

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Catch all prompts:

First time arrivals

[Welcome to the Silver Horn! It's a lovely little property on the borders of Azalea, with farmhouse architecture, but the interior decorating is an eclectic mix of western and eastern influences. It's a very warm, homey, slow paced inn.

Features include a tearoom where meals are served every day, open-air baths separated by gender, a lovely kitchen garden, and a soundproofed room outfitted with an upright piano where recording can be done. The property is quite large, and local Pokemon are tucked into every niche.

This is also an area with several different Pokemon habitats and nests for the rehab Pokemon to stay in. These fellas are a bit more shy than most, but they warm up to people with good intentions quite quickly.

If you want to take a look around, just ask Kazuki! He loves taking people for tours!]


Helping Out!

[If you can't pay for your stay, no worries! Kazuki will happily put you to work. There is muddy garden that needs the soil turned and compost spread, and if the weather looks to be clear of snow, seeds and nursery cuttings may need to be planted as well. There are linens that are constantly cycling through the laundry too, and dirty dishes that need cleaning... Any chore you can think of, it needs to be done!]

[Or if you prefer, the rehab Pokemon always need help! Nesting sites need to be mucked out, food and water dishes need to be refilled, medications need to be administered-- the whole lot. Giving attention to the Pokemon that are well enough to receive it is important too, but make sure that you're not just playing with the cute residents, okay?]


Tired Kazuki

[Once the guests start to arrive, Kazuki also begins to realize that he may have bitten off more than he could chew. It wasn't so horrible that he didn't have clean rooms for everyone, but it was pretty rare for him to be completely booked with temporary guests! There was a ton of kitchen work to be done that he had to be in to supervise every hour or so, plus making sure that there were clean linens, and toiletries were available for everyone, and so on. The poor boy was dashing to and fro throughout the entire day, making sure all his Pokemon helpers were on task, and taking care of everything that required a human hand.]

[After all the food and dishes from dinner were cleaned up, he was absolutely pooped. It was late at night before he was able to soak in the bath, and it was sorely needed.]

[Anyone can catch him during this time, either in the bath or just staggering out of it, his wet hair still steaming from the warmth of the soaking room. He might be a little loopy, but at least he wasn't stressed out. This was only for a couple of days, after all.]


Wildcard

[Feel free to suggest anything you'd like, or just go ahead and think of your own prompt to post below! I really don't mind what anyone would come up with lol.]
outofsynth: (then they showed me a world)

[personal profile] outofsynth 2023-04-04 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but they've both had long careers already. Carlos has worked on soundtracks for some pretty big movies, so you might have heard some of her stuff from them. Have you seen A Clockwork Orange? Or Tron?

[Are those even still movies people would know?]

You think so? It feels like we just got lucky.
outofsynth: (the only thing that helps me)

[personal profile] outofsynth 2023-04-13 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah! She doesn't usually use an orchestra, but that's her work. She's amazing.

[He does not get the opportunity to nerd out over composers like this often enough, and it kind of shows.]

Yeah, maybe, but I don't think either of us thought it would happen overnight like that. These things take time, you know?
outofsynth: (you can't go the distance)

[personal profile] outofsynth 2023-05-07 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
They're totally not. Some of the best songs out there use both of them.

You think? We kind of flipped out over the Torchic thing. Like, it sucked that those pictures got out there but I kinda feel like we could've handled that better.