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EVENT LOG: FEATHERLY HAVEN RESORT & SPA

Who: All the lovebirds!
What: A bit of pampering and hijinks. Original event post here.
When: Feb 17th
Where: The Featherly Haven Resort & Spa (aka the hot springs)
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On the 17th, all characters will find an embossed invitation tucked inside the front cover of their journals, asking them to gather up by the hot springs for a marvelous party at the Featherly Haven Resort & Spa. Upon arriving, they’ll find that the area has been temporarily transformed into a luxurious vacation retreat. Although the weather is just as chilly as it should be in mid-February, the hot springs are compellingly warm and once the sun sets, the area is lit by grand torches. The usual hot springs buildings are somewhat incredibly replaced with what looks like a swanky resort -- though the building itself will disappear soon after the Shift’s end. There is a sizeable lobby, complete with plump couches and a droid-staffed bar. Each and every one of the hotel’s rooms is a honeymoon suite, stocked with champagne and fondue and yet more platters of fresh fruit. Courteous (albeit stoic) droids tend massage chairs and manicure stations on the resort's first floor, shaded by billowing, cream-coloured curtains. Others will be passing around festively coloured drinks, platters of fresh fruit, and -- of course -- huge complimentary towels to wrap up in once your soaking is complete: the whitest and fluffiest and most spa-like towels you ever did see.

Available both in the rooms, outside by the hotsprings, and in heaps inside the lobby, are little foil-wrapped and bite-sized chocolates. As with other items in previous years, each of these chocolates comes with a dizzying side-effect upon consumption:

White Chocolate will overwhelm its consumer with the desire to talk and -- more specifically -- the desire to share. Upon eating this treat, characters will want to chat the ear off of anyone near them, perhaps spilling some personal details in the process. But being chatty is a two way street, and so they will also press upon their conversation partners for details of their own lives. It’s a lethal combination: a nosy over-sharer.

Milk Chocolate will flush its consumer with the desire to be warm and affectionate with those around them. Hugs and kisses on the cheek will abound. Upon eating this treat, characters will want to throw their arm around those near them -- clasping close friends and associates alike. Personal space is no longer an issue.

Dark Chocolate will inspire quite another flavour of affection in its consumer. Upon eating this treat, a character’s libido takes over the driving seat. Many people around them become terribly terribly attractive and, as lust courses through the character’s system, they’ll hope to convince someone back to their suite for a little hanky panky.

Chocolate Coated Marzipan -- smooth and silky on the tongue -- evokes a spontaneous sense of...marital bliss. Those who chow down on this treat will find themselves tracking down someone they know they simply don’t want to live without. Whether this is someone they were previously attracted to in the week or a total stranger, your character will find themselves proposing marriage. And, (in)conveniently for them, all marriages may take place in the resort’s own Vegas-style wedding chapel! All ceremonies will be performed by a droid-officiant who looks disturbingly like Elvis Presley. Witnesses are optional but encouraged.

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[It's been kind of a strange week, but nothing too complain-worthy of it yet as he's (luckily) avoided too many potentially awkward conversations with people...until now...

Though honestly, Cilan's not entirely sure why he came here, as the spa-scene is a very...rare taste of indulgence in terms of luxuries he's ever partaken in before. Still, he does at least take advantage of getting a manicure for his nails (don't even judge okay, a perfect gentleman of his standing needs to have good-looking nails) for now, and at the moment he can be found sitting on a couch with his Pansage in his arms...and kind of in an affectionate mood as he's been hugging it a little more than normal. (Not that his Pansage has a problem with this exactly, it's just kind of "lol okay" about it right now.) May or may not have something to do with some of the white and milk chocolates Cilan allowed himself to try...]

[Emmet's eaten chocolates all day, and up until now he's been bugging all sorts of people. But eventually, his heart tugs him back towards Cilan. Oh, Cilan, Emmet's been around you all week, helping you with whatever idle task you had and acting just absolutely affectionate and polite.

Though he forgoes any politeness as he sits down next to Cilan and hugs him with an arm.]

Have you been having fun?

[So we've noticed--it seems like we've been spending quite a lot of time around Emmet this week, and it's been really nice, if not a little...awkward, considering some of his thoughts lately have been riding some peculiar trains of thought with all this sudden close proximity.

Normally Cilan would have jumped or something at the sudden arm hugged around him, but Emmet's been pretty touchy-feely all week and he's been eating those chocolates too so Cilan actually manages to stay relatively calm despite the fact that it feels like his heart is racing a little. (Which has been doing a lot of that lately too come to think of it...)]

Yes, of course--I have to say that it's been quite a refreshing taste so far! How about you?

I am having a great time! A wonderful time. Everyone is in such good spirits. And I am very happy.

[Then don't get too weirded out when Emmet pulls you into a more proper hug!]

[Cilan's face turns a little pink at the hug, but he doesn't move away--in fact the more appealing thing he finds himself doing is to lean a little closer into it.]

Well, we're happy to hear you've been enjoying yourself as well. What did you partake in so far, here?

[Oh, good! Because Emmet isn't letting go quite any time soon...]

I enjoyed the spa, and I've had some of the chocolates. And I've spoken to people! Ingo should be here, he could use something like this more than me.

Mm, that's true. [Ingo always seemed to be the more stressed of the two, which was understandable all things considering of where they were. He really could use more opportunities to relax, though Cilan adds idly--] Of course, that doesn't mean you can't indulge in things like this too--next time we'll just have to make sure Ingo comes as well.

[...Did we mean to say "we"? Ah well, it felt appropriate enough since he does feel a little bad that he didn't think to say anything that would have convinced Ingo to come too at the time, and then have both of the Subway Bosses here to enjoy themselves since Emmet would probably be happier that way...]

Yes! It's fine. Ingo does feel better without too many people for him to worry about.

[Emmet snuggles with him a bit more, before, without a thought... he gives Cilan a little smooch on the cheek.]

[ashgajhs Okay, wow, we weren't expecting that (even though we were kind of secretly enjoying the snuggling) so if you thought his face was pink before, now he's definitely blushing.

If Cilan was in his right mind, he'd probably be struck entirely speechless or rambling even worse than usual and asking what that was for (because seriously what), but...we can't just stare and not do anything, that would be rude so...i-it's only fair to give a kiss back, right? For some reason that sounds like the right answer (or rather the more appealing one at the moment) so he leans up a little and thankfully doesn't end up with a mouthful of sideburn to give a small peck on the other's cheek before leaning back away again--probably still not a respectful distance like he normally would have, but still a little space. And then vaguely wondering why he even did that.]

Ah, I...um... [What to even say now...]

[Emmet's uncharacteristically quiet, too, for a while. He studies Cilan's face, thinking things over as much as he can in his experiment-riddled mind. He draws up the other experiences he's had today, trying to piece together everything.

His conclusion? Since his interactions with most people were similar, save for Cilan's... since he did feel more affectionate towards others, but none nearly as deeply as Cilan...]

...I love you.

[The words find their way out.]

What? [Okay that was even less expected than the cheek kiss. Did he...did he hear that right? Or is he misinterpreting this somehow?

Right-minded Cilan would be freaking out right now with like a million questions about this. Experiment-influenced Cilan is...okay he is still freaking out a little but for some reason it feels like his heart is doing these little happy flips in his chest, so all he manages to say is--] Really?

I am sure. I've grown close to everyone here, lately. But the way I feel with you. That's special.

[He wants to pull Cilan closer, and to keep cuddling, and kissing, and laughing. But he resists, waiting for Cilan's response.]

I... [How does he feel about the Subway Boss? Well...experiment-influenced or not, Cilan does really like Emmet, maybe even more than he does other people that he knew here considering that he and Ingo were the most familiar people here, even though they didn't have the same memories he did. If he was honest with himself, he'd probably be considered one of their biggest fans back in Unova--they're practically his role models and he has an immense amount of respect for them and how hard they work at their jobs.

He really likes Emmet, but love? If he had been asked if he was in love with Emmet before this week, hell before being in Luceti, Cilan would likely have tried to insist that he had only the highest respect for them, that it was probably improper for him to have those kind of feelings for them--besides, he's the Subway Boss and we're...just a fan, really. But he's been here for about seven or eight months now and he's gotten to know them a little better, even though they didn't know him at first. And within this last month or so, especially within this week, he's been spending an awful lot of time around Emmet and feeling kind of strange around the other, but not in a bad way? Was he actually starting to fall for him or was he just thinking about it too deeply...]

I...I don't know what to say! [And honestly that's kind of scary--we're Cilan, we're always supposed to know what to say. He laughs, though it's more of a nervous reaction than anything else.] I mean, I never would have expected to hear something like that, coming from you...and to be honest, other than my brothers perhaps, I can't recall anyone saying that they thought of me that way either--being "special", that is. Saying that I'm "knowledgeable" or "passionate about things", maybe, but--haha, come to think of it, it probably wouldn't be too surprising of a taste if I've been called annoying more often than that...

[For a guy who said he didn't know what to say, Cilan sure is starting to ramble quite a bit there. And some of that he didn't actually intend to say, it's just kind of slipping out...]

[Emmet gives Cilan's shoulder a little squeeze.]

You never annoyed me. Not once! Not even once! So don't go down that track, okay? You're smart, and you're passionate, and I am always fond of that. We have different passions [Well, your secondary matches Emmet's primary] but it's that heat. Enough to power a whole subway, there is so much drive!

It's special. Very special.

Really? [...Well, that is one thing he's always appreciated about the Subway Bosses back in Unova--they never batted an eye to his eccentric personality, even when he was having some silly dramatic reaction right in front of them that time when he was in Nimbasa.

Being told that he's not annoying by someone he admires quite a lot should cheer him up, and it does, but Cilan finds himself saying things he doesn't actually intend to say again. He's smiling, but it almost seems...self-depreciating.]

...Thank you, Emmet. That makes me really happy to hear, even though I'm sure there are others who would disagree with you about that--even other Connoisseurs I've met don't like me very much; something about having an "arrogant" or "insufferable" taste... [And even though he hasn't heard his friends say it ~~yet~~, every once in a while he can't help but wonder if he gets on their nerves, Iris especially back in Unova, but then again she's always calling him and Ash "childish" so it probably means nothing...]

Your competitors aren't always going to be friendly. I've heard the same from challengers, on the Battle Subway. But Ingo and I ignore being called "creepy" or "suspicious" or "eccentric". We are Subway Bosses. And we like who we are.

And you are Cilan. And I like who you are. You should, too.

[Cilan seems vaguely surprised at that--as far as he's aware of, you're very well liked in his world. (And if he had ever heard anyone call the Subway Bosses "creepy" or "suspicious", he would definitely be having words with that person... >_>) He looks down at his hands, only now remembering Pansage's existence, who seems to have fallen asleep at some point by us either before or shortly during Emmet's presence here.]

As a Connoisseur or even as a Gym Leader, you need to get used to criticism you may receive from others of the same profession who don't agree with your opinions on certain tastes. I don't let that bother me, it's only natural to have different perspectives--even I have had disagreements with others over things like that. [If you can call them "disagreements" since they usually involve Pokemon fighting to prove who's right and who's wrong. Being unhappy because he came out on top over them or having a different opinion than him is not what bothers him (well unless that opinion is very wrong but ssshhh) it's when he's being disliked for just how he is. Cilan takes out a pokeball to recall Pansage now--a part of him is maybe a little thankful that his Pokemon isn't awake to have to witness how awkward he feels. But now he's feeling kind of restless again, and without really thinking about it, he's using his now more available arms to properly hug Emmet himself now--an act he normally wouldn't really do in public because he would worry about being too forward around someone who might not appreciate it. But this feels nice.] I'm just surprised...and...actually, maybe a little overjoyed that you would think that I was "special", let alone more than just as a friend...

[And yes, Emmet's free to think there's an emphasis on the word "you"--he would have likely thought you'd be interested in people with more...ah, appealing tastes than us.]

[Emmet hugs back, pleased by Cilan's response. He could feel his heart pounding in his ears, and it'd been a while since he felt this sort of elation around someone. Cilan's hesitance about his "worthiness", or however it was actually being interpreted, worried Emmet to some degree... but it was washed a bit in how happy he was to have a level of reciprocation and appreciation.]

Is it okay? If I ask to be with you, is that okay?

[He still hadn't heard what Cilan felt for him, after all. Even Emmet could show a level of restraint and hesitance.]

[Right-minded Cilan would think this was rather sudden and wondering if this was something better handled at a different date to properly sort out how he actually felt and such (is this really "romantic" or "familial" or "really good friends" or what) and should we be worried about Ingo potentially killing us over this. Experiment-influenced Cilan, who is only dimly aware at the moment of the possibility of Luceti "shenanigans" at work here, is far too comfortable where he is right now and saying no would not only be a really depressing taste, it would be kind of a cold one too. Besides, right-minded or not, he likes the feeling of being with or wanted by someone, romantically or otherwise.

Cilan doesn't quite have a vocal reply--he's starting to actually notice that he's been sharing some rather odd or personal thoughts of his more than he normally would and he's a little nervous that whatever he says next is going to somehow go even further off the rails. If he has to bite his tongue for that then so be it as he gives a slight nod, hugging Emmet a little tighter...though he's Cilan, he can't really be that quiet forever as he speaks a little absentmindedly.]

...As long as it's not a station we're rushing towards, of course. [If that...makes sense...? More things to add to the list of things we will regret saying when the experiment wears off on us? Knowing our luck, maybe, but for now, he's fine with being close like this.]

Right. Arrive on schedule, of course.

[Emmet's happy, and it feels like that's all he's ever needed to hear. He holds Cilan close, easily dismissing any worries and simply enjoying the happiness of the moment as it stood.]

[There's probably a conversation that needs to be had at some point--properly explain that whole "worthiness" issue and such, but as it is, Cilan's pretty content now and more than happy to keep hugging Emmet. Why is it that he hadn't thought about doing that more often?

...Oh right, common decency and something about other people's personal space. The latter of which he had a habit of ignoring to an extent, but even then he never usually hugs people or even his friends--usually he's a little concerned that it would seem too improper or unwanted. So enjoy the cuddling while you can, Emmet, this is probably the most hugging Cilan's done for anyone that wasn't his brothers ~~and he may be slightly reluctant to do so much hugging again at first when the experiment wears off...~~]

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