EVENT LOG: FEATHERLY HAVEN RESORT & SPA

[lucetimods]

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)
Rating: If you feel your thread is heading for something steamier, please either fade to black or take it to an appointments post.

Also -- don't forget to add in your own character tags!

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.

Comments

[distressedude]

Then let's go!

[Oh, holding hands is good! And Ion may use him for balance a little bit, though not entirely intentionally. He teeters a bit to the left and right with each step, but he's doing his best to walk at a normal pace at least!]

I still can't believe how big this place is... have you seen the hot springs yet? They've even added on to those as well.

[positivelycharged]

[Florian slows himself down for this, sort of unconsciously trying to help act as a balance...helper...thing. He's not entirely sure why Ion's walking funny, but for now he'll focus on the conversation.]

I haven't gone in the springs yet, since I wanted to look at everything else before I get wet. Is it nice in there? I bet it's really warm, huh?

[distressedude]

[He can be his Guide-Bro to help him get around!]

Oh, they're very nice. You can't stay in the water for too long, since it's rather easy to get overheated, but they can be quite relaxing while you're in them.

[positivelycharged]

Overheated? Is it like a volcano? Though volcanoes aren't really relaxing so I guess not.

...Maybe a really hot bath?

[distressedude]

[...]

More like a really hot bath, yes. Though you keep your clothes on in this case, and wash up before you get in.

[positivelycharged]

...So you take a bath, put on your clothes, and then jump in another bath?

[weird.]

[distressedude]

...I suppose it sounds a bit strange when you put it like that. You can also think of it like a swimming pool that's warm and meant for relaxing instead of swimming. [But it not like anyone would stop him if he tried to swim anyway, as long as he didn't splash.]

[positivelycharged]

Oh, that makes more sense.

...Can I swim in it anyway? [Gotta ask!!]

[distressedude]

[A soft laugh.] Perhaps in the areas where the water is a little deeper, the others may not mind.

[positivelycharged]

Hmm...okay! And then in the less deep places I'll try not to splash. Have you been in there yet, Ion?

[distressedude]

Yes, I was in there for a little while earlier. But if you'd like to try them out later, I wouldn't mind going in again.

[positivelycharged]

I'd like that. We could go together! Maybe we could find a game to play in the water.