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.

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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.

Comments

[distressedude]

[With a deep breath, Ion takes a step to start walking. And for the most part, the only indication Kohan will have that Ion is still in pain will be the way his hand squeezes Kohan's every time he has to lift up one left and put pressure on the other. Much like before, his style of walking is still a bit unnatural looking.]

[It's not until they reach the changing area that Ion seems able to walk without as much assistance, and he even lets go of Kohan's hand.]

Thank you, Kohan. I... just need a moment to change.

[Which is basically just taking off his robe and draping a towel over his shoulders but details.]

[personafalsify]

[ Kohan hesitates, but slowly lets go, watching Ion for several moments to make sure he's not about to topple. ]

... Sure. Just... let me know if you need my help again.

[ Which means that Kohan will be moving away and taking off his shirt and put it away.

Ion, you're welcome B) ]

[distressedude]

[Ion nods, watching as Kohan moves away and--]







[Oh.]

[...he probably shouldn't stare, huh.]

[personafalsify]

[ Nope! Because if he stares for too long, Kohan will turn back around and-- ]

... Is something wrong?

[distressedude]

[......!!]

N-Not at all!

[AND TURNING AROUND. Did Kohan see how red his face was? Ion's not sure. But he'll wait a few moments before pulling the towel off his shoulders so he can remove his robe.]

[Goodness. Maybe that was just the chocolate... or so he hopes, anyway.]

[personafalsify]

[ Only a little. Not sure he really saw it right, so he's not about to make a big deal about it.

... And then he's the one who's staring, but for a different reason.

Ion what is that on your back. ]

[distressedude]

[Something Ion is too flustered to remember exists. It's not until he's folded his robe and set it aside that he remembers to put the towel over his shoulders. But even that's not enough to completely hide the scar, which runs from his shoulder diagonally down towards his lower back.]

[Though when he turns and see's Kohan's face... he remembers. And for a few moments he's not sure what to say.]

[So he tries to brush it off.]

...shall we go in?

[personafalsify]

[ ... shit, he shouldn't have stared. Kohan suddenly turns his gaze to the floor.

Him staring was probably the last thing that Ion wanted. He wants to ask, and now it's the question at the forefront of his mind.

But hasn't Ion already been through enough today? ]

Y... yeah. Do you need... more help walking?

[distressedude]

No, I'm all right for now. [He was about to get into the water to relax for a bit -- he could manage the short distance it'd take to get in there at least. As soon as he says that, he makes for the door, unconsciously trying to walk more naturally as though hoping somehow it would worry Kohan less.]

[But he before he walks through the doorway, he stops, his back still to Kohan. It's... not something he wants to talk about. And in truth, it's something he can only barely talk about, even now. But he could at least say one thing to hopefully put some of Kohan's concerns to rest.]

...it's not as bad as it looks. It just wasn't healed properly until awhile after it happened, so it left a bigger scar. That's all.

[Of course, that's hardly all, but that's all he's going to say before walking on.]

[personafalsify]

...

Sorry. For... staring.

[ And after an awkward pause, he follows Ion out towards the baths. ]

[distressedude]

[Ion lets the topic drop as they enter the baths. He was here to relax -- the last thing he needed was to be thinking about the drafts.]

[He steps into the water, taking his time so he doesn't lose his balance on the steps. It takes a steadying breath before he finally sits down, both preparing himself for the inevitable pain in his legs as well as the sudden shift in temperature. Once he's in, he sighs, though it's a bit more tired sounding than relaxed.]

...this is much better.

[personafalsify]

[ Meanwhile, Kohan is back in the bath as fast as his body can adjust to the heat. Okay. Ion is sitting, he doesn't have to do any uncomfortable walking for a little while, there's no need for them to get up close and personal for heat...

So we're safe for a little while, right? ]

Let me know if it gets too warm.

So... you've been staying inside for the week?

[distressedude]

[He nods -- but really, if he gets too hot, he's capable of pulling himself out using only his arms. That's how he was able to stay in for so long last time, after all.]

Yes, I have. I was almost afraid I would have had to stay in my room the entire time as well, but thankfully none of my housemates seemed to be affected towards me...

[Save except for an uncomfortably generous Tear about mid-way through the week, but at least the one-sidedness of it made it easy enough to ignore.]

...how have you been?

[personafalsify]

I've been... alright. Haven't... really been able to figure out about the experiment. Just mostly avoided people. That seemed safest.

[distressedude]

...you haven't been avoiding everyone, I hope?

[That sounds so lonely...]

[He can't help but think back to his conversation with Ven. Even now, there's a sting of guilt for having not spoken with Kohan sooner -- perhaps when he was healthier and there wasn't an experiment going on to make an awkward moment even more so.]

[personafalsify]

Well, if I ran into someone, I didn't take off or anything... just... tried to mostly stay away from busy places. I didn't have a problem with my housemate, so... that was alright, I guess.

[distressedude]

That's good. It... would be sad if you had to spend the whole week by yourself.

I just hope all of this is over soon. It'd be nice to be able to go outside again... [Not that Ion can really go very far in his condition, of course.]

[personafalsify]

Yeah.

At least they let us remember it was coming this time. Who knows what might have happened if... they didn't.

[distressedude]

...I'd rather not think about it.

[He didn't even need Valentine's Day to have more than his fair share of heartache these past few weeks, after all.]

[He lets himself sink a bit further into the water, submerging his shoulders.]

But with the end of this week, hopefully we won't have to deal with anything like this for another year.

[personafalsify]

Yeah... hopefully.

They can make us feel things... we don't really feel. And they do it whenever they want. As much as I like it here... some things I really wish we didn't have to deal with.

[distressedude]

[Oh. This is beginning to tread on dangerous ground, not unlike that conversation they had the last time they spoke to each other. Perhaps... this really was for the best. Even knowing his own feelings may be real, pushing those feelings on Kohan when he's already had to deal with false feelings of his own... how selfish of him, to have ever even considered it.]

[But why does his heart still ache so much? He's not so sure it's just the chocolate making him wish he could be closer to Kohan right now.]

...it's painful, isn't it. It would be certainly make life easier if we never had to deal with things like this...


[Whether caused by the malnosso or otherwise.]

[personafalsify]

Yeah.

[ In some ways, he's still afraid. Still afraid to take a risk and trust himself. He was so hurt the last time he was wrong about what he thought and felt. He doesn't want to go through that again. ]

Soon, though. Soon it'll be okay again.

[ ... won't it? ]

[distressedude]

[It takes a lot more effort than he's like to admit for him to manage that halfhearted smile in reply.]

...yes. After all... everything stops once the experiment is over.

[personafalsify]

... Yeah. It just... fades.

[ But he doesn't sound convinced. Before he can dwell on it, Kohan takes a breath and quickly changes the subject. ]

If they left this here, I'd probably want to visit this place more often.

[distressedude]

[Ion can't help bit wonder about that statement, but at the same time, a change of subject is more than welcome right now. He takes it right away.]

...I think I would be more inclined to come here as well. Most people only enjoy the hot springs when the weather is cold, but the cold weather is the reason I never come up here in the first place.