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angryhearts2020-11-12 11:18 pm
happyheartsstaff) wrote in angryhearts2020-11-12 11:18 pm
all at once the winter's here —
all the lochs are frozen over
SNOW FUN
11/11 - 11/15
By the middle of the second week of November, the winter snow has spread out from the Pool of Tears and into the rest of the hotel. It falls gracefully in the hallways, the bar, the restaurants, even the nightclub and the gym. There's a gentle chill in the air, though there never seems to be more than a faint dusting of snow on the floor and it doesn't gather on the furniture.
The lobby quickly becomes a different story. Here, the snow begins to stick, and hotel staff can be seen piling it up in some kind of structures.
"Snow forts!" they will exclaim excitedly, and do their best to get any curious Oysters to help or make their own.
Shoes and foot coverings are still not available other than the ice skates in the pool area, but any Oysters who participate will find that the snow feels soft and fluffy beneath their bare feet, not cold at all.
Before long, multiple snow forts have been built in the lobby. It is then that hotel staff will start a game of capture the flag. Oysters will be encouraged to join one of the two teams and either try to sneak into the opposing side's heavily guarded forts to steal their flag, or guard the forts of their own team.
The game will span multiple days, and all Oysyers who join in the fun for any of it will receive a special reward!
The lobby quickly becomes a different story. Here, the snow begins to stick, and hotel staff can be seen piling it up in some kind of structures.
"Snow forts!" they will exclaim excitedly, and do their best to get any curious Oysters to help or make their own.
Shoes and foot coverings are still not available other than the ice skates in the pool area, but any Oysters who participate will find that the snow feels soft and fluffy beneath their bare feet, not cold at all.
Before long, multiple snow forts have been built in the lobby. It is then that hotel staff will start a game of capture the flag. Oysters will be encouraged to join one of the two teams and either try to sneak into the opposing side's heavily guarded forts to steal their flag, or guard the forts of their own team.
The game will span multiple days, and all Oysyers who join in the fun for any of it will receive a special reward!
HOW ABOUT A CUP OF TEA
11/12 - 11/23
If you can avoid all the commotion in the lobby to get to them, there are a few cozy spots tucked away that certainly weren't there before. Fire places have sprouted up in these, and though no one ever seems to tend to them, there's always a fire crackling merrily away. The fires seem to change colors, and will never be the same color twice.
"Of course it changes colors," hotel staff will scoff if asked. "Next you'll ask how it knows what it knows."
If pressed further, the staff member will share a Wonderland legend about the fire. Anyone who burns something in it and asks it a question will get an answer in the form of a glimpse of the future or a truth of the past.
Sofas, arm chairs, and bean bags are scattered around the fire places, with small tables covered with snacks and hot teas between them. Bookcases have also sprung up here, filled with fiction stories from all different worlds. Except, of course, for anything related to Alice in Wonderland.
"Of course it changes colors," hotel staff will scoff if asked. "Next you'll ask how it knows what it knows."
If pressed further, the staff member will share a Wonderland legend about the fire. Anyone who burns something in it and asks it a question will get an answer in the form of a glimpse of the future or a truth of the past.
Sofas, arm chairs, and bean bags are scattered around the fire places, with small tables covered with snacks and hot teas between them. Bookcases have also sprung up here, filled with fiction stories from all different worlds. Except, of course, for anything related to Alice in Wonderland.
BABY IT'S COLD IN HERE
11/24 - 11/ 30
In the final days of November, the novelty of the snow seems to wear thin. The uniforms of the hotel staff change, all of them now wearing coats, hats, and gloves even on duty. Whatever it was that kept Oysters' feet from freezing in the snow begins to fade. The air shifts from crisp and clean to cold and sterile, sinking deep into the bones of anyone who stays out in it too long.
Oysters will find some relief in their rooms, as the snow still doesn’t fall there, and the chill in the air is more bearable. It will drop lower at "night," and Oysters will find it harder to ward off the cold. Unless, of course, they happen to be one of those lucky enough to have someone to keep them warm at night.
Hotel staff won't admit to seeing a problem with this, when asked. Surely this is the perfect time to find that special someone, or discover the benefits of platonic cuddling! Why not try it in front of the fire, first, it does wonders to combat the cold in the hotel lobby!
Of course, their first recommendation is always going to be to enjoy a lovely cup of tea.
Oysters will find some relief in their rooms, as the snow still doesn’t fall there, and the chill in the air is more bearable. It will drop lower at "night," and Oysters will find it harder to ward off the cold. Unless, of course, they happen to be one of those lucky enough to have someone to keep them warm at night.
Hotel staff won't admit to seeing a problem with this, when asked. Surely this is the perfect time to find that special someone, or discover the benefits of platonic cuddling! Why not try it in front of the fire, first, it does wonders to combat the cold in the hotel lobby!
Of course, their first recommendation is always going to be to enjoy a lovely cup of tea.
If you have any questions, please leave them over here! All characters who participate in the game of capture the flag will receive an item from home (which must follow the same rules as the AC reward) and a superpower tea of the player's choosing. This can be one of the character's own abilities, but it will not be permanent. Any character who chooses to burn something in the fire will be able to see a scene from their future or past. The future scene could be one from further in their canon, or could be a potential future either in canon or at the hotel (feel free to make this up!). The scene from their past can be any scene from their past. Anyone in the vicinity of the fire will be able to see either of these.
© tessisamess
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"The moon shines brightly tonight over Fuzhou. In her chamber, she watches in solitude. I pity our children in the distance - knowing not that her thoughts lie in Chang'an. Her cloud-soft hair is sweet with mist, her jade arms cold under clear moonlight. When again may I lean in the empty window with you, awash in the moon's splendor, until your tear-tracks have dried?"
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"Do you write any poetry yourself?"
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"Do you still write them while you are here?" He imagines that this place can spark creativity.
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Without sacrificing the little time that he gets to enjoy with him of course.
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"I will try." Maybe he can write something for both his Wei Ying.
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Not that he likes being cold..but he can always curl up just like this and get warm.
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"I do like the fire and being wrapped up with you in front of it. I could do this all month but I don't know if I trust the tea." Which he has abandoned somewhere. He never trusts the tea.
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And then he leans on Wei Ying, gently.
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"Warm?"
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"If you get too hot, I can move."
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And as long as Wei Ying is happy with this arrangement, things are good.
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