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checking in? ([personal profile] checkingin) wrote in [community profile] checkingout2015-04-05 11:21 am

master of the house, quick to catch your eye (OPEN)

Who: Everyone!
Where: The initial arrival rooms, the main lobby, all over the place.
When: April 5rd
What: Welcome, newbies + happy Easter eggs.





ARRIVAL.
you wake up when you hit the floor in a dark room, and the air is knocked out of your lungs. the carpet is threadbare, worn with use, kind of dusty. and you're not the first person to endure this crash landing. nor will you be the last.

once your vision rights itself, you can see the well-lit hallway through the doorjam straight ahead of you. not to say there’s monsters in the shadows, but something propels you towards that door and out into the bright hallway beyond.

and once outside your room, you can hear it: the steady thrum of rain outside.



MAIN LOBBY.
there's a staircase at the end of the lengthy hallway you tumble out of. grab your suitcase and follow the dull green exit signs on the ceiling until you reach the disappointingly bland stairs that lead you down to the ornate old fashion hotel lobby.

to your left is an empty, ashy fireplace, to your right is a lobby desk. straight ahead are three large sets of doors, all three of them thrown wide open and welcoming. and outside the few (curtained, permanently dark) windows is the continually steady hiss of rain. once you leave the hallway you wake up in, you won't be able to return.

welcome to the hotel.



FRONT DESK.
though there is a bell and a plaque designating the desk to be the main desk, the customer service desk, there are currently no staff members behind it. none shall answer your calls, either. there is, however, a pad of paper and a pen neatly aligned with the desk edge. you know. for notes.

terribly sorry for the inconvenience.



SCREENING ROOM.
on a long pull-down screen, a silent version of the cabinet of dr. caligari will be playing on loop. at the back of the room, between the neat rows of fold out chairs, mounted on a wobbly table is the old-timey projector, and mounted on the walls are some rather old speakers that warble out "terrifying" old music.

along the curtained windows is another long table, with a large bowl of caramel corn and a large hot drink dispenser full of hot water, with a few cups and some old looking packages of hot chocolate mix.




BALLROOM.
the third set of grand doors have been thrown wide to reveal a brightly lit, festively decorated ball room. all across the polished wood floor, all over the tables and chairs around the edge of the room, under the curtains, in the corners, hiding in the shadows, and behind the doors, characters will find:

easter eggs.

plastic easter eggs filled with jellybeans and chocolates, real eggs dip dyed and rolled in glitter; foil wrapped chocolate eggs, sugar eggs with little diaramas in the middle. there will be novelty plastic easter bunny rings sprinkles about, and general little plastic childrens toys. there will be plastic and paper easter basket grass sprinkled all over, and upbeat ambiance music intended to excite.

by the front door will be basket for people to use in their quest to collect the hundreds of eggs scattered all over the room. a sign on the floor invites them to "take one" in curvy handwritted script.

but there's no sign to warn that — some of these eggs?

are going to explode in your face.

( event details. )



OTHER.
the ballroom is currently open, and the grand doors locked.

there is no main door leading to the outside, good luck trying to find one.

the doors to the courtyard and breakfast hall are unlocked, food is currently being served. a lot of it is candy.



ROOMS.
you've a room key with your assigned room number on it. all the new guest residences will be located on floors four. while there is an open elevator in the main lobby, and the buttons light up inside, the doors will not close. all in all, you'll be better off taking the stairs.

while they're the same stairs you undoubtedly came down to get to the lobby, the door to the endless hall everyone woke up in will not reappear between the main floor and the subsequent residential halls.

there are twenty rooms per floor. feel free to get to know your surroundings; or your neighbors as they trickle in around you.


EGGSISTING GUESTS.
happy easter, kids.
videointhenoise: (explaining)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-12 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Kent wasn't really sure if he could believe him. The voice didn't really have much reason to lie to him, but then again, Kent had never really been the gullible type.

"Well, I hope that it lasts, because I don't think I'd like the rest of that."
notafraidofyou: (Hair Ruffle)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-13 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Heh. You and me both. I don't want to relive any of that." Or find out whatever other nasty thing might be up next.

"I'm Tim, by the way. Tim Drake. Want me to grab you a basket so you can get more Easter eggs? They're basically everywhere."
videointhenoise: (just a bit snarky)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-13 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Kent laughed. "I'm sure not." He was relieved that the tension, however imagined, had evaporated for the moment. "And I think I'm going to pass on the Easter eggs. I'll end up stepping on more than I find, and a twisted ankle seems like more of an emergency in this place than any other."
notafraidofyou: (Formalwear Sucks)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-13 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
"Considering we don't even really have any tylenol or anything? Yeah, probably." He made a face. "And if you stepped on one of the ones that's a real egg, it might get mashed into the floor, and then... Eugh. Rotten eggs are pretty foul."
videointhenoise: (Default)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Kent couldn't agree more. "Exactly. And...I'm Kent. Sorry, I got caught up thinking about Easter eggs. It's nice to meet you." Might as well remember his manners.
notafraidofyou: (Hair Ruffle)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-13 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
He grinned. "Eh, don't worry about it. I totally understand the distraction." After all, he had a full basket himself, and he'd been focusing on that almost to the exclusion of anything else. "So where are you from?"
videointhenoise: (smiles with ellie)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-13 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
"From?" He chuckled to himself at the question, not really sure how he was supposed to answer that. He wasn't sure of this place, after all. "What exactly are you looking for?"
notafraidofyou: (Upside Down)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-13 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Tim laughed. "Well, some variety of Earth? Have we colonized Mars where and when you're from? Is there pizza there?"
videointhenoise: (smiles with ellie)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-13 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
He laughed as well, feeling more and more at ease. "Not exactly. We've made contact with aliens but.." he faded a bit. "It's complicated. But there's always pizza. And yes, Earth. I grew up in Oklahoma and have since lived...everywhere."
notafraidofyou: (Hair Ruffle)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-13 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Better traveled than me," Tim said cheerfully. "Gotham born and bred, and I haven't really spent any time... anywhere else." He shrugged. He didn't really mind, actually, because Gotham kept him plenty busy. He turned his attention to that other thing Kent had mentioned.

The alien part.

"So which aliens have you guys made contact with? Martians? Oans? Thanagarians? Kryptonians?" He almost didn't ask the last. Superman, Supergirl, and a handful of Phantom Zone jerks were the only ones left where he was from, so there wasn't much of a Krypton to make contact with, but maybe it hadn't blown up in Kent's universe.
videointhenoise: (just a bit snarky)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-13 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Gotham seemed like a city, so he didn't pursue it much more than that. It wasn't familiar, but it seemed like the kid knew what he was talking about.

"None of those," he laughed. This kid read too many comics, he mused. "Beings from Vega. Or...who had passed through there. I don't know, really. Like I said. Complicated."
notafraidofyou: (Hesitation)

l o l

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-14 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
Tim blinked. "Huh. Never heard of those guys. Vega's... close? Right? Or kinda close, as far as stars go?"
videointhenoise: (go away jodie foster)

C:

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-14 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
"As far as stars go, yes." He yawned a little and took a step back, crunching an egg. He groaned and leaned down, opening the egg that he broke. "Chocolate or jelly beans?" he asked, holding it out to Tim.
notafraidofyou: (Upside Down)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-14 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Tim leaned in to inspect it. "Looks like jelly beans to me. You a fan?"
videointhenoise: (Default)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-14 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Any candy, really," he admitted. "I just didn't want to expect chocolate and get jelly beans." He popped one in his mouth and offered him the rest. "Enjoy, kid. You seem to need them after what you've been through."
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[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-14 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Tim took a couple of jelly beans, then pushed the rest back toward Kent. "I don't know. If you really love candy, you should probably keep it. It might be a while before any more comes our way. I mean, this is the first time since I got here."
videointhenoise: (too funny)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-14 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm old," he commented, a smirk pulling at his lips as he threw back a few more jelly beans. "I've lived my life full of candy." But he wasn't going to protest. He just turned, sweeping his cane out as he did to avoid any more eggs. "Enjoy the rest of your egg hunt, Tim Drake."
notafraidofyou: (Hair Ruffle)

[personal profile] notafraidofyou 2015-04-14 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"You bet," he grinned. "And let me know if you need any more help figuring out egg contents. I'm great at finding out what kind of candy is inside."
videointhenoise: (just a bit snarky)

[personal profile] videointhenoise 2015-04-15 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh sure," he called over his shoulder. "You'll be my first contact."