http://bluffing-ruffle.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] bluffing-ruffle.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2010-12-19 10:37 am

C&C HOLIDAY JAMJAR ICE HOTEL HELL: PARTY

WHO: AHAHAHAHA. Just... just tag yourselves in.
WHERE: The Gorsewick Hotel
WHEN: December 19th. 5PM-7PM for setup, 7PM onward for dinner.
WARNINGS: Let's just cover for your basics unless something more specific comes up.
SUMMARY: Miles Edgeworth and Remus Lupin are hosting the second comm-wide holiday party and have rented out the dining hall in the Gorsewick for the night. Everyone comes in for food, warmth, and (relatively... hopefully...) civil company. Whether or not they can leave is another story.
FORMAT: IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT! Long prose, action brackets, rapidfire dialogue, present tense, past tense--whatever floats your narrative boat!



The Gorsewick is not all that large a hotel, although it would very much like to grow up to be one someday, a mere five stories tall and having only a small parking garage to its name. The owner is clearly an optimistic sort of fellow, building a place like this in the City despite the risk the existence of imPorts poses to it and the hits the tourism industry has taken from their antics; bigger places than this have been smashed to pieces by enormous grey lizards with bad cases of heartburn.

Sadly, it just isn't paying off. At a time when people should be on vacation, packing his rooms to the max, the Gorsewick is... really, really empty. The groups renting out the dining hall are pretty much the only things keeping it afloat this month.

Still, appearances must be upheld, and although it is mildly understaffed, it is currently no less well-cared for. The handful of people on duty that night are friendly and the place is clean as a whistle--no bugs, no rats, no dust, nothing like that. He may be running a sinking ship, but the owner is damned determined to keep it a tidy one on the way down.

Come on in.

[identity profile] loveyourenemy.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh. Okay." Matsuka smiles back, tentatively. "To tell the truth, I'm a little bit nervous," he admits... as though it weren't rather obvious to begin with. "I'm not really used to being around so many people."

Belatedly, it occurs to him that he probably ought to introduce himself. "Ah, I'm sorry. My name is Jonah Matsuka. It's nice to meet you."

[identity profile] precog-princess.livejournal.com 2010-12-20 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
"Me either," Haruka offers, smiling a bit more welcoming. If Matsuka wanted to chat, that was more than okay. Especially if he was feeling just as nervous as she was. "I barely know anyone here, either."

And the name hits her with a little surprise. Should she say how she knows? "Oh, uh, Bakura told me about you. I live on his floor." That should do for now. She makes a small wave with her hand in greeting. "I'm Haruka."

/fiiinally catching up, orz

[identity profile] loveyourenemy.livejournal.com 2010-12-29 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Matsuka brightens a little at the mention of Bakura's name. "Ah, you're one of Ryou's friends? I work with him, at the toy store. He's been a really good friend to me." The common acquaintance smooths out quite a bit of Matsuka's immediate nervousness, it seems.

/pats

[identity profile] precog-princess.livejournal.com 2011-01-02 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
"You've probably seen me wandering around the store too - I do part-time, I guess." Since there were labor laws and all. But the work at least gave her something to do since school wasn't in session. Matsuka's right, though - common acquaintances really does help. "I live on his floor, too, but not in the same apartment."

[identity profile] loveyourenemy.livejournal.com 2011-01-03 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"You do?" Matsuka's smile becomes faintly embarrassed. "In that case, I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. I usually stay up in the office. Ah, but if you like tea or coffee, I usually make some in the mornings; you'd be welcome to come up and have a cup if you wanted to..."

[identity profile] precog-princess.livejournal.com 2011-01-06 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
"It's okay, I'm not the tallest one in there after all." A small smile. "And I'd like that."