In the ballroom...

[paradisamods]

[For those residents that find themselves locked in the ballroom, it's really quite a sight to see.

Balloons and streamers and cardboard hearts are strewn all about the room, hanging from the ceiling and decorating those tall, locked doors. But even if the doors won't open, it's not the worst place a person could find themselves.

If you're tired, there is a section of the ballroom where Valentine-themed blankets, pillows, beanbags and blow-up furniture spread out across the floor. The lights are somehow significantly dimmer on this side of the room, allowing for easier sleep.

Along one wall is a seemingly endless array of snack foods, candies, hors d'oeuvre, and anything else someone might want to wish up. There's plenty of room! Nearby, a chocolate fountain stands as tall as the average resident, constantly flowing with delicious chocolate for dipping. Directly beside the fountain is a very, very large chocolate chip cookie shaped like a heart. The cookie alone could feed the entire ballroom if desired. Perhaps as you approach the snack area, you'll find yourself holding a tall, cold glass of pink lemonade.

For entertainment, there is plenty of music, movies and video games to satisfy all genres. Residents are free to wish up whatever they'd like! This is all about having fun with others, after all, and Paradisa's willing to allow (almost) anything to get those bonds forming.


TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE OF THE DAY

In the center of the room is a parachute of grand proportions, colored with stripes of red, pink and white. It's rather large, and cannot be handled by just a few people.

Residents may feel encouraged to run over and help lift the parachute. If enough people can band together and start up a few parachute games, the castle will reward the ballroom.

The reward: The ceiling of the ballroom will fade away, giving the illusion of sunny skies and fluffy clouds during the day, and brilliant stars at night.]

Comments

[twisted_baroque]

[he jumps a little and turns around to look at Nudge. yes you did manage to surprise him.]

[blabs]

[ hehehehehehehe. she sticks out her tongue at him and then giggles apologetically. ]

I guess I surprised you, huh?

[twisted_baroque]

[he pauses before taking out his journal.]

A litte, but I should be used to it. [but whether or not he means Nudge or something else is up for debate.] Do you know why we're here?

[blabs]

[ she's used to this by now, and she steps closer so as to read. she's not sure what he means, but figures he just has a lot of friends who like to surprise him. as for his question... ]

I guess it all has something to do with Valentine's Day! Have you ever had a Valentine's Day before?

[twisted_baroque]

[haha. friends. right...]

No, but I know a little about it because people were talking about it over the journals. [but he's confused since everyone was saying it was bad here but it doesn't seem so bad right now.]

[blabs]

[ ;A; ... ]

Well, you can tell it's Valentine's Day stuff because of all the red and the pink and the hearts and stuff. Usually you're supposed to spend the day with just one special person, so I'm kinda confused why all of us are in here too...

[twisted_baroque]

What's a 'special person'?

[blabs]

You know... [ she forms fists with her hands and makes them kiss each other. she helpfully supplies the smoochy sounds too. ] Boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives!

[twisted_baroque]

[he tilts his head, expression blank.]

I don't think I understand.

[blabs]

[ she tilts her head back at him. ]

What's not to understand? I know your world is missing a lot of stuff Dex, but people have to have boyfriends and girlfriends and stuff, right? When two people like each other, and they go on dates and hold hands and smooch and stuff...?

[ she makes her hands kiss each other again, to emphasise. ]

[twisted_baroque]

We're missing a lot of things Nudge. Not just physical things, but things you can't hold either.

[he blinks.]

But I do know what kissing is. I've done that before here.

[blabs]

[ she pauses. 'things you can't hold'. it never really occurred to her, that people could miss those kinds of things. but there's so much that dextera doesn't know that is basic to her, so this probably shouldn't be that much of a surprise. ]

...Sorry. I wasn't really thinking.

[ she hops up on the table, and giggles into her hand as she reads the bit about kissing, because she is 12. ]

Right, well. Valentine's Day is supposed to be all about romance and candy and flowers and spending time with the special person that you like to make out with.

[twisted_baroque]

[he doesn't really like thinking about it but he smiles anyways.]

That's okay. So it's supposed to help people kiss? [wasn't that faries? or was that just a Christmas thing?]

[blabs]

Well... maybe? I don't know what the castle's up to with all this, but it's supposed to be a day for love.

Maybe it's saying that we should all love each other. As friends.

[twisted_baroque]

[hun. well there was an idea.]

I think that sounds nice. I like having friends.

[blabs]

[ she grins. ]

So do I. You should wait a while to see whether or not I'm right, though. The day I'm able to predict what the castle's up to is the day they'll crown me Queen of Sheba.

[twisted_baroque]

So you can become a 'queen' if you guess what Paradisa is going to do?

[blabs]

[ she opens her mouth, closes it, and starts again, giggling. ]

No, that was just an expression.

[twisted_baroque]

[it made sense to him.]

Really? I'm not good at telling them yet.

[blabs]

No, no, no, it's fine! It's like... can you imagine anyone making me the queen of anything? Keep in mind that I'm twelve and I can't spell the word wreath.

[twisted_baroque]

Maybe when you're older? [because becoming older meant you knew more things so that might help.]

[blabs]

Like... a bajillion years older?

[twisted_baroque]

[give him a minute to try and figure out how much older 'a bajillion' is.]

Maybe? You'd be old enough to know a lot of things then.

[blabs]

True. In a bajillion years I could probably learn everything. [ she takes a second to daydream about that; knowing everything would be awesome. ]

Anyway, the point is, even if they make me the Queen of Sheba in a bajillion years, a bajillion years is a really long time, right? And me being a Queen would be awesome, but not likely. So when I said "The day I'm able to predict what the castle's up to is the day they'll crown me Queen of Sheba", I meant, "I'll never be able to predict what the castle's up to".

See?

[twisted_baroque]

[knowing everything would really be awesome, though Dextera would still probably have questions even then.]

I think I understand it a little bit. [the Coffin Man sometimes spoke like that. it was probably the lack of swearing that had him confused.]