PARADISA

[Filtered to everyone who was going to capture the flag and secret bases]

You guys are either better than I expected or you didn't start at all. I even made the trophy already. Out of pillows! Do you know how hard it is to make a trophy out of pillows? Very hard.

So if you haven't gotten to it, you better get to it. Either way I will find you and take your flag.

[Filter to children and adults/teens who never forgot what it's like to be children]

Yo, Gold here! I finally got my research done, which could have gone a lot faster if I had some help, but nooo.

[an accusing silence follows]

Anyway, turns out if you squat in a room and it gets taken, your stuff gets shoved in the hallway. So let me reiterate the ground rules and add on.

One. Bases can only be from floors two to seven. No towers, no stashing somewhere on the ground floor 'cause it'll probably be mistaken for junk and tossed out.

Two. You gotta decorate your base, but you can only use pillows, and maybe blankets if you wanna get complicated with. Like I said, your stuff gets thrown in the hallway if someone happens to move into that room.

Three. NO MOVING INTO A ROOM THAT'S GOT A SECRET BASE IN IT. That's just mean, yo. Ask before.

Four. If some square moves into your base and your stuff gets tossed in the hall, you get to call temporary immunity. No one can take your flags during that time.

Five. You gotta have several flags. You can make 'em out of whatever, decorate the crap out of them, I don't care. Just enough that it's unique.

Six. You can booby trap your base, but none of that Alone in the House crap that could seriously hurt someone. And no fire. We all like fire, but seriously guys, the entire base is flammable, why would you even do that.

Whoever can collect the most unique flags by the end of summer wins.. Er... Some trophy or whatever. I'm open to suggestions for a prize.

So! Who's still in? Who wants to jump on board? I'll take names to keep a tally and score.

[ooc: ooc info]

[Filtered to children and adults/teens who never forgot how to be children]

Back home, the kids from Sinnoh and Hoenn had these great things called Secret Bases. They would find empty spaces around natures, like in small caves, giant trees, etc etc. They could decorate their bases and if one kid found another's, the could initiate a little game of capture the flag.

So! Since there are several empty rooms around the castle, I propose we do that, except change two things.

One! We can only use floors two to seven. No towers since that's too much work, and the ground floor is the common area with too much traffic.

Two! All decorations and furniture have to be pillows. Why pillows? It's easier to move if someone decides to move in and toss all those pillows out in the hall.

Whaddya say? You in or what?

[After taking a nap in his room, Gold steps out of bed and onto something particularly sharp, cutting his foot. He grabs the journal and talks into it]

Yo, anyone got any band-aids and disinfectant? I got a minor injury here and I'd rather not hobble all the way to the clinic to grab some. Don't wanna get blo--ah who am I kidding, the place is already a mess. Nevermind!

[he carelessly tosses his journal aside, not caring that it's still open, and limps to get a clean sock. Unfortunately, the earthquake seemed to have shaken out a leftover easter egg, which he nearly steps on, had it not been for his loss, causing him to stumble back]

What the--Whoaa!

[he really should have cleaned up his room, because it sounds like he's tripping over everything]

Why is this even--Augh! [He somehow slipped onto his skateboard, which his body instinctively knows how to keep him on. With the shock of the events and his foot still in pain however, controlling is a different question all together, and before he knows it, the board hits something and launches him]

Oh no no noooo-- [SMASH! Flop? Harsh then soft or not, he's out.

Someone should probably bring him that band-aid and disinfectant...]

[this is the sound of someone shaking a box of chocolates with his journal open]

You know what? I'm bored. I'm going to eat these.

Whoever's scientific, morbidly curious, or whatever, now's probably a good time to get some data.

[crinkle, crinkle, nom!

And with that he's going down to the lobby with his journal]

[Filtered from all the drunk or affected or whatever's going on]

Is it in the water again? 'Cause last year everyone kept getting drunk off anything.

Everyone's back to normal right? Okay, good.

We haven't had anything fun for a while. So let's do something fun. Hell, we can even spin this into some thrown together group thing.

So, ideas?

[leaves crunch beneath his feet as he surveys around the outside. At a large, open space filled with leaves, he holds his hands up to frame the area.]

Yep, perfect spot.

[He opens up his journal and dictates into it]

You know what we need? An outdoor obstacle course for the sole purpose of jumping into leaves.

[ooc: open over the journal and in person]

[Gold's in the kitchen, drumming a pen on his journal while his soup heats up]

Hey, you know what I've always wondered? What's so special about turning sixteen? When the castle changes into those modern cities, everyone's prattling on about turning sixteen, there's shows and movies about turning sixteen, but what gives? Back home, you could practically be an adult at ten since that's the legal age to go running around the wilderness with a Pokemon.

[There’s a soft THUNK as the journal crashes to the floor followed by hysterical laughter. Edward swings the pool cue wildly as she rejoices in her win.]

Yaaaaaaaay!! [She dances around the table]

You just got lucky that time! I hereby challenge you to a rematch! [he stands up and puffs out his chest to appear all manly]

[Edward swings the cue around like a sword, brandishing it at him] Challeeeeeeeeeenge accepted!

[Gold lightly taps Edward’s cue with his own in acknowledgement] Get ready then, because I’m going to win this time!

Nooooo you’re noooot! [Edward cackles and whirls around the table, collecting the balls and racking them up for their next game.]

Ooh, then you’re in for a surprise! [as she resets the table, Gold digs out a coin] Heads or tails?

[She makes a show of thinking, tapping her chin with her finger and squinting her eyes. Clearly this is the most important decision she’s made all day] Heads!

[he flips, and it lands on Heads. He grumbles;] Heads... You may have gotten lucky again this time, but you are so going down!

[ooc: Gold, Edward]