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funnyhearts2020-08-24 11:51 pm
happyheartsstaff) wrote in funnyhearts2020-08-24 11:51 pm
TEST DRIVE MEME 004
HAPPY HEARTS HOTEL
You wake up in a padded box. It rocks, gently, as though suspended in mid-air. You begin to stir, confusion or distress pushing you to try to sit up — and then the air begins to smell sweet, and you fall back asleep.You wake up in a padded box. For a moment, you are beatifically calm. You don't know how you got here, or why, but that isn't really all that important. You don't need to know where you are. You're just... here. And here is a wonderful place to be.
But there is a niggling suspicion growing in the back of your mind. A suspicion that here is not somewhere you wanted to be. That it is not where you're supposed to be. You remember... chasing a white rabbit (or was it a person)? A mirror? Bright light, and green ivy crawling over your skin... Before you can worry too much, the box jolts, and then settles, and after a long moment the walls fall from around you to reveal —
A hotel lobby?
"Welcome to the Happy Hearts Hotel and Casino," says an attendant behind a desk. "We're so pleased you could join us. We have your room keys and Empathies here, please make an orderly line and we'll hand them out once we've confirmed identities. After that, feel free to explore the hotel! We highly recommend starting with the casino. Everyone's a winner here in Happy Hearts!"
Is this normal? It doesn't feel normal. And hey — you could swear you had shoes before!
I. TIME TO PARTY
What timing you have, to be arriving at Happy Hearts now! The hotel is bustling, filled to the brim with guests that don't bear the green mark denoting them as Oysters. Hotel staff are equally as busy, catering to the needs of their extra company on top of the Oysters. Musicians arrive in a flurry of fanfare, demanding the attention of everyone in their wake. If the hotel staff are a little more hurried, a little less friendly and accommodating to new Oysters, surely they can be excused, right?
No matter. There's a party to go tonight, the very one that the musicians are here to play at. They set up in the massive pool area, roping off some areas for dancing, others for tables lined with all manner of food and drink. Indulgence teas make an appearance throughout the night. Anyone who drinks one will find themselves with lowered impulse control, lack of restraint, a desire to partake of things they would normally be wary of, giving into their particular vices much more frequently, etc.
If you intended to miss the party, you may find it difficult to ignore. The celebrations spill out of the pool area and into the hotel lobby, the restaurants, the bars, even up onto the floors of the Oysters' rooms. The music is loud enough to be heard anywhere in the hotel, making sleep a difficulty. You might as well enjoy yourself, right? Or perhaps find someone else attempting to avoid the celebration to commiserate with. It will stop some time in the late hours, at least, and all signs of it will be gone the next day.
No matter. There's a party to go tonight, the very one that the musicians are here to play at. They set up in the massive pool area, roping off some areas for dancing, others for tables lined with all manner of food and drink. Indulgence teas make an appearance throughout the night. Anyone who drinks one will find themselves with lowered impulse control, lack of restraint, a desire to partake of things they would normally be wary of, giving into their particular vices much more frequently, etc.
If you intended to miss the party, you may find it difficult to ignore. The celebrations spill out of the pool area and into the hotel lobby, the restaurants, the bars, even up onto the floors of the Oysters' rooms. The music is loud enough to be heard anywhere in the hotel, making sleep a difficulty. You might as well enjoy yourself, right? Or perhaps find someone else attempting to avoid the celebration to commiserate with. It will stop some time in the late hours, at least, and all signs of it will be gone the next day.
II. ATTRIBUTABLE TO HUMAN ERROR
Even after the hotel is no longer quite so full, hotel staff always seem in the middle of doing something or other when they're asked for something. There's just not enough time in the day, is there, for everything that must be done? Any Oysters who point out that there seems to be several other staff members mingling about with nothing to do will be met with silence.
But not to worry! All your needs will still be met. The hotel does have its automated customer service system, for times such as these! Computer screens are available at the counter of every store, at every table in the restaurants, at the bar and spa and gym. Calling for room service? Needing more towels at the pool? Want to book a service at the spa or get a drink at the bar? Simply place your request directly with the system, and whatever you desire will be delivered right to you!
There are still some bugs to be worked out, of course. Were those not the clothes you wanted? Oh, dear, perhaps someone else got yours by mistake. You can't even eat whatever type of food was served to you? Better double check the systemย โย and look, what you have in front of you is exactly the order that was placed? Are you sure you're not the one who was mistaken?
A hotel staff member will eventually correct whatever went wrong, should Oysters not being able to sort out the mix up themselves.
But not to worry! All your needs will still be met. The hotel does have its automated customer service system, for times such as these! Computer screens are available at the counter of every store, at every table in the restaurants, at the bar and spa and gym. Calling for room service? Needing more towels at the pool? Want to book a service at the spa or get a drink at the bar? Simply place your request directly with the system, and whatever you desire will be delivered right to you!
There are still some bugs to be worked out, of course. Were those not the clothes you wanted? Oh, dear, perhaps someone else got yours by mistake. You can't even eat whatever type of food was served to you? Better double check the systemย โย and look, what you have in front of you is exactly the order that was placed? Are you sure you're not the one who was mistaken?
A hotel staff member will eventually correct whatever went wrong, should Oysters not being able to sort out the mix up themselves.
III. WERE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?
Just when it felt like you were getting the layout of the hotel downย โย you were getting the layout of the hotel down, weren't you? If you thought so before, you may doubt it now. There was a night club here just last night, wasn't there? And a spa over there, a gym just beyond them? If there ever was, there's certainly no sign of them now. There's only a blank wall, a dead end.
Turning to go back the way you came will be of little help. There is no way you came, just another hallway. And another, and another, until you may find yourself quite hopelessly turned around. If you're lucky, it may not be too long before you run into a helpful member of the hotel staff.
They'll be happy to direct you anywhere you need, of course. "The spa?" they'll say. "Do we have a spa? That's news to me. Oh but we're always adding new amenities, of course, that's one of the joys of the Happy Hearts Hotel and Casino!"
Perhaps you'd like directions back to the lobby? Well, they can certainly provide that. You're not alone, are you? A shame. They're much too busy to escort you back themselves. It's a bit of a maze, during renovations, one always easier to navigate with a friend to keep an eye on things.
It won't take long to realize they mean that literally. The hallways don't move as long as someone's watching them, and it will be much easier to follow the staff's directions back to the hotel lobby with one person to look in front and one behind. Hopefully you'll find someone else just as lost as you are.
Turning to go back the way you came will be of little help. There is no way you came, just another hallway. And another, and another, until you may find yourself quite hopelessly turned around. If you're lucky, it may not be too long before you run into a helpful member of the hotel staff.
They'll be happy to direct you anywhere you need, of course. "The spa?" they'll say. "Do we have a spa? That's news to me. Oh but we're always adding new amenities, of course, that's one of the joys of the Happy Hearts Hotel and Casino!"
Perhaps you'd like directions back to the lobby? Well, they can certainly provide that. You're not alone, are you? A shame. They're much too busy to escort you back themselves. It's a bit of a maze, during renovations, one always easier to navigate with a friend to keep an eye on things.
It won't take long to realize they mean that literally. The hallways don't move as long as someone's watching them, and it will be much easier to follow the staff's directions back to the hotel lobby with one person to look in front and one behind. Hopefully you'll find someone else just as lost as you are.
IV. WELCOME HOME
Maybe you just want to be alone — well, that's what you have your room key for! Oysters room on the second and third floors of the hotel, one to a room. You were assured your room would be exactly what you'd always wished for — and for some, that's right! It's exactly as you would have decorated it yourself. But for others, their rooms are totally wrong. A grizzled cowboy can't have a pink room! Hotel staff are firm, though: every room is exactly as its owner wants it to be. Search your feelings, Oyster. You know it to be true.
On each bed are the Oysters' personal effects, minus weapons, as well as a towel folded in the shape of a heart, and a single foil-wrapped chocolate. If eaten, the chocolate is delicious, and incites a feeling of tender warmth in Oysters — not lust, but a desire for closeness. Why spend time in your room, when you could go find a new friend in the casino?
On each bed are the Oysters' personal effects, minus weapons, as well as a towel folded in the shape of a heart, and a single foil-wrapped chocolate. If eaten, the chocolate is delicious, and incites a feeling of tender warmth in Oysters — not lust, but a desire for closeness. Why spend time in your room, when you could go find a new friend in the casino?
All hotel amenities on the world info page are available except for the nightclub, the gym, and the hotel spa. Please direct any questions to the first comment on this page, and happy playing, Oysters!
ยฉ tessisamess
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He flushes slightly as he smiles, "You showed up in time to enjoy it. So that makes the day even better." As if it wasn't already a grand celebration. And with still over a month until that time there is no telling how many more might be there to share it.
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"I'm very happy to enjoy it with all of you. Are you happy about the union? Both of them?"
Sizhui sits down next to him.
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"Both Lan Zhans deserve all the happiness to come their way." So of course the union of both fills him with joy. That man has gone through so much and a lot of his sadness and pain has been his fault. But despite that he still wants to marry Wei Wuxian and so he intends to make up for all of it.
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"And both Wei-qianbei deserve all the happiness to come their way as well," he reassures with a bright smile. "I can speak confidently on Sizhui's behalf that he would agree with me."
Sizhui knows of the bits and pieces that Wen Ning had told him about with the stories that they had shared that night on Lotus Pier, and the few stories they had exchanged after the battle at the temple. Wei-qianbei and Hanguang Jun deserve every happiness after what they had been through.
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He wants to spend his lifetime with Lan Wangji and make up for all the bad things that have happened and all the things that have tried to keep them apart.
"If you have any suggestions on the wedding, we will be happy to hear them."
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He shakes his head.
"The only suggestions would be the suggestions from Gusu. Our traditions are rather simple and I'm sure Hanguang Jun has already informed you of such traditions."
Sizhui thinks on it. There had been a few unions at Gusu but the affairs were always quiet, subdued. Nothing quite so opulent. And he had not seen a wedding between two men before.
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"I think it's going to be a very nice blend of lots of sects and worlds styles." Because something like that is very fitting for a hotel that is a mix of all kinds of places.
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"And of course alcohol would be served...what is a party without it?"
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"You don't have a guest list? Is it a public affair, then?" he asks.
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Of course Wei Wuxian has already invited just about everyone he knows and that is..basically the whole hotel. So it might as well be public.
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He nods. That makes sense.
"Do you expect many people to be there?"
It's nice to have this opportunity to speak with Wei-qianbei and enjoy the time together.
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Wei Wuxian doesn't mind if it is a private event. He'll be happy no matter what happens with the day.
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Though he's happy that he would be able to see and be a part of the happy day.
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"I'm so happy for you both."
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"Still a lot to do and the day will come quickly, but I'm not too worried. Everything will be perfect no matter what."
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"I would be happy to help out if you need help with things," he offers.
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Of course. One Hanguang Jun makes sure that things are done down to the very last detail. Two Hanguang Jun would ensure there is no room for error whatsoever and that everything would be taken care of. Sizhui laughs a little at the thought of either one allowing Sizhui to help with anything. Or even letting Wei-qianbei close enough to try to do anything for the big day.