Happy New Year, folks! The Hotel is settling into the New Year with little fanfare. Mr Bennet remains at his post behind the hotel desk and helps check guests in and out daily. The Hotel continues to hustle and bustle and nothing seems to be going too awry beyond the usual shenanigans. In fact, one might even call this the slow season for the Hotel.
THE FLOOR IS LAVA
That is until the second week of the month where the intercoms start with Mr Bennet's pleasant voice coming through.
"Hello, hello! This is just a small warning that one of our floors, the current 79th floor to be exact, has had a small... malfunction, I suppose, and will be affecting the other floors of the Hotel. No word yet from maintenance when this will be over, so stay on your toes, my dear guests!"
And that's it. No indication of what the problem is, or anything like that. It's up to you to figure out what's going on! And what is going on? Well, it'll become obvious very quickly when wherever characters happen to be in the Hotel, they'll soon start feeling a very obvious warmth on the floor below them. It'll increase the longer they stay standing in one spot until it's almost burning their feet.
The only salve for this will be hopping onto a nearby piece of furniture and getting their feet off the floor. It'll soon become obvious that the entire Hotel has been wrapped in a game of The Floor is Lava, including the floor turning into actual lava on some of the floors.
SAFETY SLEEPOVER
Of course, the Hotel is not cruel enough to make the entire Hotel unsafe and soon enough Mr Bennet's voice will come through on the intercom again.
"For those looking for respite from our current Hotel wide game," because clearly it's a game now. "We'll be serving tea and cake in the lounge on the ground floor. Maintenance has been able to fix the lounge for now so feel free to come by when you can if you'd like to rest. We have sleeping bags!"
As folks enter the lounge, they'll find that Mr Bennet is true to his word. The lounge has been converted into a giant sleepover, with sleeping bags lining the floor and a long table off to the side where people can eat their tea and cakes. Mr Bennet is near the food table, handing out pajamas, toothbrushes, and sleep masks to those who request them. There's some new doors off to the side leading to some restrooms, at least, so guests can change in private.
Though, one thing to point out is when Mr Bennet says there's tea and cakes, the cakes happen to be lava cakes. He thinks he's funny.
THE FLOOR IS ICE
It'll take about two days for hotel maintenance to fix the Hotel and return it to normal. So that's two days of living out of the lounge or hopping around the Hotel to get places. What a headache. Mr Bennet will make another lively announcement on the intercom.
"We are back in business, folks! I've just been given word that everything should have return to normal now. Though, there is a warning to make sure not to walk around barefoot for at least another day or so while the Hotel settles. Thank you for your patience!"
What that means becomes obvious soon as anyone walking around now will feel that the floor is especially cold. That's a bit better than the heat, at least, but still kind of a pain in the ass. Anyone who tries to walk around barefoot will find that their feet quickly start to freeze but any permanent damage is easily avoidable by putting on some socks or getting off the floor entirely.
Though that said, the ice does lead to some furniture sliding around and even with shoes on, characters might find themselves sliding too.
What a lovely end to the holidays.
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Please, call me Nico. And I have, yes. Though I have been ferrying people back and forth a lot! Such is my fate, since I can fly!
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I'm normally able to do the same, but I'm afraid I didn't give the ice quite as much thought as I did the lava. In my defense, this is the first time I've seen it like this.
[He gestures towards the rest of the patch, then rakes his fingers through his hair to sort it.]
I imagine you're a bit better for ferrying than I am, regardless, vampire strength being what it is.
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A healer friend of mine just arrived here. She might be able to give you something for that.
[ If Gale can handle Amelia, he can probably handle Clara. ]
Speaking of ferrying, would you like some help out of here?
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[He does crack a smile at Nico's offer, however; he's the sort of fellow that's hard to be in bad spirits around, it would seem, and Gale has never been inclined to let those linger for long in the first place.]
As for ferrying, how could I refuse such a kind offer? You'd be helping me to save my energy to help others that need it, as well, though I don't know that we'll see quite as many people stranded with this one.
[SPELL SLOTS. Also, Gale knows full well how trying to get up in a patch of ice tends to work for him— which is to say that it doesn't. Nico's help is much appreciated.]
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[ With Gale’s hand still clasped firmly in his own, he saves the wizard the pain of having to struggle fully upright and instead simply hovers higher until he picks him clean off the floor, feet dangling.
As Nico lowers him back down, a platform of red light shimmers into being under the wizard’s feet, offering much more stable footing. ]
There we are.
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How very clever! Quite handy, I must say— and again, I do appreciate your assistance.
[He already knows vampires in Nico's homeworld to be quite different from the ones he's familiar with, and this little display will only add to the growing list of questions he has.]
This is how you've been spending your time, then? Going about picking people up off the floor, or whisking them away from pools of lava? We're quite fortunate to have such a helpful sort about.
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[ He waves a hand at the little platform under Gale's feet. ]
I can move that, so if there is somewhere you would like to go, just say the word!
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[One would think he would know by now, with as many times as he's been the one to weaponize it against others.]
Admittedly, it did sneak up on me— but just to a safer part of the corridor will be more than enough, thank you. Although, if you have the time to spare, I would be very interested to learn more about your own capabilities. Perhaps over a drink of some kind?
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[ Maybe he should have grabbed some skates from the ice skating floor for everyone. Hm... ]
Oh, of course. I do not have anything to hide! If you like we can try to find a cafe or something now.
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[Lava is still more immediately deadly, certainly, but he'll probably be feeling that fall for a little bit.]
That said, a café does sound perfect, there should be one nearby. [There always seems to be!] It wouldn't be insensitive to eat in front of you, would it? I just realized I'm not sure if your kind actually eat anything other than the obvious.
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I do not mind! I am actually a huge fan of normal food, though it does not do much for me besides taste good. I will be glad to join you for a snack! Hold on!
[ The slab of light under Gale's feet begins to scoot along the floor. Not so fast as to throw him off balance, but it is definitely suddenly moving. ]
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Thank goodness for that— even if it doesn't nourish you, it would be a terrible shame if you could no longer— hells!
[He certainly is moving, which he really should have expected, but Nico's care not to go too quickly means he does retain his balance despite the fall, and he gives a bit of a laugh.]
Rather surreal, not to be the one in control of this sort of thing, for once!