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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[(He considered saying no. Maybe just lighting a fire with his materia to warm her up first. But... well, what's the harm in pushing her over to the blanket? Then maybe he can suggest it.)]
All right. Hold on.
[Vincent grips the back of the couch, angling himself to push her towards her destination. He digs his heels in (the best he can on the ice, anyway) and...
Manages to give it a good shove! Vincent is not the strongest person by far--several others in his "party" back home can boast that more easily--but he's no slouch. He shoves the couch and it slides in the intended direction!
Just not, you know. At blazing speed.]
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Onwards!
[ wh..eeeeeee....... . . . .
The couch slides slowly and sadly (compared to her top speeds) across the ice after Vincent's little shove... But Juniper knows that adventure is all about the journey, not the destination! So she just... continues standing heroically with one leg up on the armrest. ]
Aaannnnnd... [ boop. the couch comes to a stop when it meets the other, with the blanket. ] There we go!
[ And with that, she leans over to grab that blanket and then drape it over her shoulders, tying two corners of it together - yes, like a cloak, to match Vincent's. ]
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Leave it to Juniper to still treat this as some grand expedition. He has to admit, he's amused. A little.]
You look good. Maybe you should invest in an actual cloak.
[Moves around to the other side of the couch.]
I have fire magic, though. If you get too chilly and the blanket's not enough.
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Oho!? I should, shouldn't I? I'd look so much more heroic with a cloak while going on my adventures!
[ Edna Mode do not interact ]
Do you think there's a cloak shop somewhere in the hotel?
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He crosses his arms.]
Hm. Why don't we go look?
[Better than her catching a cold.]
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[ Juniper personally prefers the 'steal better gear from your dead opponents' approach, but she's yet to encounter lootable corpses here, so... shopping it is. That's fun, too!
She pats the spot next to the couch. ]
Come on, let's go!
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You can get a cloak...
[He moves to sit, and does just that, plopping down on the cushion.]
...and a coat.
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Wha? Do I really need both?
[ As she's sticking her leg out to push off the ice and send them sliding along towards the elevator. At a more reasonable speed, this time. ]
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Yes.
[SOMEONE'S GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THESE CHILDREN]
Just in case something like this happens again. Do you want to be... distracted by the cold while you're adventuring?
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The cold could never bother me!
[ Said a mere second before her body betrays her by giving her a little sniffle. ]
I guess coats can look cool, too... One of my guardians wears a long red one - I guess red like yours! I don't want a red one, though. Way too edgy for me!