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The Hotel de Palais

WHO: Lourdes Hidalgo and her hostages (sign-ups still open!)
WHERE: Heropa, FL
WHEN: starting on 9/18 and going on all week
WHAT: Enforced 24/7 hotel sleepover party
WARNINGS: Body control

The Hotel de Palais sits on the outskirts of downtown Heropa - close enough to the city center to be within walking distance of all the best restaurants and clubs, but isolated enough to afford its guests a sense of privacy (and the twenty-foot solid walls surrounding the outdoor pool and garden area definitely help with that). It's a favorite for vacationers and locals alike, and it's usually bustling with activity.

But on Friday morning, it's eerily quiet. The front doors are closed and locked, with multiple guards posted to deter visitors. If anyone should look like they're going to approach, one of the guards will quickly walk out to them and explain that the hotel isn't open right now. No one comes out. Barely anyone goes in. Even at the end of the day, when workers should be finishing with their shifts and guests should be heading out to sample the nightlife, no one leaves.

Inside, things are far more active, especially as more and more people begin to realize what's going on. Lourdes makes rounds throughout the hotel grounds, and she makes no secret of the fact that she is in charge now, and she expects to be obeyed. A couple people are amused (Come on, it's just some stupid imPort kid having a little fun; at least she's not attacking or gassing anybody), but most are confused, afraid, and angry. But if anyone protests too loudly or looks like they're going to make too much of a fuss, they suddenly quiet down - their mouths seal shut, or they leave the room, or they suddenly drop into a deep sleep. The most argumentative of the bunch disappear entirely, and can't be found anywhere.

In her own twisted way, Lourdes seems to be genuinely trying to make sure all the guests have fun. Many of those who are checked into the basic, less expensive rooms get spontaneously upgraded to one of the empty luxury suites. She passes out minibar keys freely, and announces a new policy of free room service for everyone. The pools (both indoor and outdoor) and the in-house nightclub have their hours adjusted so that they're open twenty-four hours a day. This wins over a few more (but certainly not all or most) of the guests, though the staff are left scrambling to take care of all the extra work. Lourdes herself doesn't lift a finger to help, though she does join in on the festivities. She keeps a close eye on her hostages, and if any of them aren't partaking in any of what she's providing them, she encourages them - with a little force.

Every once in a while, Lourdes hangs out by the front entrance with the guards, watching people walk by the hotel. Occasionally, she picks someone at random and makes them walk in. She thinks of it like a lottery, and the people she brings in off the street are the winners.

[OOC: This is the hostage log for Lourdes's hotel takeover event, meant to take place before any rescuers arrive! Feel free to top-level and tag around; I'll be throwing Lourdes at people as well as playing random NPCs (both hotel staff and other guests). If you're interested in throwing your character into this, there's still plenty of hostage spots left!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Jinseok isn't in the hotel at the time of the takeover. He used to live in one, but he doesn't have the kind of funds to do that anymore (something that still chafes him every day), and he hasn't set foot in one since his arrival.

That all changes with three words though--no, and Lourdes Hidalgo. As soon as the guards tell him he can't go in, he's desperate to get inside--ever more so when his ears catch Lourdes' name being dropped, and he doesn't hesitate to use his powers to talk his way inside.

At which point, it seems almost like he's suddenly everywhere. ]

a. every day, wherever there are guests.
[ While there are waves and waves of people looking gloriously uncomfortable but trying not to show it, Jinseok is far from one of them. In fact, he looks pretty damn jazzed to be involved. Who wouldn't be? It's a party.

Mostly he can be found hanging off the shoulders of other guests, other imports, people who are clearly underage... anyone of either gender with a striking, pretty, or handsome face, shoving glasses into their hands and pouring from expensive bottles of minibar champagne, even if they protest. Shut up and drink. ]

A party isn't a party without a drink. Drink more, be happy. You like champagne? No? I will get you something else. Scotch? Whiskey? Alcopops?

b. after the first few days, behind the reception desk.
[ When he isn't schmoozing the other guests, Jinseok can be found behind the front desk, having shooed the receptionists off to the side, rooting through the paperwork behind the desk, going through the computers, seemingly searching for something, and snapping at anyone who dares to mistake him for someone who works there. ]

c.
[ Whatever. General schmoozing, overall gross suckup behavior, throwing upset people into the pool... ]

[Lourdes is pretty pleased with how Jinseok is acting. He clearly understands the favor she's doing for him, and for everyone here. All her guests should be like him.

Which is why, when she sees him rummaging around the reception desk, she doesn't get mad. If it were anyone else, she'd assume they were doing something against her rules, like looking for a confiscated cell phone to call someone on the outside - but he doesn't seem to be interested in escaping, so she lets it slide. If playing receptionist is fun for him, why not let him do it? That's what this is all about, after all - indulgence, entertainment, and everybody doing whatever they want (just as long as it doesn't interfere with what she wants).

She approaches calmly, resting a hand on the desk near his arm.]

What are you doing?

[ It isn't that Jinseok really understands what Lourdes is doing, it's more that... who wouldn't want to participate in an endless party inside a great hotel? Jinseok has never, ever said no to a party, and a party that doesn't end? Even better. The only part that bums him out is that he only brought one great outfit with him, and getting it cleaned every day while he wanders around in a robe he took is getting old.

Granted, at least he doesn't have to wash them himself. He definitely is getting his worth out of the slave staff, and they've come to cringe whenever he calls them over.

Not what he's doing today though. The staff is free from his demands while he goes through files and drawers, not really having much of an idea of what he's looking for, but looking for it anyway.

At least Lourdes is here to keep him company, and he immediately drops what he's doing to grin up at her adoringly. ]

I am looking for the place they write down the guests. If I put my name on there, I will be able to live here forever.

[ He has no idea how hotels actually work. ]

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