Evening: Manta Resort, Zanzibar [Wednesday Night]

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We can stop telling you not to get eaten! Now we move onto telling you not to drown! Welcome to the Manta Resort, located on Pemba Island in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The resort was designed to conserve the natural beauty of all 381.5 square miles of Pemba Island and the waters that surround it.

Breathtaking, isn't it? It's a balmy 84°/29° as we arrive with just enough cloud cover to make the incoming sunset another specular series of photographs. The weather won't deviate much from the low to mid 80s for the rest of the week, and the clear ocean water is just as perfect for swimming in.

Different vibe from Kenya, but hopefully just as relaxing a vacation! If you hate it, you can always go back to Maryland--it's going to be 35. Fahrenheit. Tomorrow. And wet.

...yeah, we thought you'd stay here.

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RESORT

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Underwater Rooms

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Anchored in an ocean floor anomaly they call the blue hole, the floating underwater rooms top almost anything. Encapsulated within a turquoise blue bubble, watching shoals of reef fish swim by – sometimes in three or four layers of different species - a truly heart-stopping experience. The floating structures provides three levels: above the water and clad in local hardwood is a lounge, the bed and bathrooms are underwater, and a stargazing or sun tanning bed is on the roof.

You can jump off the roof. Maybe don't let Anakin see you.

Bedrooms

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THERE ARE FISH RIGHT. THERE. Ahem. Perhaps we're a little excited about these bedrooms, but they're underwater and there are fish riiiiight there.

[OOC: NSFW goes into private journals, suite assignments are here! Did the suite names need to be changed to be underwater themed? No. But we did it anyway!]

Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[somethingwithturquoise]

Okay, Summer definitely felt more confident about her jello shot room party now, this was going to be amazing, even if she felt she totally missed a fish theme potential here. Instead, it was all Kenyan fruits, which, honestly? Wasn't all that bad, either!

So texts were sent, some space was cleared, and the traditional Wednesday jello shot room party could commense! Surrounded by fishes! Nice!

[[ I actually did have shots planned out but forgot to email myself the list, and I'm stuck at work, so, in a shocking turn of events, please mod your jello! There's no shortage of options, because Summer. All adults invited, and also Summer totes hired Gladio as a bouncer as well lol ]]

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[heroic_jawline]

Did Steve have a sixth sense for when Jello was involved? Possibly. The serum was weird. "These look swell!"

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[somethingwithturquoise]

Forget all that other stuff; a heightened sense for jello was clearly the best thing about that serum.

"That," Summer declared, "will always be my favorite word to describe my jello pretty much ever." She flashed a grin. "Hey, Steeeeeve. Thanks for coming."

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[sword_chocobro]

Apparently, being the bouncer to keep any intrepid students out of the party also involved being glittered, and considering that he was pretty sure the last place didn't have anywhere that Summer could have picked up that much glitter, Gladio had a sneaking suspicion that she might have actually planned this.

And, in a way, he kind of had to appreciate that kind of foresight.

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[somethingwithturquoise]

"And, as promised," Summer presented Gladio with his very first of many jello shots for the night, "the first part of your payment for your services that evening. Thanks again for agreeing to help, Gladio. I'd have asked Sidon, but he'd be the worst bouncer ever. He'd probably straight up invite half the students in."

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[notagoose]

Just because he was on vacation, didn’t mean that Goose was going to miss out on jello shots, “I know now not to mix jello and candy,” he told Summer with a sheepish grin, “I definitely learnt my lesson from last week,”

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[special_rabbit]

These new rooms with the fish and everything were nice and all, but they definitely lacked a very clear and distinctive escape route of just being able to throw herself off a balcony if need be. So killing time at one of Summer's jello shot parties sounded like just the thing, and if she just so happened to have had enough that she couldn't even make it up the ladder by the end of the night, well...

It wasn't Summer's first party. She'd probably take it as a badge of honor if more people had to crash in her space. In a way, she was just being helpful, really...

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[alwaysonguard]

The place was beautiful and Dwight was sure he was going to love the second half of the trip as much as the first. But he was tired... and sore... and maybe even a bit stiff. So after dropping his bags off in the room, rather than passing out- as tempting as that was- he headed up to the party room to see how Summer's traditional shots fared with them being on the go.

"Gotta say, impressive as always" he said giving a smile and nod to Summer.

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[chef_chocobro]

Far be it from Ignis to miss out on one of Summer's jello parties, especially when certian roommates tended to go more than a little overboard at such events.

Not that he was overly concerned or anything, but...

...okay, it was Ignis. He definitely had his concerns, it was just in his nature, and he was mostly trying to figure out how best to thread that line between responsibility and nagging.

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon put his things down in his own room, then hurried out and over to Summer's. He gave her a genuine, if slightly nervous, wave, trying not to let the room get to him. Oddly, all the people there helped a little.

"Hello. You're, erm...very dedicated to your jello, I see." After a moment, he realised that might sound rude, and hastily added, "It looks good."

Re: Reef Shark #2 - Summer's Wednesday Jello Shot Room Party!

[what_the_shock]

"Hey, Summer!" Miguel grinned and waved. "Wow, you've gone all out. Definitely one of each, but I'm not sure where to start!"

Lounge Area or Sunbed

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There's also seats to stare out at the water or a sunbed to get gorgeously tanned--or sunburned--just in time to go back to cold, dreary Maryland in a few days.

Re: Lounge Area or Sunbed

[what_the_shock]

Miguel was definitely jumping off the roof. Sorry not sorry, Anakin. It looked like fun!

He was going to be so tanned by the end of this. It'd been a while since he'd had a chance to go swimming in warm water.

Re: Lounge Area or Sunbed

[alwaysonguard]

"Now is jumping off the roof setting a good example for the impressionable youth we are supposed to be responsibly chaperoning?" Dwight called out with a smirk.

Public Areas

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There's more the Manta Resort than your epic rooms! Though it's okay if you aren't that interested in that.

Beach

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If you want to look at the water and not be gently rocking on your personal hut-sized island, here's the place to do it. Cough. Hungover people. Cough. Plus there's a bar!

Food

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Whether it's enjoying snacks on the elevated terrace or drinks in the lounge, there's incredibly good food and drinks for you to try for the next few days. Hopefully you like seafood.

Pool

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Want the water without the salt? The pool is here for you.

Spa

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Of course there's a spa!

Re: Spa

[throughaphase]

This was a working vacation, really, but that didn't mean Clint and Kitty couldn't sneak off for date night. Tonight they meant massages, and hanging out in fluffy robes with refreshing drinks afterwards.

"Do you think we could get a masseuse for the house?" Kitty asked.

Re: Spa

[so_hawkward]

"I think it would be less expensive for me to learn how to give you good massages," Clint said. He totally didn't need a masseuse, please ignore how much he was melting into his robe now that body parts that had hurt for weeks had been relaxed.

OOC

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There will be activities tomorrow! Tonight just settle into the new space.