Voavah Island, the Maldives [Tuesday Evening]

[shapethecentury]

The fun didn't stop at sunset on Tuesday evening, either. The beach was still there, the spa was still there...

Oh, and also there's a yacht party!

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HOTEL

[shapethecentury]

Our days will revolve around the multi-story Beach House--where the students are staying--and the adjacent powder-white sands, crystal lagoon and vibrant reef, which are all exemplary even by the Maldives' standards. Laze in the shady open-air lounge. Dive into the pristine waters. Work out in the gym. Cool down in the library. Go for a beach wander across the five-acre island.

ROOMS [10/21 Evening]

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Students are sharing two-bedroom mezzanine suites as we add floors to the beach house, with ocean views and an outdoor shower. (And an indoor shower, if outdoor showers aren't your thing.) Each bedroom comes with two twins beds (or one king, depending on which is funner). Teachers are located in the three-bedroom Beach Villa or the two bedroom Water Villa.

[OOC: Room assignments are here, NSFW goes into personal journals!]

DINING [10/21 Evening]

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If you've chosen not to go on the yacht party, there's still dinner for you! Out by the pool is a make-your-own pizza thing (because of course there's a pizza oven here. Of course there is.)

SPA [10/21 Evening]

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Do you want to get all the spa treatments at the Oceans of Consciousness Spa? Do you want to do so while maybe not referring to it as the Oceans of Consciousness Spa? We understand that. The spa also offers mani/pedis and hair cuts.

AROUND THE BEACH HOUSE [10/21 Evening]

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Hit the gym, go to the library, get snacks in the kitchen, lounge in the lounge. Tell us where you are so we can join you.

EXPLORING THE ISLAND

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WE'RE ON A BOAT [10/21 Evening]

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Around the World themed food (South African, Indonesian, Czech, and Peruvian) and a breathtaking sunset, plus dolphins! (And a DJ playing Europop because the DJ is stalking you.)

Re: WE'RE ON A BOAT [10/21 Evening]

[totalwildcard]

A party? With food?

Don't mind Harley overindulging like whoa, as usual. If you could snack on a bunch of different cuisines from all over all in one place, you took the chance! Especially when you'd been slacking about going to new exotic food spots thanks to some unfortunate life changes.

So yes Harley was going to keep piling things onto her plate.

Re: WE'RE ON A BOAT [10/21 Evening]

[heroic_jawline]

Steve was even wearing boat shoes for a yacht party (Tony's influence)! He was also eating entirely too much food (he didn't remember ever trying Czech!) and bopping tunelessly along with the Europop.

Re: WE'RE ON A BOAT [10/21 Evening]

[thatsmysword]

Henry had never been on a boat before!

Unfortunately for him, he was also unlikely to remember it, considering the amount of drinks that kept getting handed to him when he as much as looked at the bar.

But he was there, drinking. And, after about half an hour, discovered the Czech section of the buffet.

He-- well, somewhere he felt guilty. Everywhere else, just sort of rosy. And, after another hour of food and drink--

"Zástupy děveček, potoky vína, dnes mě nic nesere, jsem mezi svýma. Dnes mě nic nesere, dneska se slaví, příteli pijem, než zbělaj nám hlavy!"

--singing in ways even the translator microbes didn't know how to deal with.

Re: WE'RE ON A BOAT [10/21 Evening]

[stykera]

Stark, who had been on this vacation the entire time and doing activities, had decided that perhaps he ought to do a bit more interacting on this vacation and go places where other people might be. Like a party on a boat!

MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

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Tell us where you are! The beach is open!

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[deathsmajesty]

Liliana was reclounging (shut up, it was a word if she wanted it to be a word) with popcorn and the giant screen.

Why?

Because what better way to watch the National Costume portion of whatever pageant or whatever this was? The bigger the screen, the more details she could make out in order to better judge the fuck out each country being represented (or occasionally make notes for her own bevy of dressmakers in the rare instance something passed muster).

Look, sometimes you had to indulge in a bit of delightful pettiness. Especially after an extended stint in the 'the Oceans of Consciousness Spa.' At least this entertainment would only result in a metaphorical body count.

"Miss Albania, darling. Please put that carpet and curtain fringe back in whatever grandmother's living room you stole it from."

[Send your petty bitches with opinions about fashion (or anybody you think would have a good time in general) over here, it's open!]

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[fears_no_one]

Flint had been sleeping on the beach and so he was surprised to find another movie set up tonight.

"...what is that outfit?" he finally asked when words returned to him. Damn, Albania. What was this?

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[deathsmajesty]

"Nominally, it's a costume representing Albania's country, culture, or heritage," Liliana said, waving at him to sit down and join her. "Practically, however, I believe it is an advertisement for one of those carpet cleaning business that put videos up on the internet."

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[fears_no_one]

"I'm going to need a very strong drink for this," Flint decided after a moment's consideration, flopping into a beanbag...sofa...thing and missing Angola. He looked up again in time for Argentina. "Feathers," he noted astutely. "Why is that young woman so parrot-like?"

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[chef_chocobro]

Honestly? Ignis was quite certain that judging this pageant based solely on the reactions of those around them (Liliana in particular, always, of course) was actually a good deal better than witnessing them more directly.

More amusing, more engaging to the imagination, and far less visceral and likely to put him off his popcorn, surely.

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[deathsmajesty]

He was still getting a description of every outfit, murmured softly in his ear--that was, when she wasn't ranting out loud for everyone's benefit.

"So. Take a race car driver's red jumper, bedazzle it in rhinestones, including a pair of black, knee-high, stilleto boots and oversized helmet made from what very well might be papier-mâché under all that glitter, and then give her what appears to an oversized ass-bow made from the black and white checked flag, except they moved it up to her back in order to suggest she's some kind of...racecar fairy godmother? And then you'll have Miss Brazil's costume."

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Jon had meant to go on the boat, but had fallen asleep after his massage and missed it. So now he was wandering down to the beach and...

"Well, I suppose it's an improvement on last night's movie." Sorry not sorry, Anakin.

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[deathsmajesty]

"Oh?" Liliana asked. "I'm sure if you wait long enough, you'll get a shark. Miss Australia debuted what might have been a jellyfish...headdress...thing."

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"I'm almost afraid to ask," Jon said. "I'm curious if we know what this is all for."

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[mustbeawitch]

Did someone send up a 'petty bitches with opinions about fashion' flare? Or had Lydia simply wandered in? One of those, certainly.

"What am I seeing?" It was an earnest question. Lydia didn't even know birds came in those colors. "Oh, no, wait, those are chicken feathers." Cheap.

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[deathsmajesty]

The important thing was that she was here and got to appreciate this nonsense in all it's glory. (The bitching, of course. The costumes were more like 'glory.')

"I am personally offended by Argentina's offering this year," Liliana agreed. "I've been to that country. I own property in that country. And I know for a fact that the designers didn't have to rob a summer camp's craft room, they just chose to."

Re: MAKE YOUR OWN FUN [10/21 Evening]

[mustbeawitch]

"Ostrich can't be that difficult to come by," Lydia mused. "Or...some bird native to Argentina, which isn't a chicken." Decimate the wildlife for fashion? Why not?

"...oh. Oh, Belgium, no." Speaking of cheap. "They make the most lovely lace!"

OOC [Fall Break 10/21 Evening]

[shapethecentury]

Tomorrow is X-Jetblade rides, a visit to Kamadhoo island, and a Glow in the Dark party! Oh, and all of your clothing will become Hawaiian shirts or swimwear. And your rooms will be themed.

Other than that, very normal.