Kohala Coast, Hawaii | Morning & Afternoon | Sunday | February 20

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As the group from Fandom arrived, they would immediately be met by the bright, warm sunshine of the Big Island. Sparkling blue waters could be seen off in the distance surrounded by the white sands of the beautiful beaches of Hawaii.

The Fairmont Orchid loomed close by, big and bright against the perfect blue sky. The accommodations for the group were spectacular as always. Palms trees decorated the front of the gorgeous hotel, giving it that authentic Hawaiian feel. Maybe there was a lei or two in the future of some of those in the Fandom group? You never know!

The staff of the hotel was there to greet the group, making sure everyone felt welcomed and attended to during their stay. Once the rooms were discovered and the bags were stowed, it was time to start Spring Break!

Have fun everyone!

[OCD is up! Guest Quarters | Resort Activities | Spa Without Walls | Beach Activities | Mo'okini Heiau Excursion | OOC | An evening post will be coming later on! This is up early for maximum slowplay fun!]

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Guest Quarters

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Welcome to the Fairmont Orchid's spacious Signature Ocean Front Rooms each of which offer a private lanai with a view of the ocean, moddable King bed or two Queen beds, and many other common amenities (http://www.fairmont.com/orchid/Accommodations/GuestRoomsIndex.htm).

[Please create your own subthread with your suite/room number (https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0Atxos_6GzzdrdDNpRUFfeVlqNTJxV2xNMTBYSmlYSGc&single=true&gid=1&output=html) in the thread subject line. If you're going to go NWS, please use your personal journal but feel free to link back to a thread here.]

Room 643

[solo_sword]

Jaina got to the room and picked her bed in the most scientific way possible: she threw her bag and whichever bed it landed closest to was hers. When that arduous process was over, she headed to the lanai to get a picture with her phone, just for proof that she was here.

Room 527

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear lord. That was pretty much the most brilliant worst room assignment ever.

Wesley was quietly unpacking and letting his utter scorn for Nathan speak for itself. Oh, and being the birthday boy. That too.

Room 611

[stars_and_money]

Probably unlike most other students on this trip, Jeremy looked a little disappointed upon entering the twins' room at the hotel.

"Aw, why do we have a room that's the size of a postage stamp?" he whined asked. "Don't we get enough of this freaking minimalist living back in the dorms?"

Sorry but he was a little spoiled, and not afraid to let it show when it was just him and Juliet.

Room 507

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce wasn't planning on sticking around the room long. Too much to scope out, and there would be plenty of time to finish up work on his rebreather later. But he needed to drop his stuff off, claim a bed (the one nearer the window, of course), and maybe catch up briefly with Bod.

Room 623

[nosefullofsnot.livejournal.com]

Lucas was taking a few minutes to make up a list of things to do while he was here. Surfing was number one, of course. Avoiding tiki idols and other potentially cursed objects was there, too. He was also planning on getting in at least one fight on the beach. He'd start it by kicking over a sand castle, he was evil, he didn't care. But how often did you get to brawl in an island paradise, really? It had to be done.

Room 529

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

So, Tony was in Hawaii.

What better to do with his time than to work on his laptop. In his room. And occasionally IM Rhodey about being bored.

Ah, vacation.

Room 617

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie couldn't decide which half of the room to claim; maybe she'd leave it up to a coin flip? It was just that wow, both those beds looked amazingly comfy, and maybe she'd just go out and sleep on the lanai because she could, and . . .

She'd fill up an entire memory card with pictures of the room just to send home to her mom, before so much as setting foot on the beach. Whee!

Room 629

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

When Quinn read over the room assignments, she noticed she was next door to Puck almost before she noticed she was with Rilla's boyfriend-escort-whatever-they-called-it-back-then-thing.

Neither of those things was bad, and neither was the view. She spent a few moments staring out the window at the ocean before settling in to unpack.

Room 519

[brat-intraining.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Kennedy wasn't wasting any time getting changed into beach appropriate wear-- which was to say about two seconds after she finished tipping the staff for taking care of the luggage and they left.

The room wasn't bad. The private lanai was awesome. Score.

Room 635

[weetuskenraider]

Tahiri would never quite get over accommodations as nice as the ones they seemed to have on all these Fandom trips. The very first thing she did, after kicking off her boots and tossing her bag beside the bed, was step out onto the lanai and just breathe in the island air.

The diversity of climates and geography on this one single planet never would stop amazing her.

Room 625

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

There wasn't any real reason to run to your room unless you were Percy and you trying to claim a bed before your face stealing roommate got there. It was just too bad he couldn't lock Jason out or something but he could take up as much space as possible while he was in the room.

Room 539

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

As soon as Alex got to the room, she dropped her bags at the foot of one of the beds (she wasn't sure which one to take yet) and made her way out onto the lanai. The view was amazing!

She was content to stand out there for a bit, just taking in the view and the ocean air. She'd start unpacking in a minute or two.

Room 541

[takesaftermom.livejournal.com]

Summer found her room with ease, deciding to forgo choosing her bed for the moment and instead, changing into a tank top and shorts with a bathing suit underneath.

She was tempted to check out the tour selections before hitting the beach, but right now? Summer was going to step out onto the lanai and take some pictures.

Room 637

[mathletenomore.livejournal.com]

As soon as Lindsay was in her room, she immediately dropped her bag on the floor and checked out the amazing view. She wasn't usually the type who got overly excited, but this was a pretty good reason. She was actually in Hawaii.

Room 605

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda was sharing a room with her ex-girlfriend's boyfriend. Not, weird, at, all.

Still, she wasn't going to dwell on that. They were in Hawaii! One of the first things she did after tossing her bag on the bed was go to the balcony.

"Huh." Something just occurred to her, that struck her as strange.

Room 503

[child-of-rer.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was far too hot. Sov was sewating as they dropped their bag next to one of the beds.

Room 531

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper found her room and immediately got to work unpacking her suitcase. She wanted to get her clothes on hangers right away so she didn't have to worry about wrinkles later. But a wrinkled dress was not going to keep her from enjoying herself. Nothing could dampen her enthusiasm for this trip.

Well, almost nothing. Let's see how excited she was after finding out that her roommate was boy.

Room 523

[prof_of_cunning]

Edmund? Staying in the hotel room long enough to appreciate the larger bath and the lack of Baldrick, before heading off to the beach.

He already lived in a hotel. A tropical beach, on the other hand, would be a new and blessedly warm experience.

Room 533

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen was glad to be somewhere warm for once. She set her things down and decided she'd take the time to unpack before she went down to the beach. That way she'd feel no guilt about being lazy or unproductove.

Resort Activities

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Planning on staying close to the resort today? Check out all they have to offer (http://www.fairmont.com/orchid/Recreation/) for your enjoyment needs!

[Feel free to create subthreads with the different activities!]

Kahakai Bar Oceanfront

[endsthegame]

According to Karla, Ender had looked 'mopey' and they needed to explore the hotel. Exploring the hotel had led to finding the bar, which had led to curiosity (from one of the two parties involved) towards the names of all the cocktails on the menu, which had led to...

"I'm pretty sure I should feel attacked in my masculinity right now," Ender said, thoughtfully, as he observed the color of his drink.

The Spa Without Walls

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Wanna relax somewhere truly unique? Check out the Spa Without Walls! (http://www.fairmont.com/orchid/GuestServices/SPA)

Room 623

[steel-not-glass.livejournal.com]

An entire spa open to the wind and the sea and the sun? Yes please! Cindy was just going to relax under a seaweed bodywrap and cucumber facial and let the ladies do their work.

This beat the hell out of working for Bigby, she had to say.

Beach Activities

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Planning on heading out today? Check out all the different activities (http://www.fairmont.com/orchid/Recreation/MoreActivities/) away from the hotel that you can participate in!

[Feel free to create subthreads of the different activities you choose to do!]

Fishponds & Shelter Caves

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Firekeeper had wanted to try the fishing lesson... up until she'd learned it would involve being on a boat. No, thank you.

So she- and Blind Seer- decided instead to do a bit of exploring.

Mo'okini Heiau Excursion

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Looking for something distinctly Hawaiian to do? Hop on board and take a trip to Mo'okini Heiau (http://www.gohawaii.com/big-island/regions-neighborhoods/north-kohala/mookini-heiau-state-monument), one of Hawaii’s oldest and most sacred historical sites.

Re: Mo'okini Heiau Excursion

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It did not appeal to Faramir to remain close to the hotel or the beach, and so he decided to join the excursion as they called it.

The monument was perhaps a bit disappointing, but he supposed the culture had not been as developed as it was 1500 years ago in Gondor. The view was another matter, so unlike what he was used to.

OOC

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And we're done! Ping down here for questions! This is up early so everyone can have as much time as they'd like to play!

Re: OOC

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Okay, SOMEONE HAD FUN WITH THE ROOM ASSIGNMENT SPREAD. Hee.