WHO:Those invited and their guests. WHERE: the 'tropics' in the Underground WHEN: Thursday, January 19, 2006; three hours total Los Angeles time (for all groups, each group is gone much less), up to three days Underground time WHAT: Various vacations for those invited or invited by those invited! RATING: TBD STATUS: thread; in-progress NOTES: You know the drill! Sub-threads to your hearts content, can be placed at any time while your character is there, any questions, ask me, and obviously no one is obligated to post here, I just wanted something up for it so people could have some fun!
In the end, the tropical paradise Sarah created was a mixture of tropical and warm-weathered destinations, strongly based on the Caribbean but with Mediterranean and Hawaiian and even slightly Arabian influences, from tiki huts that held the ever-replenishing buffets and other refreshments to the airy tents, the insides plush and comfortable and fully outfitted like small suites* or rec rooms, lining what appeared to be an endless beach. Whatever anyone wanted was there, from food to recreation to just what was necessary to enjoy the sand and water and sun, a sun that would not even harm anyone of vampiric tendencies. To look at it, no one would know that outside the boundaries of the illusion of 'endless beach' lay the rest of the Labyrinth and the Underground, which she preferred. It was one thing to do this for them, something that looked recognizable and normal, it was quite another to culture shock everyone with all that her kingdom had to offer.
It was done and it had all come into existence because of her will. There were things about what she could do that would always dismay, scare or repulse her, but being able to take the force of what she was and give her friends a vacation, a short break from all they dealt with every single day, without consequences, made Sarah feel good. It wasn't something she could grant often, she was certain of it, because of the PTB, and not something she could offer everyone in the city because of her concerns and her own personal reservations about no longer being quite human, 'normal' or whatever term worked, but she could do this now – and later, for those who were kept from it by pressing issues.
She hoped it helped them all, to have the short reprieve, as she fully intended it to be one for herself as well.
[*Feel free to go crazy with what the inside of the tents looks like, I just used that image as an example that they could look a lot like hotel suites. Examples/idea sites [one, two, three, four] As well, whatever activities (volleyball and other sports, dancing, swimming, games, horseback riding, etc) or things (necessities to luxuries) you want, have at it as far as what your characters would need. The Labyrinth and its inhabitants won't be visible at all, so it will look fairly 'normal', but things that would be produced by electric (sound systems, for example) will be happening by magical means instead.]