The Grand Paradise Hotel

WHO: Wes Atwood & Asher Montgomery
WHEN: Day One
WHERE: paradise beach
WHAT: Wes and Ash catch up and pretend that things are Totally Okay
WARNINGS: none

( How are any of us? Truly? )

WHO: Jeremiah Blake, Jude Maraschino, Wes Atwood.
WHEN: Late March; roughly a week before the trip, 2016.
WHERE: Tres Amigos; Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY: Wes explains why he can't go on the trip, the bros have bro time.
WARNINGS: Mention of dying/hospice care for a grandparent. Feels.
( If I stop moving, everything catches up. The work, being tired, worrying about home. If I’m always in motion, nothing changes. But the moment I pause to catch my breath, it’s too much. )

WHO: Sally Rogers & Asher Montgomery
WHEN: 2015; 2016
WHERE: Their individual apartments in Tempe, AZ and Austin, TX
WHAT: Sally and Asher plot three birthday parties in two years for one friend
WARNINGS: none

( Code names should not distract from the mission )

( The Island Adventure Tour )

( Poppy's Islander Tour )

WHO: Hope and Jeremiah
WHERE: Shipwreck Cove.
WHEN: It starts on Day 1 and then transitions them both to Day 2, morning.
SUMMARY: Hope confronts Jeremiah about whether he had anything to do with the girls waking up on the beach. They might subconsciously be trying to tell each other something that they’re both in too much denial to face yet.
WARNINGS Some spooky images. Blood.

( Look, I woke up here confused, same as everybody else. )

At around 9:30pm, Izzy Clermont popped back into consciousness near the front desk. After having been ignored, she rang the bell several several times and got zero recognition from the man behind the desk. Frustrated, she wrote another complaint card, leaving her name and number before wandering through the hotel.

Upon making it into Castaway Bar, she started to take a seat by the counter when she caught sight of Veronica. Excited, she jumped off of her chair and moved closer, reaching for her sister to slide her arms around her chest.

And she glided straight through. Reaching again, this time she pressed a hand to Veronica's hand. "Ronnie! You're here!"

With neither recognition or the ability to physically touch Veronica, Izzy began to panic. Given that her attempts at getting her twin's attention have failed, she makes an attempt to knock the glass out of her sister's hand. This, too, fails. She goes person to person, reaching for glasses, spoons, menus--until she finally sends a stack of napkins flying through the air.

"Veronica!" she shouts now, standing behind the bar, directly in front of her sister. "Why are you ignoring me?"

Following THIS, others are waking up on the beach, coming to consciousness again, continuing conversations, etc.

As ghosts, time passes in a different capacity and some will not notice the days changing. Some may have faded mid-conversation and are returning now to continue.

Some may have noticed something weird is going down. Where do you fit in with this equation?

WHO: Mable & Brand Gardner
WHEN: Friday, April 8th 2016
WHERE: Brother's Pizzeria in Queens, NY
SUMMARY: Getting dinner together before May leaves
WARNINGS: Just sibling stuff!

( You know the pizza in California isn't gonna be this good. )

WHO: Randall Bereta and Tessa Callahan
WHEN: Friday, April 8, 2016 around 7:00 PM
WHERE: Ice Cream Jubilee (Washington, D.C.)
SUMMARY: A father/daughter ice cream date, pre-Spring Break trip.
WARNINGS: Probably none

( Tessa Callahan inhaled a deep breath, her expression a study in concentration. The weight of her current predicament lay heavy in the set of her slender shoulders. )

After both Maven and Veronica's father left her suite at around 7:30 AM, shortly before eight Sam wandered out of his room and greeted the dogs who seemed to have the run of the place. He headed towards a common area to see if his sister was up yet and came across Veronica instead, who had yet to put herself together for the day. No make-up. She was in a robe. It looked like she was busying herself with putting food in a bowl for her dogs.

He paused and ruffled his hair. "Hey. You sleep okay?"

This morning, at around 9:00 a.m., Officer Mahoney interrupted breakfast to give a short speech.

“Good morning everyone! If I could just have a minute of your time! My name is Officer Maven J. Mahoney and I am head of security at Grand Paradise Hotel. Some of you may have heard about an incident with a woman screaming last night. I wanted to assure you that we take guest comfort and safety very seriously and our security team has thoroughly investigated the issue.

We received a report that a guest dressed up in a flapper costume and frightened another guest. We would like to remind guests that this kind of harrassment, whether dressed in a glittery period costume or not, is not tolerated at this hotel. Currently, we have not located the guest who did the scaring, but we are on the lookout. If anyone sees anyone else in any kind of period costume, especially a woman dressed in a costume from the 20s, or even the 30s, who is trying to scare people, please alert security immediately.

We would like to thank you for your help. Please, enjoy your breakfast. I recommend the eggs.”

WHO: Wesley Atwood and Leilani Blake
WHEN: April 7, 2019, before 6:00 AM
WHERE: Logan International Airport (Boston, MA)
SUMMARY: Wes and Leila reunite for the trip
WARNINGS: None, other than general sadness and talk of banana hammocks.

( Losing Jude and Jeremiah had been catastrophic. Grieving with the one person that had lost them both, too, was impossibly hard. )

WHO: Sally Rogers, Max Kingman, and Jude Maraschino.
WHEN: Day One, shortly after THIS but before THIS.
WHERE: On the beach before heading into the hotel.
SUMMARY: This motley crew heads inside to clean up and find themselves stuck in a frustrating situation when the elevators don't respond to their touch and the stairwell doors won't open either.
WARNINGS: Eh. Language. Sally's rage.

( It's illegal to lock a marked exit. Fire safety. It must be stuck. But you're welcome to try yourself if you don't believe me. )

WHO: Teddy Lawson & Asher Montgomery
WHEN: April 10th-16th, 2016
SUMMARY: their last evening together and their texts throughout the week
WARNINGS: sappy and gross until, you know, Teddy dies. also long

( No, but see I’m the dashing hero. I’ll just suddenly know how to fight, because that’s how it works )

WHO: Leila Blake and Andrea Fletcher
WHEN: December 28, 2018 around 11:30 PM
WHERE: Emergency Room, NYC
SUMMARY: "Now that I'm without your kisses, I'll be needing stitches…" (AKA: Leila gets hurt and runs into Andrea for the nth time at the ER)
WARNINGS: injury, implication of reckless behavior, possible suspicion of previous self-harm, drinking

( When she'd been younger and dreaming about moving out on her own, Leila had always thought it would be fun to find that special place where she belonged... )

WHO: Ian Fletcher, Adam Clermont, and Andrea Fletcher
WHEN: Day 1, around 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: The senior Clermont grand suite.
SUMMARY: A moment of nope.
WARNINGS: Nope.

( Don't let appearances deceive you )

After starting to find his bearings on the beach this morning Teddy decided since Cassidy was not showing up to collect them that it was time to go exploring. Max follows along as they chat. Teddy offers to race and Max falls behind. Jude catches up to them and the two decide to walk after Teddy.

When he goes to stop and wait, Teddy Lawson comes across two small children, a boy and a girl, playing in the sand. They seem to be burying something. When Teddy approaches, the little girl speaks while she pats down the sand. "We said go and you stayed here." The little boy shakes his head while he works. The little girl stares at Teddy. "Now the bad ghost is gonna eat you up." When Teddy next blinks the two kids are gone.

If he investigates the mound they left, he'll uncover a human skull that turns to sand and disintegrates the moment he touches it. Max and Jude catch up just at the skull turns to sand as Teddy touches it.

Volunteers(multiple) call out to them and catches up with the group now poking through the sand. Volunteer 3 upon hearing what happened says Teddy clearly is dehydrated and they should head back up towards the inn.

At approximately 11:43 PM on APRIL 7TH, 2019, anyone who was roaming the halls of the hotel may have heard a scream sharp and loud enough to wake the dead coming from a staircase at the first floor.

Anyone who went to investigate the source of the scream would have found the spot to be empty, even if they arrived not moments later. However anyone on the WEST WING OF THE SEVENTH FLOOR is welcome to have seen VERONICA CLERMONT. She looks like she is crying, although they are silent, horrified sobs rather than anything loud. Her face is sheet white, and she straight up looks like she might vomit.

Anyone who may have heard her and peeked out their door may have seen her knock on a door. Those in the know would know it to be ADAM CLERMONT’S door. She gets through the first round of knock before she appears to think better of it. She starts to cry harder and louder before running down the hall, where she opens a door. Those who are watching and in the know would know it to be the room she is sharing with SAM AND KARA LAWSON. As she opens the door, other guests may hear DOGS BARKING. They sound like small dogs. The barking is immediately silenced once the door closes.

WHO: Veronica Clermont & Sam Lawson.
WHEN: Right after the Meet and Greet.
WHERE: On an Elevator. Going up.
SUMMARY: Veronica and Sam have a brief exchange in an elevator.
WARNINGS: Veronica uses grief as a weapon.

( Day drinking isn’t your idea of fun, either. )