Let me take a #selfie!

[adaptiveimmunities]

Who: Everyone!
What: Shaun's Nightmare Mingle Post
Where: Fyre Resort
When: Social Media Competition Weekend!
Warnings: As needed in the threads!

Welcome to the Fyre Resort! We hope you enjoy your stay, and all of our fine amenities, including gym, spa, pool, beach, and shuttle to a local theme park! Make sure that when you post, you include the tag #fyreresort per the contract you signed when you accepted our offer. Have fun! Relax! And of course, let us know if there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable.

Gym:
Do you like to work out? We sure hope so! Here you'll find any gym equipment your heart desires, perfect for the traveler who likes to stay in shape, whatever their fitness needs! And if all you want to do is jog a couple of steps or sit on a machine with a towel around your neck and take a selfie? We won't tell.

Spa
Need to relax? Stop in for a spa treatment! Facials, massages, manicures and pedicures, ...colonics? Hey, we don't judge! Whatever you need to to feel good, we're here for you! Don't forget to have our technicians snap a picture to show how relaxed you are!

Pool
Need we say more? Come swim, or stretch out poolside while the family plays! There's plenty of room for everyone to have a great time in our pools! Lifeguards are on duty from 8am to 10pm, and we even have a splash pool for the little ones! Remember to take pictures and make those memories last!

Beach
Grab a towel and head to the beach for a day in the sea, sun, and sand! Fyre Resort has beachside access from the ground floor, and beach chairs are available upon request. Don't miss the chance to dip your toes in the ocean. #beachlife, am I right??

Theme Park
Looking for a little excitement in your life? Hop on the shuttle and head over to Local Theme Park! Roller coasters, flumes, and other rides are sure to thrill you, and with no lines or waiting for this special weekend, you'll be coming back again and again! Ride photos are available at the end of each ride.

Food
Room service and fine dining are both available at Fyre Resort. A full bar is also available (must show valid ID!), and if you don't see something on the menu you like, just ask! We are happy to accommodate all dietary needs. Remember to tag the chef!

Day One Social Media Rankings: (Initial)
1. Mahir Gowda
2. Una Persson and Blanche Devereaux
3. Theon Greyjoy
4. Dorian Gray
5. Anna and Lester Sheehan
6. Francis Crozier and Thomas Jopson
7. Jonathan Strange
8. Shaun Mason and Family
9. Harry Goodsir

Day Two Social Media Rankings:
1. Shaun Mason and Family
2. Una Persson and Blanche Devereaux
3. Jonathan Strange
4. Mahir Gowda
5. Francis Crozier and Thomas Jopson
6. Theon Greyjoy
7. Anna and Lester Sheehan
8. Dorian Gray
9. Harry Goodsir

Final Standings!
1. Anna and Lester Sheehan
2. Una Persson and Blanche Devereaux
3. Mahir Gowda
4. Francis Crozier and Thomas Jopson
5. Shaun Mason and Family
6. Jonathan Strange
7. Harry Goodsir
8. Theon Greyjoy
9. Dorian Gray

[Feel free to use this post as a general mingle to come across friends, rivals, mortal enemies… And you don't have to just use these locations! There are all kinds of places you can run into each other! Have fun!]

Comments

[adaptiveimmunities]

He snorts. "Mahir. Dude. Everyone here is being paid to hype this resort non-stop, and it's fine, but I don't know that it's as amazing as we're all making it out to be. I know for a fact that it's not your or George's thing. Of course it's not 'right.' But it's just a job."

[brushoff]

And Dorian is always up for enabling people to do dumb, unbelievable shit. He pauses for a moment, thinking to himself as he attempts to come up with something dumb and unbelievable that Shaun might appreciate.

"Do something scandalous and unbelievable. Kiss a stranger, wear something provocative, do something entirely out of your ordinary. But only do it where one other person can see. Then sit back and watch as they try to convince everybody else that what actually happened did happen."

[kingsroads]

Entirely oblivious to the fact that he's absolutely being ditched and that this product collaboration is 100% not going to happen, Strange leans forward to give Una an air-kiss as well.

"I'll come up with a few pitch ideas. Maybe we can chat over them sometime later in the weekend—over mimosas, of course."

[adaptiveimmunities]

He raises his eyebrows, slightly impressed. "I like that. Obviously this would work best if photographic evidence wasn't available, so it would have to be fast enough or shocking enough that no one would think to take out a camera. But I really like that. I'm going to have to come up with something really good for it."

[fishandclips]

He shakes his head and pulls his phone out, setting it on the bar between them. "Have you checked the internet lately? Besides anything posted from here?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

"I--" He stops. He'd been about to say he'd been too busy to check, but since when has he ever been to busy to check the internet for something? He pulls out his own phone and opens a browser. It takes him to the hotel's page with its WiFi login and usage policy. He clicks through to try to get away from the hotel page and... it doesn't go anywhere. It just redirects back to the hotel page. That's... weird. He shakes his head. "Okay, so their WiFi is fucked up. It's a new resort. Stuff like that will happen."

[fishandclips]

"Hmm." Mahir hums, watching him closely. "I suppose. But that's not the only odd thing happening." He turns in his chair to fully face Shaun, clearly giving him his full attention. Time to get even more direct. "Shaun. We have met before. We work together. We have since the Ryman campaign."

[adaptiveimmunities]

"Sounds like politics," he says, keeping his tone studiously casual even though something about that fills him with unexpected dread. "I think you're mistaking me for Georgia. Everyone knows I'm not the smart one."

[fishandclips]

"You're telling me that if Georgia wanted to cover a political campaign, you wouldn't follow her?" He gives Shaun a skeptical look. "I know you too well to believe that. And that not-the-smart one-act only works on people who don't know you, either. You're very good at playing dumb, but no one survives the kind of stunts you do without getting killed by actually being dumb."

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun glares at him. "We'd have to break off from the 'rents first," he says, and the sharpness in his tone is a little more than strictly necessary in the moment, almost surprising him. He shakes it off--he's already annoyed at Mahir calling him out. That's all this is. "And I guess you and George are pretty good friends if she let you in on the big secret. Fine. You win. I'm not an actual idiot. I just play one on TV."

[fishandclips]

"You did," Mahir says flatly. "And while I'd like to think that Georgia and I were good friends, I don't know that because she told me. I know it because we are friends. Or so I'd like to think, otherwise I've been putting up with an obscene amount of abuse for years."

[adaptiveimmunities]

"Really." Shaun gives him a skeptical look. This, at least, he has an answer to. "I think I'd remember that."

[fishandclips]

"It would make this whole situation a lot easier if you did," Mahir agrees. "You particularly enjoyed calling me in London at absurd hours and pretending you don't know about the time difference."

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun smiles in spite of himself. "Okay, that does sound like me," he admits.

[fishandclips]

Mahir smiles slightly himself, but it fades quickly. He thinks of what Georgia told him, and asks softly, "Shaun. Why are your parents here?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

He rolls his eyes. "Please. The Masons found a way to stay relevant and they seized on it. Why else would they be here?" The words come out before he even thinks about it and he pauses. He usually says 'Mom and Dad' or 'the 'Rents' if he wants to psis them off. He doesn't think he's ever called them "the Masons" before.

[fishandclips]

The pause and look on Shaun's face is encouraging, and Mahir watches him carefully. "That is their M.O.," he agrees. "But don't their exploits usually involve more... zombies?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

"Zombies aren't real." He says the words, even though they feel like a lie. "I think you've been watching too many bad horror movies."

[fishandclips]

Fuck. Mahir resists the urge to make a face or show his frustration. He can fight Shaun's delusions with the facts. "What year is it, Shaun?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

"2041," he replies. "I'm not that crazy, Mahir." He blinks and shakes his head. "Sorry. 2020. That--I don't know where that came from."

[brushoff]

"If you need a partner in crime to distract someone or steal their phone, all you have to do is ask."

Causing trouble just for the hell of it? Don't mind if he do.

[fishandclips]

“I do,” Mahir says patiently. “It came from the fact that somewhere in your mind, you know that is the year. You know that you were six or seven in 2020, and no resort on the planet would have looked or operated like this one, not in the world we grew up in.”

[adaptiveimmunities]

"This is the world I grew up in," he says with a frown. "What's is supposed to look like?"

He already knows he doesn't want Mahir to answer that.

[fishandclips]

“Maybe some aspects of it are,” Mahir says, still keeping his tone calm and even and patient, and keeping his eyes on Shaun. If his parents or Georgia appear, he doesn’t want to see them. This is already hard enough. “But where are the blood tests? The bleach showers? The security? I bet you aren’t even carrying a gun right now.”

[adaptiveimmunities]

"I--" He's starting to get a headache, and he should be telling Mahir that he's full of shit and needs to fuck off. "Why are you doing this."