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

[goingtobeunwell]

After the fight Crozier can be found in one of the many resort bars. He's drinking something that definitely resembles seltzer (because it is), and trying to hide the very obvious bruised patch over his right eye.

[kingsroads]

Time to add a headache to go with that bruise. Strange is at the bar, though he's not drinking anything. After having a very long conversation that mostly consisted of him annoying the barkeep and trying to push an herbal supplement he's trying to sell on said barkeeper, Strange spots Crozier.

Giving him a little wave, Strange just walks right over and invites himself to sit down next to the man.

"You know, I've got some ginkgo-ginger detox water back in my suite that should help lessen that bruise."

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier sips his seltzer and idly picks out a dried cherry from the fruit tray in front of him.

"If that's an attempt at a chat-up line, you've really misjudged your audience." Crozier turns to eye the woo-medicine pusher, leaning against the bar with a smirk. "That ginger detox whatever -- that's all bunk. You know it's bunk, don't you?"

[kingsroads]

Strange smiles as he talks. It's the practiced smile of someone who's forced himself to keep the same expression and keep up a picture perfect smile no matter what he's shilling. As such, it's fake as hell.

"Ginger and ginkgo help promote circulation of the blood. Bruises happen when a blood vessel breaks and blood starts to pool under the skin. Increase the circulation, it helps detox the blood from the broken blood vessel and heals things up faster."

Which is an aggressively bunk explanation and not at all how bruising works.

"Honestly, Francis, it's just simple science."

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier laughs ruefully and shakes his head. "You know, the dedication you have to shilling your snake oil is almost admirable. I mean it, I do. I admire the way you stick to your guns, even when you're dead wrong."

He finds an apricot off the tray and pops it into his mouth. "You keep saying that you need to increase the circulation in the bruise. That's not science, that's idiocy. In order to slow the bruising it's always the less circulation the better. So a tight compress will do. Or ice."

He raised his brow. "Are you in the ice selling business? Maybe that's what you should do next. Branded ice."

[kingsroads]

There's a brief moment where Strange's fake smile falters. He got the science wrong? Shit. He'll need to adjust his sales pitch sometime later.

At the ice comment, he can't help but laugh. "I don't have branded ice, but I do have branded water. Alkaline water: it helps with weight loss, immune support, and anti-aging properties. It should be simple enough to freeze some and use it for your bruise."

[goingtobeunwell]

"Are you never not on, Strange?" Crozier asks, though not unkindly. He finishes the rest of his drink and sets the glass back on the paper coaster with the resort's social media tags.

"If I wanted some ice I could just ask for some from the bar. I'm not going to spend actual money on something that comes from the tap."

[kingsroads]

"We're at a resort where everybody here is taking pictures, shooting video, and documenting our every moves," he says, like it's the most obvious thing in the world. "Of course I've got to be on. The charm gets turned off back in the hotel room."

And even then, it's less 'the charm gets turned off' and more 'Strange feels comfortable enough to bitch about certain things while enjoying essential oils and a superfood smoothie.'

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier cringes. He wouldn't know anything about that 'being documented at every turn' thing. No, nope. No way.

"I'd pay to see that," Crozier replies thoughtfully. "The actual you. No, wait."

He chuckles.

"I wouldn't pay to see that, scratch that I said that. You'd try to slap some organic, holistic label on that experience too. Upsell a genuine conversation with some lemongrass water."

[kingsroads]

"It's grapefruit and rosemary water, thank you very much."

Though Strange's tone of voice is very obviously joking. As someone who's been told time and time again that he's a bit much, he's alright poking a little fun at himself.

"I doubt you'll believe me, but I can carry on a genuine conversation if needed. The first lesson in sales is how to read the room and know when not to push the product."

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier gestures to the shiner on his eye. "Was this not one of those times?"

[kingsroads]

"Obviously not. You've got a nasty bruise, I've got something that can help decrease the circulation, it only makes sense that I at least offer my help."

Strange plasters that fake smile back on his face before he relaxes it into a wry smirk. Because yeah, he knows that he started this off with some terrible science and just backtracked to claim that he did better science and knows that Crozier will probably call him out on that.

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier lets out a loud laugh.

"You did not just use my own fact against me! Oh, well done. Well done."

He's deeply amused by the whole thing, and he can't stop smirking to himself. "Well, thank you for the concern. You know, with your acumen for business and my actual scientific knowledge, we could make a formidable team."

[kingsroads]

"We could," Strange admits. And already, he sees a business opportunity start to present itself in his mind. "I'm sure there's at least one of my products that you approve of. We could do a limited time collaboration—synergize our brands, synchronize our auras, things like that. You come up with the label text and make it sound impressive and scientific and all that, I'll handle the promotion and product design."

It all sounds like a good idea to Strange...except for one noticeable elephant in the room.

"Of course, there's that tiny little matter of your partner."

[goingtobeunwell]

"What partner?" Crozier asks.

He stares at him, or does his best with one functioning eye.

"You think I'm usually in the habit of punching the people I work with? No, that's all done with now."

He's sure that Jopson feels the same. It was a toxic partnership.

[kingsroads]

That fake smile falters for a moment as Strange gives Crozier a genuine grin in return. Good. That's exactly the sort of thing he wanted to hear.

"We can start tonight. I've got a catalog of various products and some sample sizes for you to try out back in the hotel room—I think I brought a turmeric and Vitamin E scrub that should help with those dark circles. In an ideal world, we could get a press briefing written up fast enough that we could capitalize on the Fyre Resort buzz, but I doubt we'll have enough time. Maybe if there's another retreat you're going to—"

It is obvious that Strange will continue talking until Crozier stops him.

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier takes a cherry from the bar and throws it at Strange's head.

"Upstairs," he tells him, gesturing vaguely to the people around them. "Prying eyes, remember?"

He pauses. "Wait, dark circles?" He touches his face. "Besides the black eye?"

[kingsroads]

The cherry bounces off Strange's head, stopping his conversation almost instantly. He looks over at Crozier then gives the man a little apologetic smile.

"Right. Prying eyes." Though as for the dark circles... "We'll chat more about your skincare routine later."

Or, as Strange suspects, the lack of a skin care routine.

[goingtobeunwell]

"Is that yet another chat-up line? I can't really tell."

Because surely his skin isn't that bad.

[kingsroads]

"Francis, when I do decide to chat you up, it'll be fairly obvious."

Strange can't help but give the other man a teasing grin as he gets to his feet and pushes in his chair.

"Now come on. Let's make some money."

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier chuckles and cuffs him around the shoulder as he stands.

"Alright, mate. Let's see what nonsense product of yours I can make a little more legitimate."