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]

Shaun is Fine. He's been a social media darling since the day he was born--like it or not--and by now he's used to it. He knows his part in his family, and he plays it whenever the cameras are running, which is always. He's the Goofball Son. Happy-go-lucky, perpetual frat boy, never serious about anything. His blog is full of idiot stunts, rooftopping, and the occasional parkour, and he's made something of a name for himself from it. Of course, his family name helps. His parents were gaining fame when he was still in diapers.

He'll be spending the weekend climbing all over the resort (sometimes literally). He's usually in the company of his family, or just his sister Georgia, but sometimes he'll be on his own. He is, after all, the only one of them interested in the Local Theme Park or the rooftop of the resort, and he's the only one of them troubled by nightmares and insomnia. He doesn't sleep much, choosing to make use of various resort amenities instead.

Georgia

[adaptiveimmunities]

Occasionally, Shaun's sister Georgia can be found on her own. In appearance, she isn't any different than her counterpart near Shaun. Her hair is still short and dark, and she continues to wear dark sunglasses that she never takes off, no matter what time of day it is. This version of Georgia, however, is more obviously alert--as though she knows exactly what's going on here, and doesn't like it. She scowls more and smiles less.

And she's armed with a .45 that she wears at the small of her back.

[fishandclips]

Mahir is grateful, at first, that this time when the Terror changes around them, he doesn't wake up with a head full or strange memories or a completely different life to lead. The downside of this is quickly apparent, however, because he realizes he needs to find the others, and even if he does manage that... What are the odds that they haven't been changed the way he was on the cruise ship?

He leaves the resort, intending to look for the others and hope that he isn't the only person left unaffected by... whatever this is.

It isn't long before he sees her. Short, dark hair. Sunglasses. Perpetual scowl. The sight stops Mahir in his tracks, and knocks the breath from his lungs.

"...Georgia..." he finally manages, voice cracking.

[lieutenantsteward]

The cotton candy was bigger than his head. It was pink and fluffy and sticky, but God, it tasted so good. He had a mouthful of the stuff, a soda under his arm, as he approached his very grumpy colleague.

"Oh my god, would it kill you to smile?" he asked, shoving the soda at him. "You're at this park, with...oh hold up. Is that funnel cake?" He looked behind Crozier, pulling another strand of cotton candy out to place against his tongue.

[goingtobeunwell]

If Crozier hadn't developed a twitch before now, this weekend was going to put the final nail into that coffin. He looked at the soda in his hand, then around for somewhere to place it.

"I'm working," he grumbled, finally setting the drink onto the ground. He went back to making marks on his notepad, pointedly ignoring his partner who was filling his head with candyfloss.

"You're going to be sick. You still have to ride the damn coaster, remember?"

[lieutenantsteward]

"Stomach of iron!" he assured him. "You worry about your...nonsense. And I'll worry about having fun."

He gave him a pat on the shoulder and went to procure some of the funnel cake that smelled so good.

[una_persson]

The following post appears on the BeBa Instagram account on the first morning:


Warming up for my first #yogatantra practice of the morning. It's a gorgeous day here at #FyreResort! The açaí bowls at breakfast are 💯 Looking forward to getting in some spa time later, especially the chakra-balancing Rainbow Rain massage treatment. Ionized water and seven different essential oils, amazing!

You'll find Una pretty much anywhere around the resort, looking gorgeous and also looking for opportunities for a good glamorous selfie.

[goingtobeunwell]

"Nonsense! I'll have you know, this nonsense is what pays your bills!" he called after him.

He stared at the coaster and wondered if he could somehow engineer a way for the thing to get stuck on one of the loops while Jopson on it. It'd be good for the video.

Yes. Good for the video.

[brushoff]

Honestly, Dorian's wondering why exactly he keeps getting shoved back on that horrible ship if every other week, they go to a wonderful place. Not that he minds waking up in a literal resort. Though, this is the second time he's woken up in a new location and someone thinks that he's something he's not. That part is getting old.

Still, he can play along. Dorian spends most of his time on the beach (because duh, it's the beach) taking selfies as often as he can and peppering his social media posts with as many oblique references to that ship as he can. Maybe somebody else still remembers how things are supposed to go.

It's so wonderful to catch some sun after my last trip—the Arctic does terrible things for one's complexion. #fyreresort #beachlife #sunandsurf

No more salted pork for me! #fyreresort #food #foodselfie

One picture of the roller coaster gets the caption How Terror-fying. #fyreresort #rollercoaster #notmything. He's not proud of that one.

[lieutenantsteward]

"Whatever you say, Francis," he called over his shoulder.

When he returned, full of funnel cake, he tried to peer over the man's shoulder to his notebook. "How you even read that stuff is beyond me."

[kingsroads]

Una was one of the few people on this retreat that Strange actually liked. Someone else who understood the healing powers of the spiritual world and didn't try to ruin his day with things like 'scientific articles' or 'arguments' like some of these other people did? Easily his favorite person here, no question.

Naturally, when he spotted her making the most of that selfie opportunity, he decided to chat her up her. So here comes Strange, ready to ruin Una's selfie opportunity with some grade-A bullshit.

"Una! Darling. It's been ages since we saw each other last—I think it was at that meditative flow workshop?"

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier snarled and went back to work. Francis. He ought to finally pop that little twit in his handsome face.

He went back to his work, finally settling into things and feeling somewhat better about the whole trip. Any chance to talk about centripetal force usually brightened his naturally glum state of mind.

And then he heard his voice again, and he slammed his book shut with annoyed grunt. "That stuff is what makes our sorry videos worth a damn."

[lieutenantsteward]

"No," he said, his mouth full of funnel cake. He had abandoned the pink monstrosity earlier in favor of his fried treat. "I'm what makes our sorry videos worth a damn." He took out his phone. "How much longer is this going to be?"

[blancheinthesheets]

That afternoon there's a second post on the BeBa account:



Who are you fantasizing about this weekend? Why not let them know where you stand with one of our signature BeBa t-shirts?

Join us this weekend for our online Q&A, where we answer the question of Boxers versus Briefs once and for all. (Hint: we recommend neither!) Why #goingcommando is the ultimate way to spice up your sex life!

#BeBaBabes

Blanche can be found in the spa and by the pool for most of the weekend, living life, chatting up men, and taking fabulous selfies.

[goingtobeunwell]

Don't punch him, don't punch him, don't punch him -- even if it would be really satisfying and maybe completely worth it--

Crozier gestured to the coaster. "Go and shoot your footage for B roll, Tom. I'm nearly done with the script."

[lieutenantsteward]

Thomas gave him a long look. He absolutely hated when he called him Tom, like he was some sort of common person, but the man knew that. He held up his plate. "I'm not done with this," he insisted.

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier grabbed the funnel cake and threw it over his shoulder. "There, you're done. Go take the bloody footage so I can go back to the hotel."

[lieutenantsteward]

Jopson actually gasped at him and threw him a withering look, but it was all he could do. He stormed off, phone in hand, and made his way to the coasters, shooting the footage he needed and trying not to think about how good it would feel to just push Crozier off of one.

[goingtobeunwell]

He waited at the exit of the ride, thrusting the script at Jopson as he stepped off. "There. Now let's set up the tripod and get this over with, mn?"

[adaptiveimmunities]

Her arms are folded across her chest as she surveys the comings and goings of the guests with obvious disapproval. She looks over at the sound of her name, though, and gives Mahir one of her barely-there smiles, before dropping her arms and crossing the lobby to reach him.

"Hey, Mahir. Welcome to Fyre Resort."

[adaptiveimmunities]

Shaun has just put his phone away after posting the photo of himself on one of the roller coasters (what a thrill! can't wait to go again! #fyreresort #screamcoaster #definitelymything) when he sees Dorian. He'd seen his post--"How Terror-fying."--and it's pretty clear that rides are not this guy's thing--though after scrolling through his blog a bit, Shaun still isn't sure what Dorian's thing is.

He catches up to him. "So, if roller coasters aren't your thing, what are you doing at the theme park? Here for the cotton candy?"

[brushoff]

"God no," Dorian remarks, with a little frown. "You know that stuff's pure sugar, don't you?"

He's not entirely sure if Shaun's himself or not. There are certain people who it's easy to get a bead on that they've changed just by scrolling through the phone—Dorian is 100% certain that his beloved Blanche has no clue what the hell a hashtag is. But Shaun's one who he can't get a read on. Might as well play it a little safe until he can figure out if he's affected by this or not.

"I suppose I just wanted a change of scenery." That, and he was running out of oblique half-assed beach related references. "I've spent too long at the beach, the gym isn't my style, and it's a little bit tasteless to be hanging out poolside considering the whole water slide thing."

It's said with a dismissive wave. Only someone like Dorian would dismiss outright vivisection and death by tuunbaq as you know, that water slide thing.

[lieutenantsteward]

Once their video was finished, Thomas had to admit that he was quite pleased with it. Though he wasn't pleased with Crozier putting in "Clothoid loop" in the script, as if he knew that it would mess up Thomas' flow. He was annoyed, but determined to make the rest of the time meaningful.

"Now I guess I have to edit it and make your script less...dull," he commented lightly, rolling his eyes as he watched a few of the takes on the phone.

[goingtobeunwell]

Crozier helped film the takes, trying not to laugh as Jopson stumbled over some of the more technical words. It was one of the few pleasures in life he still had, trying to make his business partner look like a fool.

"It's not dull," he replied sharply. He broke down the tripod and began folding it. "The script is good. If your delivery was less hammy then the science might actually be the star for a change."

[lieutenantsteward]

"Oh my god, it's not about the science. That's why you need me. If it was just about the science, then people would actually like to look at your face." He gave him a winning smile, one that he had perfected for the camera.