Shelter Lodge

Laurie Maxxwel
Laurie barely listened to what Carla had to say. She sighed and rolled her eyes as she looked at her long, perfectly polished nails.

Why did they have to give a damn tour? It's just a hotel, nothing we haven't seen before right?

She then reached for her phone. She tried to text her best friend who was still at home but the text wouldn't send. No signal. She let out another sigh. There was no moment that she could live without her beloved iphone.

''Great.'' she whispered. ''No signal. This place keeps getting better.''


Lacey Maxxwel
As Lacey re-entered the group for the tour she looked around. It was very big. And full of people. Peolpe she didn't know. She felt her heart beat raise. But she calmed down as she said to herself that making friends wasn't that hard, the people would probably be nice. Just like Nara.

Carla waited in vain for a few moments before clearing her throat, and leading the guests over to the walk in Fridge. She opened the large silver door, and pushed the rubber flaps aside to give them a glimpse at the food. "Our fridge is fully stocked with only the best of foods. All of it is organic, and hormone free." She boasted, closing the door, and leading the guests of the kitchen through a side door. She took them down the hall, and into the first room on the right. "This is the game room. Just like the kitchen, everything in here is brand new and very high end. For you to enjoy at your leisure are foosball table, air hockey, some arcade game, pool tables, and a self-serve bar." She pointed to each of the items as she mentioned them. Carla them moved over to the door that led to the staff room. She opened it, leading the way inside. "Now this is the Staff room. If you can't seem to find either me or John, you can always check in here, or if it is late at night you can always find us in our room, 301."

Carla gave the group a second to take everything in before leading them back to the lobby."Before I end the tour, I would like to point out how to get to our skiing slopes. Unfortunately, I am unable to show you at this time due to the bad weather." She explained apologetically as she pointed to the heavy snowfall that was taking place just outside the window. "To get there you simply need to follow the path labeled 'Ski Slopes' that starts just as you walk outside. There is also a small rental shop up on the hill where you can rent out skiis, boots, and jackets. Due to the shortage of staff, you simply need to come to me if you desire to rent something, and I will log into the database via the front desk computer." Carla paused to take a deep breathe before continuing, "Thank you for attending the tour of the Shelter Lodge, remember that if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to approach either myself, or John and we will be happy to assist you."

Just as Carla made it back behind her desk, she realized that she had forgotten something. "Oh Wait!", she shouted, "I forgot to hand out the dining pamphlets!" She grabbed the pile of light pink pamphlets, and began handing them out to the guests. "The meal times are clearly marked, but I would just like to mention that dinner will be taking place in three hours. We will be serving oven roasted chicken with asparagus and mashed potatoes."

Once everything was over, Carla made her way back to the front desk, and motioned for John to follow her. "I need you here so I can get that meal started. We can't have the guests starving all because those pests didn't bother showing up!, Carla hissed this at John, and didn't give him a chance to respond before stalking off to the kitchen. It's going to be a long weekend, John sighed, while leaning on the counter hoping that the guests would entertain themselves so he could relax.

Xander:

"A game room with a self serve bar... I must be in heaven." Xander said to himself. He didn't care if people heard him. He talked to himself often. It kept him company when nobody wanted to hang out. He plucked the cigarette out of his ear and put it back in the pack. He didn't need his cigarettes if there was alcohol. His favorite drink is the Screwdriver. It was pretty basic on the cocktail list but he liked the taste of it. He headed for the game room with one thought on his mind, getting a buzz on. When he walked in the game room he took the long way to the bar, it wasn't like the drinks were going anywhere. He wanted to see what games they had in here. As Xander passed the pool table a thought crossed his mind, and he smiled at it.

Johnny:

"I was kind of hoping to go skiing. Hopefully this storm passes." Johnny said quietly. He wasn't surprised on how Julia first reacted. The thing that he was surprised about was when she said she liked him. That caught him off guard, he couldn't begin to fathom why she said that. He shrugged it off and decided that a drink was a decent thing. He hadn't had one since he left.

Nara
Nara wondered away from the group, thinking of where she wanted to go. She paused, seeing some guy put a cigarette away and go to the game room. Deciding the game room would be a good way to waste time, Nara went there. The guy she saw went straight to the bar, which made Nara roll her eyes a bit.

Looking around, she found a few arcade games, most of which she hadn't heard of before. There was, however, the classic pac-man machine. Or, at least a rip off of one. The title was different, and had different characters, but the idea was the same. Smiling a bit to herself, Nara went over to go play it. After about five minutes of playing, she got a bit bored. She loved games, but there was only so many times you could play one game. Sighing, Nara turned and looked around for something else to do.

Tim
Tim decided the best place for him to be right now was not among people, since the few people he had met already didn't like him it seemed. After a brief pause to look around, Tim headed back to his room. Once inside, he threw the dinner pamphlet onto his open bag, and laid down on the bed. It was comfy, he had to admit. But the place was a little too orderly for his tastes. It was the reason he didn't like hotels, they always made you feel like you had to keep it really clean.

Taking out his iPod from his pocket, he put the earphones in and closed his eyes, intent on taking a nap. Maybe some sleep would get his attitude into a better place so he could at least attempt to socialize.

Carla made her way to the kitchen, mumbling complaints the whole while, "I don't know how they expect John and I to take care of all these people--just the two of us!"

Entering the kitchen, she looked around. Despite her pride in the state of the art appliances, she had no idea how to operate any of it. The controls seemed complicated and foreign. Which wasn't an odd thing for Carla considering she had cooked maybe ten times in her life.

Oh shoot, where to start.. She looked around at all of the pots and pans trying to decide what to use. She reached out and grabbed the biggest pan out of the bunch. It was a shiny metal pan with a long rubber coated handle. After throwing some chicken, and various other ingredients in the pan. She dumped an ungodly amount of salt on top, and placed it in the oven. She pushed the buttons of the oven blindly until she heard it powering up. "That should do it." she said to herself proudly as she made her way out of the kitchen.

On her way, she heard some noise coming from the game room. She peeked in to see Xander and Nara making use of it. She stepped into the room, smiling ,"How are enjoying the game room my dears?"