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WINTER WONDERLAND GROUP LOG

When the happy confirmed couples are ready to venture out of their honeymoon suites and experience more that the Winter Wonderland lodge has to offer, they'll find that they're basically staying as some of the only guests in an exquisite, all-inclusive winter resort. Think Sandals, but with snow instead of beaches. While the honeymooners will be whisked away to the camp retreat for the middle week of the competition, there's plenty for them to explore when they return!

As more couples transition from Mistletoe Manor to the resort itself, everyone may run into each other during the day while in search of activities. They might have breakfast together at the buffet, head out on a skiing adventure together, visit the pool without having to worry about cameras zooming in on wardrobe malfunctions, or simply hang out together and enjoy some live entertainment during one of the occasional ballroom concerts. If none of that is particularly tempting, they can entertain themselves by putting together their own events.

Most activities and entertainment are likely available, at least sometimes, at the resort. The only real limitation is that participants aren't allowed to leave the show's general domain - they can't find a nearby town or book a flight out of here, for example. Travel between honeymoon suites and Mistletoe Manor is freely available, and while honeymooners are expected back in their shared beds at night, there's no one really doing nightly checks.

If anyone would like to invite other honeymooners back to their suite for a spell, all they have to do is request an extra key (tell Shay and she'll add the new person/people to the filter)

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The quiet has been nice, admittedly. [There's no denying that. There's a lot of loud individuals back at the lodge but he did make some friends there and they are rather missed.] But so much silence can be rather stifling.

[He sips at his tea before continuing.]

There is no lack of things to do admittedly... We've gotten to watch the television for the first time which has been a unique experience. They show court cases on the screen which are--[He takes a moment to chose his descriptor carefully.] --interesting. Though from my understanding such things are not all that new to either of you, correct?

That's right. In modern days almost no one watches things on actual television... It's all about Youtube. Seems like there are still no laptops or smart phones here, though.

[ Which Hayasaka is still a bit antsy over, honestly. ]

[He doesn't know what a Youtube is and... he doesn't think he needs to ask. Smart phone however, after spending any amount of time with Nagiko, he does know though.]

Miss Nagiko's camera can also show the television shows?

[Why can one common object do so many unique things?]

What year is it that you come from again?

2021. You're probably from somewhere in the 1800s, right? Yeah, smart phones are pretty amazing. They can actually record video, too... The latest models have cameras that are just as good or better than professional digital cameras, like the ones they use for the show here. And it can fit right in your pocket, and do tons of other stuff too.

[ In an immediate transformation from her usual cool demeanor, Hayasaka is almost sparkling with how excited she is to talk about tech. ]

[He nods in affirmation at her estimation. 2021 is... quite a ways into the future.]

You are about a hundred and thirty years ahead. [He taps at his cup. Still... the technological advancements that she's speaking of are, quite frankly, astounding. If he goes back a hundred and thirty years from his place in time... There was great agricultural changes to make labor easier it and it became the age of steam, coal and iron. Not to mention manufacturing was starting to become far more prominent. Perhaps it's the same kind of leaps they just they seem greater going forward over backward.] I am unfamiliar with a great deal but not disinclined to learn.

Do you have a particular invention you're fond of? [She seems quite passionate about it all if her new expression is anything to go by. It'd be like asking him about wine.] Or... I am uncertain how to phrase it properly other than inquiring about just the technology you prefer over the others.

I do like seeing what features they put in the latest smartphones. But there's also nothing quite like building your own computer. Smart phones are way too small for consumers to do that kind of thing, they have to use custom boards... But with something bigger you can buy the components and custom-build the system yourself. There are also small cheap microcomputers like the Arduino that you can even put into clothing, to control basic electronics like lights or motors.

[ This is way too much info for someone from the 1800s, but Kaguya was almost as bad at technology for a long time and Hayasaka can't let that sort of thing stop her from talking about it. ]

They had some basic electronics with the craft supplies, but nothing with real compute power... Well, I guess I see why they'd want to avoid that. We should be talking to each other and figuring out our feelings, not on our phones running statistical models.

[He has no idea what she's talking about. Quite frankly he's never been so lost in a conversation. But he is still making an effort to try and grasp some small amount of all this.]

For the sake of fallowing this conversation as best as I can, what would you say is comparable to what you're speaking of in regards to something of my time? Though it may be far removed what is the closest comparison you can make? The time you'd be looking at is around the 1890s...

[Oh, actually.]

A detective that I know, Sherlock Holmes, has managed to create certain things that seem beyond our time. Some of the bare bones of the technology that will be common place in your time, I imagine. So... I may actually be vaguely more familiar with some things that you might not expect when it comes to the 19th century. For example... He had a hand in creating these items which can communicate with each other from great distances. Though I do believe they can only speak with one another... Similar to the telephones we have at present. These devices only respond to their opposite but I do understand that the telephones you have these days can contact anyone with a similar device.

[ She can figure out 1890s analogies in a minute, first she needs to address— ]

Wait, you know Sherlock Holmes?

[Ah... He mentioned the name in hopes that the name of an inventor would lead towards some notable technology. How he had forgotten that the detective's name somehow persists and is notable a hundred years into the future.]

I do... I am, somewhat, indebted to the man. But he is a detective of no small renown and his ward has written a series of short stories about him which has given him great fame with the middling and lower classes.

Surely he is not so notable a name in 2021...

...As far as I understand, he's a fictional invention of Arthur Conan Doyle. His stories are some of the most popular works in the world... There have actually been a few television and movie adaptations lately.

He's unfortunately quite real and very annoying.

[He shouldn't be so cruel but there is always a need to feel defensive when this man comes into conversation. He owes him a great deal and perhaps that's what brings the sharp yet weary response to the name.]

I... can't say I am familiar with the author. The Adventure's of Sherlock Holmes were written by a Miss Iris Watson or under the pen name John H Watson... Lord Roland actually has my copy of those stories if you'd like to see them for yourself.

My impression is that he's fairly annoying in fiction, too, though I haven't actually read the books myself. John Watson is definitely his companion in the stories, though... Well, it could be interesting to read and see what it's like.

John Watson is also his companion in the short stories that Iris has written but that is not true to life. Or... my life, at least.

[If there are some dissimilarities between her version and his own experience he is curious as to what that is. Well, if she hasn't read the stories there's no particular use in questioning further.]

A curious state of affairs. I had not considered that while there are clearly different worlds, such as Prince Roland and Lord Ferdinand's homes, those of us who come from seemingly the same place could still differ in great and small ways.

Well, as soon as you put time travel in the mix, things get pretty questionable anyway... If you go back home and know television and smartphones exist, it could change the whole course of history.

[ Hayasaka says this in an offhanded way. She cannot take this whole world travel alternate dimension things too seriously or she's going to have some problems. ]

[He sips his tea at all that. She does have a point... Granted, he wouldn't talk about most of what happened here to anyone anyway. He has some technologically savvy acquaintances and friends and that really is asking for trouble if he tried to talk about the young girl with a small device that could do several already elaborate things.

And the last thing he needs is Sherlock Holmes changing the timeline because he mentioned a selfie or some such.

What a headache...]

I suppose being here at all is quite the marvel. It will take some careful explaining to those that we know back home. [At least he and Dominique come from a similar time and place.] Although my difficulty is not so much technological and more fantastical, Lady Dominique being a vampire and all.

Do you think you'll do a lot of explaining about it? Vampires normally just keep it secret in stories, I think. The biting and stuff just comes out in the bedroom.

Well... That would be up to her if she would want such things to be known. In the end my career allows much more freedom than hers. So, ideally, I would go to France and practice law there. Or... practice law for vampires perhaps. I am uncertain.

There are still discussions to be had. In the end it seems as if she'll have more explaining to do than I in regards to her human companion.

[As for the biting... well... he simply sips his tea.]

But you've already decided you're really going to try and spend your lives together?

Of course. [His response is immediate. Naturally that's what they're going to try and do.] We've done things a touch out of order than is what is considered proper in our time but that seems quite alright if our intentions are to move forward together.

I'm fond of her, most sincerely, and I would like to make this work should it be possible.

[ Hayasaka is endeared by this response, and she smiles faintly. ]

...Well, even in my time, there's generally an order people do things in. The people who just follow their feelings and do them out of order can end up with the strongest relationships in the end, though.

[He lets out a thoughtful hum taking another sip of tea. He supposes... had it been any other way things may not have gone as they had.]

You do have the right of it, yes. We shall have to see as nothing is certain but I do feel positive about it all. I hope much the same for you and Miss Nagiko. Even if it be only friendship I hope it is quite fruitful.

...Mm. We're still feeling things out. That's probably more like the proper order to do things. Be friends first, and then try dating, and then kiss, and then second base, and then more than that...

Well, even if we just stay friends, it's not like that's bad. I like her, she's a lot of fun to be around, and I do still need more friends.

[ Even as Hayasaka says that she doesn't sound entirely satisfied, though. ]

[Second base... Baseball is fairly new in England but he, admittedly, doesn't know very much about it. And he's not sure at all what that has to do with romance. He's on the cusp of asking but thinks better of it after a moment.]

A perfect match doesn't have to always be romantic... Many people have a great confident and companion that they tell more to than their significant other. There's no denying the importance of something like that in your life. But... I suppose that's not exactly what people are here for but it shouldn't have a nose turned up to it either.

[He's fairly keen at reading people. The lift and lilt in people's voices is ever important when cross examining people on the stand. In this case to press further does feel like stepping into territory he's not sure he's earned. He and Miss Ai have not spoken over much up till now. But... he will try and tread carefully.]

Were you hoping for something more substantial, Miss Ai?

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Hmmmm...

[ Hayasaka doesn't seem offended by the question, but she hums for a moment as she considers it seriously. ]

Maybe I was hoping for something less substantial? I certainly wasn't expecting to find my life partner in a few weeks. Something like that has to be built up over time as you get to know each other and negotiate boundaries, and even people with compatible personalities may not have compatible lives.

Not to mention this a reality TV show. I was expecting more sexual tension, stupid drama, love triangles and all that. I haven't really done anything like that before, so I thought it would be fun to have the experience.

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