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[pez]

Important question: what colour are Dave's earrings? Sometimes they seem blue/turquoise, other times they seem clear. O_o

Decent hotel in Clapham/Wandsworth area? Almost none. Any I do find, they don't take three people. In general it's hard to find places that do triple rooms. I've extended my search to Chelsea, Fulham/Earls Court and Kensington/Knightsbridge. (Also, sometimes there are special offers on amazing hotels but it's only available as double, not even twin. =/) I guess people generally don't travel in groups of three? Sigh. But whatever I find it won't be nearly as cheap as the Cardiff one.

VGL tickets via Ticketmaster: okay, I understand about the fee per ticket thing, that's how TM makes money. But to add £3 on top as "delivery charges" even when I chose e-ticket option? That's just out of order. But that's still the "cheapest" option and I don't want to lose things in the post. Sigh.

For VGL, in retrospect maybe I should have booked Park Inn because that's literally right across the road and if I really wanted to cosplay that's more convenient (although Radisson Blu is hardly another minutes' walk. XD) Anyway, now that there is a place to leave my stuff and get changed (and leave stuff with the following day until it's time to go home), I could cosplay if I really want to. I've got the hardest part of ballroom!Dave made anyway. the rest is just buying ready made stuff, so I've got plenty of time to prepare. Dave with Gae Bolg will be worn at October Expo, so maybe someone else? .................TONBERRY (stabbity stab)? MARIO (oooh, moustache)? A SAVE POINT (I'd be mobbed by FF cosplayers. XD)???? or make a spinny glowy crystal thing to wear on my head, wear sim-esque clothes, make speech-bubble cards and say I'm from Sims 3? I don't suppose anyone's got suggestions?

Hmm. I shall ponder on this. Not sure if I should or not. But guess I can still make whatever costume I might or might not end up taking, because making stuff is \o/. Realistically I can start on Zidane now and wear it there, since I need it early next year anyway...

Every time I type \o/ I can't help but imagine Rush throwing his hands in the air and shouting ACE! It's that bloody TLR/Heroes crossover's fault. I can almost see the word ACE! in tiny little letters above the head.

Work meeting again at 11. Fortunately I've delegated most of the work (!) so I'm only there to check the progress.

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[storme]

*flees, shields eyes*

One costume by then is enough! Especially since I haven't actually even started *making* it yet!

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Start! Who knows, you might finish it earlier than you think!

[storme]

I have to wait for the patterns I ordered to turn up first, really (stupid mail strikes). And I need to buy fabric. :P About all I *can* do is start poking at the talisman, at this point. (and even then, I'm waiting for the glowy bits to turn up, come to think of it.)

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

But, still two months away! Maybe pattern will show up soon and you might find time to make another one and... *eternally hopeful 8D*

[storme]

You are waaay more of an optimist than I am. ;)

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

:D/

Stormeeeee why are there so few triple rooms in hotels? Do people not have threesomes?

[storme]

Hmm, I don't know. Maybe people just book double or king-size rooms for those?

(Actually maybe we'd be better off looking for family rooms or something? Or maybe we need to get a twin and a single instead. :/ )

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

........true. I suppose for threesomes they only need one big bed.

(So far, choices are Wyndham Grand @ £200 for a triple room, just across the river, Dorset Square, king size room for £183. Although that's near Regent's Park. XD But it's very pretty! And there's Brewer's Inn in Wandsworth at £140, though I think it's literally adding a bed and the room might end up a little crowded.

There are other places that would accommodate three too, obviously, such as the local Jurys Inn for about £80 iirc. So those options are always there. And yes there's getting twin + single.)

[storme]

The first picture I looked at for the Brewer's Inn had a teddy bear RIGHT UP IN THE CAMERA. I made a squeaking sound I don't think I can replicate adequately. :)

The prettiest of those is I think the Dorset Square, yeah. But taxi to Regent's Park is 'spensive enough that it'll probably end up cheaper to stay at the Wyndham Grand.

I don't know! I am bad at decision-making for things like this. Which does your inner Dave favour?

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Was that a "ewww, bear" response or "awwww, bear" response?

My inner Dave prefers the Dorset Square style, definitely. *pets him* There are other places like those but the ones I've found so far are "no no no absolutely no more than 2 adults in one room and definitely no children eitherrrr". Except for Millers at Notting Hill, to which I actually sent an enquiry (because LOOK, SO PRETTY) and they said:

Thank you for your enquiry. All our rooms are doubles however two of them Coleridge £195 +vat per night and Wordsworth £230 +vat per night are both able to be made into twins. It really depends on your ages, we can put a rollaway bed in the room for a £25 surcharge, but we recommend it for children rather than adults. Another possibility is to book one of the rooms as a twin and a second small double such as the Blake £150 +vat. The room costs include continental breakfast and a complimentary bar in the evening in our candlelit drawing room.

[storme]

'aww, bear!'--it is a very cute bear.

Holy... that *is* pretty. I assume the Dave went 'WANT' very loudly.

(but not really very practical, alas. sigh.)

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

And it's pricey too! I kinda wonder if we could book a double room at Millers and then say to them WE PROMISE WE WON'T HAVE AN ORGY IN HERE PLEASE LET US IN.

Guess I'll just keep looking. I really don't believe there isn't something like that in the Chelsea area.

Dave did go WANT very loudly. He doesn't understand the concept of not having a chauffeur and not being able to use taxpayer's money.

[storme]

*has visions of Pez, in full Dave outfit, attempting to convince the receptionist of this. is not sure it would work*

It does seem like there should be some in chelsea or at least nearer than you're finding. I can't work out how anyone would find them if you're not managing to dig them up, though. :/

I share Dave's pain.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Are you trying to say that I have an orgy face or that Dave has an orgy face? *arches eyebrow*

Will keep trying. Not all of them are listed on big hotel websites, but I've been digging for a while already...

[storme]

I think I am saying neither of those. *ahem* Merely that the receptionist might be a bit confused by the outfits. And by the Gae Bolg.

*nod* I would help, but I kind of suspect I'm only going to dig up the same places you've already found at this point. Mrf.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

I could point the Gae Bolg at the receptionist and tell them to give us the goddamn room...?

[storme]

I think the sad face might be more effective than threats of violence.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Maybe... *practises*

Oh, in the Chelsea area there is this place. Not cheap. *ahem*

[storme]

Everyone is weak against the Dave.

....no, not cheap. *woe* But very pretty!

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

But is pretty Dave enough to get us into a room?

Or this place in Knightsbridge/Kensington, £268+vat for one of those really pretty rooms.

[storme]

Pretty Dave would be enough to get *him* a room. I'm not sure he's enough to get all three of us into a double. :/

Good god, the Tudor Room has a Minstrel's Gallery. That might be a bit ostentatious even for Dave.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

The Ada Room has a throne chair thing!

[storme]

That's apparently a toilet. *boggles*

The Dame Nellie one has statues of David and Venus in the bathroom. Woooow.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

XD Didn't you know? Dave's incontinence means that the throne at Athlum's been converted to a toilet seat.

........I can paste Dave's head on David and Rush's head on Venus?

ANYWAY. Um. Including VAT that's £300 a night. x_x

Getting a double room all for Dave himself would be fine I guess... Rush and Emma would just have to sleep at the servants' quarters. =/

[storme]

Poor Dave. He is a complicated, complicated man.

You can, but only if Rush also gets a corset painted on, I suspect.

And, ow. But Rush and Emma could sleep in the Minstrel's Gallery!