after-party ♔ march

[wynn]

♬ Jeux d'eau - Ravel

WHO || Wynn, any and all Knights not currently on missions (if you are uncertain if your character would be at the castle for this, ask!)
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Ballroom
WHEN || March 1st, 2015, 6:00PM [backdated]
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

The "afterparty" is rumored to be the real main event of the night. A black-tie affair in the lavish, opulent ballroom, it is every new Knight's chance to mingle and meet some of their new brothers in arms. Of course, a couple hours are provided following the ceremony for everyone to change, do hair and makeup, and choose from the vast array of formal attire in the closets of the balcony "dressing rooms" located at the top of spiraled staircases on either side of the ballroom. A separate dressing room exists for men and women, and they include full bathrooms (with, thankfully, very modern plumbing).

The squires are usually among the last to arrive, and the ballroom is full to the brim with a fancy array of people, of all shapes, sizes and species.

Hope you aren't shy. They're all here to meet you.

Feel free to make your own open threads for people to come congratulate your newly pledged knight.

ooc; also if your Knight wants to get all gussied up, you can make a Disguise (Cha) check for how good they were at hair/makeup/stylin', etc! This goes for... any time.

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[unhand]

[Awww their disguise checks match! But in Killian's case, he opts for a vest, coming out handsome as always but not exactly appropriately formal. He's holding his drink in his left hand, which is still a novelty even though now it's been several months since he got a second hand, when he notices one of the new squires. He gives her a smile and raises his glass of rum to her.]

Welcome to the knighthood, lass.

so much link

[leftenants]

Thanks.

[One thing she has to say for this place-- people have been friendly enough, at least so far. Helps with the whole 'stranger in a strange land' angle, though it's been a much easier adjustment than her previous trip would have been, had it lasted much longer. She smiles, lifting her own glass in reply.]

How long have you been with the organization?

ALL the link

[unhand]

Two years. [He looks almost surprised to say it. Has it really been so long? Well, that's not much honestly as far as scale goes. He was in Neverland for centuries.] There are good people here. [Though Killian's still not how far he qualifies among them. He's better than he used to be. That's something, at least.

He smiles and offers her a hand.]

Killian Jones.

[leftenants]

That's a long time.

[Longer than she's been doing the Witness gig, she'll note, which helps put things in perspective-- she already feels like she's been doing that a lifetime, the way she's been forced to adapt to it being a part of her day-to-day life.]

I know there are. One of those good people pointed me here in the first place-- and I don't think I would have joined if I didn't feel like I'd find more here like her.

[Even in a place where her badge doesn't mean much of anything, she still has a pretty firm code she sticks to. She smiles, taking his hand and giving it a shake.]

Lieutenant Abigail Mills. Abbie's fine.

[unhand]

Lieutenant, hmm? [He pronounces it leftenant, like her username.] I held that rank a very long time ago. It's Captain for me now. Or Sir, in this organization. [It's still a little strange, being a knight, after being a pirate for so long.]

What are you Lieutenant of, if I may ask?

[leftenants]

You too, huh?

[Looks like they have a little something in common, even if she'll later find that it's not the same kind of lieutenant.]

Well, congratulations on the promotion. Police force for me. Proud member of the Sleepy Hollow sheriff's department.

[unhand]

I know a sheriff! [Though Emma isn't exactly using the title anymore. It still makes a smile flick across his lips, as anything to do with the woman he loves does.]

It was the last rank I held before I left the service of the King's Navy. I was much happier as Captain of my own less reputable ship.

[And all it cost him was his brother's life.]

[leftenants]

'Less reputable.'

[That gets a raised eyebrow-- the idea of a naval captain of ill repute brings certain stories to mind, if her guess isn't way off the mark. In this place, it was possible, wasn't it? Pirates weren't exactly fiction back home, either, but people didn't spend a lot of time thinking about them, and seemed to prefer the romanticized fairy-tale or Hollywood blockbuster versions.]

That make you a pirate?

[unhand]

I was. [And he's honestly not that ashamed of his past, though it's less than heroic. He shrugs, nonchalant.] As of late, I've been rather more heroic than pirates traditionally are. I'm not certain I can still lay claim to the title.

[leftenants]

Think that typically depends on the story. There are some pretty dashing pirates out there, or so I hear.

[They're not always villains-- some are antiheroes at their very worst.]

So how does an ex-pirate feel about being landlocked?

[unhand]

[He flashes a grin, dipping his head down and giving her a sultry look.] Well, dashing I certainly am. Not certain it's a mark of goodness, though.

[He shrugs a shoulder.]

I'm not landlocked. My ship's still in the harbor, and I still sail her. I just... have somewhere to come back to.

[And perhaps, more importantly, someone.]

[leftenants]

Goodness is a tough thing to measure in anyone, no matter their profession.

[Cops are supposed to be good, and yet a hell of a lot more than one of them has managed to spit in the face of that preconception-- both within her own department and elsewhere.]

It still sees use?

[She raises an eyebrow. That's interesting-- good for him.]

I'm sure having a port to call home took some getting used to. Or were you feeling ready to put down some roots?

[unhand]

All change takes getting used to. [He wasn't precisely ready to put down roots, but he's feeling more like he could be now. He wants to be with Emma whether on land or sea or anywhere else. Even if that's been more complicated lately than perhaps he'd hoped.]

[leftenants]

True enough.

[And yet--]

Mind if I ask what inspired the change? Seems like it would be a pretty dramatic one.

[unhand]

You can ask whatever you wish, lass. Doesn't mean I'll answer. [Partly because it's hard to say exactly what it is. The fact is, while he recalls many years of darkness and anger. He can't remember the injury that started them off. He's been told what happened, but without the emotions to tie down that knowledge, it's more or less meaningless.]

But they do say this is a world of second chances. Perhaps I saw my chance to have one.

[leftenants]

That's fair.

[He has the right to his privacy, just like she has the right to hers. She's not going to begrudge him that.]

I'd say that's as good a reason as any. Better than most, in fact. Good for you.

[unhand]

And why did you join up, lass? We may be heroes here, but we often work outside the law. Might be difficult for an officer of the law.

[leftenants]

I've got a little extra-vocational stuff going on back home that's closer to the job you do here than it isn't.

[Which is to say she's learned to deal with bending the law a little for the greater good-- though she won't if she doesn't have to, she's able to do what's necessary.]

Not my first experience with magic and monsters. After coming through the veil and learning about this place-- once I got here, seemed like where I ought to be until everything else gets sorted out.

[If it ever does.]

[unhand]

Ah, I know a sheriff a bit like that. [Though Emma's situation is... complicated. Being sheriff of a magical fairytale town is a different situation than just being a normal sheriff.] She's around here somewhere. I bet you'd get along.

[leftenants]

Sounds like we just might.

[It's interesting, to think there might be someone else she can related to on that. Back home, she has something of a support system, but at the end of the day, only Crane really understands what it's like to be in her shoes, because they've been called to do the same thing. All they've really got is each other.]

I might have to ask you to introduce us sometime. When it's convenient, anyway.

[unhand]

[Killian smiles tightly, glancing around to see if Emma's in sight. The problem is, things with Emma have been... rough lately. Ever since that mission she went had on Andres after the war. Killian doesn't really know what to make of it, but he's been varying between giving her space and refusing to abandon her entirely. It's a rough balance to strike.]

When it's convenient, aye. In the meantime, look for the blond lass in the red leather jacket. That's Emma Swan.

[leftenants]

Easy name to remember.

[Something about it sticks with you. Good ring to it.]

I have a friend you might get along with real well, too, although he didn't end up following me here.

[Yet.]

[unhand]

A pirate sort of friend? [He raises his eyebrows and smirks. He might not be as piratey as he used to be, but he knows the sort of friends that people think of around him.] Or simply one that's devilishly handsome?

[leftenants]

Treasure hunter.

[She smiles knowingly. That's a pirate of sorts, isn't it? He even lives on a boat.]

I'm not sure I would say devilishly handsome, but charming enough, for better or for worse, and his intentions are good. Heart's in the right place.

[unhand]

That sounds like a euphemism for pirate. [Not that he minds. He just knows if this friend ever shows up, he'll need to keep a close eye on his treasure. Pirates aren't very trustworthy.]

Well the way things are around here, you never know. He may end up following you here. Enough people I know have that I wouldn't rule it out.