knightsoflegend | after-party ♔ march

♬ 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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Han's a perceptive guy when he wants to be. And when something's extremely obvious, like someone the last name Magnus showing up and Helen attaching herself to the woman without much preamble, well, he'd have to be blind not to notice that they must be related somehow.

And he knows a little something about relatives showing up randomly as part of the knights. For one thing, he knows that no matter how well things go, it's usually going to lead to the drink table eventually. So that's where he's waiting when Helen comes over.]

So. She remember who you are?

[Of anyone that might understand, Helen knows that Han has been here, at least in his own way. Seeing him, her shoulders drop with a touch of relief to not need to explain as much. She nods.]

She remembers nearly everything. [But the part that's missing is quite large, pretty important. Just her death, that's all.] I'm uncertain if I should fill in the gaps.

Depends a lot on what's in 'em, don't it? [He glances across the room at where Leia is. He doesn't remember that much about Jaina. She was just a child when he last saw her. But he remembers a lot that Leia doesn't. And he's told her most of it. Most, but not all. He can't tell her that her entire planet died. He wouldn't know how to start.] And how likely it is she'll find out some other, worse way.

It's not good, Han. [Several long beats of silence follows.]

She's dead. Or at least... at least that's what I thought. I can't be sure now. I've never heard of the Veil bringing someone back- have you?

Edited 2015-05-19 16:50 (UTC)

Bringing someone back? No. [Han scratches his head.] But my kids were babies when I got thrown here. That was a few years ago, but not long enough for Jaina to already be a woman. And yet... here she is. Full grown. [He shrugs a shoulder, giving a hapless smile.]

I've seen a lot of things I can't explain in my day. This world pretty much beats 'em all. And considering you people can't even go to your own moon on a day trip, that's saying a lot.

[Normally she might be in the mood for Han's banter about the lack of space travel, but right now she's just too distracted.]

Perhaps there's time distortion in the Veil, but it doesn't change the fact that I've watched my daughter die. Yet here she is...

[Welp, he crit failed his knowledge: what the crap is going on with alternate universes check so he shrugs. He doesn't have a good explanation for it.]

Dead don't always stay dead around here on a good day. There are spells for that. [He can't help but sound sarcastic about spells. Just because he's seen enough with both the Force and magic to believe in this kind of superstitious nonsense doesn't mean he's capable of talking about it without a little sarcasm.] My advice? Be happy about it. The veil ain't always so kind.

I'm trying. [Her voice is strained. She's clearly torn on the matter.] I suppose I'm simply worried about it being a trick of some sort. Or something going wrong.

[As if the Veil might realize its mistake and rip her daughter away from her again.]

Pretty sure Wynn would have caught on to something like that before letting her into the Knights. He's pretty good at that.

[As much faith as Helen likes to have in Wynn, she can't help but remember that a doppelgänger lived amongst them for months, undetected.]

As great of a man as Wynn may be, he is not all knowing. And when it comes to matters involving my daughter, I tend to be overly cautious. I'm sure you understand.

[Oh right that small detail.]

Yeah, I get that. [He doesn't know what he'd do if it turned out Jaina wasn't who he thought she was. But then again, he hadn't known her before. Hard to be disappointed when you had no preconceptions besides screaming and pooping a lot.]

Just do yourself a favor and don't over cautious your way out of a good thing. She'll know if you get too weird about it. Probably better you tell her the truth soon if you can't let the past lie.

[She sighs and nods, knowing that Han's right.]

We should introduce our girls sometime, though. I think they'd get along quite well.

If they're willing to meet people their parents think are cool. [Han and Helen are old. He's just saying.]

I think that's precisely why they might get along. Commiserate in dealing with their parents in the knighthood.

I bet she'll have plenty to say on that topic. [If not necessarily to Han himself.] Sounds like a great idea to me. Only question is how to get the girls to cooperate.

Ah, well there's the trick. We have to manage to make them think it's their idea.

What, should we tell 'em that under no circumstances are they to talk to each other? I hear that can work.

Reverse psychology might work, yes. Your daughter spends a lot of time in the garage, doesn't she? Ashley's bound to want to have a look around. I'm sure she'll be looking into whether or not Wynn keeps motorcycles on hand. Perhaps they'll run into each other there.

Might be they don't even need any help from us old people. [He smirks.] Motorcycles ain't quite flying but outside of actual jets it's about as close as this planet gets.

[She can't help but smile at that.]

We'll have to see if they sort it out on their own, then. Otherwise, I'm not at all above meddling.

I'll leave you to it. [Han gives her a lopsided grin.] You'll probably have more luck than me.

I'll do my best. And I'll be sure to keep you updated on my progress. But for now, I think it might be best if I go find my daughter.

[Which sounds so strange to say at this point. That's going to take some getting used to.]

[Han nods, waving her off.] Go. And hey, if you need to talk? I'll be around.

Thank you, Han. I appreciate that. [and with a small nod, she leaves.]

after-party ♔ march

clearly I am not late to commenting to this everyone else was just early

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