knightsoflegend | after-party ♔ may

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after-party ♔ may

♬ 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 || May 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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[Kyomi's also a bit new, but she's not letting that stop her from doing her own networking. Golden eyes gleaming, she spots Lorne doing his thing and sliiides in next to him.]

And they say all the gentlemen are dead. [She has a light, breezy Scottish accent.] You're Lorne, yeah? Guess that makes us squire buddies, yeah?

Not quite all of us. Some of us are still hangin' in there.

[He smiles brightly, pleased with how much good cheer this party has been able to boast so far.]

Got it in one, sweetheart. Kyomi, isn't it? Nice not to be the only new kid in town.

Oh you're far from that, considerin' it was a rather healthy-lookin' party of us out there. What's truly impressive is that some of us take to new experiences with much less relish, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one here who hasn't decided to cozy up to a wall and park there.

Nobody ever had fun playing the part of a wallflower.

[He's never resigned himself to sticking to the fringes of any group, and he's not about to start now.]

Better to jump right in-- though I realize not everyone is a people person.

Bit of an odd place to be if you're not. People are sort of the thing here, aren't they? Helpin' 'em, workin' with 'em... [if you only knew, kyomi.] But I might be readin' the room wrong.

You'd think so, wouldn't you? That being a social butterfly goes hand-in-hand with the job. Not always the case, I'm afraid.

[It certainly hadn't been for Angel.]

Too early to tell with some of the cats here, but my last boss? Big with the saving, not so big with the small-talk.

We'll just have to charm these 'cats' ourselves, then. [She takes his arm in hers, because she's just forward like that.] Bring some fun to the ones who don't know what it is, yeah?

[Fortunately for her, Lorne likes forward-- he's often accused of it himself, he'll hardly hold it against her.]

I like your style, princess.

[Gotta appreciate a girl who takes matters into her own hands.]

Which corner of the room you think looks the dreariest? Might as well figure out where we're needed most.

[Kyomi's golden eyes narrow as she scans the group, finding a grumpy-looking Gus over there in the corner.] Oh, he looks promising.

[He follows her gaze to Gus, letting out a low whistle once his own eyes land.]

Looks like a project, sweetheart. I think we're up to the task, don't you?

Oh, completely. [And she just starts maneuvering them that way. 'sup gus.] And what is a handsome face like yours doing making eyes at the wall?

[ in the blandest tone humanly possible: ] You're barking up the wrong tree, honey. I don't do tits.

Direct and cute, always a fun combination.

[Although if they're trying to get Gus into the party spirit, Lorne feels like they're off to a rough start-- seems like they'll have their work cut out for them with him.]

Believe she was just sayin' hello, sweetheart, no need to for that.

[ the male voice actually makes his gaze lift. green man. eh, gus' seen weirder. he'd tap that. ]

Now you, you I would do. [ he finally glances at kyomi. ] Other token Asian.

[ somewhere, janine harrison is insisting she taught her son manners, they just didn't stick. SHE TRIED SO HARD annnnnnnd he's a shithead. ]

Flattering, but I'm not looking just at the moment.

[He smiles regardless; it's still a compliment, even if it lacks anything resembling tact.]

Lorne. [He gestures to himself before shifting to indicate his companion of the moment.] And this is Kyomi.

[Not 'other token Asian.']

From the Shadow World vis-a-vie Scotland, so I don't know how well that works for your representation. [she pats Lorne's arm, still grinning cheekily.]

You're not the one who feels compelled to make all the new squires cry, now are you?

I haven't made a new squire cry in... like ten years. [ like wow, rude, but he's squinting a kyomi a little more squintily before he glances at lorne again. horns just scream tiefling but that shade of green could mean snakeblood or dragonblood or even weird mystic forest-y elf. ]

I'm nice. [ bitch, you're an asshole. ] I stand up for squires. [ that, actually, is very true. gus will stan for anyone that comes here and wants to do their part, especially when someone else is trying to insist they don't get a say. :| ]

'Nice,' huh? Sounds to me like we might have different definitions of the word.

[Lorne is nothing if not blunt, however friendly he might be most of the time. He lets his hand rest over Kyomi's against his arm, quite comfortable to let their elbows stay linked.]

So you stand up for squires? If you're our cheerleader, I'm not sure I want to meet the other team.

That makes it sound like we're going to get hazed horrifically if we're not careful, yeah? [kyomi seems to be utterly incapable of giving a fuck either way.] Fortunately, I'm an outspoken woman of the world, who can more than hold her own.

Eh, it's only happened a couple times. People thinking squires don't get a say because they're not full knights. Most recently because a bunch of them were teenagers. [ technically still are teenagers, but now they're teenage knights. ] Which is fucking bullshit. Half to them are more capable than adult knights.

Well, you might be blunt, but your head's in the right place.

[At least Gus seems to be giving credit where it's due.]

Age makes about as much of a difference as anything else-- that is to say, zippo.

[aw see all friends, now.] His heart too. Cold, snow queen heart that it is, yeah? [she winks at Gus, clearly not caring that he doesn't bat for her team. Kyomi doesn't have a team. she's the flirtiest asexual the world will ever meet.]

It's good to know it doesn't happen often. I don't fancy bein' silenced when I've a mind to speak. It's the writer in me.

Hope you never run into a silence spell then, kiddo. [ HE KNOWS SHE DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT. he's just being facetious. ]

[Lorne makes a show of grimacing as his hand flies to his throat. Silence isn't something he's interested in, either, although facetious is a language he speaks quite well.]

Anyone who tries one on me is out of luck. Ask anyone back home, I never shut up.

Gods forbid. Who would want you to stop? You're loquacious as hell in the best possible way.

Edited 2015-09-29 22:30 (UTC)

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druidisms - 2015-10-04 02:14 (UTC) - Expand

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