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ƜуηηєfαƖѕнσηɗ ([personal profile] wynn) wrote in [community profile] knightsoflegend2012-02-10 10:24 am

feast & after-party ♔ empty my heart | i've got to make room for this feeling



Can't Take It In - Imogen Heap

WHO || Wynn, the new Squires, any and all Knights
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Feast & Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Dining Hall & Ballroom
WHEN || February 9th, 2012, 7:00PM / 9:00 PM
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

While every dinner served in the Knights' exceptionally large Dining Hall manages to have a sense of occasion, given the sheer quantity of food necessary to serve the hundreds who take their meals there, the 'feast' Wynn's ordered for after this squiring party outdoes the norm. It's not a problem to produce so much food at the drop of the hat when mages can magically summon up entire banquets, and so the room teems over with the smells and spices of hundreds of unique dishes. Centerpieces built with peacock feathers and sweet smelling flowers dot the table at intervals. A silver cage in the very middle of the table includes several live birds, their feet and tufts each appearing to be silver as well. A banner hangs from the top of the cage, with the Knight's symbol of a black dragon on a silver field.

The food has a distinctly medieval flair to it today, which several of the older Shadowkind Knights express their boisterous appreciation for as they dive in. The first course consists of a civet of hare, a quarter of salted stag, a stuffed chicken and a loin of veal, the latter two covered with a German sauce with gilt sugar-plums and pomegranate seeds. At each end of the table is an enormous pie, surmounted with smaller pies, which form a crown. The crust of the large ones is silvered all round and gilt at the top; each contains a whole roe-deer, a gosling, three capons, six chickens, ten pigeons, and one young rabbit. Serving as seasoning or stuffing, a minced loin of veal, two pounds of fat, and twenty-six hard-boiled eggs, covered with saffron and flavoured with cloves.

A second course follows: aroe-deer, a pig, a sturgeon cooked in parsley and vinegar, and covered with powdered ginger; a kid, two goslings, twelve chickens, as many pigeons, six young rabbits, two herons, a leveret, a fat capon stuffed, four chickens covered with yolks of eggs and sprinkled with spiced powder de Duc, and even a wild boar.

Next came wafers and stars; a jelly, part white and part blue. A fourth course of cream with Duc powder, covered with fennel seeds preserved in sugar; a white cream, cheese in slices, and strawberries; and, lastly, plums stewed in rose-water.

Besides these four courses, there's a fifth, entirely composed of wines, and of preserves, which consist of fruits and various sweet pastries in the shapes of dragons.


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Following this, assuming anyone is still capable of moving at all is the after-party:
a black-tie affair in the lavish, opulent ballroom, every new Knight's chance to mingle and meet some of their new brothers in arms. Per usual, a couple hours are provided following the feast 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 none of you are shy. They're all here to meet you. 


All open feast threads should be made under the FEAST heading below. Any other threads below will be for the after-party. Feel free to make your own open threads for people to come congratulate your newly pledged knight.

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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-12 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Luckily, Kat's around to ask all the really important questions]

So did you like, learn how to kill a guy with your bare hands?
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-13 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Not really something you practice, Ma'am. [ He gives a nod of his head of acknowledgment in her direction, but it's clear that the question makes him less than comfy. ]
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-13 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
That is totally a yes.
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-14 08:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ He hesitates for a moment, then leans forward, growing more intent. ] Tell me something. You ever seen a guy kill someone with his bare hands?
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-15 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! But if you're about to do a demonstration, I know a guy you can start with.
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-16 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Wasn't planning on it, but now you've got me curious. You don't really seem like the kind of girl who wants a lot of necks broken.
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-17 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Kat looks... mildly offended by that appraisal] What's that supposed to mean?
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-18 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Just what it sounds like, princess. What, you're telling me I'm wrong?
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-18 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
PRINCESS?! [Whereas before she sounded mildly offended, now her entire face contorts in outrage.] Take that back.
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-19 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Little late for that, but it won't happen again. Didn't mean to cause such a stir, ma'am.
shootfirst: (take this pink ribbon off my eyes.)

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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-19 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Late nothing. [She hops out of her chair, pushing it backwards] Take. It. Back.
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[personal profile] nosdacaraid 2012-02-19 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Beside her, Mark just squinches up his face and mumbles:] Ohhhh boy.
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[personal profile] rationalizes 2012-02-19 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[And on her other side, an equally mumbley Gar says, into her lap, folding her napkin over and over:] Kat... Well he... he did apologize...
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-19 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
You don't think maybe you're overreacting here, Miss?
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-19 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
And you don't think you're being a stubborn asshole for not just taking it back?
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-19 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I think last I checked, I didn't bring my Delorean to the castle. Can't just undo what I said. But, I told you, it won't happen again.
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-20 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Kat snorts humorlessly at that, rolling her eyes and moving right up in his space.] Well you're right about one thing. It sure as hell won't happen again. [She rolls up her sleeve and then swings her fist up--



and her height deficiency strikes. She was so angry that she ends up swinging her fist up and cracking it against the underside of the table with a painful sharp blow. She lets out an annoyed:]
SHIT!! [and grabs her fist, shaking it out in frustration]
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-20 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ethan had been getting ready to get to his feet and ... step away from that punch but wow she really handled it for him. So, he just settles back in and raises his eyebrows at her in a way that makes it clear that he is ... trying hard not to laugh. ]
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[personal profile] shootfirst 2012-02-20 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
[OH MY GOD now she is even more pissed when she sees his expression. Her lips press together tightly and she looks ready to scream, but then just groans and turns away from him] Not even worth it.
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[personal profile] militarized 2012-02-20 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, he's not going to argue that because it will get him punched, so he just kinda gives a shrug and turns away from her as well. HE WILL PURSUE OTHER CONVERSATIONS. Bye, gurl. ]