after-party ♔ december

[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 || December 1st, 2013, 6:00PM
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.

Comments

[reallywicked]

[It's probably for the best that Faye started out in such a good mood, because by the time she spots Diana looking so nice, she only looks mildly irritated. Her new found team player attitude may one day extend to the girl.

One day.

Maybe.]

Glad to see you got out of the weeds long enough to join us.

[astrae]

[Smile, just smile.

Her cheeks are a bit pink when Faye finds her, but that only adds to the whole alluring-English-rose impression that she tends to give off.] I wouldn't want to miss out on such wonderful company. [Try harder, there are no weeds in her garden and she's not so easily baited, ok.] Sometimes these parties seem like the only thing in the world that can bring all of us together in one room.

[She pauses to take a sip of her water-filled flute, peering at her companion over the glass' rim.]

[reallywicked]

[WELL THEN. Kitten has claws. Faye actually respects the retort, because part of her likes to think that maybe she's rubbing off on the goody two shoes.]

What do you do out there, anyway?

/drops a.a. milne in here

[astrae]

Upkeep, mostly. [She pauses, trying to ascertain whether or not Faye is actually interested, but since they appear to wield similar powers then it stands to reason that the information might be useful to her as well.

If she's bothered to retain it.] Weeds are flowers too, you know, once you get to know them.

[Diana won't get to finish introducing herself to her garden until next spring, though. British weather isn't exactly conducive to outdoor hobbies - but neither is winter, unless you're an avid bobsledder. And she is not... that she's aware of.]

[reallywicked]

[The philosophical stuff is lost on Faye. She just arches an eyebrow like 'really???']

It's like a unicorn and a fairy godmother had a baby and you came out.

[Her face does not indicate that this is a good thing.]

[astrae]

[Diana's mouth opens, then closes again. No, she doesn't want the answer to the question she was about to ask. Definitely not, not if Faye's going to be the one to answer it.]

I think I'd be much shorter if that were true. [With extra, awkwardly placed appendages.

There's a rather weighted pause, as though the teenager is debating what to say next.]

Some of the herbs I've grown might help ...with spells. Ours, specifically.

[Magic-wielding competition? What competition? Everybody wins, here.] I've been trying to decode some of the pages in my book, and it's been slow-going because I'm not a linguist and I'm sure most of the notations in it aren't Latin in the first place but from what I have translated: nature seems to tie into the way magic manifests.

I'm kind of surprised you don't spend much time outdoors.

This time on the right account.............

[reallywicked]

[Faye doesn't really like lumping her magic in with Diana's. She knows they can work similar spells, sure, but any association to this particular blonde is just not her idea of a good time.]

You mean you're surprised I'm not more like you. [Faye corrects her with a snide look.] I don't see the point in hugging trees and rolling around in the dirt like you do. That's not what I signed up for.

[astrae]

[Diana blinks at her, bewildered. Actually--] I think it would be much more surprising [and unsettling] if we were alike.

[To her, and everyone else in residence at the castle. Hard as she's tried to imagine it, the image of Faye as one of Nessa's diligent pupils doesn't ever materialize in her mind. To say nothing of the idea that Faye could ever perform a task selflessly, without some kind of ambition.

Her lips press together, thoughtfully.] Making mudpies and getting your hands dirty isn't the only way to connect, Faye. Maybe earth just isn't the element you have an aptitude for. There are at least four others.

[reallywicked]

Have you not been paying attention? I already know what element I 'connect' with.

[She likes to set shit on fire. If you have not picked up on this, she will give you another demonstration.]

[astrae]

[No thank you, she's had enough practical demonstrations to last a lifetime.]

You could amplify it, then. [She shrugs, as though this is obvious.] If you wanted.

[reallywicked]

Well, yeah- who wouldn't want that? [Crazy people, that's who.] That's kind of the whole point of being here- trying to get your hands on more power.

[No, that's... not it at all but that's her idea of why she's here. Sort of. At least outwardly.]

[astrae]

But you've had it all along ... [ which might be a compliment, if diana didn't sound so bewildered while she was saying it. ] or at least, I think you have. My Latin still needs work.

[reallywicked]

What? You mean that book of yours? [Faye doesn't give much of a shit about it, honestly. She just likes using it as a bargaining chip.] Good luck with that.