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

[superswank]

[ sydney's rocking it out over here, and coughs a little bit to alert andrew to the fact that he's in the way. politely. ]

Pardon me.

[badexample]

[Alright, this castle needs to stop being stuffed to the brim with excessively attractive women. How the fuck is Andrew supposed to function like this?

You would think he might be used to it by now but nope.]

Oh... uh, sorry. I was just... Here. [He steps out of the way and tries not to look like an idiot.]

[superswank]

[ oh wow, does his shuffling and mumbling ever remind her of someone. she smiles to herself slightly as she grabs a little plate. ] Waiting for someone?

[badexample]

No, more just... [He shrugs] Trying to stay out of the way. [And failing so hard.]

[superswank]

Most people around here seem to like getting in people's way.

[badexample]

Guess I'm not most people. [Ha. Yeah he knew that. And he doesn't really think it's a good thing.]

[superswank]

I'm Sydney, by the way.

[badexample]

[Oh. Right. Introductions and politeness. Those are things. He offers a hand awkwardly.]

Andrew. I'm with the Dragon's Hoard, if that wasn't... painfully obvious.

[superswank]

I did kind of get that vibe. [ her warm smile makes it clear that's not an insult, and she returns the handshake firmly ] I'm still new around here - only just got fully Knighted. There's still a lot of people I've never met.

[badexample]

Oh yeah? Congrats, then- Belatedly, of course. Where'd they stick you?

[superswank]

Nowhere, actually. [ she smirks ] I guess my skill set didn't mesh into any one sect so clearly, so they left me as a Freelancer.

[badexample]

I've always sort of wondered how that works. What's the difference? Besides no section head to answer to.

[superswank]

Well, I also don't get to take advantage of any of the section wings to upgrade my room. [ she chuckles ] Other than that, it means I'm considered a specialist, so my skills are used to supplement only the missions where they would be an asset.

[badexample]

So what do you specialize in?

[superswank]

Martial arts, linguistics, infiltration... [ she shrugs ]

[badexample]

So you're like a spy. [He watches... so many movies.]

[superswank]

Inasmuch as a Knighthood needs spies.

[badexample]

Lots of things you wouldn't think a knighthood would need around here. Pirates. [He points out the guy with a hook for a hand.] Kids? [Look at those damn teenagers. I mean seriously.] Hackers. [He means himself. And he's not really a hacker, but it sounds better than 'computer nerd' most days. And he can hack! He can just do other things too.]

[superswank]

I can do a little bit of hacking myself. But not the way most of the experts around here can.

[badexample]

You're really just sort of confirming the spy theory, you know.

[superswank]

I try to stay flexible. Wynn encourages that, after all.

[badexample]

[His... mind might have wandered there. Spy. Flexible. Pretty girl. Yeah...]

Guess I've always just been a bit more... stiff. [Oh god. He didn't even mean it like that but as soon as it's out of his mouth, he can't stop it. Now he will just turn red and hope to find a place to go crawl away and die.]

[superswank]

[ she lets it roll right past her. lucky for him. ] That's not a bad thing, either. It's good to have experts around in certain fields.

[badexample]

[Bless her. She's one of his new favorite people for not making him feel more like an idiot for that one.]

That's the idea, anyway. [He's not always so convinced, but that's just his self esteem issues talking.]

[superswank]

Well, I'll be glad to have you on my team some day. [ she finishes collecting her food ] Nice meeting you.