CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremonies

[wynn]

WHO || Wynn, Dovan, Koraith, Hasmed, Lis'sa, Solace, graduating squires, various members of the Knighthood, invited guests [closed]
WHAT || Full Knighting ceremonies for various squires
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || Late September BACKDATED
HOW || Actionspam

Unlike the grandiose nature of the squiring ceremony each Knight undergoes upon their initial entrance into the Knighthood, the graduation to Full Knight status takes place in a much more intimate affair, between the Knight, their mentor, invited friends, and the members of the sect to which they will be inducted. There's no pompous music, no stolid rank and file, no elaborate march.

The Knight's new section head, Wynn, and their mentor Knight wait up at the front of the room for their approach, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides. Of course, when Wynn speaks, people still hush. It's just how he rolls.

"Please kneel."


((Given the large amount of promotions occurring, we will not be doing individual posts/parties for each.  Instead, please there are top comments on this post for each section's ceremonies, and each section's parties.  Feel free to make Drakenet posts or plurks establishing your character's invited guests, and tagging into as much as you would like/handwaving as much as you'd like.))

Comments

[olreliable]

[Willow still can't believe that she's a knight now? A really real knight and not a squire. Bubbly and excited, she looks about as thrilled as possible and super pretty in this yellow dress.

She'll be awkwardly shuffling around the party, striking up random conversation where she can.]

[bittersweeter]

[ ugh nerd parties. not that lila really minds because she loves nerds, but god they can be boring. like what are they even talking about? stem. you know what lila sucks at? stem. bleh.

but she came because willow issued an invite for her dress helping and she swans in like she owns the place, dressed to the nines. ]

I told you yellow would look good on you.

[olreliable]

Lila, hey. [She greets the girl with a bright smile, all but glowing from how happy she is to be at this party.] Thanks again for the help. I really wanted to make a good impression.

[She totally means an impression on all the other members of the sect and not the cute half elf study buddy one.]

[bittersweeter]

Uh-huh, no problemo. [ her sense motive was a 36 so she... knows something might have been left unsaid right there. ] Any impression you wanted to make in particular? On someone in particular?

[olreliable]

...No? [lmfao bluff crit fail. Which means she is not only a terrible liar but she's glancing over at Aurelius at the same time. Good job.]

[bittersweeter]

Really, because your cartoon heart eyes for our little elf beg to differ.

[olreliable]

Well, he's just... He's been really nice to me. We're study buddies.

That's all.

[bittersweeter]

[ her lips purse thoughtfully, curls falling over her shoulders as her head tips. ]

Does it have to be?

[ she doesn't give much of a hoot about willow, sry, but aurelius is her boy. ]

[olreliable]

I...

[Oh my god, Lila stop. Willow ducks her gaze and shakes her head.]

I sort of have a boyfriend. Not here. He's still back on the other side of the Veil but... [It still counts, doesn't it?? Willow isn't sure how it works.] Besides, I don't think he even thinks of me like that. We just geek out about magic and stuff together.

[bittersweeter]

I had a boyfriend back home. Didn't stop me from finding a new one here. The likelihood of him showing up are slim to none and if he does, whatever, we're not the same people. Doubt you're the same girl. You can't really expect to live your life loyal to a teenage fling.

[ boom. truth bomb. ]

[olreliable]

Oz wasn't a-- [She stops herself, not because he was a fling. But because of the word was. Past tense. Oh. That's weird. But Lila has a point. The Veil changes things. Even if he did show up, he could be like Buffy and not remember her at all. Thers's some clear conflict going on inside.]

Do you still miss him? Your boyfriend from before?

[bittersweeter]

No.

[ it's blunt and harsh, but she's spent the last two years realizing she didn't deserve to be treated as badly as cassel treated her. she misses the best friend she had when she was nine and she misses the little boy she cursed to kiss her under the street light, but that is a childhood she misses, not a person. an ideal. neither of them were that. she's pretty sure he wouldn't like her anymore. or maybe he would love her more.

he was a masochist like that. ]

[olreliable]

Oh. [She can't help but wonder if she'll feel that way one day. She doesn't think so, but things could change. Worrying her lip between her teeth, she shifts awkwardly.]

So you know him? Aurelius?

[bittersweeter]

Uh-huh, why do you think he dresses so nicely?

[olreliable]

[She glances over at him again. He does dress nicely. Hm.]

I've only met a few people in the sect so far. But he seems nice?

[Is she correct in that thinking? Help a girl out, Lila.]

[bittersweeter]

He's a sweetheart. Not a bad kisser, either.

[ jsyk ]

[olreliable]

[Things Willow wasn't expecting to hear.]

...Oh. You mean..? You two were.. Dating?

[bittersweeter]

Sure.

[ when in rome, apparently. (bluff 51 lmao) ]

[olreliable]

[She doesn't even begin to touch that with a sense motive. Believes it so hard.]

Wow, that's... I didn't know.

[bittersweeter]

It was phenomenally short lived. [ like the ten seconds it takes to kiss someone. ]

[olreliable]

It looks like you guys are still friends? So that's really cool.

[bittersweeter]

[ shrug. ] It's whatever. I'm going to go mingle. Have fun with your new friends. Later gator.

[ and she's off. so abrupt. w2g lila. ]