after-party ♔ march

[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 || March 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.

Comments

wynn ♔ (ota.)

[wynn]

[ your fearless leader is here, watching over the proceedings with a canny eye. jack stops to talk with him for awhile, and gar joins them, but other than that, he is mostly alone. ]

Doyle OTA

[scorekeeper]

[ Black tie? PISH, guess who doesn't care? this guy. He showed up late just the same but made a line right for the drink table.

He didn't expect it to be such a formal affair.]

ashley magnus ; ota

[bagsthem]

[After the clusterfuck that was the ceremony, Ashley pulls herself together pretty damn well when all is said and done (disguise 19). No, she's not in a dress, but good luck catching her in one pretty much ever anyway.

She has a drink or two while she makes small talk and hopefully doesn't stick her foot in her mouth. Too much, anyway.]

alex karamazov | ota

[ambitionist]

[alex basically just came to be moral support for lila getting a squire (and also for booze) but that doesn't mean he can't look hella good doing it. (disguise 18) really tho don't mind him he'll just be in the corner with a wine glass judging you. serving cersei lannister realness.]

[daredtobelieve]

[There's only one person at this party that Helen has any interest in finding. But once she does, she can't think of a single thing to say. She just stops a few feet in front of her daughter, as if she's not certain if she can trust her own eyes.]

[bittersweeter]

[ look of distaste already firmly set on her features, lila swans over with her customary hot pink drink looking like a grumpy angel. nestled in her cleavage is a reddish diamond the size of a man's thumbnail and a ring of dark, thick scar tissue circles her throat like a necklace. ]

Allen Francis Doyle?

[bagsthem]

[It takes longer than it probably should for Ashley to realize someone's approaching her (spot 12), but once she does, and she turns her head to actually see them, her expression falls slack, mouth opening and brows furrowing in confusion, as if it's the last person she expected to see tonight.]

Mom?

lila ♔ open

[bittersweeter]

[ it's her squire's party (and other people too, she supposes, but whatever), so lila takes care to look insanely banging, silver blonde curls perfectly coiffed, dress cut specifically to show off the resurrection diamond nestled in her cleavage. as always, she has her vodka and she's not afraid to spend the evening shooting the shit. she loves parties. ]

[druidisms]

[ john cho literally looks good in any and all suits, i have discovered, so alex is gifted with this gq motherfucker strolling up with a glass of scotch. (also disguise 18) ]

Have you noticed there's more singing at squiring ceremonies lately?

[ also hello let's bang. i mean what. ]

[ambitionist]

[he'd be down. first tho.]

Yes. I don't know who told these people that they have to share it every time they get a song in their heart, but I want to introduce them to ... fuck, I don't know. Diaries. Karaoke night. Jesus.

[withasouvenir]

[ well look, someone else rocking pants. well, thea is actually wearing shorts (disguise 12), short hair kind of a mess, but it's not a dress and that's the point. the point is that thea passes by and pauses to lift her glass, as if to say "solidarity sister". also, ] Hey.

[druidisms]

I'm guess there was some song while I was gone, too. Poor dear, how did you ever cope?

[ambitionist]

Binge drinking, mostly.

[druidisms]

[ snort, he lifts his glass like cheers to that. CHEERS TO FUCKING THAT. ] My favorite squiring party pastime.

[ambitionist]

[he'll raise his glass back hell yeah cheers.] Pretty much the only reason I come to these things, so.

[druidisms]

I stopped going after... a year? I only show up now if I have a squire. I'm not Wynn's poster child of good manners, but he doesn't give a shit.

[ambitionist]

Good policy. I mean, it's not like he's taking attendance, so fuck it. [he's gonna drink to that yeahhhh.]

[druidisms]

I haven't seen Zero at one of these... [ he trails off because lmao he doesn't remember. maybe never????????? ] Anyway, it's good for the booze, but so's the bar.

[ambitionist]

Yeah, but the after-parties have more of a ... well, party atmosphere. It brings out the social drinker in me.

vi → open

[graveflowers]

[ she probably shouldn't attend a party when her life is one never-ending clusterfuck spiraling out of control (and because she's fucking nine months pregnant), but vi has decided she doesn't give a shit. (disguise 14) nothing goes right anyway, might as well get a party in while she can.

plus she's hungry and there is food here she doesn't have to make or order. ]

[graveflowers]

[ vi just walks on over, meeting alex's eyes so he can't leave without at least saying hi to her. ]

Hi. [ a beat. ] Scary, huh?

[ambitionist]

[he stares at her for a moment like she's going to beat him up and take his lunch money THE DISCOMFORT IS REAL.]

Uh ... hey. [question?? there was a question?????]

[druidisms]

Ah. [ he nods. ] Makes sense.

[graveflowers]

[ well it makes her laugh a little bit. ] Remember it's not yours. And maybe breathe a little bit.

[ambitionist]

Yeah, I got that last time we had this talk.