after-party ♔ april

[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 || April 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.

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wynnefalshond ♔ (ota).

[wynn]

[ the boss man is up and at 'em and lookin hella fly (disguise 29). get it. ]

[leftenants]

[Why isn't she surprised that the boss is dressed to kill? Abbie's gone the understated route, herself, but she offers Wynn a careful smile as she approaches. He may be intimidating in his own right, but so far, she's of the opinion that as bosses go, he's probably a good one to have.]

You make an appearance at every one of these, I'm guessing?

[Considering he's in charge and all.]

Ever get tired of them?

logan/wolverine ♔ ota.

[adamantiumed]

[ logan, as a general rule, does not come to these damn things. socializing is not his scene on a good day. but maybe he was walking by and wandered in to pick up some booze, which explains why he didn't even bother to dress the part. ]

[meta]

[Deadpool's just going to sneak up behind Wolverine and try and stretch a tape measure out to get a reading on his height. Yep. This is happening. Also that's a disguise check of 18. He's a sexy merc tonight.]

[keptbiting]

[ in a departure from deadpool, amelia pond also makes her way over to logan, looking pretty and friendly (disguise 28). because he just needs a sassy redhead in his life. she offers a cheerful smile. ]

Dinner jacket not your thing?

i wasn't going to tag into this but i have a rule about emma/logan

[telepathy]

Now there's an uncanny sight.

[ Emma's here in a white pantsuit, chilling like she's been here so often she doesn't bother to go full-formal for them anymore. ]

cordelia chase ♔ (ota.)

[allaboutme]

[ with a 25 disguise check (29 for dudes), cordelia is here to meet the new hot dudes squires, like a good citizen. ]

it's not a party if steve doesn't bulldoze people

[recruited]

[ Steve and his disguise check of 22 practically mow Cordelia down. Not intentionally. Steve can look confident all he wants, but when it comes right down to it he's not built for these things. Never has been. Formal situations like this just remind him that this isn't what he excels at. Put him in combat? He's perfect. Put him in a suit with people? Can't cope. ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity is being less standout tonight than she was when they first met (disguise 13), but that doesn't stop her from appreciating Cordelia's ability to work it when given the opportunity.]

And your closet continues to impress.

christos ♔ (ota).

[everyredcent]

[ the dark elf is here for once, sitting at a table in his customary dark cloak, a cloud of clove smoke around his head, the distinct smell wafting across the room as he casts a judgmental eye around at all y'all. occasionally, jack can be seen sitting and chatting with him. you can specify if you want him too. ]

[socialgraces]

[ francesca takes a chair next to christos while he's engaged in conversation with jack. she looks impeccable, and hella sexy (disguise 38 46), crossing one leg over the other as she scoots her chair a little closer. she flashes christos a winning smile. hey boo. ]

[bredinthebone]

[If Malina (disguise 17) is surprised to see Christos present at the squiring she doesn't let it show. She will, however, make her way over the bug him, the smell of the smoke not bothering her as much as it may others.]

Sir La Krail.

sydney bristow ♔ alias

[superswank]

[ sydney looks ungodly bangin' with a 33 disguise check. she's happy to mingle and chat and laugh, but she's mostly keeping a face on. shit's been bothering her ever since that sark guy showed up sporting missing pieces of her history. ]

[killmypatience]

[Kate is looking not even close, but she still looks nice, deciding to fall on an old staple rather than go all out (disguise 14). She also, however, manages to pick up on something being a little off with her former mentor (sense motive 23) but she doesn't bring it up right away as she approaches.]

You look amazing.

[bittersweeter]

[ to the surprise to literally not a single person, lila looks incredible. the resurrection diamond is tucked away in her cleavage, so the low cut of the dress shows off the ring of scars that make the zacharov necklace all by itself. she swans over to sydney with a click of her heels, long curls swinging around her shoulders as she glances around for eric, assuming he's being an unsocial loser. tsk. she has her typical glass of pink vodka in her hand, but she holds out the second for sydney. ]

So. Who is he?

[ there might have been a lead up, but it got lost somewhere on her walk from the bar to syd. whoops. ]

elena gilbert ; ota

[doubletake]

[Elena is here with her ridiculous 42 disguise check. Girl looks hot. It's her natural setting.

She's even mingling like a good little changling, happily chatting with people she knows while carrying around a glass of wine.

Try not to throw her any shade and screw up her good mood, k? (But no, do whatever you want, really. XD)]

[eldritchweaver]

[ she finds herself next to hasmed at the snack table at some point, and she can feel the judgment radiating off of him as he looks at her over his plate. /IMMEDIATELY RUINS HER GOOD MOOD ]

[allmydreams]

[Felicity (disguise 13) wanders her way over, drink already in hand. She is definitely not here to ruin Elena's mood, but entrust her with something very important.]

There you are! I need your help. There is a very important undertaking that needs to be ... undertaken.

[She may have already had a few, but not so much that she doesn't cringe at the way she worded that sentence.]

I didn't think that all the way through before I said it. Not the point. Would you like to help me throw Vi a baby shower?

[Because this is happening, Vi, deal with it.]

[felidity]

[ at some point in the night, this fucking catastrophe dances over somehow not looking the fool. (disguise 10, dance 21) ]

Yoga girl! Dance with me!

steve rogers | ota

[recruited]

[ Steve's actually looking pretty good at this thing with a disguise check of 22. It could be worse. Sometimes when the mood strikes he can actually dress himself beyond plaid and khaki pants. He's a little nervous, but it doesn't show. Steve's mastered the art of the confident face, but on the inside he might as well be shaking like a leaf. ]

[meta]

Well bless my stars and stripes! It's the man, the legend, the dorito! And hey, the Chris trifecta is complete!

[The man who approaches him looks a lot like this. Exactly like that actually, including the red mask. Unlike that image, he does have a lower half, and surprise! It is clothed. He leans forward and raises a hand to whisper conspiringly:]

Shh, don't tell anyone I told you about the third Chris. I think that technically hasn't happened yet.

cybill robinson || open

[crashing]

[will match format to whatever!]

Everything is a bit more on the up and up than she had guessed and the formal of the event isn't something she's unfamiliar with, but it's not what she expected for her first time meeting everyone. It feels almost like a pageant of sorts. Bringing the new ones out to show off or something close to it.

Cybill manages to pull off a LBD with little effort^{(disguise 18)}. She makes her way around the crowd, seeing familiar faces from the squiring earlier and being a bit curious as to how they found their way in this situation. She's pretty sure hitting a vampire with their car isn't the usual tale.

She'll just sip at her vodka tonic and people watch until someone comes up to say hello.

[allmydreams]

Felicity is looking fairly subdued this evening from her usual flair, deciding to let the squires shine instead of drawing their attention (disguise 13). But that doesn't stop her from mixing and mingling all the same, wanting to try and get to know as many of the new faces as possible.

When she spots one of the new faces that's a familiar one, she smiles as she makes her way over, drink in hand. "How does it feel to be officially part of the team?"

Abbie Mills | OTA

[leftenants]

[Abbie is keeping things relatively simple tonight with a navy blue dress (disguise 11), but thankfully, that's how she prefers things. She might not look as fancy as some, but her dress manages to be a step or two above business attire. Not much in the way of makeup, but that's never been her favorite, either.

She's glad not to be in the spotlight like she was during the last one of these, and she knows a lot of people skip-- but she figures it's better to make an appearance, throw her support in with the newest squires and make sure they don't feel like they're the only new kids in town. Besides, she knows one of the new additions personally-- she has to make sure he behaves himself, if nothing else.]

[pwnspatrickjane]

[This is Shawn's second squiring party, and since he is not the grand focus of the evening, you would think he would tone it down, but apparently not (disguise 22). And he's just going to sliiiiiiiiide on over and smile at his fellow squiring buddy.]

Sir Mills.

[He still likes putting a "sir" in front of everyone's name. It makes them sound so fancy.]

cheryl tunt } { open

[receptionist]

[So, when the squiring got posted up I said - I wonder if Cheryl would even remember that it's happening and I rolled that wisdom check and it was a lovely 3. With that in mind, she wasn't even aware that the squiring and party were going to happen. In fact, Cheryl, the ever-dedicated employee, had been spending the first of April as any other woman might... yelling at the idiots on the beach to get sterilized.

She got bored, though, and headed back to work only to find a party! It's a good thing she's dressed for the occasion.]

Whose birthday is it?

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Shawn, in contrast, is dressed to the nines, because apparently he felt he should dress to impress this party (disguise 22). When he spots Cheryl, his eyebrows raise for all of a moment, before he shakes it off and gives a shrug.]

Randy "The Legend Killer" Orton, among others.

[Never doubt Shawn's knowledge of famous wrestlers (pop culture 27).]

Why?

Nick Hawley | OTA

[procurer]

[ So he survived the ceremony itself - if some pars of it barely - and as fascinating as the armor had been, he'd been thankful to shed it for his normal clothes. But even that had only lasted the span of an afternoon, because here he is again, all dressed up and being trotted out in public. Luckily, despite his normally scruffy and casual appearance, he does know how to clean up pretty well. (disguise 23) And he does love a good party.

So he spends most of the evening mingling, often with a drink in his hand. Fortunately for him (and everyone else?) he's not at all the shy type, so being one of the newest squires making the rounds isn't a hardship for him and just gives him even more of an excuse to start up conversations with strangers. Since that's still primarily who he's surrounded by anyway, it should keep him busy and maybe even out of trouble for the night.

...Okay so that's a pretty big maybe, but he's gonna try. ]

[leftenants]

[Someone's not so convinced he can make it to the end of the night without incident. After he's had a little time to mingle, she makes her way towards him with her own drink in hand, giving him a wry but still marginally affectionate smile.]

I suppose congratulations are in order.

[She lifts her glass, offering a private toast.]

Sir Hawley. Doesn't have a terrible ring to it.

thea queen → open

[withasouvenir]

[ thea looks hella (disguise 27), but to be honest, she didn't come to the party for the people they're supposed to be celebrating. she's here because it's a change of pace from her usual routine and maybe if ollie shows up they can talk without the possibility to making a scene -- a possibility that increases exponentially if they're alone.

(neither of them will shy away from a scene in public, but it might not be as loud.)

still, she feels a little uncomfortable here and since she doesn't want to fall back into her party girl destructive ways, she's sort of wallflowering as she tries to psych herself up to go meet people. you are a god damn queen, thea, get over it! ]

[impetere]

[Cora continues the trend of being under dressed for everything (disguise 1 total). As in she's not even trying. It's another instance of her forgetting about the party and trying to take a short cut through the ballroom.

One day she'll be good at this.

She does spot Thea however, and she will quietly sneak over and hide behind her sort of.]

Hey.