after-party ♔ may

[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 || May 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

[byyourleave]

Then that is the number I will choose.

[he took her hand, and then walked with her out to the dance floor]

It is Sara, yes?

[canaria]

Yes, that's me. [She gives a half smile.] Baal, right? [as she thinks, 'please let me have had that right the first time', mixing up names would be more embarrassing.]

[byyourleave]

[he just smiles and nods] That would be me. A pleasure to meet you personally. Shall we dance and get better acquainted?

[canaria]

Likewise. And yes, that sounds like a great idea. [she smiles again, starting to dance when they're out on the floor. (perform dance 16).]

Where were you before coming here? [her accent is american, sounds west coast-ish in region.]

[byyourleave]

[and he will of course, easily slide into the dance and glide her along the floor (dance 22). His accent is very Middle Eastern, and thick.]

I was in Egypt when I was found. It is where I was born, and I had returned after traveling for some time.

[canaria]

Well travelled? You must have all sorts of interesting stories to tell. [she could count herself among the well travelled too, she's been around to several parts of the world. though she never had time for sightseeing; it's what happens when you're part of a group that assassinates.] It was nice being back in your home? I know I enjoyed some time home after my travels where I was gone longer than intended. [thanks, shipwreck.] I don't think my family was expecting me to come back with several new skills and fluency in Mandarin and Arabic, but honestly neither was I.

[byyourleave]

I may. [but that teasing smirk means she's going to have to dig for them.] And it was nice, but not as sweet of a homecoming as I had hoped. Times have changed in the region from how I remember it.

[canaria]

Does that mean I'm going to have to work to get a chance to hear any of them? [just like his smirk, her tone is teasing.]

Change can definitely be .. a shock. My city might not have changed too-too much, but I thought it was strange, in a way, to be not thousands of miles away from family.

[byyourleave]

Perhaps. I mean, a story is like a secret. Once revealed, it no longer belongs to you. You cannot control where it goes, or how it changes. I learned that a lot the last few years - seeing how people talk about one another.

[canaria]

[She nods; he makes valid points.] Trust is certainly important. [not that people who a person trusts can't stab them in a back two seconds later. but...] People do love to talk, can't deny that.

[byyourleave]

And I would assume that one would not be good in a secret society if they were not good at keeping secrets.

[canaria]

Exactly. [a beat, then: ]

Or the ones that aren't good at it, they'll just figure out they're in the wrong damn place pretty quickly. And in a scenario that doesn't end well.

[byyourleave]

Which means it is best we keep our secrets and prove we know how to, yes?

[canaria]

Can't argue with that, either. [another quick smile.] seems fair enough to me.

[byyourleave]

So... how did you come to learn Arabic?

[which, of course he's going to ask in Arabic because he can]

[canaria]

[Her reply, also in Arabic: ]

That last organization I was with, that was the language they operated in. If someone came into it not knowing the language, they would be taught - which, I was one of those. We also gave up our names and picked new names, also in Arabic. Mine was Canary.

[byyourleave]

Well, you speak it very well. Better than I do English, for sure.

[canaria]

Thanks. I had several years to practice. Though your English is perfectly understandable, for the record.

[byyourleave]

Thank you. I have worked hard to learn it myself. It is hard to do business without it in other countries.