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[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn,Tony Stark, Barry Allen, Bonnibel Bubblegum,Gaz Kothari, Rey, Poe Dameron, Scott Summers, Caroline Forbes, Grant Ward, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || January Squiring Ceremony  
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || January 22nd, 2016, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights. And indeed, several hundred Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.

The newest squires have been fitted to his armor after meeting with Wynn as always. It's traditional for them to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it and they are assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances. It does, however, create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.  There's an air of something unsettling in the air - this is, after all, the first ceremony to be held here since the attack on the castle, and while the room maintains its usual air of majesty, it's hard to ignore that the atmosphere has changed for many Knights who once considered this place unassailable.

They enter together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope which seems more appropriate than ever. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar. Mark has, after all, brought it back with him from Andres - the famed sword, Excalibur.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

For additional dice rolling fun (optional):

† Roll or randomize a d20. Those who roll a 15 or above can spot the sword for being the exact same sword that was suspended in the statue above the Round Table, when they met with Wynn in the Prologue.
† Roll a d20 dexterity check. If your character rolls a 2 or 3, at some point during their walk they're bound to stumble. A critical fail will lead to an epic faceplant ... or worse.

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[wynn]

[With a beautiful sching noise, Wynn draws the oh so shiny sword from its sheath. One by one he lays the flat of the blade upon the squires' right shoulder, then raises it gently above their head to place it upon their left. When he is finished with each of them in turn, he returns to his place at the top of the steps, and announces:]

You may rise: Sir Tony Stark. Sir Barry Allen. Sir Bonnibel Bubblegum. Sir Gaz Kothari. Sir Rey. Sir Poe Dameron. Sir Scott Summers. Sir Caroline Forbes. Sir Grant Ward.

[The moment the squires begin to rise, the entire hall bursts into a frenzy of cheers, applause, hoots and hollering that's practically deafening. It quiets a bit when Wynn speaks again.]

We ask you to join us tonight in celebration of our newest members in the ballroom.

[supertardiness]

[YAY TEAM. Barry looks super pleased to be part of one again. And pleased to have permission to get out of this armor.

Once he's given the all clear, he may zoom off to go do that. It's a miracle he doesn't kill himself doing so, really.]

[monosaccharide]

[Bubblegum rises, beaming, and gives the crowd a dignified nod. She isn't a princess anymore. But maybe being a knight will suit her. It will be a change, at least.]

[farmgirlfighter]

[ Something about this feels all too familiar to Gaz, in the same part of her mind that goes fuzzy when she tries to remember what her life was like before she found herself in the desert.

But, odd memory loss aside, she rises, smiling, proud to have a purpose again. Again? Yeah, again. ]