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, 2016, 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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Cisco Ramon | OTA

[picksthenames]

[ Cisco got a 7 on disguise, so he looks freaking ridiculous. He pulls at his collar when he arrives at the ballroom and sees it full of fancily dressed people, all Knights and Sirs and People More Important Than Him. He makes his way into the room proper, keeping an eye out for anyone he recognizes (17 spot), and failing that, heads for the bar to get a drink. Something fruity, with lots of sugar to mask the taste of how TURNT he's going to need to get tonight. ]

[clarkfuckingkent]

[Well... Clark got a 6 so apparently he showed up to this thing 15 mins because he was doing some work outside, so he's all dirty farmboy style, oops. But hey! He knows that guy! That guy being Cisco!]

Hey! Sorry I missed the ceremony. Congrats on officially joining up.

[picksthenames]

[ Hooray someone recognizable! Cisco smiles at Clark, suddenly bashful. ]

Eh, you didn't miss much. I completely butchered the oath. Started singing Edwin Starr... it was bad.

[watcherjunior]

[ Ridiculous, just a teeny bit cute. Potato, potahto. Dawn's happy to be home for a second squiring party in a row and, as such, has decided to go all out. (disguise 20 total) After saying hello to a few people, she can be found standing at the bar when Cisco comes up. ] Hi! [ Her smile is bright and cheerful. ] Welcome to the Knights.

[picksthenames]

Hey! [ Oh no, hot girl alert. ] Thanks, uh.. [ Breathe. Be cool. Offer to buy her a drink, introduce yourself, do something.

He steels himself (and rolls a 20 total charisma check). ]

The name's Cisco. Sir Cisco. Can I buy you a drink?

[withasouvenir]

Why are all the men in my life just hopeless at dressing themselves, [ thea grouses, nose wrinkled. it's especially damning since she looks hot as hell in a little black dress. (disguise 28) ] Well, at least your belt and shoes match. Small favor. You look like you need another drink.

[ which is the real reason she came over, passing him something brightly colored with a straw and cheerful umbrella that matches her own drink. she got distracted by judging. ]

[picksthenames]

Thank you, m'lady. [ Actually, wait, ] Scratch that. That sounded horrible. Thank you, Sir Thea.

[ He still doesn't get the whole gender-ambiguous naming system, but whatevs. He sips the drink, looking at her outfit and then his own. ]

It's not that bad, is it?

[supertardiness]

[Barry is looking fairly spiffy (disguise 12), but he's not trying to get anyone's attention really. He's just here to support his friend, who he's super glad is here and they're on the same team again.

He's been missing Cisco fiercely, that's for sure.]

So what do you think, man? This is pretty cool, right?

[picksthenames]

Pretty cool? This is like... Okay, at some point in every boy's life they go through that Kid In King Arthur's Court phase.

[ Aka dream come true, a little bit. ]

[builtinacave]

[here's tony to judge his taste in drinks. hello new friend.] Are you a sorority girl in disguise? What is that?

[picksthenames]

I don't know, but it's bright fuschia so it's gotta be good.

[ Don't you judge him, sir whoever. ]

[bloodrager]

[ indra is perched at the bar, enjoying something bright blue and surveying the crowd with a regal grace, when cisco sits next to her and draws her attention. ]

Is that a fashion of some part of this world? It's not one I'd seen yet.

[picksthenames]

Oh, this ol' thing?

[ He goes for nonchalant over nervous. ]

It's just something I threw together.

[charismapotion]

Mars didn't really try to look his best, and his hair was done up in the most half ass man-bun, but he made his way through the ballroom all the same. A little black cat trailing after him. Walking up to Cisco the six foot four sorcerer smiled at him but didn't offer a hand to shake. ]

Hey, your Cisco right?

[picksthenames]

[ Tall dude alert. Like, taller than Barry tall. ]

Yeah. Lemme guess, you're one of Barry's new friends or something.

ichabod crane ( ota )

[lichabod]

[ while he'd had some help discovering the new and incredible features of modern hygiene, it is still taking crane time to figure he should be using them daily. fortunately he dresses quite well, despite his desire to be elsewhere (disguise 18).

grand parties for the purpose of elbow-rubbing have never been crane's own cup of tea. but he manages to hold his tongue when the urge to ask after details on the attack strikes him (will 18). though he's eager to be done with all of this and get to work, crane smiles and offers a polite good evening, my lady, or how do you do, good sir? when approached. ]

[graveflowers]

[ okay so crane looks very handsome, but the person approaching him does not notice.

mostly because the person approaching him is an almost one year old baby in a purple ruffled dress with soft brown hair and creamsicle orange skin, crawling forward with the startling super speed only a crawling baby can achieve. she pauses nearby, pulling herself up on a chair occupied by her mother to toddle over, directly into the back of crane's legs, chubby little arms hugging his leg to hold herself up with a weird baby noise and a very clear "UP!"

vi just let's this all happen because she is a monster and because she can. ]

[olreliable]

[Willow is getting better at dressing herself in nice clothes and not just overalls and fuzzy sweaters. She found herself a pretty yellow sundress and is looking perfectly acceptable (disguise 17). She has a friendly smile to offer the new squires, but it's Crane's greeting that makes her stop, glancing around.]

Oh, sorry- I thought you were...talking to someone else.

[She's not used to being called "my lady" okay.]

You're one of the newbies right? [She smiles brightly and thrusts out a hand.] I'm Willlow. It's nice to meet you!

[generaldavideus]

[David is actually looking good tonight (disguise 19), which means either the lessons Lissa gave him are finally starting to sink in or someone else dressed him. Regardless, he's making his way around to each of the newly knighted, trying to help them at least put a face to one of the names in the room, if nothing else.]

Congratulations.

[Which will be followed by David extending a hand.]

David Levin.

[procurer]

[ Hawley had actually missed the Ceremony (because does he look like a Pomp and Circumstance sort of person? No, no he does not.) but he wanders into the after-party with the intent of at least looking over the fresh meat for anything interesting and maybe to nab a drink or two.

Of course, his plans get derailed almost immediately because old Abraham Lincoln over there towers over just about everyone in a room anyway and this really isn't an exception.

Even so, he still does a double-take in surprise before uttering a soft, very heart-felt curse, and striding across the room. ]

Shit, Crane. When did you get here?

cranky old men unite! :D

[bythedreadwolf]

[ Solas wasn't sure if his presence had been expected at this Ceremony or not, but he'd shown up anyway - perhaps out of sheer curiosity more than anything, but it was interesting to watch as a spectator this time rather than a participant.

During the party afterwards, he ventured in to mingle a bit, but eventually the elven mage wanders up to one of the new squires with a polite smile and a light bow. ]

I'm doing well. It seems you survived your initiation quite flawlessly. Congratulations.

[recycling]

[ davin cleans up pretty nicely for a guy who once lived on the streets. he usually doesn't socialize a lot at these things, but he's trying to learn how to people so here he is. ] New guy, right?

[twistingveil]

[It's the fact that Crane himself seems to be something of a man out of time that draws Ashelia's attention; for all her misgivings considering her own squiring and the party that followed, she's more at ease with her surroundings by the time this one comes around, and opts to attend in order to get to know some of the new squires she assumes she'll be working with in the near future.

As he parts ways with another Knight, she smiles as she catches both his accent and his manners, and finally approaches when she sees he has an opening, a light wrap pulled around her shoulders to make the state of her left arm just a little less jarring.]

Sir Crane, isn't it? [She'd done her best to try and commit the names of the new squires to memory.] I'm Sir Lavellan-- [The title itself still feels strange, but she's trying to get used to it.] Ashelia. Another squire.

Ahsoka Tano | ota

[nojedi]

[Ahsoka didn't realize she was supposed to dress up, so she just put on her usual outfit (disguise 6). She's... well, not a Jedi. But something. Being in simple clothes while everyone else is in finery feels normal. She lurks near the edges, not quite sure how to start fitting in with her new comrades. Parties like these... senators and officials from other planets may have had them, but it is not the Jedi way.

She's not a Jedi anymore. But it's hard to know how to do things any other way. Not after being one her whole life.]

[bythedreadwolf]

[ Her appearance is more than a little strange to him, but Solas has been watching the new Squire adeptly avoid people around the fringes of the crowd all evening. It's something he recognizes - both the cause and the efforts made - so after watching her for a while, he deliberately maneuvers himself into her path, a bemused smile playing about his lips. ]

Not one for parties, I take it?