after-party ♔ july

[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 || July 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.

Comments

[flyingsolo]

[ speaking of strange and uncomfortable feelings... jaina doesn't look like she's enjoying this party much. she's hunched in a seat, wearing her leather jacket and jeans, and watching the guests with an odd look on her face.

ahsoka might notice, however, the lightsaber hilt hanging from her belt, peeking out beneath the jacket. ]

[nojedi]

[WELP I don't have a character sheet yet but I rolled and she sure got a natural 20 so I guess the Force was guiding my dice. Ahsoka definitely sees that lightsaber, as well as the grumpy expression that Ahsoka can relate to. It's weird. Being at a party. She assumes that it's as weird for this other Jedi as it is for her.

She goes up to her, possibly nudging a few people aside with the Force so that she can get there faster. But this is exciting. The first person she's seen that'll actually know what she's talking about!]

You're a Jedi!

[A beat. She could be a Jedi. She also could be someone who has a lightsaber by chance. It wouldn't be the first time. She could be a Force user who isn't a Jedi. Like Ahsoka now, or worse. Like a Sith.

She reaches out with her senses. The Force is certainly strong in this one, and... naggingly familiar in a way that she can't quite place. But not dark. So Jedi is probably right.]

[flyingsolo]

[ it's the last thing she expects to hear, particularly with that level of enthusiasm. but the world is full of more and more strange coincidences and there's something familiar about the woman's unusual species. the name togruta floats to the front of her mind, unbidden. ] Excuse me?

[nojedi]

[Ahsoka takes one of her lightsabers from her belt, holding it up, though she doesn't activate it.]

You have a lightsaber. Like me.

[flyingsolo]

[ recent experiences put her on edge at the sight, honestly. ] Where did you get that?

[nojedi]

I made it. [She pulls it a little closer to her chest and gives Jaina a slightly more suspicious look.] Did you... not make yours?

[flyingsolo]

Technically, it's not mine. [ close enough now, right? ] But the Jedi it belonged to was killed.

[nojedi]

[Ahsoka presses her lips together, giving the other woman a wary look.]

Did you kill them?

[It's certainly not unheard of. And even if this woman doesn't give her a bad feeling, well, she's been wrong before. And other Jedi have been wrong about her before.]

[flyingsolo]

I didn't, no. But the woman who did is here.

It's ... complicated.

[nojedi]

Complicated? [Ahsoka snarls, hand curling tighter around her lightsaber as she looks around.] What's complicated about that? Where is she? Is she imprisoned?

[Ahsoka isn't a Jedi anymore, but killing one still seems so... wrong. They're the good guys, or at least, supposed to be. Complicated feelings aside, she doesn't want any of them dying.]

[flyingsolo]

Hey. Calm down. [ she slips to her feet instantly, as if to keep the woman from running off to hunt down the woman in question ] She's seeking a way to change. She wants our help, and killing her isn't going to bring anyone back. If she's genuine about her desire to reform, then what does it make us to cut her down?

[nojedi]

[Ahsoka glares.] Did this desire to reform come about before or after she started killing Jedi?