after-party ♔ we clap not for you but for your kind

[wynn]

♬ Jeux d'eau - Ravel

WHO || Wynn, any and all Knights not currently on missions (new mission groups have not left yet!)
WHAT || Squiring Ceremony Afterparty
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Ballroom
WHEN || June 1st, 2012, 9:00PM
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

[harvelle]

[And since Jo is just one of the guys in any given situation, she chortles and reaches over to hit at his arm.]

It's Jo. Guess now would be a real great time to get to introducing yourself.

[nepotism]

[ He chuckles, the hit not seeming to faze him and his big, beefy arms. ]

Fred Jr.

[harvelle]

[Stop being so beefy and charming. It's only going to get you made fun of. And hit again in the arm so she can feel those big, beefy muscles again.]

So, Junior, how long've you been hanging around this place?

[nepotistic]

Since they'd let me. Came here right outta high school.

[harvelle]

So is all this everything you hoped it'd be as a kid? [Since clearly, it's one of those lifetime dream kind of stories. She can kind of relate.]

[nepotism]

What: bein' real life heroes?

Hard to imagine how that'd disappoint.

[harvelle]

[She smiles, understanding that sentiment.]

It's only disappointing when reality kicks in and you realize you can't save everyone.

[nepotism]

Sounds like experience talking.

[ He toys with one of the little favors on the table, rolling it this way and that. ]

You do this kind of thing before?

[harvelle]

Not this exactly, but something kinda close. [She glances over at what he's fiddling with instead of at him directly.]

All I knew is that from all the way back when I was in pigtails, I wanted to protect as many people as I could from the things out there that would hurt them, and that normal people couldn't fight.

[nepotism]

You and me both. Sort of runs in the family, for me.

But my Dad walked out of it, and wasn't exactly thrilled that I wanted nothing more than to run straight there.

[harvelle]

[Hnnn dads. She nods in understanding, knowing that her dad probably wouldn't have been all too excited about her decision to follow in his footsteps.]

Parents are all kinds of good at making us feel like crap for wanting to be just like them. It's supposed to be a compliment and they see it as ruining our potential, or some BS like it.

[nepotistic]

[ Her words seem to render him a little more solemn, and he rolls the favor to a halt ]

I don't know if he ever got that it's more than just some kind of duty we were born into. He felt stuck with it, and he couldn't even see what an honor it was anymore.

[harvelle]

You can see it. That's all that matters. [She knows that's a bunch of bullshit and what her mother thinks counts for a lot. But saying what she did is easy, and she needs easy right about now.]

[nepotism]

I like to think so. Plus, I figure some day he'll get over it.

[harvelle]

Can't hope for anything more than that. [She swallows, looking away. Yeah, she's got some issues of her own to work through. THANKS FOR BRINGING THEM UP.]

And if they don't, you still gotta go out there and do what you love and think is right. Otherwise you're just wasting your life, and that's a hell of a lot more shameful than doing something dangerous.

[nepotism]

Exactly. [ His face lights up at her explanation, obviously relating. ]

I think you'll get on pretty well around here.