CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremony

[ironsides]

WHO || Wynn, Buffy, Jack Chessing, Dovan Ironsides, Spike, Fredrick Jr., Mark Sandazhard, Luthir Reedhym, Eric Carpenter, Lanston Wellington, past and present Team Failboat members, Rafael Giovanni, Desmond Descant?, various other unnamed members of the Dragon's Hide [closed]
WHAT || Buffy's full Knighting ceremony; induction into the Dragon's Hide
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || DECEMBER 11th, 2012 evening [Super backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

Unlike the grandiose nature of the squiring ceremony each Knight undergoes upon their initial entrance into the Knighthood, the graduation to Full Knight status takes place in a much more intimate affair, between the Knight, their mentor, invited friends, and the members of the sect to which they will be inducted. There's no pompous music, no stolid rank and file, no elaborate march.

Buffy's invitees are given seats of honor at the front of the ranks of the Dragon's Hide members - the largest sect in the castle, with the most representatives here, and Jack, Wynn, and Dovan wait up at the front of the room for Buffy to approach them, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides.

Wynn finally gets things rolling, by saying in his loud listen-to-me voice: "Approach and kneel, Sir Buffy Summers."

Comments

[dragonsclaw]

Well, it's also a matter of arranging things with Hellsing. They aren't exactly on the best of terms with us, so I'd rather we didn't knock when they weren't expecting company.

[slay]

Still not really sure I get that whole situation. I mean, I thought we were all ... same-sidey.

[dragonsclaw]

Everyone has their own perspective on things, and their own motivations and goals in this line of work. Hellsing's rather single minded focus on the elimination of supernatural threats gives them a very harsh view of the world. While the knights do similar work, we also focus on the other side of the coin: helping those being persecuted as 'monstrous' when they aren't.

Hellsing sees that as... well, a distraction. And perhaps a weakness, on our part.

[slay]

Wow. Mercy and empathy being weakness. It's so nice that they've found a new and refreshing tune to slay to. [ she'll never grasp why anyone can believe that. ]

[dragonsclaw]

Perhaps you'll understand where that spirit comes from, when you meet the Hellsing heir.

[slay]

Can't wait.

[dragonsclaw]

In the meantime, try to enjoy your day here - and we'll worry about that some time soon.

[slay]

Yes, sir.

[dragonsclaw]

[ he reaches out to warmly squeeze her arm, and then backs away, gives her a wink, and moves into the crowd ]