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

[romanticidal]

Your confidence means much, carina. [ he looks out to the dance floor, and then back towards her with a warm smile, gesturing that way ] Would you care to--?

[slay]

[ her face brightens and she gives a broad smile, nodding enthusiastically. ]

I care. I very very care. [ she slips one hand into his and moves to the dance floor with him. ]

[romanticidal]

[ ♬ legendary - lou barlow

he smoothly draws her out into the crowd with a smile, looking around at the others dancing with friends and people who might as well be family at this point. he draws a few looks as an unfamiliar face, but it doesn't see off putting to him, and he picks a spot right in the middle of the floor to turn to her and slide a hand around her waist.

~dance check~ ]

[slay]

[ buffy isn't terrible. she manages to follow his lead fairly well, and only gets stuck stumbling after him because she can't keep up once (dance 14). however, she's too focused on the dance to be able to do much talking during it, lest she break her concentration. ]

[romanticidal]

[ with a 30 check, it's clear that he's used to this, and trained in it, and loves it, and the smile on his face attests to the fact. ]

Did I see Kat had made you a cake, earlier?

[slay]

I dunno, did you see? [ she gives him a lopsided grin, but then nods. ] Right outta thin air. I'll give magic this much, it's way handy for partying.

[romanticidal]

I suppose there must be consolation for losing so many nights of sleep to long hours of studying old books, si?

[slay]

And, as consolation prizes go, cake? Always a winner.

[romanticidal]

It is good, that your Knights find so many causes to celebrate.

[slay]

Yeah, well, we gotta balance all the getting shot out somehow.

[romanticidal]

I still feel like a fool for my part in any of that. I am not used to working with... those who charge in the way you and your friends do.

[slay]

"Reckless" says that a little quicker. I - I know we're not exactly, y'know, well-trained superspy types or anything, but we're ... I mean. We try. A-And we've been doing okay! You know, elevator incident aside. Unless you, uh, approved of the elevator incident, which in hindsight I now realize you were probably ... perfectly okay with and if you wanna stop me at any point -

[romanticidal]

[ LMAO WOW BUFFY. he looks thoughtful but apparently decides honesty is the best policy instead of just letting that one slide like last time where he kept his mouth shut... ] An evil man was punished, and for that I am grateful. I am just glad none of yours were hurt in the process, especially with Anderson's presence.

[slay]

Yeah, I'm all for coming up with plans on how to not run into him again.

[romanticidal]

You let me worry about Anderson. If you are away from me... you should be none of his concern.

[slay]

I'm a lot more worried about you being alone than I am about Anderson. He's coming after you, you need all the help you can get.

[romanticidal]

I have many friends in Italia. Members of the ... Resistance, who will work to keep tabs on this man for me.

You need not worry.

[slay]

Need not isn't the same as will not.

[romanticidal]

I suppose I cannot stop you from worrying anymore than I could not worry about you here.

[slay]

That's just what friends are for.

[romanticidal]

Perhaps some day there will come a time when neither of us must worry for the others' life when they are away, no?

[slay]

I'm not really sure retirement's an option for people like us.

[romanticidal]

As I said before: once I would have agreed easily. Now...

I am not so sure I am content with it being so black and white.

[slay]

What would it take for you? I mean, if ... if Jade asked you tomorrow, would you just run away with her? Forget all of it?

[romanticidal]

If the opportunity truly came?

I think I would be a fool not to try.