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, 2013, 6:00PM
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.

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wynn ♔ (ota.)

[wynn]

[ hey nothing horrible has happened on live tv so wynn is still in a normal, good old mood and here overseeing the party and the newbies. :) and lookin nat 20 awesome ]

lissa | ota

[lastdragomir]

[Lissa looks beautiful in her royal purple dress with her long blonde hair a cascade down her back, but that isn't a surprise, honestly. It is hard for the willowy Moroi princess to look anything but beautiful. She looks a tad nervous though, looking around for the two dhampirs she knows as she hovers near the edge of the stairs.]

[littledhampir]

[Even sharing headspace with Lissa hadn't rendered Rose immune to the effect the ethereal Moroi had on people, the Dhampir standing back and watching the way others responded to her as she mingled with the other Knights.

Through the bond Rose could feel the nervous energy that coursed through her and yet even now as she lingered on the outskirts, Lissa looked more like she belonged here than Rose ever had or probably would.

Wrestling two glasses of champagne from a waiter, Rose's face was the picture of strained friendliness as she approached the blonde, all but thrusting the glass in her direction as she tried for a smile that looked tight.]

So Wynn's kind of a badass huh... [Small-talk. Not something she excelled at but it was a start.]

[asap]

[Andie doesn't generally go to squiring ceremonies. Too long and boring for her short attention span. Parties are another story entirely. Parties have... food. Not to mention new people, who are often pretty cool.

Or super gorgeous in this case. And looking like she might need a friend to help acclimate her. Which means Andie's there, as if out of nowhere, holding some hors d'oeuvre. That she didn't even completely devour!]

Hungry? The food here's awesome.

[reallywicked]

[Faye's good now. She found a drink and is making some rounds to check out the newest squires. She find Lissa by the steps and gives her a quick once over.]

Looking for someone? [Even her non-confrontational voice is confrontational...]

[likeagod]

[Rose had heard quite a bit from Rose about the blonde Moroi, but even that was secondhand information. Now that she'd been accepted into the organization, Dimitri would finally get to meet her. It was strange, having come here, remembering nothing of his own life, yet meeting two Moroi in the span of a few months.

This one, Lissa, was important. Rose and her shared a bond, one that he desperately wished they knew more about. The Veil had done them no favors in taking those away.

He approaches her in a way that allows her to see him coming. The last thing he wants to do is startle her.]

Hello. You must be Lissa.

[nepotism]

[ a tall, dark haired athletic looking guy looking decent in a suit smirks at her as she walks by. ] Now you look like you belong in a castle.

[astrae]

[Being new is much less difficult when you have someone to do it with – not that she has experience in being new, or being gawked at. She’s lived in the same house on the same street in the same tiny New England town until, well, now.] Hi. You’re Vasilisa, right?

lila | ota

[bittersweeter]

[Lila is bored as hell, but that is basically how she spends 98% of her time and she enjoys parties (and free champagne), so... she isn't going to say no to a squiring party even if she doesn't give a shit about any of the new people. She looks hella gorg as per usual. And she turns 18 in three weeks so queue up now, boys, she's taking applications.]

[reallywicked]

[Faye is probably the most under-dressed person at this party but she can't be bothered to give a fuck. Despite still being kind of pissed at Lila for the stunt she pulled last time with Rose, she makes a point to swing by the blonde's general direction.

Look, that power is scary as hell and she wants to stay on the girl's good side. Or maybe see if she can learn how to do that...]

Is it just me or the squire population getting younger?

diana | ota

[astrae]

[Diana spent quite a while wondering whether she should chance a floor-length dress after what happened during the ceremony, and eventually decided to go with a silvery, mid-length dress. The skirt swishes softly around her knees as she peeks into the ballroom, trying to look around subtly before she's thrust into a throng of unfamiliar people for a second time.

With the tiny opals shimmering at her throat and long blonde hair pinned to one side, she looks beautiful (cha 19) if a bit overwhelmed.]

[reallywicked]

[Faye apparently has been underwhelmed by her past few squiring parties and really could not be bothered to go all out like normal (disguise 10). She doesn't look bad, just not dolled up and smoldering like she normally tries to be.

She's here, though, and checking out the fresh meat. As she goes to head into the ballrom, her gaze lands on the blonde in the silver dress. She can't help but roll her eyes at the wide eyed innocent look the girl is giving everyone and everything. Puh-leeze. She knocks the girl in the shoulder on her way into the room.]

Oops. [She says in a completely flat tone before giving her a taunting glance over her shoulder.]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster may hit on everything that moves, but even he has a limit- and the little blonde lingering just outside of the grand ballroom looks a bit too young for his tastes. Still, she's sweet and done up very pretty. He recalls his youngest sister when he watches her, looking all nervous like that. He steps up beside her while she's looking in at the party (the one that's for her, mind you). Clearing his throat, he smiles and offers an arm.]

Care for an escort, m'lady?

[spiritualdebris]

[ Yep, there is definitely rather a lot of staring going on here. Staring of the somewhat horrified variety.

No, Anthony will not approach her. He'll just stand over here like a creeper and stare as if he's seen a ghost.

Sorry about this, really. ]

[bittersweeter]

[The only reason Lila even approaches the girl in silver is because she got Faye all hot and bothered and Lila wants to know why. The demure, innocent doe-eyed act kind of makes her want to gag though so she tosses back the remainder of her drink before heading over. She may be tiny, but she radiates scary as fuck (or maybe just bag of cats crazy -- either way intimidate 26).]

How on earth did you get Faye to hate you already? [The question would just seem mildly curious if it weren't for the intimidation factor.] Might be a record.

[wildmind]

[ a blonde woman with unrestrained curly blonde hair sashays her way through the crowd with a glass in hand and stands a few feet away, putting a hand on a hip ] Well. Let me take a look at you.

[imgonnadie]

[Sean doesn't try to hard to dress up, but he's got a tie, so that's... good. Whatever, he looks adorable. (Disguise 14) He's got a drink and an easy smile when he approaches the blonde girl. She looks young, but since he's not trying to "tap that" as the modern vernacular puts it, he doesn't get stingy with the charm. (Charisma 22, hey girl hey) He holds out the glass like a toast.]

Congratulations.

Rose Hathaway | OTA

[littledhampir]

[With a Disguise check of 22 Rose scrubs up extremely well, even if the smile she's worn all evening is at best, strained, at worst non-existent. Yeah you try suddenly having two sets of thoughts in your head and act like it's no big deal!

As a trained Guardian she should know better than to be drinking when there was a Royal Moroi to be watched but tonight that wasn't keeping her from the bar because the one and only thing she'd really learned about the bond was that alcohol seemed to mute it and a week into this thing, muting was a good life choice. Ya know. Unless you wanted her to opt for the taking her frustrations out on other people thing cause throwing punches still hadn't been ruled out as a viable alternative.]

Something strong but not too strong and preferably something that doesn't taste like it'll eat a hole in my stomach.

[reallywicked]

Aw, is someone having a bad day?

[Faye's mocking tone comes from behind. She takes the spot beside Rose at the bar and gives her a big, insincere sympathetic look.]

Wanna talk about it?

[allmydreams]

[Felicity always loves to dress up and have a good time, and she's usually pretty good at it (disguise check 25). As always, legs are the theme of the evening, and she has her brown hair pulled up and out of her face as she slips her way in to mingle through the party.

She's slowly getting better at recognizing the faces that have been in and out at various points in time, but she still doesn't have names for all of them. That's where mingling can come in very handy.

She snatches a glass of champagne and scans the faces, looking for a receptive one. Hopefully it won't be too hard to find.]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster's lost a bit of pep in his step lately. He still cleans up alright, but nothing to write home about (disguise 13). He puts on a smile, but the light behind it isn't quite as intense.

But when he spots the leggy thing he chatted up at a previous party, he swoops over with his third drink of the evening.]

You look absolutely dazzling, lass.

[spiritualdebris]

[ (Disguise check 10) Anthony consciously chose a suit that is just a little bit too big for him, so rather than enhance the shape of his body it mostly hides it more than anything else. His shoulders are a little hunched and he's generally looking extremely uncomfortable where he's leaning against a wall, one hand tucked into one of the pockets of his trousers and the other holding a glass containing a larger amount of whisky than it should. It doesn't look sophisticated so much as it looks as if he really wants to drown his sorrows, and fast. ]

[juststories]

[Chai found a pretty little black and white dress in exactly her size, much to her surprise (24 Disguise check). Unfortunately, no one was really going to get to enjoy her fancy dress, because Chai is still in a huff from the ceremony and picks Tony out of the crowd almost immediately, storming right up to him.]

Hey, you.

[Yep. Enjoy this, Anthony. For the moment she's still mostly confused but we can count on you to piss her off, can't we? Of course we can.]

What was the big deal in there, you didn't have to be like that.

sydney | ota

[celerystick]

[Sydney has at least relaxed a bit in her time here, so at this party, she doesn't look like she's afraid everything in the room is going to bite her.

Still playing the wallflower, though.]

[wynn]

[ is she afraid wynn will bite her tho.

b/c here he is. ] Sir Sage. Enjoying yourself this evening?

thoster | ota

[bluffcheck]

[Despite looking slightly less enthused than typical, Thoster still comes to the party with a smile on his face. He's social, funny- he moves around the room, never really stopping for too long with any one person if he can help it. He lingers with the drinks, putting them back much faster than normal.

His humor slips as the drinking continues. By the end of the night, he might even look downright somber.



(ooc: it's a choose your own thoster adventure. just specify what stage of his slow mood dip you would like him to be in. or i will surprise you.)]

[bittersweeter]

[DON'T WORRY THOSTER THIS ONE AIN'T GONNA TRIP ON YOU. Girl has got catlike grace. Get it? Yeeeah, I'm so clever. Which, I guess considering how much she is taking advantage of the free drinks here says a lot about how cats always land on their feet because the tiny little blonde has made dear friends with the bartender.

No reason either, she's not upset or despondent or depressed. She is just mindnumbingly bored out of her skull and drinking is less boring than not. But it's the drinking that put her in the vicinity of Thoster and she blinks at him with thinly veiled curiosity -- they haven't met yet. Pity. After a second she adjusts her dress and smiles winningly.]

Hi.

faye | ota

[reallywicked]

[Faye spends most of her evening judging the new squires harshly, but even she gets caught up in the atmosphere eventually. These parties aren't so bad- she just wishes they were a bit more interesting. She's bored, like usual, and easily irritated... LIKE USUAL.

But she's here and dressed way down so you might notice how much she sticks out because of that. Whoops.]

[asap]

[Andie comes out of nowhere and snags her arm.] Faye! I need advice.

Andie | OTA

[asap]

[Andie looks respectable enough with her disguise check of 12. She also is as upbeat and chipper and fast as usual.

Except occasionally when she catches sight of a certain pirate...

But she gets over it quickly. She does everything quickly. And most people won't be able to spot the longing glances.]

Re: Andie | OTA

[bluffcheck]

[It's the tail end of the night before Thoster makes his way towards Andie. His weaving and half lidded expression likely give away just how much he's had to drink tonight (fort save crit fail). With drink in hand, he manages a lazy smile but it doesn't reach his eyes. He only manages to catch her while she's busy talking to someone else and has her back turned. Once they've left, he clears his throat.]

Evening, beautiful. [He tries to put some humor into his voice but it falls flat.]