after-party ♔ february

[wynn]

♬ Kodo (Inside the Sun remix) - Yoshida Brothers

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 || February 1st, 2014, 6:00PM [backdated]
HOW || Prose OR Actionspam

The "afterparty" is the real main event of the night at every squiring, but tonight's party is a little different than usual - Faith has successfully lobbied (as in roped people into helping her decorate for) a Chinese New Year's party, or Lunar New Year, theme.  With Knights from all over the world, it was easy to get input from those who traditionally celebrate the holiday, and Wynn is all about the spirit of cultural unity.  Not to mention, the second of the 15 days of the spring festival is all about spending time with one's family and friends.  

The lavish, opulent ballroom has been transformed, filled with red lanterns, peach blossoms, kumquat plants, and chrysanthemums.    People are encouraged to dress in red to ward off evil spirits and bad luck, and avail themselves of the New Year's Cake, golden champagne cocktail, rice pudding, candied fruits, and the Tray of Togetherness.

As always, 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

[bluffcheck]

[He's perfectly content to give her all the attention alright.]

Are you one of the new arrivals or have I somehow missed the chance to sweep you off your feet before?

[sorceresslite]

You've missed your chance, obviously. I've been here for ages.

[bluffcheck]

Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? I've got to make up for lost time, after all.

[sorceresslite]

Maybe. [ she sighs in the most dramatic fashion humanly possible. ] Buy me a drink, we'll see how well you do there.

[bluffcheck]

Afraid they're all free tonight... So I suppose that means you'll need to let me see you another night.

[sorceresslite]

[ for a free drink? yeah, why the fuck not. ] Sure. Come on then. [ she marches purposefully to the bar and orders a double whiskey, neat. ] And whatever the fuck he wants.

[bluffcheck]

Rum's fine. [Pirate.] You've got quite the mouth on you, don't you? Reminds me a bit of home.

[sorceresslite]

Swearing is necessary to my greater enjoyment of life. [ she may say that a little huffily, but ella will always defend her swearing. ]

[bluffcheck]

And mine. By all means, lass. I wasn't telling you to stop. My sister Shaylee had a worse mouth than you could hope to have.

[sorceresslite]

Did you know "fuck" is one of American English's only infixes? It's literally, like, the only fucking word you can insert into a word so long as it's put in before the stressed syllable.

[ WELCOME TO ELLA'S ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 101! ] I just really love the word fuck.

[bluffcheck]

I'm fond of it myself. [He chuckles at her little lesson.] Not sure i understand what you mean though. Stressed whats?

[Look I don't think they have this terminology in ye olde times. He knows words. He likes words. But the way they work? Kinda lost on him.]

[sorceresslite]

Um... er. The number of beats in a word? El-la. [ she counts out the syllables on her fingers. ] So, take, um, fantastic. You stress the middle bit, fantastic. So when you use fuck as an infix, you put it before the stressed syllable: fan-fucking-tastic. See?

[ bam! educated. ]

[bluffcheck]

[And then a chorus of angels smiled down and sang.]

Aren't you just brilliant? I'll need to keep you close by from now on.

[sorceresslite]

I am, though, it's true.

[bluffcheck]

Should you tell me your name, or shall I call you my angel?

[sorceresslite]

Oh. It's Ella.

[bluffcheck]

The darling angelic Ella with a mouth to make the saltiest pirate blush. Careful...or the muse with strike and I'll write a song in your honor. Full of profanity, of course.

[sorceresslite]

Oh you fucking better. [ and one day they'll be on a mission and thoster will see her talk to real people without a cuss or curse in sight and he won't know who she is. ]

[bluffcheck]

On my honor as a bard. [Spoiler, bards have no honor.]

[sorceresslite]

[ ella knows this. she knows. ]

Since when do bards have honor?

[bluffcheck]

Well...bit of a funny thing, honor. Means something different to different people doesn't it?

[sorceresslite]

That's a cheap answer. You haven't even got to answer it with that bollocks.

[bluffcheck]

It's the truth though, isn't it? A pirate has loyalty to his ship, and honors that 'til his death. A bard has the same to his craft, to the music in his heart. I happen to have both.