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

[pathology]

Likewise. Sooo ... have you been a knight long?

[pickyourbattles]

Oh, I'm merely a squire yet, although hopefully Sir Edain will see fit to pass me... eventually.

[pathology]

Eventually? How long have you been a squire?

[pickyourbattles]

About... a year now. I suppose.

[pathology]

[her face scrunches up in distaste. one day she'll learn tact....] Ugh, seriously? Is that normal?

[pickyourbattles]

I don't know that it's abnormal. [ he sounds a tad bit defensive ] It's not my fault Sir Edain won't pass me until he deems me combat ready.

[pathology]

No, no, I wasn't like — I was thinking of me. 'Cause I've been here for five months, and it feels like I've been a squire forever. It just blows that it takes so long, you know?

[pickyourbattles]

Perhaps Wynn doesn't seem time the same way as the rest of us. He does seem as if he's been around awhile.

[pathology]

How old do you think he is for real? Probably ancient, right?

[pickyourbattles]

Well, he's not even a half dragon, just dragon-blooded, and those with the longest lifespans of that type - silver - typically don't live more than a few centuries. I don't know if that qualifies as 'ancient'.

[pathology]

I was being hyperbolic. You're precious.

[pickyourbattles]

I assume that's... a good thing.

[pathology]

Well, yeah! What else would it be?

[pickyourbattles]

You make a fair point, Lady Astrid. Er, Sir... Astrid. I don't know that I'll ever get used to that...

[pathology]

You could just call me Astrid, you know. It's okay.

[pickyourbattles]

Very well. If you don't mind.


Astrid.

[pathology]

Perfect, Aurelius.

[pickyourbattles]

[ is this where he's supposed to like ask her to dance or something, fuck if he knows ] So, er...

What types of books do you enjoy?

[pathology]

[she would have been down with that ... but ukw, this is okay, too.] Like, for fun? Well ... I like mystery, true crime, stuff about serial killers ...

[pickyourbattles]

I'm noticing a pattern.

[pathology]

Do you have a problem? [she gives him a deadeyes stare (intimidate 7) but ... doesn't actually mean it. hence the 7.]

[pickyourbattles]

I never said it was a bad sort of pattern.

[pathology]

Good. So, what do you like to read?

[pickyourbattles]

Histories, generally. Chronicles... Biographies. Truth is so often stranger than anything the imagination can come by.

[pathology]

It can be ... [she wrinkles her nose a bit] But I read way too much stuff like that at university, I'm kind of over it now. [unless she's bored enough to deface library books, apparently.]