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

[ex_noble101]

[Well, hello to you too.

But yeah, that just happened. Although he's completely unfamiliar with the term she'd just used, he figures it's best to just roll with it for the moment. And while he should probably be showing some signs of embarrassment right about now, that would require him actually being embarrassed.

It probably helped that one too many of those online videos he'd seen started out this way, too.]

I appreciate the helping hand.

[pathology]

[look, his lack of embarassment is fine with astrid. she knows way too many easily startled awkward gazelle boys at the castle. (meaning like ... two.) they're fun to torment, but it gets old.]

I'm very handy. [she holds up her hand and wiggles her fingers.] What's your name? I don't think I've seen you around before.

[ex_noble101]

[Gurl, let's be real. She's straight-up handsie. Not that he minds. She just saved him from looking like a toolbox--or, more of a toolbox. Same diff.]

Aedan. And you?

[pathology]

[it's true ... she totally is.] Astrid! Have you been a knight long?

[ex_noble101]

You certainly know how to make a first impression, Astrid.

[Which roughly translates to "nice to meet you" in some cultures.]

It's been almost a year for me now. What about yourself?

[pathology]

[aw yeah son she is feeling hella flattered.] Oh, I'm just a squire! But I've been here for ... about five months?

[ex_noble101]

[Lmao, oh right. He wasn't technically a knight yet either whoops. Time to graduate, bitch. Probably not going to happen if Christos is the one giving him the pass/fail mark tbh.]

Well, you're in good company. I'm still a squire myself, actually. [Yeah he sort of just complimented himself on the real.]

[pathology]

[oh gross another person who's been a squire for an eternity. she's going to be a squire for the rest of her life. but luckily she ... doesn't act as displeased as she did to the last person who decided to tell her he'd been a squire for a year. (will save 19)] I wonder if they have any info on how long the squiring process usually takes. Like a chart or something. It seems like I've talked to a lot of people who have been at it for awhile now...

[ex_noble101]

I assumed it was left up to each squire's mentor. Which is why I won't be all that surprised when I've yet to be knighted another year from now.

[It ain't even a thang though. Plus he arrived like practically an alien, and had to acclimate himself to a modern world before he even presented the possibility of being useful to anyone in a professional capacity.]

[pathology]

It is, but you'd think there'd be a pattern ... who's your mentor? [PLEASE DON'T BE THE SAME AS HERS.]

[ex_noble101]

Sir Christos La Krail. [aka Crabbypanties.]

If you do happen to meet him, I suggest you not mistake him for an elf.

[pathology]

[WHEW SHE'S SAFE.] I don't know him. Does he look like an elf, or ...?

[ex_noble101]

I'd say the resemblance is closer to that of a dwarf, actually.

[Gurrrrrrrrl. Except his smile gives away the fact that he is full of shit. Of course Christos looks like an elf wtf. At least enough to cause Aedan to make that assumption.]

[pathology]

[LOOK SHE DOESN'T KNOW. GOSH.] So a short not-elf, then?

[ex_noble101]

That's about right.

[But wow. Way to take his boner on a rollercoaster ride over here. Can we go back to handies now?]

Are you here with anyone in particular? [You single, boo?]

[pathology]

[MAYBE IF YOU'RE LUCKY.] Uh, no? I came for the food, honestly.

[ex_noble101]

Then I won't feel badly when I ask you to have a drink with me.

[And some food, I guess. Since apparently that's why your here...

But let's be real, he wouldn't have really felt badly either way.]

[pathology]

[no boo she already ate. and tossed a champagne glass on the floor like she was ke$ha or smth. BUT ...] I guess a little drink couldn't hurt.

[ex_noble101]

[Even better. Ke$ha never misses an afterparty afterparty--unless she's passed out on the toilet and still puking.]

I'll take that as a yes. [Holding out his arm like let's go gurl we need to strut our fine selves over to the bar while all the haters eat their jelly.]

[pathology]

That's exactly how you were supposed to take it. [she takes his arm because she is down for that, okay. "that" being strutting and letting haters hate.]

[ex_noble101]

How perceptive of me, in that case.

[Be right back patting my own ass while we make our way to the bar, basically.]

What's your preference? [It all tastes pretty frilly and sugary compared to what he's used to, so go nuts gurl.]

[pathology]

Just champagne is fine. [she's mostly a social drinker anyway, she doesn't ... care that much.]

[ex_noble101]

[Well, lucky for them, there was a ton of that shit set out already so they didn't even have to ask for anything special. He grabs two glasses and hands one over. Clink. Cheers, bitch.]

So tell me a little bit about yourself.

[pathology]

Um, okay. [bottoms up here goes the champagne.] I'm German, basically a genius, and I know how to use every muscle in your body effectively.

[ex_noble101]

That's quite the resume.

[Especially that last part. He'll be finishing his champagne and grabbing another right about now.]