knightsoflegend | { party } you came in scared, but you're leaving bold

[ best day of my life -- american authors ]

WHO || All the bitches, tbh. [open]
WHAT || Faye's 18th Birthday, yay!
WHERE || Lost Society Bar, London, England
WHEN || March 28th, 7pm - onwards [forward-dated]
HOW || Actionspam

Formerly a two story barn, the bar Lila rented for Faye's birthday has an Art Deco theme that continues through the building, with each space having been given a contemporary twist. The lavish interiors create a feeling of forgotten decadence. Each room has its own distinct and unique ambience, all complementing one another yet reflecting different moods, depending on the feeling of the moment, flowing through to the secluded garden.

The man at the door has been notified to waive the cover charge for anyone that comes bearing a gift, but if you don't come bearing gifts... don't expect Lila to feel pity for you. You're paying that cover charge yourself, en-fucking-joy, you soulless, non-gifting-bearing bastard. (This was mentioned in the invites she sent out to all the ladies in the castle. It's possible that it's literally all the ladies in the castle as Lila doesn't care whether they're friends with Faye or not. No boys got invites unless they were verbal. The dress code of "fancy but down to fuck" was also on the invitations...)

Tucked in the back is a partitioned off banquet for the VIP party and once inside the ropes, you get a stamp on your hand so the drinks are free for the rest of the night -- and the drink of the night is a Bailey's Comet. Because it's on fire. Drink, enjoy, be merry. Do things. Save room for the cake.

And if anyone is worried about a bunch of drunk knights trying to drive home, Lila rented a handful of rooms at a nearby hotel because when she plans shit, she plans it well.

Anything for her best friend.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Wellll, combat's not actually her area of expertise. She's got plenty of other skills, and she'd rather spend her time polishing them up. [ like leveling in candy crush. i mean... doctor... stuff. ]

[She nods a bit at that.]

Combat isn't mine either. I tend to prefer to be sneaky, but I see your point.

There's nothing wrong with preferring a different approach. It's just that so much of what we do involves us getting in over our heads that I'd rather she had the training for the one time in twenty where she needs it, you know.

[She nods a bit in agreement.]

No, I definitely get what you mean. I had one of those not too long ago.

Oh yeah? [ he flicks the bottle cap in his hand on the table, watching it spin ] What happened?

[She makes a bit of a face, before taking a sip of her own drink.]

Ghoul.

[ he makes a sympathetic grimace of his own ] Anyone get bit?

[She doesn't say anything. She just keeps grimacing before raising her hand. Yep. Her. She would be the one.]

No shit. I take it you didn't turn into a horrible flesh eating ghoul yourself, from the looks of it.

No. I got lucky. From what I saw of them, it could have been much, much worse.

[And she's going to take a nice gulp of her drink to emphasize that.]

So is this you're 'I'm alive!' celebration?

Pretty much. And the party was for a friend, so I'd be remiss if I didn't at least make an appearance.

You and Faye are close, then?

[ She nods a bit. ]

Well, as close as you can get with Faye. I'm not Level Lila, but I consider her a good friend.

I don't really know Lila that well. She put this all together, right?

[She nods.]

They're super close. Sometimes it feels like they're practically sisters.

It's crazy, how people here can get to be so much like family.

I guess when you're with people all the time, the fact that you're not blood doesn't really matter. The family you choose can be just as important, if not more so than the family you don't.

Tell me about it. [ he snorts ] In my case, I'd definitely say more so.

Really?

[She raises an eyebrow.]

Not close with your parents?

I think the word is 'estranged'.

[She cringes. Her parents are gone, and she's never getting that back. But she has to think being estranged would be worse. They're out there, they just don't want anything to do with you.]

I'm sorry.

Don't be. I knew what the consequences might be. Decided it was still worth it.

Good.

[She smiles.]

If you're happy, that's the only part that matters. It just sucks that they didn't understand that.

My dad had some bad experiences with his time here.

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