after-party ♔ april

[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 || April 1st, 2014, 6:00PM [backdated]
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.

Comments

[ex_psionic439]

[Well, she gets points for being the first one to come and talk to him. That alone is enough to get him to curb any sarcastic tendencies for the time being.]

Hi, Kate. [He will even shake her hand.] So does the welcome wagon always go over the top like this?

[killmypatience]

[She nods a bit as she leans back in her seat, glancing around the room as she does.]

Pretty much. But at least there's an open bar.

[ex_psionic439]

[He lifts his near-empty glass to indicate that he's already indulged himself in that particular perk.]

Got any pointers on what I should expect here? [He wants deets, gurl. The more salacious, the better.]

[killmypatience]

[If you want salacious, you've come to the wrong girl.]

A lot of drinking, a lot of ... crazy, to be honest. The missions are definitely interesting.

[ex_psionic439]

Drinking, I'm okay with. Crazy ... really depends on how crazy we're talking.

And interesting can mean a whole lot of things. Are we talking taking out a Colombian drug lord interesting or Habitat for Humanity interesting?

[killmypatience]

Depends on the mission. My first mission was a tangle with the Italian mob, but I've heard of others with things like ghouls an dinosaurs. It really depends on where you're being sent.

[ex_psionic439]

The Godfather meets Jurassic Park isn't exactly what I imagined when I signed up.

[killmypatience]

And what did you imagine when you signed up?

[Because Kate knew better than to have any expectations right off the bat.]

[ex_psionic439]

Like spies and shit? [Sorta. But then he considers it further and recants.]

Well alright, the Godfather thing isn't so far off from what I expected, I guess. [Read: when they put that blindfold on me I thought I was being brought to meet Wynn so he could kiss me and have me shot or thrown into a river or both.]

[killmypatience]

[She laughs a bit.]

Well, that's not too far off. Just throw in a little Lord of the Rings, and you've got the Knights.

[ex_psionic439]

You seem pretty normal. [Just an observation. This is a good thing.]

[killmypatience]

As far as I know I am. No magic or anything like that - just really good at what I do.

[Not that she really remembers much of what that is.]

[ex_psionic439]

Like, killing things? I mean, that's what you guys do right? [We. We do.]

Evil things, I mean.

[killmypatience]

[She shifts awkwardly because all she actually remembers is a lot of murder from her past, but she has to think she's good for more than that.]

Actually, my skill set lies more in finding people - especially when they don't want to found.

[ex_psionic439]

So like a private investigator. [Sorry, Adam hasn't had to deal with veilnesia. One of the perks to being born in this world, I guess. He isn't exactly dancing around a sensitive subject here.]

[killmypatience]

Bail bondsmen, actually. Technically more on the "bounty hunter" end of things, but I worked for one.

[And in a life she didn't remember, she was a cop. She's still got a lot of those instincts.]

[ex_psionic439]

That's cool, I guess. Do you know Dog and his Wife? [Because all bounty hunters knew each other, obviously.]

[killmypatience]

[Her eyes narrow at that because shockingly, Kate actually knows who that is (pop culture 22). Apparently people must ask her this a lot.]

No. I don't.

[ex_psionic439]

[Well to be fair, it's probably the first thing that pops into people's minds when they hear the term bounty hunter anymore.]

You must be pretty good with weapons, right? [No offense but you don't appear to be physically intimidating, Kate.]

[killmypatience]

[ Well, that's because you haven't seen her fight, Adam. ]

I can handle a gun, if that's what you mean.

[ex_psionic439]

Maybe you can show me sometime. [Because he cannot handle one, and it's ... probably a really good idea to learn.]

[killmypatience]

[She nods a bit. Teaching other people to shoot is starting to become a thing.]

Sure. Just let me know when and I'll take you down to the range.

[ex_psionic439]

Awesome. Thanks.

[killmypatience]

No problem. Shooting things comes up more often than we'd like around here. It's important to know how to do it.