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

[65]

So am I. [even tho it meant throwing rafael under the bus. oh fucking well tbh.] I should — I need to apologize. For what happened before you left. I was out of line.

[witchwoman]

[Her expression flickers a bit, but she clearly doesn't want to look too hopeful.] What... what do you mean?

[65]

I shouldn't have acted like that towards you. [he shakes his head.] You didn't do anything to deserve it.

[witchwoman]

It wasn't merely about how you acted towards me, Finnick.

[65]

I know.

[witchwoman]

This... this mission. I don't think it's been good for you.

[65]

[he shakes his head.] I'm not arguing that.

[witchwoman]

I miss when... when this was easier.

[65]

Me too.

[witchwoman]

Finnick--



I know this mission is far from really over, even if you've all returned now. But I think...

I shouldn't ask this of you.

[65]

What? [he almost goes ~no you ask ask anything of me~ but nope can't do it anymore and he knows that.]

[witchwoman]

I think you should ask Wynn to reassign you.

[65]

Maybe. [he says maybe, but he means no. he can't. even if myri is off the mission for the moment, vi still needs him.]

[witchwoman]

[She surges forward to close the gap between them enough to grasp his arm, expression pleading.] Finnick, it's killing you.

[65]

I'll be fine. [JADE'S MOM WASN'T CONCERNED ABOUT HIS RATCHET ASS SO HE'S OBVIOUSLY GOOD TO GO.]

[witchwoman]

You're not fine. None of this is.

[65]

It's not, but what would me pulling out of the mission solve?

[witchwoman]

It wouldn't be able to make things worse for you.

[65]

Vi needs me.

[witchwoman]

Vi's not going back either, Finnick. If she needs you, it's to stay by her side here.

[65]

If I stayed, would you go with the rest of them next time they shipped out? Or was it more than that, why you left? [yeah he read her dumb letter but he knows that she wouldn't be like LOL I'M LEAVING BC FINNICK IS BREAKING MY HEART in it even if that was the case.]

[witchwoman]

You have it backwards.

If you stayed - if you got away from it - I'd want to stay as well. Here with you.

[65]

You're not — I just don't want to hurt you. And I know, with the way I am now, that's all I'd do.

[witchwoman]

So you'd want me to go?

[65]

No! I just know that everyone needs you. [and that they blamed him after she left. even if none of them said it to his face, HE COULD FEEL IT.]