after-party ♔ june

[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 || June 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

[krasnayapautina]

Canoe, right. That sucks. So that makes the other a...steamboat?...of douches? [If boats are the unit of measurement here. Which apparently they are.]

[bittersweeter]

He's more like the Titanic of condescension.

[trebond]

He's got knights on it. Not my team, so I'm not familiar with the details, unfortunately. [ she waves a hand. ] A few have been on the same mission for years now, related to all this madness with Sarandis. Whatever his plan is, it'll be them enacting it.

[immuno]

Is that evidence of Wynn's idealism, or insult taken on your part? [ she's just saying. ]

[immuno]

Sir Magnus isn't the only exceptional one. [ ayyyyyy. she looks him over, eyelashes fluttering, and smiles. ] What sect are you with, Jack? I've got some shopping around to do, I've been thinking maybe I should try them all on.

[immuno]

[ she crouches down and starts to pet it, smoothing fluffy white hair back and looking over its excitement. i'm giving her sense motive of 16 the benefit of a lowered dc to figure out that this is NOT A SERVICE DOG despite will's earlier bluff check ok like there is a line. she searches its neck for a collar as she looks up at will. ]

She might be able to do her job better if you kept her on a harness. You know. Like people who need service dogs do. [ it's not lemon's fault tho so she keeps her pets gentle. ]

[immuno]

Then, you should be very aware that if you weren't getting some, you'd be dead. [ so with that correction made. ] Is this a Shadowkind don't need much sleep thing or are you just a very open insomniac?

[immuno]

I'd hate to sound like I'm disregarding your gender identity, Harrison, but wives don't wear suits that well. [ she points to him, smiling steadily. ] You're gay, but not with Helen. [ it's banter-y, rather than delivered as a correction. she's just keeping up and establishing her understanding. this is not a trans-lesbian relationship ok this is some sassy gay friend material and she knows because she has her own. wow she misses danny that was sudden. her smile falters just slightly and she straightens in answer. ] You can call me Lydia.

[mydesigns]

[he didn't expect it to last forever, okay. especially not after ... this. sobs. whatever, lemon's back and he's happy enough.] Abigail brought him out. I wasn't so sure it was a good idea.

[bittersweeter]

Okay, fine miss super literal, two or three hours a week is what I usually manage. And I'm human, Shadowkind only insomuch as this isn't where I was born. Because where I was born there were actually people like me. Here? I just have Alex.

[immuno]

Well, you were right to be uncertain. Someone's familiar could have decided he looked like a snack.

[ the scolding is softer than her usual bite, but she gives lemon one last pat and straightens to stand. ]

Not to mention the health violations involved in having animals that shed near food and drink.

[immuno]

"People like you"? What does that mean. I was under the impression that this whole castle was filled with people like you.

[bittersweeter]

[ her legs uncross and then cross again as she shakes her head. ] When people say Shadowkind, they mean people from Faerûn or the "Shadow World". People coming in from different worlds, like mine and my boyfriend's, there isn't a world for that new phenomenon yet. But since no one around here has ever heard of what I am or what's up with my brain... [ she shrugs. #unicornstatus. although lbr her unicorn pales in comparison to her dumb psionic unicorn boyfriend. ] I'm left with the conclusion that if this world did pick up any strays from my world? They probably sucked.

[daredtobelieve]

Oh you'll certainly fit in around here. [She's teasing but it might be a bit sad as well. She's not find of the idea of more people finding it so easy to see the worst parts of a situation.]

But just what are you trying to forget, I wonder?

[dragonsclaw]

[ the canny look in his eyes says he gets what you're playing at, gurl. which only serves to make his smile more cautious as he says: ] I used to be in the Dragon's Hide, although it was a difficult decision between that and the Hoard when my squiring came to an end. But a Dragon's Claw is of no sect, so I'm afraid I've forsaken such ties.

[eldritchweaver]

[ well, that earns her a scathing look ] It's foolishness meant to inflate their feeling of self-importance. Wynn's so convinced that all it takes to create heroes is to treat someone as if they are already one that it at times blinds him to practicality. We've a number of more capable Knights who might have averted the numerous disasters they've already wrought.

[beatemup]

Huh? [He is busy vacuuming the food, so he takes a while to process that.] Oh... Hey! Yeah, sure. [Munch! Munch! Munch! Gulp!] It's not like I have better things to do.

[beatemup]

[Yeah, you'll find a reason sooner or later.] Really? My mistake. Well, I'm Max. Maxwell Briggard. Nice to meet you, pal. [He offers his hand for a shake.] I haven't been here that long either, but welcome to the Knight, I guess.

[mydesigns]

[once she stands, lemon presses his nose against her leg like no come back. more pets :( ] Why are you so concerned with health violations? [you're like 12.]

[daredtobelieve]

[She manages a small laugh.]

Not keeping you busy enough, are they?

[krasnayapautina]

Does he come with his own iceberg, or is that someone else's job?

[likeagod]

No, just not much of a drinker the vast majority of the time.

[There's nothing wrong with being too careful, in his opinion. Nowhere was safe 100 percent of the time.]

I am Dimitri Belikov. I'll be your mentor during your squiring period.

[It's also clear that he's...pretty Russian, even if only through the light accent on his English.]

[valdrin]

Oh, it's hardly that. But even all that world saving business starts to feel the same after a century.

[easily]

It doesn't matter why you see the world, sometimes. It's the seeing it that's important

[druidisms]

[ he manages a not (entirely) judgy smile, which is a lot for gus because judging is his favorite pastime. ] Yeah, I can see why. Its the cheekbones.