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

[ironsides]

You know, I don't think we have. Not that knew about it, at least!

[msattentionspan]

[Of course she's eating. The girl still has the metabolism of a hummingbird. Plus, it's all free. The last time she actually had a decent meal was in prison - and that's saying a lot.]

Yeah. [Her chin lifts slightly, giving the guy a once over.] Who are you?

[msattentionspan]

[He's definitely excessive in something. Faith cants her head, as he addresses her.]

You can call me Faith. Unless you have an issue with the whole informal thing.

[chessing]

Whichever you'd prefer, naturally. I only wished to welcome you to the Knighthood.

Jack Chessing, Dragon's Claw. [ and he'll offer a hand ]

[easily]

[She has most of her memories -- good and bad. He had been calling her back to New Orleans...for some reason she can't quite remember now. So it makes the exile she had been in a little easier to bear, at least.]

Not long, I was coming to see you when I ended up here. [Which probably just leads to more questions on his part, she has yet to realize he's so far behind her.]

[daredtobelieve]

I trust you won't mind if I do a bit of prying on my own?

[msattentionspan]

[And she'll look at that hand before it kicks in. She'll wipe her own fingers on her pants before shaking his hand. Yeah, if he thought he was going to do any sort of m'lady kissing that got halted pretty quick.]

Dragon's claw? What's that part for? I mean, I've heard of Esquire and the second and third, but that's new. Can I just add an animal onto my name? Faith Lehane, Jaguar's Teeth. [She shrugs.] Maybe not.

[wynn]

So long as you're prying out of him.

[dragonsclaw]

[ he looks highly amused ok ] The Knights operates in various sects, meant to emphasize the skill sets of our members. Each section has a corresponding name.

[msattentionspan]

[At that revelation her eyes drop to his hand. She isn't sure if he's the dragon or the claws, but she doesn't seem overly concerned that he's either.]

Huh. [Her eyes lift back to his, trying to be polite and all she makes that ever so desired eye contact.] So, it's your own little ... secret club inside of another sort of secret club.

[chessing]

You might put it that way. We've a sect for those who are more combat-oriented... one for those who prefer to focus on magic studies, another for those who are more book-learned. Just to name a few.

[msattentionspan]

[Faith smirks.]

Little groups like that, huh? [She's not gonna make a comment about how she never understood that in high school, because she's pretty sure that sort of thing happens everywhere. It happened in prison, why not knight... club.]

What part is the dragon or is it the claw? Are you guys the book-learned ones? [Look, he's just really throwing out those Giles and or Wesley vibes.]

[dragonsclaw]

The Dragon's Hoard are the researchers. The Dragon's Claws are... less a sect, and more a special position. [ he glances down, frowning for a second ] There are only two of us at a time, selected by Wynn from the ranks to take on certain missions at a higher level of confidentiality.

[msattentionspan]

Doesn't it sort of... [skepticallll....] defeat the whole confidentiality part when you tell people that you're part of that club? [Because, maybe Wynn needs to pick out someone with a better understanding of confidential. Even Faith knows that word.]

[ex_ric243]

Alaric. I don't know if anyone's explained to you how the whole squiring thing works, but I've been assigned as your mentor.

[chessing]

The missions themselves are confidential. Not the position.

[msattentionspan]

[Now, not that Faith is huge into keeping the fact that she was the Slayer back home a secret. Hell, most of the bad guys sort of rolled into town looking for her, but that meant that if they killed her off - then it'd be a free for all. She's thinking that logic applies here.]

So right now you're on vacation.

[She's thinking it, but not going to say it.]

[ex_noble101]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Hayley.

This may seem an odd question, but do you happen to have a sister here?

[msattentionspan]

It got explained to me. [She just wasn't paying too much attention, so if someone told her that he was her "mentor" she forgot.]

Yeah? And what are you gonna mentor me in? [Being a functioning alcoholic? Because, she's pretty sure she had enough "mentoring" of that growing up.]

[dragonsclaw]

Between missions. Hardly a vacation. [ he grimaces ] We're in a somewhat difficult time at the moment. Wynn requires me to be ready to dispatch at a moment's notice.

[msattentionspan]

[There's a big party with free food, Faith would consider this a vacation. But she can also relate to the being ready at a moment's notice part. Not that she was ever really the go-to girl for things, but there had been a short time there when she had been. Hell, even the latest gig in LA had her doing a few things all at once.]

You and the other person... or is it one of those things where they only need one of you and the other is the back-up?

[ex_ric243]

[manners, bitch. she's just getting a look because it sounds like no one explained shit to her.]

How things work around here. If you have any questions--that sort of thing.

[msattentionspan]

[Gosh, Ric.]

Yeah, I got that. I meant... beyond a tour and reading the rules. [Come on, she's not a kid.] Are you some sort of expert on this place?

[ex_ric243]

[Obviously. B( ]

Well, beyond making sure you're settling in alright, I track your progress and decide if and when you're ready to be promoted when the time comes. [I'm basically your supervisor ok.]

[msattentionspan]

[She laughs. Okay, it's not a lot of laughing, but she's definitely amused.]

You realize I could kick your ass, right? How are you going to track that progress?