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

[immuno]

I'm never gonna see her again. How can you say that nothing's changed?

[socialgraces]

[ she eyes him curiously, and despite his denial, she can sense his discomfort increase by the minute, but honestly, she's pretty used to having this effect on men. ] So, which sect do you best fits your skill set?

[msattentionspan]

[It sounds backwards to her. Comfortable to be themselves, but they don't remember who they are.]

Huh. [Because she doesn't know really how to figure out her response there.]

I guess I won't know.

[socialgraces]

Along with everything else going on in your life right now. [ she gives her a sympathetic smile ] Take care, Myri, and go enjoy your fiance.

[socialgraces]

Now, when those little Korean babies come along, I will take my turn tending to them. [ and yes, she's just being a smart-ass now ]

[dragonsclaw]

That can have to do with more than just being Shadowkind. After all, some of us were born here.

[dragonsclaw]

Yes, but particularly our fellow Knights.

[immuno]

Is there any particular rationale behind that little policy, or do you just enjoy punishing yourself? I know you didn't take the job because you couldn't find anyone to violate that ... "professional distance" with. [ like yo you're old but you're still hot. she moves her hand to adjust his tie, but it's not so much making a move as it is simply invading his personal space to further her objective evaluation. ]

[msattentionspan]

Yeah, I'd figured that out. I mean, it'd be creepy to just have a place that only people from other places ended up.

Being the first one through would really suck if there wasn't already shit to do here and people to keep you sane.

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ fred u r 2 cute. ] You kind of epitomize that All American boy look.

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ another shrug. that seems pretty accurate. ] Maybe.

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ ... ]

Wow.

[ ... yep, that's it. ]

[nepotism]

Must be the dragon blood.

[flyingsolo]

Who knew. [ she casts another look across the room at where han is talking to leia ] I guess I'll see where it goes.

[dragonsclaw]

[ he (politely as always) reaches up to take the tie out of her grasp as if to say no thank you, he's got this ] It's the same rationale that keeps Wynn from forging personal connections with any of us. We can't afford to be distracted from the job, or to have a reason to play favorites with the lives of other Knights in the field. We seek to preserve objectivity.

[dragonsclaw]

Luckily, we've never had that problem. Traffic used to only come from one other world, however, and now we see those from worlds remarkably similar to our own.

[immuno]

So why would anyone sign up for that job?

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ she follows jaina's gaze (spot 17) and her eyes widen briefly. oh. okay. ] If all else fails, at least you're not the only one here without parents.

[ she's just super comforting. ]

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ she huffs out the smallest sigh. ] Are dragons like a really common thing here? Because Stiles' mentor is a half-dragon and you have dragon blood? And I still don't understand how... [ she'll just leave it at how. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE, SHES VERY CURIOUS. but she doesn't want to talk about dragon sex with fred. ]

[beatemup]

Without doubt, the Hide, of course. This body is made for front-line battle. [He raises his arm and smacks it with his other hands, showing his bulging bicep.] But lately, magic seems interesting. Not sure if I have the aptitude, but no harm in trying to learn new stuff, right?

[socialgraces]

Magic isn't restricted to just mages and clerics, either, you know. There are those of us laymen who incorporate certain magical spells or techniques into our own special fighting styles. [ with all those muscles, he would be a bad-ass monk ]

[killingtodeath]

[r u sure???]

Would you just- [against the better judgment of anyone else who is not stiles, he reaches out to try to grab her hand to pull her up.]

[killingtodeath]

What about you? Who's your mentor?

[killingtodeath]

You don't know that. She could show up tomorrow. The veil could take us back. I don't know but even if you can never see her again, that doesn't make her matter any less. The people that matter aren't out of sight, out of mind. I know you know that.

[ex_defenestratings377]

Belle Desrosiers. I don't know if she's here.