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

[socialgraces]

[ luckily francesca got a high enough wisdom check to remember who his bff malina is, so she doesn't get weirded out believing the bear was an option for surrogate. ] Lucky for you, it's not as if Helen's running out of time to make a decision anytime soon.

[killingtodeath]

Anyway- I should go... mingle. Or something.

[killingtodeath]

It's kind of my thing.

[shootfirst]

Probably for the best. Consider that your free advice, on the house. [ she grins ] I guess I'll let you get to mingling or whatever.

[beatemup]

[Max smiles as he nods to her.] Good night. I'll see you soon. [He then returns his attention back to the buffet table with a lingering smile.]

[bowtimeandspace]

"Ooh I know so!' he agrees, a smile that's impossibly wide. He means it too, at least in his own way.

"Yes well I am the expert, after all."

Perhaps not, but you'd never think it with the way he gives his bowtie a tweak. It's good though, for as much as he might be cheering her, it's doing all that and more for him too. He needs this, because for so long there's been nothing but sadness in those old hearts.

[asuma]

I would certainly hope so. [But oh look, there is the little wolf now.]

If you'll excuse me, I think it's time I met the mother of my unborn child.

[Klaus plans to get to the bottom of this shit so he will finish catching up with you afterward, gurl.]

[asuma]

[Yeah, he felt it. And if what she and Rebekah claimed were true then this might be touching. But he still can't be sure. There is no startling revelation in his reaction, if she'd been looking for one. And afterward, he just draws his hand away from hers.]

You and I were ... what, exactly? [She made it clear that this was the result of a one night stand but what the hell was he doing boning werewolves was the real question.]

[killmypatience]

[She laughs, before giving a bit of a hair flip over her shoulder.]

I work hard to maintain high standards.

[killmypatience]

[She nods a bit at that.]

I guess as things get more spread out it can be harder to find. Or maybe you just have to know what you're looking for.

[consequence]

Lonely? [It's an honest answer and considering everything else that's gone on, she figures that's the easiest way to explain it. Still, she takes a deep breath and shrugs, slightly.]

Your hybrids... I don't know what you know about them or if you've made them or are still trying, but they're Sired to you. [She frowns when she says it, because it's something she doesn't approve of, at all.] I guess, it makes for a good army, but it makes for a shitty life.

Tyler had broken his Sire bond, with my help, and so he ... we were helping the last remaining hybrids break their Sire bonds, too. It's just, we were doing that for different reasons. I made a mistake and trusted the wrong person. I offered him the twelve unsired hybrids he needed for his spell and he was going to give me information on my family.

When I realized that everything was falling apart and that my end of the deal wasn't going to happen, I told you what we had done. You went and killed them, which paid up my end of the deal. The information was nothing, though. A document telling me where they had died. Eventually, Katherine found me and she wanted to make another deal. More information about my family in exchange for how everyone had been progressing on the search for the cure to vampirism.

I gave her that and then I was considered a loose end. Because, that's how Katherine operates. She sent vampires to kill me and seeing as I'd rather live -- I called the only person that I thought would actually be willing to save me. Since I had told you of the betrayal of Tyler and your hybrids.

You came, I stayed at your big house, drank your expensive scotch, looked at your paintings... [She shrugs again. She doesn't want to really explain the parts that lead up to the sex. It's mostly just her making more deals in exchange for information.]

You saw this... [She moves to turn her shoulder to him, tugging at the corner of her sweater to show the birthmark.] It's from the Crescent pack. You knew them, when you lived in New Orleans. I'm the last of their line.

We have a lot in common, Klaus.

I understand being overwhelmed and I'm not trying to make this any more difficult than it probably already is, but this baby's coming and I can tell you whatever you need to know before that happens, but it's going to be your choice if you want to accept that or not.

[bittersweeter]

Later gator. [ she waves like toodles. ]

[generaldavideus]

[He shakes his head.]

You can't. Sometimes you don't even miss what you do know.

[bluffcheck]

[Under 10 on a pop culture check? Not doing him any favors.]

A what?

[theminotaur]

Cartoon? [ HOW DO YOU EVEN EXPLAIN THAT. ] A little animated character? Made for kids?

[theminotaur]

Being silly? You were probably the class clown. [ a beat. ] Bet that says something about you.

[theminotaur]

Maybe. That's where the knights found me, in any case. So there's some weird stuff out there.

[killingtodeath]

Hope not. [TOO BAD.] Let me know if you think of any more. I could always use them.

[killmypatience]

[Kate nods in agreement.]

Well, I think there's some weird stuff everywhere. How much depends on how many people you have.

[killingtodeath]

Yep. Sure will. [AND NOW IT'S SET UP AND LINKED ON PLURK SO YOU SHOULD GO DO THE THING.]

[asuma]

[He listens to her without reacting throughout, not until she's finished. Does he like everything he hears? No. But he isn't going to kill her for any of it. Not while she was supposedly pregnant with his child, at least (lmfao).

It's not all bad, though. The fact that he was successful in creating hybrids at all was something she'd verified. The fact that these hybrids were automatically sire bonded to him afterward was also a nice little perk.

Apparently, Rebekah had neglected to fill him in on everything after all. Perhaps she'd forgotten but Klaus doubted as much. He wouldn't be forgetting anytime soon, that much was certain.]

I appreciate your willingness to share this much so openly with me.

[ex_noble101]

Fair enough. [But now he will give her a tour of the castle idk if you want to play it out or just handwave and start something in a more current thread.]

[consequence]

There was a time when I wouldn't have. [Her hand moves to rest to her belly, feeling that movement again. It's not uncomfortable, but it is weird.]

You didn't exactly make me feel like I had much of a choice in anything that happened to me. Over time, though, living with your family, I have seen other sides of you. Not all of them entirely bad either.

[ex_ric243]

He does. [Haha not anymore tho. But they don't know that yet.]

[consequence]

[It was an excellent tour and she learned a lot of things and told him whatever was appropriate small talk for the occasion.]