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

faith lehane + open

[msattentionspan]

[It's odd. Her name was called and she's pretty sure she saw Buffy in the crowd, but there wasn't any remark of "What?" or "Who let her out of prison?!" Faith had been certain that would happen. Instead, there had been nothing at all. Maybe it's another blonde. Maybe that whole thing where people can kinda look like someone else is going on and Faith just got lucky enough that there are two of B' running around these dimensions.

Considering how dark and vamp friendly LA got, it's a bit of a surprise that this might be the first sign of that other Slayer. She probably had better things, right? The whole... life and whatever it is that Buffy did to fill her time.

Faith just knows this isn't prison and honestly it's better than other weird places she's sure she could've ended up. There were probably lists of them in those books the Watchers always wanted her to "read up on". Like that was gonna happen.

Instead, she gets the shortcuts again. Slayer. Busted out of prison. Knight. Well, on her way to Knight. Still, the only other thing she's thinking about is how they say some people don't remember their lives. Or parts of them get scratched out. It makes Faith think back to how desperate she'd been to scratch out parts of her own life.

Here she feels pretty whole. She doesn't feel like she's missing anything. Except a warrant out for her arrest and maybe some cheese fries.

Current priority: cheese fries.

The rest can come later.]

[dragonsclaw]

[ the excessively dignified sir chessing tries to make it a habit to greet all the new squires when he can attend one of these, so he'll make his way over to faith eventually. the man really knows how to rock a fancy tuxedo (nat 20 disguise check), and looks about in his mid to late thirties, sporting a very british accent. ]

Sir Lehane, was it?

[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 ]

[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.

[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.]

[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_ric243]

[Alaric is surprised that he was assigned a squire so soon after being promoted, himself. But the mentor thing wasn't something with which he was unfamiliar with. Teaching, Jeremy, Elena--he felt fairly confident that he could handle taking on a squire. As long as they didn't turn out like Harrison's...

After the ceremony, he grabs himself a drink (or two), before actively seeking her out. When he finds her, she's eating. That beat dancing in his book. Random stranger approaching you, boo.]

Faith, right?

[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?

[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.

[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.]

[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?

[ex_ric243]

[What ... even. She's gettin' another look because really?]

There are a lot of people in this room who can kick my ass. [Failing to see your point, gurl.]

I'm talking about mission evaluation--making sure you've got some direction here.

[msattentionspan]

[See, the last mission she was on was getting the soul back to someone that could actually give her direction. This guy? This... Alaric guy? Yeah, no.]

What sort of direction are you thinking I need? [She's a blunt force instrument, those don't usually need needlepoint accuracy.]

[ex_ric243]

[Right now? One of those big road signs that say detour.]

That's really up to you. Have you given any thought to what you hope to accomplish here?

[msattentionspan]

[....this guy has got zero cred with her right now.]

Not dying. That's a good one. [She's going to shove some food in her mouth now. Clearly not planning on talking again until she finishes this bite.]