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

[killingtodeath]

I'm not sure if I'm relieved or disappointed.

[theminotaur]

[ she can't help the little smile. he's ridiculous. ] Considering what I know about boys in medieval times? I think you should be relieved.

[killingtodeath]

I don't think I want to know. I'll just take your word for it and be relieved. [He pauses.] Do you think I can learn how to use a sword?

[theminotaur]

Probably, they have them in the training room. Are you sure you want to use a sword though? They're not very practical.

[killingtodeath]

Neither was the giant suit of armor they had us walk in.

[ex_defenestratings377]

That's just ceremonial. Have you ever held a sword, they're really heavy. You might be better off with something smaller. Like a knife.

[killingtodeath]

You know, the male ego is very delicate and easily bruised. [Lydia probably told him those words exactly once. At least he can own it?]

[theminotaur]

[ her mouth twitches in a smile. ] Fighting with a knife isn't, like, girly. You're reall tall, you probably have a far reach. [ darting out quickly, her fingertips touch his chest briefly before she pulls her hand back. ] Except you're dead now, so.

[killingtodeath]

[He looks down at his chest.]

This is the worst version of tag ever.

[theminotaur]

If I had a sword you would have seen it coming. [ see, knives are awesome tbh. ask nick boyle. ahahha you can't because abigail murderated him. ]

[killingtodeath]

You've put a lot of thought into this.

[theminotaur]

I'm a girl, I don't have a lot of upper body strength. I could never swing a sword.

[killingtodeath]

Aw, c'mon, champ. [He gives her shoulder a playful soft punch. He may also be humming a few bars of this. The chorus, obviously.]

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ she shakes her head, laughing softly. idk maybe blushing a little. ] You're a dork.

[killingtodeath]

Yeah. [He likes laughing. Laughing is good.] Yeah, I am. You want to dance? Or take a walk or something?

[ex_defenestratings377]

Um. A walk would be okay. [ she doesn't even say they could take lemon. no buffer. woo. ]

[killingtodeath]

C'mon. [He doesn't offer his arm or anything because he's not that much of a dork (lol yes he is) and he doesn't really think she's the touchy type. So he'll just head for the door, keeping his steps slow until he's sure that she's following.]

This knight thing is kind of nuts, right?

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ she follows like a good little lamb and nods at his question/comment. ] Yeah. But most of them seem friendly? [ at least abigail has had good luck so far. solace and fred and belle were not bad introductions to the knighthood. ]

[killingtodeath]

Definitely. The guy they squired me to? Totally scary looking, but he's like a teddy bear. A... half-dragon teddy bear.

[theminotaur]

[ her eyes widen minutely. ] Half-dragon teddy bear... how, um. How is a half dragon even possible? [ who... would be... having sex with a dragon???? ]

[killingtodeath]

You know, I haven't asked. And I'm not sure if I want the answer. But it's that guy. [Stiles points him out bc really do you need a spot check to see him? He sort of sticks out.]

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ oh wow. abigail apparently missed him when she was staring at her hands, so this is wow. he's.... wow. her eyes widen adorably. ] He's gold.

[killingtodeath]

Yep. And really nice. but yeah- also gold.

[ex_defenestratings377]

[ ... ]

Wow.

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

[killingtodeath]

What about you? Who's your mentor?