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

[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.]

[ex_ric243]

That's a start. [He's going to need another drink or six.]

If this is a bad time for you, we can always talk later.

[msattentionspan]

[She's going to chew...slower.]






















[She even nods, you know to signify that she'll be done chewing in a bit.]











[She swallows and shrugs.]

This isn't a bad time. I just didn't realize that your little introduction was going to turn into my first evaluation.

[ex_ric243]

[Yeah, that glass of his? Empty by the time she's done chewing. This was already so much fun.]

You aren't being evaluated on this. [Not officially. But he sure as fuck is always judging you. And everyone.]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila swans by with a glass of bourbon she tucks into ric's hand before just continuing on her merry way. that's the tag. enjoy. farewell ]

[msattentionspan]

Are you sure? Because, you are already trying to pin down my aspirations for this place.

[She exhales. The frustration a bit clearer in the moment.]

You aren't the first mentor that tries to see some grand future ahead of me, or whatever it is that you think you can teach me to do. There's no room for improvement here. You get what you see. I'm not gonna bend over backwards to be something that someone else thinks I'm supposed to be. I've done that. It doesn't work out for me.

I came here because I know I can do this and it's better than figuring out all of this on my own. [For as hard as it is for her to admit, she sucks at the whole solo thing.]

[ex_ric243]

[Lila you are an angel from heaven. Alaric doesn't even blink when he's slipped another glass of bourbon. He will just accept that like it is a gift from the gods and place his empty glass down onto the table. Back to business.]

All I'm asking is whether or not you've given any thought to where you might want to end up, or what you're looking to get out of joining up. "No" is a perfectly acceptable answer. You've been here all of what, a day? [Just saying.]

If you did have an end goal in mind, or once you do, then I can try to help point you in the right direction and get you there. Maybe "mentor" wasn't the right word for me to use. I'm here to be a resource for you.

Look, whatever your reason for joining, Wynn saw something in you that sets you apart. My role is to make settling in easier, and to try and make sure everything works so that you're getting just as much out of this as you're bringing to the table.

[msattentionspan]

[See, all of that would've been nice - if he hadn't taken that drink as if he needed it in order to keep talking to her. She's seen that sort of reaction when it comes to alcohol and it's not generally a good sign.

Her arms fold across her chest, that standard defensive posture walling herself up a bit as he continues to talk. When it seems like he's done, she nods.]

Got it.

[See, she can play along.]

[ex_ric243]

[Well no offense, Faith, but you ain't exactly makin' this easy, gurl.

The combination of her defensive posture and suddenly being on board kind of speak for themselves (sense motive: 13).

Deep inhale. Okay, this could have gone better. He deserves points for trying though.]

Is there anything you want know? I can show you around.

[msattentionspan]

[Faith doesn't give out points. The only place that has ever been run on a points system in Faith's experience is prison and she doesn't want to think about that. Everything else has always been win or lose and truthfully, she's done a lot of losing.]

Look, I'm new. So if there's something I should know, then start there. [because logic.]

[ex_ric243]

There's going to be a couple official orientations on weapons, equipment--that sort of thing. Those should happen over the next couple of days for all the new squires.

You probably already know where your room is, but I can show you around the rest of the castle so you don't get lost. I don't want to pull you away from the celebration though.

[Unless parties ain't your thang, but this night was supposed to be all about the newbies.]

[msattentionspan]

[Faith cracks a grin. She's not sure if she can classify herself as someone who gets lost easily. At least not in the directional sense.]

You must either not have much luck giving tours or you think this place is gonna kill a party after an hour or so.

[ex_ric243]

I don't typically go out of my way to offer tours, so I wouldn't know.

[#keepingitreal]

[msattentionspan]

Alright, let's do the tour.

[Faith gestures for him to lead the way.]

[ex_ric243]

[He's going to avoid pointing out the obvious, and hope that she knows this is ballroom as they make their way out into the grand hallway. Either way, she'd get used to this section of the castle pretty quickly considering there were celebrations like these at least once a month.]

The round table room is through there. That's where you'll get your mission briefings with the other members of your team. [Which is actually good to know, because she'll be asked to show up on time so knowing where the hell you were supposed to show up to was always a good thing.

He continues to narrate while they make their way down the great hall.]

We've got a kitchen and dining hall right through there, and on the other side of the hall are the Dragon's Claw offices. [And personal quarters but, as with Wynn's private chambers, it's sort of a moot point because who ever even goes into those rooms. Love lockdown, baby.]

[msattentionspan]

[Hold up! Faith has been chatting it up with one of those Dragon Foot dudes. Or maybe it was tooth. Definitely dragon though.]

That Chessing guy has an office down there? [Not that she really needs to know that, because who would ever go talk to him about anything? Definitely not Faith. Nope.]

[ex_ric243]

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

[msattentionspan]

[She nods.]

Cool. He seemed alright. I mean, not that I really get their whole deal, but if I had to get my ass saved by a guy, I think he'd do okay. [Aaaaand no credit to Alaric here.]

[ex_ric243]

Dragon Claws make a vow of chastity when they take the job. [So he ain't even mad lmao. Moving on~]