after-party ♔ august

[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 || August 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

[risked]

She didn't expect to see Derek here. Not that she expected to see anyone here, really, but it really is becoming an odd coincidence that so many people she knows have ended up here. Maybe this world knows better than them and is just trying to save them from some level of their own fates. At first she considers just leaving him be. Letting him cling to the walls and sidelines, because that's what Derek seems to do best.

Then she gets curious. She wonders if he ended up keeping Boyd and that girl safe. If her mistake of breaking that line of mountain ash hadn't been even worse than what had happened.

Taking a short breath, she heads over toward him and approaches him. "You don't seem too comfortable here." It's a weak opening for conversation at that, but really she wouldn't blame him if he just ignored her for someone else.

[instinct]

"That would be because I'm not," Derek snipes back. He folds his arms, but he doesn't ignore her: he's just a little worn out from all the socializing that keeps happening to him despite his best attempts at party pooping.

[risked]

It's to be expected, the tone of his reply and she doesn't blame him for being upset with her. Granted, she's curious if this has to do with him being here or with situations from back home. Allison is pretty sure that now isn't the time to ask, though.

"Where did you end up? When you came through the veil?" She figures that maybe he'd rather talk about this place instead of home, though.