squiring ♔ the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.

[wynn]

♬ Troy - James Horner

WHO || Wynn, Willow Rosenberg, Cordelia Chase, Cora Hale, Kali, Drax, Alisha Daniels, Alice Lincoln, Cara Mason, Henry Mills, Sam Winchester, current Knights attending the ceremony
WHAT || September Squiring Ceremony
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || September 6th, 2014, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam

The impressively large Great Hall of the castle could easily pass as a royal throne room, with its length and the red carpet leading up to a set of steps. However, there is no throne set at the top of them, and the Hall is wide enough to accommodate hundreds of Knights. And indeed, several hundred Knights stand in ranks on either side of the wide stretch of red, each wearing the traditional set of ceremonial armor in their possession.

The newest squires have been fitted to his armor after meeting with Wynn as always. It's traditional for them to appear for the first time before the Knighthood wearing it and they are assured that only a very small number of the Knights make use of their armor for other circumstances. It does, however, create an intimidating sense of unity as they stand shoulder to shoulder in rank and file to receive their newest pledges.

They enter together, with a flair of orchestral music that fills the hall with as much pomp as possible. It's a lot like that last scene in A New Hope. Yeah, you thought I was going to get through an entire post being all serious, didn't you.

At the top of the steps, Wynn waits, wearing a sword on his belt that canny eyes† might recognize as familiar.

It's one hell of a long walk past all those staring, curious eyes. Luckily, it's a long musical number.

For additional dice rolling fun (optional):

† Roll or randomize a d20. Those who roll a 15 or above can spot the sword for being the exact same sword that was suspended in the statue above the Round Table, when they met with Wynn in the Prologue.
† Roll a d20 dexterity check. If your character rolls a 2 or 3, at some point during their walk they're bound to stumble. A critical fail will lead to an epic faceplant ... or worse.

Comments

[autorevive]

Only if you shrink it or turn it into a cunt. It's a big risk to take.

[missindependent]

Hey, it's your wish, buddy. So... just be careful that's not included in your wording.

[autorevive]

Okay. So ... I wish we were back at the castle. There. That's all. Nice and simple.

[missindependent]

[ the magic begins to bubble up all around them again, and this time there's a purple/blue glittery dust in the air as well, but before anything actually happens, fiona squeezes her eyes shut tightly, and the magic haze disapptes as quickly as it had appeared (will save 25) ] Wait, I don't think that's gonna work the way you want it to.

[autorevive]

Why not?

[missindependent]

I, um... I don't remember. [ aw damn. what a horrible time for her horrible memory to come into play. ] You have any ideas why this might not work?

[autorevive]

Uh, no? You're the genie, not me! Maybe it's ... not specific enough? I wish you and me were back at knights headquarters, outside the squiring ceremony, holding our bags of In-N-Out full of burgers and animal fries.

[missindependent]

[ she shrugs, mulling his wish over for a second as their clouded in glitter dust once more, and looks ready to settle for well enough, but just as she's shrouded from his view by the magic smoke he can hear her call out: ] Wait! What about your cock?!

[ but it's too late for that now :) ]

[autorevive]

I WANT IT TO STAY EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW!!

[oh well ....]

[missindependent]

[ as they land back in the castle hall, fiona is doubled over in hysterical laughter at nathan's last remark, gasping for breath as she attempts to straighten up.

okay, she'll finally regain her composure, and she arches an eyebrow his way... before blatantly staring at his crotch. ] Suppose we better make sure... you know.

[autorevive]

[wis 11 ... he thinks he has a faint idea where this is going. he's down.] Yeah, guess it wouldn't hurt to check, would it? [eyebrow waggle]

[missindependent]

[ oh god, she was just kidding, but now that he mentions it... well, first she has to give him a hard time, of course. ] And here I was worried you might be more invested in this stodgy old ceremony than having a good time. You sure were in a hurry to get back.

[autorevive]

What? Nah, not really. I just didn't want the managers to catch us. I've done my share of community service, and I am not going through that load of rubbish again, no sir.

[missindependent]

[ she laughs at... his misfortune, i guess. but no, it's more his sense of humor she finds amusing. and also endearing. and fun. ] Any other brilliant ideas for how to best exploit my magic powers?

Oh my god! [ she blurts out like someone is suddenly dying over here ] I forgot to show you my best trick!

[autorevive]

What?! Well, you'd best show it to me now!

[missindependent]

[ well she'll just yank one of those cokes from him, popping off the lid and dumping the soda in some nearby plant.

pause here for nathan to protest.

she straightens the cup again, holding it firmly in one hand, and she seems to be concentrating hard for a few moments. that now-familiar feeling of the air crackling around them manifests once more, but for barely two seconds this time. ] There.

[ she hands the cup back to him ... surprise! there's liquid in it again, and it sure ain't no soda. spoiler: it's wine. and good wine at that. ]

[autorevive]

[he drinks it back like it's soda, tbh.] Now that's what I'm talking about! That was the good stuff, real class-A booze.

[missindependent]

And free of charge. [ she holds an arm up, flashing her wrist around to show off the intricate silver bands embedded in them ] Pretty much as much as I want. Told you it was the coolest part.

[ she chucks her soda into one of those empty armor statue things that are in all the hallways, snickering b/c it sounds like someone's peeing. then she taps her cup with a finger and enjoys some wine herself. ] So.

[autorevive]

So ... d'ya wanna check out my cock? [subtlety and nathan young are parallel lines. they will never meet.]

[missindependent]

[ well, nathan, you've finally met someone who really appreciates your lack of tact and subtlety: this chick. she grins, wasting now time moving into his personal space, grabbing him by the front of his shirt, and kissing him (dex 17) with some impressive skill. ]

You, Mr. Invincible, sure do have a way with words. [ and that's nOT EVEN SARCASM ]

[autorevive]

It's Nathan. [he kisses her back and it's ... ok???? (dex 12) he's hella into it tho. and forgot to ask her name ... oh well. HE WON'T REMEMBER IT ANYWAY.]

[missindependent]

[ yeah, she doesn't find it important to divulge a name at this moment, so it'll be a mystery~

wait, aren't they still in that ugly armor get-up? well, somehow, someway she manages to make shedding said armor crazy sexy (charisma 20). also, she instantly forgets (wisdom 5) they're currently in a hallway, that opens into a room full of their peers and boss, and wow, suddenly being in her underwear is probably very inappropriate.

he can bring up moving somewhere more... private, if he'd like, but she's not likely to remember any time soon. ]

[autorevive]

[ nathan's wis was like 9 so ... yeah they're just gonna have sex in the hallway. it's fiiiine, it'll just be a quickie. hopefully no one needs to leave the squiring ceremony for a potty break. he's out of his armor?? in in out uniform??? whatever, he's just ready for action like he was waiting his entire life for this moment. (dex nat 20) like he hasn't been laid in like 50 years is more like it ... precious. anyway. sex rolls.

str 8
dex 16
fort save 12
wis 17
cha 15

it's ... not that bad??? at least he's pretty charming. bonus song cue. ]

[missindependent]

[ oh right. duh. in-n-out mmm sexy. apparently french fry smell is an aphrodisiac for her. also, who wouldn't appreciate such eagerness?? and that wis check is HOTT. also dex. um yeah, this is a good time. hopefully she can keep up...

str 10
dex 15
fort save 22 (she'll want more later. as in soon later.)
wis 20
cha 21

so yeah. that was nice. that was very nice, captain invincible. ]

[autorevive]

[yeaaahhh. he lays back like they aren't just ... hanging out in the hallway.] Bloody hell, that was brilliant. You're like a sex panther. All ... rawr.