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]

[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.

[missindependent]

[ she laughs, lounging against him, equally nonchalant ] I was afraid your cock might have not been able to live up to all the hype. [ as her eyes draw down in that that direction ] Thanks to fuck it apparently thrive under the right kind of tension.

[autorevive]

Oh, yeah, it's all about thriving under pressure. Like that Freddie Mercury-David Bowie song. [he starts humming out the beat to under pressure. you're welcome.]

[missindependent]

[ she laughs, listening to him hum for a few moments before jumping to her feet and searching around for her undies ] I don't know about you, but I do not want to put that crap back on. [ ie armor and/or fry-cook uniform ] Think I'll head back to my room before the after-party. Best thing about his place? All the free food and booze.

[autorevive]

I'll drink to that. Or, at least I will at the after-party. [ he jumps up and ... gets his undies back on, too.] Maybe I'll bring my lemur.

[missindependent]

Your... lemur. Why the hell didn't you mention you had a lemur before?

Yes, you must bring him.

[autorevive]

I thought I did! Eh, it's not a big deal. I'll bring him, for sure. I'm trying to socialize him, you know? Get him used to being around people. Like they do for dogs and babies and all that.

[missindependent]

[ hahaha omg nathan. yes, that's what they do for babies.

but fiona would also lump babies in with domestic animals, so... ]

What's his name? [ she asks as she gathers her armor up in her arms haphazardly. clearly she's gonna venture back to her room in her underwear. ]

[autorevive]

Barry! After one of my mates back home. [is he going to follow her???? yeah apparently. until he has to turn to go some other way to his room or smth.]

[missindependent]

Awe. That's cute. [ that's right, she said cute. she glances over her shoulder and sees him following. smirking, she makes sure her ass sways more than necessary. ] Does he know any tricks or anything?

[autorevive]

Not unless you count making dying car engine noises as a trick. He's really good at it. It's like all the little bugger does.

[missindependent]

[ she laughs at that. like, a lot. ] Sounds delightful.

[ oh hey, this is her stop. she pauses at the door, turning around ] This is me. I'd invite you in, but... well, we got a party to get to, right?

[autorevive]

Hey, no, don't worry about it. I'm ... down here somewhere. [he motions with his arm.] See you at the party!

[missindependent]

Oh, yeah, definitely. [ she grins as she waves him off, slinking back into her room ]