knightsoflegend | after-party ♔ september

♬ 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 || September 6th, 2014, 6:00PM
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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Feeling full and bored(since his pre-order somehow hasn't arrived yet.), Max decides to mingle with his juniors. He scours the hall for a target and once he finds one, he immediately marches toward them and since the one who stands out is Sam, he gets to be bothered by this half-orc.] You're one of the new squires right? The name's Max. Pleasure to make your acquaintance. [He offers him a smile and a hand to shake.]

That's right.

[Sam offers his back, giving the other man's a firm shake.]

Sam. Nice to meet you.

So, what's your story, pal? The standard freshly arrived Shadowkind looking for shelter, or trying to save the world from apocalypse kind of guy? [Max looks at Sam with an analyzing gaze. And from his expression, you can see that he thinks Sam falls into the first category since he looks... normal.]

[hahahaha it's a good thing he doesn't know...anything about the apocalypse yet or he might have spit out his drink.]

I don't know if a few months counts as freshly arrived or not, but there's that. I heard my brother was around, and I came out here to find him. Turns out I like it here enough to stay.

Looking for someone, huh? I guess we're not too different. [A short pause.] Well, I've been here since I was born, here in this world, I mean. So if you need help with things around here, jusk ask. [He smiles and pats Sam's shoulder. This is how normal human socialize, right? He doesn't normally do this kind of stuff.]

[Sam laughs good-naturedly.]

Honestly? I wouldn't even know where to start. For every thing that's exactly the same, there's something different.

Just think of it as a virtual reality game. Enjoy the things you can't find in your world. Who knows, you might stumble upon the last boss one day, slay it and find a way to return to the real world. And you'll have one hell of an epic story to tell by then. [Just like the .Hack. He smiles more sincerely this time since he likes to make games references.]

[.Hack was gr8]

Who's to say which one is the real one. If you and I are both real, then they're all real. [But there's some humor in his voice, and he shakes his head.] If I told my brother this story? He'd tell me I must have jumped off the deep end. That or ask me how I got away from a Djinn on my own.

Djinn, eh? Be-careful-of-what-you-wish-for kind? Seems you had your own out-of-the-world experiences before the Veil.

[Max snorts a chuckle.]

I heard some of the worlds only have humans and their electronics, and when they get caught by the Veil and see a magical half-orcs like me driving cars around the town, they would scream and pop their eyes out.

But if your world has Djinn in it, guess you won't have much problems adapting here.

More like the give-you-exactly-what-you-want-via-drug-induced-fever-dream kind. My brother got snagged by one, once. When I found him he was strung up and half dead.

[Not so funny, eh?]

Most people where I'm from don't know that that stuff's out there. It's a little hard to live normally when you know the boogeyman is real.

[Max nods in agreement. Not in an empathetic way though, since he is the boogeyman in most of the modern day stories rather than the hero.]

Ignorance is indeed a bliss. That's why I always live by the motto, "enjoy what you can and only care when you need to care."

[Yeah, he is not exactly the world-saving hero type. If you are interested, he also lives by several other mottoes, such as "kick, don't lockpick," and "eat, sleep, and hit."]

If you think too much about the boogeyman and his victims, you won't get a good night sleep.

[Yeah that is exactly the opposite of his motto 90% of the time. It reminds him a little of Dean, though. Or at least the vibe Dean likes to give off.]

Whatever helps you get by.

[It's not his place to tell him otherwise. Sam also prefers the lockpick tbh. And books.]

I think I'm just one of those people that got used to it. Not everyone can.

Well, good for you. I heard chicks dig that kind of guy. The nerves-of-steel smartypants hero kind of guy. You definitely look like the type. Just try to hold off the brother obsession, kay? Most girls don't like man talking about another man. [Says the never-dated-before half-orc. Way to steer the conversation, Max!]

Yeah, right. Of course not.

[How did this turn into a conversation about chicks? Are you Dean, Max?]

Thanks for the tip, I guess.

after-party ♔ september

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