after-party ♔ september

[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 || 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.

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[bittersweeter]

I've never actually paid for a drink in my life anyway... [ when you use your boobs to make people do things for you: #melonswithpurpose. ]

[arrested]

[ It's probably not a thing to be proud of, but it makes Alisha already like her a bit. Still though, she has to give her a bit of a look, sizing her up. ]

Yeah well I suppose you wouldn't would you? [ Congratulations on your face basically. ]

Alisha. [ And now your turn. ]

[bittersweeter]

[ right? her face is majestic. she appreciates that alisha recognizes this, it says good things about the woman. like that she has working eyes and brain cells. ]

Lila. [ she lifts her glass like cheers to you, but really it's cheers to herself because lila deserves the very best, okay? ] Zacharov. But I'm the only Lila here.

[ if there is another, she will dispose of them. name highlander. ]

[arrested]

[ She scoffs a bit, sorry Lila but your surname is ridic. ]

So this place. It's not all nerds wanking themselves off at this whole 'Knight' thing, is it? [ She thinks maybe Lila Weirdname might be a good person to answer this. She's not entirely sold on it all yet. ]

[bittersweeter]

[ her expression is hella dubious because... ] Okay, first don't put nerds and wanking in a sentence together, it makes me think of Andrew and now I kind of want to vomit a little or get, like, a railroad spike to the brain so I can erase what I just saw.

[ THAT IS A MENTAL IMAGE SHE DOESNT NEED. ]

Second, I dunno. I try not to think of myself as a knight, it's too Lord of the Rings bullshit.

[arrested]

[ She doesn't know who Andrew is, and right now she's glad if THAT's the reaction. ]

You're kidding right? They're the biggest wankers of the lot. They'd suck their own dicks if they could. [ You're welcome for that image too, Lila :) ]

Exactly, right?! a[ nd oh she's animated now ] I mean I had to wear armour. What the fuck is that about?

[bittersweeter]

[ she whines dramatically, stop talking about wanking u r the worst alisha! ]

You only have to wear it twice. The one you just did and then when you actually get knighted. I mean there are some old school weirdos around here that are big into it, but for the most part it's not a thing. Even, like, in the field.

[ lila's tactical armor includes a leather jacket. ...and heels. always heels. modern day armor, tbh. ]

[arrested]

Yeah well it's a good job because there is no way they're getting me in that shit regularly. I've had enough of weird fucking outfits for one lifetime.

[ She's really not sure armour is much of a step up from an orange jumpsuit. ]

[bittersweeter]

Zero dress code. I guess you're supposed to dress up for the ceremony or whatever, but I just stopped... going.

[ oops. she doesn't care about squiring ceremonies, fuck that shit basically. ]

[arrested]

Just stick to the parties, yeah?

[ oh yeah, lila, she likes you. ]

So how long you been here? It for real this whole knight thing? Like do they expect us to go charging somewhere on horses or whatever?

[bittersweeter]

[ her smiles basically answers the first question before she moves on to the rest. yes parties! ]

Year and a half. So far I've only see a few people on horses. The whole Braveheart thing doesn't happen much. Especially since most people seem to appreciate the ease of guns here.

[ a beat. ] I mean some people are batshit and carry broadswords around like Mel Gibson is around the corner being racist and casting for Braveheart II. But they're the same ones that wear armor on the daily, you can hear them coming. [ and go in the other direction. ]

[arrested]

Probably not the sort of people that hang out at the parties, yeah?

[ the sort of people that play dress up for a living don't ever seem to do very well at parties. or maybe she just never used to pay attention to them. ]

So what do you do around here? Do we get like... jobs or something?

[ sorry lila, you're just her information point now. ]

[bittersweeter]

Not really. We have to do desk duty, which is a pain in the ass of hanging up on people for eight hours, but once you get knighted you can do whatever. You just... train, however you and your mentor want. [ she shrugs absently like whatever. her training is basically just reaching herself magic now because why would she ask for help when she can obviously do it on her own? ]

[arrested]

Mentor, right. [ yeah she sounds so fucking excited about that idea. Sounds a bit too close to probation officer to her, but hey hopefully they won't end up dead this time. Still, odds aren't great. ]

So we do what then, just sort of hang around?

[bittersweeter]

Yup. Teach yourself shit. Magic is a thing here so have fun with that. [ and to punctuate her point, she squints at a darkened corner on other side of the ballroom, murmuring under her breath, casting silent image. suddenly slenderman. she nods toward the corner so alisha will see him. standing there. dramatically. ominously. being slenderman. as he do. ]

[arrested]

[ Magic, powers, all different words for the same shit, so that's not too surprising. But holy fuck what is that? She steps back a little, looking over towards the nasty ass thing in the corner. ]

Did you do that?!

[bittersweeter]

Still doing that, so calm your tits. [ although she's doing fine concentrating on it though, nightmares are just really easy for her okay. (concentration 18) ]

[arrested]

Well how about you stop it because it's really fucking creepy.

[ she has to watch the shit out of that thing in case it leaps out or does something else hideous. ]

So what is this like some sort of power then?

[bittersweeter]

It's fake, relax. It's just an image. [ slenderman seems to take a deep, shuddering breath even as she says this, looming menacingly. and she is not stopping yet. (concentration 16) because she a a horrid bitch. ] But yeah, it's magic or whatever. Not what I can normally do... but... actually pretty similar to what I can normally do.

[arrested]

Yeah well it doesn't look much like an image.

You know most people don't make weird creepy fucking things appear as a party trick. [ Really Lila she thought you were normal. ]

Are you done?!

[bittersweeter]

Fine. God, you're a baby. [ but SLENDERMAN'S TWO MINUTE APPEARANCE is over as lila wrenches her concentration away and the figure vanishes, leaving the dark corner just a dark corner again. hopefully she made someone cry. or gave them nightmares. she turns to alisha and makes a face. she's part of a knighthood, how did you get normal from that?? ] I'm just really, really good at what I can do.

[arrested]

So can you do anything else or is your power limited to freaky looking tall blokes? Because you know that's a bit shit.

[bittersweeter]

I can read your mind. FYI, that's rude. [ she's bullshitting, but alisha doesn't need to know that. (bluff 36) ]

[arrested]

[ sense motive nat 20 so shut your mouth, Lila. She smirks though, maybe lying is endearing to her, who knows. ]

You know my friend could do that. I mean actually do that. Not just make shit up like you are.

[bittersweeter]

Well, I was right, wasn't I? You were thinking rude shit. [ lila doesn't seem to mind being caught because it's not really an important thing to be caught on. and sometimes if she tries really, really hard she can read minds, but she's not good at that spell since it involves... giving a shit what other people think.

BUT... nathan worded it almost exactly like that (he said girlfriend instead of friend) and while lila doesn't... quite make the connection, she looks at alisha with a new curiosity. (wis 14) ] Can you do anything?