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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[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?

[arrested]

[ The question bristles her slightly, like she's somehow been caught out. She responds, but not very convincingly (bluff 7) ]

No.

[ a beat ]

What's it to you if I can?

[bittersweeter]

[ lila doesn't press in any case. even though she's totally right. (sense motive 22) ]

Just curious. It's pretty common here. Island of Misfit toys.

[arrested]

So that's like why they recruited me then? Because of the powers? [ way to give that away, Alisha :) ]

[bittersweeter]

The powers you don't have? [ she smirks a little. ] Yeah, probably. That's why they picked me up.

[arrested]

Well if they're looking for superheroes that's not gonna be me. [ Fuck, why can't she just have a normal life. She'll just be ignoring that smirk, also. ]

Was it the storm for you too?

[bittersweeter]

[ SHE KNEW IT! VICTORIOUS. lila is a fucking genius and she looks a little pleased with herself like oh yeah, i'm a smart fuck. ] Uh, no, to quote Lady Gaga: I was born this way. [ flawless. ]

[arrested]

You were born with a power? [ She sounds kind of disbelieving, but she's actually not, it's just... a disbelieving sort of day ]

So did you always know or just wake up one day and realise? [ props on the whole Gaga thing be tee dubs ]

[bittersweeter]

Mm, sort of both. I don't remember, only that I was really young. But it was always a possibility, for anyone where I'm from. It's part of our brain chemistry. My dad can make people lucky or unlucky, I give people nightmares.

[arrested]

Kind of a shit power [ she mumbles, really she knows all about shit powers. ]

I used to have this thing... This power... It was fucked up.

[bittersweeter]

Its not that bad. [ she enjoys it tremendously. luck work is simpler, but shes attached to her dream work. ]

[arrested]

Yeah it could be worse, trust me. [ is there a story there? yes there is a story there. ]

[bittersweeter]

Oh? [ she looks interested, head canting slightly with curiosity. she tries to phrase her question as leading, to see if alisha will spit out the explanation. (gather information 26) ] I've heard of some pretty awful abilities. My ex-boyfriend's mom can control emotions.

[ the sneer at the mention of cassel's mom is involuntary and she can't stop herself, but she follows it with: ] Bitch. [ so maybe it won't dissaude alisha from spilling her guts. :) ]

[arrested]

Yeah... [ she thinks about it a moment, but then decides why the fuck not, it's not like anything is going to happen if someone finds out, especially someone who can make nightmares appear. ]

There was this storm, right? Gave people all these fucked up powers. And mine it was like... Well whenever someone touched me it just made them want to shag me. And I don't mean like normal shag me, I mean like can't think of anything else shag me.

[bittersweeter]

[ just like she couldnt hide the sneer at emotion work, she looks visibly distressed by alisha's power. ] That's fucked up. [ followed swiftly by: ] Are you okay?

[ because while sondra's power she finds abhorrent because it was completely voluntary and she enjoyed cursing girls to fall in love with her son, alisha's seemed less voluntary. which made alisha as much a victim. lila is pm mariska hargitay re: emotion work and any kind of sex/intimacy. ]

[arrested]

Yeah. [ but she isn't even trying to be convincing. there was no point rolling a bluff because it would be minus 457. ]

I mean... it was shit, right? But it's gone now.

[bittersweeter]

Well that's... good. [ except it happened. it was a thing. and lila can't help the reflexive shame that wells up as her memories of being cursed get dredged up again. somehow, miraculously, she keeps it from her expression (will save 24), mouth twisting to the side bitterly. ] Did it just wear off or something?

[arrested]

[ Yeah it's not great and she's not really trying so hard to make it look like it was great either. It's not really the sort of thing she can fake. ]

No. No I sort of... sold it. This bloke yeah? He had this power where he could take powers away.