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.

Comments

[bluffcheck]

But would the handcuffs wind up in the bedroom, I wonder.

[shameless ok]

[icouldbe_bess]

[ girl. ] You have obviously not seen my bedroom. [ she has an entire trunk for this stuff. ]

[bluffcheck]

You're right. I haven't. [and he won't ask to. Because he is a gentleman ok. He only kissed her bc she challenged him. He will just raise his eyebrows in case she wants to invite him.]

[icouldbe_bess]

Maybe if you're a good boy I'll show you how the trick works one day.

[bluffcheck]

That's a shame. I'm so rarely a "good boy" but there's a first for everything. [He gives her another wink]

[icouldbe_bess]

Maybe it'll do you some good and my squiredom can be mutually beneficial.

[bluffcheck]

Trying to teach me something now, are you? [He is so amused by this.] Well, I'll give it my best effort to be good. I imagine seeing your secrets must be worth it.

[icouldbe_bess]

Oh definitely. [ she nods, smiling wickedly. ] Want to see another trick?

[bluffcheck]

Of course! Who in their right mind would ever say no to that.

[icouldbe_bess]

Like so many idiots in Boston Commons, you would be surprised. [ oh look, she's already forgotten she was going to show him something bc she is busy whining. ] Street performers get such a bad rap. Its straight up bourgeoise bullshit.

[bluffcheck]

Afraid that's all places, lass. Before I found my place on a crew, I made a living on nothing more than the kindness of strangers who took pity on a struggling bard. Barely enough to put food on the table for my family.

[icouldbe_bess]

Kindness of strangers. [ she pats his arm, shaking her head. ] You're adorable.

[bluffcheck]

Not that I mind the compliment, lass, but I get the feeling you don't mean it quite as such.

[icouldbe_bess]

Strangers aren't exactly kind in the real world, Thoster. Least not in Boston.

[ not entirely true, there are some genuinely kind people in boston, as there are everywhere, but alice can be cynical. ]

[bluffcheck]

Are you saying I haven't lived in the year world? [He places a hand to his chest, as if he's been wounded by the words.] I'd argue that the luxuries I've found since coming through the Veil make this place more of a fantasy than any other.

[icouldbe_bess]

Running water is a basic human right, thank you. Why do you think we're trying so hard to get it to impoverished countries? Everyone should have plumbing.

[ she assumes lotr land does not have plumbing, tbh. ]

[bluffcheck]

You know, I still don't understand why people call it that. Running water. The streams and rivers ran just fine. And it flowed just the same, pumped from the wells!

[icouldbe_bess]

Yeah but here you just turn the tap so its way less effort. And its clean, which is the key really since so many diseases spread through dirty water.

[bluffcheck]

I will give you that- Been sick far less since I joined up. Having a pack of clerics on hand doesn't hurt either.

[icouldbe_bess]

Yeah, it's weird that they don't exist in in other people's worlds.

[bluffcheck]

Oh, they exist in mine. But they require payment- more than a man like me might have at any given time.

[icouldbe_bess]

Well, I mean some of them here are like that. You pay regular docs, why wouldn't you pay clerics? But I haven't known many to withhold services. That's fucked up. [ ur world is trash. ]

[bluffcheck]

My experiences may have been colored by my reputation preceding me.

[pirate probs]

[icouldbe_bess]

Scurvy.

[bluffcheck]

Ah, I was referring more to their decisions to not serve a man such as me. I was a bit of a scoundrel in my day.