open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

[wynn]

[ wynn is in his chambers upon arthur's return, but responds quickly enough to knocking on his golden doors. the light pours out as he enters the room, and his expression warms upon seeing the long-absent king. ] Arthur. [ he goes so far as to firmly clap a hand against his shoulder, looking him over as if to see what changes exposure to this world have wrought ]

[king]

[ yay, manly shoulderclaps are his favourite expression of affection. Arthur returns it in kind, visibly gladdened to be so welcomed after his time away. ]

Wynnefalshond.

[ there are physical changes, of course: sun-weathering, mostly, Arthur isn't as careful about his skin as he should be given his fair hair and pale complexion. but aside from increasing his probability of skin cancer, he seems a little more grounded than when he first arrived. the castle and the knighthood's privileges were too similar to back home to truly shake him out of his comfort zone. now, however, he has had to accept the world he has come to be in, or more accurately, the time. ]

[ the past is, as the saying goes, a foreign country, and like a foreigner he still has an intense loyalty to and nostalgia for the ways of his home. but he has also acclimated. educated himself on the missed years. and far more capable of standing on his own — after all, he has returned alone. ]

[wynn]

Thank you for answering the summons so quickly. [ although it's clear he had no doubt that arthur would. ] Having you here will be a great asset, in all that is to come.