after-party ♔ october

[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 || October 1st, 2014, 6:00PM [backdated]
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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Matt Byrne | OTA

[byrned]

[ Did somebody say party? There's just about no way he's not going to be at that, especially if he's not got to be behind the bar for once.

He dresses up all nice like (disguise 23), jeans and a blazer with a white shirt open a couple more buttons than it really needs to be.

Most of the night, he's somewhere near the bar, but a little later he'll head outside (likely when the drink has gone to his head). ]

[reallywicked]

[Oh hey cutie... Faye is okay with some of the squires that have been brought back- namely the hot one with the nice accent. Seeing him on his way out, she grabs a drink of her own and follows him.

I mean... she goes outside on her own. Totally.]

How are you liking it so far?

[byrned]

[ Faye is probably a bit younger than the people he usually frequents with. Bit more like his sisters than someone he'd take to bed. But that said he's not about to refuse a bit of a flirt. Hell no. ]

Well you know I think it just got better now.

[reallywicked]

Hmm. [She gives a thoughtful hum as she steps closer.] I think mine might have too. Where did they find you?

[Ireland would be good guess. But she's a dumb American so she probably thinks he doesn't sound any different.]

[byrned]

Me? Oh, blew in on the last cloud from heaven.

[ yes that is possibly the cheesiest thing ever said, but it's okay, he knows it, and he clearly thinks its amusing because he's laughing ]

How about you?

[reallywicked]

Oh, I'm a knight, of course. Very experienced. If you needed someone to show you a thing or two, I'm available.

[byrned]

Oh yeah? And what sort of thing do you think you could teach me? [ Did that sound lewd? Well it was supposed to. ]

[reallywicked]

Where all the best quiet spots in the castle are, for starters. [She raises her eyebrows suggestively.] What sort of lessons are you in the mood for?

[byrned]

You know well that depends.

[ He leans in a bit. He's used to dealing with girls, be they his sisters or the ones that had one too many drinks in the bar. ]

How old are you?

[sorceresslite]

[ it's been... nearly fourteen years since she'd seen him last so ella doesn't recognize him at first. she rarely goes to the ceremonies so she hadn't caught his name, but he seemed friendly with andrew and that was good.

and then she overhears him introduce himself to someone. matt byrne isn't an overly uncommon name, she supposes, so she watches a little longer, hiding behind taller people so she won't be caught spying. hair's the same, maybe a bit darker the way hers is a bit redder. looks maybe a bit like his da? he's so grown.

his eyes are the same. that's what clinches it. puppy dog eyes looking at her like HOW COULD YOU when she'd kicked him under the slide for kissing her. and, well, you don't forget your first kiss. even if you were seven and it was raining and you were stuck under the bloody slide with him for an entire hour afterward until it stopped.

ella stomps over to him.

and punches him in the junk. :) ] You absolute fucking twat!

[ he couldn't have kept in touch, could he? noooooooooo. ]

[byrned]

[ If there's anything Matt can expect from this whole thing it's... most definitely not a kick to the bollocks. And to be honest, he's fairly fond of his bollocks, so it isn't really what he was hoping for when he got up that morning. ]

Jesus Christ what the fuck, are you crazy?

[ (15 sense motive or... whatever you roll for recognising someone when you've been kicked in the valuables) so he manages to actually... recognise her? Through the haze of 'ow my balls'. He wonders if he's not going mad because seriously, the fuck can it be her? ]

Ella? Ah it's not is it? Little baby Ella?

[sorceresslite]

I'm not a baby! [ she punches him again, hella pressed. little, yes, but not a baby. even though she's acting like one. ] What happened to "we'll keep in touch, Els! I'll write you!" You lying sack of cockwobbling refuse!

[byrned]

[ OW. Ffs Ella stop with the punching. Big man here actively is hiding his junk behind a hand at this point ]

Hey mind the merchandise!

but he's almost laughing because she's the last fucking person he expected to see. i mean rly.

Cockwobbling refuse? You come up with that one all on your own did you? And what happened to puberty, just pass you on by did it, little girl?

[ he's TEASING Ella don't hurt him ]

[badexample]

[Andrew should probably tell him not to say the thing.

Oh well.

He already said the thing.

/casually sips his drink and watches Ella attack another person's junk for once.]

[sorceresslite]

[ WELL ELLA BOMBED HER WILL SAVE (6) so he makes a frustrated noise and... a a spark of sparkly green lightning shoots out of her hand. it barely misses him, but its probably stings a bit as is rushes past his head with a crackle of electricity and the scent of ozone.

oh that irish temper. ]

[byrned]

Jesus Fucking Christ, Ell! What you trying to do, kill me? Little girl's all grown up eh? And how the fuck was I supposed to keep in touch anyway? I had no clue where you were.

[ and right now he has no clue where anything is, because he's mostly dealing with the searing pain ]

[badexample]

Alright- that's enough! [Andrew is still laughing, but he's going to try to step in.]

M'guessing you two know each other? Either that or you've just got some sort of weird leprechaun scent for balls that are related to mine that you need to destroy.

[generaldavideus]

[David doesn't come near the bar often as he doesn't really drink that much, but when he sees Matt, he wanders over to at least give him a bit of a welcome.]

Congratulations.

[byrned]

[ Oh no help David looks smart as fuck ]

Hey thanks man. And hey you don't brush up so badly, do you?

[ he is definitely not attracted to that. nope. ]

[generaldavideus]

[He glances down at himself before shaking his head.]

I can't take all the credit. I had help.

[Lissa is very good at making sure he dresses well.]

[byrned]

[ That idea makes him laugh ]

Better with a sword than you are at fashion, huh?

[generaldavideus]

[He laughs a bit himself before nodding.]

Much better, actually. Fashion has never really been my strong suit.

[byrned]

Yeah well we can't all look as good as me, right?

[ He's teasing. Mostly. ]

Or is that just an excuse to get the girl to do the tie up for you?

[generaldavideus]

[His eyebrows furrow, confused.]

... No?

[Also, wow, Lissa's more like his little sister. Stop that.]

[byrned]

It's okay, mate, it was a joke. No need to look so confused.