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.

Comments

[daredtobelieve]

I have no intention of alienating myself from her, so perhaps we should establish a few ground rules. [She pinches the bridge of her nose, not even sure where to start.]

I will not tolerate your blatant disrespect of the knights and squires of our order. Whatever prejudices you might harbor need to be left at the door. Is that understood?

[likedillinger]

I was just jokin'. Is another ground rule gonna involve you growing a sense of humor?

[daredtobelieve]

[She gives him another hard look before relenting and shaking her head, glancing down.]

I suppose I am a big wound up over the whole thing.

[likedillinger]

Look. I'll work to curb the comments, if you stop jumping to think the worst of me every five seconds.

I get enough of that.

[daredtobelieve]

[her brow creases.]

From who? [She doesn't imagine he means Rose. And Wynn agreed to have him squired, so not him either. Curious.]

[likedillinger]

Look around. To plenty of these people, I'm just the cold-blooded killer they brought in to take one of their own down.

[daredtobelieve]

And how would you rather they see you? [She's... trying to get over the fact that she sees him close to the way he just described.]

[likedillinger]

Doesn't matter. [ he looks away, grabbing a plate to start stacking shit up on ]

[daredtobelieve]

It does, actually. If I'm to help you get to where you want to be, I need to know just what your goal is. Who is it you want to be, Dean?

[Definitely appropriate to just ask this in the ballroom but she doubts she'll have the chance later.]

[likedillinger]

[ omg helen lay off ] All I want? Is the chance to wipe out any evil supernatural piece of crap that's out to hurt or kill people who can't fight back.

Whatever that makes me?

I'm fine with.

[daredtobelieve]

[hahahahaha no]

It could well make you a hero. [But it's such a fine line that he could tip over and became cold blooded murderer. How those 'evil supernatural pieces of crap' were judged to be without the chance or redemption would play a huge part. The both of them are too quick to believe opposing directions to that question.

And perhaps Helen is afraid of the parts she sees in Dean that remind her so much of Druitt, how much he seems to enjoy his gruesome work.]

Time will tell.

[likedillinger]

I've tried being somebody's idea of a hero before. Didn't end up workin' out well for other people.

I just wanna help people. In the way I know best.

[daredtobelieve]

I never said you should be anyone's idea of one. No one but your own.

[But if she doesn't like that version of it, she might just nudge him. If she can.]

Helping people is what we do. But that won't be limited to humans, I do hope you realize. There are plenty of innocent lives out there that need you, Dean.

[likedillinger]

I really wish everyone around here would stop assuming that the only people I help are humans. That's bullshit.

[daredtobelieve]

Considering that roughly five seconds into our conversation, you referred to one of my dear, non human friends as 'weird' without knowing a thing about him, I don't really think it's that far of a stretch.

[likedillinger]

And I call humans with pants sagging around their ankles weird too. Doesn't mean I won't save 'em if something's trying to eat them.

[daredtobelieve]

I struggle to see how a poorly dressed passerby is so easily comparable to the esteemed head of one of our sects, but perhaps this is a conversation for another day.

[oh my god dean you are giving her a headache...]

[likedillinger]

It is what it is.

[daredtobelieve]

Indeed. Why don't you go find Rose and try to have a good time. I'll find you in a few days and we can do your official orientation here at the castle.

[likedillinger]

Good call. See you 'round, Helen.