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

[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.

[sorceresslite]

[ im just going to assume that andrew just bodily picked ella up because that is the only way she will stop fighting. ]

I grew up with him! He was my best mate 'til he snogged me under the slide. And you could have asked my mum, you wanker! She knew where Finn and I were.

[ she sags a little. she misses her mum. ]

[byrned]

[ He's doing his very best at standing up, trying to come to terms with the new found damage to his unmentionables. ]

El we were seven, I thought it was what I was supposed to do. And anyway, I wanted but me da wouldn't let me as your ma and you know what he's like.

[ He gives her something of a pointed look. She really was one of the very few when he was a kid that did know what his dad was like. ]

[badexample]

[Yeah, Andrew has her under his arm, holding her off the ground.]

Wait-- you two know each other? [He glances between them for a second.]

Shit this is the smallest fucking world.

[sorceresslite]

[ she sags a little at matt's words. he used FAMILY PROBLEMS! it's super effective! her feet kick in indication to let her down. ]

Alright, fine, I'm not gonna hit 'im again, lemme go.

[ wait. ] How do you two know each other?

[badexample]

[Cautiously, Andrew lowers her to the ground and runs his free hand through his hair.]

We, uh- Well, turns out we're cousins. Or something.

[It's complicated.]

[byrned]

[ okay his nether regions are just about recovering ]

Yeah. He's part of the family. I think he's mam's sister's husband's sister's kid. Or something like that.

[ #irish ]

[sorceresslite]

That's bonkers, you know that.

[ look, she spent her entire life in ireland mostly, but her parents didn't have family, she and finn haven't got aunts and uncles and fifty seven cousins all named padric and siobhán and jack and emily. she doesn't understand big families. ]

[badexample]

You're telling me. Show up to fight a war and find this guy running the bar. Adam confirmed it, though. Talked to the folks and it checks out. We're related.

[byrned]

[ That's unexpected, and is enough to make Matt lift his head and look over towards Andrew. ]

They didn't speak to my folks, did they?

[sorceresslite]

[ ella's face twists with worry and when she steps away from andrew, she doesn't reach out to smack matt, but curl her small hand around his forearm reassuringly. (wis nat 20) some memories from childhood just don't leave a person. ]

Andrew's Mum is smarter than that.

[byrned]

[ That touch, it's been years. How many years since he's seen his old friend and he's not sure if it's the punch or the gentle touch that makes him realise how much he's missed her. ]

Yeah well she'd better be. [ No offence, Andrew, he's sure your ma is lovely. ]

[badexample]

We sort of have the whole 'keeping secrets' thing down to a science, don't we? Didn't have a clue a whole branch of the family tree were fucking knights at all. [He's just a smidge offended here.]