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

[familybusiness]

Yeah, well, we haven't reached that stage yet.

[Sam's glad she at least understands where his brother's coming from. A lot of people haven't even looked past the whole hunter for hire thing yet.]

[theshameofcain]

You'll get there eventually. Sure, it'll probably be on a mission where you're trapped in a horrible place about to be killed or something, but it's something to strive for.

[familybusiness]

Sounds familiar enough. Maybe Wynn will shove us on a mission together someday.

[theshameofcain]

Knowing Wynn? That's definitely in the cards once your brother's proven he can take it. He's a very "trial by fire" kinda guy.

[or that's her opinion, anyway. bambi's thoughts may not always reflect reality.]

[familybusiness]

If there's anything that can get him to shut off all the critical thinking for half a second and go with his gut, it's being in the middle of a hunt.

[Sam, not all missions are hunts. :|]

[theshameofcain]

[...yeah, bambi caught that.]

Oh sweet Samuel, you and your brother have so much to learn about missions.

[familybusiness]

Yeah, well, Andres was my first mission, and you did see where I ended up, right?

[He knows where his 'talents' lie, and they're all related to hunting.]

[theshameofcain]

With the career badasses and guys who have vendettas. [She quirks a brow.] Don't go all Dirty Harry on me now, Sam. We've got Hoard reps to maintain.

[familybusiness]

I was where the 'monsters' were. It's what I know. It's what I spend most of my time researching.

It'll be nice to read other kinds of things now, though.

[theshameofcain]

You never stop needing to read arcane lore, bro. [Gotta get them ranks up.] Not that I don't enjoy a good Stephen King or the occasional text about planes.

[a beat.] The... godly planes. Not the flying ones.

[familybusiness]

[He laughs.]

Don't worry, Bambi. If anyone knows that, it's me.

[He's been doing it for decades now, practically. And he's starting over.]

I started digging into Helen's research. She's got forty years worth. I'll be busy for awhile.

[theshameofcain]

Oh yeah? What's Helen researching? [#nerds]

[familybusiness]

Biology and culture of Shadowkind. It's pretty extensive.

[theshameofcain]

Oh my God. [she grabs him by his arm.] Can we do a study group? Take notes. Have actual intelligent discussions. Maybe order pizza.

[familybusiness]

Yeah, sure, of course. I can't tell you the last time anyone wanted to actual research with me.

[Not sure how much pizza he'll eat, though.]

[theshameofcain]

[she'll have someone make you a salad shaker, you goob.]

Welcome to the Hoard. It's kinda what we do. And on Wednesdays, we wear labcoats.

[familybusiness]

[Rude, he's not a goob. He's just health conscious.]

Labcoats, huh? What are we dissecting this week?

[theshameofcain]

[g o o b e r]

I'm sure they're hauling all kinds of nasty things out from Andres to see what Sarandis's mad scientists were doing. [She sticks her tongue out.] Ick.

[familybusiness]

[His nose crinkles slightly.]

Fun.

[Autopsies have never...really been his thing.]

[theshameofcain]

Yeah, needless to say? I will be reading the reports on that one. Away from the blood and viscera of lab abominations.

[familybusiness]

I guess we'll see how many people decide not to get involved with that. I can suck it up if I need to.

[theshameofcain]

Trust me. There's people in the Dragon's Hoard who will touch, lick, and dissect anything in the name of science and knowledge. You're completely exempt from biology class.

[familybusiness]

Pizza and texts it is, then.

[They can totally use that as an excuse to bail, right?]

[theshameofcain]

[she pats him on the arm as she excuses herself.] Yup. I'll see you in the library.