CLOSED ♔ knighting ceremonies

[wynn]

WHO || Wynn, Dovan, Koraith, Hasmed, Lis'sa, Solace, graduating squires, various members of the Knighthood, invited guests [closed]
WHAT || Full Knighting ceremonies for various squires
WHERE || Knight's Headquarters, the Great Hall
WHEN || Late September BACKDATED
HOW || Actionspam

Unlike the grandiose nature of the squiring ceremony each Knight undergoes upon their initial entrance into the Knighthood, the graduation to Full Knight status takes place in a much more intimate affair, between the Knight, their mentor, invited friends, and the members of the sect to which they will be inducted. There's no pompous music, no stolid rank and file, no elaborate march.

The Knight's new section head, Wynn, and their mentor Knight wait up at the front of the room for their approach, but the attitude of the ceremony is much more relaxed, full of smiles and light conversation on all sides. Of course, when Wynn speaks, people still hush. It's just how he rolls.

"Please kneel."


((Given the large amount of promotions occurring, we will not be doing individual posts/parties for each.  Instead, please there are top comments on this post for each section's ceremonies, and each section's parties.  Feel free to make Drakenet posts or plurks establishing your character's invited guests, and tagging into as much as you would like/handwaving as much as you'd like.))

Comments

[olreliable]

Oh, you don't have to! I just... figured that's sort of our go-to for conversation. Not that we have a go-to. We've only talked a few times. But those few times have been more...booky. Nice booky, though! Really nice, erm...

[Ramble Town, population: Willow]

[pickyourbattles]

I suppose that's what I'm best at. Talking about.

[olreliable]

Hey! Nothing wrong with sticking to what you know. Besides... I like talking about magic stuff with you. [And then, with an awkward shift.] I, uhm- I saw that Lila was here.

[Lila that she now thinks is your ex. Awkward.]

[pickyourbattles]

I know. She told me that she's the one who recommended that Edain promote me.

[olreliable]

Wow, really? That's... I mean, that's cool that there weren't any hard feelings.

[She pauses and shifts around.]

Since you guys broke up.

[pickyourbattles]

Beg pardon?

[olreliable]

She told me about how you guys... y'know... Dated?

[pickyourbattles]

We-- what? We never-- I mean she has--

[olreliable]

It's okay! I mean if it's not something you want to talk about, we don't have to. I just think it's great that she's still got your back, that's all. I mean, she even talked about how good of a kisser you are and...

[she trails off]

I said that out loud, didn't I?

[pickyourbattles]

Wait, she... she did? [ #priorities ]

[olreliable]

[Just... awkwardly nods.]

[pickyourbattles]

Well, that's, er, surprising.

[olreliable]

So... maybe things didn't end so well? Sorry- none of my business. I know.

[pickyourbattles]

They didn't end at all, because there wasn't anything to end.

She's made a habit of claiming er, birthday kisses from me.

[olreliable]

Her... what?

[pickyourbattles]

She claimed it was... tradition?

[olreliable]

[Willow got herself a shitty wis roll to pick up that Lila is a lying liar who lies. So clearly it's just a mistake.]

Maybe her pre-Veil life came with some weird traditions. I've never heard of birthday kisses. I mean- it sounds nice.

[pickyourbattles]

Seeing as they're the only kind I've ever had? I suppose so.

[olreliable]

The only..? [She looks confused for a second.] Birthdays?

[pickyourbattles]

... Kisses.

[olreliable]

Oh... oh. Uhm... I mean there's nothing wrong with that. But kissing shouldn't just be for some weird tradition. It should be because you want to kiss someone.

[pickyourbattles]

Well, er, unfortunately, opportunities for... that kind of kissing ... have been less plentiful.

[olreliable]

Really? [genuine shock there.] I mean...

[Just lets that trail off because there's really nowhere for her to recover without admitting that she uh- thinks there would be plenty of opportunities for someone like him to get kissed.]

[pickyourbattles]

[ his eyebrows shoot up as he thinks about what she might be implying ] I, er, didn't meet a lot of girls before I came here.

[olreliable]

Too busy with your studies? I'm sure that's all it was. I mean- unless you lived in some sort of all boy boarding school kind of thing? Do they even have boarding school in the Shadow World? Maybe that's just a here thing. But anyway- I mean, that's probably all it was. Because you seem really focused on doing the whole... elder druid thing.

...Which is great! I think it's awesome that you already know what you want. And I mean, it's going to make things way easier for you later on, probably. Ducks in a row and everything.

[Babble train, choo choo.]