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Agnes ([personal profile] quicksmart) wrote in [community profile] thousand_stars2014-03-27 02:38 pm

EVENT: The Budehuc Ball

(( PART 2 has started! ))

The day of the ball is finally upon Budehuc, and there is a distinctive hum of excitement in the air at new life entering the quiet castle. The evening has just begun, and the weather is fantastically clear outside and still light. All day there has been the hustle and bustle of curious traders flocking to the castle to assess whether it is now a worthy trading place again, and there are many unfamiliar faces walking the castle grounds, exploring. Extensive preparations have been made, directed by none other than Sir Euram Barows himself!

“The ball will be an impressive display of the wealth, ingenuity and importance of the people of...what's this castle called again? Oh right, Budehuc. The theme: Bright new beginnings. Everything must be bright! Spread conversation pieces across the room; sculptures, art, a tapestry or two, that sort of thing. The oppressive grays of the stone need to be polished until they shine, or covered with more aesthetically pleasing tones. There must be a tablecloth, embroidered preferably, on every table and contrasting but matching drapes and flounces on the walls!”

These were the instructions given to the workers, and every detail, word for word, has been carried out… to the best of the workers’ abilities, anyway, because Euram’s vision is quite grandiose and Budehuc has hardly the materials available for such an event! The consequences of such instruction has resulted in Budehuc castle looking fairly colourful for a change, although the alterations appear to only be visible in well-traversed paths that lead to the ex-war room, which has now been transformed into a ballroom. The changes outside of the room include having moved any remaining sculptures and paintings still there from after the war to the front so that they can be seen. 

Opening the door to the war room, however, is like opening the door to another world. It's an assault of color, all of it clashing quite horrendously. There are brightly colored tablecloths, rugs and flounces. If you look closer some of the flounces are in fact bed-sheets because they ran out of material due to the short time frame, and some of those bed-sheets appear to have been painted the appropriate color by the workers, probably to please Euram and get him to shut up.

Still, there are finger foods, fine wine and tankards of ale spread upon the tables at the outer edges of the room and a small band tucked away in the corner playing live music for the dancing guests in the middle. Waiters and waitresses are constantly moving around to set items of food or drinks down and pick up glassware. 

The room is relatively quiet right now, with people sure to be trickling in and out as the night goes on!

(( OOC: Whew! Thank you very much to Junabi for providing an excellent description of the alterations that Euram has made to the castle! This post is basically a mingle post, so thread-jumping and replying to everybody is encouraged! You can start multiple threads wherever you want and everybody can reply to anyone! For re-reference, most people's outfits can be seen here.

Depending on when the first part of the ball slows down, a comment will be posted indicating "PART 2" and then you can play out the events at the conclusion of the night, after the ball has died down! ))

flowingstrike_loser: (sorta serious)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 11:27 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe a little, but she's still a kid and it wouldn't be right of me. Besides, we don't know each other that well enough either.

Hm, there was one or two back then I suppose.

W-why are you asking me? What about you??
fierce_marauder: (joking)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
Whaat, who!? Names, man! Here and during the war!

[ AVOIDING. ]
flowingstrike_loser: (grr)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Huh, h-hell no! What if they showed up here? You wouldn't know how to keep your mouth shut!
fierce_marauder: (joking)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 11:54 am (UTC)(link)
What, I would! I promise!

I'll tell you if you tell me, alright?
flowingstrike_loser: (sorta serious)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Makes some kind of annoyed sound.] Ok, but you better tell me!

... U-ugh.

Millay, I guess.
fierce_marauder: (joking)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He looks genuinely shocked here. ]

What!? Not Mitsuba!? Seriously!?

Millay's really cute though, I gotta' say...
flowingstrike_loser: (grr)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Why would I like a barbarous girl like that?! [Won't admit that he actually doesn't mind her.]

Well? Are you gonna spill some secrets?
fierce_marauder: (sigh)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Barbarous assets, you mean.

[ He sighs a little, and actually looks a little pained. ]

Man, mine's kinda' obvious...
flowingstrike_loser: (sorta serious)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. You still got a flame for her, huh?
fierce_marauder: (rhapsodia)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, everyone knows about it, don't they?

[ Time to down the whole tankard! He does it relatively fast, and then gives it to a passing waiter, quickly collecting another. ]

What am I gonna' do, Jer?
flowingstrike_loser: (other default)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe you need to go all out and confess to her in the most dramatic fashion possible?
fierce_marauder: (rhapsodia)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh, so she can throw me off the ship? Pass!

But I don't think I'm ever gonna' get over her, kinda' like she'll never get over Edgar, y'know?

... Not that she's here, anyway, so it doesn't even matter! Maybe that's why all I can commit to are flings.
flowingstrike_loser: (sorta serious)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if that's really healthy, man. Maybe you just haven't met the one or whatever yet.
fierce_marauder: (whatever)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
What, you're a romantic? Do ones really exist, Jer?
flowingstrike_loser: (grr)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I never said I was romantic! [Feels embarrassed talking like that now.]

Just do what you want!
fierce_marauder: (Default)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That jogs him out of his kinda' emo reverie, and he chuckles. ]

Alright, alright, sorry! Being a romantic ain't a bad thing. It's kinda' sweet, y'know? Chicks dig that.
flowingstrike_loser: (sorta serious)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
When you say it's sweet, it's a little disappointing. A girl's supposed to say it.
fierce_marauder: (Default)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well sorry I ain't a girl! I mean it though, y'know? With that kinda' attitude, you'll find a nice girl no problem. I'm even kinda' jealous.
flowingstrike_loser: (other default)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-27 01:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I think the alcohol's finally getting to you.
fierce_marauder: (joking)

[personal profile] fierce_marauder 2014-03-27 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Just can't take a compliment from me, can you?