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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! ))

what_a_pain: anthology scan (peek)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Saw a flash of movement from nearby and sees that some of the fallen food disappeared.]

W-what a pain. Where is that thing hiding?

[Comes up with an idea. He pretends to walk away and hides behind the pillar again. He watches a nearby reflective surface to see if that creature comes out from wherever it's hiding.]
captainfluff: (curious)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
*Mukumuku walks out when Shigure is looking away. He takes the foods one by one, but not taking his hands capacity into consideration.

Mu... mu... *walks away from the crime scene groggily, hands full of foods*
what_a_pain: anthology scan (forced hand)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Moved as quickly and quietly as possibly to not alert the animal and holds both hands out when he gets close enough to try and grab it!]
captainfluff: (curious)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
*A cupcake falls from his hands, causing Mukumuku to stop to pick it up. He doesn't feel Shigure's presence at all!
what_a_pain: anthology scan (ahahahahahaha)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Takes this opportunity to grab Mukumuku and almost trips, but catches himself just in time!]

I got you!
captainfluff: (curious)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
Mu—mu...?!! *his foods drop again as he flail around*
what_a_pain: anthology scan (eh?!)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
S-stop moving around! [This thing was big! What kind of mice did this place have?! Sees its tail.] Is it a squirrel?

[Now that he's caught it, he wonders if he should tell someone or just take it outside?]
captainfluff: (curious)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
*squirming and clawing out of the way for a few more moment, but Mukumuku eventually gives up. Mu...
what_a_pain: anthology scan (i'd take that over this)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
If I hand him over to someone, I don't know what they'd do with him... [Carries Mukumuku out of the room under one of the big sleeves of his outfit so the oversized rodent doesn't get seen and cause a possible scare.]
captainfluff: (curious)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
?!

*goes into panic again. Mukumuku feels the fabric of Shigure's sleeve and gnaw it*
what_a_pain: anthology scan (eh?!)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-28 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[In the middle of picking up one of the food items Mukumuku had dropped, he heard the sound of fabric getting chewed.]

A-ah crap!

[He ends up letting go of the creature in his surprise!]
captainfluff: (Fluff attack!)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-28 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
*Mukumuku lands safely on the ground. He isn't going to run without latest resistance, though!

Mumumumu!! *Flies and bump attacks Shigure*
what_a_pain: anthology scan (eh?!)

[personal profile] what_a_pain 2014-03-29 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Gets knocked backwards and lands on his butt most ungracefully from the attack.]

Th-that thing could fly?? [What a pain!]
captainfluff: (Default)

[personal profile] captainfluff 2014-03-29 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
*gives him a victorious smile while pointing a finger to the air* Mumu!!

*picks some of the scattered foods before leaving the scene*