EVENT: The Budehuc Ball

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(( 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! ))

Comments

[flowingstrike_loser]

[Sometime after hanging around the lake area, Jeremy wandered back towards the manor just to see if most of the guests had left. He finds a quiet corner near the stairway and jumps up on the low stone wall by it. He plops down into a sitting position and just stares out at the town scenery.]

[miss_matchmaker]

[ Creeps behind him like a ghost. Don't ask why or how at this hour, Moana enjoys a casual relationship with "sound reason". ]

Hello.

[flowingstrike_loser]

[Fought back making an unmanly sound of fright and clutched the stone where he sat. He whirled around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her.]

M-Moana? Oh, it's just you. [Put his hand over his chest and felt his heart trying calm down.]

[miss_matchmaker]

Hehe, what'cha doing out here all by yourself? Keeping an eye out for shady characters?

[flowingstrike_loser]

No. Nothing like that.

Did you get to find a lot of new clients for your guild?

[miss_matchmaker]

Hee~ Maybe I did! You'll just have to come by to check the job board every day!


I saw you and Hervey play with rocks earlier! I'm so glad I didn't ruin the friendship between you two!! ♥ Now you can do more quests together!

[flowingstrike_loser]

He's not my friend! Wait. You saw us out there?! [Thinks his cool rivalry image is shattered.]

[miss_matchmaker]

Yeah, but not because I was following you guys or anything! [ Despite that, she's still scribbling something in her notebook as she speaks. ]

Hehe... our ball attires kind of match!

[flowingstrike_loser]

[One of the few times he's not completely sure he trusts what someone tells him. She was obviously so good at not being discovered by him or Hervey, he wonders why she isn't in an espionage career.]

Our attire? [Tugging his collar.] Yours looks much more colorful.

[miss_matchmaker]

That's true... but they both got that floral theme! You must really like flowers, Sir Jeremy. I bet you're a real softie underneath that cool exterior, huh...

[flowingstrike_loser]

I... just thought these were the kind of clothes people wore to a ball. The flowers just happened to be on the design. [Actually pulls a smaller rose off that was on his belt.] Did you want one?

[miss_matchmaker]

Oh, Sir Jeremy, no, I could never!! [ ...and yet she happily takes it despite what she says. ]

It's kinda pretty. Is it real? [ Tries smelling it. ]

[flowingstrike_loser]

I don't think so. [Sheepish smile.] I tried smelling them, too. They sure look real though!

[miss_matchmaker]

[ She smiles anyway, a gift is a gift! ] Thank you, Sir Jeremy...

...
[ She suddenly removes the ornament from her hair and offers it to him. ] --Here!

[flowingstrike_loser]

[Puts his hands up trying to protest.]

You don't have to give me anything, Moana. I don't want you to part with something you like.

[miss_matchmaker]

Aww, but I wanted you to have it! [ mumbles something incoherent. ]

[flowingstrike_loser]

You really wouldn't miss it?

[miss_matchmaker]

Maybe!

But that just means you can't die or anything when you take on the big quests.

Or I will haunt you!!!

[flowingstrike_loser]

[Not sure where that came from, but might be a little afraid.]

I promise I won't die!

[miss_matchmaker]

Good! Though it goes without saying that I don't want any of my clients to die. ♥ [ Not playing favourites, la la la. ]

[flowingstrike_loser]

I would hope so! [Laughs maybe a little nervously because of how she said it?? ;;]

[miss_matchmaker]

Well, since you're not here to catch any shady guys, then you should really get some sleep, Sir Jeremy! If you're not going to die, then you have to be in tip-top condition to complete new quests! And trust me, these new ones are a doozey! ♥

[flowingstrike_loser]

Haha, thanks. I probably won't linger out her too much longer then. It is getting late... You should be getting back yourself. Do you need me to escort you?

[miss_matchmaker]

Hehe, no need for that, Sir Jeremy! Since we're both staying at the inn, we'll just escort each other! [ Which makes no difference! ]

[flowingstrike_loser]

[Feels silly for forgetting.] You're right about that. I suppose we should be on our way then.