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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! ))

miss_matchmaker: (oh)

[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-30 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
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: (other default)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think so. [Sheepish smile.] I tried smelling them, too. They sure look real though!
Edited 2014-03-31 07:23 (UTC)
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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: (what)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[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: (hey...!)

[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 07:55 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, but I wanted you to have it! [ mumbles something incoherent. ]
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
You really wouldn't miss it?
miss_matchmaker: (hey...!)

[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
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: (what)

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Not sure where that came from, but might be a little afraid.]

I promise I won't die!
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
Good! Though it goes without saying that I don't want any of my clients to die. ♥ [ Not playing favourites, la la la. ]
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
I would hope so! [Laughs maybe a little nervously because of how she said it?? ;;]
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
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! ♥
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
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?
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 09:50 am (UTC)(link)
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! ]
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Feels silly for forgetting.] You're right about that. I suppose we should be on our way then.
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
O-Okayyy~

J-just a sec! [ She's trying to put Jeremy's rose in her hair, but it keeps coming loose. She struggles like that for a few seconds until it sits just right. ] ...There!

It kinda completes the outfit, don't ya think?
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Nods in agreement.] It suits you well, Moana. [After getting off the wall, he takes one step down the stairs before turning back to her and holding his hand out.]
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's pretty short for an adult woman, so that wall appears higher to her than it really is. ] W-Wow, Sir Jeremy, you're not afraid of heights, are you? So cool...

[ Just staring in awe, forgetting to take his arm! ]
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Looks over at the wall again and chuckles a little.] Heh, well, it's not all that tall really!
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[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
Aww, and so modest!! You know, I don't care what they say, you could be a knight, Sir Jeremy!

[ Giggling as she takes his hand, though intimacy is a foreign concept to her and she doesn't know what to do with it. Does it increase the speed of their walk? Probably, Jeremy can do anything in her eyes! ]
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 11:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Walks only about a step ahead of her out of a protective habit.] I know I said how much I liked to be called that, but I don't feel like one. There are some comrades back home who fit that knight image way more than me..
miss_matchmaker: (neutral)

A THOUSAND COMMENTS, WHAT DO I WIN

[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 11:25 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe, what does that matter? A knight is a knight! It's not important how much someone fits the image more than you, at the end of the day you're a knight as much as anyone!

Besides, they don't know the Flowing Strike Technique!
flowingstrike_loser: (Default)

FHSFJKF- THAT IS A LOT. Konami announces a new game lol

[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
You know how to flatter a guy, that's for sure.

[Approaches the front of the inn and lets her hand free for a moment to open the door. He bows while holding it open, having fun with her knight idea.]

After you, milady.
miss_matchmaker: (oh)

[personal profile] miss_matchmaker 2014-03-31 11:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh my gosh, she just covers her cheeks with her hands and clumsily enters the inn. WHAT A GENTLEMAN~ ]

Th-thanks, Sir Jeremy..!

...I-I'm sorry we couldn't dance!! I'll say yes next year! I'll put it in my notebook.
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[personal profile] flowingstrike_loser 2014-03-31 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Enters after her while pulling the door closed and just smiles.]

I look forward to that, Moana.