❀ May Day Masquerade ❀

[ensorceler]

may day!


[ The castle grounds holding the gardens have been transformed into a spring party sensation. Tall banners carrying the Tudor rose have been arranged in a representation of a border surrounding the celebration and events, but there are no real walls or barriers. It might make guarding difficult for the few in her employ, but that's hardly Queen Anne's problem. Nobody will be kept away unless they arrive with no mask (or representation of a mask), and although it might be hard to tell considering it's a masquerade, there will be some people (not many) from the city who have decided tentatively to accept Anne's invitation, helping fill in the crowd.

The theater stage has been covered in flowers of all sorts, as are the four wooden thrones arranged in the center. Each seat is taken, a tie for both King and Queen making for double the fun! Robb and Lucrezia have dressed as Orion and Diana, while Zelos and Galadriel have chosen Odysseus and Penelope (with a little help). The tops of their heads have been left bare, at least for the opening ceremony.

In front of them stands Anne in her costume, and she waits for the crowd to quiet before she speaks. ]

Good citizens of Cair Paradisa and City Royale, you come here today to seek pleasure and company, and I have never seen a finer or more unique looking peoples. I know you may find it difficult to smile in the wake of such recent tragedy. All here have known loss, but we have not let it conquer us, have we? God is with us. Brave souls here risked the unknown to discover the cause, while other remained to help rebuild. I am fiercely proud to see such dedication to one another, and I can only hope such unity continues to blossom! The work on the city will continue, as will the rehabilitation of the survivors most affected by calamity.

But today we spread our arms wide and heartily welcome summer. Today we make merry and keep our loves close. Today we celebrate an unprecedented event, two Queens and Kings!

[ She turns and walks over to the thrones, where the ladies hold crowns of roses in their laps and the men crowns of wooden antlers. She names each as she settles the crowns atop their heads. ]

Queen Galadriel. King Zelos. Queen Lucrezia. King Robb.

[ In playful deference, Anne will lift her skirts and curtsy to the four of them when they stand to announce that the festivities begin! ]



{ Maypole Dance || Dance Floor || The Feast || Music & Donations || Maze & Wine Fountain || Bonfire }

Comments

[storiestotell]

[ Because mazes are clearly made for children to goof around in, Katherine can be found roaming the pathways when she isn't caught up in one of the many games of hide-and-seek happening with the others. ]

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny had switched over to his ghost side as he wandered the maze. As so often happened with his clothing, it had changed as well. The white doublet and breeches had turned to black.

It made him feel a little more like himself. So much so that Danny had started to relax and forget about the other people wandering the maze.

Which is why, as he turns an unexpected corner in the maze, Katherine is met with the image of a glowing and floating teenage boy in a black formal outfit. In the moonlight, his white hair and green eyes almost seem to glow by themselves.]

[storiestotell]

[ Katherine was all for surprises. The night was bound to bring a few with the event and all. But when Katherine caught herself, managing to stop right before bumping into, her eyes went wide.

For a split second she thought the moonlight was playing a trick on her. The flash of white hair caught her off guard and a name surfaced in her mind, the memory of a friend back home.

Nightlight...? --No, it's not him. ]

Ah... h-hello.

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny blinks. It was the kid he'd met on the expedition. What was she doing out here?]

...Hello?