❀ 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

[misconstrues]

.. Uru?

[ Have you been drinking, Joshua? Reluctantly, she lifts up her mask. If she were wearing her glasses, she might have been blinded by all of this gold! At least she still has them with her, for emergencies. ]

.. I'm sorry! It's Tsukimi. Y-you can go back to sleep, I won't bother you further!

[ofhope]

[ Well, he's not drunk . . . ]

Oh, Miss Tsukimi.

[ He sits up. ]

I wasn't asleep.

[misconstrues]

.. Oh!

[ She has a way with words, yes. Tsukimi fidgets awkwardly for a moment before opting to sit at the very edge of the bench. ]

Did you come here with Lucrezia-san?

[ofhope]

You mean Diana...

[ He chuckles. ]

She's the May Queen. Her date is the May King, Orion.

[misconstrues]

Diana? I don't understand this at all..

[ She looks like a kitten, who is trying to figure out how to pounce on a bug. What is this weird celebration? ] I haven't met an Orion yet..

[ofhope]

It's a masquerade. You're supposed to be someone else.

[ So simple minded... ]

Didn't you watch the opening ceremony? He was the King sitting next to her, and the one who danced with her first.

[misconstrues]

[ Well, now she feels silly. ]

I-I'm sorry! Admittedly, I was late getting here..

[ofhope]

[ He chuckles, sitting back and draping his arms across the back of the bench. ]

Diana is the goddess of the moon and the hunt, and Orion was her almost lover.

[misconstrues]

[ Ohh, that makes sense. She'll just fix her mask to hide her embarrassment. ]

L-lover?! B-but Joshua-san! Aren't you and Lucrezia-san.. ? Is that why Orion is an "almost".. ?

[ofhope]

The theme is lovers. Of course they would have to match.

It's just a party. You seem more concerned than me.

[misconstrues]

I've never been to such a party! .. is all.

[ She gets it now, kind of. So she's feeling like a big dork for her reaction. Let her sit here and wallow now. ]

[ofhope]

These kinds of events are overrated... But it makes her happy.

[misconstrues]

It's nice of you, Joshua-san. To think of her like that.

[ What a nice person! :D ]

[ofhope]

I'm Apollo, her brother. Of course I should want her happy.