❀ 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

[bravelittlegirl]

[Yay! Ib sits down next to her, smoothing out her dress.]

I'm Ib. Nice to meet you!

[revolter]

Ib?

[ not a name she heard before but Matilda is open minded, doesn't question it, just smiles. ]

Your dress is really pretty. Did the castle gave it to you?

[bravelittlegirl]

[She nods to both questions.] Thanks. I wished for it, yeah. Yours looks really nice, too! I like the colors.

[revolter]

Thank you! What did you dress up as? Princess of flowers or...fairy?

[bravelittlegirl]

Um, it... isn't really a costume. [but not wanting to disappoint:] I guess I could be a princess, though - a rose princess.

[revolter]

A rose princess. You could have lived in a kingdom of spring, that sounds like something from a story. And the kingdom would be filled with roses and they never ever wilt, it's magic.

[bravelittlegirl]

[They never ever wilt... oh she does like the sound of that. She's just gonna take that story and run with it.]

Right! And the people never wilt, either. They never get hurt, or sick... everyone just lives forever.

[revolter]

And they're really happy, and they all have loving families and they love their princess because she takes care of them, right?

[bravelittlegirl]

[Her smile goes a little bittersweet. It's still hard thinking about her mom and dad, that it could be so long before she sees them again.]

Yeah. And the King and Queen, too.

[revolter]

And a king and a queen.

[ she nods and then smiles. ]

It's a story I'd want to read.

[bravelittlegirl]

[.. oh yeah, there's still this "reality" thing to pay attention to.]

... Do you like reading a lot?

[revolter]

Yes, I love to read. I love the library here, it must be the biggest one I've ever heard of. Do you like it?

[revolter]

There is! it's wonderful. It's so big and the shelves are so wide that you can sit on them and read a book!

hi i just remembered she HAS actually been to the library before this OTL

[bravelittlegirl]

Oh! Yeah, it's really nice. I've only been in there once, but ... there's so many books, I don't know where to start.

it's fine happens to me all the time :.

[revolter]

You just need to pick a shelf and then start from there. This is what I've done the first time I've been to the library in my world. It wasn't as big but it looked really big to me back then.

[bravelittlegirl]

[Ib laughs a little.]

It sounds like it would take a long time, doing it that way.

[revolter]

But it'll be much more fun - !