MASQUERADE PARTY

[masqueradeparty]

[the day of the party has arrived!

right around dinnertime, fairies will try to round up every single character and gesture, lead, or pull them towards the courtyard. there, the miniature castle has finally been completed! there are fairy lights and beautiful singing all around you, and it looks like there's some kind of a party going on in the castle, but...

...but it's still so tiny. how could you possibly get in there? it would be hard just to get your hand through the front door!

but the fairies will persist, and as soon as a character steps into the fairy ring...

they find themselves in the ballroom.

this post has been forward-dated to tonight, of course, so mingle in the comment sections and have a fun time with the different rooms.]

SECTION LINKS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE:
• The Ballroom
• Side Rooms
• The Garden
• The Altar

20th Perscription ~ [Dictated/Action]

[atadiscoverer]

[The autumn day finds one Dr. Carson Beckett in the city, his journal open, as he browses the shops, looking into the clothes stores and the like. Seems someone is browsing for something to wear to some party or something. Wonder what it is...

He throws up a few filters as he browses.]

( Filtered to those interested in starting a Town Clinic )

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( Filtered to Todd the Wraith )

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( Filtered to Jennifer Keller and Conan Edogawa )

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[The next is spoken unfiltered, his voice is rather happy as he walks around town.]

I think a wee masquerade ball is a marvelous idea. It's a good way to celebrate the turn of the season. Does anyone know of any good shops in the city that'll help me with a wee design? I'd rather not wish something like this up. It would mean more if it was specially made, aye?

((OOC: Unfiltered section is open. Feel free to bump into him wandering around.))

1st Call Out ~ [Action/Accidental Dictation]

[fuckinghateadrenaline]

[Category A Call. Unresponsive four year-old. That is why Stuart is running. He was expecting to run into the bungalow of an old man, but, instead, runs into the lobby of Cair Paradisa.

And he stops...

...And stares.]

I always knew Pensioners got loads of money, the theiving bastards.

[And then he notices the journal, open, at his feet, reaching down and picking it up, not looking at it yet, but turning around behind him]

Hey! Ash! Get your arse in here, we've got a kid to save.

[Silence...]

Ash? [There's the sound of the lobby door opening. And more silence.]

Okay, what the fuck?

((OOC: Open in person or over the journals.))

008 Summons ❈ Dictated ❈ Backdated to Masquerade Day Two

[ninjainviolet]

[First it had been an invitation, now it's fairies. Unlike a few of the others, Sheena, for her part, is enjoying their presence. She's been playing with them, and helping them as they moved objects that had been too heavy for them.

Now, they're playing with her hair--well, styling would be a better term--and the occasional pleased chuckle could be heard over the journal before she says:]

Are you sure about this one for the ball? [Several high-pitched giggles can be heard--along with a delighted laugh.] Okay! Okay! You win! I'll wear it like this!

[She now addresses the journal properly.]

I don't know what people are talking about. These fairies don't have fangs! They're nice and pretty playful! Not to mention helpful.

[Suddenly a loud noise comes out of nowhere.]

Are you all--

[She cuts herself off with a hurried closing of the journal.]

ⅺ┆ i feel pretty...

[shrugs_a_lot]

[This wasn't happening... Oh, brother, this really wasn't happening... Please, this wasn't happening!

Dear residents, don't mind the elegant blonde wearing the striking purple dress, running barefoot from couch to couch, hiding behind them and poking her silky blonde (and a bit spiky) head out to check if there is anyone around. Her destination? The elevator!

Once she makes it there, she pushes the button desperately, hurry, hurry!]


{{Loss start; backdated to early morning today. Open to action for the lobby and inside the elevator--he's trying to reach the fifth floor so, yeah. Have fun!}}

THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

[masqueradeparty]

[the night passes along, the fairies drink more, and no one is brutally and horrifically sacrificed to the blood altar (disappointing, I know). but after several hours of partying, all guests get shuffled out into the garden. the creepy-looking fairy from earlier waves her hand at some hedges, and the branches open up to reveal an entrance to somewhere else--a large glade surrounded by trees. more lights are strung up between the branches, and there are hundreds of beautiful ribbons strung up among the leaves.

the fairies all enter this glade willingly, and characters will soon know why--the smell of delicious food comes wafting through the new entrance. and that aside, there's someone very familiar standing, perched, on one arm of a large, wooden throne at the far end of the glade. he raises his hands, and the fairies fall silent.

it turns out that the silent guy from the party? not actually mute or anything.]

My friends, I am not one for speeches. I will keep this short.

The time of the Summer Court has ended once more, and once again the Autumn Court will have authority over the land... But it would be foolish to act as though ours will remain as well. Very soon we will feel the grip of Winter and wonder where our days have disappeared to.

That is why I implore you--all of you. Do not dwell on our endings, but on what has been given to you in the present. Let us give thanks for what we have, and work hard to keep it close to us while we still have the time. It is not how long we linger that will define us. It is what we accomplish in the time allowed to us that gives us meaning.

[that's all very dramatic and deep and whatnot, but not the tone he wants to end with. he takes a seat on his throne, crossing one leg over the other.]

As such, it's high time we celebrate. Let's kick this thing off with a bang.

[there's an uproar of cheering started somewhere near the edge that spreads through the group like wildfire, and soon--it's a party again.

it's the last post of the event, so have fun!]

Fifty Fifth Sip

[mal_addict]

You know, fairy folk in my world steal people for their own entertainment. They make kids dance forever and so on. They're considered parasites best avoided at all costs. And it's with that in mind I really have to ask what's possessed some of you to decide going to their ball is a good idea. I mean, doesn't it just scream trap?

But if you really want to walk into something like that, then by all means. If you're already there, why not see if you can get through the door back to the rest of the castle. I'd bet you anything that answer will be 'no'.

[She sighs] Gods you people really do ask for it sometimes.