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[littlesoul]

[Filtered to Jade and Natasha]

Come to the ball with me. Both of you.

Number 5. [ Dictated / Action ]

[unstitched]

What... what's going on?! Whoa, I, um-- a-aah--

[ 5 has to pause for a moment to compose himself. It isn't every morning that you wake up in a completely different body, lying in the hall outside your room because you're suddenly much too big for it. At least the castle had the decency to boot him out before transforming him into a human for its own amusement, but that's the last thing on his mind right now. ]

Someone, please-- tell me what's happening! My body is... n-no, why, it's all wrong, why am I so big and my hands are-- not... metal, it...

Please help.

[ Anyone on the sixth floor may stumble across a young man with red hair dressed in an odd burlap outfit; he's huddled against the wall with his knees bundled close to his chest, trembling. He won't be going anywhere for a while... he's a little too busy freaking out. ]

Fourteenth Gate

[forsometimenow]

[There're some faint sounds of someone going about her daily routine. Jennifer has obviously opened her journal to dictate something into it, then set it aside.

The sounds continue for a while before there's a sigh, and she picks up the journal and tonelessly dictates:]

Carson Beckett has left Paradisa.

[She then shuts it. If anyone comes looking for Jennifer, they'll find her room in the castle empty; she's taken Blue with her to the town clinic and holed herself up in one of the back rooms.]

❀ 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 }

Nepeta: Make one thing clear.

[rogueofheart]

( SBURB/SGRUB KIDS )

[With that out of the way, it's time for Nepeta to get something off her chest.]

There's something I've been meaning to say for a while now, so I guess I am just going to come out and say it.

All of us are different. I am sure that when you first arrive here, there's going to be some people that look really different from what you are used to. And that is okay! Everyone is unique and I think that's pawesome. And it's okay--within reason!--to ask questions about culture and stuff. It is how we all get to know each other.

But what is not okay is making someone feel uncomfortable because of their differences. This is stuff that should go without saying, but I have seen it happen! It's not bad to be different, and you have to keep in mind that if someone is different to you, then you are more than likely different to them! They have probably not seen anyone like you before, so you should treat them the way that you want to be treated.

Here is a list of things that are okay and things that are not okay.

Things that are okay: 1. Asking polite questions 2. Complimenting someone's features 3. Meeting lots of people from a different culture or species

Things that are not okay: 1. Asking REALLY personal questions 2. Pointing out all the ways they are different 3. Assuming everyone from that culture or species is all the same

You are welcome to add to this list, this is just some quick thoughts.

What I am trying to say is this: Don't be a jerk or make someone feel pawkward for who they are. I don't think that is too much to ask!

Carolina blue [backdated to 30th]

[originalcopy]

[Filtered to York and Delta]

As agreed, the castle is in one piece... want some company?

[/filter]

► Chapitre 6 [Backdated before the Masquerade]

[luxe_can_kill]

[In Mitsuru's room - Mitsuru was prepping up for the event. She opened her journal to filter to a couple of people, while putting her earrings on]

( Larry Foulke )

( Tohru Adachi )

Trial 6: I looove them balls. [Backdated before the Masquerade]

[pint_sized_carnivore]

[Meanwhile, in Chie's room - she was looking at the dress in front of the mirror while it was still on a clothes hanger.]

I wonder who else is going. I can't just tail Kate-sensei all the time... Oh well, I better check.

[Chie opened her journal]

Yo! It's Chie. Anyone I know who's going to the ball? 

Twenty Seven Spoons {Action/Dictated; Backdated to before the Masquerade}

[cyan_maid]

( Action )

( Filtered To: Friends and Family of Dirk Strider )

( Filtered To: Dave Strider and Roxy Lalonde )