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Favrielle nó Eglantine ([personal profile] flawedgoods) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2012-12-18 07:51 pm

[OPEN] Midwinter Masquerade

Characters: EVERYONE
Date: Forward-dated to Friday, December 21st
Location: Water Sector
Situation: Midwinter Masquerade!
Warnings/Rating: None in the entry, please tag your threads accordingly.

It's well into the evening of the Longest Night when guests begin to arrive at the Midwinter Masquerade. The building where it is held, a large and elegant building, sits in the Water sector at the edge of a canal, allowing attendees to arrive by foot, boat, and bicycle drawn carts.

Upon approaching the main entrance, guests are greeted by kedan servers who have been contracted for the event. Dressed in white and silver as Winter spirits and snowy creatures, they greet the guests, stow away their coats, cloaks, and other outerwear, and bid them Joy on the Longest Night.

The theme of their costumes becomes quickly apparent upon entering the main room, for Favrielle has put all of her designing genius toward transforming the it into a wintery palace. Pale white drapes hang over the walls of the room and beneath the ceiling, accented with silvery ribbons to simulate icicles. Indeed, most things in the hall are in whites and silvers. The tables are adorned in white table cloths, and matching napkins hold polished silverware within, tied shut with ribbon.

A set of musicians sit to the side of the dance floor, playing quietly as the guests arrive. The stringed instruments produce sweet sounds of a more classical style that adds to the formality of the occasion and sets the mood for the evening. Indeed, it does little more than that for the first part of the evening, by Favrielle's reckoning, is best spent enjoying the arrival of those in costume. After all, with so many masked it's as much an entertainment to see who is dressed in what, as it is to try and guess their identity.

The more observant or socially networked individual might also notice that while most guests are indeed foreigners, there are a few kedan in attendance as well. Invited by Favrielle herself, these kedan are for the most part friends and associates from their shared industry, as well as some few acquaintances she's made in the Fire sector's red light district. In the tradition of the Night Court however, it is not a night of business dealings, even those from the latter group.

As for the hostess herself, she enters only when it seems as if most other guests are present...


[ooc: Due to RL stuff this is going up early! This should give everyone more time to tag in. The pageant beginning will go up now, however the end will go up on the 21st as planned!]
littlecousin: (what? something bad‚ right?)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-24 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even in Nita's universe, they don't have Hallmark cards for that.]

Most of the people I know are still alive.

[She shrugs one shoulder.]

It's just one of those things.

[She actually believes that, even if it's rough on her personally. Depressing topic, though, and unsuitable for a party, so she segues into something more closely resembling small talk.]

Is time travel not something that happens where you're from?

[What kind of freaky universe do you come from, dude?]
littlecousin: (um eww)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-24 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
We have balls and stuff, but not masquerades. It's all nobles trying to curry favor and, like, get me to offer to set them up an audience with Namor without them having to outright ask.

...Or the ones trying to marry me.

[EW HORROR ATLANTEAN NOBLEMEN NO.]
littlecousin: (...and?)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-24 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
One of the senior VPs tried and then my cousin fired him. The rest have been behaving.

[Nita doesn't care what old surface dudes think of her, anyway.]
littlecousin: (umm...)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-24 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
...Oh.

[come on it was a natural assumption to make]

That Winter Queen stuff?

[The high diction is apparently not coming back unless she's reminded.]
tuskenlancer: (figure out what side you're on)

[personal profile] tuskenlancer 2013-01-24 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[She just can't get ahead here. Between York's teasing and now Mandorallen's, it seems like she's always a step behind, never able to get the upper hand.

Well, she's not going to let it happen today. CT shakes her head, raising her chin and giving him a lofty look on her own.]


I think I can facilitate my own introductions, thanks.

[The smirk reappears on her face, and she cocks her head at him.]

Actually, it seems like you're the one who's fishing for introductions.

[She grins, crossing her arms over her chest, all her earlier smugness returned.]

You approached me, after all.
depicted: (got false lights for the sun)

[personal profile] depicted 2013-01-24 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dorian laughs.] Not so far as I know, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. [Spoilers: it does exist. And he'll find out eventually.]
histruename: (Smoke)

[personal profile] histruename 2013-01-25 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Hellboy falls silent again, taking a slow drag off his cigarette and watching the lanterns drift across the water in listless patterns. Above it all, the sunrise turns the sky red, and an old saying plays through the back of his mind. Sailors take warning.

The Bureau never really had much excuse for a party. They had their humble gatherings... cheesy birthday parties, movie nights, trying out local restaurants in countless different countries, and bar crawls after cases both good and bad. Looking back on it, they had a good thing going. Most of the time it was hard getting everyone together, with one or more of them getting shipped off to wherever in the world at any given time, but when they were together, they were nothing short of a family. Simple as that. No need for fancy parties.]


Something fancy like this? Nah. Think I'm all right with not wearing a suit any more than I have to.

[The corner of his mouth ticks up in a wry smile. Sure, it's evading what's really on his mind, but joking around is easier than talking about it.]
littlecousin: (playin' dress-up)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-25 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
It's confusing. I recommend you give it a miss.

[Equilibrium restored, Nita grins beneath her mask.]
crotcharrow: (as fast as quicksilver; heh)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2013-01-26 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
I don't do flying. Like to keep my feet firmly on the ground.
hackingyoursensors: Young Justice, Robin and Batman smiling while standing side-by-side (DG • PB; comforting)

[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2013-01-26 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
To be honest, that's probably the best way to cope.

[Unless you're a Bat. Then you have to cope as unhealthily as possible.]
hackingyoursensors: (DG • PB; amused disbelief)

[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2013-01-26 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That's one way to deal with it. I usually just have to suck it up.
tactile_telekinesis: Made by <user name="nebulosities"> ([90's] Grin)

[personal profile] tactile_telekinesis 2013-01-26 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, you win on the suckage there.

Well hey, I'm not not Atlantean or anything, so you've got nothing to worry about.
sophos: (pic#5025854)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-01-26 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I only fly through other means. Like airplanes.

[And Pegasi. But she'll leave that off for now.]
crotcharrow: (..well shit; billy don't forget me)

[personal profile] crotcharrow 2013-01-26 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I just don't fly. Period. Running to Italy and back is way faster than taking a plane.
littlecousin: (you should try not being a jerk)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-27 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not good with sur-- [She cuts herself off before she can say "surface dweller." It's a good thing she doesn't have a secret identity. This masquerade stuff is hard. :( ] --people's ages, but you don't really seem old enough to be running a business legally.

[Yeah, because you totally do, Nita.]
sophos: (pic#4324821)

[personal profile] sophos 2013-01-27 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well. I don't really have any special powers, so outside transport is kind of necessary.
littlecousin: (this is stupid)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-27 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Ha, you'd cramp my style way less than one of those stuffy jerks. ...You'd probably get assassinated, though.

[She says it matter-of-factly. Atlanteans don't like surface dwellers.]
hackingyoursensors: Young Justice, Robin and Batman smiling while standing side-by-side (DG • PB; that's adorable)

[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2013-01-27 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He totally caught that, but he'll let it slide. There are a few things "sur-" can end with, though.]

Yeah, the laws are very age-ist that way.

[Never mind that he doesn't run a business.]
littlecousin: (well that was easy)

[personal profile] littlecousin 2013-01-27 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[Nita's just masquerading and doesn't care if someone figures out who she is, but she's going along with the game to the best of her sharply-limited ability to deceive.]

Bet they don't let you drive, either.

[Not that Nita herself even knows how.]
hackingyoursensors: Young Justice, Robin and Batman smiling while standing side-by-side (DG • PB; lmao)

[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2013-01-27 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Not legally.

[He smiles impishly.]
tactile_telekinesis: Made by <user name="nebulosities"> ([90's] Blah blah blah)

[personal profile] tactile_telekinesis 2013-01-28 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
But still cramp your style, ouch, Nita! Yikes, just for making a move?

[Kon doesn't really know Atlanteans from back home, but he knows that that is something they share.]

Harsh.
backwordscompatible: (smoulder)

[personal profile] backwordscompatible 2013-01-29 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Worked for me so far.

[A pause in dialogue as she ushers herself into a light twirl just as the music ends. Leaving a fleeting period to make a decision; do they continue when the next song came on, or part ways here?]

[Really, she could've gone either way. It actually surprised her how much fun she was having right then. Conversation aside, it was almost like being with...]


Thanks for the dance.

[Her smile was a little less play flirty and a little more genuine. For once, leaving the decision up to someone else.]
controlledvariable: (civvies -- this isn't going as planned)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2013-01-29 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She can't help smiling] There'll be meetings with minute taking, but attendance won't be mandatory.

And, yeah, it'll be so we can keep in contact, help each other with training and stuff. There are a few kids here who aren't as trained as they should be.

[Coming... from a Bat. But still.]
trainwrecked: (Cowboy)

[personal profile] trainwrecked 2013-01-29 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
As many as would let me.

[Smirk, so much a smirk. Because he really has been trying to ask all the ladies.]
trainwrecked: (Cowboy)

[personal profile] trainwrecked 2013-01-29 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah? What is, then?

[It's what he does, really.]