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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!]
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[personal profile] stickshift 2012-12-21 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Hey, she's an excellent dancer, and she's not in the habit of sitting on the sidelines waiting for people to come to her. Anyone that makes eye contact? Is getting danced with. Guy or girl.]
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[personal profile] tactile_telekinesis 2012-12-21 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Kon wasn't an expert when it came to dancing, but he'd already done a few and that was enough for him to think he was sufficient at it. So when he sees Asami, he beelines for her and grins behind his mask (pretend there's a link) and holds out his hand.]

Hey babe, let's make this place look awesome!
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[personal profile] stickshift 2012-12-24 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[She takes his hand, meeting him halfway to the gesture. Her smile is outright mischievous beneath her dainty black-and-red mask.]

I'll hold you to that. Come on!
tactile_telekinesis: Made by <user name="nebulosities"> ([90's] 'Nother smile)

[personal profile] tactile_telekinesis 2012-12-24 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's had a few dances that he's hoping his footwork won't be bad and actually be slightly impressive. Well for someone that clearly doesn't dance. He takes her out onto the dancefloor and is glad that the music is a little bit faster in tempo than it had been.

He leads her into a dance. He isn't so distracted by looking at others feet or anything like that. Instead he's looking at her and grinning.
]
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[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2012-12-21 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[You don't have to ask him twice. The Prince walks over, grinning.]

May I have this dance?

[Years of Alfred's etiquette lessons can't entirely fade when he's in a formal situation like this. But he's not stiff or insincere. His grin is warm and his interest is genuine.]
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[personal profile] stickshift 2012-12-24 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[There are only so many tiny boys that would be asking her to dance, and the voice is just as familiar. Asami smiles at him and curtsies - if he's going to be somewhat formal, she'll return the effort.]

Certainly, good sir.

[She holds out her hand.]
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[personal profile] hackingyoursensors 2012-12-29 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's not really trying to hide his identity. There are only so many people his age who are foreigners. He could have gone full Bat-disguise but he felt like attending as himself, more or less.]

Why thank you.

[He takes her hand and guides her to the dance floor. He turns, still holding the hand and placing his other on her waist. Luckily, he's gotten good at dancing with people taller than he is. He'll start simple, unsure how much Asami knows about dancing.]
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[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-12-22 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Tommy's really not in the mood to dance, but it feels lie forever since he saw Asami, so he's going to be speeding up behind her, and sliding his hands around her hips so he can spin her, trying to bop with the rhythm of the music. He's terrible at it.]

Pretty girl like you shouldn't be dancing alone.

[he gives her a small smile.] Long time no see Asami.
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[personal profile] stickshift 2012-12-24 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[There aren't many people who would sneak up on her and touch her like that - and although Asami does tense a little in case she needs to throw him through the nearest buffet table, that voice renders the desire null and void.]

Tommy! It's so good to see you.

[Oh, right. They aren't really supposed to 'know' each other, huh? Her smile turns a little wry, and she leans in to kiss his cheek below his mask in greeting.]
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[personal profile] crotcharrow 2012-12-25 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He grins at her when she kisses him, and it's only appropriate that he kisses her back and casually takes her hand, leaning forward to give it a small peck as he bows slightly.]

Where you been hiding, huh?
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[personal profile] nogutsnoglory 2012-12-23 12:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[How about someone you've only awkwardly talked with once? Cause Eddie catches sight of Asami, hesitating before actually approaching her. He's crammed in formal wear, only with the added element of spikey arm bands.]

You up for a dance?
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[personal profile] stickshift 2012-12-24 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[... even considering that she's never met him in person before, those armbands would give him away. And the voice.

She... hesitates a little, glancing up (and up... and up. He's even taller than Septimus, and until this point he'd been the tallest person Asami had ever seen) and resists the urge to bite at her lip. He'd been perfectly nice during their conversation (if a little crass) and he'd even apologized to Ophelia.

And he's new here, and he looks a little uncomfortable amidst all the formality and finery. So she nods, reaches out to touch his arm in an affirmative gesture.]


Sure. Are you having a good time here?
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[personal profile] nogutsnoglory 2012-12-25 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
[It certainly doesn't help he's very broad and muscular. Eddie is just an odd one out in a suit.

Eddie had half been expecting her to politely brush him off. Her affirmative touch warrants a smile from the roadie.
]

Kinda sorta, this isn't my usual scene. I'm used to somethin'- more relaxed than this. Though that is pretty obvious. [He smiles a little wider as he continues.] How bout you, you been havin' a good time at least?
Edited 2012-12-25 07:35 (UTC)
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[personal profile] trainwrecked 2012-12-24 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Bucky's more than a little willing to make that eye contact. With a smile, to boot, though it's only visible in the eyes. Because kerchief over his mouth and nose.]

Ma'am. Care for a dance?