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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] shootingshields 2012-12-29 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[She shakes her head.] No, not while I've been here.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Stoic)

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2012-12-29 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[She isn't entirely sure if she's relieved or frustrated by that. Back home Tony hadn't mentioned this place, and she was from a later time in their timeline then he was.]

Thank you. I'm still trying to understand how all this works.
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2012-12-30 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
It's not a problem at all. I'll glad help you further with that, however I can, but there is still a lot unknown.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Well put together)

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2012-12-30 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
So I've heard.

[She's sure they've exhausted all the normal routes. All the routes that she could have gone through.]

I can't say I've ever been very good at weeding out secrets; but I'd like to help.
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2012-12-30 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
I rather think any help would be appreciated. Sometimes a fresh perspective can bring new unnoticed points.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts -  Smiling in dots)

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2012-12-30 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[She can't help the soft smirk.]

You know, sometimes I think that's why I still have a job. I'm good at fresh perspectives.

[That and the fact that her boss wouldn't last a week without her. Or has that been disproved here?]
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2012-12-31 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Peggy smiles in return, tiny hints of a smirk of her own.]

It's amazing how many people aren't.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Celebrating)

Every time I write that I think of Steve in button down sweaters teaching children with hand puppets

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2012-12-31 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
If they were I'd be out of a job.

[It's just a joke really. Pepper can't see anyone taking her place as Tony's personal assistant. They wouldn't be able to stand him long enough.

She takes a thoughtful sip of her drink.]


Are you here with Mister Rodgers?
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......best mental image

[personal profile] shootingshields 2012-12-31 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
I am. I'm not sure where he's gone off to at the moment, but he'll turn up again soon enough.

[And then she gives the room a quick scan, moving only her eyes, to see if she spots him, but to no current avail.]

[It's still weird to be this public, even if the only thing they've done is shown up as each other's dates.]
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Smiling 2)

Watch out Peggy. Lady Elane is one feisty puppet. She'll try to steal Steve from you!

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2012-12-31 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
I have to confess, I know a bit more about you then I probably should. Tony tends to use me as a sounding board.

[And a Rolodex, and an answering machine, and a trash can .... and so many more things.]

It's good to see him happy. Well, all of them happy really.

[After everything they'd been through the members of the Avengers deserved to be happy for a change. Even if it was only three of them.]
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she ain't worried 8)

[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-01 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing horrible, I hope? [That's... weird to think about, as much as she knows the whole future thing. But people talking and knowing her? She was never in the spotlight.]

[Then she smiles, a little more deeply.]
It's all I'd want for him, really.
Edited 2013-01-01 02:10 (UTC)
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[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-01 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
[She smiles and shakes her head.]

No, nothing bad.

[Without realizing it Pepper looks around to spot Tony talking with a few others. He looks ... good. Far from the haggard and worried man who'd almost died in the fight against Loki's army. It makes her smile broaden.]

I don't think I've seen Tony this relaxed in months.

[She'd almost forgotten what that looked like.]

Has anyone created a welcoming party for new arrivals?

[Pepper's mile a minute brain has already moved onto the next topic. Acclimation and explanation. At least explanation that's better then what the locals offer out.]
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-02 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. I'd hate to have a bad reputation precede me. [She grins a little.] Though I'm afraid I don't know the younger Stark well enough to tell as you can.

An actual party or a sort of committee? Though for the most part, the answer would be neither. There have been talks of a newspaper of sorts, in which to share information, though it'll be done over console.
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[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-04 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
Most can't. Tony hides things well.

[Sometimes too well.]

I was thinking a sort of committee. The way the locals explain things isn't very helpful, and not everyone has people from home to help them adjust.

[It was also a good way to make allies and connections.]
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-04 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, yes. There were mumblings of that sort of committee, for use of helping arrivals as well as becoming a sort of political voice for us here, given we don't really have one. Not much has come of it yet, I'm afraid. I was hoping to get involved in it myself.

[Though now Peggy's wondering if she should just start trying something like that herself, if it never gets off the ground.]
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[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-05 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
How long ago were they talking about it?

[Depending on the likelihood that someone was actually doing something about it Pepper would just start a group herself. While it would be true that they could gain a voice of their own with such a group, it was likely that they wouldn't. That would need to be a different committee. One which she could easily organize.

In order for them to gain a political voice however, they would also have to have a financial strength. Which meant that Tony would have to get Stark Industries running, and other businessmen and businesswomen would have to get their businesses off the ground. What she was thinking of would be designed predominantly to enhance networking.]


What sort of experience do you have in that sort of capacity?
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-05 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It's been on and off for at least two months. There were talks of elections and the like, but given the people who come and go here, it's a bit difficult to imagine a consistent support. At this rate, I feel any sort of committee should just be voluntary.

In the political capacity? Nothing beyond meeting with political figures and leaders. [In disguise or otherwise.] But I'm a little better in regards to the whole working within a committee. A large portion of my war efforts were group oriented, at least after joining the SSR.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Well put together)

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-05 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[From the sounds of it things weren't going to get done unless someone got down to doing them. Which meant that Pepper was going to do them.]

It sounds like this place needs a bit of organization.
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[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-07 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She smiles, a little wryly.] As a collective, it probably could.
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There's an all call for a welcome committee up if you want to jump in on it.

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-07 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[She can't help smiling. There seems to be a direction that she needs to go in. That's just what Pepper needs.]

Then I suppose I'll have to get on that soon.
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imma hit it up soon 8)

[personal profile] shootingshields 2013-01-07 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Best of luck. Though anyone who can handle a Stark can surely handle a place like this.
the_other_eight: (Pepper Potts - Smiling)

YEY!

[personal profile] the_other_eight 2013-01-07 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
I do my best.