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[thalassino]

Characters: Vatheon
Location: That Castle
Time: Evening, on Sunday
Style: Any
Status: OPEN. Threadjack, threadhop, spam away!

[ Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen of Vatheon— whatever your newfound stature may be, Prince, Princess, Knight, or Peasant, you will all receive a message on your SFC on the eve of Saturday regardless:

You are cordially invited to the castle for this evening's ball. In addition, you are all welcome to try and solve the riddle if it fancies you. It just may break the curse!

The invitation is unsigned, but its intentions are clear. Maybe you hadn't quite noticed the sizeable castle in the distance of the city that had sprung up, but this message would surely garner your attention toward it now.

Should you arrive at the castle, plenty of attractions await you:

Ballroom ❧ A very large and beautiful ballroom is lighted up, complete with a playing violin orchestra. While the curtains will be drawn during this event, there is a windowed view and exit on one side of the ballroom that leads to:

Smee's Rose Garden ❧ A broad and colorful spanse of a garden, complete with many paths and turns. Plenty of roses are arranged in great arches, which provide perfect little places should you need some privacy with your sweetheart. Anyone familiar will even tell you that the garden was purposefully designed for just that sort of thing.

The Riddle ❧ There is an inscription located on a noticeable plaque set in one of the garden's benches. It reads:

Two are necessary to break this curse
Riled up, upset, what kind of love?
Only this kiss will stop it from getting worse.
Look for a winged one is push comes to shove,
Look for a glance slightly dark,
Search for a pair in reluctant love.
One answers a call; that's your mark;
One longs for patria though adverse.

Dining Hall ❧ Connected to the ballroom is an extremely long hall that stretches as far as the eye can see, elegantly arranged as the dining area. Expensive and exquisite cuisine seem to be on the menu— try something new? Chances are you won't be eating from a selection such as this again anytime soon!

Dais ❧ There is a noticeable raised dais that is easily visible via any area within the ballroom. It's locked off from guests, though— what is it for...?

Do enjoy. ]

Comments

[bethehugejerk]

[He snorts at that.]

What is that, some kind of stupid earth joke?

[possessivelove]

Floating around alone and away from everyone. You don't really look like you have things to to do.

[It sounded more like Karkat was making excuses to avoid Eridan. That was pretty rude of him, Yuno'd never do that to Yukki! She'd only leave him alone when he needed it...or something like this came up.]

There's no reason, I'm just having polite conversation and he is the topic. Why?

[cakesaretheenemy]

Nah, it's a kind of stupid earth come on.

[withoutasign]

Why would I kid about that?

[Signless jumps up and grab hold of Karkat's skirt, climbing up it as quickly as he can, trying to get to his descendant's shoulder. It might take him awhile, though... this skirt is awfully poofy.]

It didn't help that you were playing hermit this week.

[bethehugejerk]

I'll have you know that some pathetic wastes of flesh might have gotten into their minds to go that ball in the castle. And it is my job as fairy godleader - [It sounds better than godmother, okay?] - to sort those wrecks out so that they don't stumble in wearing something made of curtains and bedsheets expecting to have a good time. How does anyone expect to go dressed like that? It's a castle, a real live actual fucking castle, not some dinky schoolhive jamboree!

[He gestures as he speaks, flicking fairy dust with his movements.]

But in case you're that socially stunted that you can't grasp basic principals of interaction, it's more than a little weird when you go around questioning people you barely even know about their quadrantmates. I don't go bugging you about that guy you nearly stabbed someone over, do I?

[bethehugejerk]

[... Up goes the eyebrow.]

John, are you drunk again? Because my ass is off limits.

[bethehugejerk]

[Oh no you don't. Karkat sees where he's going and reaches down to pluck his mousedad from his dress...]

[... and plop him on his shoulder anyway.]

I could have put you there in the first place if you asked. And it's weird actually seeing you here as a tiny little squeakbeast, okay? And can you seriously blame me for playing hermit when I look like this?

[cakesaretheenemy]

Nope! I am 100% sober. Is it so unbelievable for a guy to think his buddy looks fantastic in that dress?

[bethehugejerk]

When you're not an earth homosexual, yes, it entirely is.

[Not drunk, not joking, what is going on.]

And this dress is stupid and ugly. I could make something better but I'm not the one going to the ball, and me in dresses is a stupid prospect anyway.

[possessivelove]

[The troll sure did seem serious about dresses. But..what was that he just said? Nearly stabbed. He remembered what she had said last curse?]

It's called common courtesy but I guess that's not a thing trolls know about. No matter how much they know...

[knightime]

Wouldn't know. Kind of the little guy. But not as little as apparently some of the people here.

Hey. Wishes come true and shit right? Where's a fairy godmother when you need one?

[withoutasign]

Just because I'm small doesn't mean I can't do things for myself.

[Either way, he's glad Karkat saved him from an intense climb, and he affectionately nuzzles his ear with his twitchy little mouse nose.]

Don't be so modest, I think you look very handsome.

[bethehugejerk]

And here I thought common courtesy was not introducing people to the sharp end of a cooking utensil, but hey, maybe you're less human than I thought. You need some sheepskin for that wolf look of yours?

But if it's common courtesy you want, then how about him? How much does he know about you, huh?

crabby moirailjack

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Snort.]

[Hoofstomp.]

[GLAAAAAARE.]

[knightime]

Gonna have to try harder to convince me of this stuff.

[He wriggles his nose a little. Fuck. Can't scratch that shit. He should ask someone what it's like to half hands. Sounds fucking boss.

But Dave let's Signless climb onto the top of his head. He doesn't mind.] Don't go making nests in my hair. Gonna tell you know, the earthquakes aren't worth it.

[bethehugejerk]

[Karkat twitches at the nuzzle.]

Hey, hey, no nuzzling, not when you're all furry and whiskery and my ears are decidedly ticklish. But it's still weird having you climb up my dress too, so excuse me if I want to get you up here.

[The compliment, on the other hand, gets only a snort.]

And I would thank you to save any stupid statements like that. I do not look handsome; handsome would be if I were in a proper suit or tuxedo or something. But here I'm stuck, no pants all week, and no the magic does not help.

[rebull]

[Stares forlornly at the food brought to him before moving his gaze to Signless, doing well to not glance at the chicken near him. A small weary smile peels over his lips before he starts to make an effort eating the food before him, trying desperately to figure out why he is so off put by the idea of eating something so delicious.]

[possessivelove]

[Karkat was treading through minefields at this rate with Yuno. This was a very sensitive topic with her, and if anything it raised her suspicions on whether her lost time of stalking Eridan had meant he had slipped out her secret. How much did Karkat know?]

He knows enough. You don't have to worry about that. Also, he has a name. It's Yukki.

[Yuno had gotten much more somber compared to her cheeriness she had not even a moment ago. She really didn't like him calling Yukki 'he' the way he had, it made it sound like Yukki didn't matter. He mattered more than anything else, though, Karkat just didn't know.]

[cakesaretheenemy]

Karkat, I am a spider dude that made out with a sheep girl the other day, I don't think earth homosexuality applies here.

I don't know. I don't think it's stupid. If you've got it, flaunt it, right? Anyway, on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being fuck off John and 10 being I want it more than anything else, how much do you want to commit a mistake tonight?

[bethehugejerk]

[Don't think he misses that change of tone. Right on the mark. He wasn't wrong to remember what she said during that curse; however little he heard, it was enough. This, now, is just further proof of what a mask that cheery exterior is. His wings flick behind him, scattering a light dusting of sparkly fairy dust.]

[So maybe the fairy tale backdrop is not the best for tense atmospheres.]

Yukki, whatever. But it's pretty strange of you to be so cagey about your own earth boyfriend after you've been so nosy about Eridan. You called it common courtesy, didn't you? And here you are snubbing what I'm offering like it were something dead and rotting.

[bethehugejerk]

Uh.

[That was not what he expected to hear. At all. Sheep girl? Commit a mistake?? What kind of mistake because there seriously have been times when he has desired the act that is kissing John Egbert on the mouth, but things are complicated here.]

John. I have a matesprit, and a kismesis. And you have Aradia. Or some sheep chick, I don't know. Why are you even asking me.

[withoutasign]

I haven't worn pants all week.

[A mouse wearing pants, that's just silliness.]

Can't you change the color of the dress or something?

[cakesaretheenemy]

Because you're cute? That's not an answer, dude. Here's something that would probably jog up the decision making process: Nobody would be able to find us here. What happens in the rose garden stays in the rose garden.

[withoutasign]

[Signless is too busy chowing down to notice Summoner's troubles. Food's delicious, yo.]

[rebull]

[And he is now staring at the lock of braided blond hair on his tail, which had swept around and curled onto his own lap. His eyes move to glance at the feather there and he... isn't sure. It... it was about that conversation with that siren, but what was their topic again? Ugh, the smell of meat is making it hard to remember. Or at least Summoner believes that to be the reason.]