bluh bluh huge ball

[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. ]

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[red_medic]

[Medic hasn't bothered to change out of his wizard robes. Archimedes is perched on his pointed red hat and the man really just looks around right now, observing.]

/all the smirking

[gun_symphony]

[Rhi'a, on the other hand, decided that dressing up for this party would be fun, so here she is on the ballroom, wearing this lovely dress (with the red being replace with purple) and looking around for anyone she knows. Once she spots her ever-so-handsome prince, she proceeds to walk over to him.]

Quite the party, wouldn't you agree?

[red_medic]

[He looks up, slightly startled at the sudden voice, but catches himself as soon as he sees who this is. So he nods at her.]

Vell. In a vay, maybe.

[He ponders for a moment, then makes a small gesture with his hand.]

Can you danze?

[gun_symphony]

[She just smiles at him and nods.]

Of course.

[And she takes his hand with her own gloved one.]

Lead the way~

[red_medic]

[He takes her hand and leads her to the dancefloor.]

I haff to admit, however, zhat it has been a vhile.

[Medic turns to her and draws Rhi'a to himself, keeping her hand in his and placing his other on her hip.]

But I guess I can avoid stepping on your toes.

[gun_symphony]

Don't worry about it! I'm sure it will all come back to you eventually.

[And Rhi'a wraps her other arm around him and well and waits for him to move.]

At your convenience, oh noble prince~

[red_medic]

[She gains herself a snort for that. Not an angry one, but still a snort.]

Just bear vizh me until zhen, my dear prinzess.

[Then he finally starts moving with the flow of the music, slow, careful at first. Concentrating on what he is doing until the music itself picks up control.]

[gun_symphony]

Of course, dear prince~

[And she follows his lead, matching his careful moves. So far, he was better than he had let on.]

[red_medic]

Do you danze often, if I may ask?

[It has been a while since he had last danced, but the feeling for the music returns soon enough, the movements being more natural than anything. Also, close as they are, Medic gets a quite decent view on her little horns. They were just as real as her wings, but not as fascinating somehow. Interesting, yes. But not fascinating. Unlike her wings. Unlike the way she plays her piano. Unlike her movements. Unlike her eyes...]

[gun_symphony]

No, actually...this is my first time in a while.

[As the music played and as they danced, Rhi'a had a lot of time to look at Medic...and a lot of time to think. When they first met, she thought of him as a friend and talented violinist...

But now look at them. Look at what had happened...Medic risked his own life to save hers, he offered to dance with her...he even looked at her differently...all these things made her think. Things really had been changed between them.

The draonkin danced, keeping up with her partners moments as her eyes looked onto his own. Were they always that lovely shade of blue...]

[red_medic]

Oh. You are doing very vell for zhat.

[He leans a little closer and whispers in her ear.]

In fact, I do not remember zhe last time I had zhe pleasure of danzing vizh a skilled partner like yourself.

[And he pulls back again, a content smile on his face. Out of place or not, the man clearly is enjoying himself. And his company.

Yes, things had changed. Quite a bit. And Medic can't even entirely tell how or in what direction. But despite that, he didn't mind any of it.]

[gun_symphony]

Aw...Thank you, Medic! You're too kind.

[Her smile matches his own, as her eyes meet his. The music continues to play as they both danced together in perfect harmony. This was a night Rhi'a would remember no matter what.]