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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

[aim_exorable]

[That's almost shy, Dualscar. Darkleer could like you more if you were less of an arrogant seadweller and more like this, even if he knows it's just an attempt at keeping up an image. He could also like you more if you stopped touching the horns of the troll he is trying to paletap.]

I never said that. I simply haven't had a chance to tonight. I have been busy talking to the other inhabitants of this place.

[By which we mean flirting. He has been flirting an awful lot. Like right now, as he continues to stroke along Dualscar's tail.]

[devwocean]

[Dualscar's tail flaps like an irritated seal and he can't help but watch the hand stroking down his side, where his legs and hip would be if he had either. He squirms a little]

Wwell maybe noww that you're sittin' here, you could havve one. I wwouldn't mind. It's wweird to drink alone, in any case, especially wwith you wwatching me.

[aim_exorable]

[He likes watching you squirm, Dualscar.]

[Just FYI.]

[Bowing his head down almost modestly, Darkleer nonetheless keeps his eyes focused on Dualscar almost intently.]

I apologize. I meant no disrespect. Are you certain I may indulge in my lesser nature?

[devwocean]

[He takes a drink from his own goblet, eyeing Darkleer with irritated confusion]

You don't havve much choice, to my mind. If you wwant a drink, then get it. I'm not goin' anywwhere.

[aim_exorable]

[So let's recap.]

[Dualscar wants Darkleer to drink with him. Dualscar gave permission for him to 'indulge in his lesser nature'. However, Dualscar is also not going anywhere, and told him to get his own drink.]

[Well, let it never be said that Darkleer is not obedient.]

Thank you kindly, sir.

[More movement, but this time, the way he shifts forward isn't to help himself get up. Oh no. Instead, it's to get closer to Dualscar's face. One hand curls beneath the seadweller's chin, and then he's pressing their lips together.]

[What? He's getting a drink to taste the wine. If the wine happens to be in Dualscar's mouth...]

1/2

[rebull]

[Ignore the rather angry sounding fox noises from a near by bush, followed by some cursing because ow ow ow ow thorns ow. Why is this making him so mad?!]

[ALSO, HAH. NOTHING HAPPENED. THE KISS DID NOTHING.]

2/2

[rebull]

[Right, shit, nothing happened... he's still, the same. Dangit.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

DAD!!!

[Gosh, taking a walk in the rose garden to clear his head and he turns a corner to see this.]

[Equius comes charging over, blowing air hard through his nostrils and prancing on his front hooves, almost rearing up. This is one displeased horseboy!]

[devwocean]

[He doesn't notice the scuffling in the bushes. Nope, that's just background noise right now, because he appears to have just been kissed.

And in a very gentle manner, too.

But the scream and clatter of hooves causes him to jerk out of Darkleer's grasp, eyes wide, and he brings his hand around hard to backhand Darkleer right across the face.

Okay, that was a bit of a reflex. He actually had been enjoying it, but now he feels self-conscious and violence and sex are pretty tightly entwined to him.]

[aim_exorable]

[Ow.]

[Darkleer would have enjoyed the look on Dualscar's face a lot more, and even that slap just a lot- are you people oblivious to his turn-ons- except that is currently his son trotting up and, well, ruining quite a moment more than the strange fox noises ever could.]

[It's hard being a single parent trying to get your swag on. It's hard and no one understands.]

[Cheek now quite a lovely shade of blue, Darkleer simply gives Dualscar a deadpan stare before pushing himself onto his hooves and twisting around to face Equius. Nostrils flaring, he gives a huff of air and paws at the ground with one hoof.]

Son. I believe I taught you better than that.

[stayb100ponyboy]

What are you doing?!

[Equius isn't quite sure why he's so upset. He's noticed his dad macking on different people all night and it hasn't bothered him, but for some reason, seeing him kiss the merman just pushed all his buttons.]

[His ears flatten on the sides of his head, and he snorts, his front hoofs prancing and tearing up the ground in front of him.]

[devwocean]

[And Dualscar is just mortified. He doesn't know who this creature is, but he's clearly one of the 'sons' Darkleer mentioned, and he apparently has an issue with what Darkleer was just doing.

If he'd had his druthers, he'd have left in some suitably dramatic manner. But instead, he's stuck here, with a fish tail for legs and tingling lips and a head full of 'what the fuck was that?'

So he settles for pretending it was nbd.] I don't knoww wwhat you're bein' so fuckin' dramatic about, boy.

[aim_exorable]

[Dualscar, you lost the chance to go 'nbd' when you backhanded Darkleer across the face in surprise when someone stumbled onto this make out session. Kind of late, bro.]

[In the meantime, Darkleer is beginning to mimic Equius' body language, his ears flicking irritably before flattening completely. His legs are a lot more calm, but the same cannot be said for his tail, which is swishing to and fro. Another stomp of one of his hind legs.]

I believe it is nothing you should concern yourself with.

[stayb100ponyboy]

You... him... what?!

[At this point, Equius' words fail him completely, and he lets loose with a loud, angry whinny before kicking out with both back legs. All he hits is air, but the implication is clear.]

[It doesn't seem the least bit strange to him that he's wordlessly arguing with his dad in front of a merman.]

[devwocean]

And wwhat, precisely, is wwrong with me?

[He growls this, somewhat quietly, but penetrating.]

[aim_exorable]

[Oh, Equius, no you didn't.]

[Another aggravated snort, and Darkleer stomps his hoof against the ground twice more before moving forward. Yes, he'll take that challenge, thank you very much, trotting around the younger centaur with heavy steps.]

[Sory, Dualscar, horse arguments, you know how it is.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius snorts fiercely at Dualscar. Yeah, take that, now you know exactly where you stand!]

[He backs up a few steps when Darkleer starts advancing on him, but then begins prancing and surging up and down again. Most of his motion is coming from his front legs, but he's tossing his head and throwing his hair around energetically.]

[devwocean]

[Eyeroll. Now they're just being hoofbeasts at each other, and this is stupid. Dualscar settles down in his fountain to watch, letting them sort it out]

Sorry, this just needs all of Darkleer's kids in here

[420]

Are they all bein' fuckin' salty again?

[Hi Dualscar. Do you want some goat companionship? Sure you do. Because when Darkleer starts macking on the aquatic, all the family needs to be involved.

Gamzee doesn't particularly seem bothered by the weird display of horsing around, instead calmly perching on the fountain rim next to the merman.]

It's motherfuckin' adorable, yeah?