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. ]

Comments

[behisstrength]

[Motochika's own smile grows more brilliant in response, as if he knows what sentiment crosses Mitsuhide's mind -- perhaps he does, since it reverberates in his own heart.]

Our kingdom at peace, all memories restored.

[He tilts his head, leans in a fraction closer. He softens, melting against Mitsuhide, like he wishes for them to never part.]

Just for us, sweet husband... a beautiful child.

[wavesoakedlegs]

[Mitsuhide flushes a little at that, the colour red dusting both his cheeks and the tips of his ears.]

A child that looks like you, my love.

[He is beginning to relax a little, however, his awareness of others around them dimming somewhat.]

Surely it could be no other way.

[behisstrength]

[Motochika shakes his head delicately, his eyes flickering to admire the colour blossoming on Mitsuhide's pale skin. Mitsuhide's reaction only adds to his happiness -- it seems that Fire-Fade wants this too.]

Our child shall have the best features of us both.

[He asserts.]

[wavesoakedlegs]

[A bow of the head, and Mitsuhide makes a thoughtful hum.]

I guess only time will reveal which of us is right.

[He spins them around in a bold move, avoiding the other dancers with unconscious ease; a man as skilled with a katana as he is graceful and surefooted.]

I look forward to that day.