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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

[the_demonmaid]

[Oh. Oh dear. Uh oh.]

A gentleman, aren't you.

[aim_exorable]

[Yeah. Uh oh.]

I would be quite displeased with myself if I were not. Besides, a lady such as yourself deserves nothing less, and I am quite honored to be in your company.

[He's not letting go of your hand, Handmaid. This. Uh. Might be a problem?]

[the_demonmaid]

[He's not doing anything untoward yet, but oh how her mind's racing. She had nothing against having a fun time, but she was not attracted, at all, to any hoofbeasts.]

I'm quite flattered, sir centaur.

[Crap. Crap. Fuck.]

[aim_exorable]

[Not even make outs? That is sad. And yes, those curse words are probably pretty fitting for the situation.]

I speak only the truth.

[the_demonmaid]

[Maybe if he was in his normal troll form. A little one time fun was not something she'd turn down.]

[Fuck. He was certainly acting completely contrary to how he was before. This curse, it first created a need for a quest, as if he was in a story-]

[Story. She had something there. What sort of stories could get her out of this? What- oh, that was embarrassing. No one should ever have the hint she used to read those tales when Doc Scratch wasn't paying attention. But she pulled her hand back, her cheeks flushed red from having to pull up these old tales]

I must apologize, sir centaur. I did not mean to give you false hope. I am [Oh why is she doing this] currently promised to another.

[aim_exorable]

Ah. My apologies then.

[Darkleer looks a tad disappointed at this but regains himself, letting his hand fall to the side then.]

I would not wish to aggravate your partner. They are quite fortunate to have such a dedicated lover.

[the_demonmaid]

[Oh please let him not remember this after this is over.]

I am always open to company, however.