[open] welcome to the masquerade

[implying]

Date & Time: Friday the 7th, 4pm to midnight.
Location: Palace of Versailles, France, 1772.
Characters: anyone! Even characters not yet accepted as of when this log goes up. 8)
Summary: It's just some fancy masquerade dance with spiked punch.
Warnings: here be pictures, slow connections beware.


Welcome to Versailles.

The decorations are arranged, the food is prepared and laid out, the music has been rehearsed, and... most people have their costumes and masks ready. At precisely 1600, the Transporter machine activates, and a full room of people and all of their decorations, food, musical instruments, and costumes are sent back to 1772. The Palace of Versailles is in the height of its splendor, the weather is perfect and cloudless, and the gardens are in full bloom for the spring.

➣ Explore the Palace

Holy shit look at this, you have the chance to get your grubby little fingers all over history before it even becomes properly history. Do you know how many famous butts sat in all these plush velvet chairs? Or are going to sit in these plush velvet chairs? And they were all probably just talking the hell out of French, too. Wow. Go invade some bedrooms, poke your head into the kitchens (but no more than that, or territorial cooking elves might take offense), just. Touch everything. Everything. Just know that where ever you are, there's no escaping that beautiful music your fellow Transports are inflicting on you, that shit's just echoing all over the place tonight.

➣ Admire the Gardens

Jeez look at this, these people just had way too much money. But you get to benefit from it! You can basically just get yourself lost for hours here, so try not to starve or anything. Meet all the statues, go streaking through the fountains (please don't, no one wants to see that), get lost and desperately burst through cute little trees in your increasingly frantic attempts to find the exit. There's all sorts of fun you can have!

Just don't wander too close to the edge of the grounds, or you'll encounter (run into?) the invisible forcefield set up to keep wandering guests from utterly ruining history. That's probably a good way to get yourself a bloody nose.

➣ Enjoy the Banquet

There's tables and tables of this finger-licking good finery here, and it's all for you. And can you believe how fancy it is? Oh my god, those sausages have adorable little spears through them. And those spoons gently cradling their cheesy goodness? Yeah. They're made of crackers. And don't even get me started on these desserts. This is amazing. You've never eaten this good. And naturally, each drink (some of which are spiked, you're welcome) has adorable little frozen flowers in the ice cubes. Who even comes up with this stuff? Elves, that's who.

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Comments

Eridan Ampora | Open | Placeholder-ish comment, I'll be back on the 10th..

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Eridan has actually gone to quite a bit of effort here; when he shows up he's wearing a proper suit and everything(almost like this minus the hat, scarf and gloves, plus the jacket lacks the pinstripes, but the trousers still have them) and a Mask. He's only actually attending because he wants to shove the fact he has a date in everyone's faces but hey, he can totally pull off pretending he actually wanted to attend.

So you'll most likely find him hovering around the banquet and watching everyone else go by, but he really isn't very interested in leaving this area right now. Maybe later on if he gets sick of y'all or something.]

Eridan Ampora | Open | Placeholder-ish comment, I'll be back on the 10th..

[fintastic]

[ There's nothing here but the crowd... or is there??

Underneath the noise and regular music, there comes something ominous. ]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[OH NO WHAT IS THIS FEELING...

IS IT FOREBODING. IS IT HOPEFUL.

WE JUST.

DON'T KNOW.]

[fintastic]

[ Out of nowhere, she strikes! Okay, not really out of nowhere, but she does try to sneak up behind Eridan to poke him in the sides. ]

[moirailcompass]

[Nepeta had been certain she wouldn't be attending either. Fancy definitely was not her thing, and masquerades were about as fancy as you got. Still most everyone she knew was going, and she didn't want to spend another day holed up in her room or exploring what the place had to offer.

Besides, how many opportunities would she get to travel back in time, visit a human country during one of its most majestic time periods, and don on a cat mask? Best not to waste the opportunity.

Eridan is pretty easy to spot, and once she did she picked up the skirts of her dress and made her way to him, waving and smiling.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[He wouldn't have really expected to see Nepeta here either, yet there she is approaching, fancy dress and all. Go figure. He's got a glass in one hand, offering up a wave back with his free one.]

Didn't think a fancy do like this was your sorta thing.

ooc;

[caligulas_aquarium]

Continuing the thread here!

[payback]

[Ha, it's this jerk.

Rin spots him from a distance and doesn't deign to approach, though she gives the girl on his arm a once-over. Who's the chick with terrible taste?

Oh well, it doesn't matter. And it doesn't matter to her if Eridan really spots her or not. She's happy to ignore him...

... though she's getting a kind of mean idea. A mean, funny kind of idea. Hmmm. Most of her face is visible even with the mask and her smirk is suddenly huge. Rin slides away, aiming to get to a concealed place where she can disappear without being observed.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Thankfully, or maybe not, he isn't paying much attention; instead he returns his attention to the banquet and gathers up a few of those little sausage things in one hand, then occasionally flicks one into his mouth.]

[payback]

[Rin ghosts towards him cloaked by her ability, pausing nearby to consider the best approach.

Something subtle, of course. More grandiose is always a possibility later. She reaches out, invisibly, and gently - rattles at one of the trays near him. There's no one else reaching for anything on it so perhaps it will be enough to make him glance...]

[speakveryclearly]

Hmmm...

[A girl in a mask is wandering around the party, out for substances that are not in any way blood. She has a whole glass of fresh blood with her to combat precisely such a desire. And so it is that she happens to coincidentally come across this guy with the purple theme and all. GOSH, HE SURE IS WELL-DRESSED.]

I wonder who on Alternia this mysterious, masked individual I've just encountered is.

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Oh wow Kanaya, you're hilarious. He isn't even going to give you a proper response, just have some sarcasm instead.]

Oh yeah, I'm sure it's such a mystery; I mean fins an' horns in a wiolet outfit; just who am I.

Noone knows.

[speakveryclearly]

Yes, because of course I don't recognize your handsome and well-made attire in the slightest.

[She taps her mask, smirking a little.] That is the fun of the masquerade. A complete mystery as to identity for any one of us.

[tipsygnostalgia]

[Oh hey that sure is his DATE sliding up next to him and casually linking an arm around his. Roxy's generally being her usual self which means she's smiling and is happy and excited to be here, setting a glass of something alcoholic down on the table.

She wants to spend time with him, so now it is time to suggest all these things that Eridan's probably going to say no to but she's hoping he might say yes this time seeing as that's what DATES do.]

Heeey~! Having fun? [Lol nope, judging by that expression.]

We should go walk around the gardens. Or explore this kick-ass palace. Or even better, dance!

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Man, he is happy she's attending with him and all but...god, he has to be social now, doesn't he. Dancing is definitely not happening if he can help it though, so instead he pulls her a little closer so their arms are properly linked instead of him just hanging off of her.]

Well, we can explore the palace or walk the gardens if you want - I don't care either way which you wanna do.

[tipsygnostalgia]

[Yes Eridan, you have to be social. It is what people do at social gatherings.

Anyway she just sorta shrugs her shoulders.]

Either sounds good to me, I just figured we can hang out for a bit, y'know?

CAMPS OUT

[theguideless]

Eridan!

[fancy schmancy duds or not, Martin knows the horns and fishy gills from afar. he worms through a few people to get to him, effectively making cuts in the food line, but heck if he is even paying attention to that. he's just glad to see his friend again.]

I didn't know you'd be here!

EVENTUALLY THE LINE TO THE ERIDANTRAVAGANZA OPENS AND YOU GET TICKETS

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Oh damn, it's Martin of the Ex-Darkov variety. There's a face he's happy to see.

Except you know he doesn't change his scowl to a smile, or even something less than a scowl, but he's always scowling. The guy should be used to it by now.]

Well, I couldn't wery well let my girlfriend come alone I figure. That'd be pretty fuckin' lousy a' me, yeah?

WHEE FRONT ROW

[theguideless]

Maybe. [Martin doesn't know jack-diddly about girlfriends or girlfriend etiquette, and he's not about to try knowing now! he's just glad the scowl's back.

...which is weird, but. look, that mellow episode was weirder.] Do you like it here, though? This big place.

[sacrificar]

[Halibel only really stops by the banquet to have a look at the kind of food that's being served. Nothing available really suited her tastes, and eating like a human was pretty much out of the question considering her mask.

She notices a familiar face, and turns to face him.]

You're here as well?

[It's easy to recognize the guy just by his horns alone.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

What can I say, fancy shindigs like this are just my environment, bein' royalty an' all.

[He shakes his head, turning back to the banquet and picking up some more of those little cracker things, though he keeps speaking to her as he does.]

In all seriousness though, I'm on a date. Otherwise I wouldn't a' come.

pretend she's still showing off the mask yeah that sounds better

[sacrificar]

[A date? Oh, that thing people with social skills would do for a party like this.

Huh. Someone actually wanted to go with him?]

An acquaintance?

[boughtabookstore]

[ She comes over at some point in the night, not wearing a mask herself and in a suit, a plate in her hand. He totally does have a date, and she can't help but find herself a little bit interested in that particular turn of events.

But she won't pry, because that would be rude. Just smile at him and stand next to him for a little while. ] Enjoying the evening?

[caligulas_aquarium]

Eh, it's alright. Could be worse.

[He shrugs, then turns to her.]

Didn't think you'd a' come though. This sorta thing really your...well, thing?

[boughtabookstore]

The setting is certainly magnificent.

[ She shrugs a little, her smile indicating she knows it's not really the place people would expect her to enjoy. ]

I like dancing.