[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

[shelkethetransparent]

[Shelke nods and leans up some so she can peer through the basket, pushing the masks around as she hunts for (and fails to find) the none-fish ones. After a few moments her glowing eyes turn back towards Feferi.]

...Are all of them fish?

[fintastic]

No! They are not all fish! Only most of them!

[ To which she pouts a little and digs out one of the plain masks. ]

I said we should make the whole party ocean themed, but I got veto'd!

[shelkethetransparent]

[Shelke nods and after a moment picks out a blue one that (almost) matches her dress. There were probably better ones but she didn't really care.]

Thank you. [She holds it up awkwardly, trying to decide hot to put it on. Masks aren't a thing for her okay!]

Why would you want it to be ocean themed?

[fintastic]

[ She wiggles her fins, just to show them off a little more. ]

I dunno! I bet it doesn't have anything to do with being a seadweller!

[shelkethetransparent]

Yes but most people here aren't. And the building doesn't seem like it would support...that...

[She trails off as she finally gets her mask on, and then looks over at Feferi again.]

Does this look alright?

[fintastic]

Oh, yes, it looks great! Now you are ready to party!

[shelkethetransparent]

Mm.

[Well, that's good at least. She shifts.]

I have never been to a party.

[fintastic]

(continue)