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Pre-Winter Masquerade
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Pre-Winter Masquerade
Pre-Winter Masquerade
In the midst of this horrible tragedy, we feel it is important to still take time to admire the little things. We see no reason that we shan't hold our Pre-Winter celebrations as normal. Kyngdom has been split in so many sides, and so many are so untrusting of each other these days.
That is why we have decided to make our Pre-Winter celebration a masquerade. Now, nobody will know each other's identities until the clock strikes midnight. There will be no prejudices, no mistrust--just happiness and new memories.
We are specifically extending our invitation to the members of the various factions--though, of course, members of the general public are just as welcome. We would like all the sides of this civil war to come together and celebrate a moment of peace. It may also help to sway us Nobyls in the direction of a specific group--but of course, the main purpose of the Masquerade is to celebrate.
We sincerely hope you attend, so that we may begin the cold-weather season properly. The Masquerade will be located in the pur Keteque manor, located in the southwestern portion of Northeastern Kyngdom, about twenty or so miles to the west of Qar Evi. It will be held on December First, though, of course, we will gladly offer lodging to any guests who arrive early.
Our only requirements are that you wear a winter-theme masquerade outfit, and bring no weapons or violent intentions. We thank you in advance.
~~House of Keteque
Please do make sure to tell us if you are attending, so that we might get the correct amount of supplies and prepare large enough of a space.
submitted by The Pur Keteque Fami, Keteque Manor
(May 30, 2020 - 9:39 am)
(May 30, 2020 - 9:39 am)
*flourishes*
I'll be there! In spirit! I'll put the order in for the wolf-and-songbird choir.
I don't think any of my charries are in the position to go, but we shall see.
(May 31, 2020 - 12:33 pm)
(May 31, 2020 - 12:46 pm)
Kamau Adeyemi will be going as a Resistance rep.
Gamgi Kholodno will be going as a Sanukan rep.
Ajana Nzuri will be attending, along with Lihim.
(May 31, 2020 - 2:36 pm)
Forgot to mention that Aakash will also be there, as the pur Keteque are the hosts.
(June 3, 2020 - 1:55 pm)
Beacon and Finni will attend as FaFA reps.
Belluma will go for Catastrophe's army.
Taurus, West, Astrid, and Speirys will all go for the Resistance.
(May 31, 2020 - 4:53 pm)
Melt will be there for himself.
(June 4, 2020 - 4:11 pm)
Sancta Anima will be attending.
I believe she has someone to meet there.
(June 4, 2020 - 8:01 pm)
We should be able to begin roleplaying this relatively soon. Is there any plot things anyone wishes to discuss prior to the arrival of guests?
(June 9, 2020 - 11:31 am)
Hello everyone! I recently joined Kyngdom... someone said this was a good place to introduce your characters, so... uh, yeah. Ashya shall come.
Im totally new to Kyngdom so excuse me if i dont do things as... planned. yknow.
oh no-Tomru said mebbg. Tomru, you do NOT own a BB Gun. if you have one-GIVE IT.
=Naooo.=
GIVE!
=finee= *hands water gun*
Tomruuuuuuuu...
(June 9, 2020 - 2:10 pm)
(Also, yes, this is Sybill, I'm not stealing anyone's charries)
Aakash pur Keteque~~
I put on the mask, already feeling uncomfortable at the feeling of porcelain, silver and diamonds pressing against my skin, and looked in the mirror. The outfit was designed to resemble an ice dragon, with a mask nearly covering my entire face sporting silver and porcelain scales, and diamond-studded horns. The rest of the outfit was just as fancy--a long white coat with silver and light blue accents, studded with priceless gems.
The Masquerade would be starting in a little under an hour. A few guests had already arrived--for example, a representative for the Sanukans, some Resistance representatives, and a great deal of the public. Holding a masquerade at a time like this felt ridiculous and foolish to me, but my aunts, uncles, cousins, and father all insisted on it. Had Mother still been alive, she would have never allowed this to happen.
As a precaution, I slipped a dagger into an inside pocket of my coat. I had a strange feeling that things would not go nearly as smoothly as my family thought it would.
~~~
Feel free to roleplay your charries arriving and meeting each other! The Masquerade is being held in one of the Keteque's manors, in a large ballroom. There's also an outdoor area, though it's probably quite cold out there.
I drew some sketches of my charries' masks, I'll have to post them soon.
(June 10, 2020 - 10:26 am)
oh, nevermind, im NOT BRINGING ASHYA
ill bring another charrie. that im making up as i go.
she will be a servant of the Keteques, if thats alright, Sybill...
Fay Opull
thats her name, i guess.
~Fay~
I slip out of the closet, holding a covered tray. It's empty of food, but no one needs to know. Carefully i wind between the gathering guests, all clad in magnificent masks. I carry the tray to my 'room' which is just another closet. With a small smile, I lift the cover and take the knife from the tray. Setting down the cover, I start to cut the metal. With just a few slashes, the curved top is a (rather awkward) mask. Maybe I can blend in tonight. I dont let myself sigh. Tonight I have to leave Servent Fay behind. I work for several minutes, cutting the metal mask into a leaf-like shape. Once im done, I tear a strip of my servant's uniform and tie it through the holes i made in the mask. Then i put it on. It feels comfterble, so i rest the mask on the tiny table shoved in the corner. I carefully lift the dress of my tiny bed and smooth out the flaring skirt. its plain white fabric with silver stitching, very simple and ordinary, but for a servant like me its a wonder. so glad i found this... I think as i slip on the cool fabric. my feet go into the simple silver flats and I pick up the mask. Two leafs fanning out from the eyeholes, and i did my best to carve the veins into the leafs with the knife. I smile and put on the mask. The metal is light and flexible, so it wasnt hard to cut and its very light on my face. No one could recognize me in this disguise. i creep out of the closet and dart down the hall, lost in my own mind. In my head, im the daughter of a Nobyl family coming to the masqurade. (SPELLING ALERT) but in truth, im just a girl playing dress-up. That cant bother me now. I slip through the servants entry to the grounds and duck behind a well-dressed lady. She struts inside and I follow, trying my best to look regal and like i belong-because i dont.
-=-
Fay is really interesting to roleplay as <3
hope you guys dont mind that i joined-im literally so new to Kyngdom i probably did fourhundredthingswronginthatwriting.thatsweird,myspacesarentworking...ohwell.
(June 10, 2020 - 12:00 pm)
Valerie will be attending, for the food. Also to make connections, that too, but mainly the food.
(June 10, 2020 - 12:29 pm)
@Heroes of Olympus-- Yes, that's fine! Fay seems like a fun character.
Gamgi Kholodno, Representative of the Sanukan Army/Sanukaville~~
The moment I step into the ballroom, I decide that I hate Nobyls. Which, to be fair--I've got a lot of reasons to hate them. They've refused to accept Sanukaville as an independent state in Kyngdom, almost every single family has refused to help save Kyngdom from tyrannical Catastrophe, and now they're foolish enough to throw a Masquerade in a war zone. Do they not realize that northeastern Kyngdom is currently one of the most dangerous regions, or are they all just fools? Probably the latter.
But we need their money and supplies, so Victor Starr, mayor/chief of the Sanukans, said somebody had to go. And I was the only one capable of being that somebody.
The outfit I'm wearing is designed to look like a snowflake. I drew the line at wearing a dress, which is why I'm wearing a decorative Sanukan uniform instead. However, this uniform is light blue, silver, and white, instead of the regular reds and golds. The mask itself is white, with light blue attachments made to look like the icicle like prongs of a snowflake. I managed to sneak in a pistol, which is tucked safely into my left boot. The only things that identify me as a Sanukan are my height, general appearance, and a tiny golden badge on my uniform.
All around me are guests, each one wearing an outfit more ridiculous than the next. I search for someone--anyone--who isn't wearing something lavish and luxurious. It's much, much harder than expected.
I finally find a girl wearing a metallic mask designed to look like leaves, in a simple white dress. I approach her, and she looks a little nervous. Possibly because I'm over six feet tall, or maybe it's because Sanukans are well-known as warriors. Or maybe she's just shy. I've no idea.
"Oh, good," I say. "Finally, someone who isn't wearing something totally crazy. Name's Gamgi Kholodno. You?"
"Oh--um! My name is Fay--er, Fay Opull," She replies. We shake hands, and she seems to relax.
"So," I begin. "I'm sure you've already figured out I'm from Sanukaville, up in the mountains. Where are you from?"
~~~
(June 10, 2020 - 1:05 pm)
~Fay~
"So, Im sure you've already figured out im from Sanukaville, up in the mountains. Where are you from?"
"I dont exactly know. My guardians dropped me off he-" I stop and remind myself that Im not Servant Fay tonight.
"My guardians dropped me off at a nearby orphanage. The Mistress adopted me quite a bit later, when I was four. Unfortunetly, she couldnt come tonight, she has... she's ill. So I came for her." its never too early to tell your story, although this one is fake, I thought. Then I hear my name from across the room.
"Fay! Fay, get over here!" I whirl around, searching the crowd. A short boy with a mop of red hair pushes his way through the elegantly dressed Nobyls. And he's coming right for me.
"Fay! Cmon, we gotta go!" he shouts, tugging on my hand. Now that he's closer, I can see he has ginger hair rather then red, and he's much taller then I thought.
"Excuse me, but, who are you? and how do you know me?" I say, giving an apolagetic wave to the Sanukan and following the ginger-haired boy, who races through the guests all the while pulling me along by my hand.
"Oh-I forgot you didnt know me! Im Ufi. [You-Fi] and, uh, technically we're best friends, but not yet." the boy -Ufi- says, and he sits down on a fancy bench that ive dusted countless times. I perch next to him.
"Why exactly do we have to go? actually, just start from the beginning. Who are you and what do you need from me?" I say.
"Okay... Im Ufi. I lived in the same village as you when you were born-i was less then a year old. Um, what else..? We'll be best friends in the future, as the fortune teller predicted. Your family was Nobyls, and mine was poor. They hated the idea of us being friends-which we were, even though we were both three. Um, next, they ship you off to an orphanage so we cant be friends-and they didnt like you much either, so thats why. and then I rescued you from the orphanage when we were five, and we lived on the run for a month before you got taken in by a Nobyl family. I returned to my old home, but it was burned the ground and my family nowhere to be found. So i took an odd job or so and vowed to find you. aaaand... you must've forgotten it all. i found you, and now we have to go."
"But WHERE?" I say, and Ufi shakes his head.
"Well, i dont really know too much. Um, we just gotta get away from these Nobyls... who knows if theyll dump us in the hands of the police?" Ufi gets up. He gestures toward the door.
"No, Ufi, Im not coming. I have a job here, and it pays good money... at least, it will once I get better. I cant go, thats leaving everything I have behind." I say, and sigh.
"Well, thats okay, I guess. You can continue your job, and I can get a job here too! Whats your job?" Ufi says brightly.
"Im a servant. A maid, more like it-"
"A MAID? Then why in all the worlds are you here at the masqerade?"
"Because... I needed a break." I reply glumly.
"Okay then. Fine. Well-we'll just... we'll just mingle with the guests for a while."
"Okay..." I say, and smooth the skirt of my dress. I straighten my mask and take Ufi's hand. he leads me away from the ballroom first and over to a coat-closet for the Nobyls. He grins at me and puts on one of the long coats. It fits him like an overlarge glove-very overlarge. he manages to not get lost in the rich grey fabric and straightens out the coat, which trails behind him like a cape. the sleeves billow around his hands, completly concealing them.
"Good enough" he says, and grins again. Then he take a mask from a nearby bench and puts it on.
"Thats someone elses, you know." I remind him.
"I know. They left it on a bench and i put it on. Now its mine for the night." He gives a corky smile and we walk back into the ballroom, Ufi swimming in his gigantic coat and me trying not to laugh. we must look pretty ridiculous, but no one comments. Ufi grabs my hand and we start to dance-which is really awkward, since we dont know how. But twirling away in my 'finery', i feel right at home.
-=-
UFI IN THAT COAT-lolllllll
yes, i introduced a new character.
They're both 16 if youre wondering, although they act much younger and are both pretty short lol
(June 10, 2020 - 5:23 pm)
Warmest greetings to the Pur Keteque family.
I am preparing for this most exciting occasion and I would like to request a list of the Nobyl names that will be present at the masquerade.
Thank you in advance. I am looking forward to celebrating the winter season with each and every one of you.
(June 10, 2020 - 2:53 pm)