Le Masquerade
Aug. 11th, 2006 07:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tragic_mask[ooc: please go first to the Through the Door thread. Thanks.]
ETA: As of this thread, all new threads in the masquerade are now after midnight [the links below are now re-linked to after-midnight sub-threads]. React at your leisure.
The ballroom itself is a burst of dazzling light. Hanging from the vaulted ceiling are two gold-wrought chandeliers, both of which glow brightly over the occasion, and tall lanterns shine throughout the room.
The grand staircase descends with a flourish and opens onto the main ballroom. A balcony, which providing a clear view of the goings-on below, runs all the way around the edge of the room. It can be reached via any of the four spiral staircases in each corner of the ballroom.
Below, the wooden dance floor flickers gently in the light from above, and musicians in the side room play soft, classical music. Meg Giry, the dance mistress for tonight, is on the floor with a microphone in hand.
A low, wooden bar in the corner provides hors d’oeuvres and drinks to revelers; small tables for two sprinkle the area.
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Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 07:47 pm (UTC)Nimble pixie fingers, suddenly there are two, one after another shooting in Shalla's direction.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 07:58 pm (UTC)Shalla deflects one and catches the other, but she smushes it accidentally. Ew.
Clearly this means she should throw the grape mush back at the ladyfool.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 08:00 pm (UTC)Magic will weave, they say.
"Lady." Swings a slender bow again, applauding her technique.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 08:18 pm (UTC)"And what should I call my attacker?" Not her real name, for that would spoil the fun.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 08:20 pm (UTC)"And the would-be juggler?"
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 08:42 pm (UTC)Lady Qatya has a nice ring to it, she thinks.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 08:52 pm (UTC)"Lady Qatya." And there's the fool again, laughing softly. "Animal, Mineral or vegetable?"
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:06 pm (UTC)The eyebrow she is raising cannot be seen through the mask, but her tone conveys it well enough. "I'm afraid I do not know what you mean."
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:09 pm (UTC)Kaye has never been near a market in her life.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:42 pm (UTC)Wraith Squadron will do that to you.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:44 pm (UTC)"A wonderful place." The wildness overcomes her like a storm. Kaye loves to pretend.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:47 pm (UTC)"A wonderful party, to be sure. Dancing and lights and masks and mystery. Dream come true, for some."
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 09:49 pm (UTC)girlsmile.And the iron band burned.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 11:06 pm (UTC)Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-12 11:58 pm (UTC)Her heart fully enrolls itself in the question. She had never learned how to hold back well.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-13 12:08 am (UTC)Dead is said quietly. It's something she does not want to think about at a party. Not tonight.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-13 12:13 am (UTC)There are many ways to die.
"Lady." Another bow then, more respectful and the fool winks, taking her leave.
Re: Balcony
Date: 2006-08-13 12:16 am (UTC)No more thoughts of death tonight. Just a masquerade.