http://tidesnpcs.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] tidesnpcs.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] timeandtides_backup2009-10-22 05:54 pm

Let The Spectacle Astound You

Characters: OPEN
Progress: Continuous
Summary: The party you've all been waiting for: the Grand Ball of Alexandria!
Location: Palace Alexandria
Date: June 21st, 1803
Warnings: TBA. Eventually, Violence.

For weeks, the palace had been abuzz with activity; even more so than usual. On top of the usual hustle and bustle of daily life, there were the extensive preparations to be done for the festival, and this, the grand finale. The palace's largest ballroom had been decorated from floor to ceiling, wall to wall. Long elaborate draperies of silk and chiffon in white and cream, the stairs lined in a rich, crimson carpeting. Gold and silver everywhere, framing the large windows and the door opening out to the courtyard. A warm summer evening, with the roses in full bloom. Flowers adorned every table, column, and doorway. It wasn't just the ballroom that had been decorated, however; the entire palace was decked in regalia, the staff having obviously anticipated the crowd to be much larger than usual.

All around the palace, inside and out, the guard was on high alert. Every guest was greeted, checked, and in the case of the higher-ranked, announced to the company at large. The sun had not quite set, and already the ballroom was half full; nobles and low-born alike, natives and foreigners, all dressed in their best. The guest of honor had yet to make her appearance, but no one seemed to be fussed by the fact.

But the night was young, and there was bound to plenty of seeing and being seen before the night was over.

[[ooc: Here we go, everyone! Party style still applies. Tag in, tag each other, mingle, HAVE FUN!... while you can. Thread jumping and ninja tagging is encouraged. ^.^]]

Update: A fist fight broke out on page two. Feel free to ninja in to spectate, generally comment or gasp, or just read it and have a laugh. Appropriate authority figures... Squall, Steiner, etc may need to step in.

[identity profile] danceawaypain.livejournal.com 2009-10-25 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
The subject of the guards was a touchy subject with Penelo. Larsa had vanished when he'd left to meet with them, and since then, she'd barely seen him. Of course Larsa would need a guard, and she was used to it, after all, Basch had gone to Archades for just such a purpose, but...

She nodded once and smiled. "He's supposed to be meeting me here."

[identity profile] ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com 2009-10-25 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
Irvine sighed and replied, "Alright I can help you look for Larsa, but if you meet up with a guy who barely says anything and a scar on his face, I did NOT help you." Last thing he needed was Squall hurting him for something stupid like getting someone close to their client. He couldn't help but ask, "So I guess I have to know, since i am leading you to this guy, how do you know him? Friend? Lover? Husband?"

[identity profile] danceawaypain.livejournal.com 2009-10-25 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"He's a friend." She was not going to get into the rest with someone she didn't even know. All the probing and the don't tell someone bothered her though. "If it's a problem, I can look myself."