Let The Spectacle Astound You

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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.

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[herownhero.livejournal.com]

Quistis found that she was not at all surprised by Mjrn's question- judging by how Selphie seemed to know practically half the people in the ballroom, she didn't doubt that maybe she had been in contact with Mjrn as well. "Yes, I'm a SeeD cadet in Garden. Do you, by chance, know Selphie?"

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I do! She was the one who found my dress when we were searching for suitable attire." Mjrn smiled instantly, grateful for the outgoing girl's aid. It had lowered her anxiety considerably--at least until she arrived at the ball itself. "I have been aboard the Garden, went it journeyed to Treno. I enjoyed my time within...but I became lost many times."

[herownhero.livejournal.com]

Quistis laughed lightly, a hand raised to politely cover her mouth. "I wouldn't expect anything less from her- she always likes to go off with a bang for these kinds of events, and is more than eager to help others as well."

There was a flicker of surprise in her eyes when Mjrn mentioned having been on Garden herself. "Oh, yes... Galbadia Garden is large, much larger than Balamb. It's hard not to get lost in there."

[dewdrop-pebbles.livejournal.com]

Mjrn nodded. "I thought my disorientation unique, but I see this is far from true. Nonetheless, I am glad to have seen it for myself. If there are such structures in Ivalice, I am not aware of them."

She paused, wondering whether to ask but curiosity overrode hesitation. "Are you attending simply as a guest...or as a SeeD also? I have heard of threats made to the queen, over the device." Then again, who hasn't. The fact that Kefka was targeting Alexandria was hardly a secret.