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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[waterblade.livejournal.com]

Mostly because they hadn't known what else to do, but there you were. It was a chance to meet people, at least, and he was planning to find out more about blitz. Maybe she could ask about learning to summon.

He'd entered with her, but had split off to try and gather some information. That wasn't really all that successful; well, he hadn't really expected much, but they were there now, so they might as well enjoy themselves.

"Hey," Tidus said, coming up next to her in his suit (http://www.majortomms.co.nz/images/Wedding_Suit_Hire_Double.jpg) with a light blue vest under the jacket. "Are you all right so far?" He knew she wasn't really a public person - when she had to be, she was great at it, but most of the time she'd wanted nothing more than to just be with their friends and enjoy each others' company. This many people probably wouldn't be freaking her out, but it could be making her anxious.

[waterblade.livejournal.com]

It had taken a good bit of forceful insistence to get something he could live with, but the effect was worth it. Without the suit, Tidus probably wouldn't have even come. And he flashed her a grin at the question. "You know me." He never was one for the "shy" thing, except in her. "It's kind of crowded in here, but there's a lot of people we should probably meet. We need to figure out what we're gonna do at some point, after all."