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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YAY

[sinsmymaster.livejournal.com]

Seymour turned slightly and in that instant, he noticed her. Oh good. She was here after all. He didn't approach her immediately, being engaged in talking to an Alexandrian citizen, but once the conversation was finished, he turned and headed slowly over to her.

"Lady Yuna," he murmured, giving her the traditional Yevon prayer bow. "It is an honor to see you again. How are you faring in this strange land?"

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She looked nervous. How unsettling.

"I am as well as possible after being uprooted from my home. I fear others have experienced the same." He peered at her, as though trying to decide what state she was really in. "I hope the position we have found ourselves in hasn't caused you too much trouble, Lady Yuna?"

ffffffffffff /so much fail

[sinsmymaster.livejournal.com]

"If I knew, I would certainly have informed anyone else who was looking for the answer," Seymour murmured, careful to appear gallant and innocent. No use stirring things up just yet. "I am certain we shall find that answer soon enough. Until then, is there anything I may do to lend you aid as you settle into this new world?"

I'M A HORRIBLE TAGGER THIS MONTH SOOOB

[sinsmymaster.livejournal.com]

Seymour's eyes remained on Yuna, watching how she looked around, but not commenting on it. "Whatever would make your stay here easier," he murmured in response. "I only wish so many of us had not been pulled to so strange a place, but perhaps familiar faces will make the adjustment easier.

"You have a place to stay for now, I would assume?"

I TAGGED IT RECENTLY THOUGH - or I'm 99% sure I did o-o

[sinsmymaster.livejournal.com]

"I have. Guadosalam has made an appearance, so I feel it is my duty to return to aid those of my people who have found themselves uprooted here." He paused momentarily, offering her a genteel smile. "Do you know of any other of our cities that have been thusly relocated?"

dsfkjsf YES he will not be pleased 8T

[sinsmymaster.livejournal.com]

"Several of our cities have arrived, then. I wonder what has called them forth and pulled even the earth from one place to another..." And what would have brought the Farplane, of all things. "Have you visited these places yet?"

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"Perhaps it is for the best," Seymour murmured, inclining his head in her direction. "The Farplane is not a particularly delightful place to be when one has just been removed from everything she knew."

He tilted his head just enough to be able to peer down at her to try to determine her particular mindset.

"Someday soon I may need to pay my own visit to Luca, but for now, I believe I shall remain in Guadosalam. My people may have need of me after all."