Event: Eiko's Birthday Ball

[tidesnpcs.livejournal.com]

Characters: OPEN to all party guests
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: A big party for a small girl. Yep, it's Eiko's birthday and she's having a ball.
Location: Lindblum Grand Castle
Date: March 21st, 1804
Warnings: N/A so far

Nobody could say that Regent Cid wasn't generous when it came to his adopted daughter, Eiko. In fact, some said that he was too indulgent. But on this, the evening of Eiko's tenth birthday, the citizens of Lindblum were ready and eager to celebrate. A free ball! Free drinks, free food, and a free pass into Lindblum Grand Castle. Many had failed to acquire tickets in time and were disappointed, but the lucky few piled eagerly into the castle.

Security was tight, and every single guest was checked by the guards before being allowed to enter. Once inside, they would find a wide and sumptuously decorated ballroom. A small group of musicians played slow and ambient music, while the party guests swayed across the floor dressed in all their finery. What could only be described as a flock of moogles flew or scurried around the room, offering glasses of champagne and various sweet treats. Regent Cid himself sat on a grand throne at the head of the room, nodding graciously at the guests who came to pay their respects. 

The ball was already in full swing, and the party would go on for a long while yet.

[ooc: Don't worry if you didn't comment to Regent Cid's earlier post requesting tickets. Handwaving is just fine if you want to hop in. It's party style - go tag and mingle! Thread jumping and ninja tagging is encouraged.]

[ooc: Eiko has made a very loud announcement about a celebrity couple's engagement. Feel free to overhear, react or congratulate.]

Comments

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

"Regal is boring," she informed him, puckering her lips. "It's all curtsies and manners and 'Thank you, Lord I-Smell-Like-Malboro' and 'I'm so pleased to meet you, Lady Chinhair.' Ick." Still, an offer to dance with her favorite boy in the whole wide world was too good to turn down, so she nodded, as a smile returned to her face. "Yeah, let's dance! And then we can play tag!"

[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

Denzel ran towards the dance floor, pulling Eiko by the hand. So maybe it wasn't the most regal and proper of dance invitations, but he had never really been all that regal around Eiko at all, he was just himself.

"Are you sure we're allowed to play tag here?"

[lastsummoner.livejournal.com]

Eiko liked Denzel just fine and found his natural behavior a nice break from all the stiff rules around her house. Not necessarily by her parents even as much as the people who worked there with opinions on how children should behave in a castle. The ones who absolutely would object to her suggestion of tag. "Yup. It's my house and my party. We can do what we want!"

[xnotyetaherox.livejournal.com]

"Heh, okay then. One game of tag coming right up - after we dance. Because I need at least one dance from the birthday girl!" Denzel laced their fingers together, watching the other couples to see just where to put his other hand.