[EVENT] MASQUERADE! PAPER FACES ON PARADE

[khuimods]

Characters: Anyone and everyone!
Date: October 20
Location: Aisling Tower grounds
Situation: It's the annual event! The Aisling Tower hosts an elaborate masquerade to celebrate Shadow Nights.
Warnings/Rating: In individual threads - please remember to warn!


As dusk falls on October 20th, the bone white spire of the Aisling Tower gleams brightly in the fading sunlight. Once a year, the Tower throws open its doors to begin the official Shadow Nights celebrations. It's a lavish and popular event, attended by all walks of life in Aifaran.

But as the Night Parade approaches, the excitement in the air is tinged with trepidation about the barrier. Perhaps the donning of masks will help Aifaran shed its fears.


In the week leading up to the masquerade, the Tower is a flurry of activity while things are rearranged and set up for the influx of visitors. A special room is designated to provide suitable attire to rent for the evening to those who cannot afford fancy clothes as a staple of their wardrobe. All for the low price of the dry-cleaning bill for the outfit!

When the day finally arrives, preparations are made in earnest during the morning and afternoon, festooning the surrounds with seasonal decorations. The steady deliveries of food, drink, and decor create a buzz about the place. Tables dressed with fine cloth are brought into the courtyard and as the gates open, spirit lanterns in a variety of shapes and colors are lit, and the courtyard shines invitingly as guests arrive.



At the base of the Tower, an atrium that makes up most of the ground floor has been cleared for the masquerade. Wide, sweeping ramps lead upwards, dotted with tables and some cushioned benches for seating. The upper floors of the Tower are still off-limits to the public, and discreet guards stand watch. The interior of the Tower is done in whites and creams, with accents shimmering like pearls. As a result, the vibrant costumes and decorations stand out all the more distinctly, a riot of color across a blank canvas.

Let Shadow Nights begin!

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OOC Notes: The Masquerade log is available for threading throughout the rest of the month. While there are starters available for threading, feel free to create your own top-level comment! Enjoy the festivities.

Comments

someone has to guard the fancy cakes

[acicular]

Given the fact that the whole concept of a masquerade is alien nonsense to Antarcticite, it should not come as a surprise to anyone who has come to know them that when they show up to the celebrations, they are, in fact, attired only in their Verdant Sentry uniform. Mind you, they have taken extreme care to ensure it is pristine and with nary a wrinkle to be seen in the fine fabric, but they still seem quite out of place amongst the excitement and revelry.

Stiff and poised and a bit reproachful of all this frivolity, they've taken up a position beside a table festooned with gaudy decorations, and several enormous cakes. Someone has handed them a glass of wine, which they are holding and regarding warily, but certainly not consuming.

(Do you take pity on them, or come to harass them?)

tony selects option b: harass

[highprofilerichkid]

Oh, hello, familiar face. Also, hello s n a c k s.

Tony swans over to the food, smiling brightly at Amtrack Antarc, who looks extraordinarily unimpressed by the proceedings.

The stiff demeanor and faintly disapproving expression kind of make them look like they're standing guard over the dessert table, actually, which Tony thinks is kind of funny.

"Uh oh. Do I have to have the password to get to the bonbons?"