The coronation day was long, and
ended with a large masquerade. Most of the quotes below are from
the masquerade.
All swore allegiance to the king.
Lucas too.
GM (Michael):[Or we could have a contest on the OOC list
for 'best Lucas oath']
Karen:
I, Lucas, son of a bitch, do swear to you the same fidelity I
give my lovely wife. I will bear you true allegiance, humoring
your whims with a minimum of disdain from this hour forward until
my death or until I fall out of fashion -- which, I promise you,
would be the end of the world.
We all had troubles finding the right
costume
GM: [Opening Masquerade posts this weekend.]
John: Butbut...! I won't be here!
James: Hey, now that's a good costume!
Do we have offside rules too?
GM (Michael):<Tweeeeeet!>
"And the ref calls a charging violation. It looks like they
ran over the NPC Kourin."
"I think the last penalty still has the team a little
shaken, Dennis. We'll see if they stay off-balance."
"And we're off to commercial. We'll be back in 60 seconds,
when I'll think of something flip and edgy and hip to say..."
[GM post tonight will retcon out at least some of this sequence
back to where Kourin speaks. NPCs get turns... :) ]
Marius and the girls
Karen: Actually, Cambina was like three chicks ago for
Marius. The boy gets around. :) If he's flustered, it's 'cos
Random just caught him reciting suggestive weasel-based poetry to
the Queen. Not that Random would object to suggestive weasel-based
poetry, mind you....]
On balls
Brennan: "Evening ain't over yet," he drawls.
"Give it time." A mischievous glint appears in his eye.
"For instance, Daeon's not here yet."
GM (Michael): He'll be arriving soon. In a Giant Pumpkin, with
attacking tendrils. Being pulled by the Rats of Nimh. Escorting
his mother. And Sargeant Grizzlybear's Lonely Maenad Club Band
and Firelily Arranging Society.
How could it be a ball without Daeon?
Puhleeease?
Robin: Rising, the Huntress looks around to make sure that
most attention is on the Royal Pavane and that none are within
easy eavesdropping range. The Ranger manages a very creditable
formal bow to her uncle and speaks clearly, but in a low tone of
voice. "Prince Gerard? May I have your permission to court
your son?"
Solace has more brain than she shows (or
maybe shows more brain than she has)
Conner: "Of course the very fact that Corwin found
them is curious in itself."
"Yes, it is. Would you like me to dance with him and find
out how he did it for you?" Solace offers.
Practice makes perfect
John: We can end thread or not as you prefer. But Brennan
needs to practice making small talk. He's not good at it.
Tara: He isn't? Lilly hadn't noticed. That may be because she is
somewhat worse though... <g>
How to live an easy life
Blake: This might be a Masquerade, but for him it's just
warfare in disguise.
Karen: Dude, this is Jerod. _Brushing his teeth_ is warfare in
disguise.
Rich doesn't underestimate
Rich: Vere is the living embodiment of why you must always
look out for the quiet ones.
Be watchful for what you say whilst
wearing a mask
Jerod: He is doing exactly what is expected of a member of
Court during a Court function - checking out the crowd, just as
dozens of others are. And he has his Court face on.
Mark: Yeah, his Court face is always black on one side, white on
the other, with a wavy line of division. Explains a lot about how
Court has gone lately, doesn't it? ;-D
Does Random really have dignity?
Paige: "I'd be pleased to be beneath you Royal
Dignity."
So we found out who is the nerd among
the Elders
GM (Michael): [very nice internal dialog snipped, as Caine
refuses to reveal his 1337 mind-reading powers at this time and
thus does not respond. He does transmit his observations to his
trump-powered blog, though.]
Now we know how Cambina does it:
Brennan: "Tonight, for instance, they all seem sober
enough to remember tomorrow."
Madeline: Maaan! I've been sober all my life, and I've never once
remembered tomorrow! I must be doing something wrong.
Reid, on weapons
"Never come to a family event naked, is my motto.
Cousin Paige doesn't agree, unfortunately... But yes, I'm
properly adorned. You?"
Sounds like a viable plan
GM, Michael: With that, Dara drops a red apple onto the
ground and it rolls to a stop between Lucas, Flora, and Paige.
Inscribed on the apple is a single greek word: Kallisti (to the
prettiest one). Orlando Bloom comes running in screaming "Mine!,
Mine!, Mine!" and Dara fades away, leaving nothing but a
grin.
Aisling is very civilized
What she wants to do is disembowel Dara with her bare
hands, and then walk around smacking various people with the
steaming reeking entrails. But she's too far away to get there in
time.
Brita is at least 6'2
GM (Michael): Fiona yells "My baby!
Be prepared!
Novak: Like a very sarcastic boyscout, Brennan always
comes prepared.
A note from Folly to Paige
Paige --
I'm
Leaving...
Oh, pretty much RIGHT NOW.
V. hectic, and
Everyone's scattering.... Anyhow, would
You mind holding on to my trump of
Ossian, if I don't see Marius (who has it)
Until my return?
(shouldn't be gone long, but
one never knows....)
-F
Reid likes champagne
Failing anything more productive, he'll drink from the
fountain that recently had a dead body in it. "It's clean,"
he sniggers at any guards who look at him crosswise, "he was
a noble..." Turning to Blister again, "Nice vintage,
but not as much body as one might like."
Is Reid really human?
Harper spots the body on the floor, and her mouth opens in
shock.
Reid: "Happens to the best of us, I'm afraid. Jerod
mentioned you might know something of out late friend's recent
concerns?"
This page was updated 04 jan 2004.