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party post } { fool and king, ghoul and ghost
On the evening of the twenty-ninth, the ballroom on the main deck of the boat is decked out in lavish black and gold, thanks to Carol and Sophie, and the assistance of the very strong men they enlisted to help (thank you, boys). It's been a while since Carol has thrown a full out ball, and she liked the chance to stretch her event planning limbs again, even if those attending are mostly the ghost robots in their cater waiter wear.
A soft music is playing over the guests as they enter. As they pass through the threshold, there's a table with simple masks for them to choose from, in case they've forgotten their's. Once they pass through the main archway, they'll find their way to the large dance space where the ghost robot band is sitting, because live music is so much better than a recording, and they actually don't sound half-bad, all things considered. They also take requests, so feel free to tell them that song where you always wondered what it would sound like with a full orchestral backing. There's a large, expansive dance floor in the middle, and you're welcome to get out there and shake your groove thing whenever you see fit.
Tables with food line the far left wall of the room, as well as clusters of tables for the guests to sit when they so choose. There's also an open bar nestled into the far corner, for all your alcoholic needs. There are also plenty of dark corners to slip into, if you don't want anyone to see what you're doing, however the narration suggests watching those dark corners carefully. Rabbit holes lurk in pretty much every shadowed area of the ballroom and while they won't always drop you into a strange location of your choosing, there's a high chance they will. There's probably a high turnover of people arriving back in the ballroom, looking like they've gone five rounds with a bull.
Probably because they have.
The boat seem to want to promote this event as much as possible. While not everyone loves a good ball, some non-attenders may suddenly find themselves in attendance, completely dressed and no idea of how they got there. Trying to leave? Might not go so well either. For some, socializing isn't so much a choice as a punishment, but there are probably plenty of people to help you have a good time.
Or you could go on a trip to Narnia. One never really knows.
[OKAY BALL IS GO sorry I was late getting this up. Rabbit Holes are to be used at your discretion, but if you need suggestions or want me to randomize something for you, just shoot me a PM/private plurk/ping me (
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[john sounds amused though altogether. food can be really delicious, and he had a good plate of it himself earlier. he leans against the table a bit that carries the food before he looks over at connor, and there's a tiny nod.]
Not really.
I don't trust anything, but the way this ship tries to make people happy, give them what they want so easily. Why?
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he doesn't think it sounds strange, to think of the ship as its own entity, perhaps sentient. he comes from a world of rifts. it's not the most far-fetched thing he's ever contemplated to date. ]
Maybe it thinks the happier its 'guests' are, the less they will question things. [ the more they're given things they want, the less they'll want to go back or try to. ]
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That is what I'm afraid of. On the same level, it manages to be openly creepy with floating endlessly through the water with no known destination.
I don't know how people are supposed to completely relax on a ship that runs on its own and has ghosts and holograms hovering around.
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[ connor's answer is accompanied by a heavy sigh. these are all things he's considered, and the fact john has too is both a comfort and confirmation - the latter of which is not exactly comforting. it means rough waters may be ahead of them. ]
I'm not sure it wants us to trust it. I'm just not sure it wants us to leave, either. [ be it by their own choice or its own - and he has to admit dangling his brothers in front of him is pretty damn good incentive. ]
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It's playing some game, keeping us between all of these different states. If it doesn't want us to leave, it has to want something from us, right? Is it getting it from us just being here on the ship? Is it taking it while we're not paying attention?
Can't say that I know. [it's just something he wants to look into in case what it wants from them is more than they're willing to give.]
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[ connor smirks wryly in john's direction. they have all, at one point or another, likely asked themselves these questions, or something similar. they've come up with nothing, at least nothing concrete. it's all speculation, as far as they know, and connor can't see them getting any closer to finding the answers. ]
What I do know is we've probably missed the point of this party. [ he sounds amused, but not particularly sorry about it. he'd rather brainstorm than find a dance partner at the moment. ]
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Yeah, sorry about that. I'm not really... good at partying in a general sense. Can't shut off my head.
[doesn't even think to do so unless someone nudges him in that direction.]
Guess there's not much to go off of without any hints as it is.
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[ he's hoping if there's enough of them, something can be done about that.
connor isn't arrogant enough to believe he could pull something this big off on his own. ]
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[john has no idea that someone will come to do this for them, no idea someone will come with the way to potential answers for all of them.
he has no idea where those answers will lead]
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[ ... yes. a 'few.'
he makes it sound like there's a whole pack and well, there is. hales don't really understand the concept of small numbers. :] ]