Day 1: Evening

[wizardseason]

Evening: 5:00pm - Midnight

[ IRL Timeframe: March 11th - March 18th, 2019 ]

The first day has come to a close, the only things left to do are get some food and get some rest. Fortunately the residents of Bamborough are hosting a party to congratulate the heroes on their first victory, unfortunately it's running for several hours this evening. There's only so much time for sleep. What kind of balance will your hero try to strike?

Unfortunately for everyone, the evil-allured knights will be treated to a rude wake-up surprise when they finally go to sleep. No matter when they finally set their head down to rest, they all wake up at the same time, in the same place. Only the evil-allured knights will have access to this post, click to see if you've been chosen.

The good-allured knights, meanwhile, are free of a visit tonight with the Princess and the Protector. The two of them, however, are due to have a chat. Questions have to be answered, after all! He's dressed in his usual attire:

He's the same height as Luka with dark skin and vivid blue eyes that match the color of the sky. He has wicked winged white eyeliner to accent his eyes and curly black hair with white tips piled on top of his head, it's a wonder how it stays up there. Surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, he's wearing a pajama robe that looks either blue or silver depending how it's touched or how it moves. Most importantly is that he's got brass knuckles on both his hands, like he's ready to fight. But he's not here to fight, he's here to give a whisper about what comes next.

First Night Event: Bamborough: Everyone invited.

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The Weather

• Starry Night.
• 64°F / 18°C
• Quite breezy, all the trees are rustling.

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Prompts:

• Bamborough Party: To celebrate the defeat of the first monster, a full banquet is being held near the beach in Bamborough. Unlimited food, unlimited drinks, and most importantly of all was a small stockpile of blankets, sheets, pillows, and toiletries to offer any knight who might've forgotten something on the way out here. Naturally, every item is sponsored.


• You're all over Social Media!: Videos were successfully taken of all twelve knights and the princess during the first battle, and now the world is abuzz about what happened! What are they saying about your hero? How did they even get this footage? Or worst of all, how bad are they dissing your camera skills for those that recorded themselves?


• A late night walk: The first day is over, the first monster is dead. How's your character holding up? Do they seek out support from a fellow hero? Do they spend it alone? What kind of night are they having now that it's all real?


• A late night meal: Anyone leaving the Bamborough party late enough will be able to spot that a local late night ramen shop is open for business. If your hero hasn't quite eaten enough, they can drop by for a bite. But be warned, a certain sleepy villain is getting a bite to eat herself. Care to share a ramen bar meal with the enemy?

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Procedure:

Reply to the appropriate toplevel comments for events below. Indicate if a post is a private conversation with "Private" in the subject otherwise all threads should be open to interaction with others. Plan OOCly how you'd like to toss everyone around.

Comments

[eutychia]

Luka's been listening from a distance -- at least to what he can hear over the raucous of the partygoers and general festivites. He cuts through a crowd of revelers around Haizea with several polite but firm "excuse me, Princess coming through"s. He's unmissable tonight, wearing a shimmery, silver fullbody jumpsuit.

Luka approaches Haizea with a smile. "Great job today. I don't think we've been formally introduced -- I'm Luka, I'm sure you know. Want to dance?"

[tropicalstorm]

Haizea is extremely impressed by his jumpsuit, he is absolutely the fanciest person who’s ever asked her to dance.

“The name’s Haizea, you can call me Zea if you like. And,” she pauses and bows theatrically, one arm bent at her waist and the other swept outwards, “I’d be honored, your highness.” And she looks up and gives him a wink, only to remember too late that he’s blind. She sure hopes her tone of voice got her lighthearted intent across.

[eutychia]

Even if Luka can't see her gesture, he would still appreciate the spectacle it made for the onlookers. He extends his hand to take hers.

"To the dancefloor then?"

[tropicalstorm]

“Absolutely!” She doesn’t place her hand delicately in his, but rather grabs his offered hand and happily pulls him out to the bustling dance floor, where the attending locals cheer their arrival. She’s honestly an only okay dancer, but she makes up for what she lacks in skill with enthusiasm.

[eutychia]

Luka's had some practice dancing, so he's able to hold his own on the dancefloor. Despite the action of the day, he's enjoying himself.

"So, how'd the first battle treat you?" he inquires, shouting a bit to be heard over the music.

[tropicalstorm]

Haizea’ shouts back, “Eh, kinda underwhelming! But no one got hurt too bad and we killed the thing, so I guess it went well!”

She gets a bit closer so she can talk right into his ear at a normal volume, no need to keep yelling. “Also, I think I finally used my knight power, so that’s something.”

[eutychia]

"Underwhelming?" he laughs. "No one died, I guess, but the thing exploded! That was pretty dramatic. And you got to use your flashy new superpower!"

[tropicalstorm]

She laughs a bit. "That's true! I think I was just hopin' to be a bit more useful than I was. But I guess being a human car wash helped, it was nice to wash away all that monster blood as soon as possible."

[eutychia]

"We all have our own part to play. Sometimes it's not as big as we'd like, but most importantly none of us died, and the world's still here, right?"

[tropicalstorm]

"Haha, agreed! All we can do is stay alive and keep each other alive. Still," she pauses a moment, "I think I oughta figure out if shower power is really all I got or not."

[eutychia]

"There's got to be more to it. I feel like there's so much we don't understand yet... hopefully that's not just me. This whole, 'being chosen' thing has been nothing like I'd expected it to be."

[tropicalstorm]

"I'm with you on that one. I thought we'd know a lot more than we do by now. Is this how it's like every year? The knights and the princess just kinda fumble through it all and somehow we all live?" She says with a slightly dark laugh.

[eutychia]

"If this is how every year goes I'm surprised we're still here," Luka laughs along with her. "I expect as the monsters keep coming and we all get used to the situation, and our abilities and all, we'll get a lot more proficient at the whole saving the world thing."

[tropicalstorm]

"Let's hope that's the case," Haizea says earnestly. "But for now, let's just have a good time, yeah?" And she's back to dancing, putting her all into it and trying to just live in the moment.