headandhand: (mayor marcelina)
the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-11-16 05:12 pm

oh, we dance in misery

WHO: Open to all Dualizens!
WHAT: the Plague Memorial Masked Ball
WHERE: the Mayor's Mansion (central Dualis)
WHEN: the evening of November 16
WARNINGS: Visuals/discussion of disease and death in the setting. Anything else, please use appropriate warnings!

At 8 p.m. sharp, the lights inside and around the Mayor's Mansion turn up, and the doors are opened to the crowds that begin to trickle inside. All entrances are manned by Iterations, and all party-goers are scanned for both proper attire (formal and masked, mandatory) and weapons (absolutely forbidden) before being allowed entry.

Once inside, attendees are greeted to a spectacle of warmth and light and lavish decorations, all themed in white accented with gold and violet. Venture into the ballroom, and you'll see intricately carved ice sculptures in various representations of death, all laden with garlands of marigolds and violet chrysanthemums. At one end of the room, a rotating cast of musicians plays soft music in differing arrangements of strings and piano. Long tables at the other end of the ballroom are piled high with punch fountains and platters of delicious party foods, and a few bar stations serve beverages of the more adult variety to those of age.

Outside the main ballroom are seven smaller rooms, for more intimate conversations and quiet recovery from the main gala (or just skulking like a brooding weirdo, if that's your thing). Six of the rooms are decorated in monochrome blue, purple, green, orange, white, or violet, and the seventh room is pitch black with red accents.

Throughout the night, the mayor herself winds in and out of the crowds, shadowed by a pair of bodyguards. She is all smiles, greeting people with a friendly handshake and effusive words of thanks for attending the ball, but she never stays in one place long enough for a true conversation. This is a celebration of life and a remembrance of the dead, after all - not the time or place for talks of business or politics.

Enjoy yourselves tonight, everyone! And remember - death eventually comes for everyone.
aguidingkey: (13086189)

[personal profile] aguidingkey 2019-11-30 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Dancing hadn't really been on her mind when she'd come here and given her experience with everyone flirting with her, both at home and here, she opens her mouth to protest. A moment later, she shoves the instinctual urge aside and offers a smile in response.

"I'm not very good at dancing," she admits, trying not to sound as uncomfortable as she feels. "But if we can take it slowly, I'll try."
blitzcheer: (sry gtg)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2019-12-01 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Slow's good with me," Tidus agrees, offering out a hand for her to take. Leans in his head a little to admit, "Don't tell anyone else, but I'm not very good at dancing either."

It's playful, but in a fond way; a joke meant to ease her hopefully, if he can. He takes back his head to smile at her encouragingly.

"We'll count into it, and go from there."