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.
axiomed: (Lonely one)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-05 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ there's a faint pause before charles speaks. ]

I'm a telepath. The thoughts here are rather . . . disturbing. Dour.
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-05 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh...She stares for a second, mind racing to try and think of, well, anything she's thought since walking over. Whoops, mildly sorry or close enough to it, haaaa]

So, are you like, watching my thoughts right now? Or is it...too busy with all the thoughts around?

[She has a vague idea how it all works, very very vague]
axiomed: (Just having you there)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-08 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles shakes his head. ]

Not quite. I don't look without permission.

[ mostly. not always. ]

Think of it like a radio frequency. That's what I'm receiving right now, rather loudly.
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-08 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She still narrows her eyes just slightly, not much liking the idea of her thoughts being seen by anyone- even herself half the time. Still, she offers a faint smile and shrug as she nods]

Sounds kinda shitty. You can't, like, turn it off?
axiomed: (Expected to be)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-09 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ charles shakes his head. ]

No more than a person can shut off their ears.
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-10 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that kinda sucks. [She gives a curious look his way before deciding to ask] What kinda things can you...mind-read?
axiomed: (Among the shadows)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-11 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ bemused. ]

Is that something you truly wish to know?
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-12 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, yeah?! Kinda question is that? I'd like to have an idea what you could see rattling around in my brain.
axiomed: (Maybe it's by habit)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-12 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
But are you asking because you're curious or afraid?
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-12 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[That does send a spike of fear through her, she eyes him a long second before shrugging]

I don't fear anything.

[Lying to a mind reader? Fighting back flashes of childhood shit and the fears of losing people she cares for? Yea, good idea.]
axiomed: (My state of mind)

[personal profile] axiomed 2019-12-13 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, sounds fake. ]

I think there's nothing wrong in admitting some fears do exist.
whosthemonsternow: (Default)

[personal profile] whosthemonsternow 2019-12-13 08:53 am (UTC)(link)
Eh, if you have them, sure. I have nothing in the universe to fear, nothing I can't handle

[Entirely, totally, real. She's never known fear a day in her life-!]