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.
be_notorious: (054)

[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-12-09 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, waitaminute, got one more person for you to look at." He says before accepting it back, putting his hand on it. "There's a tall drink-o-water in a tux down there. She was near the doors a minute ago. I don't know if you're a dress kinda girl or what, but just as a note, if you wanna get dolled up and still look good, you can always go the way of that kinda formal wear."

Kyoko seems like the type that might consider a tux or at least a dress jacket if she decided to pretty up.
wishalone: (annoyed ≬ doujin ≬ cut it out!)

[personal profile] wishalone 2019-12-09 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I-I've seen enough!" She keeps pushing the rifle towards him. "What's with you all of a sudden? I don't need fashion advice."

Though something tells her this isn't about the fashion.
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2019-12-09 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Haha! Nothin' wrong with findin' somebody easy on the eyes." He straightens out, and rather than watching down the scope in a fit of paranoia he takes it. And oddly, he gets a little more serious.

"You from somewhere where it ain't okay or has it just been a case that life's too quick to give it much thought?"

Because she's a teenager. She should be thinking this kind of thing.
wishalone: (annoyed ≬ anime ≬ the hell?!)

[personal profile] wishalone 2020-01-23 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Kyoko feels herself bristle, and though she couldn't tell anyone why, really, she just knows she doesn't want to be talking about this any more.

"Maybe I've had more important things to deal with than this kind of thing," she bites out, volume rising. "Why do you care, anyway?"

Pure teenager.
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[personal profile] be_notorious 2020-01-23 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't especially." He outright says. "But hey, you're a good kid. You want a pretty girl or boy, you go for it. Don't know when the chance'll pass you by and kickin' yourself is a hell of a lot worse than a little embarrassment."