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.
morethanatrickster: (loki_008)

[personal profile] morethanatrickster 2020-01-06 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I am, surprisingly, very much alive, and trapped here indefinitely." He grins, and there's a slightly malicious glint in this eye as well. "And I can enjoy things. I wonder if our hosts have similar tastes."

He laughs, then. No, they most likely didn't have his affection for chaos and mayhem, but they'd learn he did. Oh would they learn. "And I do, yes. Are you asking me to dance?"
blitzcheer: (sry gtg)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2020-01-06 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
“Uhh, if you wanna dance with a guy who learnt how to two days ago? I don't know flashy moves, but I didn't step on any feet.”

It’s an embarrassed offer, one he wasn’t making originally, but Tidus was willing to allow Loki to make up his mind on knowing what he was getting into. He definitely wasn’t going to be offended if the guy passed.

But hey, he totally avoided stepping on feet during practice.
morethanatrickster: (loki_028)

[personal profile] morethanatrickster 2020-01-07 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Loki watches as the expression of unease clearly crosses Tidus' face before laughing, and heartily.

"Don't worry. I've no interest in embarrassing you that way." In other ways? Quite possibly, but not here.