Homecoming dance! (backdated to Week 6 Saturday)

[wrnpcs]

[Night has fallen on Balamb Garden; the halls of Garden are mostly deserted besides the stray student walking about, and even the usual faculty members are missing from their posts around the school. There's a certain festive energy through the air coming from the happily decorated ballroom located on the second floor.

[At exactly 2100, as soon as the dinner rush ends, the Garden chime sounds and the intercom clicks on. The Headmaster speaks to the Garden.]

The Homecoming Dance is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom.

I repeat, the Homecoming Dance is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom. The ball will run until 2400. Students leaving the ball after curfew are to return to their dorms immediately.

The ball and its festivities tonight are being sponsored very generously by the Garden Festival Committee.

[After the announcement, the intercom falls silent. The faint sound of music can be heard from the second floor of the building.

[Within the ballroom, there is a stationary stand for punch and food, as well as roaming caterers offering drinks (grape juice) and canapes.]

There is a comment thread for voting here. Votes will close on Monday night OOC-ly (or later if we don't get many votes over the weekend) and there will another thread for announcing and crowning the winners.

Attendance is entirely optional, so with most of the faculty at the dance, characters are free to roam the rest of the school!

Comments

Voting!

[wrnpcs]

The candidates are:
King: Namur, Thatch, Espio the Chameleon
Queen: Maria Cyphert, Rainbow Dash, Grell Sutcliff
Prince: Russell Drake, Ace D. Portgas, Douglas Thomas
Princess: Fionna, Kory Anders, Helena Oster

Please use this copypasta to vote:
<b>King:</b> <b>Queen:</b> <b>Prince:</b> <b>Princess:</b>

Voting!

[mera_mera_ace]

King: Espio
Queen: Grell
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

Voting!

[om_nom_namur]

King: Namur
Queen: Maria
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

Re: Voting!

[fionna_time]

King: Namur
Queen: Rainbow Dash
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

[windbreak]

King: Namur
Queen: Maria
Prince: Russell
Princess: Kory

[trainedbywarlords]

King: Namur
Queen: Maria
Prince: Russell
Princess: Kory

[thatched]

King: Namur
Queen: Grell
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

Re: Voting!

[bunnypassingby]

King: Espio
Queen: Maria
Prince: Russell
Princess: Helena

[espio]

King: Espio
Queen: Rainbow Dash
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

[fierybluebird]

King: Thatch to be an ass
Queen: Grell
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

Voting!

[redcinemareel]

King: [BLANK]
Queen: Grell
Prince: Ace
Princess: Fionna

QUEEN: SUDDEN DEATH VOTING

[wrnpcs]

For the position of Homecoming Queen, we had a tie, which was not broken by extending the voting. This is therefore a purely out-of-character sudden death vote in the interests of finding a winner; while votes should still be in-character, the characters are not actually voting twice. Each character gets one vote (regardless of whether they even attended the dance), and voting will close 0500 EST. In the event of another tie, we reserve the right to flip a coin.

Please vote for either Maria Cyphert or Grell Sutcliff by commenting under one of the following threads.

MARIA CYPHERT

[wrnpcs]

GRELL SUTCLIFF

[wrnpcs]

[om_nom_namur]

[It's been a long day of putting his best foot forward, and it's only here in the darkened dance hall that Namur begins to let it show by staying inconspicuously- or at least less conspicuously- leaned against one of the hall's support columns. The music isn't anything he usually listens to, but if he pays attention he can appreciate its complexity. His arms are folded, legs crossed casually at the ankle. He's close enough to watch the entrance and be able to make out specific faces, which he does as he waits for voting to end and royalty to be crowned, so he can head back to his room. Maybe go for a swim in the ocean. Be alone for a few minutes.

He's smiling though, watching and tasting the smell of those moving around him. People are having fun, and he likes being part of it.]

[fionna_time]

[The makeover for her attire now was more than perfect: a light blue dress, her hair neat and brushed and relaxed and with her high heeled shoes Fionna stepped into the room, making sure that she didn't trip or stumble about. The ribbons highlighted her femininity, and honestly? She didn't mind at all. What she was curious about was how her Nakama would react, so she sought them out...and there was someone she hoped she would see first!]

Hey, Namur. Enjoying yourself?

[om_nom_namur]

Could say that.

[Damn he needs to not stare. He likes her hair down, he decides, then reaches out and tugs on a strand.]

Yer goin' t' blow Thatch's mind with this, y' know? Sheheheh!

[trainedbywarlords]

[om_nom_namur]

[There's a face he barely recognizes! Namur figures since he'll be taking her out in a week he ought to at least introduce himself.]

Yo! Kory Anders right? Met y' on the computer. Name's Namur. Been havin' fun?

[gotgreedy]

Garden women just keep getting prettier and prettier every time I look around.

[Nothing better than dances, even if it means he has to dress up a little as well. He flashes her a confident smile as he walks up.]

[fionna_time]

Kory!

[Fionna wave at the girl, running over in her new baby blue dress, hair falling to her back]. You look amazing!

Later in the night

[fionna_time]

[Fionna is by herself, the magic of the night dying down a little for her. Part of her was still smarting, seeing Namur and Kory together: she knew, of course, Kory would never do something like this on purpose. No, it was Namur, captivated by Kory for reasons anyone could see: she was wordly, intelligent, beautiful.

And, in retrospect, something more glaring. She was not a human.

Fionna did not contradict Namur when he went off on humans. She knew little to nothing of human conflict, only that they did some horrible things. But up until now, considering everything, Fionna wondered if maybe, just maybe, she might actually have something with Namur. They danced, Namur had a hint of what she was feeling before she did, and he even seemed to care about her.

After this though, Fionna wondered if she had projected that all by herself. Did Namur ever engage her they way he did Kory? He called her Smolt, berated her, and danced off with her. In retrospect, these were things you did with a kid sister. Not a lady, not someone sophisticated.

Which Fionna was obviously not.

[mera_mera_ace]

[Ace smiled, milling around when he noticed Fionna sitting in the corner by herself. concerned he headed over to check on her.]

Fionna, you alright?

and the winners are...

[wrnpcs]

[Headmaster Cid approaches the stage near the end of the night, and he has a card in his hands; behind him, two crowns and two tiaras are sitting on a table.]

Hello, Garden! We thank you all for coming to the dance tonight. After tallying the votes, it is now time to crown our royals. If all the nominees would come up to the stage, please!

[Once all of the nominees (or close enough) are onstage, he smiles at them.]

Congratulations to all our nominees. It was a close call from the votes, but unfortunately only one person can win each title. Now! Drumroll, please...

For Homecoming Prince, the winner is... Ace!

For Homecoming Princess, the winner is... Fionna!

For Homecoming King, the winner is... Namur!

And for Homecoming Queen, the winner is... Grell Sutcliff!

A round of applause, everyone!

[Last year's winners may crown their successor if they want! Otherwise, Cid is happy to do the honors.]

Re: and the winners are...

[redcinemareel]

[In all truth, Grell was worried that she would lose to some wide armed Amazoness or some pony, so she had been trying not to fret. Meaning she paced around fabulously until the results were in.

There is a squeal of delight as she makes her way through the crowd and onto the stage to be crowned! Grell is absolutely beaming with joy as she waves to her adoring crowd.

Everyone should be grateful she won, else there would be Hell to pay.]