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Entry tags:
- critical role: taryon darrington,
- devil summoner: raidou kuzunoha,
- elfen lied: lucy/kaede,
- fate/grand order: okada izou,
- honkai star rail: march 7th,
- in stars and time: siffrin,
- limbus company: ishmael,
- lobotomy corporation: yesod,
- mobile suit gundam seed: dearka elthman,
- mobile suit gundam seed: lacus clyne,
- mobile suit gundam seed: shinn asuka,
- original character: lilias hollow,
- spy x family: yor briar
( open. ) masked gala
WHO: Any Outsider is more than welcome!
WHAT: The Royal Gala (citation needed)
WHERE: "Ruby Room," an event hall in Neo Tokyo.
WHEN: 10th day of September.
WARNINGS: Alcohol, potential suggestive topics, and will update as we go!
Throughout the week leading up to the event, every Outsider will have received an elaborate invitation in a wax-sealed envelope. Each letter will be relatively unique, but ultimately seems to carry the same contents:
CODED BY TESSISAMESS
Whether people attend out of a sense of obligation, out of suspicion in finding more about the event (and by extension, what it entails), or even simply as an excuse to dress up and raise ones spirits— all is welcome. While no theme is established, one could likely surmise from the envelopes that the colors of the venue will be predominately decorated in reds, black, and golds.
No matter where one looks, the entire hall has been intricately decorated. While the vast majority of the venue appears to mirror what one would see in a palace, including all the pillars and seemingly expensive items put on display, if one peer through their oculars, they will find it is designed much like ones room upgrades are: through technology. Though, a smaller percentage of some of the items appear delicately handmade, including the lace on the dining tables thanks to some assistance. It is as much the decadent scenery as one could envision, even if to some degree, it's fake. But, listen, they do technically have some sort of budget.
Additionally, as specified on the invitation, as soon as anyone walks through the doors of the venue, and have their names announced (per course of a royal celebration)— if they are wearing a mask, they will find that their identities are obscured from others. This includes their appearance and voice, which may appear blurry or slightly different to what it usually is. This is because the venue itself casts an affect on anyone wearing a mask, making them completely anonymous to one another. However, the illusion is quick to break if one just removes their mask!
Aside from the mystery of the masks, there will also be several other forms of entertainment available for the night:
Perhaps, these events and how elaborate the venue is at least makes up the lack of food items. While there are food, they are kept rather simple. Maybe in light of recent events, it was decided they keep it within means. While the food may appear fancy or delicious, they will be made with what is similar to ration bars, but in varying flavors. To make up for it, the main dish, however will be a delicious mystery meat. No one knows where it comes from, or what it's made of.
There will also be several speeches throughout the night, and perhaps you may also feel inclined to make your own before a toast? Whichever the case, surely no one is here for Callisto's speeches, at least.
( ooc note: the mask prompt was approved by mods and purchased with points, but feel free to have your character remove their mask if it's not their thing! i just wanted to add in a fun surprise in the log. also, you're free to assume whatever is typically in galas to be here, so don't feel locked into anything! the most important rule of all— have fun!!!
once again, your character is free to get an invite as everyone was invited! 👍 )
WHAT: The Royal Gala (citation needed)
WHERE: "Ruby Room," an event hall in Neo Tokyo.
WHEN: 10th day of September.
WARNINGS: Alcohol, potential suggestive topics, and will update as we go!
Throughout the week leading up to the event, every Outsider will have received an elaborate invitation in a wax-sealed envelope. Each letter will be relatively unique, but ultimately seems to carry the same contents:
Your presence has been summoned to the first annual royal gala, which will take place at the Ruby Room on the 10th day of September, the year 2078. Please come dressed appropriately, and do not forget a mask. While not required, depending on your dancing abilities, it is highly suggested.
- Callisto Regulus
Whether people attend out of a sense of obligation, out of suspicion in finding more about the event (and by extension, what it entails), or even simply as an excuse to dress up and raise ones spirits— all is welcome. While no theme is established, one could likely surmise from the envelopes that the colors of the venue will be predominately decorated in reds, black, and golds.
No matter where one looks, the entire hall has been intricately decorated. While the vast majority of the venue appears to mirror what one would see in a palace, including all the pillars and seemingly expensive items put on display, if one peer through their oculars, they will find it is designed much like ones room upgrades are: through technology. Though, a smaller percentage of some of the items appear delicately handmade, including the lace on the dining tables thanks to some assistance. It is as much the decadent scenery as one could envision, even if to some degree, it's fake. But, listen, they do technically have some sort of budget.
Additionally, as specified on the invitation, as soon as anyone walks through the doors of the venue, and have their names announced (per course of a royal celebration)— if they are wearing a mask, they will find that their identities are obscured from others. This includes their appearance and voice, which may appear blurry or slightly different to what it usually is. This is because the venue itself casts an affect on anyone wearing a mask, making them completely anonymous to one another. However, the illusion is quick to break if one just removes their mask!
Aside from the mystery of the masks, there will also be several other forms of entertainment available for the night:
1. DANCE
As with any gala, there will naturally be music and dancing throughout the night. Soft music will play throughout the venue and will include several tunes. If one doesn't know how to dance, perhaps they will have a partner who knows all the steps? If not, if they open their oculars, they will find several guides passive aggressively attached to a folder dropped to all Outsiders called "Educate yourselves" made by yours truly. They do, however, appear to be fairly good guide videos, even if they are made through AI, and may even utilize your own face? Oops.
2. GARDEN MAZE
There will be a section in another room of the venue that is labeled as being a maze. When one enters, they will find themselves surrounded by extremely tall shrubs, or what appears to be that. Instead, it is much like a virtual escape room. The point is to find the exit that will lead them back to the dance hall. However, it won't be so easy. Hopefully no one loses their partner for the night in here.
3. SECRET PASSAGEWAYS
If one explores the maze deeply, they will find that the main hall isn't the only place it leads to, instead they will discover that there are several hidden passageways that lead to secret rooms. Perhaps, it was made to provide some people some privacy. Privacy appropriate for such a demure and mindful event, that is.
4. FIREWORKS
At the end of night, there will also be a firework show. Considering that actual fireworks weren't permitted even during the festival period, it's reasonable to say there will be no real fireworks here. However, what guests will get is a VR firework show at the end of the night. Perhaps, not an entirely poor way to end it.
Perhaps, these events and how elaborate the venue is at least makes up the lack of food items. While there are food, they are kept rather simple. Maybe in light of recent events, it was decided they keep it within means. While the food may appear fancy or delicious, they will be made with what is similar to ration bars, but in varying flavors. To make up for it, the main dish, however will be a delicious mystery meat. No one knows where it comes from, or what it's made of.
There will also be several speeches throughout the night, and perhaps you may also feel inclined to make your own before a toast? Whichever the case, surely no one is here for Callisto's speeches, at least.
( ooc note: the mask prompt was approved by mods and purchased with points, but feel free to have your character remove their mask if it's not their thing! i just wanted to add in a fun surprise in the log. also, you're free to assume whatever is typically in galas to be here, so don't feel locked into anything! the most important rule of all— have fun!!!
once again, your character is free to get an invite as everyone was invited! 👍 )
they're walking disasters
Or at least she would be glad, had she any inkling it had just happened. Instead she's just focused on the disaster her love life - or lack thereof - is. ]
B-But then what should I do?
[ She agrees she shouldn't do something stupid like Ishtar, but what alternatives does she have? ]
Am I to wait forever for a mysterious stranger to come knocking on the seven doors of the underworld, taking me away from my fate and saving me?
[ That stranger will not come, she knows it!! She's waited for tens of thousand years, and nothing still. ]
Or should I be more proactive?! But I-I don't have romantic feelings for anyone here!
[ She doesn't want to date someone she has no feelings for! That would be like celebrating Christmas without having a Christmas tree: what's the point?! ]
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
[ H E L P
She's reached critical limit. Either she needs more alcohol intake to go back to being stupidly happy (not recommended) or she's going to implode in an absolutely horrible way soon (not recommended).
Set's life got a lot more complicated. ]
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[ There's ONLY ever being proactive, Ereshkigal! Nobody got anything they wanted without working for it. ]
If you only want Ritsuka, then you have to be ready to go and get her. Right when you get home, you pursue her! That's what I did with Nephthys! Bring her flowers, be honest. Don't hide your feelings from her, or you'll run the risk of losing her to someone else with more guts!
[ Hysterically, he and Nephthys were once considered the ooey-gooey idol couple of Egypt; everyone wanted a relationship like the two of them, adoring and openly in love, they'd been the template against which the mortals compared their own romances and marriages. So, for Set to be giving Ereshkigal advice is — well, maybe it's good advice? Also, he's good at relationships! Weirdly enough. He's also terrible at them.
There is no middle ground.
And with her having a Panic! at the Gala, he's going to take the opportunity to pick her up now. Time to bring the gloomy goddess outside for some fresh air and a hearty cry, ig. He'll try to sling her over one shoulder as he does so, too. Carting her off toward the doors with the most sour and embarrassed expression on his face. Utter insanity. ]
You know that being in a relationship isn't a be-all-end-all, either, right? If you cannot be happy with yourself, what are you even going to bring to a relationship?
1/2
I knoooooooooow... But I want to be loved...
[ Sniff. Whines. Is it that strange? Doesn't everyone want to be loved? It's not the be-all-end-all but that's still a dream! Having someone who loves you more than anything in the world... A bond so precious and unique...
She sighs dreamily and immediately reply to his question. ]
Love! I have loooooooots of love to give to Ritsuka! [Oh, it seems she's gone back to focusing on her human.] Comfort too! And peace. I'd pamper her like a princess tooooo, whenever she's not pampering me like a goddess... And-And...
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We could have a simple domestic life... [Another dreamy sigh.] Imagine just the two of us busy at work together while we prepare food... It'd be so much work to feed every deers and sheep in the house!
[ Did someone turn a light on? No, it's just Ereshkigal who's back to sparkling. Looks like her depressive episode is over and she's back to the happy episode. ]
Ehehe, it would be the cleanest and floweriest house in all of human history! [She taps his shoulder excitedly.] We could even invite you and Tezcoo for dinner!
[ Yes, Tezcoo is exactly who he thinks it is. Oh and she's not done. ]
Or your boyfriiiiiend! Don't be shy and ask one out! I told you we're allowed to date any gender, teeheeheehee.
[ Maybe her crying had been preferable. ]
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It's why, UNFORTUNATELY, he completely understands the root emotion that is giving Ereshkigal such drunken grief. The madness that come with yearning to be loved and express that love to someone is a terrible pain, and it boils over when untended in the most inopportune moments and terrible ways. That she's going on about her dream of domesticity is, well, it's not an unattractive desire to him. Even the god of war had wished to return home to his wife and child, when he was away on endless campaigns. Even he wanted to curl up and rest his head in Nepthys's soft lap, feeling the weight of his young son draped over an arm as Anubis rapidly fell asleep after crying for an hour during their reunion.
That she's literally sparkling right now, is cause enough for him to sigh. It's faintly warm, a little exasperated with her dramatics. Hopefully, he's put enough distance between the two of them and the rest of the party that if she starts up with the waterworks again, he won't have to feel as mortified. ]
You know I would come visit your lands. Anu and I are good friends, actually. I have not seen him in thousands of years, since I took on the duties of Egypt's god of war, but it would be nice to see him again. And you. Though not that hairy beast [ or blonde twunk, in her universe?? ] Gilgamesh, or Ishtar. I could do with Ishtar dropping dead.
[ Gently, he reaches own to fix a lock of her hair, where it has become trapped in her clothes, fishing it free of the pretty gown to toss it back over her shoulder. ]
I do not have a boyfriend... And my partners, Liem and Ruby, do not belong to our world. They'll have gone home to their own, and until I can find a way to reunite with them you'll have to settle for Horus. I think he would enjoy Sumer.
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Anu.
Her father. The chief deity of her pantheon. A figure deserving of respect both for his powers and his deeds. And - without a doubt - the worst father in existence. Her eyes widen and get all watery as he reaches to fix her hair. Sniff. The waterworks haven't started up again, but it feels as though they're close to. ]
D-Don't mention Father's name when I'm having a good time. [She looks down.] He abandoned me and spoiled Ishtar even as I was suffering. Every single one of her wants and desires, she just had to look his way and he would do it... [She shakes her head.] Meanwhile he never so much as visited the Underworld or sent someone to check on me.
[ Set is finally freed from her grasp as she takes a step back. The thought that Set - a god from another pantheon - got more affection and attention from Anu than she ever did hurts. When she speaks, it's to herself and no one in particular. ]
Of course he's nicer to gods from other pantheons than to his own daughter...
[ She turns away from him... And suddenly pumps a fist in the air! Noticeably she doesn't sound enthusiastic at all, she still sounds on the verge of tears, but no! She's not going to let her douche of a father ruin this for her! ]
I'm going to take another drink to forget you ever mentioned his name...!