Moresca Ball

<<This 'Mallardi vs. Smith III: Battle of the Snuggles' can't possibly turn out any differently... Can it?  Nope, throwing in the towel now. Smiley>>

"No one ever won a chess game by resigning."   Savielly Tartakower, Grandmaster

Well that's kind of obvious.

Absolute blast. There's no other words for it.

Jen thank you so much for the dancing. Getting Brian out there and making Cinder miserable was by far the best part of my night!

Galen, I want to keep you chained to my stove, that masterful cheese creation is still teasing me with its memories of delicious. Seriously, bravo.

Kristen put it masterfully, getting to see my ladies

I love that dog. I almost bundled him up in my cloak and smuggled him out. Seeing T as hard ass Veronica melt at the sight of him is something she won't live down for a long time....and will earn me a serious beating

Alex and Wally - perfection. Really, thank you!

And to James and everyone else who busted their butts to get the ball up and running, thank you as well. It was well worth the drive!

Oh, and I forgot....being voted prom queen. I haven't been that embarassed in ages.

Getting to hang out with Shawn, his wife Christine, and little Serenity all night was the best. Serenity is so cute!! The ball so really nice and everyone looked wonderful. Some of those costumes were absolutely gorgeous. The running theme of wings also caught my eyes, I found it quite amusing.

-Watching the row of people forget to bow to the Count and trying not to laugh each time. Failing usually.

-Learning who Fogrom was

-Trying to convince Nadira (Christine's character) that Captain Flay wasn't that bad

-Learning her escort for the ball was Lord Devirr and Ilana thinking she was crazy

-Planning on joining the singing contest, learning it was going to happen right away, and chickening out.

-Meeting Cecil and learning a bit more about everything involving a scroll case and his staff.

-Going out in the garden with Osred but the plan thwarted by the Count and his little group outside. Ending up going back in with Magdelena learning the secret of why she likes Emar's company Its great.

-Getting Sorel to dance since Flay was tired. Standing right next to Cinder and Morwenne in line and trying not to giggle.. too much. Snagging unsuspecting men to dance is fun

-Absinthe! That stuff is so good MB... only time I'll be able to drink it too.

-Suicide King vs. Master of Games.... and trying to get all my friends to vote for the MoG all night

It was a mildly uneventful event, but it was a lot of fun none the less and learned a lot of things ^^ This was a nice time to just relax and be able to talk without death looming over our shoulder. The perfect reprieve for everything going on the last few months.

How could I forget my first taste of Absinthe!.  Nice little RP with MB. 
PRelude - she tells me what can happen
After I drank the stuff (really nice OOG berry-citrus flavor) Cassandra tells me (while rolling dice) "First let's see if you die."
Me "You didn't say anything about possibly dying."
Her  "Its a really small chance the first time."

I saw the fairy.  The RP was to act like I was tripping for around 20 minutes.  I can do that.

Bonus Skill  -  Life is good.

Being misintoduced as a Darkheart and fearing for my life because of it, #### it Carlos lol

By far the best quote of the night "things are about to get very un-neutural in here"

The entire opening rp between master of games and the suicide king

Magdalena wandering off multuple times and Emar looking for her

Ariana taking advantage of the wandering off

Dancing

Final dance of the night especially

Leaving with a diffrent person, due to the wandering

Food was amazing, thanks everyone who made that grand feast possible

So much rp with the casino people

Rallying support for Emar's old friend the Sucide King

Ok first off, I was perhaps the most giddy when I entered that hall for the first time. I walked the catwalk and saw the Ellipsoidal Lighting arrays, the work that went into the construction, I am so glad I got a chance to visit this singular hall.
The outlaying properties were cool as well, and I took my time taking a few pics.
after trying everything from pulling the ears and nose of a gargoyle, poking its eyes and such, I found that the sinks in the bathroom hated me and had to ask for help.

- Practicing that opening RP, getting to pick up the Master of Games then contending with his "Game Boys"
- Great food, had 2 big full plates. Whomever made that sweet chili, "Thank You"
- Loved that friendly dog
- Those horrible stories in the contest, nice one by the gypsies
- Casino went alright, still can't believe Game Master won, some nice items were won
- Everyone looked so good, some great costuming and nice masks

-Jay