Winter Festival 2010

[Nightfall]

Nightfall smells the crisp scent of Alice's Mantle and turns as she approaches.

Smiling, he bows, although not as deeply as for the ascendant Dread Lord. "Queen White," he says, although his eyes say much more.

"Looks like we just beat the rush," Nightfall added as more began trickling in. His brow furrowed as he saw the new Snowskin, and he almost sniffed the air to see if the crisp smell of Winter were in the air about her.

After the Manticoress approached, he smiled warmly, carefully schooling his features to avoid any trace of pity or curiosity about Bert. "Juno, how are you?"

[Lesingnon]

It was weird, and that particular phrasing from Terri reminded him of the other thing he'd found strange about this particular Coronation...he couldn't recall attendance for any of the others actually being mandatory. Why was this one?

He pushed that though to the back of his mind, though, as he accompanied Terri up to the throne to bow to their King. It was something he could worry more about some other time. And he can't help but grin a bit as he sees where Terri's gaze wanders too. "Just can't keep that off your mind, can you?"

[Matt]

Kaito approaches Rick and Terri. "It is nice to see both of you again. I trust that you are both well?" She was wearing the same outfit she was wearing when they met at the 4seasons. It had clearly been washed and ironed before the event.

[Dusan]

Juno hoped that she could give the perception of being at ease and not fighting the urge to go find Bert and strip him of his ears. She didn't fidget -- never let them see you sweat -- and she looked Nightfall in the eye from behind the purple lenses of her sunglasses.

"I am doing well, though I'm feeling the chill of the season. It's helpful that this is also the season of the holidays, and thus more than enough Glamour to be had if Desire runs to the taste."

As she spoke, there was a soft thrum beneath the inflection, as though a large cat had been gifted with speech.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Faith arrives, partly glad she wasn't late to the part. Why partly? Because being late was fun every once a while. OK, it was always fun.

Her concession to the season is the leather jacket she usually wears over her usual attire when the weather makes it necessary. The only other variance in her appearance is a bruise around the left eye. Namely, a black splotch that marks a spot where she most likely got hit. Then again, everything she'd ever done in this town could potentially lead to that, so nobody could really be surprised.

She scans the room, briefly, as she enters, but hangs back from all the bowing and scraping at IBM's feet. Instead, she scoffs, and rolls her eyes. The absence or presence of various members of the Freehold don't register. She was here because she had too, and little else.

[Alice White]

"Evening Juno," Alice said with a smile. "Thank you so much! It is good to see you again. Your outfit is nice as well the scarf is very seasonal I like it."

Alice grinned broadly at nightfall's formal reply.

"Mr Fields," the snowskin said politely with barely a hint of mischievous tone.

Noticing Terri and Rick, Alice gave them a smile and a reserved, but enthusiastic wave.

[Terri Nutkins]

Terri's eyes slowly peeled away from Alice's finger as she waved, which the Beast reciprocated. When Alice looked away, Terri glanced up at her Heartsworn. "Yeah, I mean...no...well, yeah," she said with a little sigh. A smile quickly followed by a quick kiss. "As long as I have you, that's all I need, or want."

When Kaito joined them, Terri continued to smile. "Evening Kaito, how are you settling in?"

******

The throne room door opened and the beautiful figure of Queen Katrin Byeli entered, her seeming appearing stark due to the connection with Winter, her Fairest features perfect in every way. Gliding into the castle, her eyes take in the surroundings but without breaking stride, Katrin stopped mere feet before the dais and curtseyed to the current Ruler.

"Good evening, your Majesty. I apologise for my tardiness."

HAL blinks. Once. He nods and Katrin moves away, an air of apparent frostiness lingering in her wake.

[Matt]

"I am fine thank" Kaito was cut off as the winter queen entered the hall. As the queen approached the current ruler Kaito decided to finish her sentence.

"You. Would I be right in thinking that is Queen Katrin?"

[Dusan]

Juno smiled slightly at the compliment, then, "Thank you. I'm trying to bring a little bit of color back into my wardrobe. It's....been a long year. I'm glad that the new one is just around the corner so that things can be put away into the past where they belong."

She noticed Terri and gave her a friendly wave. Hopefully she was able to catch the eye of the Beast -- she owed her much, and decided that once a chance presented itself she would certainly make pleasant overtures. "I hope that her business is doing well -- I should go by there one day and look at the merchandise; it was very crowded at the last gathering and I couldn't get close enough to the displays."

Her tail curled to one side as she noticed that yes, Terri and Rick were a couple, Alice and Nightfall were a couple, and once upon a time it was a good chance that she and Bert would have been a couple too. She decided to shift the conversation a bit -- she had a worrisome feeling that sooner or later she would be asked about Bert and what was going on between them. Quite frankly she was afraid of that question -- because she didn't know what sort of response it would elicit from her.

"Still. I may be speaking out of turn, but it feels weird to me in that the Court has become a mandatory attendance event. I don't remember any other one being organized along those lines."