(2012 Winter Coronation) The Coronation

[Perry diCarto]

Perry was hungry, and noticing the crowd around the buffet, he decided to head on over for a bite and a gab...

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[Changeling ST]

Just before the doors were shut close for the evening, one last person managed to slip through them. Harvey, Winter's Sun Banisher walked into the Throne Room, wearing a grey suit and a black dress shirt. As he moved through the gathering, he didn't pay much attention to those who were in attendance. His eyes were focused on the table at the back corner where his Queen was currently sitting in, conversing with Spartan.

Like any man on a mission, the Shadowsoul walked straight to that table. However, he used a casual pace, not wishing to give anyone the sense that something was wrong, or anything of the sort.

Harvey's Outfit

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[Jag]

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[Whisper]

Ion let out a soft sigh. Being in a group of people but feeling alone, she considered the merit of a bit of alcohol, and casted a quick glance to the egg nog and hot chocolate and let out another soft sigh. She moved to grab a cup of hot chocolate as her eyes danced across all the Lost that had come to the Winter Coronation. There were so many faces she did not recognize, but at the same time she had seen numerous others at the Forge.

Ion's eyes fell upon Duncan and the Huntress. She took a sip of hot chocolate and made her way over to the two. As she draws closure she hears a bit of talk about Jazz, though did not catch enough of the conversation to really understand what they were talking about. She waited for a slight pause in their conversation to issue a simple and brief greeting to the two.

"Sup..."

[Dusan]

JUNO MANTISERRA

The Manticoress paused as she saw the Winter Queen walk into the hall. From her perspective the other woman was beautiful beyond compare, but there seemed to be something off with the unnatural perfection, and with most Fairest that trait always ran deep as a lesser reflection of their Keepers, or rather what their Keepers desired them to be. The inhuman perfection and grace served as a reminder that in the grand scheme of Fairest things, there would always be the glorious who stole the emotions of all who saw them as compared to those who, like Juno, had little to compare themselves with outside of a shared Seeming.

For a moment Juno felt every bit of the pain she experienced every time she looked in the mirror and perceived that she would always be rejected by others for her appearance. Inwardly the Manticoress felt a surge of resentment that her Keeper had made her into what she was, and no matter what she would always have to live with a body that something else decided was the height of beauty for its species.

The cool veneer that the Manticoress wrapped herself in as protection from people who would try to get close but only wind up hurting her threatened to crack in response to the Sorrow that the Winter Queen embodied...or rather, reminded her that no matter how hard she tried she would go through the rest of her life confusing people and being a turn-off to any male company she hoped to attract.

It was but a passing moment, but it was enough to inspire Juno to get away from everyone else, and leave the happier members of the Freehold to it. Her feelings of being inferior to all of the people who had the ability to attract and engage others made the whole idea of sharing a meal with them at the moment somewhat...difficult.

Without a sound, Juno withdrew the hand that had been reaching for a plate at the buffet and slipped away into the crowd.

JUSTIN KINCAID

Justin's excursion into decision-making tangent time was cut short by the arrival of the Winter Queen. For a moment the Elemental paused to watch, feeling as though he was a spectator to the arrival of...he wasn't sure really. He couldn't say that she reminded him of one of the Gentry, because he had never really experienced being around any of Them save for The Talent Scout or the Lady with a gambling problem, and to be honest what little he remembered of Her made him think more of a garish and loud Auntie Mame or Dame Edna than Winter's beauty brought to life.

Still, for a moment something stirred within Justin's offline emotional response folder, and the glimpse of inhuman Beauty made him think of something that was entirely unobtainable, much as his once hoped for future as a pro athlete had been, and in a way he felt grateful for the reminder.

Hearing Jezebel's greeting, he shifted his attention to his fellow Elemental and managed a friendly smile for her.

"Nah, I think I kind of tied with the Winter Queen for late arrivals but she carries it off a lot better than I do. I need to work on that, I think. So how have you been?"

[Changeling ST]

After pulling out a pocket watch to check on the time, Mr. Bates headed towards the center of the room. Clearing his throat a couple of times, the hotel manager looked over at those scattered around the room as he addressed the gathering as a whole. "If I may get a moment of your time," he said, projecting his voice as best he could. "The time for the passing of the crown has come." The Wizened paused for a moment, glancing over at each of the seasonal Monarchs respectively.

"If the Freehold's Sovereigns could please gather up on the dais, we will get the proceedings underway," said the Chatelaine, offering a polite bow to said individuals. "Thank you for your attention." With that, Mr. Bates retreated from his spot as he left the room to go fetch the Freehold's crown.