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Tataru Taru ([personal profile] seemstressed) wrote in [community profile] middaeg2020-03-21 02:53 pm

Little Ladies' Day! [OPEN]

Who: Tataru & EVERYONE
When: March 22nd, from 10:00AM to 2:00PM.
Where: Sylvain's Manor
What: It's Little Ladies' Day! Come celebrate!
Warnings: N/A



🌸Little Ladies' Day🌸





🌸Tea Time🌸



After all the fussing and effort put into decorating Sylvain's ballroom, Tataru and her "assistants" have transformed the area into one worthy of inviting princesses to high tea. Tables have been set up throughout the ballroom, flowers and other decorations adorning the tables and walls. Little Ladies are invited to sit where they please to be served while live music plays. When it comes to tasty treats and drinks (both alcoholic and not), there's a special menu to choose from, along with your standard high tea fair of scones, tea sandwiches, petit fours and of course, tea. Loyal Seneschals are at the beck and call of their Ladies, whether they're focused on one particular individual or a group.

Socializing is encouraged and if Ladies tire of sitting at the tables to snack and sip away at their tea, they're encouraged to relax and recline in the Tête-à-Tête sofas set up in another area of the room, either with another fellow Lady or a Seneschal who's willing to charm them or show off their listening skills. There is, of course, space free for those who wish to use the ballroom as it was intended to be - for dancing - and with the lively music filling the room why not take the opportunity to? It's all in good fun, after all.

🌸Lights! Camera! Action!🌸


Prompto finally has his camera working again and Tataru's decided it would be a great idea for him to participate as a photographer and get new clients for his photography business! One of the activities of Little Ladies' Day back in Eorzea is Ladies posing in front of backdrops that are set up around the city-states. To emulate this exciting experience, various backdrops have been set up outside in the yard for Little Ladies to have their photographs taken. The main attraction? A chocobo drawn carriage for that special princess aesthetic. Yeah...

There is also a dressing room area for Ladies to get dressed up or borrow a few donated outfits for the event (from local shops), if they were unable to get their own gear to wear, if they so wish to do so. The room itself that contains said outfits has been turned into a makeshift powder room with a mirror and vanity space for touch ups. Every Little Lady ought to look their best, after all.

🌸Adorable Adoption🌸


Hector has volunteered to bring a few well-behaved fuzzy friends along (cats and dogs) for Little Ladies to play with and pet. All the animals will be up for adoption, and would make good Familiars for Witches who might need one in their lives. His makeshift petting zoo is set up in a segregated area of the yard, to make sure no animals go missing. Everyone who is an animal lover is encouraged to play, pet and love on the animals that have been brought along. If you do wish to adopt one, you'll have to be up to Hector's standards however. They deserve to go to good homes, after all!

🌸Notes🌸


What does it mean to be a Loyal Seneschal or Little Lady?: The role of Seneschal is quite fluid; ultimately it hinges on making sure no Lady goes without a smile on their face during their special day. Whether that's through serving them, entertaining them, being a companion or maybe going home with them to help them do a few chores around their house...it's seriously up to you! Get creative! If you're a Little Lady all that means is that you're a woman and it's Your Day to be Appreciated. Own it. (And no, don't even think about trying to be a Seneschal if you're a Lady - Tataru will hunt you down.)
How will my character find out about the event?: If your character didn't see Tataru's post about it on the network for whatever reason, she's also been sticking flyers up around the city for it. Tataru's quite the busybody so if you need to come up with an excuse for your character/their business to get involved feel free to have them either have heard of it from local businesses that are participating in the festivities, the flyers or even Tataru herself if they have CR of some kind.
Plotting Post: If you wish to see what people have plotted thus far or reach out to others for CR the plotting post is here!
I want to play around with Little Ladies' Day after the tea event!: Go for it! Tataru's been working hard hustling local businesses and Mirrorbound alike to participate in the Eorzean tradition. Making a compelling case to incorporate it into Eostre's festivities, she's managed to arrange a few collaborations for the Ladies of Aefenglom to enjoy. Feel free to play around with local cafes or shops that may have special menus or deals on made in the spirit of the holiday. Also go wild when it comes to playing up your Little Lady and Loyal Seneschal roles. It's All Women Are Queens Day, after all.

stopfen: (If I can't stop you)

[personal profile] stopfen 2020-05-09 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[She was very solid. Lifting a third of ton and moving it tended to do that. But this was a lot more interesting than moving iron beams.

She had to change her balance to account for where he was pushing. But he gets some give when she pauses to tilt her head, one of her legs moving so it wasn't as braced. Not that it was from his shoving though.]
Why, that sounds pointless.

[She was entirely turning, attempting to unbalance him by letting him lean into what seemed like her weaken side.]
finesseblade: do not take (15.)

[personal profile] finesseblade 2020-05-13 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
It is, [ he says, gritting his teeth as he digs in his heels, ] but it's—

[ The shift takes him off guard, and the weight of his shoving suddenly turns into forward momentum—

Which pitches him face-first into the ground with a sharp crack that can't be good.

And it's not. When he sits up, there's blood streaming from his left nostril. ]


...a children's game.
stopfen: (Counting the seasons that have elapsed)

[personal profile] stopfen 2020-05-14 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[That...She'd expected him to stumble a bit. Maybe catch himself. Not completely faceplant. It was almost impressive. But normal spars stopped at first blood. Shadis ones didn't. But Shadis also cut climbing ropes on people and some had died in training so...

So Mikasa takes a step back, rolling her shoulders, letting her arms fall slack.]


Oh. That explains it... I didn't play any games like that. I forged and caught bugs.

[When you live with no other kids for miles, you make your own fun.]
finesseblade: do not take (50.)

[personal profile] finesseblade 2020-05-17 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Felix climbs to his feet, wiping blood off on the back of his hand and turning toward her. ]

I can tell. You are— [ Yeah, hold on, he's just gonna—oof—attempt to set his nose straight, and then wince, because damn, that hurts. ] —a respectable fighter.

[ Or maybe he's just terrible at brawling. Either way, the effect of the compliment is ruined by the nasal tone in which it emerges.

After a moment, he holds out a hand—his other hand—for her to shake. ]


Thank you for indulging me with this bout.
stopfen: (since that day)

[personal profile] stopfen 2020-05-18 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's seen some nose problems and the small noise it makes when set never gets easier to hear. Even if her wince is more muted that most would be. Compared to some of the things she'd seen and heard it wasn't much.

But she reaches out to shake his hand. Giving a small nod.]


Thank you for giving me an excuse to get away from that lot. I wasn't sure how many more cake names I can remember. [The tea and food was nice, but she was so out of her element. Then she sighs, glancing back.] ...I should show my face again so Tataru doesn't think I've ran off.
finesseblade: (86.)

[personal profile] finesseblade 2020-05-19 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[ Felix glances toward the house himself. No doubt, Tataru's going to think he got camera shy and abandoned his post, and he wouldn't want that. ]

I suppose she'll be wondering where I went, as well.

[ He lets his hand fall to his side and jerks his head toward the back entrance. ]

Let's go together. We can tell her we were just getting into the spirit of the holiday.

[ Just... don't mind if he's bled all over his nice white shirt. ]