forum Testing, testing, 123 (Random Roleplay)

Started March 25, 2018 by @IconicUsername

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Kano kept an eye on the door, watching for anything suspicious. But it was just pretty girls in pretty dresses and men in suits.

Princess Alexandra roamed around the ball, admiring the dresses that some of the noble women wore as they admired her own dress. She offered words of advice to struggling merchants, and had a couple of dances with some overly willing young men. Finally getting a bit light headed from the monthly activity, the princess walked to a corner of the room with a small plate of assorted fruits.

Kano decided to walk around the ball and enjoy his time there, he didn't usually go to balls. He walked over to a table and started to eat some chocolates. He smoothed his black uniform and checked if his sword was still there and then resumed his post.

The princess talked to the nobles with elegance. She wanted to maintain a good repuation. Reputation was very important now days, and even more to Arianna. She waltzed with some people then continued chatting with others.

He watched the royal family with fascination, wondering how different his life would be if he were a royal as well. I wouldn't have anyone to protect.
"Hello!"
A voice came out of no where. It was a child. He was small and had an impish grin and brown curly hair. Kano smiled, "Hello."
"Are you really a knight?" the child asked, gazing in awe at him.
"Yes, I am." Kano laughed and patted his sword, "Unless there's something they're not telling me."
The child smiled, showing missing teeth, "I'm going to be a knight!"
Kano bent down to the child's level, "Really?"
"Yeah! My ma said that when I'm older I can be one!"
"That's great kid." Kano ruffled the child's hair and pulled a small badge from his pocket, pinning it on the kid's shirt, "Here. You can be a junior knight for now."
The child's eyes widened, "Wow!" he patted the sticker and ran off to his mom, laughing. Kano smiled and stood back up, then resumed his poker face.

Alexandra decided to get some fresh air outside while the rest of her family interacted with the guests inside. Hopefully no one would notice that she was gone, because she really needed to just take a break. Alex stepped out the garden doors and felt the cool air against her skin. She let out a sigh. Walking over to a bench near some rose bushes, Alex sat down and placed her head in her hands.

Kano was starting to sweat with all of the heat inside of the room. There were too many people and the music was too loud, so he walked outside and then fell back in surprise. "Princess?"

Alex's head whipped up with the sound of her name as she stumbled getting up. "Huh? What? Oh. Um, hey." Realizing that a guard found her outside when her "duty" was to be "partying", she looked at him with a pleading look. "Please don't tell my mother and father I'm here. I, I just really needed a break. My head started to spin, and–" Alex trailed off as she sat back down.

Arianna was starting to get sick of the loud atmosphere. It was too loud, too stuffy, and too fake. Arianna internally groaned when she saw some particular female nobles, they were the definition of fake. However, for the sake of not having a revolution, Arianna put on a smile and greeted them.

"I'm really sorry for intruding princess." Kano quickly realized his mistake and bowed, furiously blushing and praying that she wouldn't report him for being disrespectful. "It's not safe for you to be out here alone, may I escort you back inside?"

Looking back at the flowers behind her, Alexandra nodded reluctantly. "Yes, I suppose you're right." She walked up by the guard's side as they walked back into the loud, crowded, boisterous party.

Thayer stood to the side, patiently waiting on the princess.

//say, Joanna, can Thayer be one of arianna’s ladies?

Kano anxiously undid the small braids on the side of his hair that a little girl had done for him at the parade earlier today. He finger-brushed his blond hair and again desperately hoped that the princess wouldn't revoke his job.

Alexandra curtsied to the guard that had escorted her back into the party, though wishing desperately he hadn't.
"Thank you, Sir. . ." She trailed off, blanking on his name. Alex hated when this happened, because it showed that she didn't know the people who helped take care of her family.

Thayer stood to the side, patiently waiting on the princess.

//say, Joanna, can Thayer be one of arianna’s ladies?

(It’s fine with me, Lucy.)

"It's all right, princess." Kano bowed again and then turned away, screaming in his head.

Wyn perches at the top of the castle, looking down into the ball. She smirks, then her playful face disappears when she spots her mum.

Alex mixed herself back into the ball, though it wasn't too hard. Many people surrounded her almost immediately, asking her about the kingdom and any changes, and when the next ball would take place and if they looked okay. It took all her willpower not to roll her eyes at any of the questions, so she instead bit her tongue and smiled. Alex wondered how her sister was handling this ball, because she always seemed to be better at this kind of stuff.

Kano was freaking out. When the next guard came to take over his shift, Kano sat in a chair and mentally ran over the stupid words that he said in front of the princess. Stupid, stupid, stupid. He got up and took a couple of deep breaths, praying that he'd at least not been a complete fool in front of her. Kano walked over to the food table and started grabbing a bunch of chocolates, hoping to take his mind off of the horror that had been his interaction with the princess.

When Arianna was just done talking to a group, another came. On the outside she smiled sweetly, and talked with elegance and wisdom. On the inside, she wanted to slap someone. She decided after she was done discussing with this group, she would go find her sister, who seemed to not enjoy the guests too much either.

Wyn forces herself to look away from her mother. Her eyes survey the ballroom and land on a man with blond hair.

//awkward waiting

Alexandra sat down near the small orchestra, listening to the peaceful music. It wasn't long until a "very important person", at least, according to the lady, sat down right next to her and began to talk, very loudly, in Alex's ear.

Thayer picked up a tray of drinks from another servant who was taking a break, and started making their rounds. They stopped by the orchestra, offering a drink to /insert title becuause idk if it’s lady or princess/ Alexandra and the woman next to her.

(Princess)
Alexandra graciously refused the bubbly drink, but the woman besides her grabbed one and took a long sip. Trying to find a way out of speaking to the lady, Alex stood up and began to talk to the servant. "Hey, so how is it going?"