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Autumn Masquerade; open to all!
Topic Started: Feb 22 2010, 02:06 AM (1,584 Views)
Yatagarasu
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Tag: Open

To be honest, he was more than a little uneasy about this. Initially, at least. But after much thought, he realized that he would probably regret not going once it was too late. After all, what if this was only a one-time event?

And so here he was. Garbed in pure black, he found himself befitting of the title he decided for himself: Yatagarasu, a raven referred to in Japanese mythology. While, granted, he lacked a third leg... he thought he looked pretty good otherwise. His suit was sharp and crisp, freshly ironed and surprisingly well-tailored to his body. It was a simple style, lacking an excess of decoration other than a few shining gold buttons and long coattails like the tail of a bird. His dark hair went well with the colour of his suit, too, he supposed. And it was because of all this black that he chose a black mask as well, one that covered all but his brow and chin. From the eyes it rose up and to the sides in three prongs, resembling the wings of a bird.

As the man walked into the building, he adjusted his mask. Stepping to the side, he allowed himself to absorb the sight of the crowd. Everyone was masked, and so well dressed... he couldn't tell who anyone was at all. Even the estate itself looked different! It was as if everything had been completely transformed. It was rather remarkable. But what was even more surprising was the fact that even he felt different here. And only after soaking in the atmosphere for but a few moments! Putting on a frown, he touched his mask. Somehow, being in disguise, he felt... good. Like he could actually really enjoy this event! Maybe I should wear a mask everyday, he thought, partially serious about this idea.

Yatagarasu actually considered it for a moment... but it only took a few moments for him to decide that it would not be a good idea. So all the more reason, he supposed, to enjoy this opportunity while it lasted.

Although he still felt slightly uneasy, a deep breath was all it took for him to muster up some confidence. Something that hadn't been the case for a while, he noted, before walking off into the crowd, searching for something to start with.
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Helios
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Tag - OPEN

A man walked confidently into Chrysocolla Estate, head held high. A smile graced his lips, small but sly. It was the grin of someone who knew something others did not. What was this secret? Well, it was simple. This man was not a man, but rather a member of the fairer sex - a woman.

... This wasn't overly difficult to figure out, though. All it really took was a pair of eyes and the attention span required to make a close observation. Despite this "man's" efforts, the curve of her waist was still easy to spot, as was the swell of her hips in her slick pinstripe pants. Even with the cravat she had so unwillingly put on, her chest was still visible. But she was deceiving enough - at first glance, anyway. Truthfully, this was all she really needed. Even so, she still secretly hoped there was someone unobservant enough to believe her a man for the entire night.

The "man" - Helios, she decided her name would be - reached behind her head and tightened the tie on her hair. It was long and thick - too difficult to tuck into a hat. So she settled with straightening and tying her brown hair into a single ponytail down her back. Granted, it made her look more feminine. But there were men with long hair on the island! She had seen them! So as far as she was concerned, it was fine. One decision she was regretting, though, was her choice of top. She wore a black vest over a white shirt with a coat over it all. While it was fine fashion-wise, it was a women's vest and hugged all the wrong places for her masculine masquerade. But, oh well. What was there to do?

Then, she touched her mask, nudging it into a comfortable spot on her visage. It was plain white and curved inwards above the eyes. They had looked similar to horns - the very reason why she chose it. Smiling slightly, she decided to try to live up to the horns tonight.

With that choice made, Helios eagerly ventured into the crowd, ready to get the night started.
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Aphrodite
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A woman walked in to the large house her face covered by an elegant hot pink mask. It matched her dress color theme, hot pink and pure black. Her hands were placed on top of one another while placed over her heart. She was obviously nervous, or at least slightly confused. She looked around at everyone dancing, to her they all seemed beautiful and mysterious, someone she wanted to be. Someone she thought she could never be. She licked her lips a little then watched everyone, she moving over to the corner, where she hoped someone she knew would appear, but seeing everyone wearing masks, she doubted she would recognize them.

She stood there, looking awkward and out of place, but watching all the people glide across the floor with simple grace. Oh, only if she could dance like that... only if a boy would come and sweep her off her feet like that. Was what she really thought. Closing her eyes, she told herself she was nothing but a stupid romantic, that could never truly find love. She hated that about herself, she hated a lot of things about her. She pretended she was brimming with self confidence though, after all what good was it to pretend not too? People would just get annoyed and reject the truth to make you feel better. A sigh escaped teh woman's lips. She already could tell the night was a disaster for her.

The woman opened her eyes that where covered by her pink mask and waited for something familiar to be spotted, something or someone interesting to see, or just something to give her and excuses for being here. Why was she here? She assumed because it felt right, but maybe it would turn into a disaster, okay well if no one approached her in the next hour, she would leave taht was that.
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sexy_kitty_cat
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Tag: Pirate King

The busty kitten sirked. "You think so? I just took an old dress, added a tail some fur, a colar, and the likes." she said with a wink before looking the guy over and smiling. "You've got quite a nice outfit yourself. A pirate hm? Nice." she said smiling before adjusting her dress trying to cover up her clevage.

But the dress, if it went any higher you'd see her underwear and she didn't want that.No not one bit.
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not_a_playboybunny
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Tag: Open!

So this was a masquerade hm? She was glad she made sure to dress formally. Okay so the dress was a bit short. But her bunny ears were totally adorable, and her clevage was shown in a tasteful way. She looked around to see it was mostly older people there. She felt so...young.

She adjusted her snow white mask as she kept a lookout for anyone around her age. She sighed, becoming bored.
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hungryXeyes
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Tag:The one in the top hat

She gasped as some one had grabbed her shoulder. She turned to see a man in a mask. She gasped and backed up a bit. But she managed to keep calm at the odd man. Everyone was dressed oddly tonight. She smiled through the laced mask as she examiend the man. "Well, some people certainly did go all out with their costumes didn't they?" she asked with a tiny laugh.
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Smoke
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Tag: Any attractive, untaken woman out there. ;)
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Looking over his outfit before he opens the door, the man can’t help but smirk a little under his mask. How long has it been since he’s played dress up…Halloween several years ago, maybe? Ah no matter. This seems like a fun thing to do, so why in the blue hell not? Hell, he’d even been able to go as a gladiator tonight! Granted, his physique isn’t going to win him any Mr. Olympia awards, but at least nobody can call him pudgy by any means. Roman sandals, a blood red tunic, and a metal helmet with a molded face on the front of it as a means of disquise…truly an interesting wardrobe. The blood-looking streaks running straight down from the eye holes add an interesting, if not grim, look to it. The man's only lament is that he hadn't been able to come up with a blade to complete the ensemble, but hopefully nobody will decide to hold it against him.

Now inside the estate, the man raises his mask up slightly to take a better look around. Technically he’s unmasked, but with the shadow the raised mask is throwing off, the top half of his face is obscured, plus the helmet is doing a pretty fair job of hiding his hair as well. Mingling probably wouldn’t be too much fun to do while parched, so the gladiator decides to do something about it. A quick cup of punch later and he finds his dehydrating woes are now a thing of the past. Content, the man reaches into his tunic and pulls a cigarette out. Chewing at the unlit smoke, he ponders whether or not he should light it. On one hand, smoke coming from the eyes and mouth of his mask would look rather impressive and mysterious. But on the other hand, hacking up a storm due to the smoke having few places to escape probably wouldn’t be quite as impressive. That, and not knowing the mayor’s smoking policy causes the man to pocket the cigarette for the time. Wow…awful lot of females here it seems. Seeing as how he’s in the minority, the gladiator chuckles to himself as he closes down his mask, fairly sure that the problem of solitude will soon work itself out…
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Guest
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Tag:Smoke

"Wow, this is way beyond koo koo bananas!" the sexy vampire said as she looked around. Everyone had really gone all the way on these costumes. She had too of course. She used the strapless, tight black dress, which pushed her boobs up to where her clevage was showing alot. She wore black boots, and a red velvet cape.

She smiled as she walked around and looked for a friend of her's. She pushed her jet black hair out of her face as she looked around at all the lovely cosutmes.
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Aphrodite
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Tag: Golden Girl

So, a masquerade.

He knew what it was, and he had been to a few before. That was why, that even though he was kind of surprised that something like this would be held on this island of all places, he was not terribly excited. Oh sure, there would probably be some fun to be had when one met another while hiding behind a mask, but then chances were he knew them from somewhere already.

Still, he had quite a bit of free time, so why not?

Arriving at the mansion where this even was to be held, or to be more precise, being hold, he gave his attire a final check before quietly slipping in. It wasn't something fancy or particularly eye-catching that he wore, just a simple tuxedo he rented off the local clothes shop. A small rose decorated his chest pocket, and a pair of silver cufflinks that he found in his luggage bound the cuffs of the midnight blue shirt he wore underneath the tux.

On a whim, he had also added a crimson cape to his back, tied diagonally to his left shoulder and right elbow. He wasn't sure if capes were supposed to be doned like this, but then he really didn't gave it much thought. After all, he was here mainly to entertain himself, and it's not like anyone will know who he was anyway.

Giving his hair a quick smooth out, he pushed the mask he had chosen back to its place. The mask was of a simple silver colour, covering most of his upperface except for the left eye, which was casually scanning around the ballroom. And while he usually never bothered with his hair, today was...ah, a 'special occasion', to put it in perspective. So that's that. He smirked and shook his head. It's been awhile something interesting happened.

Now, let's see...

There, that girl in that pink and black dress. She seemed a little nervous with the way she acted, and though it wasn't really his business, he might as well put up a little act tonight. Entertainment was the point of this ball, and he was determined to have some fun. No point in wasting a whole night away if it's not even worth the time, right? He was sure that applied to everyone, so let's give someone else a reason to be here, and himself a reason to be active for once in his life.

Walking up, he stopped in front of the girl, bowed deeply with a smirk, and held his right hand out in invitation. No words left him, those were unnecessary for now, at least.
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Whisper
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Whoops, messed up the boxes here. That was me above, and I was tagging Aphrodite instead...
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Sapphire
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Tag: Zorro

Music. Dancing. Masks. A lovely combination. The thrill of not knowing who belonged behind each mask was exhilarating. Her skirt swished about her as she made her way around the estate building, eyes eagerly taking in everyone else's outfits and costumes. She had opted out on actually making her dress into some sort of costume. That would be saved for Halloween.

There were no hints of possible familiar faces, however she did seem to catch a glimpse of someone... only for them to move away before she could get a closer look. Perhaps she had been seeing things. Sapphire adjusted her mask slightly, making sure that it wasn't in danger of falling off. It would be no fun for her identity to be revealed so soon.

So focused at looking at other people around the room, Sapphire hadn't noticed the short man until he bumped into her. She glanced down to see the man just as he exclaimed, "Pardon me, ma'dam!" Sapphire chuckled softly as she watched him bow in apology. "It's quite alright." she replied, offering the man a kind smile. The man looked familiar. She'd probably seen him around.. but never met him personally. "You have a very nice outfit." she commented, her eyes gazing from the top of his costume to the bottom. Zorro, hm? Her eyes twinkled with amusement.
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Swallowtail
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Tag: Open

A masquerade. What had made her want to go...? Surely it hadn't been the desire to mingle with ..people. Surely not. Perhaps it was an effort to mingle with people. After all, it couldn't turn out to be that bad...right? Right..

Muted eye colors peeked through the holes of her black mask, lined around the edges with a golden trim. It matched her dress. A rather conservative dress, she had figured. The style belonged to a rather Renaissance era. The main color of the dress was black, and it had long sleeves with a golden trim around the cuffs. Mini capes draped over the sleeve-area.

In the middle of the dress was gold with various designs. Golden trim with the black cloth edged around the middle but the golden pattern was only in the front and the rest of the dress was black.

Swallowtail wore simple black pumps beneath her dress, the toes peeking out slightly as she walked, the dress being long enough to cover the top of her feet. Her dark hair was simply let down. No need to put it up; it was perfectly fine the way it was.

As she entered the estate, she looked around. Avoid the most crowded areas.. that would be the best thing to do. Again... why she was actually putting herself through this, she didn't understand. She made her way over to an empty table before eying the long tables of refreshments. Perhaps she should get something to drink.. ? Slowly, she walked over to one of the tables and got herself a drink, observing the other people that were already there.
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Nine
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Tag - Enigma

The rather miniature aristocrat pursed her lips. "Good evening." The man beside her said. Earlier he had seemed intent on ignoring her presence, and that fit her just fine. But then he had spoken. "Hello." She spoke, the sound of her voice muffled by the scarf. It seemed plenty was going on around them. People with ridiculous outfits all around, even somebody who seemed to have disguised himself as Zorro, albeit a rather short one. She studied him for a brief second, then turned.

"It's a lovely scene, don't you think?" She angled her head, thinking over her response. A brown lock of hair fell in her face, and she brushed it away irritably. "Yes. Never thought I'd see the day..." Where I chose to wear a tux instead of a dress, she added silently. And where everyone is dressed up so fancy. Well, there was somebody dressed as a pirate, but... That was one of the few exceptions. She'd argued with herself over whether she really wanted to go through with it, but in the end, she had.

It was difficult, holding herself back to become reserved and mysterious. But luckily she really enjoyed acting.
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Aphrodite
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Tag: Whisper (( I think. XD))


A few minuets passed of watching the graceful dancers, and if not for the mask you could see the longing look in the woman’s eyes. Wanting someone to sweep her off her feet she parted her small lips to let out a quite small sigh, that was when a man stood in front of her, his hand out, not saying a word, the woman’s heart skipped a beat.

For a moment she thought about rejecting the man, she felt awkward and out of place, but then she looked at the dancers again, and she set her gloved hand in the mans. She looked at it, the glove was gorgeous to her, it was black but had sparkling pink swirls all over it, the woman smiled, she loved her dress, tonight was going to be good, she could feel it.

Tonight, she wouldn't be the insecure little girl she normally was, but always hid, though she wouldn’t be that, she would really be self confident, she would be who she wanted to be for one night, she would be Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, she would be beautiful and she would find love for at least just one night.
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Noire
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TAG: OPEN

A small, shadowy figure crept into the room, a very large white top hat over her head and a pastel cape wrapped around her body. Dressed as a man, she did her best to mask her true gender - she was even paying close attention to her speech, having practised speaking in a low, manly tone - which didn't really sound right, but... It sounded different from her normal voice, so that was fine!

Stepping into the room - and seeing that no one was staring at her with a look of recognition - she relaxed a bit and allowed the cape to take a natural position around the back of her shoulders. The cape, though pastel on the outside, had a lining blacker than night. Under the cape, she wore a white tuxedo, complete with vest - and to try to make herself look taller, she wore shoes (white, of course) with soles about three inches thick. Walking normally was a challenge, but a challenge she could easily meet! Her top hat, which was pulled down to shield her eyes and face, also added to the illusion of height. Still... She was only about the height of an average person... A monocle and a walking stick (with fake jewels in its handle) completed her regal ensemble.

This was not the first costume party she'd been to, but... It was the first time she'd ever tried dressing like...this. Undoubtedly, no one would find out who she was! This costume...it was so unlike her. And, at the same time, it was...awesome. Just plain awesome.

Tonight, she was Noire, the Marquess of Darkness. She'd come up with the name all by herself. At first, she was going to be a duke, since a duke was one level above marquess, but "marquess" simply had a better ring to it.

She intended to go and mingle with the crowd, but, instead, found herself found herself awestruck observing the other costumes. How splendid! Everyone had done an excellent job... So many gods and goddesses... Legendary figures... Mythical creatures... Simple a feast for the eye!
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