(player event) your baddest behavior

[cozen]

Get in nerds, we're doing etiquette and dance lessons.

Specifically, sometime around Justinian 15, Riftwatch's personnel will all be required to go learn to dance and have a fake fancy dinner while benevolent overlords (Bastien and Lexie, with Byerly as a bad example on display) tell them where to put their elbows and how to hold their forks and/or pretend to be people who must be impressed on pain of death. They'll also be asked to dress the way they would dress if invited to a dinner with nobility, so they can doll up if they want, or they can just show up in their underwear, if they want to be passive aggressive and weird about it.

This is going to be mandatory for everyone IC—I got permission from the Division Heads and everything—so whether or not your character wants to participate or feels like they should have to do so is irrelevant. They're going. But if you don't want to participate OOC, that's obviously okay! There will be two different days/sessions, handwaved and not-handwaved, so anyone who doesn't participate in the log can just say they were at the handwaved session and nothing exciting happened.

(If you want to say they absolutely refused to participate whatsoever, that's also fine, but we should probably have an IC conversation about it, because that sounds hilarious, and also their name will go on a NON-COMPLIANCE list for the Division Heads to keep in a drawer somewhere, or something.)

There will also be an announcement of this IC soon, so if your character is outraged by the suggestion that they need to learn how to hold a fork when they've been holding a fork their entire life, they'll have an opportunity to express that. Don't worry.

If you do plan to participate, as in actually tag into a log about dance lessons and pretending to have a fancy dinner, please sign up in the comments by the end of the day on June 14. The log will go up sometime next weekend.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[cozen]

[toujoursdroit]

The duke de Coucy would like to know if it is possible to test out of this in advance. Because he is Too Old For This and also a duke.

He is happy to make a monetary donation to the cause of other people learning better manners, if that helps.

[cozen]

Does he want to foot the bill for the fancy food and also maybe for limited quantities of basic appropriate clothing for people who don’t have any?

If not he HAS TO DANCE.

[toujoursdroit]

He 100% would pay his way out of this if allowed, and I'm happy for that to be what happens if works! But if that's not in the spirit of the thing, I am just as happy for him to begrudgingly attend the handwaved day and resent it.

[cozen]

rofl no that’s totally fine and funny, which is the spirit of this. Bastien is also campaigning to turn the less-used dining hall into a permanent recreation and dance hall and if he succeeds maybe he can put a sign over the door naming it after Romain.

[sclavus]

Vane is probably straight up refusing :'| I'm very sorry. How do I get this IC conversation going?

[cozen]

like this >:D

[sclavus]

:> excellent

SIGN UP

[cozen]

CHARACTER: Who
PLAYER: WHO??

RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Say yes if you'd like your character to be randomly or "randomly" assigned a dance partner for the dance lessons. (I'll RNG, then move people around to make things as hilarious as I can.) Say no if you don't want to RP about dancing or if you do want to RP about dancing but have chosen your own awkward partner already for your own evil plans or something.

RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Say yes if you'd like your character to be randomly or "randomly" (see above) assigned a table for dinner. Tables will have four people each. Say no if you don't want to RP about dinner or if you do want to RP about dinner but want to choose your own awkward seating arrangements.

HARASSMENT? Say yes if you're okay with the idea of someone attempting to intentionally provoke your character (especially mages, non-humans, etc.) by saying underhanded or outright rude things about them, to make them practice keeping their cool. Say no if that doesn't sound fun or would potentially bother/upset you OOC.

OTHER NOTES: I dunno man. Is your character such a master of manners or wonder of waltzing that they should, in fact, be teaching the class? Anything like that.

<b>CHARACTER:</b> <b>PLAYER:</b> <b>RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)?</b> Yes/no <b>RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT?</b> Yes/no <b>HARASSMENT?</b> Yes/no <b>OTHER NOTES:</b>

[reshapes]

CHARACTER: Bartimaeus
PLAYER: Abby
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? good luck, but he's CLEARLY ABOVE IT AND IMMUNE
OTHER NOTES: he's probably doing the harassing

[justice_is_blond]

CHARACTER: Anders
PLAYER: Jackie
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? No, dancing with Nate
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Are you sure the spicy shimmy isn't a formal dance

[keenly]

CHARACTER: Colin
PLAYER: Tori
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: :)

CHARACTER: Nathaniel Howe
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? no
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? HELL YES
OTHER NOTES: Dancing with Anders, which is okay because Nate is really good at dancing

[indissection]

CHARACTER: Sidony Venaras
PLAYER: Rachel
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? No - bear Byerly, please.
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: She is a Master of Waltzing, thanks to her mother.

CHARACTER: Solas
PLAYER: Rachel
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Ruin his day

CHARACTER: Six
PLAYER: Rachel
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? No - dancing with Thor
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: :)

[radiosa]

CHARACTER: Osana
PLAYER: mj
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? There's not much to harass her about but if it comes up sure
OTHER NOTES: Two left feet, both backwards

CHARACTER: Kostos
PLAYER: mj
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Hates this

[thorndergod]

CHARACTER: Thor
PLAYER: Jackie
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? No, dancing with Six
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: He basically knows this stuff but a free fancy dinner with dancing? Sure, he'll be there.

[ipseite]

CHARACTER: Petrana de Cedoux
PLAYER: Libby
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Sure
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Sure
HARASSMENT? Sure
OTHER NOTES: Petra probably should be teaching the class, but is perfectly content to attend and see what everyone makes of it.

CHARACTER: Gwenaëlle Baudin
PLAYER: Libby
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Sure
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Sure
HARASSMENT? Sure
OTHER NOTES: Gwenaëlle grew up in the Orlesian court, so she has the manners and etiquette and dance moves down, but is genuinely terrible at the part where she has to interact with other people. Watch her revert to cold dead silence in real time.

[libratus]

CHARACTER: Ilias
PLAYER: Jenni
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Will probably look like he wants to sink into the floor and die the whole time, but like. pleasantly.

Re: SIGN UP

[doneisdone]

CHARACTER: Teren von Skraedder
PLAYER: Cami
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes, god help them
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? YOU CAN TRY
OTHER NOTES: She's horrifyingly good at this and would be an excellent choice for teaching the Lost Causes/Slow Learners

CHARACTER: Benedict Artemaeus
PLAYER: Cami
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: He'll be fine, though I'm sure there will be some cultural disparities that he has to get down

CHARACTER: Fifi Mariette
PLAYER: Cami
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: finally a chance to feel fancy

[chainlightning]

CHARACTER: Merrill
PLAYER: Gadgets
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: someone help her

[exsecutus]

CHARACTER: Salvio
PLAYER: Cee!
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: as per my source, Jenni, " medieval court dancing... relies so much less on having rhythm or confidence and more on spatial/muscle memory. and remembering steps gives anxiety brains something to focus on, which makes it way easier to chill out. + it's easy to tell if you're doing it right or not etc.
so salvio could be a secret dance champion, is what im saying."

which is what is happening, Salvio is a secret dance champion.

CHARACTER: Matthias
PLAYER: Cee!
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: I plan to have him refuse but have someone trick him into it or otherwise force him to participate by their sheer proximity and/or interest in the whole thing. he does have a crush on like eighty people so it will be pretty easy.

CHARACTER: Val
PLAYER: Cee!
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes TRY IT. or let him be the harasser.
OTHER NOTES: he's had lessons in etiquette and is the best at everything but is deliberately sloppy until it comes time to show off. then he's going to show the fuck off.

CHARACTER: Darras
PLAYER: still Cee
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: he knows what fork to use. it's whatever fork is near to his hand.


NIKOS is going to 100% refuse to participate. but he also wants to watch people look stupid while dancing so he's going to spy on it and write in his burn book and maybe elbow his way in if it's so disgustingly bad that he just can't help himself.

[youwonscience]

CHARACTER: Cosima Niehaus
PLAYER: Ammmy
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? No
OTHER NOTES: Don't be mean to Cosima, she is trying her best.

CHARACTER: Julius
PLAYER: Ammmy
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Do be mean to Julius, he can take it. He's also lowkey attempting to impress his girlfriend AND possibly to make connections with his randomly assigned companions; he's multitasking.

[hassaran]

PLAYER: Cass
CHARACTER: Nell
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES:

CHARACTER: Freddie
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: She already knows all of this, as an Actual Baroness, but will enjoy it nonetheless.

CHARACTER: Yseult
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? I mean you can try
OTHER NOTES: Also already knows all of this but is here to help/supervise/judge how well people do

[iceblade]

CHARACTER: Skadi Iceblade
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? You can try, but she's guaranteed not to give a shit.
OTHER NOTES: Will show up, but not take any of it seriously. Enjoy her complete lack of etiquette or interest in it, just showing up for the amusement value.

[circleprodigy]

CHARACTER: Inessa Serra
PLAYER: Isana
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? No, dancing with Kain.
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes (mostly, just don't place her with Gwenaelle).
HARASSMENT? No
OTHER NOTES: She is passably decent with the dancing, quiet and stiff in terms of etiquette.

[katabasis]

CHARACTER: flint
PLAYER: abby
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: :^)

Re: SIGN UP

[sulahnan]

CHARACTER: Athessa
PLAYER: Beka
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? "Yes" (randomly next to Matthias)
HARASSMENT? Yes plz
OTHER NOTES: She will 100% be doing a bad impression of a snooty Orlesian noble the whole time

Re: SIGN UP

[meds4sale]

CHARACTER: The Medicine Seller
PLAYER: Green Rivers
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: I'm so excited for the Medicine Seller to be constantly passive aggressive about the dumbest things.

[in_death_sacrifice]

CHARACTER: Kain Ventfort
PLAYER: Vorpal
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? No, he's got one.
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes!
HARASSMENT? Yes! I mean he will be dancing/hand holding/showing open signs he's dating an elf mage, so. Have at him. He is also of Orlesian noble background but left that behind for the Grey Wardens. Lots of things to pick on!
OTHER NOTES: Kain hates everything about this, as he intentionally left that kind of life behind. Welcome back? He will be grumpy and stiff for much of it, but despite his reluctance it will be all too clear that he knows a lot about etiquette, dancing, etc. Those habits are too ingrained.

[utulien_aure]

CHARACTER: Fingon
PLAYER: Mary
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Sure
OTHER NOTES: nah

[murrika]

CHARACTER: Steve Rogers
PLAYER: Jay
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Nah. Fifi pls 8V
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: Idk come at him.

[aenseidhe]

CHARACTER: Iorveth
PLAYER: Jay
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Nah, he gotta be by Gwen so they can be lit together
HARASSMENT? Uuuuhhhhh at risk of retaliation, yes? Are they getting disarmed at the door?
OTHER NOTES: I'm sorry.

[rowancrowned]

CHARACTER: Thranduil
PLAYER: Kate
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes but he needs to be able to make eye contact with Gwen. This will not stop her.
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: brb time to pick out an outfit from pinterest.

[cyclic]

CHARACTER: John Mandrake
PLAYER: Melissa
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? can I say no on these just so I don't punk anyone unwilling since I am......... so slOW..........
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? see above
HARASSMENT? Always
OTHER NOTES: he's already the etiquettiest thanks

am i too late, i bet i'm too late

[servility]

CHARACTER: Brienne of Tarth
PLAYER: Trace
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? Yes
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: if i'm too late then ignore this. also she's actually the daughter of a lord so she arguably knows etiquette and dance from westeros but it has been quite a while since she used the latter

[tender]

CHARACTER: derrica
PLAYER: eppy
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? i'm late so [ makes idk noise ]
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? see above
HARASSMENT? sure
OTHER NOTES: i'm latE

CHARACTER: john silver
PLAYER: eppy
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? pASS
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? i'm late
HARASSMENT? sure
OTHER NOTES: john's just here to do the bare minimum lbr

[cozen]

I’ll get you dance partners if we have more sign-ups, but for tables I just said damn my even numbers and put Derrica and Silver into existing groups on the list. Wheeeee.

[tender]

don't stress i'm happy slinging them around the free for all section

i'm late sorry

[filthydipper]

CHARACTER: Yngvi
PLAYER: Mhairi
RANDOM DANCE PARTNER(S)? no there aren't physios to fix dancing with dwarf problems here
RANDOM SEATING ASSIGNMENT? Yes
HARASSMENT? Yes
OTHER NOTES: He has been forcibly bathed. Shockingly he does know how to behave.

Re: i'm late sorry

[cozen]

I put him at an existing table!