The Princess Birthday Ball
Jun. 13th, 2006 04:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The huge, white tent sprawls on the lawn beside the lake. It has been transfigured there for a very special occasion. A stone walkway leads from the bar to the tent - the pavements are wide enough that ladies' dresses won't trail on the ground as they make their way to the entrance. Over the draped curtains of the entrance way is a large banner which reads "Happy 7th Birthday, Ingress".
Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.
One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.
Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.
Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.
Come in and enjoy the party!
Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.
One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.
Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.
Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.
Come in and enjoy the party!
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 04:41 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
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Date: 2006-05-20 05:33 am (UTC)Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-20 05:46 am (UTC)He brought it specially for this, and swings Ingress around to the strains of it.
He'd actually snuck the steps of it into her sword lessons for the last few months, and eventually she shrieks with laughter as she realizes she knows what to do next.
When the dance is over he bows deeply and kisses her hand before passing her to the next person.
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 05:48 am (UTC)"Greetings, Lady. You are assisting the e'dal Lady in hosting?"
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 06:25 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 06:37 am (UTC)It's sort of like a snap.
"I did not know you could dance to songs that fast. I have never seen someone do it. Would they not fall over?"
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 06:39 am (UTC)However:*
Come on, Ingress, you know that any party of yours is guaranteed to be lots of fun, *she says, and grins.*
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 06:42 am (UTC)You could fit a whole orchestra in there, it looks like, *she laughs, by way of greeting.*
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 12:35 pm (UTC)That, and as soon as Inara heard about the theme, she had practically forced Mal to go, confiscating his suspenders and making him shine his non-work boots to wear.
Sallie approves, and showed this by whistling at Mal in his suitjacket as he walked through the bar door. Sallie, in a long skirt and comfortable blouse, has her own nod to dressing up with a silver-blue shimmering stole around her shoulders.
The pair are arm-in-arm, smiling at Ingress.
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 12:38 pm (UTC)"I am," she says, straightening with a smile. "I'm Amy."
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 12:40 pm (UTC)"Hello, Meg."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 03:30 pm (UTC)It's clear that he has attempted to look nice for the party--though there is a definite lack of ermine.
"Happy Birthday, little princess!"
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 03:32 pm (UTC)"Hullo, kitchen maid! Or should I say Princess Amethyst?"
Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-20 03:37 pm (UTC)Ingress' feet and skirt fly around Perry's waist while she laughs, and he laughs, too, cheerfully dancing around.
Eventually he puts her down, of course. This dance has lots of spins, you see, and by the time Perry has brought Ingress back to the edge of the dance floor and given her a cheeky kiss, they are both peasantly dizzy.
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 03:56 pm (UTC)"Thank you for your invitation, Princess," he says, politely, and winks at her. "Happy birthday, little maid!"
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 04:05 pm (UTC)Not that Caspian has been keeping a sharp eye on Amy, or on what she has been doing. Or who she has been talking to.
...
Well, at least he hasn't confined her to the House?
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 04:28 pm (UTC)It is possible that Amy has seen Arithon around. Among other things, he holds one layer of the wards on the paintings, and checks on them now and again.
"I am not entirely certain if I wish to thank you for making her happy, or sigh at the fact that this involved putting on my crown."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-20 05:37 pm (UTC)She has never actually met Ingress before, but there's no mistaking who the birthday girl is today. She walks over to the little girl with a huge smile.
"You must be Ingress," she says warmly, "My name is Cimorene, and Amy has told me so much about you. Happy Birthday, your highness," she says with a grin, dropping a curtsey. It is, in fact, the exact curtsey one princess would make to another princess, not that she thinks Ingress will necessarily know the difference.
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-20 05:56 pm (UTC)"It's an honor to meet you," she says, "and I see no reason you may not both be happy that she's happy and sigh about the crown."
Amy personally drew the line at tiaras.