The Princess Birthday Ball
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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: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:42 am (UTC)She's also very, very pregnant - hence the sitting down and watching.
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:43 am (UTC)She smiles softly. "I've been looking forward to today. I haven't had terribly much to do since we got stuck here, so it's a welcome distraction."
Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-21 03:43 am (UTC)And they dance a la the Wizarding world, complete with several graceful lifts.
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:43 am (UTC)Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-21 03:44 am (UTC)"Is most of the music at your court about your father's wonderful deeds?" asks Amy. "How very odd. I can't imagine that makes it very easy to dance at balls."
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:45 am (UTC)"Well, my families' parties were a bit more formal than this. Good and proper ones though."
Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-21 03:45 am (UTC)Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:46 am (UTC)He gives her a sympathetic smile.
"I know it's been hard being stuck here, Cimorene. But perhaps we were simply meant not to miss the party, and will be able to go home soon."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:47 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:47 am (UTC)There is a pause.
"You do know who Blodwen Rowlands is, don't you?"
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-21 03:48 am (UTC)Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:49 am (UTC)The blonde princess is wearing her own tiara, and though her dress is modern it is silk, and a dark, rich green shot with black. She also what appears to be a box, wrapped in a green fabric.
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:49 am (UTC)From his pocket he pulls out a small, black box with a red ribbon. "I have not given the birthday girl her gift, yet."
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:50 am (UTC)Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-21 03:50 am (UTC)::I'd love to, Chosen.::
She takes a step or two onto the dance floor, curvetting slightly towards the little girl.
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:50 am (UTC)Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-21 03:51 am (UTC)"And that's what makes her truly proper for the role. I've seen far too many in my time who only focused on the pomp and ceremony and luxury that came with the title, nothing more. Ingress is far more balanced about it."
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-21 03:51 am (UTC)"Though there were dancing tunes enough also," she says. She smiles, "When I was five I asked the court minstrel to write a song about how fast I could climb a tree. For some reason, he was too busy that week."
Re: Greet Amy
Date: 2006-05-21 03:55 am (UTC)She grins. "I would have liked a poem about my treeclimbing, but I can only imagine the reaction I would have gotten."
Re: Dancing with Ingress
Date: 2006-05-21 03:55 am (UTC)Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:55 am (UTC)She nods determinedly, "Besides, it's given me time to think up how many horrible names I can call Zemenar."
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:56 am (UTC)Just a polite question. Given the percentage of authentic-looking garb around the tent, it's a reasonable guess.
Re: Greet the birthday girl
Date: 2006-05-21 03:57 am (UTC)Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:58 am (UTC)"And how many have you thought up?"
Re: The Guests Mingle Here
Date: 2006-05-21 03:59 am (UTC)But then he finally remarked as he went to move away, "Please yourself. There's other and more important people for me to speak with."