Arrivals at the Entry Hall (Lioncourt's Coronation Party)

[kaolinandbone]

The entry hall of Lioncourt's castle is a vast, gothic thing, with deep burgundy tapestries on the walls and matching carpet underfoot. The precisely-fitted masonry has been polished within an inch of its life, the dark stone gleaming sullenly in the insistently cheery light of the newly-installed electric lamps.

Within the high arches of the surrounding baulaustrades, two women intone the same spell, matching each other's cadence: A pale girl, looking little older than a child, and a tall, red-haired woman with serious slate-grey eyes.

As the last syllable fades, twin portals shimmer into existence: the first multiversal party in the Many Worlds is officially underway!

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Royce Bracket

[digitalarchitect]

A gaunt, uneasy-looking man in a faded labcoat steps out of the portal, looking around at the mass of guests. He cradles a large, vaguely sword-shaped chunk of silicon and copper in his arms.

"Ah, is this... The party?"

Re: Royce Bracket

[kaolinandbone]

Lioncourt eyes the strange object in the man's arms. "Yes, it is. In exchange for my hospitality for the duration of the party, and safe passage home, will you swear a magically binding oath to harm none while you are here, and to not venture outside the castle grounds so as to prevent multiversal incident?"

Re: Royce Bracket

[digitalarchitect]

"Yes. Yes, that should be fine." He coughs, then walks off towards the gardens without even another glance at his hostess.