Rowaini Musketeers: One For All and All For One

[Fenris]

"Seems, Tristan? Nay, it is. I know not seems," Angelique smiles, "But it is true. There is nothing more attractive to my sister or to me than being as close to the Angels as Tommy is..."

"Well, perhaps I need to interject myself and dance with Triel to allow you to dance with Tommy? I realize a lowly soldier, and a heretic no less, may not be the best dance partner for a lady such as yourself. Come, you shall have your dance with Tommy as well." says Tristan leading Angelique back to Tommy and Triel.

 

[Velmont]

OOC: Is Jacen in the ballroom or outside? I want to know if Hyacinthe is aware of his situation.

 

[Shayuri]

Jacen can't help but grin a little. Oh, it was a duel and honor was at stake and all that...but above all, swordplay was just -fun-, and he couldn't stop from enjoying it.

He circles Guillarme, shifting to a more aggressive posture. His sword point twirls in a little circle as he looks for an opening.

"You know, Guillarme," he remarks. "It takes a special kind of man to challenge someone to a duel he can't lose. After all, if you somehow beat me, you get to trumpet all around that you bested one of the Musketeers. If I beat you, I become a bully who pushed around a mere initiate of the blade." He nods. "That IS what you were thinking, right?"

As Jacen speaks, he tilts his sword this way and that...until his blade catches the light and shines it into Guillarme's eyes!

(Bluffing to feint! Granted, it's not a FEINT per se, but I figure the flavor doesn't have to -exactly- match the mechanics. )
Bluff: 27 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1403203

 

[Rystil Arden]

Jacen can't help but grin a little. Oh, it was a duel and honor was at stake and all that...but above all, swordplay was just -fun-, and he couldn't stop from enjoying it.

He circles Guillarme, shifting to a more aggressive posture. His sword point twirls in a little circle as he looks for an opening.

"You know, Guillarme," he remarks. "It takes a special kind of man to challenge someone to a duel he can't lose. After all, if you somehow beat me, you get to trumpet all around that you bested one of the Musketeers. If I beat you, I become a bully who pushed around a mere initiate of the blade." He nods. "That IS what you were thinking, right?"

As Jacen speaks, he tilts his sword this way and that...until his blade catches the light and shines it into Guillarme's eyes!

(Bluffing to feint! Granted, it's not a FEINT per se, but I figure the flavor doesn't have to -exactly- match the mechanics. )
Bluff: 27 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1403203

"Initiate? Do you not even know what that is? Hmmph, if I was an Initiate of the Jurai Blademasters, you might as well have given up before we began!" Guillaume replies, which makes sense, since Marie had mentioned that Guillaume is not an initiate yet.

*However, he is too busy with the verbal reparte to pay attention to Jacen's trick and so, slightly blinded, his blade slides just past Jacen, who has twisted away from where he was standing just a moment before, leaving the young nobleman with a pathetically easy opening for Jacen to exploit.*

(OOC: That was risky, since without Improved Feint, Guillaume gets in a chance to attack first, and if he hits, you would have had to withdraw for the next bout, but it paid off )

 

[Rystil Arden]

OOC: Is Jacen in the ballroom or outside? I want to know if Hyacinthe is aware of his situation.

(OOC: He is outside in the garden. Hyacinthe would not have any idea of this)

 

[Rystil Arden]

"Well, perhaps I need to interject myself and dance with Triel to allow you to dance with Tommy? I realize a lowly soldier, and a heretic no less, may not be the best dance partner for a lady such as yourself. Come, you shall have your dance with Tommy as well." says Tristan leading Angelique back to Tommy and Triel.

"You know, Tristan, I don't think you're a heretic," Angelique says gently, "But thank you."

*As the first period of dances has already ended, they find Triel trying to talk with Tommy off to the side near the wine, which Tommy is drinking with increasing frequency.*

 

[Rystil Arden]

Gabriel sighs and shakes his head in exasperation, “About my style? Considering Zoe’s first prank towards me this evening was trying to make me believe I had bedded her some time in the past, I wouldn’t put anything past her. Believe as you will though, Valerie, but quite frankly I didn’t even know you were there until I saw your hand coming my way, as my attention was on my dance partner ... which is as it should be.”

*Gabriel then bows and turns away, apparently looking for another group to mingle with, though it is more a pretence to allow Valerie time to process what he’s said and to give her a chance to reply, as he’s going to look for somewhere to clean up once he actually departs.*

"Well, I'll give you one thing. On the follow-through, you're certainly quite persistent, either way," Valerie shakes her head and laughs, "You are a funny one, Gabriel Marteau. Have you ever considered moonlighting as a jester or merrymaker of some sort?"

 

[Fenris]

"You know, Tristan, I don't think you're a heretic," Angelique says gently, "But thank you."

*As the first period of dances has already ended, they find Triel trying to talk with Tommy off to the side near the wine, which Tommy is drinking with increasing frequency.*

Tristan escorts Angelique up to the pair. "Well that was a nice start to the ball."

"Ah I see we have found the wine, how lovely." Tristan gets a glass for Angelique and seeing Triel's hand empty one for her as well. After a initial taste, Tristan takes a large drink of his glass as well. "An excellent gamay. But one that requires a bit of cheese as well. Tommy let's go and get a small morsel for the lovely Dechevres sisters shall we? We shall be right back mademoiselles" and Tristan places a large hand on Tommy's shoulder and gently steers him towards the cheese table. As thye get out of ear shot Tristan bends down to whisper in Tommy's ear, "What is wrong lad? I might be able to drink like that all night, but I doubt you'll last an hour at that rate. Two young ladies fawning over you and you find refuge in a bottle?" says Tristan shaking his head. "Time for the truth Tommy"

 

[Rystil Arden]

Tristan escorts Angelique up to the pair. "Well that was a nice start to the ball."

"Ah I see we have found the wine, how lovely." Tristan gets a glass for Angelique and seeing Triel's hand empty one for her as well. After a initial taste, Tristan takes a large drink of his glass as well. "An excellent gamay. But one that requires a bit of cheese as well. Tommy let's go and get a small morsel for the lovely Dechevres sisters shall we? We shall be right back mademoiselles" and Tristan places a large hand on Tommy's shoulder and gently steers him towards the cheese table. As thye get out of ear shot Tristan bends down to whisper in Tommy's ear, "What is wrong lad? I might be able to drink like that all night, but I doubt you'll last an hour at that rate. Two young ladies fawning over you and you find refuge in a bottle?" says Tristan shaking his head. "Time for the truth Tommy"

"They, uh," Tommy gulps a bit, the motion perhaps exaggerated by the drink, "They make me nervous..."

 

[Fenris]

"They, uh," Tommy gulps a bit, the motion perhaps exaggerated by the drink, "They make me nervous..."

Tristan laughs loudly and startles poor Tommy "I can tell that lad. I know you have spent more time with books than with swords, but I guess that also applies to women eh? What have you to be nervous about lad? These girls are just your type, believe you me. Tell you what, I'll dance with Triel next and you can dance with Angelique. She's a little more reserved and should make you a little less nervous, and trust me lad, she is very attracted to you. Just relax, and stop drinking! Just talk about the angels, and you'll be fine. That'll keep you focused and less nervous and will find a very receptive audience. You can dance at least right lad?" says Trisatn grabbing several small plates a cheese in one hand, and gently again steering Tommy back to the Dechevres sisters.