I’ve traveled all this way for something

[maskormods]

WHO: YOU.
WHERE: Eden East's cruiseship
WHEN: Saturday February 15th, around 5 PM EST
WHAT: Registration in motion... among other things.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if this should be edited.

" The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises -- it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them. It appeals to their pride, not to their pocketbook -- it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security. But I tell you the new frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. "
( from jfk's speech "the new frontier," 7/15/1960. )

The sun hasn't set yet and the temperature hovers somewhere just below 70 degrees this evening; imPorts, both recently arrived and not, will have been escorted to this event so that they can meet each other, have a good time, and of course officially state their registration status. Or lack thereof. It's your decision, they emphasize, even though the unspoken "but" is always there.

It's an elaborate spread, certainly much more elegant than last time. Eden East herself, elegant in her backless champagne-colored dress, meets and greets each and every imPort as she flutters to and fro. She'll find you and chat for a few moments, shaking your hand and complimenting your dress. She'll know your name, and she'll have an entourage of aids and cameras following her wake. Captain Holiday, in contrast, maintains the energy of someone who feels out of place holding the Swear-In ceremony somewhere so extravagant. As imPorts arrive he tells them where to be for the ceremony part of the evening, but that they are free to enjoy themselves until then and after.

( Please state your character's official status -- REGISTERED or UNSETTLED -- in the subject header of your thread. Characters who are UNDECIDED may be contacted later in the week for their decision via their IC contact post. )

Comments

[corviform]

[ There's there Coming of Age ceremony, but nothing good came of it. It had all been a set-up from the start anyway, Oz being the clever boy he is, to find the Sealing Stone.

Only it ended with Gil and Vincent as the last living Nightrays. His adoptive family's dukedom dissolved after the events of that night. ]

I've... attended quite a few out of familial obligation.

[detriments]

[Hm.]

Serious question. Name three things that you enjoy doing.

Serving your master can not be one of them.

1/2

[corviform]

[ Where did this question come from and why is she asking it? He looks on a touch nervously before composing himself. ]

[corviform]

Reading, for one. [ He reaches behind his head, rubbing sheepishly. ] I don't mind baking either.

[detriments]

[She raises one finger when he mentions reading, and another when he finishes.]

That's two.

[corviform]

... Movies are alright.

[ He doesn't really get the more popular genres, but he's taken a small liking to the older ones or ones adapted from classic literature. ]

[detriments]

[And she sways three little fingers, finally curling them into her palm to lower a hand.]

There. That wasn't so hard, was it.

[corviform]

[ He deflates a little. ]

No, but... I don't understand the point.

[detriments]

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, Gilbert, [She leans in, lowering her voice accordingly:] There doesn't have to always be a point.

[corviform]

[ Naturally, he begins to edge back, his face reddening. ]

Then why ask...?

[detriments]

[A light shrug, eyes cast down,] Because I wanted to. Simple as that.

[corviform]

[ His thoughts are going elsewhere and fast. ]

I'm not that terribly a boring person!

[ ... He thinks. ]

[detriments]

And how often do you do what you want to do?

[corviform]

Often enough.

[ Especially since he's been away from home nearly three years. ]

It doesn't bother me. [ He adds quickly, but softly. ] It's my duty, after all, to take care of my master.