The Masquerade Ball Begins

[stagecontroller]

Who: William Shakespeare and EVERYONE
Where: His playboy Mansion
When: Friday 16th
Summary: Shakespeare organized a Masquerade Ball.
Rating: PG



[ Shakespeare work hard and organized the best thing ever. Or at least he spent tons of money in this party. Soon the day arrived and everything was ready for this to be a night people would never be able to forget. HAHAHAHA THIS IS FUNNY CONSIDERING WHAT IT'S AWAITING FOR HIM

Okay, Miyu kinda fails to this quick things. I'm gonna work in the sub threads, excuse me. Also, feel free to make new ones and remember to put your tag here.

Please wait until I strike this text before replying ;w; GO WILD AND FEEL FREE TO MAKE PERSONAL THREADS AS WELL. ]

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[ex_cashcow493]

[ Saber will look mildly uncomfortable, glancing around for anyone who passes by. When someone does, she'll reach to tug on an article of clothing to catch their attention. ]

Excuse me, but what is the point of this incessant wailing?

[ Hi, I'm from the twelfth century, what is this foolery!! ]

[lyres]

But dear, it seems this turned to be quite a thing later on.

[ Come on Arturia, Nero here is older than you and she can appreciate the fine arts. Or pretend she gets what the lady over there is singing about. ]

[ex_cashcow493]

Then it is true the later generations are addled with their mental state.

[ Because seriously? ]

[elvhen]

[ She understands your confusion man. Also since they're all speaking English here and considering who Saber is, she might notice that this girl speaks with a very heavy Welsh accent... ]

I have no idea! I've been wondering that too. A woman standing and, um, wailing incessantly isn't exactly fitting for this kind of event, is it? I thought this was supposed to be like a party, not a funeral! You know, a happy event! But that lady is just crying. Loudly.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Recognizing her accent leaves her to shape up, behaving in a more regale manner. After all, the last time she slouched to someone who discovered she was a king... well, it ended poorly. ]

I do not understand this modern form of recreation. I want to join her in crying and that is unfit for me.

[elvhen]

But that's not just unfit, that's really awful if she makes you feel like that! ...And what do you mean by "modern form of recreation"? It doesn't look like a form of anything that recreates something... [ she's amazingly literal-minded, and combine this with the fact she has also never heard of the word 'modern', being from a medieval fantasy RPG world, this is what you get... ]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ BY THE LIGHT! It's someone who understands the frustrations she had when she first arrived in this place. With the feeling that she can be a bit more like herself around this lady, she'll shake her head. ]

Forgive me for I misspoke. This is art that my ancestors of centuries past enjoy. [ She wouldn't call it art, but well, that's how it was explained to her. ] It is meant to invoke and inspire emotion from within, so when she tells a sad ballad, I do believe she intends to make us cry.

... Just not with the horrible wailing.

[king_of_heroes]

[ Siiigh. Saber, Saber, Saber. You disappoint him so. He'll shoot her a glance before turning his attention back to the performance. ]

Really now, Arturia. You're a king. You should enjoy refined things such as the Opera. Or do you want people to think you're so low class pretender king?

[ex_cashcow493]

What is so refined about a wailing baby?

[ Figures someone who strives to be annoying would enjoy an activity so harsh on the ears. ]

I should do this world a favor as king and end this.

[king_of_heroes]

[ Why, yes. Gilgamesh just actually facepalmed. The world may explode. ]

I can't believe I'm the one saying this, but for Lugalbanda's sake, open your mind. This is not wailing. It is a unique form of singing in some foreign language. Going to shows like this has been a pastime for the higher classed mongrels for many years.

[ Actually, no. He doesn't like it either. HE JUST PRETENDS TO BECAUSE HE'S AWESOME LIKE THAT OKAY. ]

[ex_cashcow493]

If it sounds like a duck and looks like a duck, then it must be a witch duck. It is a blessing that I am not a king in modern times then, for I would have outlawed such acts and labeled the person who invented them as touched in the head.

[king_of_heroes]

Hoh. To think you could be such a tyrant. I have to say I'm rather impressed. And what if your people complained, saying they actually enjoyed such music?

[ex_cashcow493]

[ HE JUST HAD TO ASK THAT. ]

Then... then they can remain. So long as the good people of Britain were happy.

[king_of_heroes]

[ Saaaaaaber.

Okay, he doesn't really make this easy but still. Why is teasing her so much fun? ]

So, even though you are their king, you would let your people rule you.

[ex_cashcow493]

Should the price of their happiness be a headache I can nurse, then so be it. I do not allow them to rule me, but I consider their thoughts and wishes above my own. That is what it means to be a king, Gilgamesh.

[king_of_heroes]

I'm afraid that is where you are wrong, Arturia. A king should act as a God on Earth, influencing his people's daily lives by setting them on the right path. A path that will protect them from things that would be damaging to one's society. That was how I ruled, and that is why Uruk stood as one of the first advanced cities. So many things were birthed there, even many years after my reign had ended. Can you say that about your own kingdom?

[enjoymyatelier]

It's art, of course.

[LET HIM TELL YOU ABOUT OPERA, SABER]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ LET HER TELL HIM ABOUT EXCALIBUR WHILE WE'RE AT IT. ]

Art? [ This? ] What is so artistic about it again?

[enjoymyatelier]

[HOW ITS LEGEND BEGAN IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY, RIGHT...?

well alright, let's use the first bit of this as a reference]

You can't see the amount of talent going into that? I'll admit, it's somewhat less impressive divorced from the context of the original opera, but it's still a masterpiece technically.

[ex_cashcow493]

No, I cannot. I hear a woman wailing and I wish to put her out of her misery as I would any animal that howled in the same fashion. [ Really Kayneth. It's not a hard concept. Shit hurts ears. She hurts shit. ] A masterpiece though? Really? Pardon my disbelief, but I cannot bring myself to enjoy this.

[enjoymyatelier]

If you consider that wailing then I'm not entirely sure what to tell you. [YOU MUST HAVE HEARD WAILING BEFORE, THAT IS NOT IT] Of course she's going to sound miserable-opera, by and large, is full of people being miserable, because that's the sort of story people enjoy. It's catharsis set to masterfully composed music.

[ex_cashcow493]

[ It sounds like strategic wailing then GOSH. ]

You lost me.

[enjoymyatelier]

Allow me to explain the opera's plot, then. This particular aria is from Lucia di Lammermoor, one of Donizetti's most famous works. The titular Lucia is in love with Edgardo di Ravenswood, but this is complicated by two things: her brother loathes the di Ravenswoods and will stop at nothing to end their relationship, and Lucia is betrothed to another.

[saber why did you get him started...]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ Congratulations Kayneth. He has her full attention. ]

Well, that seems strange... If they are in love, then they should be together.

[ Why does this sound oddly like her love life? ]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...it sounds like a lot of people's love lives, honestly...]

Unfortunately, that's not how operas tend to go. Lucia's family does everything in their power to alienate Edgardo and force her to marry her fiance, which causes her mental state to deteriorate.