Rainbows, inspiration and the marid (Afina and Moore)

[Anastasia]

Soon enough the instructions from Queen Ilsenine come: Get dressed up properly and report to the court. As each of you enters, you see it's mostly quiet. A few satyrs are sitting to the side, throwing dice and gambling. A piano has been moved in, a beautiful nymph playing it. A soft tune that brings a sense of serenity to the court.

Go ahead and intro yourselves and what you're wearing, you two. I'll post more once that's done.

[Ebiris]

While Afina has other outfits to replace the sadly lost phase spider silk dress, she indulged in a little shopping at the Cauldron so she didn't have to come home naked. So she flutters into her Majesty's presence with her customary dark orange and purple twin-tailed hat atop her prismatic hair while her figure is wrapped in a tight-fitting harlequin style bodysuit predominantly in the same colours separated by a diamond pattern with black ruffles and frills to bulk it out and disrupt her silhouette here and there.

Directly approaching the throne she lands lightly on her tip toes and descends onto her kness until she's recognised.

[Nephrite]

Seeing as they're meeting with marids, the most appropriate attire is something that matches his own hat -- dark blues on his shirt and slacks with an aquamarine-colored vest. He again eschews most of his adventuring gear save for his harp and his rapier.

He will fly in to land behind and to the right of Afina and kneel as well.

[Anastasia]

Crystal is already there, kneeling. She wears a clingy silk dress of white, tight on her hips and with little slits for her wings. She carries no weapon, though she does wear her holy symbol on a necklace. Long, matching white gloves go from elbow to hand, decorated with diamond patterns of sky blue stitching.

Queen Ilsenine is dressed as she always is, regal and rich. "Rise," she commands, "Lady Skye has gone ahead to see to the preliminaries."

[Ebiris]

Afina is of course armed as she usually is with two blades across her back. Diplomatic meeting or no, she has to be prepared to defend her Majesty. Besides she is a general here so any visitors should expect to see people armed at a crusading fortress. Rising lithely to her feet she looks up towards Ilsenine. "What would you have of me, your Majesty?" she asks, obedient as always around this woman.

[Anastasia]

"Afina, you will represent Aurora's armed forces. Crystal, you will represent this Court's military structure in coordination with Afina. Moore, you will attend to me." Queen Ilsenine says.

[Nephrite]

Moore nods to this. "Of course, Your Majesty."

[Anastasia]

"Understood," Crystal seconds, Queen Ilsenine taking to the air. "We will be joining them in the meeting room," she says, "Afina, lead the way."

[Ebiris]

What does that even mean? If she was just doing this herself as general of Aurora she'd be fine since she'd just set her own pace, but in the context of a fey court she doesn't really know what's expected of her. Hopefully Crystal has an idea so Afina will just see what she does at first.

[Anastasia]

As Afina ponders this problem, the group heads to the meeting room. Here you find several people already there. Lady Skye sits in a gown of blues and greens, like the waters of the sea. Morniel is there, clad in his normal armor that shines like gold. Finally, Moonlight is there, clad normally. Right now a conversation in Aquan is going on, one Afina catches the tail end of.

"...why there's now four spires instead of five," Moonlight says, a round of laughter following.

On the other side are five marid. Blue skinned and human-like, four are clad in white and decorated with great amounts of gold jewelry. Two males and two females, the men tall and muscled, the women much shorter and slender, almost to the point of seeming like they're going to snap in half. They wear identical uniforms, white military tunics and pants. Each is decorated with a different array of jeweled medals, giving them splashes of color.

The fifth is a man, a marid with a quick smile as Afina and company enter. He is clad in a uniform of light blue, medals decorating his chest, a gleaming salad of color. He wears a slender circlet of coral. On seeing Afina and friends, he greets them right away. "The court of Aurora has arrived," he declares, "I am Shahzada Badahur Paria."

Either of you can make K:P or K:N&R here if you care to.

[Ebiris]

taking 10 on planes for 47

[Anastasia]

Shahzada is not a name by a noble term. It means prince or princess, a title given to marid of the utmost standing (as well as the padisha's children, if any). The circlet of coral he wears is his mark of royalty, much akin to a noble's banner and coat of arms in the mortal world. Recalling your planar lore, you remember that Badahur Paria is a longtime shahzada. He's one of the Coral Throne's better diplomats and mostly sees to planar relations between the marid and various mortal camps - as well as fey, who the marid classify with mortals since they deal with the Prime.

[Ebiris]

Really they should have Drena around for this, when dealing with such august elemental personages, but Afina hasn't really been involved at all for putting together their preparations. Approaching Badahur she practices her High Maridi while greeting him. "The Padisha honours us by sending such a distinguished Emissary. I am Baroness Afina Devilsbane, general of Aurora. Please accept my greetings, although out of respect for my comrades I must switch to a simpler tongue." That should be enough to get things off on a good footing before she speaks in Common, "Welcome to Aurora."

[Nephrite]

Since he's there as part of Illsenine and not on his own, Moore follows her lead, but does smile and offer at least an introductory nod to the Aurorans.

My own K:P would be 46 so no real difference on the info.

[Anastasia]

Queen Ilsenine takes Moore's arm, returning the greetings, "I am Queen Ilsenine, lord of this court," she announces, "You know Afina. This is General Crystal of the court and that is Moore, my personal attendant." Greetings are exchanged, people settling in and all of that. "Oh, you speak a noble tongue." The shahzada greets her, before likewise switching to common. "Thank you."

Morniel speaks up at that, "Friends of the waves," he says, "We have met as you requested. The onus now rests on you, so please."

"Yep, yep," Moonlight pipes up, "It's been great catching up, but what's the point here?"