AND SO THE TOURNAMENT NEARS ITS END...
Valiant fighters are knocked out of the competition as The Glitz Blitz tournament nears its conclusion. As the public is swept up in spectacle and promises of riches beyond their wildest dreams, talk of sacrifices has dwindled. It's easy to store the worries away in the back of your mind, lean back, and enjoy the circus. The royal family intends to ride this wave of newfound favor until the leak published by The Daily Grail is all but a distant memory.
A celebratory MASQUERADE PARTY will be held at nightfall inside the palace’s grand ballroom, where the massive event is an open invitation to the public. Announcements go up, revealing that a public vote will be held in the days leading up to the celebration in which contestants eliminated from The Glitz Blitz can try again for a final round!
The masquerade’s theme is HEAVENS AND EARTH! Feel free to post edits or graphics of what your muse's outfit will be, as they will count towards activity!
If you were entered into the tournament, the royals have required attendance at the party so you won’t miss your name being called during the reveal of the people’s vote. After all, there’s a very steep, one billion phil penalty to pay for deserting the competition.
They will announce the people’s vote when the clock strikes midnight, so until then: dance, drink, and be merry to your heart’s content!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC VOTE:
To participate in the public vote, there will be a guarded voting booth at the masquerade for contestant names to be written on! To cast it, make a short post of your muse writing down their favorite contestant based on what they witnessed in their first match. It does not need to be long -- a few, short sentences will do great and counts towards activity! Have your muse's reasoning for writing down the name be in-character, and pick who they really would choose! It does not have to be lengthy — a few sentences will do great!
The following muses are eligible to be voted for and are linked to the self-para that showcases their introductory round:
Daeneryn of Varael, representing House Vanitas
Jebidiah, representing House Vanitas
Skeeter Higgins, representing House Vanitas
Khione Tallheart, representing House Fraser
Elia Tatehira, representing House Beltran
Dorothy Alimjan, representing House Beltran
Valerie Kaur, representing House Beltran
Gabriella Ryu, representing House Beltran
Petyr Steele, representing Orre Town
Song Min, representing Selphia
BUT THE MAGICAL HIJINKS ARE ONLY BEGINNING...
Unbeknown to the public, a handful of naughty monsters belonging to the species of Flora Guardians and Blood Flowers have enchanted the party's food with cursed spores. They snuck past the palace's monster wards by startling a Mirage Element until it accidentally teleported them all inside.
The contaminated food will be irresistibly tasty to encourage you to continue consuming it. It creates urges to party, to dance in a faerie madness-like frenzy, distorts perceptions of time until midnight has long-since passed without anyone noticing, and to cause minor hallucinations.
You may notice your friends who've sampled the appetizer table are soon acting incredibly strange. The cursed spores can turn even the shyest of wallflowers into an uninhibited party animal, who swears they never want to leave the masquerade! What can you possibly do about it besides sticking to the champagne, no matter how delicious those platters of cakes and tarts look?
In order to break free from the enchantment, the party-goers will need to catch the skittish Mirage Element that blips in-and-out of the palace in a white spark of teleportation light. Can you convince the enchanted to put down their wine goblets, slip off their dancing shoes, and catch this nervous beast? The spores left dusted on its body can be used to create an antidote to the enchantment!
ENJOY YOURSELF AND FORGET YOUR TROUBLES...
Of course, the royal family has not forgotten about the selection of sacrifices for The Boundary. Unbeknown to the public, the names of sacrifices will be revealed quickly and the masquerade festivities are yet another distraction. (Now that you mention it, doesn’t Princess Calista herself have a pet Mirage Element?)
The Glitz Blitz Masquerade begins from now until October 6th! Keep your eyes on the main for additional plot drops, especially about these...pesky sacrifices!