First Steps: Into The Throne Room

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About the room: the doors to the antechamber and to the king's quarters have been closed. The Throne sits before a bank of windows that look out upon rolling hills covered in oaks and elms. It's a very large, very bejeweled throne. The walls of this room are panelled in priceless paintings and freizes in red and gold and divine blue, as is the ceiling; large urns of ancient and costly make are placed in the corners. Two lion statues (marble, each taller than a man) guard the antechamber door. There are four benches near the royal dais; local noblemen and the king's advisors fill them. There are four royal guards upon the dais.

Reminder: this is just to show you the physical setup. Reply only to the narrative step posts that will be below this top-level post. If this sucks and is irritating, we'll change it. Later.

OMAKE MINGLING POST: NEVER HAVE I EVER

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NEVER HAVE I EVER

Come with me to the magical world of YALLS ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: the bar behind the soundstage where the world of Glazingstoke is filmed. Welcome to Cowboy Feng's. While you are here in Cowboy Feng's, nothing your character learns about other characters will stick, and you are not allowed to fourthwall in the actual game. (Of course, the next time you come to Cowboy Feng's, you'll remember it all.)

After a long day's trifling with Prince Joffrey, you've all elected to line up the shot glasses and play Never Have I Ever. For novices, here's how it works:

1. Someone (ICly) gives a statement about an interesting thing they have never done. Like "Never have I ever licked a cat."
2. If your character HAS done the thing, e.g. licked the cat, they take a drink.
3. If they have never done the thing, they smile smugly about how pure and precious they are while sneering at all the drunk losers. OK not really the goal here but that is the way it transpires when you play this game IRL.

You are encouraged to RP drunk antics as needed. And don't worry about the drinks, we'll put it all on your tab. The tab will be explained later. :) Have fun learning about each others' characters!