[center][h1][b][color=9e0b0f]Sir Alden Drake Plannington[/color][/b][/h1]

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[color=9e0b0f]Time:[/color]Evening
[color=9e0b0f]Location:[/color]Marek’s After Party
[color=9e0b0f]Interaction:[/color] [@princess] Anastasia [@Helo] Leo [@samreaper] Kazumin [@Potter] Ezra
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[color=9e0b0f][i] Well, tonight might seem like an interesting night after all! [/i][/color]

Alden observed the inside of the warehouse. Lights, mirrors with projections, and music that sounds… intense, otherworldly and confusing, much different than that one normally heard on occasion. Indeed this was the work of some sort of incantation of some kind, but he relished the very thought. Certainly he was glad he had gathered wind of this party back at the ballroom and had decided to arrive out of curiosity. Perhaps this was the very place he needed to be in order to feel refreshed and ready for settling back in. Afterall, he still needed to formally reintroduce himself to the king and queen, something he was not ready for nor was willing to do. 

Maybe a drink would help ease his mind. [color=9e0b0f][i]Afterall, my last one was drunk by that crazy Duke at the ball. [/i][/color]. Alden walked up to the bar, feeling a little bit excited, and called over the bartender. 

[color=9e0b0f] “ Pardon me, ma’dam, I would like to have a cocktail if you may.” [/color] 

Florence looked his way. [color=cyan] “You’re going to need to pick one.”[/color] She gave him a smirk before she slid a menu toward him. 

Alden reviewed the menu in front of him, a bit perplexed by these outrageous names. Though, he considered that he might as well go with it and try something out of the ordinary. He was feeling quite thirsty overall, and thought “Douse the Thirst” might have been a cocktail that would, indeed, quench his thirst. This did seem to be of the [i] magical [i] variant, and would do the job quite well.

[color=9e0b0f] “Yes, I would like to try this cocktail here, Douse the Thirst? Seems rather interesting to try, wouldn’t you think?” [/color]

Florence met his gaze and simply smiled. [color=cyan] “A classic choice.”[/color] She went to work making the concoction. After a moment, she pushed him over a gold drink with red petals at the bottom. There was a black rose adorning the glass. 

[color=9e0b0f] “Why thank you, my dear. Here, for your troubles, and for a hopefully wonderful and unforgettable night!” [/color]. Alden tipped her generously for making the drink and tipped his glass to her and took a few sips of the drink. He then searched around for a minute or so to see who was around the area. 

Upon searching, he then heard a voice that somehow was louder than the music playing,

[color=E77298]"Baker boy at the party! Whaaat!"[/color]

[color=9e0b0f][i] Is…. is that Princess Anastasia? [/i][/color]

Alden had recalled her being at the ballroom earlier in the evening, but in a completely different attire than what she was wearing. It was strange, normally in the past he would scold her and tell her to act like a lady… but this time he felt a little blushed….

[color=9e0b0f][i] … What…? [/i][/color]

Alden then looked down at his drink. Was this responsible for this rather unusual feeling? This inexplicable view he now had on the princess, whereas he never saw her in such a way? A thought suddenly hit him in the face. [color=9e0b0f][i] Douse…. Thirst….. Clever…. [/i][/color]. He realized that it was not the normal thirst in which he had originally thought, but rather something in which [i] made [/i] the drinker even [i] thirstier, [/i] at least in a crude way. 

Alden observed his surroundings one more time, and recalled how it was like an enchantment coming in. The music, the lights and decorations that dressed the place. It was certainly otherworldly, no doubt about it, almost as if this were… [i] a dream? [/i]

Yes, that certainly had to be it. The events of the evening would more or less go unnoticed, as if there was no recollection of it unless there was pure documentation. Given the effects on how magic generally works in this regard, this was likely to be untrue as well. 

[color=9e0b0f] [i] Not what I had expected, but works for me nonetheless… [/i] [/color]

This night was simply turning out better than he had originally hoped. With a deep breath and a wry yet calming smile, Alden took his drink and headed toward Anastasia and the group that she was with. 

[color=9e0b0f] “Why, what a pleasant surprise! Fancy meeting you here, Princess! And a pleasure meeting you gentleman as well. A pleasure to make your acquaintance” [/color] Alden had said, tipping his glass to the group while taking a few more sips.