Battle Royale

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We’re baaaaaack...

It’s time to get back to pirates, royals, and outlaws--oh my!

In order to jump back in and start fresh, the lockdown event at Versailles is hereby over. What we need from everyone is a quick headcanon of how the attack ended for their characters. We can coordinate accordingly via chat about how things shook out. If anyone still wants to write out/finish a lockdown thread, feel free, but we need the final plot outcomes set in stone so we can move on.

Therefore, we will be free to start threads (IC) September 2021. Funny how OOC/IC time synced up again!

As far as threads and plots go, as usual everyone is free to write threads at any point in the timeline (hello, flashbacks and flash forwards). If you want to get a little freaky, consider writing an AU--self paras, drabbles, and even threads welcome!

Let’s have our lockdown wrap up done by no later than (OOC) August 15th. It might be prudent to refresh our memories with a quick what’s going on? with our characters so we can restart plots. Maybe a meme can help serve that purpose. 😎

See you soon!

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The attack for the rest of us

For characters who aren't in a pirate/royal thread, use the online dice roller HERE to generate your outcome. Then, take the prompt below to write a snippet of your next steps.

When you heard of the pirate attack, you... 1: Ran into the night and found yourself alone in the gardens of Versailles. 2: Hid in your quarters, instructing a servant to masquerade as you. They'll be fine. 3: Charged into the hallway, prepared for a fight. 4: Made a quick phone call before cell service went down. 5: Darted down a back passageway, winding through cobwebs and dust until you found yourself at the docks. 6: Dressed yourself as a makeshift pirate and joined their ranks.

And then... Odds: You were caught by the pirates. Evens: You got trapped or locked out.

All hope was lost, until... 1. You saw a searchlight, peeking through the dim. 2. Your pocket vibrated, you had a text. 3. You found a small pocketknife. 4. You saw a familiar face. 5. You felt a hand slip into yours. 6. The power went out.

And a voice whispered. "I knew it would come back to this."

Post your snippet with the tag battleroyale;attack! May the odds be ever in your favor.

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The Galerie

Armed guards posted at every entrance dampen the experience of being in a roped off art gallery. The gallery is a relatively small room with high ceilings and portraits covering most of the gilded walls. Two sculptures break up the center of the room and there are no seats except for antique chairs behind display cases. The Portuguese king is corralled into the gallery at gunpoint and told to wait for further instructions.

@zaida-khatabi @infantacardoza

Anyone can start the thread. Please post on your own blog and tag your partner!

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The Courtyard

A gun jabs Jacob Tierney in the back, nudging him through a doorway leading to a palace courtyard secluded by four inner palace walls. Gunmen are silhouetted by rooftop lights with rifle barrels aiming down at the prisoner. It’s eerily quiet. Wait here, the prisoner is told. Jacob lifts his eyes to the sky and just hopes it’s quick.

@llyrofthesea @captaingraves

Anyone can start the thread. Please post on your own blog and tag your partner!

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Queen Margaret’s Quarters

Shouting from the adjacent room came as a prelude to the lights flicking on in Queen Margaret’s bedroom. An attendant of the queen’s staff, shaking like a leaf, explains in a quaking voice that the queen’s presence is requested in the suite’s parlor. Immediately. When the attendant tries to explain further there are men with guns, they are interrupted by a threatening Shut up! from the other side of the door. Please, the attendant whispers.

@galen-hale @margaretofwales

Anyone can start the thread. Please post on your own blog and tag your partner!

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The Kitchens

Why don’t you two cool down? The armed guard says with a satisfied chuckle before shoving a German king and a Danish prince into the walk-in refrigerator. His counterpart laughs and rolls his eyes. The door slams shut on the royals, no way of opening the refrigerator from the inside. The guard taps the butt of his rifle on the metal door clang, clang before disappearing from the frosted circular window’s view.

@lucyofstormbreach @theo-henriksen @konigarenofgermany 

Anyone can start the thread. Please post on your own blog and tag your partners!

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Versailles: Captured!

The Palace of Versailles has been overrun with armed gunmen. It is just after midnight and the Unity Gala has only been over for a few hours. The gunmen give no indication of who they are working for and do not appear to wear a uniform. Royal staff have gone missing and even some royals have disappeared. Certain royals are forcibly moved to secluded rooms in the palace and locked in. Time will tell who is behind this, and what they want.

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The clock strikes midnight. Send me a prompt for a quick, four post thread.

(OOC: After four posts, your characters will get a notification!)

😱 for my muse startling your muse and causing them to knock over a vase. 👀 for catching your muse in/leaving/entering someone else’s room. 👣 for your muse and my muse exploring the garden maze. 🍸 for my muse to find your muse behind the bar. ☎️ for one of our muses needing help finding a lost (cellphone, earring, watch, or other item). 😥 for your muse to receive a troubling text while speaking to mine. 🍺 for my muse to help your drunk muse walk back to their room. 🔑 for your muse to tell my muse that they overheard a guest has gone missing.

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11:49pm

Cressida Marlowe puffed down the corridor, her sage ballgown tracking dust behind her. In one hand, a pearl-encrusted clutch. In the other, a mostly-drained glass of cabernet. Her cheeks were red and her eyes a bit glassy as the woman, nearly sixty, turned the corridor.

She’d been a princess all her life, but never a Queen. Her brother inherited the throne, King George IX. And that was all well and fine, for Cressida had never wanted to lead, only to dance. Her husband, the Prince of Sandringham, had gone to bed hours before, but she had amused herself with all manner of lithe and inebrieated gentlemen. Valko of Bosnia, of course -- or was it Turkmenistan? It didn’t matter. His hips were lovely. And Simon, of Prussia, with his cologne of cypress and amber. A delight.

Encountering a small set of stairs, Cressida huffed herself up them, her shallow heels clicking against the stone floors. She was nearly to her room, she thought -- wasn’t she? A shadow flickered out of the corner of her eye, and she turned toward it. “You, there.” She declared. No, commanded.

The air hung thick with the scent of lilies, her beady eyes imperious. It was far too late for this nonsense, and gone were the days where she was content to wander dark hallways alone. Far better to be with someone, and where was that Teddy of Denmark, anyway? He was delicious.

“Where is my ro--?”

Her vision lapsed, and went dark, and when she woke, the lilies were gone.

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The Royal United Nations, in partnership with UNICEF and Human Rights Watch, proudly announces the honorees and invitees of the 2021 Unity Gala.

HONOREES Maddox Keyes Jamie Delacroix Jacob Tierney Brian Rhee

BULGARIA HRH King Viktor and HRH Queen Dragana accompanied by HRH Prince Valko HRH Princess Mihaila

DENMARK HRH King Otto IV and HRH Queen Freja accompanied by Prince Theodor Rykard Jones Lotte Vester

GERMANY HRH King Aren accompanied by HRH Queen Mother Gisela HRH Princess Olivia Cheryl Brandit Angus Albrecht

ITALY HRH King & HRH Queen

LUXEMBOURG HRH Queen Ludmilia accompanied by  HRH Princess Hedwig

PORTUGAL HRH King Afonso and HRH Queen Maria accompanied by HRH Prince Marcos HRH Princess Sofia HRH Princess Lecia HRH Grandma Nathália João Villella da Rosa

RUSSIA HRH Grand Duchess Karolina accompanied by HRH Prince Aleksey

WALES HRH Queen Margaret and HRH King Consort Jacob accompanied by Peter Bowen Mary Leigh Bronwen Williams Dr. Caroline Thayer

HOSTED BY Jason Wilson, Chairman, UNICEF Greta Alison, Global Director, UNICEF Padma Khatri, SVP Special Projects, UNICEF Ivan de Vries, President, Human Rights Watch Thom Radford, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Human Rights Watch Julia Lauridsen, Director of Charitable Giving, Human Rights Watch

ROYAL NEWS NETWORK passes granted to Cyrus Crawford Katherine Heard

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Unity Gala; Introductions Send a symbol to start a drabble! Pick a symbol for your character to find mine... 🍸 Waiting for a drink at the bar. 👠 Sulking in a hallway, fixing a broken shoe. 👀 Watching a heated confrontation between two Heads of State. 🕺 Hiding from their unwanted dance partner. 📷 Taking a covert video for their IG story. ⏰ Checking their watch. Again. 🧼 Practicing their speech in the bathroom. 💋 Stepping out of a closet, clothes rumpled. 🤳 Taking a selfie. 💨 Escaping a one-sided conversation.

I’ll start a short thread for us at the gala, limited to four posts.

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Unity Gala; Who What Wear

Send a number and I’ll answer... Who. 1. Who I’m most excited to see 2. Who I’m least excited to see 3. Who I’d be seen on the dance floor with

What. 4. What my acceptance speech will say, if I win an award tonight 5. What I’m wearing 6. What drink I’m going to order first

Where. 7. Where I’m staying tonight 8. Where I’d like to sneak off for a break 9. Where you’ll find me at midnight

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The 2021 Unity Gala starts tomorrow! We’ll kick off with two gala-centric memes, a list of honorees and invitees, and a scene-setting introduction. Be sure to tag your threads battleroyale;unity gala (I mean, if that’s what you’re into). See you then!

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Send “📱” for a MORNING text. Send “📩” for a text that WASN’T SENT. Send “💨” for a RUSHED text. Send “🍹” for a DRUNK text. Send “🍆” for a SUGGESTIVE text. Send “🌙” for a LATE NIGHT text. Send “❌” for a HATEFUL text. Send “🎈” for a RANDOM text. Send “😰” for a SCARED text. Send “💘” for a LOVING text. Send “❓” for a CURIOUS text. Send “🎉” for an EXCITED text. Send “🙊” for an ACCIDENTAL text. Send “💔” for a HEARTBREAKING text.

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Send me a 🍸 for my muse to drunkenly confess something to yours.

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Zaida Khatabi

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Unity Gala

The Royal United Nations cordially invites you to the 2021 Unity Gala, a celebration of triumphs and achievements of the last year. Please RSVP at your earliest convenience.

(Respond to the main with all of your characters & relevant NPCs that will be in attendance!)