23 Oct 2020, 18:02
How To Be Proper
Using my iNPC Iris Fields
Proper. Iris scoffed. She needed to become proper. How in the world did her Grandmother expect her to be ‘proper’. She was reckless, adventurous, a bit insensitive. She wasn’t a sheltered princess like most of the other Purebloods at Ilvermorney. She wasn’t tamable and docile. But apparently, she was going to a stuffy Pureblood party over break at someone’s house and was expected to be proper. Her grandparents hadn't even asked if she was okay with it. They just RSVP-ed her life away with no regard to her feelings.
Iris walked out into the main area in a bit of a huff. She was wearing one of her normal outfits. Something she could run around in and not be hindered. Something she could wear in the forest or out and about. She didn’t wear the perfect overly fancy preppy outfits that everyone else did. She wore things that were useful and comfortable. Iris kicked the dirt with so much ferocity that she got a rock in her shoe.
“Oh dear sir, could you pass the crumpets please,” Her voice was squeaky and stuffy, and surprisingly sarcastic.
“Of course my dear lady, would you like one or two” Iris playacted with herself. A surprisingly good posh accent escaped her for the second bit.
“Stupid posh dinner parties, what part of ‘Iris’ makes you think proper,” Iris muttered under her breath, “Waste of my time,” She paced back and forth a few times before cooling off a bit.
Iris resigned to a boulder in view of the camp entrance with an ambivalent expression on her face. However, inside her head, a war of sarcasm and frustration continued on. She grabbed a stick and started peeling the bark off. Revealing the smooth bark underneath. That’s what she needed to do to herself. Strip away the dirt and unwanted things and reveal the refined part below. But she couldn’t do it herself. She needed someone else to help. Somehow.
Talking Color: English= BF8080 Norwegian= BF8040
Interacting With: N/A
Mentioning: N/A
Last edited by Katrina Walker on 23 Oct 2020, 20:43, edited 3 times in total.
>Stats: Sta 9, Evas 8, Str 3, Wis 11, ArcP 9, Acc 6<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
23 Oct 2020, 18:15
How To Be Proper
@Katrina Walker
Charles preferred not to spend time around other Dumstrangs, he wished he wasn't going to the school but since he was ten when he received his invite to attend didn't have much choice about the matter. Charles for most of his life acted proper and was wearing a mask for most of his life, a mask that his family created and shaped into what they wanted. He technically didn't know about the new year's party that he got to attend with his family until his mother sent him a owl about it a few day's ago.
Charles was rather surprised he was attending because ever since the summer holiday after his first year at Dumstrang when Andrew was pronounced the next head of the family and Charles was pronounced nothing but a disappointment, the boy hadn't gone to anymore parties since. Charles was slightly happy even through for the most part besides from last summer, he still played the perfect and well mannered boy that his father and grandfather made. Anywhere else however Charles probably from insecurity flirted or insulted people to not be forgotten or ignored even through he didn't want to.
Charles kicked up some dirt as he continued his walk, he offended forgot he was only twelve at times and could make mistakes. However coming from a household that punished a form of mistakes, Charles had mixed feelings about it probably why he his his arms at all costs to hide away his childhood. The childhood that for anything he would love to forget, to replace with a better one.
Charles wasn't expecting to meet anyone else but when he made it to the campgrounds entrance, Charles saw a girl speak Norwegian he was pretty sure but since he was still learning and kind of failing at the lanague he couldn't be sure. As he then heard the girl talk english about how posh dinner parties were stupid and a waste of time. Charles approached the girl as he spoke in his mix of a Russian and British accent " you think posh parties are stupid to? I thought I was the only one," Charles approached the girl a bit more as he stated less formally and without the usual idiot mask he wore but himself, " I'm Charles."
Last edited by Henry Knight on 23 Oct 2020, 18:53, edited 1 time in total.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
23 Oct 2020, 18:40
How To Be Proper
Using my iNPC Iris Fields
Iris had been so caught up in her internal frustrations that she hadn’t even noticed a boy approach. She threw the stripped stick aside and slipped down from the boulder with the grace of her years of martial arts and time in the forest. That was the only thing she was good at. Not killing herself jumping down from high places, what a wonderful skill in a world of puffy dresses and overinflated egos.
The boy, probably Durmstrang or Hogwarts from his accent agreed. “Thank goodness its not just me,” Iris addressed him. Charles, he introduced himself. “I’m Iris,” No point in beating around the bush. She really wasn’t afraid to tell random students her name, perhaps he would know her from racing, she had a nagging feeling he was a racer too.
“I go from a perfectly acceptable life to my Grandparents swooping in. At first it was great, Bestefar—er, my Grandfather—was teaching me how to race and giving me all of this tips and then all the sudden I’m being forced to dinner parties and expected to be proper,” Iris lamented her troubles with no worry of how Charles would take it, after all, it was easy to excuse yourself and leave.
“I dunno,” Iris sighed, “I don’t even know how to act. And I certainly don’t want to make a fool of myself, but how am I supposed to know what to do?” Iris was, as always, oblivious to the fact that Charles probably knew what it was like. And also, probably knew how to help.
Talking Color: English= BF8080 Norwegian= BF8040
Interacting With: @Henry Knight as Charles Alluring
Mentioning: N/A
>Stats: Sta 9, Evas 8, Str 3, Wis 11, ArcP 9, Acc 6<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
23 Oct 2020, 19:08
How To Be Proper
interacting: Iris Fields @Katrina Walker
Charles gave a half smile at the girls response before introducing herself as Iris in which Charles just smiled but a full one. Different from his half smile or proper Dumstrang greeting, actually his whole personality was different he wasn't the Charles that his family created and was the boy who started fights or flirted with people to ensure he wasn't going to be ignored or forgotten. Instead he was himself, his true self one that was hard to come by these day's but overall a welcoming feeling.
Charles listened as she told a short version of her life story one that he found interesting and confirmed a few things, she was indeed a broom racer so the feeling that he saw her somewhere was correct. Charles also felt rather bad for her, he knew how pureblood families could act sometime but never having a different life didn't have anything to compare or miss unlike her who had her whole life changed because of her grandparents. Charles gave a rare understanding smile as he let her continue with she doesn't know how to act or what to do, she then fished asking if he could help.
Charles looked the girl and again gave a smile at was his own as he spoke " I think I could help you there, I been to countless posh parties when I was younger and even through I never enjoyed them I still learned how to act and behave at them," Charles smiled a bit before continuing " but your a broom racing? How interesting and lucky you are to have been taught by your grandparents," He really saw her as lucky since his family hated the idea and bascaily forbid him from racing as he continued " I'm on the Dumstrang broom racing team but I wasn't as lucky as you since my family turned their back on me racing, leaving me to teach myself as well as from a neighbor muggleborn," Charles remembered his broom racing teacher when he was younger; Max Thompson a muggleborn who was a racer but after a injury stopped, he was a great teacher until Charles's family found out and Charles was punished.
Charles then took a step forward before speaking again " my whole life been with a pureblood family going to posh parties, so your lucky you got some normal life," Charles smiled at her before continuing " it's not that hard to know what to do or act at those things, mostly just stay quiet and speak only when your spoken that a major rule in my household," Charles rolled his eyes a bit before continuing " posh parties are mainly to represent control and class, nothing else really. So if you have those two down already then you'll do fine really," Charles the laughed a bit before speaking again " and dancing, do you know how to dance?"
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
23 Oct 2020, 19:22
How To Be Proper
Using my iNPC Iris Fields
Iris managed to notice something about Charles’ smile. She was not one to pay attention to things like that. She also wasn’t one to fall for a boy or flirt, however she had managed to get a date for the Ball. But there was a sincerity and honesty in his smile that was, charming. Sort of. Or maybe it was just a real smile instead of the fake ones that most people sported.
He offered help and for a moment Iris didn’t really know what to say. Who would want to help her to be polite? She was far from polite. But perhaps, it was luck or chance or sympathy or something. Nevertheless Iris’ answer was thankful, “That would be amazing, actually,” This time it was her turn to sport a real smile.
Charles eluded to something with Iris being lucky that her Bestefar had taught her. She wondered why he would say something like that. Surely, it wasn’t that odd. Then he admitted that his family had turned his back on him after learning about the racing. That was absurd, wouldn’t they be happy that he found something he loved? And probably something he was good at too? It was quite hard for her to wrap her mind around it. “Perhaps, in exchange for some help with… fitting in, I could offer some racing tips? It wouldn’t be too bad since the race is over already. I mean, only if you are okay with it. But it couldn't hurt,” Iris let the offer hang as Charles continued.
Iris took note that he said to be quiet, and only speak when spoken too. That one would be hard, very hard. Iris wondered how she would manage that. Being quiet was far from any of her talents, “Control and class. Two things that happen to lack…” Iris offered a sheepish smile now. This was going to be a lot of work, wasn’t it?
Charles ended with one note. A question actually. Did she know how to dance? No, she didn’t. She had no clue. But did she really want to openly admit that? No way. But was she going to? “I—uh, don’t know how to dance. Besides like, the idea vaguely of like, holding shoulder and hip and spinning and not stepping on each other’s feet. And timing? That’s probably a thing too?” Iris realized just then how much she still had to learn.
Talking Color: English= BF8080 Norwegian= BF8040
Interacting With: @Henry Knight as Charles Alluring
Mentioning: N/A
>Stats: Sta 9, Evas 8, Str 3, Wis 11, ArcP 9, Acc 6<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
23 Oct 2020, 19:39
How To Be Proper
@Katrina Walker
Charles wasn't sure about receiving racing tips from others, on one hand he would have loved that but on the other there was something pulling Charles back. Holding him to his roots, to his old teacher, one that he never saw again since his family found out, Charles was only 11 at the time. Still racing tips were better than anything as he spoke " racing tips for posh party tips sounds fair, I will take you up on your offer then Iris,"
With her comment Charles laughed a bit before speaking " I had a problem with those two as well when I was younger but now it's mostly just my accent," Charles gave another real attached with a chuckle before continuing " my family mainly speaks proper English and they all of those stupid proper English accents or whatever so after I started attending Dumstrang and mostly spoke Russian, my accent changed as well to the displeasure of my family, " Charles then spoke in a perfect pire British accent " so starting when I was 10, I took lessons to improve my accent."
Charles switched back to his normal accent as he laughed a bit, catching her words on dancing Charles replied " that's the basics of dancing yes, I could show you if you like?" Charles then figured he should ask as he spoke " what is the posh party you attending? Because not all of them include dancing?"
Last edited by Henry Knight on 23 Oct 2020, 21:19, edited 2 times in total.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
23 Oct 2020, 20:30
How To Be Proper
Reducio
English in red
French in blue
French in blue
As Katherine was walking around the campus because she had absolutely nothing to do she heard a voice from somewhere well here we go another adventure,As she followed she found a girl and a boy stood at the entrance looks like they were practising something well Katherine wondered what they could be practising.
As she walked closer she heard they were practising being etiquette being a classic rich pure blood god by the looks of it she was making fun of it,Katherine couldn't agree more stupid rules just for a family image well by the looks of it she might need a girl experience, she walked up to the girl and spoke"well hello,sorry I don't mean to disturb you guys but i couldn't help but follow the noise and by the looks of it ur practising etiquette for a pure blooded party and it looks like you'll need help from a girl experience", she grinned and gave a soft smile, she paused remembering how her parents taught her all the years on how to be perfect and god it was all ridiculous well at least now all she benefited from it is how to gloat and make sure you look rich to impress other families they were all ridiculous it was just a great laugh for Katherine but at the end of the day shed always be told as a disappointment or how she ruined the family image and how she has to act like a narcissist who doesn't show emotions in an inhuman way making her forget she was only 12 well which other way to release this torture on to another human here we go.
Katherine later on introduced herself with confidence"Im katherine,Katherine labrouder and you guys are?", she said while looking at both of them hoping not to get a rude response, all she thought of was how she could help the girl.
@Henry Knight @@Katrina Walker
Happiness can be found even in the darkest times,If one only remembers to turn on the light.
23 Oct 2020, 21:16
How To Be Proper
Using my iNPC Iris Fields
Iris nodded at Charles agreeing the exchange for racing tips for posh party survival tips. It took the worry about him coming at some later time asking for a favor away. Isn’t that what most fancy people did? Hold kind deeds over other people’s heads? Or was that just a muggle television thing? At this point, it was sometimes hard to differentiate.
He laughed off Iris’ sheepishness and admittance to not having a clue where to start. He mentioned his accent and Iris listened as he expanded his struggle with keeping them correct. He suddenly switched accents in the middle of his sentence and Iris rose her eyebrows with impress. It was flawless. She could do Western American pretty well, Northeast American too-- as that is where she lives now—and posh British. But Norwegian was more natural for her. She preferred it simply because it sounds nice and makes transitions from Norwegian and English easier.
Iris cleared her throat and said in the same posh British accent as before, “I am capable of posh British, however, it makes me sound like an absolute lunatic,” She broke into a smile, wishing it was as flawless as he had been. But there was no way her family could afford lessons, and bringing it up to her Grandparents would likely end in disaster.
Back to her Norwegian lilt, Iris explained, “Well, from the letter my Grandparents sent, its at a Hogwarts students home. Beckett? Bucket? Something like that. It’s a New Years Party I think,” Sadly, that was all the information she had. There was a tiny part of Iris that wondered if Charles was invited too, but she pushed that aside, the Bucket’s were probably a friend of her Grandparents.
Iris jerked her head as someone else walked up. She hadn’t even noticed that the other girl had approached. She seemed a bit presumptuous as she said that they might need someone with experience. Iris wasn’t one to decline, so she shrugged. That girl introduced herself as Katherine. “I’m Iris. And yes, you overheard correctly, I was invited—well am being forced to attend—a party,” Iris was more careful now to not talk down about it since Katherine didn’t seem to be as relaxed Charles. “And I have no clue how to act," In a quieter mumble, Iris switched languages, "or to be frank, where to start,”
Talking Color: English= BF8080 Norwegian= BF8040
Interacting With: @Henry Knight as Charles Alluring and @Katherine Labrouder
Mentioning: N/A
>Stats: Sta 9, Evas 8, Str 3, Wis 11, ArcP 9, Acc 6<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
>Healing Sage | Perfectionist | Charmer || Leader of SHC| Owner of The Kat Shop<
23 Oct 2020, 21:32
How To Be Proper
@Katrina Walker | @Katherine Labrouder
Charles couldn't help a laugh when Iris spoke in a posh British accent and he couldn't help but agreed when he laughed " you got the accent down and I agree posh British isn't my first choice as well," Charles gave another real smile as he laughed a bit that was probably the first time since the real Charlie's came out during the trip at Hogwarts. When Iris mentioned who and when this party was, Charles couldn't help a smile as he remembered the name before be replied " the Beckett's New year eve gala? My family was invited to and I just found out about it from a letter from my mother. The party is no doubt going to the most poshest you can get but there will probably not be much dancing," Charles then laughed a bit " maybe I'll see you there and you can see the other side of me, the mask I wear for posh things like that."
Charles then smiled a real smile again as he thought for a moment before speaking " we don't need to focus on dancing unless you want to? But control and class are kind of like broom racing, there similarities with the both which should help you as you see fit in at the posh party," however that was when another person joined them and Charles thought they were looking at them funny.
As Charles moved next Iris, the girl introduced herself as; Katherine labrouder and explained how Iris needed help from a girl instead. Charles rolled his eyes at her comment as he mutter in Russian " same experience no matter what gender," Charles then heard Iris introduced herself and agree to the help before speaking in Norwegian. Charles then spoke with a smile and side glanced toward Iris, " I'm Charles also being forced to attend the same posh party as Iris," Charles then smiled toward Iris as he spoke " and what if in exchange for helping you, you can teach me Norwegian? I could also go racing with you to return that favor to?"
Last edited by Henry Knight on 26 Oct 2020, 13:33, edited 1 time in total.
"There's no such thing as strange creatures, only blinked people" - Newt Scamander
24 Oct 2020, 09:30
How To Be Proper
Reducio
English in red
French in blue
French in blue
As Iris introduced herself she said she didn't know were to start and katherine noticed she stopped before talking low of it which made katherine quite hurt but shes not going to blame her since katherines features are sharp especially here icy blue eyes she softened them and made sure she gave a genuine smile.she watched the boys reaction he rolled his eyes as Katherine spoke, and said his name was charles and they also mentioned a posh party what other party could there be but the Becketts new years eve that even katherine was invited in.
"bloody hell what other posh party could there be other than that ridiculous Becketts new years eve party my parents have forced me to go all for the stupid family image", she said while grinning "well Iris posh parties are ridiculously stupid and a waste of human time just to act like a inhuman robot who knows how to dance and make other peoples parents and grandparents love them,I might as well be some sort of pet who dances for their guardian to impress other people", she said while rolling her eyes and laughing katherine was happy at last someone who has the same opinions about stupid posh parties she remembered being rebellious and laughing during them but at the end of the day shed get shouted at and it will end with tears at home but she forgets about the sad parts and remembers the good parts.
she looked at charles at spoke"well i'm sorry charles if I did offend you with my comment earlier i'm bad at starting a convo but if i'm guessing your also from a rich pure blooded family and by the looks of it you despise posh parties", she said with a warm smile trying to diffuse any tensions that she made at the start she spoke again looking at both saying"well my first advice is you approach people dont let guys approach you", she paused and said"they are usually here either to flirt with you really dirty or to flex something and im telling you,you don't want to listen to an hour convo with a guy flexing all about his brand new watch", she stopped letting a small laugh out and remembered a scene that happened she spoke"I remember a scottish rich pure blooded wizard came up to me and started flexing about his watch and I stood there for an hour just listening about hows its diamonds are polished", katherine cleared her throat and spoke in a scottish accent"do you know that my watch has diamond pixie dust on it and it shines beautifully and perfectly it has many functions like it being on my wrists and it also itches my back ", she spoke perfectly and let a small laugh out she continued"ridiculous I bursted out laughing but my parents didn't find it funny at all I remember at the end of the event It ended with tears and argument but I forget about the sad parts i only remember the good parts", she said giving a soft smile .
she ended it saying"how about learn the basics first then the dance I think its easier but if you feel more comfortable in learning the dance first go ahead as long as you're happy ", she said with a smile looking at both of them trying not to make a war between her and charles it was also her first time being genuine with someone so why not she waited for their response.
@Katrina Walker @Henry Knight
Happiness can be found even in the darkest times,If one only remembers to turn on the light.