Night Tournament Closing Ceremony

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This is it, the finale of the Night Tournament! The 16 competitors have battled it out across three different events, and tonight they will receive their ultimate reward. The closing ceremony is taking place at the Redbright Institute and the President himself will be in attendance to crown the champions.

The ceremony takes place from 9pm-midnight Saturday 26th August. Guests must have purchased a ticket in order to attend the event, unless of course you are one of the competitors or someone involved in organising the tournament. As well as President Cesare Borgia, the other members of the Night Council are also present, along with the event hosts and organisers Sylvia Redbright and Alexandrie Belrose.

Rules of entry
• No weapons. Any weapons or objects that could be used as weapons will be confiscated.
• No drugs or alcohol except that provided at the event. Don't try to sneak any in.
• No violence.

There is security present on the grounds during the event. The school itself is shut. (In fact, if your character is a member of the Redbright Institute, you could have them acting as security if you want.) They will respond to and put a stop to any trouble.

Order of events
Just like the opening ceremony, the entirety of tonight's closing ceremony takes place outside in the grounds, namely the football field. This time around, there is a single large stage and only limited seating around the edge of the field. The large bulk of the crowd will be standing in front of the stage. A number of stewards (student volunteers) will check tickets and direct guests over to the right place. They are also selling a variety of drinks and snacks to cater for all supernatural tastes.

9pm-9.30pm: Redbright Choir
Led by the Head of Music Ms Sandra Ng, the Redbright Choir is comprised of a variety of students representing all supernatural beings coming together to sing in harmony. They are accompanied by a live band on stage.

9.30-10.15pm: Champions Ceremony
On stage are the event organisers Sylvia Redbright, Alexandrie Belrose and Yasmine Merad, along with President Cesare Borgia of the Night Council. One by one the 16 competitors step on to the stage and are applauded by the crowd. Sylvia makes a speech congratulating the competitors. Then the individual champions are called forth to receive handshakes from the event organisers and be presented with their prize by the President. The prizes are presented in the following order:

Cole, Ghost Champion
Roddy Geiger, Shapeshifter Champion
Desmond Miles, Witch Champion
Lancelot, Meta Human Champion
Fun Ghoul, Werewolf Champion
Evie Frye, Vampire Champion
Eames, Night Champion

All the competitors except Eames receive a silver crown and a cheque for £1,000. Eames receives a golden crown, a cheque for £10,000 and a magic scroll which will grant him a special ability.

10.15pm-midnight: Light up the Night Concert
For the rest of the event, it's time to dance all night. Some of London's most famous (and least famous) supernatural bands, including Hester and the Spookycats, NSunk, My Faevourite Things, The Tinker Belles, Werehouse 13, Panic! At The Coven, The Bearwolves and Backstreet Wizards are performing amidst a starry night backdrop and a laser show. (It's hard to tell what's magic and what's technology – maybe it's both?) The music is loud, the drinks are free-flowing and the crowd are here to party. Want to let loose? Go wild.

[OOC: Please see the information post for more details on this event and to ask any questions!]

Comments

[outstandingbalance]

Natasha sneaks over to him at some point, slipping into place beside him, a drink in her hand as well. She smiles, warm. It's been a while. "You look like you're in a good mood."

[specifiercity]

Arthur looks away as he gives her a laugh that's almost shy, turning back to smile at her earnestly.

"I'm having fun," he explains with a shrug.

[outstandingbalance]

"Good. Fun is good." She raises her glass in a sort of wordless half toast. As though to say, to fun. "I don't think you're the only one."

[specifiercity]

Arthur returns the toast and takes another swig of his drink, letting out a dry laugh as he lowers it back down. "Everyone's managing to forget everything else that's going on, at least for the moment. I guess that's what this is supposed to be all about, right?"

[outstandingbalance]

"Is it? I think I'm still trying to figure out what the point is. But..." She shrugs. Despite her words, she doesn't seem negative. Her smile is as genuine as anyone else's. "I can't say it's not a nice distraction."

Natasha can use one, since the way things went down taking the job as a guardian.

[specifiercity]

Arthur raises an eyebrow at her wryly. "Do you need a nice distraction?" he asks.

[outstandingbalance]

"Far be it from me to ignore one when it presents itself is all I'm saying." She bows her head slightly, with a sort of mock humility.

[specifiercity]

Arthur smiles at her with an expression bordering on sympathetic.

"How've you been?" he asks.

[outstandingbalance]

"I can't complain." Said with a slight smile, ironic only to herself. "My girlfriend got second place, which I'm sure has her feeling a little cranky, but I still get to be proud."

[specifiercity]

Arthur raises his eyebrows. "Girlfriend? How recent is that development?"

[outstandingbalance]

"Not too recent, depending how you look at it. We took a while to work out the details." Which is Natasha's polite way of saying that it took Evie a while to convince her to be monogamous.

[specifiercity]

"Ah," he says with a knowing nod. He lifts his drink in another small toast. "Well, congrats. Second place isn't too shabby."

[outstandingbalance]

"It helps when you know how impressive the person in first place is." Is there a double meaning to that? It sounds like there is, but that might just be Natasha being Natasha.

[specifiercity]

Arthur makes a sound that comes across kind of dry and reluctant in its affirmation as he takes another long swig of his drink. "He's something," he says. Whatever he feels about Eames it's easiest to act like he's still a thorn in his side, and he certainly still is sometimes, so Arthur plans to keep it appearing that way as long as possible.

[outstandingbalance]

Natasha snorts, amused by the irritation in Arthur's tone. "He is. As winners go, I wouldn't call this one a dark horse victory."

[specifiercity]

"Maybe not," he replies, "Still, it's surprising that he tried given the fact that he didn't want to do it in the first place."

[outstandingbalance]

"He strikes me as the kind of person who doesn't like losing." Not that Natasha can say she knows him well, exactly, but he's not a stranger either. She feels fairly confident about that. "Especially to vampires."

[specifiercity]

She's right about that. "Are you speaking from personal experience?" he asks with a smirk.

[outstandingbalance]

"Observation mostly. I know better than to pick fights I don't intend to finish." Her tone is less ominous than her words.