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The OTHER MAYOR OF LONDON invites you to a night to remember...

Hosted at The Angelo in the heart of Islington (courtesy of Cesare Borgia), Raymond Harris invites you all to join him on the night of Saturday, 6th August to celebrate his self-proclaimed ascension as the Other Mayor of London. His aims are threefold: to stake his claim as the most powerful supernatural being in the city, to persuade other interested factions to ally with him, and to intimidate his enemies with a show of extravagance. All members of the Islington Nest are expected to work hard tonight to achieve these goals.

The party officially begins at 20:39 when the sun sets and ends at 05:34 when the sun rises. Of course, there's no guarantee that everyone will make it until dawn...

Rules of entry
• This is a black tie event. Anyone who fails to wear the appropriate attire will be denied entry.
• No stakes or other vampire-killing weapons. That's just rude.
• No more than five werewolves and shapeshifters will be admitted in total. Raymond wants them to witness his power, but not to spoil his party. They will be closely watched and likely mocked by the surrounding vampires.

Raymond is guarded by his vampire henchmen at all times. Any perceived threat will be dealt with swiftly and mercilessly.

Places to go
Once you're admitted to the hotel, you'll walk into the lobby, where you're free to mingle with the other guests. It's here that you're likely to first spot the party's human contingent: a collection of young and beautiful men and women whose sole purpose is to provide a live food source for the vampires. Dressed in uniform black suits and cocktail dresses, they will offer up their wrists and/or necks to anyone who wants them.

From there, you can head over to the bar for a more relaxed and cordial atmosphere. Drinks are free until midnight; after that you'll have to pay. The bar does not serve blood; it's expected that vampire guests will drink directly from their nearest human.

If you're looking for something a little more substantial, try the tea room where you'll be served tea, coffee or red wine, and a selection of cherry tomato canapes, strawberries and scones with jam and clotted cream.

The main action, however, takes place in the ballroom. Red mood lighting continues the general theme and live music will be playing all night. Professional dancers provide entertainment in the early evening, but it won't be long before the ballroom is crowded with party-goers revelling in the fun, free and wild atmosphere. This is where you may find Raymond, the benevolent host watching over his guests. Drink and be merry. He wants everyone to have a good time.

(You can check the OOC plotting thread for more info and to ask any questions about this event. Enjoy!)

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The rules of polite society dictate that certain niceties must be observed at parties. One of the most very basic of these is that guests must greet their host. Joscelin thinks that Raymond is an opportunistic brute at best and a suicidally foolish one at worst (and has not exactly been quiet in his opinions, these past few weeks), but he still makes his way over to kiss the ring and play nice.

Raymond will get his due very shortly, but not now. Not with so many present.

"My lord," he says with a slightly haughty sneer and a short bow. "An excellent party, this. Well done."

Ah, it's the six-hundred year old child vampire. Raymond vaguely recalls him being accepted back into the nest. Millicent must have been going soft before she copped it. Of course his fellow pint-sized vampire won't have to worry about his status with Raymond in charge; he has already overturned the rule about turning under-16s into vampires. Not because Raymond has any plans to make Joscelin some immortal friends (as far as he's concerned children are nothing more than an annoyance), but why punish a vampire who accidentally turns a teenager? Or a vampire like Joscelin, who has been around long enough to be a valuable pawn.

So he smiles as Joscelin greets him, making a little room within his circle of vampires for the other vampire to approach.

"It serves a purpose." He raises his glass. "To Islington's rise to power. Cheers!"

The glass Joscelin raises is full of red wine, not blood. He finds this particular display rather beyond the realm of good taste, even for a vampire as generally violent as he is.

"Cheers," he echoes, still scornful.

"My Lord," and the words are acid in his mouth, "if you could spare a moment..."

Raymond doesn't miss the less-than-respectful tone, but nor does he blink an eye at it. The opinion of a low-ranked runt matters little to him.

"Yes?" he says, raising his eyebrows. An invitation for Joscelin to spit out whatever he has to say.

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