Royal Attraction (Open & Accepting Reservations!)

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❝Ａｌｏｉｓ Ｍｏｒｇｅｎｓｔｅｒｎ❞

Age Twenty-Three // Gender Male // Sexuality Homosexual
Location Sweden Airport // Tagged Open

❝Ｔｈｅ Ｈｅｉｒ ｏｆ Ｇｅｒｍａｎｙ❞

Alois was thankful for the short plane ride, only two hours of sitting in one spot, but stretched out his legs out once the plane had finally landed and he was able to. He grabbed his bags, trailing the suitcase behind him as he walked towards the door. "Danke. Auf Wiedersehen und gute Reise nach Hause." The heir stated with a small smile to the pilot who had stepped out to see him off, stating goodbye as well. He walked out and through the terminal with his green eyes flickering from one place to another in search of the heir of Sweden and the group of others that were meant to spend their time in the country for two weeks. He was still unsure of the situation they were put in. He liked the chance to meet the other countries he wasn't as comfortable with marrying someone he likely didn't know too much about so soon. When he had walked further out and finally spotted the growing group, Alois quickly set his direction towards them and adjusted the bag on his shoulder while pulling the suitcase after. He just hoped for the best.

Translations
- Thank you. Goodbye and have a safe trip home.

[Consulting_Angel]

Ruben Anker
22|Male|Homosexual
Heir of Norway
Tagged: Chengxie, Lukas.

Finding the meeting point, Ruben waits patiently, wondering what all the other heirs would be like. Maybe, by some miraculous force, he would be the tallest one out of everyone. Not that he was short - at least, anyone who even suggested it would be on the receiving end of his wrath (which was more of a sulk, and him yelling indignantly that he wasn't short) - but it would be nice to be the tallest person in a group of people for once. Perhaps he'd even find 'the one'. 'The one' being the person he was going to marry. He was not blind to the true reason of this happening, especially with country bonds starting to disintegrate in the more recent years. But what if... what if he didn't? He couldn't go back home a failure - that would just disappoint everyone, and he hated doing that!

As he spotted more people starting to group, his attention was quickly drawn to one of the one of the heirs that bowed in greeting, and Ruben almost passed out in excitement because finally he was not going to be the shortest guy. "Endelig!" he cried out, happily, and he introduced himself. "Prince Ruben Anker, of Norway," he said, smiling brightly. It seemed like things were looking up. Well, he certainly was just moments later, as they were soon joined by another heir who easily towered over them, and Ruben felt like crying almost immediately. It didn't really help that he looked very serious as well. But he was not going to be intimidated. He readjusted his posture, as if to try and make himself look taller, and introduced himself once again.

('Endelig' - Finally)

Mirembe Kitara
22|Female|Bisexual
Heir of Uganda
Tagged: Tadala.

Although she had started walking with quite a bounce in her step, and rather excited, Mirembe soon slowed down to a stop, and she looked around. She didn't recognise where she was. Well, duh, she thought, of course she wouldn't. But she didn't think that she was in the right place. She did consider looking for someone to tell her where to go, to find the exit, as she couldn't see any more signs, but that would be a little bit embarrassing. She wasn't about to give up, though. The group wouldn't leave without her, as they'd be expecting her, right? Ten in total. So if everyone was good at counting, then they'd realise that there was only nine, and wouldn't leave her. Mirembe looked around, and finally spotted another sign. Yes! She followed the direction it pointed, though was still a bit uncertain. Then, she saw another young woman with box braids, who seemed to be going towards the exit as well. She went up to her. "Excuse me! Sorry! Are you going to the exit?" she knew it was probably a ridiculous question, but it was just in case, "If you are, do you mind if I walk with you? I got lost," Mirembe looked quite embarrassed by it.

[AlexandriaBolitho]

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---- Lukas Sebastian-Leon Wójcik
---------------Heir of Poland

age: 24
gender: male
feeling: resigned
scent: mountain pine and frozen stream
tagged: Li, Ruben, everyone.

ooc: Li and Luka won't get along later,
most likely, but they have no reason to
dislike each other yet.

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---- When Li bows to the group, Luka does the courteous thing and bows in return. He makes sure that the angle of his bow matches the angle of Li's, though he does the European bow-and-scrape rather than replicate the Chinese version, which is what he was taught to do since he was little. "A pleasure to finally make acquaintance with all of you." Luka says, breaking his silence as he steps forward and shakes hand with everyone in the group. "I'm Lukas Wójcik of Poland." He introduces himself in return although he recognized everyone in the group either from photos or from short interactions at other gatherings. He doesn't know any of the other heirs very well, largely due to the degree to which they're politically active or inactive. Glancing around he spots more people still walking towards the group, including the Heir of Germany who he's seen the most out of the other people here and the Heir of Spain who is sitting in a chair nearby. Sweden's representative isn't here yet, which is somewhat understandable considering how every Heir already here is significantly early. After all, being late is rude and if there's one thing they all have in common it was being raised to be diplomatic and courteous as fudge. If Luka were more of the conversational type he would ask everyone how their flight was, but the floor already opened to conversation, so instead he just waits for everyone else to introduce themselves and begin talking as he continues to watch the area. Dominik would be upset if he saw the lack of security, but Luka isn't worried that anything would happen in the hour or two before they left for the palace.

Having made the transition from Polish to English is easy, though a slight annoyance that he's sure everyone else in the group will feel as well. Judging by facial expressions, most of the people here are feeling excited and nervous. Personally, Luka isn't looking forward to the two weeks, but he'd never be so rude as to make it show. He just isn't exactly beaming or bouncing up or down, his expression is it's usual: unfailingly professional with a noticeable degree of authority, which may be the only feeling he can't keep off of his face. Older than most by at least a year and taller than almost everyone, he doesn't find it all that hard to glance over the heads of the crowd. Which is a little entertaining considering the Heir of Norway is doing everything but standing on his tiptoes. Almost everyone is at least in the airport terminal, so he's hoping that they'll be able to head back to the palace in a timely manner. Before the event this evening he hopes to get a couple of hours of work in, since he's already dressed in a suit more than nice enough for the dinner.

[year of the ox]

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bisexual • heir of china • tags ; lukas, ruben / low-key mentioning everyone

as soon as the heir of norway began speaking, chengxie brought himself back up to his normal posture. he looked up at the two young men (or rather at the taller, who turned out to be the heir of poland) and beamed. 'li chengxie, of china,' he responded, gently moving the hair out of his eyes in order to get a better look at everyone. 'it is a pleasure to meet you all as well,' chengxie quickly added, the smile never leaving his face. it was true, he was more than happy to finally get to meet everyone (although he could tell that not everyone had arrived yet) although there was one minor drawback. despite chengxie's childishness and slight oblivion to certain things, he was well aware that one of the reasons why his parents even agreed to this trip was the idea that the young man would find 'the one'. sure, chengxie was thankful that his parents had the decency to at least let him pick a person, but he wasn't all too happy with the idea of marriage (at least not until he was well in his 30s or 40s). still, what could he even do? it's not like he could say no his parents, not after all they had to put up with due to him.

throughout his flight and even as he looked around at the others, chenxie couldn't help but think about the potential marriage aspect of this trip. as much as he tried to shut is down, it as like a small voice at the back of his head constantly telling him that he would be a failure if he didn't find someone. the only real thing that distracted him from his thoughts was talking, so chengxie decided that he would try his best to keep a conversation going. 'umm, i would like to add that if anyone has a hard time pronouncing my name, calling me li will be just fine,' he said, smiling once again at the group. 'so, did everyone find their flights here ok?' chengxie added, soon after.

[ｌｘｘｔｕｓ]

❝Ａｌｏｉｓ Ｍｏｒｇｅｎｓｔｅｒｎ❞

Age Twenty-Three // Gender Male // Sexuality Homosexual
Location Sweden Airport // Tagged Chengxie, Lukas, Open

❝Ｔｈｅ Ｈｅｉｒ ｏｆ Ｇｅｒｍａｎｙ❞

When he had finally managed to reach the group the man had only heard some of the other's conversation but thought it'd be rude to still not answer. "I have at least, Chengxie, danke. I hope the flight wasn't too long for you." Alois replied to the bit he had heard as he walked behind the shorter male, flashing a smile in greeting. He took in a deep breath and looked for other people he knew. Well, he knew most of them from seeing them and listening to his parents discuss relations with the country but he was looking for someone a little more familiar.. When he noticed the heir of Poland, a playful grin appeared over his face and he took a few steps closer to tap the taller man's shoulder and gain his attention. "There's my Knuddelbär! Hello again, Lukas. It's been so long since we saw each other, hasn't it?" Alois greeted, his thick German accent clear even when he tried his best in English. He had set down the suitcase when he joined the group, only the bag hung from his shoulder as he stood among the group.

Translations
Danke - Thank you.
Knuddelbär - Cuddle Bear

[querencia]

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(heir of india . 20 . bisexual . tagged; open

(it's super late for me right now so I'll get a post up for jaya tomorrow, sorry!

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(heir of south africa . 22 . bisexual . tagged; mirembe)

tadala kept her gaze forward as she traversed the airport. since the signs just appeared as jibberish to her, she had to rely on the arrows and little baggage symbols on each sign. it seemed that the lessons she had prior to leaving on the language had failed her, at least her sight wouldn't and hopefully speaking it would go better. or maybe she was just that jet-lagged. she had wanted to thank the swedish royal family for hosting this event and couldn't think of a better way to do it than in their native language. she was so lost in thought, partially about reviewing what she could remember off hand, partially about the signs, that when someone came up to her, she startled slightly in surprise and she spun around to meet a young woman who seemed oddly familiar. "ja-" she started, almost beginning to speak in swedish before she caught herself, "i am and sure, i don't see why not! i can't guarantee we won't be lost though!" she laughed lightly, then a crease formed between her eyebrows as she observed the girl, "i- wait. you wouldn't be mirembe, would you?" she inquired, a hand going to tease one of her braids. it was a habit when she was nervous so she wouldn't show her emotions on her face. how embarrassing it would be if she was wrong.

[AlexandriaBolitho]

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---- Lukas Sebastian-Leon Wójcik
---------------Heir of Poland

age: 24
gender: male
feeling: resigned
scent: mountain pine and frozen stream
tagged: Li, Ruben, everyone.

ooc: X.

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---- Luka had a general policy to always be the last one to speak. That way, everyone else got to feel as though they were heard, would actually present their own opinions without the influence of someone else, and Luka has the advantage of knowing everyone else's thoughts before making a statement on whatever manner they were discussing. So, he hadn't replied to Li yet, his general habit of being the last to speak making its way into casual conversation as well. He glances over at the Heir of Germany when he walks up, his face not changing until Alois turns to him and calls him by another one of those nicknames he seems so excited to use. Then, he raises one eyebrow skeptically. It wasn't professional, especially in a group setting where everyone was meeting each other for the first time and the casual manner of speaking coloured not only Alois, but also Luka, in a light that the Polish man didn't particularly enjoy. "Not too long. Alois, this is Li and Ruben. Heirs of China and Norway respectively. Li and Ruben, this is the Heir of Germany." His reply is, as always, a little bit short. Almost a verbal caution to drop the nicknames and he then introduces everyone, a subtle reminder of station.

If Luka didn't know Alois better, he would be concerned about offending the other man. As it was, Alois has about the persistence of a dog playing tug of war and twice the confidence. In the past, Lukas has responded with his lack of enthusiasm over the nicknames more evident, which did nothing to dissuade the German. He doesn't even remember when it all started, though maybe after the time when he traveled to Germany in his father's stead to discuss trade negotiations. Still, a meeting about tariffs and production lines doesn't often lead to infatuation, so Luka has mostly come to the conclusion that Alois is just outspoken and flirtatious with everyone. The fact that Alois is attractive just makes it worse. Regardless, he finds himself wishing he had the liberty to just smack Alois upside the head at this particular moment. What might be taken as a joke or minor flirtation takes on a different light when they're all gathered together under the thinly veiled pretense of engagement. Luka isn't here for love or to find "the one". He's here mostly because he couldn't say no, but who he marries will be entirely dependent on policies, the views of people in his country, and the analysis of his family's expert advisers. Anything else would be selfish given their station, so he sees this gathering as little more than an introduction to provide preliminary interactions with future major players. There is still the chance that any number of the Heirs opt to marry someone from within their own country, which in any nation increases public approval ratings, which are important for any policy change that people might be apprehensive about. Of course, another Heir understands the marital pressure more than a citizen would, but it still serves to keep Luka from feeling any inkling of nerves or desperation. Regardless of all of that, he hopes nobody else in the group knows German. "Jetzt ist nicht die Zeit oder der ort." His Polish accent is more noticeable in German than English, but he's still mostly fluent.



ooc;; translation: now is not the time or place

[Consulting_Angel]

Ruben Anker
22|Male|Homosexual
Heir of Norway
Tagged: Chengxie, Lukas,
Alois.

His efforts to appear taller were fruitless, and it did not help that the large suitcase next to him was only a foot shorter than he was - he had packed possibly far more than he needed, but it was for two weeks, and he'd also had more luggage that was apparently already being taken to the palace anyway. That extra luggage was just his skis, and ice hockey equipment, though. He fully intended on going at least once or twice for each sport, even if he was alone in it. He'd have to devise a plan to get everyone else to join him - or at least one or two others - mostly so that he could show his skill, but to have some bit of fun during the two weeks, while there were no other royal duties that he had to attend to.

He forced a smile when the heir of Poland introduced himself, and he said, "I'm glad to meet you all as well," but it turned into a brief scowl when the heir of Germany arrived. "Hvorfor?" Ruben asked to no one in particular, fairly upset that now two of the other heirs easily towered over him. He hated that Germany's heir was also apparently incredibly friendly. That just made him harder to dislike. And they were all quite attractive, but he would definitely never admit that to anyone. No thank you. He'd rather fight everyone in the terminal, though he was not a particularly violent person. "I got here quite well. Though it was only an hour." He said, tilting his head back slightly. He took on a slightly more serious stance. "Has anyone heard from Elvira?" he asked, glancing around. Sure, they were rather early, but he did wonder if any of them had some sort of contact with Elvira. Not that they'd be able to get going anyway - as far as he could tell, not everyone had yet arrived.

(Translation: Why?)

Mirembe Kitara
22|Female|Bisexual
Heir of Uganda
Tagged: Tadala.

She smiled brightly at the response, pleased that the other young woman had agreed to it - she wasn't sure what she'd do if not. Maybe follow her anyway, since they were both headed for the exit. Mirembe then raised an eyebrow slightly, pretty sure that she was quite familiar, but she couldn't quite yet put her finger on why. She laughed slightly, and shrugged, "I'm sure we'll be fine with two of us! Thank you!" she replied. When she was asked if she was Mirembe, she brightened up. She did consider saying no, just to tease her, but then decided against it for now, "Yes, I am. Princess Mirembe Kitara of Uganda. And you pronounced it right!" she introduced herself, excitedly, but just after she did so, she realised that the young woman would already know who she was. "Tadala, right?" she asked, hoping she recalled her named correctly.

[year of the ox]

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bisexual • heir of china • tags ; alois, lukas, ruben / everyone

upon alois' arrival, chenxie smiled once again. the heir of germany was definitely one of chengxie's favourite people when it came to choosing from the ones present. 'just under 10 hours, but it wasn't that bad,' he responded to alois' statement 'i am glad that you got here ok,' he soon added. as soon as lukas introduced alois to ruben and himself, he smiled at the tall man. sure, he had met the german heir before, but he still considered it a nice gesture, not to mention that he was thankful for the fact that lukas had opted to use his surname instead of butchering chengxie's first name.

when ruben had mentioned if anyone had spoken to elvira, chengxie looked around. in all honesty, he didn't even notice the girl's absence until it was mentioned (not that he would ever own up to it). '我不知道' chengxie began, though he soon realise that most would likely not understand him 'sorry, i meant to say that i do not know,' he soon added 'i personally haven't heard anything from her'. soon enough, however, chenxie looked at his wrist watch (which he had adjusted to fit sweden's time whilst waiting for his luggage) 'does anyone remember what time we were supposed to meet up, after all, we might just be super early'.


(我不知道 - i don't know)

[ｌｘｘｔｕｓ]

❝Ａｌｏｉｓ Ｍｏｒｇｅｎｓｔｅｒｎ❞

Age Twenty-Three // Gender Male // Sexuality Homosexual
Location Sweden Airport // Tagged Ruben, Chengxie, Lukas

❝Ｔｈｅ Ｈｅｉｒ ｏｆ Ｇｅｒｍａｎｙ❞

The German looked back again when Lukas introduced the two other's though he proudly already knew one of them. "Ah, Hallo! My name is Alois, the Heir of Germany as Lukas said, pleasure to meet you Ruben!" He said with a warm smile as he held out his hand to shake before his gaze shifted to Chengxie. "Glad to see you again safe and sound as well, ten hours would be too much for me though. I don't know how you do it." Alois hummed in reply after a small bow to greet the shorter male as he had done many meetings before. He shook his head when Ruben asked about the Heir of Sweden, quickly adding that he hadn't seen her either. Alois turned to hear Lukas speak again and while the accent was strong and may have caused a few words to sound odd he understood what was being said just fine. "Sie lassen Sie nie mir Spaß zu haben." He sighed softly and loosely crossed his arms over his chest. Not meaning to as a pouting manner but simply to hold them there. "It's never the time or place with you, is it?" The younger man stated as he looked up to the Polish Heir. He knew Lukas wasn't too fond of the teasing nicknames but that didn't stop Alois from using them and finding more to use -though by now the other man has heard just about all of them from previous meetings.
Knuddelbär had been the first one he used for Lukas so he knew that one well by now but Alois had promised to find something new last time they had seen each other. Though, that was to himself and Lukas certainly wouldn't be asking about it even if he knew.

Translations
Hallo! - Hello!
Sie lassen Sie nie mir Spaß zu haben - You never let me have fun.