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The Coronation’s FQA

posted by Ginger at 03:29 PM, March 12, 2003 | Filed under : Documents | Comments and Followups

A note from the King to his relatives.

The Coronation’s FQA
by Random, soon-to-be King.

1: A major exercise in bladder control, the coronation is organized as follows:
A: The arriving of the people, and the excited milling around
B: The arriving of the nobles and ambassadors, and the dignified milling (around)
3: The arriving of the royal family and the bored milling (around)
4: The arriving of the King/Queen/Prince and the swooning, reeling, writhing, and fainting in coils.
5: The vague promises and reminders of past prosperity
6: The coronation. Note: Crowns, not cornets. V. thought cornets bad idea. Not musical.
7: The meaningless platitudes and intimations of future security and stability
8: The giving (by you) and receiving (by us) of oaths of allegiance. Again. Really, the point of this thing is to do this in front of me and everyone, so we’ve got to. Winter will send you all copies of the oath. It’s crufty, but serviceable.
9: The standing by and watching while everybody else does the same. In order of precedence.

2: Precedence. Who comes first, except in a stuffy way.

3: Martin, Benedict, Corwin, Caine, Fiona, Bleys, Llewella, Floramel, Julian, Gerard, Reid, Lilly, Aisling, Cambina, Jerod, Merlin, Marius, Conner, Brita, Paige, Brennan, Lucas et. al, Jovian, Robin, Solange, Vere, Ossian, Folly, Dukes and Duchesses,Marquesses and Marquessites, Counts, Countesses and Earls, Barons, Baronesses, and Life Peers. Knights, new Knights and nobles, Representatives of the peepul, chosen for their peepul-ness, and/or importance to the realm.

D: The blessing of the fleet.

E: Then you better get me the list pretty quickly, don’t you think?

VI: Queen Vialle will be in charge until I get back. She may set up a Queen’s council. Or she may rule with a despotic hand. Either way, it’ll be interesting.

VII: A coronation masquerade. In the grand ballroom, with the candlestick.

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