They were well into August now, which meant that it was time to host monthly Ceremonies. Unfortunately their little inconvenience meant that they couldn't be hosted at the Starpool as usual, but Bastille didn't care too much. Sure, the Starpool was pretty and it was tradition and blah blah, but he set up a ring of candles and made a small orb of water in the air beside him for symbolism, so they could make do this month. Whatever. There was a brief pause before he called, [b]"Monthly ceremony time. Get over here if you need any beads or milestones."

There were a few on his list that he knew were needed, so he drawled, "New promotions from this week will need to get their beads. That's you, Carolina and Thea. We also have Vi rising to Observer and Onision rising to Fireball, whenever they arrive."

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Bastille exhaled to hide the restlessness, unwilling to admit that being trapped indoors for the week was starting to drive him a little bit stir crazy. The oddness of having to host these ceremonies inside the Observatory only put him more on edge, as if the realization that this might be their reality for a bit was setting his nerves on edge, but he put that aside. It was whatever. They would survive, more or less. They could handle some close quarters bonding for the time being, right? Right. (He'd already learned the hard way that teleporting out was a terrible idea, so he supposed he had to be right.)

His gaze fell on Alex, and he offered the boy a nod. He as coming of age, too, and Bast made a mental note of his before he studied Thea and Carolina. [b]"Thea," he greeted her, and dipped a paw into the cloth bag before him, emerging with the gleaming blue bead as he continued, "Step forward to take your Kuiper Corporal bead." The procedure for offering someone their rank or title beads was fairly simple and quick, and his gaze slid to Carolina as he produced her new bead as well, "Carolina, step forward to take your Starstruck Guardian bead."

There was a moment where he paused at her additional request, glancing at Thea, before he shrugged slightly. "I think Suiteheart is mentoring her for the time," he answered, offering a rueful smile. "Alex will need a mentor, though," he added, attention on the boy. Vastly different than Thea, sure, and possibly an odd match for Carolina, but maybe their contrary personalities would balance one another out.

"Speaking of," Bast turned slightly, giving Carolina the time to sort out her preferences as he focused instead on Onision, "Onision, step forward to be received by the Stars as a Fireball." A hint of a smirk flickered up as he continued, "Once we are free, you will need to find your shard in the Starpool, but in the meantime... We can start your training indoors. I'll be your Observer." Bast would feel bad for poaching a perfectly good Fireball from his members, but... well, actually, he had no justification for not feeling bad. He offered the younger boy a wink, and shifted gears once more.

There was a beat as he studied his sister, once again reminded of the time they spent apart as he realized that he was giving his little sister her Observer name without even having known her a month. His voice was steady, though, as he said, "Vi, step forward to be received by the Stars as an Observer." He had her pendant with him, her five Fireball beads having been received previously; as he slid it towards her, he could hear his mother's voice chiming softly, the gentle lull as she told him about the names she'd hoped her children might carry one day, had they lived. "Your Observer name will be Versaillespalace," he said, voice lower, "For our mother." He set her Observer bead beside the pendant, and watched her for a moment before moving on.

"Alex," he said, glancing at Carolina and waiting a moment to catch both their attention before he continued.

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When her big brother called for this months cerimonies, Diya had been filled with excitment. She was finally going to be a fireball! She would scamper forward, excitment and energy flooding her for the first time since the lock in. Being seperated from her mothers had taken a toll on the kitten, sapping her of her energy and making her sad.

When she arrived for the ceremony, she waited excitedly for her name to be called. She called out her brother's name proudly when the brown feline's name was called out and looked up at Bastille excitedly because she knew she was next. And then... she wasn't. The Astral Seraph moved on quickly, announcing himself as the mentor for her brother.

"Congrats Oni-Boni!" she meowed out to him, brushing up against him and keeping her voice from shaking. It was her own fault that she didn't get to be a fireball. Maybe Bastille didn't think she was good enough, or maybe he'd forgotten about her because she'd been so quite and withdrawn recently.

The kitten began to back away and leave the scene, feeling a pained whine building in her chest.