Groin, Legate! That's the way to go!
And especially
Groin, thanks for setting up the banquet! That was very good indeed!
So just follow the example of these two and go posting everyone!
There is still time. Lord Athanar's speech is on an approval round and will be posted in 20 hours... about...
And you
Mnemo, Lottie, Nienna, just make a lead-out in your post stating your characters heard the banquet was beginning - and you can easily post it after those people who have posted already... We're not too picky on time-frames around here, as long as one doesn't start posting for things a day before from where we are as present, without a good excuse...