Post by Admin on Aug 14, 2015 9:09:28 GMT
This was the day when the forbidden regal garden opened its doors and let in all the invited guests of the city. The garden was a wondrous place, where flowers blossomed and the air was always fragrant and sweet. It was a place many had never before set foot in. Between the trees there were giant Mushrooms in beautiful colors, placed like chairs and tables. There were tree high flowers gently swaying in the warm wind. A table was set full of teapots and delicious cakes in weird and abstract forms, abstractly beautiful and eager to be eaten. There were little bottles with notes 'Drink me' and flamingos roamed around where a cricket field was prepared. Another table was laid out, covered in fascinating dishes, from oysters to salad and steak. Every delicacy a person could dream off.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand adjusted the jewel on his head that was supposed to represent the horn, as he was the 'unicorn.' He happily hummed as he finished fixing the flowers, then took the large, golden key from his pocket and headed to the gates. He pushed it into the keyhole, then unlocked them and swung them open with a flourish. He bowed grandly, then smiled at the others and held out his hands. "Welcome!" He said, in his clear, childish voice. "Welcome to the party!" He giggled childishly, then happily stood by the door as he bowed to each person who entered. His eyes were bright as he looked around for the woman he'd invited to be his date, but she wasn't there yet. He sighed slightly at this, but continued to welcome the guests, handing out roses to each one who walked in.
<coontails> Raphael had gone to this ridiculous event as the 'Cheshire Cat'. He looked ridiculous. He felt ridiculous. And this was mainly on account of the whole thing being complicated and overly perfumed, or something of that nature. He actually hated these types of things. Like. REALLY hated. They were never his cup of tea to be in social situations. He glared too much, but talked and smiled too little. Parties were such a crappy thing to attend. If he were going to attend a social gathering, how about it be relevant to him, personally? Like, when he would be crowned the next King of Lodan. His mind wandered idly as he passed the gates, floating almost immediately to the refreshment table and grabbing himself a drink. He stayed there, watching the other partygoers have their fun and merriment. He'd have no part of that. Nope
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Implying that the whole setting was slightly colorful was just an understatement. Colors, everywhere, eccentric designs and creative ornaments. What. Just. What. From the very beginning the female never wanted to be here in the first place, and he made her boss very clear about this. Though, she knew that if she didn’t present herself on this event, it would only mean her head, and trust me, Marianne wasn't going to be the type to let something as silly as this end her life. Well, at least she knew that if she came here, with or without partner, the only way it would just make this worthwhile was to just see her Leader in a ridiculous outfit. And Bam, there it was. The gates had just opened, only to blind her by ten times the colorfulness from the previous sight she had. Marianne looked at herself before taking her steps towards the entrance. She fixed her coat, patted her vest here and there and then adjusted her mask. "Ugh. Here goes nothing." With a long, heavy, stressed sigh, the female slowly walked along with all the others, taking out a paper out of her pocket, the name of her partner written there, and yet, she had no idea who he or sh-- well not she, why would there be a female with "William" as their name? Marianne shook her head and shoved the paper to the side, glancing at Armand from away. Ah, she knew him. She had seen him some weeks earlier. He was a nice man, rather cheery of you asked her, but she liked the boys spark. Moving aside from some fellow citizens and other guild members, she finally made her way besides the empty spot besides the young man, waving at him. "It’s been a while Mister Arma--" She interrupted herself as soon as she observed the boy's costume. drat. He was the Unicorn, and Marianne? Well the Lion of course. Marianne burst out in laughter as she took the rose the boy had offered her, patting Armand's shoulder. "My my my Mr. Armand. I love your choice of costume." She continued to speak with a chuckle, rather glad to have noticed this. "Really, it’s amazing" It really was, all they needed to do now was to find, but, this was a party, not a fighting arena.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was out of her element. Why had she come here? She was more comfortable in back alleys and hidden walkways. From her bush she cautiously watched people entering after the unicorn man let them in. She wondered if she should make a break for it and run. But… there was possibly food inside. Her stomach grumbled and she made her decision. She would put up with this crowd of people, for the food. She lifted her fan up to her face to hide her nervousness as best she could and held her head high as she walked in as grandly as she could. She was barefoot under all this fabric, but no one had to know this. She took the rose that was offered and made her way to the food she knew had been waiting for her. This certainly made it worthwhile. She was aware other people were gathering around but she hardly cared. She just had to avoid those few tackle-crazed women and she'd be just fine.
<LunieLu> This was it, the grand Valentine's Masquerade Ball that the whole town had been buzzing about for weeks; tonight was the night that Elowyss would meet pretty much all the other guilds and their members, she was nervous. Never had she been in a confined space with so many people before. Taking a deep breath, Ella approached the gates to the palace, nervously playing with a strand of her hair when she passed a young male wearing what seemed to be a unicorn costume; taking the rose he offered and nodding her head in thanks. Ella stepped into the garden, her mouth slightly ajar in awe at the many colours and decorations. Such a beautiful and stunning sight.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand</b> let out a bubbling, childish giggle as he paused to hand another a rose, before smiling brightly at Marianne. "Oh my.. my my.. The Lion..?" He laughed and grinned at her, handing her a pink rose. "Welcome, Miss Lion." He grinned away and tilted his head. "You didn't dress this way in a hopeless attempt to try and provoke me, I hope…" He tsked, but was still smiling, showing he was simply joking. "Lovely costume, nonetheless. If we really did take on our rolls, we'd have a much stranger party on our hands, no?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle adjusted the fur on his shoulder slightly as he stood just outside the gate, looking around for a certain lady he agreed to take as his date to the event. He was holding his mask in his left hand so that Cait would be able to find him more easily. The male had come adorned in fur to depict the role of the 'puppy', something he thought would go well with him. Today would definitely be an interesting day for him as he would see his fellow assassins come out of the shadows and show off their 'masks' to the crowd. Freestyle himself would be slightly different from his usual carefree self. Seeing as he was someone who had been raised in upper-class household, he would have to put on some formality with this event being held in the Queen's garden and all. As he stood waiting, he wondered what his partner would come dressed up as.
<ChosenOfKagami> Loraine: She took a moment to smell the flower handed to her before she tucked it back along with the ribbons adorning the hare ears of her March Hare costume. Everyone else's costumes seemed so much more intricate than hers. A vest-like dress with a pair of ears and a tail, some parts of the lower half of the dress intentionally torn and bunched in places. The hare was meant to be mad, after all, was he not? Well, she, in this case. Once within the boundaries of the gates and out of the way of those entering, she turned on her heel and placed her hands on her hips to survey the area. A beautiful setup, really. Might as well take it all in while they were allowed in the magnificent garden. And all of the costumes made it all the more merry. However....
"Where in the world?" She knew the name of her partner, M.E.R. Surely it was a codename and not a real one, yes? Either way, she had absolutely no idea what the person looked like. Male or female? She could only hope that the mystery date would recognize her as the merchant guild leader and say something. That is, if they even showed their face at all....
<Comical1> Caitlin: She was wearing heels. Sparkling, one of a kind heels that cost a fortune (of pirated monies, but who was judging?) and most likely no one would even see them under the glamorous strapless gown of gradually shaded blue satin that stretched into a short yet exaggerated train in back. A "tail" if you will; considering she was going as "Dinah, Alice's Cat". She smiled a coquettish smile to the rose bearer at the gate, her eyes fluttering closed as she sniffed the velvety flower and under a hooded gaze glanced into the Queens garden. She LOVED parties. Absolutely adored dressing up and going out. Maybe it was her upbringing, maybe it was just her lively personality, but either way Cait embraced the extravagance with glee. Standing on the other side of the gate was a handsome young man looking quite refined in his puppy suit and her smile came into full bloom as she adjusted her cat mask and approached him.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: The feline slowly took off her mask, placing the rose securedly on her hair before giving the other a warm smile, almost chuckling to the Leader's joke. "Well dear, provoke is just a mere understatement" The chuckle escaped her lips as she placed her mask back on, tying it firmly on her back as she crossed her arms. "Why thank you Mon cher, your costume is amazing" With a smile under her mask, she fixed her coat and just laughed at the young man's comment. "I agree, i would most likely cause a slight uproar.." Marianne patter Armand's hair and she looked around, looking for the particular male she wanted to mock. She looked at Armand and with a tilt of her head asked curiously. "Have you seen my incompetent leader around sweetheart?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Arrived to the place just in time, breathless and with her hair ruined. Those intricated hairstyles weren't okay with her, didn't fit with her carefree style. Quickly, she took away all the pins and decorations that were on her hair, just leaving one of them with the detail of the spade, and messed it up. When she was ready, she reached the doors of the palace, make a bow and received the rose that the man in the unicorn outfit offered. Sarah was happy about the event. One of the few things that she missed about her past life was being in high class balls and events. Entered, and looked around, trying to find her unusual couple. It shouldn't be hard to find a woman with pink hair, right?
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: A smile spread across his face as he saw Cait come towards him. He put on his puppy mask and bowed like a proper gentleman "Such a cute little kitten has come my way. Are you sure you feel safe around a puppy like me? I may end up chasing you around." he chuckled and put his arm out for her to take.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand smiled at Marianne, but he looked around and crossed his arms, thinking for a moment. "Yes, he did enter.. wearing something quite dreadful as well.. I was never a fan of the cheshire cat.. I always found him too.. dull." He shrugged, and pointed to the leader, then smiled to Marianne. "Surely, you'd much prefer to stay here with me and enjoy a dance or two with me, rather than him..?" He laughed lightly, but tilted his head, eyeing her.
<coontails> Raphael thank goodness that his partner wasn't there. Thank goodness indeed. He'd rather them not show up at all, actually. It was better for him to be alone right then. Yes? Yes. He pulled his mask off for a moment to fix his hair, then replaced it on his face, taking his drink and walking around the ball slowly, occasionally fixing the ear on his mask. He was a few seconds from taking the blasted thing off, really. The color scheme of his outfit should have already given enough away.
<LunieLu> Elowyss had decided to make her way to the refreshments table, as her date had not arrived yet and she felt awkward mingling with complete strangers. Quickly picking up a cup the nearest drink she could find, Ella took a quick swig of it, her eyes darting around beneath her Violet mask nervously. Flos needed to hurry up and get here, so she at least had -someone- to talk to.
<Yelsah> Sienna Vaugely recalled that she was given a partner or some such madness. She barely knew anyone as it was, how was she supposed to find anyone anyway? Not that she really wanted to. She didn’t mind hordes of people so long as she was invisible. She picked at the food happily, nibbling on whatever she picked up behind her fan. She tried hard to remember the name she’d been given but it was lost to her. Ra… something. It didn’t matter, only a few people knew her name so as long as she avoided them she was as good as forgotten. She glanced over when she noticed a tall man wearing what looked like a cat outfit…. He looked ridiculous and about as uncomfortable as she felt. Should she say hello? Her guild leader had seemed intent on making her speak to people. Maybe just saying hello would make her happy. She could at least do that… maybe. She moved over to get a drink and possibly say something but with her horrid luck when she lifted up her glass and turned and tripped. She bobbled the moving glass a few times before the stupid thing leapt out of her hands and poured it’s contents all over the man she’d been getting ready to say hi to. Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!
<Comical1> Caitlin: Giving a swift and smooth curtsy, Caitlin took his proffered arm and proceeded together into the garden - giddiness rising like bubbly champagne as she replied. "Such a well groomed puppy to be sure, what is there in that to fear? And supposing such a puppy would make chase; there is much fun too to be had in that" her eyes sparkled a little flirtatiously in the spirit of things.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Drat. She really did want to go towards her leader and Mock him for the rest of the party, but now that the boy had offered to dance with her, which was completely unexpected just made her in a tough situation. 'You just got lucky you idiot..' She shot glared over at the male from afar, hoping they could stab, even if it was just a bit. Marianne then looked at Armand, smiling underneath the mask, her cheeks slowly brightening. "To ask such a thing from an old lady such as myself, My, My Armand.." Soft chuckled escaped her lips. "But i think the honor of getting a dance from someone as lovely as you should go to your original partner, someone as silly as me doesnt deserve it." This was the very first time someone had offered, but she didnt want to ruin anything. "You're too kind"
<RemixedMagic> [Flos rushed out of the latrine and scurried into the party, as he was supposed to be entertaining the incoming pour of guests that quickly filled the garden. He adjusted his March Hare hat and nervously took a deep breath as he searched for his designated 'date' in the vast crowd--he had never attended such a remarkable party before! Such an array of costumes and embellishments . . . now that he thought of it, what was his 'date' supposed to be attending as? Crap, he forgot.]
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand slowly raised his eyebrows, but didn't look too amused anymore. "You're taking something that was a simple offer and turning it into something far too serious," He said, tilting his head. "And formal. I changed my mind. I don't want to dance with you anymore." With that, he continued handing out flowers, turning his shoulder to her as he smiled at someone else. Quite obviously, dismissing her.
<Devilsflair> Grace Slowly made her way in, god why were there so many people? Well it is a ball but still, she felt her nerves rise up and fight against her making this situation worse than it really was, she felt as though maybe the other wouldn't come and they could make a quick B line back home early. Yeah. That would be a very good plan. She knew she was probably older than most of the females and really, it just made her more uneasy. Sighing she quietly made her way over to one of the seats, waiting for her date.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Well, the friendliness didnt last for long. Marianne's smile slowly turned to her usual, serious thin line. Did she do something wrong? Oh no, this was turning rather akward now, and this wasnt good. "Ah.." She opened her mouth to say something but rapidly closed it shut, giving him a bow as she made her way towards the crowd, not really in the mood to even go to her boss.
<coontails> He turned to look down at Sienna, his outfit now covered in the very same beverage he held in his glass. Oh, noo...guess he'll just have to go change into his normal outfit. Such a tragedy. His grimace had not changed from it's initial bit of irriattion, but he turned to look at Sienna, blinking. "...That's one way to greet someone."
<CEunhae> Avery feels absolutely fantastic. The party was great, there were people and quite a few attractive ladies to garner information from socialize with, and overall, things looked outstanding. As the White Knight, he unintentionally stood out among the crowd wearing bright and attractive colours but he really didn't care. Continuing to walk at a calm pace, his armor making light clanking noises with each light movement, his eyes begin scanning around the party for his date. It shouldn't be too hard, finding a woman with blue hair. After sometime searching, he sees the from the corner of his eye a woman (whom if he was correct was named Grace) and makes for a beeline straight towards her. Taking a seat next to her, Avery grins and greets in a proper and gentlemanly manner, "Hello, Madame, and how are you on this fine day today~?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss continued to glance around frantically, playing with a strand of her hair before she heard a clatter of a glass behind her, just turning around in time to see a young woman spill a glass of liquid over a male not standing too far away. Ella blinked in surprised, accidents already? She quickly grabbed a napkin from the refreshments table, walking over to the male and holding it out to him; "Here." She smiled warmly at both of them.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: So Leah hasn't arrived. And most of the people around were already either with their dates or were completelly unknown for her. Cat with Free? That was something new. She couldn't see Edel, Sie, anyone!.What to do then? She went to the drinks table, expecting to find vodka or whysky, which weren't there apparently, and took a glass of what seemed like a fine wine. That woman in white dress was Sienna? She had done use of her bad luck and threw her beverage over that man. Sarah chuckled.
<Yelsah> Sienna How did this kind of thing keep happening to her? She glanced up at him her large brown eyes watching him from over her fan. “Uh…. er.. I’m s-sorry. I didn’t mean to… ” She said quietly wondering if he was going to hurt her for her slip up. But he looked just as annoyed as he had earlier. A woman who she didn’t recognize came over offering him a napkin. Like that was going to help, his clothes were ruined! She was going to beheaded right? Or something like that. She glanced between the two of them wondering if it would be okay for her to make a hasty retreat. But she spotted Sarah a good distance away and slipped in between the two instead. There was no way she’d be tackled now.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle chuckled as he walked with her arm and arm into the garden, giving a nod at Armand which most likely went unnoticed. Turning his attention back to his date "All the better. Nothing like a good little chase. Do be gentle with those claws of yours though ;D" He began to look around at the garden as they entered. It truly was an enchanting place that one wouldn't think could exist in Lodan with all the smog in the air. Also seeing all the delicacies laid out on the tables was making his mouth slightly water but he could wait. "Would this pretty kitten care for a drink?" he asked an smiled.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Seats, seats, seats. Her eyes searched around, noticing a blue haired female getting greeted by a tin-can man, and besides her, violá. Seats. She had a slight feeling that the name on her paper would not appear here, so really, first a dismiss from a nice male, and now a missing partner. No, she wasnt going to pull out a new one, that was just too much of a hassle. Finally reaching the seats, she bowed to the pair and sat close to a table, letting out a heavy sigh as she took off her mask, wiping her face with a paper towel.
<coontails> Raphael gave Sienna a look as she moved, looking to Elowyss and nodding plainly. The man took the napkin, wiping his outift off as best as he could. Luckily, or unluckily for him, the beverage didn't stain his outift. Just made it slightly uncomfortable to wear, if said level of uncomfortablitiy could get higher. He inwardly scoffed as he nodded to Elowyss again, sighing. "Thank you."
<Devilsflair> Grace She was shocked suddenly being addressed by someone. To her dismay it was her date and... W-What is he wearing? Armor? That seemed very uncomfortable, she couldn't help but rub her temples and turn to him, looking grumpy as always. " I'm in good health and a bit alienated by all this but you seem to be having a great time with that silly old outfit." She saw the other woman take a seat but quickly looked away and back to her partner.
<RemixedMagic> [It was getting increasingly hard to find his date (or for his date to find him) and not only that, Flos was behind schedule for entertaining the guests with music. All of a sudden, a *brilliant* idea hit him and he snapped his fingers with realization. Genius! Flos found his violin and clutched it under his arm. He found a tree only three times his height that he quickly climbed up on and settled himself on its thick, lower branch, just enough to be seen and noticed. Clearing his throat (a habit of his) and adjusting his hat firmly onto his head, he positioned his violin and played. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwmFcu…
<Comical1> Caitlin: "why yes, sweet puppy, I most certainly would," She couldn't help it, he was being so charming it was uncanny and her smile refused to radiate even a little bit less than full beam. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had this much fun, and the party was only getting started! And the gardens?! She could swoon, all the colors and decorations, the settings, the layouts, the theme played so precisely to the authors every last detail. The cushions like mushrooms, the teapots and teacups, the refreshments and the banquet! And the sweet-sweet smell of flora infused into every breath of air. She clung to Free's arm as they navigated toward the refreshments.
<LunieLu> Elowyss, forgetting her earlier worries about socialising, she smiled warmly at the male and nodded to his thanks. "That's quite alright." She then held out her hand to shake his, "My name's Elowyss." Upon introducing herself, Ella was quickly distracted by an enchanting melody, her focus moving to the direction of the music; noticing what seemed to be a violinist dressed as a hare sitting in a tree.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Made a 'Militar' salute to Sienna, with a smirk on her face. That little woman.. could it be possible that Sienna was scared of her? Shrugged, and sat down on a chair near to Marianne. "Enjoying the party as I do, huh?" She said, and looked from up to down her outfit. "Nice costume, Lion?" Improvised, and offered a glass of wine.
<CEunhae> Avery smiles and looks up to nod back at the approaching lady and then back to his date once more. He really didn't mind the armor, but it was getting quite hot underneath. "Well, I was thinking of going as the Mad Hatter, but then thought that might have been a bit overused so why not the White Knight? Personally, I think it suits me quite well," He jokes, getting comfortable on his mushroomy seat (and armor). His ears catch the sound of someone playing the violin, making him close his eyes for a while, taking in the sounds before reopening them. "So," Avery starts off once more, "The caterpillar, hm? A most interesting choice, I must say."
<Yelsah> Sienna Music. It was lovely… but where was it coming from. She glanced up to see someone playing on a violin. Oh, that was the kind young man she’d met in the library. He was really good. She listened intently for a moment caught up in the melody unconsciously swaying side to side. It brought back happy memories of her playing about behind the taverns she’d been denied access to prancing about in the puddles from the rain with her family and friends. The music would emanate from the building and she’d always felt that music was for everyone. It didn’t care who you were or where you were from.
<MaltedMilkBoat> Ahenobarbus Only came to this grand fiasco on the premise of fine tea and the chance to see the forever spring garden. As such he went full out on his costume to match up to such a ball, He ruffled the feathers strapped to his arms and adjusted his Dodo head shaped hat. "Well, I'm not waiting around any longer." Walking through the gates with cane in hand. As he walked through the gates he saw that a fair few people had already arrived and that the host at the gate was rather preoccupied greeting other partygoer's, and took this chance to avoid the party favour as he had nowhere to put it. When he entered the garden, he took in all the sights he could and headed straight towards the table where the tea was being served taking that as a priority over anything else at the party. After pouring himself a cup he headed off to look around the garden, peering back and too at the other guests and taking solace in the fact he wasn't the only one that looked a complete and utter fool.
<coontails> The man didn't shake her hand, but took it and gave it a kiss, bowing deeply to her before straightening, nodding. "It's nice to meet you, Elowyss. M'name's Raphael." He didn't want, or feel the need to say much more. Not like he was going to end up talking to anyone here that wasn't in his guild after today, anyway.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: This was getting rather boring already, and most likely sitting here alone would just make matters wor-- Marianne was startled by the sudden female besides her, slowly placing her mask back on, sighing, giving her a rather sarcastic answer. "Indeed, Its rather... thrilling." She almost gagged the last word, but retained herself from doing so, waving her hand at the offer. "Thanks, but no thanks.." Marianne sat straight and as she crossed her legs, did the same with her arms, glancing upon the vivid atmosphere. "What about you miss? , are you having a blast?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle carefully navigated them through the crowd as they reached the refreshments table. There was such an assortment that he couldn't decide at first. As such, he turned to his partner "What do you care to drink?" As he waited for a response, he looked back at the table once more carefully pondering what to take. After a few moments, he decided to go with a cocktail just to get him more 'energized'. It would be his only one though.
<Devilsflair> Grace: " I thought it suited me more. A character with little lines but leaves an impression also the other female characters are over used as well.
<Yelsah> Sienna’s Fond memory was cut short. No way… really…. the man she’d spilled her drink on was her partner. No, please, there had to be another person around here with that name! Well, it wasn’t like she had to say anything but she felt like she owed him something to make up for spilling her drink on him. But what exactly? He seemed like he didn’t much care either way. Maybe she’d just quietly protect him from any other spilled beverages. Why was she here, why had she joined that guild in the first place? In the end she decided to just stand there and pretend to be a lovely, quiet living statue.
<RemixedMagic> [Flos continued to play several pieces for a while. As he finished his last one, he heavily breathed out and lowered his arms in weariness. He hoped his date recognized him from where he was. For now though, he jumped down the tree and landed with precision, tucking his violin under his arm and making his way to the refreshment table.]
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "OH! The time of my life!" Exclaimed with the sarcasm visible over the surface, then laughed and sipped her drink. Imitated to the woman aside and crossed her legs, hard task to do since the skirt under the sheet she called 'dress' was just so small... "Seems like high society balls are not in my area... not anymore" Said in a distracted tone while she enjoyed the music with the eyes closed. Flos surely was talented. "And your partner? Shouldn't you be with him... or her?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss couldn't help but chuckle at the amazing pieces she had just heard, turning back to the male she was previous talking to, "Terribly sorry, I have to catch up to my date." She nodded to him and turned to the direction of the tree that Flos had be situated in, starting towards it. Not long had she started on her journey to find her date, she bumped into him, almost falling backwards; "A-Ah! S-Sorry--..Oh! Flos!"
<Comical1> Caitlin: "A white wine," she answered, eyeing the bottles with interest. As her date selected his cocktail, she too poured a glass of her desired beverage and took a sip, using the moment to savor her drink and glance around at the other party patrons. She recognized more than a few faces, though even more remained difficult to 'unmask' in a manner of speaking. One she was sure she recognized was Sarah and not too far off, however she seemed preoccupied so Cait resisted the urge to call over to her. Instead she returned her gaze to her companion. The music ended that she hadn't even realized sh'ed been listening to, (it was so magical in this place). "The next time the violinist plays, would you be willing to chase me around the dance floor, sweet pup?"
<RemixedMagic> LunieLu: "Ahh!!" [Flos grabbed the other's arm and tried to steady her, slowly blushing in embarrassment.] "Oh gosh, I am so sorry about that, miss--oh, hey! You know me?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss giggled warmly, pulling her mask off, "It's me Flos~ Elowyss?" She smiled sweetly at the naivety of her date, "You're very talented, I must say.."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a sip of his cocktail and he looked around the garden. He was also seeing a few fimiliar faces and was quite amused with all the costumes he was seeing. Upon hearing the other's request, he turned back and smiled "Of course." It had been a long time since he had last danced in a formal ball. He hadn't forgotten though as it was part of his upbringing. Part of him hope he wouldn't screw up when the time did come for the dance. Taking another sip of his cocktail he looked to the tables "We should probably get out of the way so others can get a drink."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Same" Let out a deep breath "She said she'd be here in time, but haven't seen her around. Not that it marks a big difference anyways... I didn't plan to dance with her, who had the brilliant idea?" She rolled her eyes and finished her glass, quickly taking the other to give a sip. "Was hoping to find another partner, but that's not possible, is it? Nobody is available..."
<RemixedMagic> Flos. (laughs heartily, seeing her smile) "I'm fine, I'm fine. Have you been well yourself, Ella?" [He begins to make his way to the refreshments table.]
<Comical1> Caitlin: Nodded in agreement and linked arms with Frees one more time. As they stepped to leave the refreshment table, they came to a crossroads with Flos and Elowyss. Cait gave a slight gentle tug on Frees arm and halted the other couple momentarily to say "Well fancy running into you both, and don't you look grand!"
<Yelsah> Sienna Watched Elowyss walk off. She realized once she did that she’d not said a word to her. She might have wondered off but Sarah’s presence kept her fixed in place as she tried to keep as close as she dared to the somber gentleman without actually invading his space. He looked angry and almost unsettling, but that would surely keep most people away she hoped. It had so far. Yes, she was kind of using him as a shield. Anything to keep Sarah at bay and she was looking increasingly bored, which was dangerous. But she was speaking to someone so maybe the danger had passes…
<RemixedMagic> [Flos tried not to redden too much as Ella took his arm.] "Yeah, I haven't seen a huge crowd like this before. It's insane, but so interesting at the same time. I mean, look at everyone's costumes!" [As he gazed around, his eyes sighted a woman with a cat-like air who just spoke to him.] "Oh, hello!" (waves)
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne just stared at Sarah and blinked. "Now Now, Maybe she'll make it..." She paused, thinkinging of what to say next. "Maybe she had a wardrobe emergency or something." Marianne patted Sarah's back and just smiled. "You really dont need a partner to have fun. Here." Even though the feline was never the type to be nice and all, she was bored, so she might as well do something before she would just get mad and leave. "Lets Dance." She offered her hand, smiling behind the mask.
<LunieLu> Elowyss was distracted by her conversation that she almost bumped into the other couple before them, quickly snapping her head up to be faced with a silvery blue cat mask, Ella tilted her head with a small smile, "Cait..?" She took a moment to observe the couple's costumes, "I must say, you both look amazing~"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle gave a curious look at Cait as she stopped them and looked to see Elowyss and Flos whom he had remember meeting once before. "Yo~ It's been a while. You two are looking good yourselves." he grinned as he greeted the two.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Looked strangely to the woman at her side, she was hoping a man to take her to a dance.... Chuckled. It was so bored that she would do anything to have some fun. "Sounds fun" Sarah took her hand, to follow her to the dance floor. In her way spotted Sienna, teasing her a little was tempting, to scared her, pressing her ribs(?). "Wine is for drinking, not to drop it over other's people, okay?" Laughed and kept walking.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Haha, it has, hasn't it?" [He tilted his head to scan over the drinks and snacks on the table. There was a lot . . . ]
<Comical1> Caitlin: She broke apart from Free's momentarily to give Elowyss a gentle hug and a formal peck on the check. "a violet, right? Violet is a stunning color on you," she said before reaching for Free's again. It felt good to be on a date, and strangely wonderful being on a date with Free's. But she wasn't going to over think that. Just have fun, and enjoy the party. She waved bye to FLos. Seeing Sarah on the move toward the dancefloor she beamed a giant smile at Frees. "Can we?!" she asked excitedly as she pointed to where Sarah and some others had gathered in front of the orchastra setting up in the pavilion by the roses. When she pointed at Sarah she accidentally cast "Purity of Water" in all her cheerfulness and doused Sarah in a beatification spell. opps she thought. Oh well, good luck fending off the boys tonight my dear friend.
<Devilsflair> Grace " I thought it suited me more. A character with little lines but leaves an impression also the other female characters are over used as well." She kept her eyes on her partner but they drifted off once or twice to the passing people, not sure who exactly any of them are, some were actually dancing... Or offering to and huffed, now looking at her boots.
<Yelsah> Sienna Shrieked and jumped to the side and dashed behind the first large plant she happened upon. So much for the moving shield theory. She frowned and hid behind the odd shrubbery. She sighed and tried to calm her nerves when she turned her head and came face to face with a flamingo. For what seemed like an eternity they stared at each other. Neither one moved. Finally the pink bird blinked and flapped it’s wings and head butted the unsuspecting woman. “Gah! Ah! Ow!” She cried holding her head and winced in pain. What was wrong with this place?! The flamingo seemed to enjoy her reaction and leapt up onto her arm shoulder and perched itself there. Frozen and unmoving the woman stared into the distance at the party goers, wondering if maybe she’d had better chances braving the people. Beside her the Flamingo draped it’s long neck across her head and settled in for a nap. What did she do to deserve this
<CEunhae> Well, guess that's a reasonable explanation, he guesses. Taking a glance up at the dancing people, Avery asks, "Would you like to dance then, m'lady?"
It wouldn't be very fun just sitting around like wallflowers and watching people enjoy themselves, yes? Of course.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne saw the othe other female distracter and her eyebrow twitched, pinching the female's side, slapping her back tightly against her back, pulling her closer. "We're going to dance miss, you can do all your plotting and mischief as soon as we finish. " Her voice was serious and slightly deep, shooting the other female a menacing glare. "Now shup up and dance. " With a far off step, the feline began to move swiftly as the music began, closing her eyes as she swayed around.
<CEunhae> Well, guess that's a reasonable explanation, he guesses. Taking a glance up at the dancing people, Avery asks, "Would you like to dance then, m'lady?"
It wouldn't be very fun just sitting around like wallflowers and watching people enjoy themselves, yes? Of course.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne saw the othe other female distracter and her eyebrow twitched, pinching the female's side, slapping her back tightly against her back, pulling her closer. "We're going to dance miss, you can do all your plotting and mischief as soon as we finish. " Her voice was serious and slightly deep, shooting the other female a menacing glare. "Now shup up and dance. " With a far off step, the feline began to move swiftly as the music began, closing her eyes as she swayed around.
<Picklez101> Archer had no idea what was going on, and wasn't dressed up because he had never read Alice in Wonderland or anything, so he was just chillin by the food tables and nomming away like a total derp because Jubby is incompetent.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle nodded with a grin on his face "It's been a long time since I last had a formal dance. I hope I don't dissappoint you." he chuckled. Turning to Elowyss "Will you also be dancing?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss returned the hug and peck on the cheek out of kindness, smiling warmly at the pair, turning her attention to Free; "Perhaps, but I'm not much of a dancer." She laughed light-heartedily
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Blinked in surprise when the other woman dragged her near. More surprised that scared. Such a change of actitute. She smiled mischievously "Are we playing roles now?" Chuckled "Who said you'd be the man?" Using all her force, she changed the roles and started to direct the dance (not caring about the other woman's height at all), following the rhythm of the music.
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed and stood p surprised that even sleeping the flamingo stayed snuggly on her shoulder. It yawned and burrowed in further getting more comfortable. Oh gosh, this was ridiculous! Why was this bird using her as a nest?! Whatever, it was a costume party, no one would care. She silently curse Sarah for scaring the snot out of her and sending her running. But… there was still food. Maybe the annoying creature would climb off if she offered it some. With her held resolutely in front of her face she moved to the table full of what she thought might be oysters and waited. Surely the flamingo wanted to eat, right. On cue the pink bird raised it’s head and surveyed the area. But for whatever reason it didn’t budge and instead seemed to be enjoying the unwitting tour of the buffet table. It glanced around at the other people but was happy where it was and stayed put, ruffling his feathers happily. The dark skinned woman in turn picked at the food again. At the very least she'd go home with a full stomach.
<Comical1> Caitlin: leaned her head on Free's should momentarily and smiled up at him. "I couldn't possibly be disappointed," she whispered. Then directing her sideways gaze at Elowyss, she conspired slightly louder "Grab your date, and allow him to lead the dance."
<CEunhae> Wow, where were his manners? Avery sighs to himself, mentally stabbing his frontal lobe, he stands up and replies sheepishly, "My bad, it seems that I forgot my manners back home."
His smile dies off a bit to a slight twitch of a pout, a bit saddened that Grace didn't even seem like she was enjoying the strange and crazy party based on a book. Although, beauty is in the eye beholder so he could just drop the thought. In hopes of making up for his moment of incompetency, Avery politely takes Grace's hand in his and starts to lead her to where the other couples were dancing. "I am quite sure a lady such as yourself will know how to dance?" The only real reason why he asked in the first place was because quite a few ladies whom he has pleasured himself in going out with normally had zero experience in dancing, all in the hopes of getting a man to teach her the moves. Of course, being the 'gentleman' that he is, Avery was more than happy to take up that particular role.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Oh heck no. Startled by this, Marianne's lips twitched, glaring at the female underneath her mask. "Now Now. With such little strength, you are most definately more suitable for the role of the female." She spun and took his as an advantage, grabbing the female's arm, clasping her hand securedly against it, her back regaining its previous posture, the dance turning more firm and fierce, following the music's pattern. "Just close your eyes and sway away" She whispered, still taking the lead.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle chuckled and began to lead Cait toward the orchestra. He was quite amused at some of the pairs that were already dancing, recognizing Sarah as one of them. Once they had reached a slightly open area, he let go of Cait's arm and went to stand before her. Putting a formal smile on his face, he bowed and put his hand out.
<Picklez101> Archer When a young lady stepped up to the tables, he couldn't help but notice. Especially since her gown was so white and bright. He grinned slightly, picking up a tray of little skewers with little sausages...or some fancy thing, he could never name these foods off the top of his head. He strode over and leaned against the table beside her. "I'm gonna go out on a limb here...was there a wedding in this..."Alice in Wonderland" story?" He gestured to the dress with a slight smile before eating another one of the weird skewer things. He glanced up to the bird and chuckled slightly. "Nice bird~"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Oh... I'm sure that about strenght, we're pretty much alike, my dear" Kept her smile, now bitting her lip, staring a the woman with a defiant look. "I don't like to Being directed, not my style" She fought to the end, changing (even if momentarily) the role of the hands, and guiding away.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was currently gnawing on something she’d never seen before, which could be said of most of the things here. But she had learned one thing about herself. She did not have very good teeth for eating meat. Whatever she was nibbling on seemed to defy being chewed. She was determined to eat it. She hadn’t even realized someone had moved near her but the flamingo had and his movement alerted to his presence. She glanced up her fan still obscuring her face as he spoke. Purple hair… was her first thought. Was it natural? She remembered he’d asked something and she glanced around wondering if maybe he talking to someone else. Crap, nope. The bird maybe? She mentally face palmed and tried her best to respond. “I’ve… never read it.” She said quietly. The flamingo didn’t seem over fond of the man and clapped his beak at him looking about as cross as s bird could manage. “Ah, I think….. he’d look better on you.” She managed to say after awhile. Which was true. His purple hair would look even more adventurous with the bright pink. Well she’s spoken, so she was good now right. He’d move on and she could keep trying to eat this resistant meat.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Watching Frees behavior sent chills chasing up and down her spin, and goosebumps rose on her exposed flesh. forever spring she thought, the pleasant fragrance on the pleasant breeze sifting between all the partners on the dancefloor. The music taking on a fast, tango paceyoutu.be/iW71-sVyMzM ... Cait suspected the the instrumentalist got the notion from Sarah and her partners fervor. When Frees straightened from his bow and offered his hand Caits eyes riveted to him. He looked so dashing, with his furr cape draped over a fine vest and collared tunic with a tie to top it off. And- her heart fluttered- furr crusted boots. He was head to toe; ravishing. She licked her lips and smiled, taking his hand for the dance.
<Picklez101> Archer: He chuckled at the birds behavior and picked up a small cracker off the table, offering it to the thing. In any other situation he would have shot it on the spot, but he didn't want to shoot a gun so close to the young lady. He would just have to play nice with the buzzard for now. "I haven't read it either. Who has time for such gobbly goop, anyways, eh?" He smiled warmly and bowed his head quickly. "Ah, but I've forgotten to introduce myself, completely unbefitting of a gentleman--" he almost snorted with laughter. "...like myself...I am Sir William Archer~ May I ask your name?" He had to try very hard not to start laughing at his own little act. But this was a high-class place, he had to at least try...for a few minutes. When he found out where they were keeping the champagne, that would be when the real party started.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Wearing a giant suit of armor topped off with a helmet shaped as a chess piece, Lex barely stood out from the decor, he surveyed the room through little eyeholes he had cut from the original Helmet. He could not see his partner, He frowned beneath his giant helmet, His uniform was so stiff, it really restrained his arm movements.
<Devilsflair> Grace " I have enough life experience to know how to dance." She placed he hand on his shoulder and held his hand firmly. " Keep your head high and your body moving, don't look so stiff. " She danced around with him practicably leading him, instead of the other way around.
<RemixedMagic> [Flos returned to Ella munching away at a full plate of food.] "Shorry I was away." -munchmunchyum-
<CEunhae> Well that makes things a bit better. Avery smiles as he places his hand on the other's waist and does as she says and starts leading the two in a small waltz, naturally mindful of stepping on some feet and of the others dancing around them. After all, getting your foot squished by a grown man wearing armor will not be the best thing to have in the entire world.
<LunieLu> Elowyss was distracted by all the people dancing, and the upbeat tempo of the music, she glanced up at Flos and couldn't help but laugh softly at his muffled sentence. "that's quite alright. I don't suppose you know how to dance do you?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Was far form pleased to find him still there. The Flamingo was even more upset but kindly took the cracker and crunched it noisily at him. Below him the woman smiled uneasily behind her fan. The man seemed nice enough and she couldn’t help but eye all the odd bobbles and things he had on him. What did he do exactly? He introduced himself in what she’d call an over-the-top manner. “Er, uh… Sienna Black.” She said with a small wave. Why was he still here? Surely he had somewhere else he had to be, right? The Flamingo agreed and watched him steadily just waiting for him to do something so he could peck his eyes out. Seeing that he wasn’t going anywhere she decided to feed her curiosity and ask a question. “Um… uh… what do you… do?” Her speech as always was broken and trembled.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle wasn't quite used to fast pace but part of him got a little excited at the challenge. As he took he her hand, he put his other hand on her waist and began to take the lead. Part of him was a little nervous at first since he could tell that he had gotten a little rusty but as they danced, his movements slowly came back.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. (swallows his food) "Huh? Well, not really, I guess." (laughs awkwardly) "I just jog my feet around sometimes when I'm playing something happy, but I guess that doesn't count?"
<LunieLu> A small smirk crossed Ella's lips, she took the plate out of his hand, placed it on the refreshment table behind them; grabbing his now free hands and lead him to the dance floor, "well let's jog around~"
<Picklez101> Archer: He brushed the cracker crumbs off on his vest and set the little sausages down. He glanced back to her, a small twinkle in his eye. He loved telling people about his job~ He leaned in a little closer, glancing from side to side to make sure no one was listening in. "Can you keep a secret?" He glanced back and forth again, a childish and mischievous grin on his face. "I'm a pirate." He leaned back again and picked up another platter of food, this time tiny little tarts. He popped one in his mouth, the grin never leaving his face.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Huh--what--no, wait!!" [His foooooood!]
<JackTheXIV> Lex He popped off the chess piece helmet and made his way to the food area, He fingered through looking for something grainy, maybe a Biscuit?
<LunieLu> "Come onnn, Flooos~" A soft chuckle sounded from the young girl and she stopped on the dance floor after finding a big enough space to dance in. Ella placed his hand on her hip and then grabbed his other hand, starting to bob along with the music.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: The song was slowly ending and Marianne got back the tight clasp, grinning as she made one last spin, and once the song ended, the female held the other's waist, staring down at her. "Neither do I sweetheart." Marianne made her rose and let go of her, bowing slightly, smiling under the mask. "Thank you for giving me the honor of finally dancing with someone as competitive as you. It was fun." She paused andfixed her coat. "Now, you should try looking for your partner, go on, dont loose hope."
<Comical1> Caitlin: She could feel warmth from his hand against her back as he pulled her into his arms for a dance. A vocalist joined the orchastra and the next song adapted for her roll youtu.be/RQVmUl4K9NA to an enchantingly beautiful waltz. Cait did the boxstep dance with Frees like a butterfly in her sparkling heels. With her other hand looped over the arm Frees held against her back she held the train of her dress up to avoid getting stepped on.
<Yelsah> Sienna Couldn’t help but smile a little at him looking around like that. It was something she’d seen children do before telling someone what they thought was a scandalous secret. Her curiosity was now peeked when he leaned forward a little more at ease because of his actions. But he said the magic words as far as she was concerned. “A pirate?!” She whispered in awe wondering if it was true. How she’d always longed to meet one, or become one herself. She continued to stare at him in shock delight dancing across what little of her face was visible. Excited she leaned forward as well and adopted his funny motion of looking about and replied. “I love pirates.” She replied smiling behind her fan. How fun, a pirate at a party. Now, if only she could eat this meat she’d be happy. On her shoulder the flamingo clacked its beak looking put out. This was his nest dangit! He had to find his own. <_<
<RemixedMagic> [Flos reddened to the shade of his outfit but clumsily moved with Ella to keep up with her. He tried to remember how his folks danced when he used to played for them but alas, the memory escapes him along with his inner security.]
<Devilsflair> Grace His hand was not the most amusing thing to hold, it was hard and it kept bothering her, she looked at him while waltzing ignoring the other around them, ready to kick anyone that bumped into her. Sighing happy place Grace. Maybe that'll make this a bit better.
<LunieLu> "Don't worry, I can't dance either.." Elowyss' smile shone bright across her features, even if she was making a slight fool of herself she was doing it in the presence of a friend, and she was having fun doing it~
<Picklez101> Archer: "Is that so?" he asked, grinning only wider. Her excitement was only making him more excited. "A woman after my own heart, how refreshing~" He giggled childishly and popped another tart into his mouth. "And what's your profession, my dear?" He flicked his gaze up to the flamingo again and chuckled. He still wanted to shoot it...maybe later.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Uh, then--why--Ohpleasepardonus!" [He squeaked as he bumped into a dancing couple.]
<JackTheXIV> Lex he watched the people dancing and ate his tart, he saw another person dressed as a White knight, he felt rather foolish, He made his way to the door, intent on leaving.
<LunieLu> Elowyss gasped lightly as they bumped into a couple nearby, quickly stopping and turning around to apologise to Grace and Avery, "S-Sorry!.." she gulped lightly.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: The smile wasn't erased from her lips, but was frowning, still with a defiant look under the mask. "Same here. Such a pleasure" Bowed. At least, someone competitive. That could be fun. "Next time we'll see who directs who" And so walked away, to the table with the snacks and drinks. Some part of her wished to interrupt the little flirting that her boss was having with Sienna. Taking advantage that nobody was seeing, she throw a piece of an aplee, hitting her boss's head, then ran away from the crime scene
<Ayuuria> Freestyle was enjoying every minute of the dance as he slowly began to get caught up in it. He would periodically distance himself from her while still holding her hand and then come back to her, resting his hand back on her waist. He was truly being a gentleman tonight and perhaps in the eyes of some girls, almost like a prince.
<Yelsah> Sienna Grinned in response and was even comfortable enough to lower her fan slightly. She hadn’t expected to meet a pirate. Let alone one with purple hair. She felt a little silly being so excited over it but he seemed just as delighted. “Uh, I’m a merchant mechanic.” She replied. “I make small devices I think people might have a se for and also repair things. I um… don’t really have a shop though, just a blanket I sell my inventions on.” She said blabbering on excited like she always did when her trade was brought up. She might have gone on and said more but stopped herself short. He didn’t want to hear everything surely. Her train fo thought was cut off when an apple that came flying from no where pegged the man on the head. “Ah!” She squeaked looking down at the offending fruit as it rolled to a stop and back to him. “A-are you okay? That’s such a waste of food…” she remarked her brown eyes watching him worriedly. On her shoulder the Flamingo snickered and ruffled it’s feathers in amusement.
<lillumsama> Leah arrived late, but according to her, it was only elegantly late. After all, what kind of people actually arrived early to such places? The fun always started after a few hours and she hoped it would be indeed some fun. I kind of annoyed her the fact that she knew barely no one, but she'd survive and... Who was she to reject free food and exploring such a beatiful place? As she walked inside, her eyes looked around taking in all the people that was already gathered, searching at least for a familiar face.
<Picklez101> Archer: He set the plate of tarts down, the twinkle of excitement growing in his eyes even more. "A mechanic you say? I'm a mechanic of sorts myself. Tell me, what do you specialize in?" He wondered if he could get a recruit tonight, that would certainly make the evening worth while. But just as the thought was running through his head, a slight bop on the head pulled him away from it. He glanced back and watched the girl running away. Jealousy? He shrugged and turned back to Sienna, shaking his head. "It would take more than a piece of fruit to cause any damage, my dear~"
<LunieLu> After Elowyss had quickly pulled Flos away from the annoyed couple they had bumped into, Ella sighed lightly. "I'd best take my leave now Flos, I have to open shop early tomorrow.." Her eyes drifted up to him and she gave him a very warm smile, "Thank you for accompanying me tonight." With that, she leant up and placed a very light kiss on his cheek to show her thanks.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: As the feline saw the other leave, she looked around, taking out the paper with her partner's name, staring at it. "Well..I guess this isn't happening." She ripped the paper in various pieces, letting them all get blown away by the wind. Marianne fized the rose on her hair and made her ways towards the familiar seats, sitting and leaning against the back of it, letting out a long sigh as she wondered what to do.
<remixedMagic> Flos. "................................................?!!!" [He speechlessly steamed, completely a crimson red.]
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "...dung" Why did she do that? Not like she need any more troubles but... she couldn't spend the night knowing that she didn't do any mischief. Later she'll say 'sorry' and everything forgiven. "Puff..." She kept walking, slowly than before, but indeed moving around. Maybe then she'd spot Leah at any mome-- oh there she was. Moving silently, she reached the woman and pinched her ribs as she did with Sienna moments ago. "Leah! What time is it to arrive? Super late!"
<CEunhae> The two continue to dance quietly which is a very rare thing considering how talkative Avery could be. It seemed like the lady was merely interested in waiting for the party to get over with. "Ahem, so, what do you do for a living?" It wouldn't hurt to make some small talk, now would it?
<Comical1> Caitlin: Right at the climax of the song Free's released her for a opening step, then pulled her back in, wrapping his arm back around her waist just in time for the decrescendo ending. Caits face was close to his and she could feel color rising to them. Her heart was beating rather quickly... and she was stunned to feel so lightingly alive from such a pleasant dance. It wasn't like sword fighting, or looting... the element of danger wasn't there, but somehow her heart was hammering just the same.
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled. “Oh that’s good.” She said looking relieved. “Ah I like making larger thing small and portable” She said looking even more delighted. “I also enjoy repairing things that are beyond repair, just because I enjoy the challenge.” She added. “And you Sir, what do you do?” She asked the fan now hanging useless at her side and she smiled eagerly awaiting his response. The only thing she loved as much as working with machinery was talking about it. The flamingo ruffled his feather and puffed up as he draped his neck across her head again staring dead at him.
<lillumsama> Leah instinctivly grabbed onto the poking arm and roughly twisted it before realizing who she was dealing with "Oh, Sarah... Sorry" she smiled apologetically letting go of her "But yeah... don't do that kind of thing to me ever again, kay?" she looked away and coughed "And yeah, in any case had some stuff to do first... Totally didn't get lost or anything :'D"
<MaltedMilkBoat> Ahenobarbus Who had been observing the going's on at the party from the edges of the garden and ofcourse finding some of the guests acts, quite amusing. As he took a final sip from his cup, a idea sprung into his mind as one of the flamingo's passed by. He placed his cup on the ground and grabbed the flamingo, " You'll do nicely" casting charm beast onto the flamingo, "You'll obey my every word, and stay perfectly still, up untill the moment the last guest leaves." He smirked slightly to himself, clearly pleased with his own idea as he removes the Dodo pieces of his costume and placed them onto the flamingo, and took a step back. "Perfect... kinda. At least this way i can keep a appearance here without actually being here." looking back towards the other guests to make sure he wasn't caught in the act, and headed for the the exit, ruffling his hands through his hair to return it to it's normal state. Humming to himself "Back to work for me as he walks through the gates.
<Picklez101> Archer: His eyes flicked once again up to the bird. He wondered what flamingo tasted like. Forcing himself back to the conversation, he smiled charmingly. "Well...we certainly have something in common, then~" He took a more professional scan of the area to check for eavesdroppers. "I don't really have a set job...I do a little bit of everything because...well...I'm kind of the Pirate King." He shrugged his shoulders. He didn't want to boast, but he saw himself as a big deal."While you design big things to be little, I design little things to be big!" He chuckled proudly to himself. He took a moment to glance back to the other young lady who visited the food tables. "Try those little sausage things, they're pretty tasty~" He gave her a small salute before turning back to Sienna.
<Devilsflair> " I buy and sell things in my pawn shop." The woman stared at the other sighing, giving him a twirl then leading him away to the drinks. " You can drink wine right?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a step back as the song ended and bowed once more, still holding her hand. "Thank you for the fine dance. It was quite fun to dance with such a lovely kitten." he flashed a gentleman's smile before lightly kissing her hand. Boy would his family be shocked if they saw him like this, acting like an upperclass man that he was. Of course, it was only for today.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Found herself twisted in some kind of wrestling key. Yeah, the Leah she'd always known. "Bloody hell, girl! Stop doing things like this, paranoic freak < " Fought to be let free and dusted herself a little. "And yeah, sure. I know you're an 'expert' in reading maps, yeah. I bet you were working really hard" laughed and put an arm over her shoulders. "What to do now? Gimme plans! Or were you planning on just stand around the snacks all the night?"
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: She wondered why the mans comment and actions ticked her off, but she just shrugged it aside and took one last tart, walking away from the table, eating some pastries on the way. "mmm. Mont Blanc.." she hummed happily and returned to her sat, not really minding being alone now, she was quite enjoying it with these delicious pastries.
<Yelsah> Sienna Could only again stare at him in awe. “The Pirate K-king?!” She said softly with a reverent tone. “Ah, you, you make things big? She said finding that amusing once she got over her surprise. “No wonder I’ve had so much to do lately. I’ll never miniaturize everything with you making everything big again.” She replied with a laugh thoroughly enjoying herself. She glanced over to the woman who’d joined then at the tables and smiled amiably at her as well. The Flamingo continued to stare the man down looking irate. He coiled his neck around her head as he shifted about tickling the woman as he did so. He now looked like a proper living headband.
<lillumsama> Leah "Why are you asking me that? You're the one who's probably been around the whole afternoon AND knows people here." she replied, still looking around. Besides the blonde, which wasn't exactly blonde at the moment, she knew nobody else, although she recognized a face or two that she'd run into before but... "Anyway, whatever happenned to your hair?"
<CEunhae> "I see," He mumbles, a simple smile forming and then suddenly being led over to where the drinks are. With a soft chuckle, Avery nods and retorts in a joking manner, "Why of course I can, do you truly think that little of me, m'lady? Why, you wound me with your words!"
With a pained look on his face, he clutches his armored chest as though he was shot by an arrow and even staggering, but then he rises up and coughs awkwardly. "Ahem, excuse me for that."
<Comical1> Caitlin: Sighed silently, only a small whisp of breath escaping her parted lips. why can't you always be this charming? she secretly wondered as she looked at Frees with new eyes. It was like seeing a man for the first time, and realizing she was attracted to him.
<Picklez101> Archer: He joined in her laughter and grinned widely. "Well, you'll never run out of things to do, that's for sure! I'm supplying you with a job, you should be thanking me!" He cleared his throat and gained a slightly more serious air about him. "Speaking of...you said you don't have a solid job?...I could supply you with a steady paying job repairing...mechanical bits here and there...if you're interested, that is..." He took a final glance to the bird and couldn't take it anymore. "Sienna, I hate to change the subject but...was it your choice to have this bird draped along your head? Do you have any sort of...attachment to it?" He put his hands on his hips, his hands closer to his weapons. The bird was being rude, so it was very close to being blown to bits.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle got back up right and looked towards the refreshments table. "Shall we get something to fill our stomachs?" He was starting to get a little hungry and he wanted to get something to drink after that dance.
<Devilsflair> She held his hand and quickly let go of it as soon as they reached the drinks and poured herself some she laughed at his comment and shook her head. " You really are a card, whoever you are." She drank some of the wine and handed him a cup.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: She couldn't finish it half way. With a sigh, Marianne slowly took off her mask and placed it to the side, sliding off her coat and folding it neatly, "Eh.. I danced.. so thats an acheivement.." The feline gave a shrug and left the plate laying there, making her way outside of the garden, rubbing her eyelids gently. Well, at least she go home and rest.
<CEunhae> Oh look! He got a laugh! Looks like he still hasn't lost any charm after all~ Good too considering he sort of needs it. "Just call me Avery, m'lady. And I thank you kindly for the compliment," He replies back, taking the cup being offered to in his hand and taking a sip before thanking the woman for it.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and laughed a little. “That’s true actually. You’ve given me a lot of work, I’ll have to return the favor somehow.” She replied. At the mention of job offer she looked a little shocked and grinned brightly. “Oh job, really, I’d love that!” she chirped happily. “I’ve been having some trouble selling things and a lot fo people don’t trust me to repair their items because I’m not a certified mechanic.” She said looking pleased at the idea. “Ah, you’re not making it any easier to repay you with this though.” She remarked. “Ah the Flamingo?” She asked reaching up to touch the bird. Um well, he just kinda attached himself to me, but he’s kinda sweet isn’t he?” She asked as the flamingo chirped a happy noise at being petted. “Why? Is, am … am I not supposed to touch him?” She asked looking worried she’d done something wrong. She glanced around at some of the people present but didn’t mind them for a change.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Certainly," she replied, momentarily distracted by the wonder of a queens banquet. What amazingly oozingly delicious treats must await at that table?!
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Shrugged "I know some of them because I've TALKED with them. You should be around people more often u_u" Grabbed the pink-haired woman's arm and dragged her to the snack table "What? How do you like it?" Moved her hair with a hand "I thought it suits better my costume that way... and was supposed to make me look... different, but I've seen it's not working at all.... Aaaaaand The only person than danced with me was a woman..." Showed indifference, but was crying inside.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle offered his arm out to her again to lead her to the table through the crowd. "I really do look forward to trying the food here. Maybe I can learn a thing or two." he chuckled with a hint of excitement.
<Picklez101> Archer sulked slightly at her response, but kept the light air about him. He had really wanted to blow that bird to smithereens. "Oh, no, I was just curious. He seems quite...personable..." he had to force that compliment. He cleared his throat again and replaced the serious smile on his face. "I don't mind if you're certified or not. Hell, I pick up bums off the streets and give 'em jobs, you will be a delight compared to most of 'em!" He chuckled and raised a hand. "There's no need to repay me. I know how difficult it is to start out as a mechanic. All you gotta do for me is work hard and use that noggin of yours."
<Devilsflair> Grace Nodded still drinking her poison and passes her fingers through her hair watching everyone else dance and enjoy themselves.
<Comical1> Caitlin: At Frees remark, hinting at experimenting in the kitchen later, Caits mind diverted off path again - 90* angle - to a memory of having dinner with Frees in the middle of the night by happenstance. She had been strolling the streets out of restlessness and he had invited her in. She had seen his relaxed, at home side, and even peeked a portrait of him with his family (revealing where he learned this charm he so often concealed) before falling asleep in his spare bed. That had been a strange night, but she hadn't thought of him as more than a friend. Now, seeing him in a different light made her feel somewhat stranger remembering something so much more... well... personal.
<lillumsama> Leah: "Maybe..." she said shrugging "But what can I say? I've got bad timi... Oi!" Without being able to do anything about it, she was dragged to the food table and once there she didn't quite complain, food looked delicious. She picked a couple of tasty looking things and looked up at Sarah "Yeah, you should keep it that way. Kinda takes away the dumb blonde look too" she chucked amused before taking the first bite "So I would say it is working, doll" As she heard Sarah's next words, however, she nearly choked "That's gotta suck for you, although I don't see nothing really wrong with that" she laughed "But I'm guessing you'd refuse a dance with me, wouldn't you?" she teased.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled at him a little strangely. Why was he disappointed exactly? She shrugged it off and returned to the previous topic. “That’s wonderful.” She said looking relieved. “I didn’t expect much but going home with a full stomach tonight. But I’ve met a pirate and even gained a source of income.” She said laughing pleased as punch. “It’s funny but, I always dreamed of meeting a pirate and becoming one as well.” She said patting the flamingo’s head absentmindedly. “With all of that, I don’t think I could pay you back in one life-time anyway.” She commented with a sigh. The pink bird clacked his beak happily and looked at Archer smugly as he’d won a small victory. His nest was his nest. >u>
<Ayuuria> Freestyle guided the two of them to the table that had all the food laid out. There was such an assortment to choose from, he didn't know where to start. "This all looks really good." he said out loud as he got 2 plates, handing one of them to Cait. He began to slowly glide over the food, taking a few things here and there. He ended up getting a steak, bread, vegetables, and a few delicacies.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Accepted the plate and chose a similar assortment, minus the steak. Instead she added a select bit of juicy hen and a few pastries to nibble afterwards. Then she followed Frees to the teatable with kettles and teacups and mushroom stools.
<CEunhae> Avery takes another sip while continuing to look out with a lazy look at the people continuing to enjoy themselves much like how he was. The lady however, he wasn't too sure about. Perhaps he ought to ask. "Hopefully you are enjoying yourself despite how... awkward I have been," he murmurs, looking down at the glass with the intoxicating liquid in it with an enigmatic look on his face.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: well crap, if there was ever a time the stone hearted mechanic could ever feel guilty, now was probably it. By the time she reached the party, the female was all too aware of just how late she was. It wasn't even stylishly late, it was just 'oh crap I'm really really really late' kind of late. The kind of late where you realised you missed the first two flights to your holiday kind of late. As she sat at a small table tucked away in the corner of the garden, a small glass of... something in front of her, Aila scanned out for her would be partner, already having the feeling he left. “this is a good thing Aila, it means you don't have to do any stupid socialising or dancing” she mumbled, although it was kind of apparent she felt awkward.
<Picklez101> Archer grinned, playing absently with his beaded hair. "Well, all I'm asking for is loyalty and hard work. That's more than enough for me. You might have heard stories about pirates being greedy...and they would be right...but once you're a part of it...well, we're like a big family. You don't owe anyone anything except trust and loyalty...oh, you'll also need a disdain for the monarchy and the authority, that's kind of an expectation." He chuckled playfully.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle set his plate down the table before going over other other side and pulled the stool out for Cait. He then walked back to his seat and laid the napkin on his lap. Taking a look around, he grinned "It really is lively here."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Somehow I knew I wouldn't work"Shrugged again. She wasn't hungry, but was surely 'thirsty'. A glass of wine had her name on. "I had the hope, and it dies last. Also... I was just hoping to impress... someone" She drank all the liquor in a sip. "Ah... why would I?" Smiled mischievously "I doubt you could be as violent as the last one that danced with me..."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She stood off to one side, watching the others socialize and whatnot through narrowed, cold eyes. Taking a long drink from her glass, she let her eyes slowly trail from person to person. She'd apparently been assigned to accompany another, but they weren't in sight--not that she cared. Being obligated to appear in costume was bad enough, socializing with others seemed more so. Sighing, she meandered about, weaving through people and decorations before finding a spot near a secluded corner by a semi-familiar face.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and nodded. “Yes, but pirates don’t discriminate. So long as you’re useful and have something to offer in way of trade or skills you can join. People like me, and the Anderswelter, we’re not always openly accepted where we go. For me, to not be judged by my appearance is a kind of freedom I can’t get on the streets.” She said fondly. “Of course all the adventure and treasure is a perk.” She added with a laugh. The flamingo continued to roost on her head and seemed to fall asleep after a while.
<Comical1> Caitlin: The Orchastra had been taking a small break for refreshments as well but they were resuming their place in the rose garden as the sky turned orange. "It will soon be sunset," caitlin murmured quietly. As they both were seated she demurely bit, chewed, and swalled her food in the most lady-like way she could. It was weird caring what she looked like while eating, as that was the quickest mannerism she dropped when she took to seafaring.
<lillumsama> Leah: arched an eyebrow and looked curiously at her friend "To impress someone...? Don't tell me the almighty Sarah is sighing for someone?" she smirked "And who is that person? Didn't manage to make an impression on them or what?" she asked and shrugged "Well then m'lady, care for a dance?"
<Picklez101> Archer "Well...there isn't always treasure, but you're drat right. Anyone is capable of greatness. It's the heart we look at, not the outside!" He pounded a fist against his own chest. He smiled warmly at her and pat her arm lightly. "I think you're gonna fit in wonderfully. You've got the smarts, the heart, and hey, even the looks!" He chuckled at his own smooth compliment and winked discreetly. "I'll set ya up for a trial run in one of my bays. I can't send you to the Ironguard yet, but...you'll get there at this rate, trust me."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle looked up at the sky as well at Cait's comment "Yeah... I bet this place is pretty at night though too." he responded. He cut a piece of his steak and took a bite of it. He didn't move for a moment as he chewed and his eyes slightly widened at the flavor. "Wow, the seasoning is something I've never tasted before." he said as if to himself and began to wonder what on earth the seasoning was.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: quickly growing bored of staring at the happy masses, Aila did what she always did in these situations. She pulled out a small mechanical device that had been stored in her pillow and began tinkering with it. Actually, that's what made her late in the first place, she was working on a motor engine and lost track of time. The next thing she knew, Aila was running around all over the place trying to get ready for this stupid party. Although she enjoyed the scenery very much, she cared little for the sheer amount of adult here. She glanced up every now and then to see if anything was happening, but for the most part, it was just as loud and annoying before. Briefly, she thought she saw some one coming over, but didn't care enough to see who it was before she went back to tinkering again.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Ups! Maybe she spoke too much? Opened her eyes wide, then relaxed. "Ha, ha" Laughed sarcastically "You'd like to know, wouldn't you?" Offered her hand with a smirk, to guide the other woman to the dance floor. "Not that It matters, I doubt the person is in here so... sure, let's go dance, do you care?"
<Devilsflair> Grace " It's fine you're not that bad." she drank her tonic now bored out of her mind. " I should leave, maybe you can find a better date than I. "
<Comical1> Caitlin: Her mouth was dry from eating her dinner and she looked to her left at the vacant seat. In front of every other stool was a teapot, and in front of every seat, a teacup and saucer. Cait reached over and grasped the pot carefully, delighted to realize it was still warm, and poured her and Frees a cup. "Sugar?" she asked.
<lillumsama> Leah: "Oh, come on~~ Is it someone from your guild?" she asked as she tooked Sarah's hand and walked with her into the dance floor "Tell me about him."
<Yelsah> Sienna Grinned a giggled a little at his proud pose. She wasn’t sure but there was something amusing about him. Maybe it was the hair? Or that he wasn’t one to care about ranks and the like. It was surely refreshing. She had to bring her fan back up when he complimented her. Bah, she wasn’t blushing, that was madness. She was simply standing before her dream profession, nothing more. Who wouldn’t be a little flustered? “I’m looking forward to it either way.” She added and meant it. To be staring her dream down, she was certainly glad she’d come now, even though an while ago she’d been dreading it.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She took a seat at the table currently occupied by the somewhat familiar woman--no as much at the table as on it. Perching herself atop the table and using a chair to prop her feet up, she took another drink from her glass and leaned back. She hardly had any intention of actually socializing, rather taking a bit of comfort in sitting by familiarity. She continued watching the others, eyes narrowing into almost a begrudging glare. "A blooming waste," she hissed out under her sigh. To her, this time spent laughing and carrying on could better be spent working--and she had so much more to do. Her eyes trailed back towards Aila, noticing her working on something. What a productive idea! She should have done the same.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle nodded as he still had food in his mouth. After he swallowed he thanked her and let his eyes wander a little. "It's been a while since I acted formal like this." he said with an almost nostalgic look in his eye.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Served a cube of sugar into both of their teacups and nodded. "Even though I never discard my formalities completely, they are and will always be an 'act'. And that isn't to say it is at all insincere; just saying that even my fathe- even the Baron is acting when he uses mannerisms. It isn't a matter of natural behavior so much as a display of manicured social graces... its why I never take offense to them," she converse.
<Picklez101> Archer: Yes, he had indeed found a cute one~ And if she was as skilled as she said she was, he definitely would have found a little gem amongst a dull party. "Good! You should love what you do, no matter what!" He gave her another grin before glancing to another table across the garden that was covered in wine. A mischievous smile crept across his face and he leaned in the direction of it. "As for now...I think I shall begin the eventful part of the evening...ah!" He pulled out a scraggily old piece of paper and scribbled down a quick map for her, passing it to her. "Those are the directions to the place you'll start out. Come on a monday at around 3 pm, I should be around to give you a tour~" He gave her a quick salute and sauntered off to go get plastered.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "I will give you only two clues" she made a gesture of a two with her hand. "It's a man, yes" finally reached the dance floor and took a dancing position, grabbing Leah's hand and moving with the Rhythm. One of the things she remembered how to do from her old life was dancing properly. "And the second one.... Mmmm.... to be honest, I'm not planning to give you another clue" Said and smiled brighter
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Raising a curious eyebrow, Aila glanced to the crowds before nidding her head, agreeing whole heartedly. It wasn't like she didn't like parties, but this seemed so grand and overdone, a waste. How much money went into creating some thing like this? How much money wasted, that could have been spent on the many beggars or homeless children milling about this drat city. No civilisation is perfect, the Anderswelder knew that, but she hoped that humans would at least be more practical than her own race. She was wrong. Looking back to the female sitting on the table, she tilted her head, placing the small motor down on the table. “have we met before?” she couldn't tell, Aila was horrible with names and faces, and all that face paint on the other didn't help.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a sip of his tea before replying "The only time I'm formal like this is at events like these. I had to grow with formalities all my life and I got tired of it. One of the reasons I ran away from home actually."
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled as he handed her the piece of paper. She watched him leave with a satisfied happy smile. In one meeting she’d not only met the king of the pirates, but he’d asked her to join him…. Ohmygosh! She squealed softly and did an odd little dance at the table in excitement. There really was a God, and how gracious he was! She couldn’t believe her luck. She was always so clumsy and misfortuned. It was like everything that had happened in her life had led up to this. Yes, even Sarah could be blamed for this! She stopped her little prancing fit to stare at the paper excitedly. The flamingo on her head livened up once the man left. He looked about and stuck his tongue at his retreating form. His nest. After that he moved around a little so his neck was curled around hers making for an odd necklace.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Oh no... they had crossed over into the personal life stories realm... she bit her bottom lip and lowered her lashes, starring deep into her tea. There was just one thing she was rarely sincere about, and it was family matters. Her father and mother both raised her well, and none had ever been cruel, but she had been a bit of a cleaver and ran away from her pampered life to be a pirate... her reason? what excuse had she? that her father had been well within his right to demand she get married to someone when she turned 23. The fact that he didn't wed her off at 18 had been merciful.
<CEunhae> Avery asks, "Are you sure? ...Well, alright then." If the lady wants to leave, then he really doesn't have much say in the matter and could only say, "It was nice spending what little time I had with you."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her eyes moved from the object the woman tinkered with, moving to her face. To someone who hardly cared for people and the like, she had a great sense of remembering them. A short, brisk nod and a low "mmhm" was all she replied at first. Inwardly it was somewhat amusing--having someone she knew was under her watch in the guild not know who she was. It saved her from having to keep a superior attitude the entire time. For once, she was thankful for the costume and face paint. "I dabble in the same work," she added, nodding towards the object in the woman's hands. "Highly unappreciated endeavor, that."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle he took another bit before speaking again "Anyway... I hope I haven't been a boring partner." he chuckled, trying to change the subject. The other had looked uncomfortable which intern made him uncomfortable.
<Coffee-sama> Leah: ''Yeah, well... I figured it wouldn't be a girl, that doesn't seem to really suit your tastes'' the music flowed into their bodies as they moved in accordance to it. Dancing reminded Leah of all the times she did that with her mentor ''Well, it's not likely I know him, but it'd be good to know who I shouldn't hit on''
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Eyes lighting up with a spark that few had seen, Aila smiled abit, happy to be in the company of some one else who appreciated the fine art of mechanics. “ah, another mechanic huh?” she drawled idly, picking up the device once again to try and hide her excitement. Maybe it was childish, but it was very rare that she came across anyone who even knew the first thing about the delicate works of machinery, everyone took it for granted, mistreated it, and it was Aila who had to fix up their messes. After a couple of minutes, Aila growled in frustration, placing the engine back down. “I don't get it. I've been working on this thing for weeks now when I have the time, but I can't seem to figure out what's wrong with the blasted thing. I think There's something clogging the piston” she nudged the device over to the other, offering them to look at it.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Not to be honest" Laughed "You know me too well" The music kept flowing around, and they both moving with the rhythm, a spin, two, slow motion again. "And I don't know why.. but I can bet you and I don't have the same 'tastes' when it comes to men..."
<Awa303> Epikuro wandered around the garden, card in hands, taking a look on everything and wondering where/who her partner is. She hadn't only arrived late, but EXTREMELY late thanks for having been lost on the way there. Ironically fitting for the White Rabbit role.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She cleared her throat a little and lifted her gaze back to her date. "Boring?" she repeated in astonishment. "No sweet puppy, you have been the very opposite of boring."
<Yelsah> Sienna Was beside herself with glee. She really could’ve danced all night at this point. Instead she proceeded to try the lavish desserts with hungry eyes. Her flamingo watched the goings behind her and watched a late comer come waltzing in. He ruffled his feathers and burrowed in. He had a very happy nest it seemed.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Arching a brow, she took the device, turning it over in her hand. Her eyes, keen and seasoned in the line of work, searched for even the slightly inconsistency. "Not half bad so far," she commented, not tearing her eyes away from the object. Instead, she placed it in her left hand and reached into her back pocket with the right, digging out a small tool. She squinted, poking and prodding at it for a moment in an intricate motion. "You've got it. Clogged, yeah. Not too bad..." she mumbled and placed the tool down after a moment, moving the parts with her fingers before handing it back towards her. "The trick is to let them give, keep them loose, without letting them jam."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle gave a sincere smile "I'm glad to hear that." he said and continued to eat, savoring every bite of it. Of course, he still need to save room for dessert.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: She watched the lizard clad woman closely, taking note that this woman was obviously very knowledgeable in this fine art. It made Aila question who she was, but the younger mechanic didn't really care enough to ask, it's not like it was any of her business after all. Taking the small device back, she nodded in appreciation. “It's the same engine I picked up when we met at the store a while ago, although work's stopped me from working on it as much as I'd like to. I've only been able to do so for a few minutes a day, not really enough time to make any sufficient progress at one time” she mumbled, figuring out where she had seen the female from before while she examined the cluster of metal and bolts in front of her once more.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Her eyes began to wonder as she'd eaten all she could, and up near the desert table, she did a double take at the sight of what might have been the "white Queen" from AiWL... being... clung to by an enormous pink bird. Cait couldn't resist snickering... "looks.. looks like," she laughed, having difficulty explaining, "looks like the bird from the red Queens croquet yard is hiding on the white Queens head, haha!"
<Coffee-sama> Leah: ''Yeah, you are a bit of a prude, doll. That I know very well.'' she laughed ''Maybe, but sometimes it's got nothing to do with tastes, Sarah''
<Awa303> Epikuro at first didn't recognize Sienna... well, that white wig didn't help. But as soon as she noticed who the chocolatey girl was she ran towards her, very relieved for finally finding a familiar face in that sea of crazy outfits. "Sienna! Nice dress! ='3 "
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Frowned and stepped on her friends foot on purpose. "Ups, sorry about that" Still a grin drew on her face. "I know. I'll take the risk" Not like she wanted, or could talk, about the man in specific. "Perhaps in another moment I could tell you who he is... but not right now" Her smile vanished, but didn't stop the dance, the music was still on.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle was finishing his food as he looked up to see what she was talking about. He chuckled slightly "So it would seem. Shall we check it out? I'm ready for dessert myself." he rubbed the back of his head as he said that.
<Yelsah> Sienna Heard a voice and instinclively brought her fan up to hide her face. "Oh uh, hello and t-thanks." She replied recognizing the young man and smiled meekly behind her fan.
<Comical1> Caitlin: When she looked back at Frees chuckling, she noticed just past his head something in the maze bushes. She squinted in the oncoming dusk, and thought she could make out the head of a Dodo Bird. Those, were extinct, right? She considered it could be another guest, but then again, it didn't so much as shiver let alone move. Frees spoke again; suggesting they relocate to the desert table and so she returned her gaze to her companion and smiled sweetly. "It would be my pleasure," she answered, rising from her seat.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her brow lifted slightly, surprised that the woman had remembered her from so long ago. However, it lowered to resume her usual calm expression as she eyed the device. "Work interrupting more work. Ah, the dutiful life of a grease-clad nobody in this society," she sighed, nodding in agreement and relating to Aila's situation. To anyone else, her words might have sounded offending. However, she hoped a fellow engineer would understand the truth in the words. They did so much work for the city, only to be overlooked by everyone else. It was a suprise on its own that they'd even managed to be remembered for the event--much less invited. "The more time they take, the better they'll be," she muttered, adding a bit of reassurance to her previous harsh statement.
<Awa303> Epikuro "You look good in it! =3" looking like a super delicious frosted chocolate wedding cake, she thought, and filled her mouth with the first yummy-looking pastry she put her eyes in to get rid of her hunger.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled lightly behind her mask. “Ah… thanks.” She said softly and watched him attack the desserts. “Ah… um…” She wanted to tell him that eating sweets on an empty stomach was unhealthy but she couldn’t seem to get it out and fell silent.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: She nodded in agreement, completely understanding the females words. “in all honesty though, its a personal project” Aila explained, shifting so she was sitting cross legged even on the chair. Picking up the device, the gestured to it and began to explain. “you see, I's saving up to buy my own Airship, but I plan on making the whole thing myself. It's a big project, a big expensive project, so I work overtime to gain the money” the younger mechanic took a tool from inside her pillow prop and began to try and unclog the small engine. “So I don't usually have much time, especially not to go to event like these” she snorted a little, perhaps a little too ungrateful for the invite, but what can I say? Aila is unconcerned for such things. She'd rather be in her workshop any day, or playing with the kids.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle He got up from his seat and waited for her to get up before going over to the dessert table. He noticed a familiar figure as arrived at the dessert table "Oh Ep- I mean Edel!" he hastily corrected himself. Not good, he had almost called her by her code name. He looked the other and shook his head, giving a slight chuckle "Still wearing pants I see. You should at least wear a dress once in a while, or to fancy events like these."
<lillumsama> Leah: "Oi!" she screamed in pain "Like hell that was accidental..." she muttered, glaring at Sarah but soon enough smiled again "Aww, I'm sorry. Poor little Sarah misses here beloved, doesn't she?"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Oh hi Free!" She waved to her work fellow as he approached the table. "Well, I told you, I'll put on a dress the day -you- wear one too." Laughs.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Hush now" She said with a death glare and pressed her hand. "Don't tease. I can suddenly forget how to dance and step on you feet all the way long, remember"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He gave her a slightly disapproving look while still retaining his cheerfulness "Yeah like that's going to happen." he said. He grabbed two plates like he did before and passed one to Cait. He began to browse the desserts and took a few, mainly chocolates on his plate.
<lillumsama> Leah: smiled sweetly "Then maybe we should quit dancing now, I'm not sure I should trust you anymore" she hit Sarah softly with her elbow "But yeah, instead you could always introduce me to your friends or something. I'm kinda hungry too!
<Comical1> Caitlin: Followed Frees to the table, yawning behind her hand discreetly while he spoke with some friends of his. She recognized the 'white rabbit' from that day in town when she'd met Alisher. She and Sarah had been trying to seduce Alisher to go skinny dipping in the cove before a fight broke out with some clockwork dolls. She'd never had the chance to properly meet the white rabbit then. Looking down at her other hand, she noted the plate Free had given her. She neatly placed it back on the table, truly too full to consume anymore.
<Yelsah> Sienna Ah, people. She moved down the table aways to get away from the slowly forming group, not wanting to get caught amongst them. The flamingo nudged her head towards something he'd liek to try. She smiled and grabbed it and held it up to her shoulder where he gingerly took it and gobbled it up happily. He clacked his beak adn she fed him another and then grabbed one for herself. They were small little lemon tarts. Tasty. She wondered if they were hard to make. Lemons weren't as expensive as other fruits. She had some plans for an oven, she had to have something to try with it.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: "Personal work is still work, s'long as you're productive," she mumbled, resting her chin in her palm as she looked out towards the other people. How could they be enjoying such a thing. Was it like a break, a vacation from their work? She couldn't see anyone needing such a excessive thing. She'd only come because she felt it was what she was obligated to do, nothing more. Her break, her reward for hard work, was the finished product...and more work itself. Her eyes trailed from the other party-goers to Aila once more, gaze almost lazy and uninterested in anything else. But the girl's dreams of building her own ship--that was fairly remarkable. "A commendable goal, I'd say"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Chuckled softly. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she guided Leah to the Table again. "It's your lucky day! All my friends seems to be reunited at the same place." They both reached up and Sarah waved her hand to all of them. "Hello!" smiled. "Good to see you all again!"
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: “some would say far fetched” she chuckled, but didn't seem put off any. She didn't care how unreachable the goal seemed to be, she would strive for it anyway, with all her might until it was in her grasp, and she could proudly say 'this is mine. I built this. I built this, and you said I couldn't'. there were too many people in the world who were satisfied with the minimal just because they didn't want to work for they wanted. “people just expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter, and if it's not then they wont work for it. I wont settle for that, Perhaps us mechanics know better than anyone that the things you work for are the sweetist. I'll keep working until I'm back in the sky where I belong again” she muttered, then widened her eyes slightly. Shoot, did she say too much? Maybe the other wouldn't notice?
<Awa303> Epikuro "Same here, Free, me + skirt = not going to happen" She told him, still with a half-smile on her face. Was that so weird that she likes to wear pants better? Epi waved a greeting to Caitlin too when noticed she was there "Hello. =3", though she couldn't recall if they met before. And them she turned to see Sarah nearby and couldn't help but smile; really, all people she knew were gathering around her, the party was finally starting to feel fun.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Turned at the sound of Sarahs voice and smiled a huge grin "Sarah, at last! Busy bee, you've been dancing all night," she greeted her best friend.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Well well, it looks like we all know eachother here" he chuckled as he stood with his plate in hand. "So who did you two come with?" he asked to Sarah and Epi.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at the swarming, talking chattering crowd. She was glad she'd moved. She smiled as she eyed the chocolate pieces. Some were as dark as she was, others lighter. She'd never had chocolate before... she picked up one fo the darker ones and smiled. It was even better then the lemon things had been. The flamingo draped his neck across her head in a silent plea for more which she did with a smile. How nice that the bird had become such an amiable companion.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Hm, I got a random pair." She showed her card to Free. "But I arrived late, so I'm guessing we missed each other." Scratches the back of her own head giving an awkward smile, until... "Amg, Sarah, what happened to your hair? I almost didn't recognize you... @,@"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She hadn't noticed That Edel was there, she blinked and greeted a bit ashamed "H-hi Edel! I didn't know you were coming here", her face flushed lightly "Y-yeah, I dye it just for today... do I look good?" Said with a smile. Turned to see Cait "Same, sweetie! I didn't know that you and Free... you know" nudge nudge wink wink "Oh! I came with my friend here, Leah" She pushed Leah forward gently, making a gesture for her to present herself "The same that Edel, a random pair, and seems like I was the only woman paired with another woman..."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Here eyes flickered to Aila at her comment, not nearly as unobservant as someone might think. Not that she cared. She hardly thought anything of different bloodtypes, different breeds of beings. "Hardly makes a world of difference to me," she huffed, leaning back and finishing off her glass. "Work is work regardless of who does it. Whatever drives you," she sighed, cracking her stiff joints and leaning forward again. She didn't come right out and say anything, not that she suspected or she knew--the woman could make of her comments what she wanted.
<Comical1> Caitlin: At Sarah's nudge-nudge, wink-wink she turned bright red in the face "We're just, we came as, he's my-" she stammered.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Ah, it looks good for a change. Though your blond hair is so pretty, it feels like a waste dying it... ' " She turned to the pink-haired woman. She always wondered if that color was natural or not. Quite exotic anyway. "Hi Leah, long time no see! I was here with Free and Sienna and--" looks around "...it seems she sneaked away... "
<Picklez101> Archer: He began to stumble around after downing who knows how many glasses of wine, and he can bump into someone...
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Aila sighed, well aware that the other woman probably knew what the younger had accidentally let slip. She was annoyed at herself for being stupid, it was the first time in a very long time that she had ever made such a blunder, but she was slightly relieved that the other didn't seem to overly care. Shaking her head slightly and trying to forget the whole thing, Aila figured it would be best to simply change the subject. “what's your name anyway?” she questioned offhandedly, going back to her tinkering. She'd probably go home soon, half an hour of all this noise was more than enough for her.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was certainly enjoying herself but now that she'd had her fill she eyed the now empty dance floor as she got a rather funny idea. "Sir Mingo, would you care to dance?" She asked not expecting him to understand. But suprisingly the bird jumped down form her head and took a bow. After that the two walked out to the dance floor. The woman could hardly contain her giggles as she curtsied, though it was a sloppy movement but the flamingo didn't seem to mind and immediately started up a rather fast paced patter as he dance about the woman with surprsing skill. "My, what a fine dancer." She remarked amused as she spun around to watch. She didn't really know how to dance so watching for now was fine.
<lillumsama> Leah: observed the scene curious, Sarah seemed to be popular enough and that could prove to be quite useful. She smiled widely when her friend introduced her to them "'ello, 'ello pleased to meet you" she looked at Epi "Oh, yes! I remember you from that time! Nice to see you again!" she followed Epi's gaze to find Sienna... out of her sight "Well, I'm glad she decided to come in any case =u="
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Hmm..." he looked at Sarah and Cait as she stammered. "Cait and I are just friends. We agreed to come here together." he said, taking a bit of one of the chocolates on his plate. He shut his eyes for a moment as he savored the taste. "Just right."
<Picklez101> Archer: His idle stumbling brought him nearer and nearer to another young lady (Aila), his feet finally giving up on him and letting him bump into her roughly. He spilt a good portion of the wine in one of the two glasses he carried and he starightened himself up slightly, disdained at the waste. "Oi! That wuzz....that wuzz my drink! Watch wherrrr....you're goin!" he pointed a finger in her face, swaying slightly from left to right.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She was quiet for a moment, going back to watching the others with less than mild interest. For a second, she thought to tell the girl a fake name or none at all--wanting to keep her status as the head of engineers secret. But, it seemed too complicated to do for something so simple. "Lou. Just. Lou." she replied, her voice calm--cold, possibly. Her eyes narrowed as she watched some drunken fool loom closer--inevitably colliding with Aila. "Blundering oaf," she muttered, eyes locked on the man. He'd had the audacity to accuse a sitting individual...it was ridiculous but not surprising.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She gave a quick peek to both of them. Cat was interested in Free with no doubt, but Free... Sighed. She knew how it felt, "Oh well! And I've seen you both have been having fun!" The coment that Edel just did made her blush as crazy, so she fought herself to keep her eyes away from him, playing with a tuft of hair nervously. "Th-thank you I just... Thanks >//>" One breath, two, three, 'calm down... calm down' she thought "And Sienna! That woman has been evading me all night, I don't even know... wh-" what was happening on the dance floor right now? She didn't know if facepalm at the woman in white or laugh, so did both "I'd like a dance partner like THAT" pointed, still laughing to the point of tears.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Now this was distracting. First: Sarah - was - blushing... redder than she herself probably was. Second: the White Queen and her Dodo flamingo were doing the Flamenco. How bizarre?? Her eyes widened in shock, then a fit of laughter hit and she was leaning on Frees shoulder trying not to fall down from chuckling so hard.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Eh, I don't know where to find another dancing flamingo" she laughed, lighthearted. "But if you just want to dance, I'm up for it. I've just been here eating since I arrived anyway. =u=" Pointed at herself. She had got a glimpse of Sarah dancing with Leah before, and Sienna was dancing with a pink bird, so she saw no reason why she dancing with another girl could look weird at the moment.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Aila, surprisingly, didn't recognise the name. Although she was registered with the mechanics guild, she was not their often, and as far as she was concerned, had never met the leader. How ironic that this was her second meeting with the said woman. “Aila, a pleasure to-hey!” she yelped, being smacked into, causing her to drop her precious mechanical object, which dented as it hit the ground. She stared dumbfounded at the contraption, picking it up delicately and placing it on the table before turning to the inebriated moron with fire in her eyes. “watch where I'm going?” she hissed, standing up and slapping his hand harshly away, only to jam her own finger in the pirates face. “watch were you're going to drunken moron! Look what you've done!” she growled, now gesturing to her dented work. “that will take hours to fix!”
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Seeing someone dancing with a flamingo was definitely not something Free saw everyday. He was quite amused at the sight when he felt Cait lean on her shoulder. He gently grabbed her arm and chuckled "Don't fall now."
<Yelsah> Sienna Trying to get a feel for the odd dance attempted to mimic his moves. The flamingo nodded and seemed pleased as he continued to dance about pulling off some daring moves. She’d never seen anything so ridiculous in her life, but yet it was fantastic. A dancing large pink bird. This was amazing The skilled feathered dancer took her few steps which she managed to do mostly. He clapped his wings together in applause and continued his lesson. The woman giggled loudly amused beyond all reason.
<Picklez101> Archer: He shot his gaze onto the other lady sitting there and furrowed his brow. "Rude. Rude--" he stumbled back slightly when she slapped his hand. The nearly empty glass flew out of his hand (fair game to anyone who wants to have a glass smashed over their head LULULUL) and he stared blankly at his now empty hand. He looked up to the finger in his face, and couldn't help but start snickering, desperately holding it in. "That'll take you hours? Hours?" He let out a squeak of laughter and covered his mouth with his free hand. "Neeeeewwbieeeeeeeeeee~~~" he sang in a high-pitched, mocking tone, as he took stumbly steps backwards. "I regret nothin'! Nothin'! You shunt'a been sittin therr! D'you know who I am? D'you know WHO I am?!" He leaned in a little closer and grinned stupidly. "...I'm the kirate ping! Ping of the...skies! Yerr...yerr jus' jealous!"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Chuckled, blushing still, but she wouldn't let that man to embarass her anymore, OH NO! "Aww, I wanted to dance with the flamingo! D; But you'll do just fine" Said in a teasing tone and winked, taking Edel's hand to go to the dance floor.
<Comical1> Caitlin: O-God, O-God, O-God! she thought to herself, refusing to look back into his eyes when he gripped her arm securely. I am not smitten she promised herself. Not at all smitten with Frees. He's my friend. I don't date- err I mean besides this date, I dont date friends... Her brow furrowed in her own self-inflicted confusion.
<Awa303> Epikuro let Sarah take her hand (and the rest of her along it) to the dance floor and was about to ask if she prefered dancing in the girl or the guy role, but judging by the blond-not-so-blond-anymore woman's reactions the answer was pretty obvious. Epi grinned, almost snickering, and made a slow bow with a hand over her own chest and the other on the back before taking the lead for the dance.
<tooaya> Raven: "...How troublesome." He stood in front of the ballroom gate and scratched his head a few times. He really could use some reminder on why he's here again, all dressed up as some kind of cartoony--or close enough--character. For many times he had the urge to turn around and walk away, but the reminder that there could be good food and shows and sexy people kept him moving. Now that he was here, there was no reason to turn around anymore. "Well, might as well see what this place has." He sighed and walked through the gate. Upon seeing the hat he walked toward it. Instructions were already given: he was without a date, a card was supposed to be drawn. After this would come a rather pointless scavenger hunt--well, he might as well use this as a chance to walk around and find a place to nap.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She watched, a mixed expression of irritation and disgust crossing her features at the man's antics. His insult to Aila, the destruction of her work, caused her blood to boil. But she kept a limited control on that, very limited. "Hardly likely," she sneered, slipping from the table and standing straight despite her drinks. One hand motioned for Aila to calm herself while the other was held up towards Archer. "You're a louse and a sloshed fool. Watch yourself," she warned, not really in a mood to put up with such nonsense.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Watched as Sarah took Epi to the dance floor "... PFFFTT" he quickly turned away, trying to hide is laughter. "Sarah doesn't know what she's in for" he said in shaky voice. It took him a moment before he recovered and turned to Cait "Shall have another dance after I put this plate down?" he asked with a grin.
<Yelsah> Sienna continued her little dance about the area before noticing Sarah and Epi. Crap, not more people…. Well, so long as they stayed away she’d be fine. She glanced up when a distraction across the floor caught her eye. Hm, the King was apparently drunk and causing trouble. Well, drunk people did that, but so long as you went with the flow they were pretty fun. She seen someone else come strolling in as well but turned her attention back to her Flamingo friend as he issued a few more steps. In the end they were able to perform most of the dance, though with out actually touching. All in all a fun little endeavor.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Didn't look at Frees but did nod her head and held out her hand for him to take. Dancing with him was... better than most dance partners she'd had.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: she didn't try fighting the roles like she did with Leah and the lion woman; she didn't want to. Made a short bow and put one hand over his shoulder, a held his hand with the other. "I hope you know how to guide a lady" She said with a teasing grin.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Lou may have had a cool head in this, but Aila did not. She glowered, stalking forward towards the man and ignoring Lou's gesture to calm herself. “you inebriated lumbering moron, I don't care if your a common thief or queen or frickin' Russia. It will take hours because I don't have the bloody time to fix it in one sitting! Blame me for something that was not my fault, call me names, shove into me, fine! But don't you dare ruin my work, and then insult my engineering capabilities” she hissed, pulling back a fist with the full intention of slamming strait into his sickeningly smug face =u=. Aila would not stand for all this crap when she did nothing but work her arse off for everybody, and especially not this twit, even if he did own an airship.
<Awa303> Epikuro laughed at Sarah's last comment, purely amused. Yes, she knew how to dance in the guy's role; it was one of the things she ended up learning after leaving home when was younger. "I'll give my best" she said, holding Sarah's waist with her free hand and started guiding their steps across the dance floor.
<Picklez101> Archer: He glanced to the other lady and grinned stupidly again. "You're cute when you're all serious, y'know that?" he laughed stupidly and brought his attention back to the aggressive one. She seemed very upset, but he really wasn't picking up on it. To him, everyone was having a good time. At least until he saw her fist raised. He snapped out of his stupor for a second and swung himself away from the fist, stumbling slightly in the process. "OoooOOooooooh. Feisty, eh? I...I'll let you know, I'm...I'm a master of drunken fist fighting!" He downed the rest of his wine and moved to set the glass on a nearby table, but missed entirely, causing it to break on the ground. He didn't pay heed to it. "You need ta...ta have yerself a drink and coooooool doooowwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn....why were we fighting again?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Smiled gently as he went to go put the plate back on the table where they had eaten. He took Cait's hand and led her to the dance floor. Once there, he took up his position infront of her and bowed as he did before. "An encore with a lovely kitten" he chuckled.
<tooaya> Raven: After making a full circle around the ball room, which didn't take long seeing he walked pretty fast, he took note of the few groups of people gathered in the center. Flipping over the card he observed the patterns on it, knowing well that without asking anyone he'd never be able to find his patner. The question was, of course, did he even want to find his partner at all? Because right now, the trees and mushrooms looked a lot more interesting to him than the yabbering participants of the ball. Thinking back and forth between napping and attending he grunted. Why must life be consisted of so many unnecessary choices? "..One chance." He mumbled to himself before walking up to the crowd, clearing his voice before asking, "Has anyone seen the person who possesses the same card as this one?" His voice was loud and clear, perhaps even obnoxious over the calm music. He kept his hand raised, holding the card for anyone whose attention had been caught to see.
<Yelsah> Sienna Watched as the Flamingo took a bow which she again responded with a curtsy. She laughed and stood back up and with the dance over the flamingo made his way up her out stretched arm and back to her shoulder where he resumed his lazy actions and draped his neck across her head again. She snickered and looked about only to see the drunken fun wasn’t going over well. She tutted softly and looked over a man who had strode in before now asking for help. Um….. she moved over to him the Flamingo immediately snapped the paper out of his hand and swallowed. “Hey now!” She said looking at the bird. “That wasn’t necessary!”
<Comical1> Caitlin: this time she couldn't resist looking at him. She knew preemtively that he would be a different Freestyle come morning, and that this gentleman puppy would cease to exist, so she oogled the sight of him, savoring each detail and trying to imprint it in her brain to reflect upon later. She curtsied to his bow and inhaled sharply at his touch (although silently) as their proximity came closer, and her eyes drifted half lidded. She was tempted to rest her head on his shoulder as they danced but she resisted, regardless of the slow sweet-hearts quartet that was playing.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her teeth clenched together, hands clenched as she tried to control herself...but it wasn't working. Her eyes, narrowed on the man, rolled at his comment, only serving to increase her frown. In any other situation, she'd likely snap and yell--possibly even throw a few blows of her own. But in such a scenario, watchful eyes everywhere, she couldn't help but try and keep herself calm. "Enough," she nearly growled, her hand moving to grip Aila's wrist so that she wouldn't try to punch the man again. "Relax," her eyes then drifted to the stumbling man, glarring. "You should apologize to her, you drowned rat. Unlike you, we don't quiet have the luxury of free time. That trinket cost a bit of time and effort," she replied, tone cold and dangeriously close to breaking. "I won't stand for this."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Good" Said, still flushing, but now more relaxed, going to a side and another softly, following her partner steps and the soft rhythm of the music. She was flowing with the music, and the shout of Sienna was the only thing that brought her back "Hey, Sie!" Shouted "You should feed your partner more often" Teasing teasing, laughed lightly.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Just as he did before, he put his hand on her waist and gracefully took the lead. As he was dancing he heard a loud voice and looked over to see who it was. "Well if it isn't Rave. I didn't think he would show up to this kind of event." he chuckled as he continued to dance with Cait.
<Awa303> Epikuro stopped dancing to observe the guy who shouted, Sienna and the card-eater flamingo and snorted, starting a laughing fit muffled by her both hands. So much fun! She definitely would not repent coming to this Ball.
<tooaya> Raven: Well, that went smooth. A handful of people looked back to him with disinterested looks before going back to their own business---but of course that was to be expected, all the better for him! Raven's hand lowered for a good degree before he felt a sudden pull against his hold on the card. Before he realized it, the card was gone. "..Huh?" He muttered out a question mark to himself, staring at his now empty hand for a few seconds before looking over to the pink bird who was now chewing on his card happily. His eyes shifted from the bird to the female in which he's sitting on before letting out a chuckle. "Well, I guess problem solved!" He spreaded out his arms and shrugged extravagantly. "I must thank you, Mr. Flamingo, for taking my problems away." He'd kiss the bird, but that would be silly, so instead he took Sienna's hand and kissed it as an indirect thank you.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Realising the older woman was right, Aila took a deep breath, calming herself surprisingly quickly. Then, she smiled smugly. Walking over to a table that was occupied some random couple, picking up the creamy dessert in front of them without a word, much to their chagrin, and walked calmly back over drunk pirate. “how's this for cool?” she smiled sweetly, proceeding to slamming the pudding strait into the mans face, grinning as she watched it drip. With a dust of her hands, to walked back over to Lou, a cheery smile on her face. “much better”
<Yelsah> Sienna Was eyeing the Flamingo who only looked at her sheepishly. She turned back to the man to apologize with her fan in place but he seemed relieved. Strange… she watched him for a moment as he thanked the flamingo and her eye twitched when he kissed her hand. Once he’d released it she pulled it back glad she had the gloves on. “Er, uh, he’s thankful to help…” she said softly. The bird nodded and clacked his beak in affirmation. “Uh well, glad he could… um help.” She said smiling a little behind her fan. It was kind of funny and she was even able to laugh at Sarah’s comment without being too upset.
<Remanoir> Mer: There was a lot of people- no. There is a lot of opponents attending this ball. Of course it is not surprising. The queen did sent out special invitations to each guild, expecting every one of it's member to attend. Sure it is a bothersome event, but nevertheless it is a perfect opportunity to observe and note each and every member of the opposing guild member. She of course have a card in her hand because the ball was suppose to be for paired individuals but Mer find herself in no hurry of trying to find her partner. In fact she rather would avoid her partner for the whole ball if possible. Demon or no, Mer knows her social skills is next to zero, and her silent personality would instantly be very off putting for the other party. Making herself scant, Mer simply maneuver herself around the area staying still no more then 5 mins at one place observing, taking notes, and most of all, avoiding contact with anyone and everyone.
<Picklez101> Archer: "Apologize? How iz apologizin' gonna do anythin'? I could say it, bu' I wouldn't mean it! You shoulda asked for some money, but now all ya get is some silly word that don't mean much!" He turned to the aggressive one, who had gotten something from the other table. "Because your friend demand'd it, I am sorr--" he stopped as the pudding slapping into his face...he wiped a bit from his eyes before licking his lips and laughing. "Aw, I love chocolate puddin'! I should break yer stuff more often!" He laughed a loud laugh before stumbling away and waving lazily. "G'bye, ladiesssssss~ Look me up if yeh want a good tiiiimmmeeeee~ Tanks for the puddin'!" He took the rest of the pudding off bit by bit with a finger, slowly cleaning his face off bit by bit. He would be more upset about the remnants in his hair tomorrow when he had sobered up. For now, it was a delicious treat within reach, directly on his face and down his shirt.
<tooaya> Raven: He raised a brow, amused by how Sienna was seemingly translating between him and the flamingo. "My my, such an educated lady to know flamingo language." He teased, eyeing the funny-looking bird before looking closer at the crowd. He saw one..perhaps two, people that he was familiar with, the rest were strangers to him. It was only during a special ball did the city truely came alive, though at the same time, he missed the quietness. "So, does Mr. Flamingo have a name, or is he just..Mr. Flamingo? Of course I don't mind, that's a good name too."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "This ball is getting more and more interesting with the past of time =u=" she said with a smirk. The pink bird show. Her drunk Boss babbling on the table, she dancing with Edel... how could that be even better? Maybe if that man.... No. "If all the events were like this, I'd go to all of them!"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Indeed, one must admit it became as fun as it could possibly be." She said with a grin, talking to Sarah though still watching Sienna translating what the flamingo wanted to say
<Yelsah> Sienna Nodded and smiled shyly behind her fan. The Flamingo eyed the man wondering if he was after his nest as well. He’d scared the other beggar off he’d do so now as well. Wondering where he’d gone and spotted him off at the table making a fool of himself. How quaint. “Ah I just….. call him um, Sir. Mingo.” She replied softly not sure what else to say to the man. He had really white boots she noticed. How lovely to keep them so clean. “Uh, your boots… so clean.” She said a little impressed that he’d kept them so immaculate.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: "Possibly 'cause an apology seemed more likely than monitary compensation, dolt," she sighed, shaking her head. Her eyes widened just as she caught sight of Aila returning with the dessert--and proceeded to smash it into Archer's face. Her hand went up to her hair in irritation, a loud, hissing sigh only growing as Archer laughed it off. "I would have expected more from a member of my guild," she growled to Aila, looking around. The engineers had a reputation for being uncivilized as it was, this only added to it. She turned, moving towards Archer as he cleaned his face and started to move away. "An encounter with you is hardly a good time," she practically spat, taking her hand and using it to shove past him. She was losing her grip on her control--she'd have to leave soon before she blew.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Spun in rediculously bubble-happy circles, like walking on a cloud (what the hell is the matter with me?) she tried to force herself to think, but she was a creature of indulgence and at the moment she was indulging in a fleeting moment of 'puppy-love' (pun intended). She was mentally warned herself she'd better get over it in the morning or else... but she was also ignoring that part of herself as well
<Rufus-Vulpe> *Aila: Feeling a little put out that Lou was disappointed with her, Aila scowled, moving back to her small contraption on the table and picking it back up. “I should go home and try to fix this anyway....” she sighed softly, a rather dejected look on her face. Sure, the moron may have laughed it off, but Aila felt much less agitated now she had taken her anger out in some way. Deciding she was never going to one of these drat events again, she swiftly packed her stuff away and left the garden. The sooner she could forget about this mess, the better in her opinion.
<tooaya> Raven: "Sir Mingo?" He chuckled, "That's not that much different, but I guess it works." Seeing the flamingo fly off he shrugged, not exactly worried about finding his partner anymore--though he did feel a little sorry for whoever got the other card, it meant that person will likely to be alone as well. Buuut, it was not time to worry about someone none-existent. He looked at Sienna, debating if he should continue chatting or actually find a place to nap. "Why thank you." He looked down at his own boots. "Of course they'd be clean, it's the first time I'm wearing this costume. Since, you know, apparently dressing up is required." He signed again, wondering why he even bothered in the first place.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Let out a deep breath. Distracted, SO distracted, she leaned againts Edel's shoulder without realizing. What was going on? Why such an OOC reaction!?
<Remanoir> Mer: Picking her way around the area, she finally found herself a sort of quiet area and sit down with her plate of slightly nibbled on desert. Of course, she had made sure that the view of the party is still within her sight, but seeing as everyone is paired off she felt more at ease at the prospect of never metting her partner. Setting the treats to the side, Mer took out a well worn notebook and began to scribble down information she collected in codes, ocasually looking up at random things to appear as if she was simply documenting the event in the area.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He gently twirled her around periodically and moved swiftly on the dance floor with her. He then caught something moving out the corner of his eye and recognized it as one of his fellow assassins. Moving along the dance floor while dancing with Cait, he made his way over to Mer and chuckled. "Yo~ Mer. Fancy seeing you here" he made the same move as before where he pulled away from Cait for a moment and came back to her, putting his hand back on her waist. He hadn't expected someone like Mer to show up either and then seeing Mer write things her notebook, he gave her a semi-weird look. "Come on now, why do you enjoy yourself for tonight?"
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled sheepishly behind her fan feeling a little silly. Of course he’d never worn the boots before, but she hadn’t known what else to say. She’d never been to anything like this, but she was glad at least that the flamingo hadn’t upset the man. She glanced around and back to him after while wondering if she was holding him up, he looked restless. “Ah um, well, sorry… to have um, disturbed you.” She said shyly and smiled as he bird plopped down on her head again. He was like a funny pink decorative item.
<Awa303> Epikuro meantally wonders if Sarah is tired (because yes she's THAT clueless), but as she had no reason to shove the other woman away she simply instinctively moved a hand to pet Sarah's head, because she was looking like a cute kitty snuggling on her like that.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Bubble. Popped. ok, who is she??? Cait wanted to know. Mer, Free had called the girl, and the thing that really bothered her, was the fact that miss Mer was so pretty. She sized the girl up like she would back in her fathers parlor at one of his summer balls during the height of the season, like she was the competition Cait was against in gaining the attention of Lodans upper crust society. It had only been a game she'd played (once she won the mans attention, she usually got bored and moved on, hence never actually marrying after the season was over). Still, this Mer and her association with Frees irked her and Cait was glad when his hand resumed its place on her waist. She didn't like the idea of - AMG, I'm jealous! she gasped outloud involuntarily.
<Remanoir> Mer: Ah, and here comes the headache. Mer mentally sign as Free made his playful greeting, implying that she wasn't being wasted (therefore not having 'fun') like the rest of the party goers. "I am enjoying myself Free." Mer plainly stated as she finishes the last of her notes before closing the well worn book and putting it back in her side-pack.
<KoifiShii> Lucian He hovered around the dessert table, picking studiously at a piece of cake on the plate on hand. He kept sweeping the scene and attendee's, recognizing a few faces from around town if not the plants. He was glad he picked up the mask last minute, it seemed to be quite the gathering and one could never be too wary.
<tooaya> Raven: "No, you are fine. Thank you for kindly noticing when I asked...and Mr. Flamingo whatever definately helped, so everything's okay." He gave the female a small smile before nipping her fan away with his fingers out of curiousity. "Why do you cover your face? Do you have a scar over your mouth or something?"
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled back amiably and was going to look about for something else to do, or possibly ask the flamingo for another dance lesson when her fan was suddenly snatched from her clutches. What?! What?! What?! She flailed mentally for what seemed like an eternity but lasted a second before finally covering her face and backing up. “I… I… I…” She couldn’t speak and stared up at him pleadingly instead. The Flamingo on her head puffed up eyeing the man menacingly, well as much as was possible. So he was after his nest!
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Goodness, you're always so serious. Lighten up once in a while =v=;" he said with a slight sigh. He turned back to his dance partner "Oh. This is someone that I work with and." he turned to Mer "This is Caitlin" he smiled as he twirled her. "She should lighten up don't you agree?" he asked to Cait.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She felt the hand petting her head. Was when she realiced she was leaning againts his shoulder. Blinked twice and her face reddened even more "I-I-I'M SORRY" Stood straight again and waved her hands ashamed "I-I don't know how that happened, I..."
<tooaya> Raven: "Hmm? What?" For a second he saw Sienna's face in its entirety. There was nothing wrong with it, well, save for the small scratch on one side of her cheek. Not understanding the female's reaction he stared at the fan in his hand, trying to find some kind of meaning out of her reaction. "So there's nothing wrong with your face, why is this necesary? It's like me wearing some kind of gas mask over me for no apparent reason, don't you think that's a big waste on my dazzling looks?" He chuckled and combed his hair back in a charming fashion just to prove his point--somewhere he probably lost the point already, but whatever.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Hm, sorry about what? " Light smile. She is the.more.clueless/innocent/stupid.being.ever.
<Remanoir> Mer: Mer's eye narrow at Free's comment of her life style but decide the topic wasn't worth perusing. Instead Mer look towards 'Caitlin' and give a slight nod to the obviously jealous woman. Sheesh, does talking with this Free always comes with such baggage? "Mer." Was her only comment to the woman before she reached to her side and plucked the seemingly least sugary good from her plate of dessert and take a bite out of the sweet.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She allowed herself to be twirled but kept her eyes keenly on the two "coworkers", which reminded her, she never asked what Frees did for a living. When he introduced the two and asked Cait to suggest the other one loosen up and hang out she felt immediately the opposite way. for a split second she was starring daggers at Mer before masking the uprising jealousy. This was seriously not her style. She let men act jealous of her, not the other way around. Something was wrong with this picture. "Cait.." she responded with the same tone to Mer who gave a shorthanded introduction.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Sighed of relief. He didn't mind at all, and wasn't angry either. But anyways, for some reason she didn't feel like dancing anymore. Weird. What happened with her energy? "Hmm, nothing hah... I'll just... go take a seat, ok?" Smiled and started to walk on the table direction.
<Yelsah> Sienna Continued to stare him down and stutter. “I… I….” Her voice wouldn’t work. She couldn’t say anything. What did she do wrong? He did some kind of odd hair flip that she didn't understand and paled slightly. Was he going to hurt her now? Was that it? She shook in fear at him awaiting some kind of violent response. She didn’t mean to do anything… she really didn’t. In a few moments she was cowering before him the flamingo on her head looking beyond irritated. He was upsetting his nest! He flapped his wings and waited, looking for an opening, he’d peck his eyes out. >_>
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Suddenly felt the atmosphere become tense and smiled a little uncomfortably. "Well then er... I guess we'll be seeing you around then Mer." he was about lead them off when an idea struck him. "Hey Mer, how about a dance later? That is if this sweet kitten doesn't mind." he smiled at Cait. He was completely oblvious to the fact that Cait was getting jealous over him.
<Awa303> Epikuro thought 'so she's really tired' and walked along Sarah back to the table, still watching the show of Sienna and the flamingo on her head through the corner of her eyes. The dark woman seemed quite out of her element, but socializing more with other people could fix that chronic shyness of hers; if she needed -much- help, she would turn to give her a hand, but not right now. "Eh, did Leah go home?" Epi looked around, not being able to spot the pink-haired girl anywhere. "Hehe, looks like now we're both pairless, Sarah." she chuckled.
<tooaya> Raven: He stared at Sienna, still confused. Apparently that explanation didn't work on her, so he'd have to think of another way to tackle the problem. "What are you trying to say? You've been stuttering for a while." He glanced at the flamingo, not liking the way the bird was looking at him. "What, do you lose your ability to speak or something when your magical fan is taken away?" Saying so he stared at the fan again, not finding it out of ordinary. "Come on now, nobody's gonna eat you, and your fan won't protect you from being eaten if there's anyone with that kind of intention anyway." Great, he was speaking more than he needed. Now he really wanted a nap.
<Comical1> Caitlin: her anger rose and her freehand itched for her sword all of a sudden. Instead she fixed a calm and difficult-but-forced collected smile on her face as she looked at Frees (and decidedly not at Mer) offering an answer before the other woman hopefully could. "Actually-" she pipped up, "I don't think that... I doubt it would be a good idea, because.." She struggled for a smart reply and when her frazzled brain had none, she just rolled her eyes at her own incompetence and said "The hell with it," and wrapped her arms around Frees neck and laid a kiss on his lips.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Oh! True! She dissappeared!" Blinked. But wasn't worried at all to be honest. Leah was strong enough and was improbable that something had happened to her. Shrugged "She must have gone home... And yeah, isn't it fun?"Laughed along with him "At least we're- we're together, so we could make company to each other and--- The hell?" Sarah stared in awe at how Cat was kissing Free. Whoa the hell? Seriously... THE HELL!? "
<Yelsah> Sienna Was starting to panic slightly, but surprisingly Raven’s babbling was keeping her from lashing out or running away. He wasn’t yelling, there wasn’t anything harsh about his words. He was just curious….? She stopped her shaking as she slowly calmed down and lowered her hands very slowly until they fell to her side uselessly. “I…. um, s-shy…” she said finally looking down and was hopelessly embarrassed. She was an idiot. What was she doing here, she didn’t belong in these kinds of settings.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: A confused look came on his face as Cait suddenly put her hands on his neck. He was about to ask if something was wrong when he suddenly felt the something on his lips. It took him a moment before he realized what was going on and his eyes widened at the kiss. He had not expected this to come at all and felt his face turn slightly red. He had never been kissed before by a girl or by anyone for that matter so he wasn't sure what to do. All he could do was just stand there.
<Remanoir> Mer: Free is a bloody idiot. Really, she can literally feel the second hand embarrassment FOR him. Obviously the twat can't see those daggers that the little miss 'I am holier then thou' next to him is giving her. And now the hate is of course doubled. "Dance?" She put on an air of pretend surprise for a moment, "With me?" She pause, pretending to actually think of the offer. Glee light up in her eyes as the jealous woman dove for Free's lips obviously more of a show to tell the danger (herself) to frak off. A soft chuckle bubble out of Mer's throat at the sheer absurdity of it all. "I don't think you're at that point yet when you can juggle between trying to date two woman Free. Maybe you should try again when you have more... experience? Proven that this one doesn't end with your death that is. Cait-" Mer's eye flicker over to the woman a bit before setting back onto Free. "likes a man on a leash it seems. Quite befitting for your 'doggish' nature."
<Awa303> Epikuro " True thing, we're all--" she had started replying to Sarah when her sight caught the same scene that made the other woman cuss like that. "Woa... breathe, Free, breathe! Whatever you do, don't die on her! OAO"
<Comical1> Caitlin: He hadn't pulled away, so she let her eyes close all the way, but he hadn't exactly kissed her back, so Cait laid off on the smothering. Obviously he was far more innocent than she had assumed. Mer's words would have made her feel smug regarding any other guy Cait had strung along, but considering this was Frees, and she obviously struggling to get hims to take any hint of interest, it was hard to take credit for Mer's remark that she 'had him on a leash', and Cait felt it was decidedly insulting to say such a thing to someone who had been so polite to her only moments ago. She wanted to sneer at the woman, some "coworker" she made. Cait was silently glad she was a pirate and ran among better company.
<tooaya> Raven "Shy?" That's it? Raven almost rolled his eyes in disappointment. He'd have at least expected some kind of sob story like...if the girl's entire face was seen whoever saw it would became sand, or was it stone? But no, it was just plain shyness. "..Well like I said, having a fan doesn't really protect you from anything." He sighed and handed the fan back to Sienna, half expecting her to use it as a shield again despite his saying. "You seemed to be talking fine too, and here I thought the fan's connected to your soul or something." He shrugged, still not understanding Sienna's fear completely, but it wasn't his business to pry. "But I suppose I'll stop bothering you, sorry for making you panic." He scratched his head and stepped away for a good distance before walking back again. "But before I go, care to give me your name? Not that I'll remember it, just, you know, I've only asked the bird's name, not yours, and I think that's a bit rude."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "......" Bit her lip. She tried to resist the urge... she really tried, but... she had to... "GO NOW FREE!" she yelled "DO SOMETHING! NOT JUST STAY THERE!!!"
<Awa303> Epikuro Breathe, Free! Keep breathing for your life! OAO
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed relieved when he seemed merely amused by her problem. That was better then being angry. She nodded a few times feeling sheepish and happily took the fan back but resisted the urge to put it back where it had been previously and instead let it hang at her side. “Um, uh, it’s not…. I just.. I’m not used to these things.” She said glancing off to the side. “I um…. I’m usually alone.” She finished the statement with a small smile. He walked off and she sagged in relief once he’d left her field of vision. So many people in one day, she was exhaust- “Ah!” She squeaked when eh came back suddenly. “Name?” She asked the fan back in place out of pure fright. Wait, what was the point if he’d forget? The flamingo seen the danger had passed and clacked his beak at the man, annoyed he’d returned. Below him Sienna grinned widely as an idea struck her. She lowered the fan and smiled brightly. “Just call me…. Mrs. Mingo.” She said laughing at her joke. The bird ruffled his feather agreeing with that name. What a fitting moniker for his nest.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He continued to stand there almost frozen for a moment, even after he had been released. Hearing Mer's remark made him snap out of it and hastily responded "Two dates? I was just suggesting once dance, that's all. I wouldn't consider that a date." Oh boy, he felt his composure slipping as his face became a little bit more red from embarrassment. 'dung' he thought and took a few steps back "Uhm, can you ladies excuse me for a moment. " he then hastily moved the refreshments table, wanting to get a drink of water.
<Remanoir> Mer: Now at this Mer really roll her eyes. Oh, sure, leave her behind with a god drat harpy. Make a mess and leave . What a style, fantastic. she leans back into her chair and massage her temple. What a spineless guy.
<Comical1> Cailtin: She raised one eyebrow at Mer and crossed her arms as Frees ran for a drink. you were saying? her poster conveyed. She looked at Sarah, just now realizing the girl had shouted, and her face blushed brand new, but like a typical femme, she slipped over to her friend with a big Cheshire grin and whispered to her "you, me, talk about this more later, k?" before taking off at practically a skip, to the refreshment table to thank Frees for the date, and say goodbye before causing him to get any more frazzled. Then she left the gardens with a sly smile on her lips.
<tooaya> Raven: "....." He stared at her in silence, truely shocked by the lady's name. Well, it was not the name that shocked him, but rather the connection he made with the bird. He looked up at the flamingo then back down at Sienna before quietly mumbling, "you are...married to a bird." He nodded slowly, as if he suddenly understood Sienna's reason of being so shy. "No wonder..sir Flamingo must have been an abusive and obsessive husband." He eyed the bird, wondering how much human language did he know.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He smiled at her the best he could as Cait came to say goodbye to him but he felt awkward for not taking her home. He practically chugged the glass of water down and took a deep breathe before heading back to Mer. He rubbed the back of his head as he came back to her "I guess I should apologize for that Mer. Don't really know what just happened back there but."
<Yelsah> Sienna Blinked back in surprise at his response. Really? He looked so sincere… it was almost criminal. But what it was was hilarious! She tried to fight off a giggle but, that was the most absurd thing she’d ever heard! She snorted loudly before bursting into laughter. Very loud doubling over laughter. The bird on her head became dislodged and fell off and sadly ended up crashing into Raven was standing right there. He flapped his wings madly trying to free himself. When Sienna finally stopped laughing enough to look she snorted and laughed again at the bird who'd gotten his legs all kinds of tangled.
<Remanoir> Mer: Making sure Cait is gone, Mer gotten up from her seat and beeline towards the bloody headache of a man name Free. She grabbed the man and forcibly turn him away from the refreshment table towards her. Mer's anger simmers below her layer of stone as she hissed glaring into Free's startled eyes with wrath. "Next time you drag me into your little drama I'm going to hang you up side down in the town square by your toes. Do. You. Understand. Me?"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Poor Free, he's forever hopeless... =,='a"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "He's dumb when it comes to love :T " That ended up so fast.... Sighed. She took another glass of wine and drank it slowly. "I... should go home already... it's late already..."
<Awa303> Epikuro Me too... I should get going before I forget where I live... '
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Care if I go with you?" winked with a smile on her face.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Felt himself get grabbed by Mer and was little startled. "Look, I didn't think it would turn out this way. I will apologize for it this but I couldn't have known this would happen." he said rubbing the back of his head.
<tooaya> Raven: Keeping his face serious he watched Sienna laugh for a while before laughing himself, catching the flamingo as the bird fell on him by his neck. There he turned the bird's head despite his struggle and cooed, "you don't understand women at all do you?" And turned the flamingo's head to the laughing Sienna. "But it looks like your wife here is having a great time." Chuckling, he sat the trapped bird on his shoulder and gave it "if you dare poo on me I'll roast you alive" look before looking back to the lady herself. "So what happened to your shyness birdlady? You look like you are having helluva fun here."
<Awa303> Epikuro "Eh...?" Right, that question was odd. Epikuro finally got a light bulb to work in her head and figured the most obvious reason why Sarah asked that and was winking at her that way was because SARAH IS DRUNK. "Alright, I would be worried if you gone home alone like that. =,='a" She could get lost, or enter another person's house, or fall in a culvert.
<Yelsah> Sienna Laughed a little more before calming down. “I’m not… really… married to the bird.” She confessed in between her gasps as she tried to catch her breath. “I just, you said, you’d… never remember my name so I just gave you that one as a joke.” She said chuckling. “Ah my shyness, well, I certainly couldn’t continue to be like that after you said something so funny.” She said smiling. “And you seem nice so I don’t think I’d have to worry too much. Besides.” She said laughing again. “My husband wouldn’t let you do anything to me anyway.” she added with a smirk. The flamingo was not happy. His nest was far more comfortable. He clacked his beak unamused but didn’t budge. His nest was moving too much fro that. >_>
<Remanoir> Mer: "An informant should be aware of his surroundings, and today you showed me that you are obviously NOT aware of it at all." Mer pause a bit before letting go of Free's shirt know she has Free's full attention. " Give me back the locket." She hold her hands out expecting the object to be dropped into her hand.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "...Alone like what?" Could he be thinking that she was drunk? Could it be? Embarassed, she laughed loud, with the face already red "When I say that I... I meant if we.. If we can walk together home!" Finally said, rubbing the back of her head "Not that I mind walking alone but..." Shrug of doom.
<tooaya> Raven: "Hmm, I guess I should have expected that." Crossing his arms he nodded to himself again before grinning at the upset flamingo. "He's one hard fellow to please if you ask me." Saying so he poked the pink bird's face before turning back to Sienna. "But it's good isn't it? You've gotten over the shyness. I'm really no different than anyone else , other than..I guess, a bit more handsome." He whistled innocently, then laughed, "So, now that you've just denied Mrs. Mingo as your name, mind telling me your real one? Of course you don't have to, I can just remember you by the-lady-who-married-a-pink-bird."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Locket? ... Oh you mean that one. I don't have it with me but I can say that I've gotten a few leads on the guy as to where he's located." he sighed. Why would he bring work with him to a place like this? "If you want it back, you can come over to my place and I'll give it to you there." Truth be told, he just want to take a nice long bath and go to bed when he got home.
<Awa303> Epikuro "I got it, it's late and dark" and you're drunk, she added in thought "and I don't live so far, so might be a good idea." She just hoped Sarah didn't mind sleeping on the couch.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "..........." Okay, now Sarah's face was completely red you could even see smoke coming from her ears at this point "Sssssleep... In... your house?" Her whole body was tensed, she couldn't move a single muscle for five loooooong seconds, while her brain assimilated the idea.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and wiped at her eyes trying to rid them of the few laughter induced tears they’d shed. “Ah well, no one is ever the same anyway.” She said holding her hand out as the bird moved over, of course he opened his wing and batted the man on the head as he moved back to his nest. “I’ve only gotten over it with you, it doesn’t work that way sadly.” She replied simply. His comment brought out another snicker. Handsome huh? Someone was a little stuck on himself. She personally didn’t care how he looked, but he was quite amusing to speak with. “Oh my name? Well it’s actually Sienna. Sienna Black.” She answered smiling. "But if you can't remember, then Mrs. Mingo will be fine." She teased.
<Remanoir> Mer: "Fine. I think I'll follow you home to pick it up now. Also, you can keep your leads. I'll pay you for the work you done thus far don't worry. I just can't trust you on your source's creditability. " Mer then sweep her arm around towards the exit. "Should we be going?"
<Awa303> Epikuro nodded her head while looking atently to the other woman. Looking at how red the girl was, she was really REALLY drunk. It was better keeping her near for now to avoid her to causing/having trouble. "Come on." She wrapped an arm around Sarah's waist and pulled her to start walking, no one would like her having a drunk attack on her legs and falling flat on the ground.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Come on now, I've done a decent job in the past and it shows in my record." he said slightly irked that she would tell him to keep his leads. "You also don't even know my sources and already you shoot me down." he shook his head as he made his way to the gate. That bath was really sound good to him now as he wanted to just destress from everything that had happened.
<tooaya> Raven: He winced as the bird messed up the hair that he had combed neatly--with his hand--this morning. "I don't see what's so different about it. I don't consider myself someone easy to talk to. You see that love-struck Freebird over there? He's so much easier." He gestured to Free a brief moment before locking his hands behind his neck. "Sienna is it..that's not a bad name, although I do have to admit, Mrs. Mingo's much easier to remember, because there's association." He thought about the names for a moment before snapping a finger. "I think I'll just call you pink, because the flamingo is pink and you blush pink whenever you are embarrassed~"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "I-I-" She was about to faint with the only idea of sleeping in his house... maybe in the same bed! "Th-thanks... My legs... aren't working well I..." What to say? Best frakin' ball ever.
<Remanoir> Mer: Ignoring the man she simply walk, taking leads as they head towards Free's house. A mistake, small as it can be can be fatal and she does not want to take chances. Maybe Free can get away with small mistakes, but a hitman like her would not. If they fail they paid with their lives, and Mer would just like to live a bit longer then 29 thank you very much.
<Awa303> Epikuro tigthened a bit her hold around Sarah to make sure she wouldn't fall on the way. Sure her legs weren't working, that was the thing she was fearing when held her to start with. Epi just kept walking slower and giving a hand for Sarah put her legs into motion properly; what she wanted the most was simply arrive home, fall on her bed and sleep like dead until the next day..
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "You're still getting my leads anyway since I don't like my work going to waste" he said as he led the way to his house.
<Yelsah> Sienna looked over to where he pointed and looked back. “Hm, well I haven’t spoken to him yet, not really. And at first you were kinda intimidating, but you seem friendly, and like I said, how could I not find you easy to talk to after that silly mix-up. Form now on, if I run into you, I’ll probably laugh.” She confessed smiling. She smiled as he continued on with the names she smiled and faltered slightly at his reasoning for the name. Bah! She turned away blushing on cue. Nonsense. “That’s… not true.” She said denying it. >///> the flamingo took up his earlier position and draped his neck across her head.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand adjusted the jewel on his head that was supposed to represent the horn, as he was the 'unicorn.' He happily hummed as he finished fixing the flowers, then took the large, golden key from his pocket and headed to the gates. He pushed it into the keyhole, then unlocked them and swung them open with a flourish. He bowed grandly, then smiled at the others and held out his hands. "Welcome!" He said, in his clear, childish voice. "Welcome to the party!" He giggled childishly, then happily stood by the door as he bowed to each person who entered. His eyes were bright as he looked around for the woman he'd invited to be his date, but she wasn't there yet. He sighed slightly at this, but continued to welcome the guests, handing out roses to each one who walked in.
<coontails> Raphael had gone to this ridiculous event as the 'Cheshire Cat'. He looked ridiculous. He felt ridiculous. And this was mainly on account of the whole thing being complicated and overly perfumed, or something of that nature. He actually hated these types of things. Like. REALLY hated. They were never his cup of tea to be in social situations. He glared too much, but talked and smiled too little. Parties were such a crappy thing to attend. If he were going to attend a social gathering, how about it be relevant to him, personally? Like, when he would be crowned the next King of Lodan. His mind wandered idly as he passed the gates, floating almost immediately to the refreshment table and grabbing himself a drink. He stayed there, watching the other partygoers have their fun and merriment. He'd have no part of that. Nope
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Implying that the whole setting was slightly colorful was just an understatement. Colors, everywhere, eccentric designs and creative ornaments. What. Just. What. From the very beginning the female never wanted to be here in the first place, and he made her boss very clear about this. Though, she knew that if she didn’t present herself on this event, it would only mean her head, and trust me, Marianne wasn't going to be the type to let something as silly as this end her life. Well, at least she knew that if she came here, with or without partner, the only way it would just make this worthwhile was to just see her Leader in a ridiculous outfit. And Bam, there it was. The gates had just opened, only to blind her by ten times the colorfulness from the previous sight she had. Marianne looked at herself before taking her steps towards the entrance. She fixed her coat, patted her vest here and there and then adjusted her mask. "Ugh. Here goes nothing." With a long, heavy, stressed sigh, the female slowly walked along with all the others, taking out a paper out of her pocket, the name of her partner written there, and yet, she had no idea who he or sh-- well not she, why would there be a female with "William" as their name? Marianne shook her head and shoved the paper to the side, glancing at Armand from away. Ah, she knew him. She had seen him some weeks earlier. He was a nice man, rather cheery of you asked her, but she liked the boys spark. Moving aside from some fellow citizens and other guild members, she finally made her way besides the empty spot besides the young man, waving at him. "It’s been a while Mister Arma--" She interrupted herself as soon as she observed the boy's costume. drat. He was the Unicorn, and Marianne? Well the Lion of course. Marianne burst out in laughter as she took the rose the boy had offered her, patting Armand's shoulder. "My my my Mr. Armand. I love your choice of costume." She continued to speak with a chuckle, rather glad to have noticed this. "Really, it’s amazing" It really was, all they needed to do now was to find, but, this was a party, not a fighting arena.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was out of her element. Why had she come here? She was more comfortable in back alleys and hidden walkways. From her bush she cautiously watched people entering after the unicorn man let them in. She wondered if she should make a break for it and run. But… there was possibly food inside. Her stomach grumbled and she made her decision. She would put up with this crowd of people, for the food. She lifted her fan up to her face to hide her nervousness as best she could and held her head high as she walked in as grandly as she could. She was barefoot under all this fabric, but no one had to know this. She took the rose that was offered and made her way to the food she knew had been waiting for her. This certainly made it worthwhile. She was aware other people were gathering around but she hardly cared. She just had to avoid those few tackle-crazed women and she'd be just fine.
<LunieLu> This was it, the grand Valentine's Masquerade Ball that the whole town had been buzzing about for weeks; tonight was the night that Elowyss would meet pretty much all the other guilds and their members, she was nervous. Never had she been in a confined space with so many people before. Taking a deep breath, Ella approached the gates to the palace, nervously playing with a strand of her hair when she passed a young male wearing what seemed to be a unicorn costume; taking the rose he offered and nodding her head in thanks. Ella stepped into the garden, her mouth slightly ajar in awe at the many colours and decorations. Such a beautiful and stunning sight.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand</b> let out a bubbling, childish giggle as he paused to hand another a rose, before smiling brightly at Marianne. "Oh my.. my my.. The Lion..?" He laughed and grinned at her, handing her a pink rose. "Welcome, Miss Lion." He grinned away and tilted his head. "You didn't dress this way in a hopeless attempt to try and provoke me, I hope…" He tsked, but was still smiling, showing he was simply joking. "Lovely costume, nonetheless. If we really did take on our rolls, we'd have a much stranger party on our hands, no?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle adjusted the fur on his shoulder slightly as he stood just outside the gate, looking around for a certain lady he agreed to take as his date to the event. He was holding his mask in his left hand so that Cait would be able to find him more easily. The male had come adorned in fur to depict the role of the 'puppy', something he thought would go well with him. Today would definitely be an interesting day for him as he would see his fellow assassins come out of the shadows and show off their 'masks' to the crowd. Freestyle himself would be slightly different from his usual carefree self. Seeing as he was someone who had been raised in upper-class household, he would have to put on some formality with this event being held in the Queen's garden and all. As he stood waiting, he wondered what his partner would come dressed up as.
<ChosenOfKagami> Loraine: She took a moment to smell the flower handed to her before she tucked it back along with the ribbons adorning the hare ears of her March Hare costume. Everyone else's costumes seemed so much more intricate than hers. A vest-like dress with a pair of ears and a tail, some parts of the lower half of the dress intentionally torn and bunched in places. The hare was meant to be mad, after all, was he not? Well, she, in this case. Once within the boundaries of the gates and out of the way of those entering, she turned on her heel and placed her hands on her hips to survey the area. A beautiful setup, really. Might as well take it all in while they were allowed in the magnificent garden. And all of the costumes made it all the more merry. However....
"Where in the world?" She knew the name of her partner, M.E.R. Surely it was a codename and not a real one, yes? Either way, she had absolutely no idea what the person looked like. Male or female? She could only hope that the mystery date would recognize her as the merchant guild leader and say something. That is, if they even showed their face at all....
<Comical1> Caitlin: She was wearing heels. Sparkling, one of a kind heels that cost a fortune (of pirated monies, but who was judging?) and most likely no one would even see them under the glamorous strapless gown of gradually shaded blue satin that stretched into a short yet exaggerated train in back. A "tail" if you will; considering she was going as "Dinah, Alice's Cat". She smiled a coquettish smile to the rose bearer at the gate, her eyes fluttering closed as she sniffed the velvety flower and under a hooded gaze glanced into the Queens garden. She LOVED parties. Absolutely adored dressing up and going out. Maybe it was her upbringing, maybe it was just her lively personality, but either way Cait embraced the extravagance with glee. Standing on the other side of the gate was a handsome young man looking quite refined in his puppy suit and her smile came into full bloom as she adjusted her cat mask and approached him.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: The feline slowly took off her mask, placing the rose securedly on her hair before giving the other a warm smile, almost chuckling to the Leader's joke. "Well dear, provoke is just a mere understatement" The chuckle escaped her lips as she placed her mask back on, tying it firmly on her back as she crossed her arms. "Why thank you Mon cher, your costume is amazing" With a smile under her mask, she fixed her coat and just laughed at the young man's comment. "I agree, i would most likely cause a slight uproar.." Marianne patter Armand's hair and she looked around, looking for the particular male she wanted to mock. She looked at Armand and with a tilt of her head asked curiously. "Have you seen my incompetent leader around sweetheart?"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Arrived to the place just in time, breathless and with her hair ruined. Those intricated hairstyles weren't okay with her, didn't fit with her carefree style. Quickly, she took away all the pins and decorations that were on her hair, just leaving one of them with the detail of the spade, and messed it up. When she was ready, she reached the doors of the palace, make a bow and received the rose that the man in the unicorn outfit offered. Sarah was happy about the event. One of the few things that she missed about her past life was being in high class balls and events. Entered, and looked around, trying to find her unusual couple. It shouldn't be hard to find a woman with pink hair, right?
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: A smile spread across his face as he saw Cait come towards him. He put on his puppy mask and bowed like a proper gentleman "Such a cute little kitten has come my way. Are you sure you feel safe around a puppy like me? I may end up chasing you around." he chuckled and put his arm out for her to take.
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand smiled at Marianne, but he looked around and crossed his arms, thinking for a moment. "Yes, he did enter.. wearing something quite dreadful as well.. I was never a fan of the cheshire cat.. I always found him too.. dull." He shrugged, and pointed to the leader, then smiled to Marianne. "Surely, you'd much prefer to stay here with me and enjoy a dance or two with me, rather than him..?" He laughed lightly, but tilted his head, eyeing her.
<coontails> Raphael thank goodness that his partner wasn't there. Thank goodness indeed. He'd rather them not show up at all, actually. It was better for him to be alone right then. Yes? Yes. He pulled his mask off for a moment to fix his hair, then replaced it on his face, taking his drink and walking around the ball slowly, occasionally fixing the ear on his mask. He was a few seconds from taking the blasted thing off, really. The color scheme of his outfit should have already given enough away.
<LunieLu> Elowyss had decided to make her way to the refreshments table, as her date had not arrived yet and she felt awkward mingling with complete strangers. Quickly picking up a cup the nearest drink she could find, Ella took a quick swig of it, her eyes darting around beneath her Violet mask nervously. Flos needed to hurry up and get here, so she at least had -someone- to talk to.
<Yelsah> Sienna Vaugely recalled that she was given a partner or some such madness. She barely knew anyone as it was, how was she supposed to find anyone anyway? Not that she really wanted to. She didn’t mind hordes of people so long as she was invisible. She picked at the food happily, nibbling on whatever she picked up behind her fan. She tried hard to remember the name she’d been given but it was lost to her. Ra… something. It didn’t matter, only a few people knew her name so as long as she avoided them she was as good as forgotten. She glanced over when she noticed a tall man wearing what looked like a cat outfit…. He looked ridiculous and about as uncomfortable as she felt. Should she say hello? Her guild leader had seemed intent on making her speak to people. Maybe just saying hello would make her happy. She could at least do that… maybe. She moved over to get a drink and possibly say something but with her horrid luck when she lifted up her glass and turned and tripped. She bobbled the moving glass a few times before the stupid thing leapt out of her hands and poured it’s contents all over the man she’d been getting ready to say hi to. Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!
<Comical1> Caitlin: Giving a swift and smooth curtsy, Caitlin took his proffered arm and proceeded together into the garden - giddiness rising like bubbly champagne as she replied. "Such a well groomed puppy to be sure, what is there in that to fear? And supposing such a puppy would make chase; there is much fun too to be had in that" her eyes sparkled a little flirtatiously in the spirit of things.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Drat. She really did want to go towards her leader and Mock him for the rest of the party, but now that the boy had offered to dance with her, which was completely unexpected just made her in a tough situation. 'You just got lucky you idiot..' She shot glared over at the male from afar, hoping they could stab, even if it was just a bit. Marianne then looked at Armand, smiling underneath the mask, her cheeks slowly brightening. "To ask such a thing from an old lady such as myself, My, My Armand.." Soft chuckled escaped her lips. "But i think the honor of getting a dance from someone as lovely as you should go to your original partner, someone as silly as me doesnt deserve it." This was the very first time someone had offered, but she didnt want to ruin anything. "You're too kind"
<RemixedMagic> [Flos rushed out of the latrine and scurried into the party, as he was supposed to be entertaining the incoming pour of guests that quickly filled the garden. He adjusted his March Hare hat and nervously took a deep breath as he searched for his designated 'date' in the vast crowd--he had never attended such a remarkable party before! Such an array of costumes and embellishments . . . now that he thought of it, what was his 'date' supposed to be attending as? Crap, he forgot.]
<Tadpole-Soup> Armand slowly raised his eyebrows, but didn't look too amused anymore. "You're taking something that was a simple offer and turning it into something far too serious," He said, tilting his head. "And formal. I changed my mind. I don't want to dance with you anymore." With that, he continued handing out flowers, turning his shoulder to her as he smiled at someone else. Quite obviously, dismissing her.
<Devilsflair> Grace Slowly made her way in, god why were there so many people? Well it is a ball but still, she felt her nerves rise up and fight against her making this situation worse than it really was, she felt as though maybe the other wouldn't come and they could make a quick B line back home early. Yeah. That would be a very good plan. She knew she was probably older than most of the females and really, it just made her more uneasy. Sighing she quietly made her way over to one of the seats, waiting for her date.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Well, the friendliness didnt last for long. Marianne's smile slowly turned to her usual, serious thin line. Did she do something wrong? Oh no, this was turning rather akward now, and this wasnt good. "Ah.." She opened her mouth to say something but rapidly closed it shut, giving him a bow as she made her way towards the crowd, not really in the mood to even go to her boss.
<coontails> He turned to look down at Sienna, his outfit now covered in the very same beverage he held in his glass. Oh, noo...guess he'll just have to go change into his normal outfit. Such a tragedy. His grimace had not changed from it's initial bit of irriattion, but he turned to look at Sienna, blinking. "...That's one way to greet someone."
<CEunhae> Avery feels absolutely fantastic. The party was great, there were people and quite a few attractive ladies to garner information from socialize with, and overall, things looked outstanding. As the White Knight, he unintentionally stood out among the crowd wearing bright and attractive colours but he really didn't care. Continuing to walk at a calm pace, his armor making light clanking noises with each light movement, his eyes begin scanning around the party for his date. It shouldn't be too hard, finding a woman with blue hair. After sometime searching, he sees the from the corner of his eye a woman (whom if he was correct was named Grace) and makes for a beeline straight towards her. Taking a seat next to her, Avery grins and greets in a proper and gentlemanly manner, "Hello, Madame, and how are you on this fine day today~?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss continued to glance around frantically, playing with a strand of her hair before she heard a clatter of a glass behind her, just turning around in time to see a young woman spill a glass of liquid over a male not standing too far away. Ella blinked in surprised, accidents already? She quickly grabbed a napkin from the refreshments table, walking over to the male and holding it out to him; "Here." She smiled warmly at both of them.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: So Leah hasn't arrived. And most of the people around were already either with their dates or were completelly unknown for her. Cat with Free? That was something new. She couldn't see Edel, Sie, anyone!.What to do then? She went to the drinks table, expecting to find vodka or whysky, which weren't there apparently, and took a glass of what seemed like a fine wine. That woman in white dress was Sienna? She had done use of her bad luck and threw her beverage over that man. Sarah chuckled.
<Yelsah> Sienna How did this kind of thing keep happening to her? She glanced up at him her large brown eyes watching him from over her fan. “Uh…. er.. I’m s-sorry. I didn’t mean to… ” She said quietly wondering if he was going to hurt her for her slip up. But he looked just as annoyed as he had earlier. A woman who she didn’t recognize came over offering him a napkin. Like that was going to help, his clothes were ruined! She was going to beheaded right? Or something like that. She glanced between the two of them wondering if it would be okay for her to make a hasty retreat. But she spotted Sarah a good distance away and slipped in between the two instead. There was no way she’d be tackled now.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle chuckled as he walked with her arm and arm into the garden, giving a nod at Armand which most likely went unnoticed. Turning his attention back to his date "All the better. Nothing like a good little chase. Do be gentle with those claws of yours though ;D" He began to look around at the garden as they entered. It truly was an enchanting place that one wouldn't think could exist in Lodan with all the smog in the air. Also seeing all the delicacies laid out on the tables was making his mouth slightly water but he could wait. "Would this pretty kitten care for a drink?" he asked an smiled.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Seats, seats, seats. Her eyes searched around, noticing a blue haired female getting greeted by a tin-can man, and besides her, violá. Seats. She had a slight feeling that the name on her paper would not appear here, so really, first a dismiss from a nice male, and now a missing partner. No, she wasnt going to pull out a new one, that was just too much of a hassle. Finally reaching the seats, she bowed to the pair and sat close to a table, letting out a heavy sigh as she took off her mask, wiping her face with a paper towel.
<coontails> Raphael gave Sienna a look as she moved, looking to Elowyss and nodding plainly. The man took the napkin, wiping his outift off as best as he could. Luckily, or unluckily for him, the beverage didn't stain his outift. Just made it slightly uncomfortable to wear, if said level of uncomfortablitiy could get higher. He inwardly scoffed as he nodded to Elowyss again, sighing. "Thank you."
<Devilsflair> Grace She was shocked suddenly being addressed by someone. To her dismay it was her date and... W-What is he wearing? Armor? That seemed very uncomfortable, she couldn't help but rub her temples and turn to him, looking grumpy as always. " I'm in good health and a bit alienated by all this but you seem to be having a great time with that silly old outfit." She saw the other woman take a seat but quickly looked away and back to her partner.
<RemixedMagic> [It was getting increasingly hard to find his date (or for his date to find him) and not only that, Flos was behind schedule for entertaining the guests with music. All of a sudden, a *brilliant* idea hit him and he snapped his fingers with realization. Genius! Flos found his violin and clutched it under his arm. He found a tree only three times his height that he quickly climbed up on and settled himself on its thick, lower branch, just enough to be seen and noticed. Clearing his throat (a habit of his) and adjusting his hat firmly onto his head, he positioned his violin and played. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwmFcu…
<Comical1> Caitlin: "why yes, sweet puppy, I most certainly would," She couldn't help it, he was being so charming it was uncanny and her smile refused to radiate even a little bit less than full beam. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had this much fun, and the party was only getting started! And the gardens?! She could swoon, all the colors and decorations, the settings, the layouts, the theme played so precisely to the authors every last detail. The cushions like mushrooms, the teapots and teacups, the refreshments and the banquet! And the sweet-sweet smell of flora infused into every breath of air. She clung to Free's arm as they navigated toward the refreshments.
<LunieLu> Elowyss, forgetting her earlier worries about socialising, she smiled warmly at the male and nodded to his thanks. "That's quite alright." She then held out her hand to shake his, "My name's Elowyss." Upon introducing herself, Ella was quickly distracted by an enchanting melody, her focus moving to the direction of the music; noticing what seemed to be a violinist dressed as a hare sitting in a tree.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Made a 'Militar' salute to Sienna, with a smirk on her face. That little woman.. could it be possible that Sienna was scared of her? Shrugged, and sat down on a chair near to Marianne. "Enjoying the party as I do, huh?" She said, and looked from up to down her outfit. "Nice costume, Lion?" Improvised, and offered a glass of wine.
<CEunhae> Avery smiles and looks up to nod back at the approaching lady and then back to his date once more. He really didn't mind the armor, but it was getting quite hot underneath. "Well, I was thinking of going as the Mad Hatter, but then thought that might have been a bit overused so why not the White Knight? Personally, I think it suits me quite well," He jokes, getting comfortable on his mushroomy seat (and armor). His ears catch the sound of someone playing the violin, making him close his eyes for a while, taking in the sounds before reopening them. "So," Avery starts off once more, "The caterpillar, hm? A most interesting choice, I must say."
<Yelsah> Sienna Music. It was lovely… but where was it coming from. She glanced up to see someone playing on a violin. Oh, that was the kind young man she’d met in the library. He was really good. She listened intently for a moment caught up in the melody unconsciously swaying side to side. It brought back happy memories of her playing about behind the taverns she’d been denied access to prancing about in the puddles from the rain with her family and friends. The music would emanate from the building and she’d always felt that music was for everyone. It didn’t care who you were or where you were from.
<MaltedMilkBoat> Ahenobarbus Only came to this grand fiasco on the premise of fine tea and the chance to see the forever spring garden. As such he went full out on his costume to match up to such a ball, He ruffled the feathers strapped to his arms and adjusted his Dodo head shaped hat. "Well, I'm not waiting around any longer." Walking through the gates with cane in hand. As he walked through the gates he saw that a fair few people had already arrived and that the host at the gate was rather preoccupied greeting other partygoer's, and took this chance to avoid the party favour as he had nowhere to put it. When he entered the garden, he took in all the sights he could and headed straight towards the table where the tea was being served taking that as a priority over anything else at the party. After pouring himself a cup he headed off to look around the garden, peering back and too at the other guests and taking solace in the fact he wasn't the only one that looked a complete and utter fool.
<coontails> The man didn't shake her hand, but took it and gave it a kiss, bowing deeply to her before straightening, nodding. "It's nice to meet you, Elowyss. M'name's Raphael." He didn't want, or feel the need to say much more. Not like he was going to end up talking to anyone here that wasn't in his guild after today, anyway.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: This was getting rather boring already, and most likely sitting here alone would just make matters wor-- Marianne was startled by the sudden female besides her, slowly placing her mask back on, sighing, giving her a rather sarcastic answer. "Indeed, Its rather... thrilling." She almost gagged the last word, but retained herself from doing so, waving her hand at the offer. "Thanks, but no thanks.." Marianne sat straight and as she crossed her legs, did the same with her arms, glancing upon the vivid atmosphere. "What about you miss? , are you having a blast?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle carefully navigated them through the crowd as they reached the refreshments table. There was such an assortment that he couldn't decide at first. As such, he turned to his partner "What do you care to drink?" As he waited for a response, he looked back at the table once more carefully pondering what to take. After a few moments, he decided to go with a cocktail just to get him more 'energized'. It would be his only one though.
<Devilsflair> Grace: " I thought it suited me more. A character with little lines but leaves an impression also the other female characters are over used as well.
<Yelsah> Sienna’s Fond memory was cut short. No way… really…. the man she’d spilled her drink on was her partner. No, please, there had to be another person around here with that name! Well, it wasn’t like she had to say anything but she felt like she owed him something to make up for spilling her drink on him. But what exactly? He seemed like he didn’t much care either way. Maybe she’d just quietly protect him from any other spilled beverages. Why was she here, why had she joined that guild in the first place? In the end she decided to just stand there and pretend to be a lovely, quiet living statue.
<RemixedMagic> [Flos continued to play several pieces for a while. As he finished his last one, he heavily breathed out and lowered his arms in weariness. He hoped his date recognized him from where he was. For now though, he jumped down the tree and landed with precision, tucking his violin under his arm and making his way to the refreshment table.]
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "OH! The time of my life!" Exclaimed with the sarcasm visible over the surface, then laughed and sipped her drink. Imitated to the woman aside and crossed her legs, hard task to do since the skirt under the sheet she called 'dress' was just so small... "Seems like high society balls are not in my area... not anymore" Said in a distracted tone while she enjoyed the music with the eyes closed. Flos surely was talented. "And your partner? Shouldn't you be with him... or her?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss couldn't help but chuckle at the amazing pieces she had just heard, turning back to the male she was previous talking to, "Terribly sorry, I have to catch up to my date." She nodded to him and turned to the direction of the tree that Flos had be situated in, starting towards it. Not long had she started on her journey to find her date, she bumped into him, almost falling backwards; "A-Ah! S-Sorry--..Oh! Flos!"
<Comical1> Caitlin: "A white wine," she answered, eyeing the bottles with interest. As her date selected his cocktail, she too poured a glass of her desired beverage and took a sip, using the moment to savor her drink and glance around at the other party patrons. She recognized more than a few faces, though even more remained difficult to 'unmask' in a manner of speaking. One she was sure she recognized was Sarah and not too far off, however she seemed preoccupied so Cait resisted the urge to call over to her. Instead she returned her gaze to her companion. The music ended that she hadn't even realized sh'ed been listening to, (it was so magical in this place). "The next time the violinist plays, would you be willing to chase me around the dance floor, sweet pup?"
<RemixedMagic> LunieLu: "Ahh!!" [Flos grabbed the other's arm and tried to steady her, slowly blushing in embarrassment.] "Oh gosh, I am so sorry about that, miss--oh, hey! You know me?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss giggled warmly, pulling her mask off, "It's me Flos~ Elowyss?" She smiled sweetly at the naivety of her date, "You're very talented, I must say.."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a sip of his cocktail and he looked around the garden. He was also seeing a few fimiliar faces and was quite amused with all the costumes he was seeing. Upon hearing the other's request, he turned back and smiled "Of course." It had been a long time since he had last danced in a formal ball. He hadn't forgotten though as it was part of his upbringing. Part of him hope he wouldn't screw up when the time did come for the dance. Taking another sip of his cocktail he looked to the tables "We should probably get out of the way so others can get a drink."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Same" Let out a deep breath "She said she'd be here in time, but haven't seen her around. Not that it marks a big difference anyways... I didn't plan to dance with her, who had the brilliant idea?" She rolled her eyes and finished her glass, quickly taking the other to give a sip. "Was hoping to find another partner, but that's not possible, is it? Nobody is available..."
<RemixedMagic> Flos. (laughs heartily, seeing her smile) "I'm fine, I'm fine. Have you been well yourself, Ella?" [He begins to make his way to the refreshments table.]
<Comical1> Caitlin: Nodded in agreement and linked arms with Frees one more time. As they stepped to leave the refreshment table, they came to a crossroads with Flos and Elowyss. Cait gave a slight gentle tug on Frees arm and halted the other couple momentarily to say "Well fancy running into you both, and don't you look grand!"
<Yelsah> Sienna Watched Elowyss walk off. She realized once she did that she’d not said a word to her. She might have wondered off but Sarah’s presence kept her fixed in place as she tried to keep as close as she dared to the somber gentleman without actually invading his space. He looked angry and almost unsettling, but that would surely keep most people away she hoped. It had so far. Yes, she was kind of using him as a shield. Anything to keep Sarah at bay and she was looking increasingly bored, which was dangerous. But she was speaking to someone so maybe the danger had passes…
<RemixedMagic> [Flos tried not to redden too much as Ella took his arm.] "Yeah, I haven't seen a huge crowd like this before. It's insane, but so interesting at the same time. I mean, look at everyone's costumes!" [As he gazed around, his eyes sighted a woman with a cat-like air who just spoke to him.] "Oh, hello!" (waves)
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne just stared at Sarah and blinked. "Now Now, Maybe she'll make it..." She paused, thinkinging of what to say next. "Maybe she had a wardrobe emergency or something." Marianne patted Sarah's back and just smiled. "You really dont need a partner to have fun. Here." Even though the feline was never the type to be nice and all, she was bored, so she might as well do something before she would just get mad and leave. "Lets Dance." She offered her hand, smiling behind the mask.
<LunieLu> Elowyss was distracted by her conversation that she almost bumped into the other couple before them, quickly snapping her head up to be faced with a silvery blue cat mask, Ella tilted her head with a small smile, "Cait..?" She took a moment to observe the couple's costumes, "I must say, you both look amazing~"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle gave a curious look at Cait as she stopped them and looked to see Elowyss and Flos whom he had remember meeting once before. "Yo~ It's been a while. You two are looking good yourselves." he grinned as he greeted the two.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Looked strangely to the woman at her side, she was hoping a man to take her to a dance.... Chuckled. It was so bored that she would do anything to have some fun. "Sounds fun" Sarah took her hand, to follow her to the dance floor. In her way spotted Sienna, teasing her a little was tempting, to scared her, pressing her ribs(?). "Wine is for drinking, not to drop it over other's people, okay?" Laughed and kept walking.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Haha, it has, hasn't it?" [He tilted his head to scan over the drinks and snacks on the table. There was a lot . . . ]
<Comical1> Caitlin: She broke apart from Free's momentarily to give Elowyss a gentle hug and a formal peck on the check. "a violet, right? Violet is a stunning color on you," she said before reaching for Free's again. It felt good to be on a date, and strangely wonderful being on a date with Free's. But she wasn't going to over think that. Just have fun, and enjoy the party. She waved bye to FLos. Seeing Sarah on the move toward the dancefloor she beamed a giant smile at Frees. "Can we?!" she asked excitedly as she pointed to where Sarah and some others had gathered in front of the orchastra setting up in the pavilion by the roses. When she pointed at Sarah she accidentally cast "Purity of Water" in all her cheerfulness and doused Sarah in a beatification spell. opps she thought. Oh well, good luck fending off the boys tonight my dear friend.
<Devilsflair> Grace " I thought it suited me more. A character with little lines but leaves an impression also the other female characters are over used as well." She kept her eyes on her partner but they drifted off once or twice to the passing people, not sure who exactly any of them are, some were actually dancing... Or offering to and huffed, now looking at her boots.
<Yelsah> Sienna Shrieked and jumped to the side and dashed behind the first large plant she happened upon. So much for the moving shield theory. She frowned and hid behind the odd shrubbery. She sighed and tried to calm her nerves when she turned her head and came face to face with a flamingo. For what seemed like an eternity they stared at each other. Neither one moved. Finally the pink bird blinked and flapped it’s wings and head butted the unsuspecting woman. “Gah! Ah! Ow!” She cried holding her head and winced in pain. What was wrong with this place?! The flamingo seemed to enjoy her reaction and leapt up onto her arm shoulder and perched itself there. Frozen and unmoving the woman stared into the distance at the party goers, wondering if maybe she’d had better chances braving the people. Beside her the Flamingo draped it’s long neck across her head and settled in for a nap. What did she do to deserve this
<CEunhae> Well, guess that's a reasonable explanation, he guesses. Taking a glance up at the dancing people, Avery asks, "Would you like to dance then, m'lady?"
It wouldn't be very fun just sitting around like wallflowers and watching people enjoy themselves, yes? Of course.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne saw the othe other female distracter and her eyebrow twitched, pinching the female's side, slapping her back tightly against her back, pulling her closer. "We're going to dance miss, you can do all your plotting and mischief as soon as we finish. " Her voice was serious and slightly deep, shooting the other female a menacing glare. "Now shup up and dance. " With a far off step, the feline began to move swiftly as the music began, closing her eyes as she swayed around.
<CEunhae> Well, guess that's a reasonable explanation, he guesses. Taking a glance up at the dancing people, Avery asks, "Would you like to dance then, m'lady?"
It wouldn't be very fun just sitting around like wallflowers and watching people enjoy themselves, yes? Of course.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Marianne saw the othe other female distracter and her eyebrow twitched, pinching the female's side, slapping her back tightly against her back, pulling her closer. "We're going to dance miss, you can do all your plotting and mischief as soon as we finish. " Her voice was serious and slightly deep, shooting the other female a menacing glare. "Now shup up and dance. " With a far off step, the feline began to move swiftly as the music began, closing her eyes as she swayed around.
<Picklez101> Archer had no idea what was going on, and wasn't dressed up because he had never read Alice in Wonderland or anything, so he was just chillin by the food tables and nomming away like a total derp because Jubby is incompetent.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle nodded with a grin on his face "It's been a long time since I last had a formal dance. I hope I don't dissappoint you." he chuckled. Turning to Elowyss "Will you also be dancing?"
<LunieLu> Elowyss returned the hug and peck on the cheek out of kindness, smiling warmly at the pair, turning her attention to Free; "Perhaps, but I'm not much of a dancer." She laughed light-heartedily
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Blinked in surprise when the other woman dragged her near. More surprised that scared. Such a change of actitute. She smiled mischievously "Are we playing roles now?" Chuckled "Who said you'd be the man?" Using all her force, she changed the roles and started to direct the dance (not caring about the other woman's height at all), following the rhythm of the music.
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed and stood p surprised that even sleeping the flamingo stayed snuggly on her shoulder. It yawned and burrowed in further getting more comfortable. Oh gosh, this was ridiculous! Why was this bird using her as a nest?! Whatever, it was a costume party, no one would care. She silently curse Sarah for scaring the snot out of her and sending her running. But… there was still food. Maybe the annoying creature would climb off if she offered it some. With her held resolutely in front of her face she moved to the table full of what she thought might be oysters and waited. Surely the flamingo wanted to eat, right. On cue the pink bird raised it’s head and surveyed the area. But for whatever reason it didn’t budge and instead seemed to be enjoying the unwitting tour of the buffet table. It glanced around at the other people but was happy where it was and stayed put, ruffling his feathers happily. The dark skinned woman in turn picked at the food again. At the very least she'd go home with a full stomach.
<Comical1> Caitlin: leaned her head on Free's should momentarily and smiled up at him. "I couldn't possibly be disappointed," she whispered. Then directing her sideways gaze at Elowyss, she conspired slightly louder "Grab your date, and allow him to lead the dance."
<CEunhae> Wow, where were his manners? Avery sighs to himself, mentally stabbing his frontal lobe, he stands up and replies sheepishly, "My bad, it seems that I forgot my manners back home."
His smile dies off a bit to a slight twitch of a pout, a bit saddened that Grace didn't even seem like she was enjoying the strange and crazy party based on a book. Although, beauty is in the eye beholder so he could just drop the thought. In hopes of making up for his moment of incompetency, Avery politely takes Grace's hand in his and starts to lead her to where the other couples were dancing. "I am quite sure a lady such as yourself will know how to dance?" The only real reason why he asked in the first place was because quite a few ladies whom he has pleasured himself in going out with normally had zero experience in dancing, all in the hopes of getting a man to teach her the moves. Of course, being the 'gentleman' that he is, Avery was more than happy to take up that particular role.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: Oh heck no. Startled by this, Marianne's lips twitched, glaring at the female underneath her mask. "Now Now. With such little strength, you are most definately more suitable for the role of the female." She spun and took his as an advantage, grabbing the female's arm, clasping her hand securedly against it, her back regaining its previous posture, the dance turning more firm and fierce, following the music's pattern. "Just close your eyes and sway away" She whispered, still taking the lead.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle chuckled and began to lead Cait toward the orchestra. He was quite amused at some of the pairs that were already dancing, recognizing Sarah as one of them. Once they had reached a slightly open area, he let go of Cait's arm and went to stand before her. Putting a formal smile on his face, he bowed and put his hand out.
<Picklez101> Archer When a young lady stepped up to the tables, he couldn't help but notice. Especially since her gown was so white and bright. He grinned slightly, picking up a tray of little skewers with little sausages...or some fancy thing, he could never name these foods off the top of his head. He strode over and leaned against the table beside her. "I'm gonna go out on a limb here...was there a wedding in this..."Alice in Wonderland" story?" He gestured to the dress with a slight smile before eating another one of the weird skewer things. He glanced up to the bird and chuckled slightly. "Nice bird~"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Oh... I'm sure that about strenght, we're pretty much alike, my dear" Kept her smile, now bitting her lip, staring a the woman with a defiant look. "I don't like to Being directed, not my style" She fought to the end, changing (even if momentarily) the role of the hands, and guiding away.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was currently gnawing on something she’d never seen before, which could be said of most of the things here. But she had learned one thing about herself. She did not have very good teeth for eating meat. Whatever she was nibbling on seemed to defy being chewed. She was determined to eat it. She hadn’t even realized someone had moved near her but the flamingo had and his movement alerted to his presence. She glanced up her fan still obscuring her face as he spoke. Purple hair… was her first thought. Was it natural? She remembered he’d asked something and she glanced around wondering if maybe he talking to someone else. Crap, nope. The bird maybe? She mentally face palmed and tried her best to respond. “I’ve… never read it.” She said quietly. The flamingo didn’t seem over fond of the man and clapped his beak at him looking about as cross as s bird could manage. “Ah, I think….. he’d look better on you.” She managed to say after awhile. Which was true. His purple hair would look even more adventurous with the bright pink. Well she’s spoken, so she was good now right. He’d move on and she could keep trying to eat this resistant meat.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Watching Frees behavior sent chills chasing up and down her spin, and goosebumps rose on her exposed flesh. forever spring she thought, the pleasant fragrance on the pleasant breeze sifting between all the partners on the dancefloor. The music taking on a fast, tango paceyoutu.be/iW71-sVyMzM ... Cait suspected the the instrumentalist got the notion from Sarah and her partners fervor. When Frees straightened from his bow and offered his hand Caits eyes riveted to him. He looked so dashing, with his furr cape draped over a fine vest and collared tunic with a tie to top it off. And- her heart fluttered- furr crusted boots. He was head to toe; ravishing. She licked her lips and smiled, taking his hand for the dance.
<Picklez101> Archer: He chuckled at the birds behavior and picked up a small cracker off the table, offering it to the thing. In any other situation he would have shot it on the spot, but he didn't want to shoot a gun so close to the young lady. He would just have to play nice with the buzzard for now. "I haven't read it either. Who has time for such gobbly goop, anyways, eh?" He smiled warmly and bowed his head quickly. "Ah, but I've forgotten to introduce myself, completely unbefitting of a gentleman--" he almost snorted with laughter. "...like myself...I am Sir William Archer~ May I ask your name?" He had to try very hard not to start laughing at his own little act. But this was a high-class place, he had to at least try...for a few minutes. When he found out where they were keeping the champagne, that would be when the real party started.
<JackTheXIV> Lex Wearing a giant suit of armor topped off with a helmet shaped as a chess piece, Lex barely stood out from the decor, he surveyed the room through little eyeholes he had cut from the original Helmet. He could not see his partner, He frowned beneath his giant helmet, His uniform was so stiff, it really restrained his arm movements.
<Devilsflair> Grace " I have enough life experience to know how to dance." She placed he hand on his shoulder and held his hand firmly. " Keep your head high and your body moving, don't look so stiff. " She danced around with him practicably leading him, instead of the other way around.
<RemixedMagic> [Flos returned to Ella munching away at a full plate of food.] "Shorry I was away." -munchmunchyum-
<CEunhae> Well that makes things a bit better. Avery smiles as he places his hand on the other's waist and does as she says and starts leading the two in a small waltz, naturally mindful of stepping on some feet and of the others dancing around them. After all, getting your foot squished by a grown man wearing armor will not be the best thing to have in the entire world.
<LunieLu> Elowyss was distracted by all the people dancing, and the upbeat tempo of the music, she glanced up at Flos and couldn't help but laugh softly at his muffled sentence. "that's quite alright. I don't suppose you know how to dance do you?"
<Yelsah> Sienna Was far form pleased to find him still there. The Flamingo was even more upset but kindly took the cracker and crunched it noisily at him. Below him the woman smiled uneasily behind her fan. The man seemed nice enough and she couldn’t help but eye all the odd bobbles and things he had on him. What did he do exactly? He introduced himself in what she’d call an over-the-top manner. “Er, uh… Sienna Black.” She said with a small wave. Why was he still here? Surely he had somewhere else he had to be, right? The Flamingo agreed and watched him steadily just waiting for him to do something so he could peck his eyes out. Seeing that he wasn’t going anywhere she decided to feed her curiosity and ask a question. “Um… uh… what do you… do?” Her speech as always was broken and trembled.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle wasn't quite used to fast pace but part of him got a little excited at the challenge. As he took he her hand, he put his other hand on her waist and began to take the lead. Part of him was a little nervous at first since he could tell that he had gotten a little rusty but as they danced, his movements slowly came back.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. (swallows his food) "Huh? Well, not really, I guess." (laughs awkwardly) "I just jog my feet around sometimes when I'm playing something happy, but I guess that doesn't count?"
<LunieLu> A small smirk crossed Ella's lips, she took the plate out of his hand, placed it on the refreshment table behind them; grabbing his now free hands and lead him to the dance floor, "well let's jog around~"
<Picklez101> Archer: He brushed the cracker crumbs off on his vest and set the little sausages down. He glanced back to her, a small twinkle in his eye. He loved telling people about his job~ He leaned in a little closer, glancing from side to side to make sure no one was listening in. "Can you keep a secret?" He glanced back and forth again, a childish and mischievous grin on his face. "I'm a pirate." He leaned back again and picked up another platter of food, this time tiny little tarts. He popped one in his mouth, the grin never leaving his face.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Huh--what--no, wait!!" [His foooooood!]
<JackTheXIV> Lex He popped off the chess piece helmet and made his way to the food area, He fingered through looking for something grainy, maybe a Biscuit?
<LunieLu> "Come onnn, Flooos~" A soft chuckle sounded from the young girl and she stopped on the dance floor after finding a big enough space to dance in. Ella placed his hand on her hip and then grabbed his other hand, starting to bob along with the music.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: The song was slowly ending and Marianne got back the tight clasp, grinning as she made one last spin, and once the song ended, the female held the other's waist, staring down at her. "Neither do I sweetheart." Marianne made her rose and let go of her, bowing slightly, smiling under the mask. "Thank you for giving me the honor of finally dancing with someone as competitive as you. It was fun." She paused andfixed her coat. "Now, you should try looking for your partner, go on, dont loose hope."
<Comical1> Caitlin: She could feel warmth from his hand against her back as he pulled her into his arms for a dance. A vocalist joined the orchastra and the next song adapted for her roll youtu.be/RQVmUl4K9NA to an enchantingly beautiful waltz. Cait did the boxstep dance with Frees like a butterfly in her sparkling heels. With her other hand looped over the arm Frees held against her back she held the train of her dress up to avoid getting stepped on.
<Yelsah> Sienna Couldn’t help but smile a little at him looking around like that. It was something she’d seen children do before telling someone what they thought was a scandalous secret. Her curiosity was now peeked when he leaned forward a little more at ease because of his actions. But he said the magic words as far as she was concerned. “A pirate?!” She whispered in awe wondering if it was true. How she’d always longed to meet one, or become one herself. She continued to stare at him in shock delight dancing across what little of her face was visible. Excited she leaned forward as well and adopted his funny motion of looking about and replied. “I love pirates.” She replied smiling behind her fan. How fun, a pirate at a party. Now, if only she could eat this meat she’d be happy. On her shoulder the flamingo clacked its beak looking put out. This was his nest dangit! He had to find his own. <_<
<RemixedMagic> [Flos reddened to the shade of his outfit but clumsily moved with Ella to keep up with her. He tried to remember how his folks danced when he used to played for them but alas, the memory escapes him along with his inner security.]
<Devilsflair> Grace His hand was not the most amusing thing to hold, it was hard and it kept bothering her, she looked at him while waltzing ignoring the other around them, ready to kick anyone that bumped into her. Sighing happy place Grace. Maybe that'll make this a bit better.
<LunieLu> "Don't worry, I can't dance either.." Elowyss' smile shone bright across her features, even if she was making a slight fool of herself she was doing it in the presence of a friend, and she was having fun doing it~
<Picklez101> Archer: "Is that so?" he asked, grinning only wider. Her excitement was only making him more excited. "A woman after my own heart, how refreshing~" He giggled childishly and popped another tart into his mouth. "And what's your profession, my dear?" He flicked his gaze up to the flamingo again and chuckled. He still wanted to shoot it...maybe later.
<RemixedMagic> Flos. "Uh, then--why--Ohpleasepardonus!" [He squeaked as he bumped into a dancing couple.]
<JackTheXIV> Lex he watched the people dancing and ate his tart, he saw another person dressed as a White knight, he felt rather foolish, He made his way to the door, intent on leaving.
<LunieLu> Elowyss gasped lightly as they bumped into a couple nearby, quickly stopping and turning around to apologise to Grace and Avery, "S-Sorry!.." she gulped lightly.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: The smile wasn't erased from her lips, but was frowning, still with a defiant look under the mask. "Same here. Such a pleasure" Bowed. At least, someone competitive. That could be fun. "Next time we'll see who directs who" And so walked away, to the table with the snacks and drinks. Some part of her wished to interrupt the little flirting that her boss was having with Sienna. Taking advantage that nobody was seeing, she throw a piece of an aplee, hitting her boss's head, then ran away from the crime scene
<Ayuuria> Freestyle was enjoying every minute of the dance as he slowly began to get caught up in it. He would periodically distance himself from her while still holding her hand and then come back to her, resting his hand back on her waist. He was truly being a gentleman tonight and perhaps in the eyes of some girls, almost like a prince.
<Yelsah> Sienna Grinned in response and was even comfortable enough to lower her fan slightly. She hadn’t expected to meet a pirate. Let alone one with purple hair. She felt a little silly being so excited over it but he seemed just as delighted. “Uh, I’m a merchant mechanic.” She replied. “I make small devices I think people might have a se for and also repair things. I um… don’t really have a shop though, just a blanket I sell my inventions on.” She said blabbering on excited like she always did when her trade was brought up. She might have gone on and said more but stopped herself short. He didn’t want to hear everything surely. Her train fo thought was cut off when an apple that came flying from no where pegged the man on the head. “Ah!” She squeaked looking down at the offending fruit as it rolled to a stop and back to him. “A-are you okay? That’s such a waste of food…” she remarked her brown eyes watching him worriedly. On her shoulder the Flamingo snickered and ruffled it’s feathers in amusement.
<lillumsama> Leah arrived late, but according to her, it was only elegantly late. After all, what kind of people actually arrived early to such places? The fun always started after a few hours and she hoped it would be indeed some fun. I kind of annoyed her the fact that she knew barely no one, but she'd survive and... Who was she to reject free food and exploring such a beatiful place? As she walked inside, her eyes looked around taking in all the people that was already gathered, searching at least for a familiar face.
<Picklez101> Archer: He set the plate of tarts down, the twinkle of excitement growing in his eyes even more. "A mechanic you say? I'm a mechanic of sorts myself. Tell me, what do you specialize in?" He wondered if he could get a recruit tonight, that would certainly make the evening worth while. But just as the thought was running through his head, a slight bop on the head pulled him away from it. He glanced back and watched the girl running away. Jealousy? He shrugged and turned back to Sienna, shaking his head. "It would take more than a piece of fruit to cause any damage, my dear~"
<LunieLu> After Elowyss had quickly pulled Flos away from the annoyed couple they had bumped into, Ella sighed lightly. "I'd best take my leave now Flos, I have to open shop early tomorrow.." Her eyes drifted up to him and she gave him a very warm smile, "Thank you for accompanying me tonight." With that, she leant up and placed a very light kiss on his cheek to show her thanks.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: As the feline saw the other leave, she looked around, taking out the paper with her partner's name, staring at it. "Well..I guess this isn't happening." She ripped the paper in various pieces, letting them all get blown away by the wind. Marianne fized the rose on her hair and made her ways towards the familiar seats, sitting and leaning against the back of it, letting out a long sigh as she wondered what to do.
<remixedMagic> Flos. "................................................?!!!" [He speechlessly steamed, completely a crimson red.]
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "...dung" Why did she do that? Not like she need any more troubles but... she couldn't spend the night knowing that she didn't do any mischief. Later she'll say 'sorry' and everything forgiven. "Puff..." She kept walking, slowly than before, but indeed moving around. Maybe then she'd spot Leah at any mome-- oh there she was. Moving silently, she reached the woman and pinched her ribs as she did with Sienna moments ago. "Leah! What time is it to arrive? Super late!"
<CEunhae> The two continue to dance quietly which is a very rare thing considering how talkative Avery could be. It seemed like the lady was merely interested in waiting for the party to get over with. "Ahem, so, what do you do for a living?" It wouldn't hurt to make some small talk, now would it?
<Comical1> Caitlin: Right at the climax of the song Free's released her for a opening step, then pulled her back in, wrapping his arm back around her waist just in time for the decrescendo ending. Caits face was close to his and she could feel color rising to them. Her heart was beating rather quickly... and she was stunned to feel so lightingly alive from such a pleasant dance. It wasn't like sword fighting, or looting... the element of danger wasn't there, but somehow her heart was hammering just the same.
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled. “Oh that’s good.” She said looking relieved. “Ah I like making larger thing small and portable” She said looking even more delighted. “I also enjoy repairing things that are beyond repair, just because I enjoy the challenge.” She added. “And you Sir, what do you do?” She asked the fan now hanging useless at her side and she smiled eagerly awaiting his response. The only thing she loved as much as working with machinery was talking about it. The flamingo ruffled his feather and puffed up as he draped his neck across her head again staring dead at him.
<lillumsama> Leah instinctivly grabbed onto the poking arm and roughly twisted it before realizing who she was dealing with "Oh, Sarah... Sorry" she smiled apologetically letting go of her "But yeah... don't do that kind of thing to me ever again, kay?" she looked away and coughed "And yeah, in any case had some stuff to do first... Totally didn't get lost or anything :'D"
<MaltedMilkBoat> Ahenobarbus Who had been observing the going's on at the party from the edges of the garden and ofcourse finding some of the guests acts, quite amusing. As he took a final sip from his cup, a idea sprung into his mind as one of the flamingo's passed by. He placed his cup on the ground and grabbed the flamingo, " You'll do nicely" casting charm beast onto the flamingo, "You'll obey my every word, and stay perfectly still, up untill the moment the last guest leaves." He smirked slightly to himself, clearly pleased with his own idea as he removes the Dodo pieces of his costume and placed them onto the flamingo, and took a step back. "Perfect... kinda. At least this way i can keep a appearance here without actually being here." looking back towards the other guests to make sure he wasn't caught in the act, and headed for the the exit, ruffling his hands through his hair to return it to it's normal state. Humming to himself "Back to work for me as he walks through the gates.
<Picklez101> Archer: His eyes flicked once again up to the bird. He wondered what flamingo tasted like. Forcing himself back to the conversation, he smiled charmingly. "Well...we certainly have something in common, then~" He took a more professional scan of the area to check for eavesdroppers. "I don't really have a set job...I do a little bit of everything because...well...I'm kind of the Pirate King." He shrugged his shoulders. He didn't want to boast, but he saw himself as a big deal."While you design big things to be little, I design little things to be big!" He chuckled proudly to himself. He took a moment to glance back to the other young lady who visited the food tables. "Try those little sausage things, they're pretty tasty~" He gave her a small salute before turning back to Sienna.
<Devilsflair> " I buy and sell things in my pawn shop." The woman stared at the other sighing, giving him a twirl then leading him away to the drinks. " You can drink wine right?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a step back as the song ended and bowed once more, still holding her hand. "Thank you for the fine dance. It was quite fun to dance with such a lovely kitten." he flashed a gentleman's smile before lightly kissing her hand. Boy would his family be shocked if they saw him like this, acting like an upperclass man that he was. Of course, it was only for today.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Found herself twisted in some kind of wrestling key. Yeah, the Leah she'd always known. "Bloody hell, girl! Stop doing things like this, paranoic freak < " Fought to be let free and dusted herself a little. "And yeah, sure. I know you're an 'expert' in reading maps, yeah. I bet you were working really hard" laughed and put an arm over her shoulders. "What to do now? Gimme plans! Or were you planning on just stand around the snacks all the night?"
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: She wondered why the mans comment and actions ticked her off, but she just shrugged it aside and took one last tart, walking away from the table, eating some pastries on the way. "mmm. Mont Blanc.." she hummed happily and returned to her sat, not really minding being alone now, she was quite enjoying it with these delicious pastries.
<Yelsah> Sienna Could only again stare at him in awe. “The Pirate K-king?!” She said softly with a reverent tone. “Ah, you, you make things big? She said finding that amusing once she got over her surprise. “No wonder I’ve had so much to do lately. I’ll never miniaturize everything with you making everything big again.” She replied with a laugh thoroughly enjoying herself. She glanced over to the woman who’d joined then at the tables and smiled amiably at her as well. The Flamingo continued to stare the man down looking irate. He coiled his neck around her head as he shifted about tickling the woman as he did so. He now looked like a proper living headband.
<lillumsama> Leah "Why are you asking me that? You're the one who's probably been around the whole afternoon AND knows people here." she replied, still looking around. Besides the blonde, which wasn't exactly blonde at the moment, she knew nobody else, although she recognized a face or two that she'd run into before but... "Anyway, whatever happenned to your hair?"
<CEunhae> "I see," He mumbles, a simple smile forming and then suddenly being led over to where the drinks are. With a soft chuckle, Avery nods and retorts in a joking manner, "Why of course I can, do you truly think that little of me, m'lady? Why, you wound me with your words!"
With a pained look on his face, he clutches his armored chest as though he was shot by an arrow and even staggering, but then he rises up and coughs awkwardly. "Ahem, excuse me for that."
<Comical1> Caitlin: Sighed silently, only a small whisp of breath escaping her parted lips. why can't you always be this charming? she secretly wondered as she looked at Frees with new eyes. It was like seeing a man for the first time, and realizing she was attracted to him.
<Picklez101> Archer: He joined in her laughter and grinned widely. "Well, you'll never run out of things to do, that's for sure! I'm supplying you with a job, you should be thanking me!" He cleared his throat and gained a slightly more serious air about him. "Speaking of...you said you don't have a solid job?...I could supply you with a steady paying job repairing...mechanical bits here and there...if you're interested, that is..." He took a final glance to the bird and couldn't take it anymore. "Sienna, I hate to change the subject but...was it your choice to have this bird draped along your head? Do you have any sort of...attachment to it?" He put his hands on his hips, his hands closer to his weapons. The bird was being rude, so it was very close to being blown to bits.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle got back up right and looked towards the refreshments table. "Shall we get something to fill our stomachs?" He was starting to get a little hungry and he wanted to get something to drink after that dance.
<Devilsflair> She held his hand and quickly let go of it as soon as they reached the drinks and poured herself some she laughed at his comment and shook her head. " You really are a card, whoever you are." She drank some of the wine and handed him a cup.
<Maruyasha-sama> Marianne: She couldn't finish it half way. With a sigh, Marianne slowly took off her mask and placed it to the side, sliding off her coat and folding it neatly, "Eh.. I danced.. so thats an acheivement.." The feline gave a shrug and left the plate laying there, making her way outside of the garden, rubbing her eyelids gently. Well, at least she go home and rest.
<CEunhae> Oh look! He got a laugh! Looks like he still hasn't lost any charm after all~ Good too considering he sort of needs it. "Just call me Avery, m'lady. And I thank you kindly for the compliment," He replies back, taking the cup being offered to in his hand and taking a sip before thanking the woman for it.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and laughed a little. “That’s true actually. You’ve given me a lot of work, I’ll have to return the favor somehow.” She replied. At the mention of job offer she looked a little shocked and grinned brightly. “Oh job, really, I’d love that!” she chirped happily. “I’ve been having some trouble selling things and a lot fo people don’t trust me to repair their items because I’m not a certified mechanic.” She said looking pleased at the idea. “Ah, you’re not making it any easier to repay you with this though.” She remarked. “Ah the Flamingo?” She asked reaching up to touch the bird. Um well, he just kinda attached himself to me, but he’s kinda sweet isn’t he?” She asked as the flamingo chirped a happy noise at being petted. “Why? Is, am … am I not supposed to touch him?” She asked looking worried she’d done something wrong. She glanced around at some of the people present but didn’t mind them for a change.
<Comical1> Caitlin: "Certainly," she replied, momentarily distracted by the wonder of a queens banquet. What amazingly oozingly delicious treats must await at that table?!
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Shrugged "I know some of them because I've TALKED with them. You should be around people more often u_u" Grabbed the pink-haired woman's arm and dragged her to the snack table "What? How do you like it?" Moved her hair with a hand "I thought it suits better my costume that way... and was supposed to make me look... different, but I've seen it's not working at all.... Aaaaaand The only person than danced with me was a woman..." Showed indifference, but was crying inside.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle offered his arm out to her again to lead her to the table through the crowd. "I really do look forward to trying the food here. Maybe I can learn a thing or two." he chuckled with a hint of excitement.
<Picklez101> Archer sulked slightly at her response, but kept the light air about him. He had really wanted to blow that bird to smithereens. "Oh, no, I was just curious. He seems quite...personable..." he had to force that compliment. He cleared his throat again and replaced the serious smile on his face. "I don't mind if you're certified or not. Hell, I pick up bums off the streets and give 'em jobs, you will be a delight compared to most of 'em!" He chuckled and raised a hand. "There's no need to repay me. I know how difficult it is to start out as a mechanic. All you gotta do for me is work hard and use that noggin of yours."
<Devilsflair> Grace Nodded still drinking her poison and passes her fingers through her hair watching everyone else dance and enjoy themselves.
<Comical1> Caitlin: At Frees remark, hinting at experimenting in the kitchen later, Caits mind diverted off path again - 90* angle - to a memory of having dinner with Frees in the middle of the night by happenstance. She had been strolling the streets out of restlessness and he had invited her in. She had seen his relaxed, at home side, and even peeked a portrait of him with his family (revealing where he learned this charm he so often concealed) before falling asleep in his spare bed. That had been a strange night, but she hadn't thought of him as more than a friend. Now, seeing him in a different light made her feel somewhat stranger remembering something so much more... well... personal.
<lillumsama> Leah: "Maybe..." she said shrugging "But what can I say? I've got bad timi... Oi!" Without being able to do anything about it, she was dragged to the food table and once there she didn't quite complain, food looked delicious. She picked a couple of tasty looking things and looked up at Sarah "Yeah, you should keep it that way. Kinda takes away the dumb blonde look too" she chucked amused before taking the first bite "So I would say it is working, doll" As she heard Sarah's next words, however, she nearly choked "That's gotta suck for you, although I don't see nothing really wrong with that" she laughed "But I'm guessing you'd refuse a dance with me, wouldn't you?" she teased.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled at him a little strangely. Why was he disappointed exactly? She shrugged it off and returned to the previous topic. “That’s wonderful.” She said looking relieved. “I didn’t expect much but going home with a full stomach tonight. But I’ve met a pirate and even gained a source of income.” She said laughing pleased as punch. “It’s funny but, I always dreamed of meeting a pirate and becoming one as well.” She said patting the flamingo’s head absentmindedly. “With all of that, I don’t think I could pay you back in one life-time anyway.” She commented with a sigh. The pink bird clacked his beak happily and looked at Archer smugly as he’d won a small victory. His nest was his nest. >u>
<Ayuuria> Freestyle guided the two of them to the table that had all the food laid out. There was such an assortment to choose from, he didn't know where to start. "This all looks really good." he said out loud as he got 2 plates, handing one of them to Cait. He began to slowly glide over the food, taking a few things here and there. He ended up getting a steak, bread, vegetables, and a few delicacies.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Accepted the plate and chose a similar assortment, minus the steak. Instead she added a select bit of juicy hen and a few pastries to nibble afterwards. Then she followed Frees to the teatable with kettles and teacups and mushroom stools.
<CEunhae> Avery takes another sip while continuing to look out with a lazy look at the people continuing to enjoy themselves much like how he was. The lady however, he wasn't too sure about. Perhaps he ought to ask. "Hopefully you are enjoying yourself despite how... awkward I have been," he murmurs, looking down at the glass with the intoxicating liquid in it with an enigmatic look on his face.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: well crap, if there was ever a time the stone hearted mechanic could ever feel guilty, now was probably it. By the time she reached the party, the female was all too aware of just how late she was. It wasn't even stylishly late, it was just 'oh crap I'm really really really late' kind of late. The kind of late where you realised you missed the first two flights to your holiday kind of late. As she sat at a small table tucked away in the corner of the garden, a small glass of... something in front of her, Aila scanned out for her would be partner, already having the feeling he left. “this is a good thing Aila, it means you don't have to do any stupid socialising or dancing” she mumbled, although it was kind of apparent she felt awkward.
<Picklez101> Archer grinned, playing absently with his beaded hair. "Well, all I'm asking for is loyalty and hard work. That's more than enough for me. You might have heard stories about pirates being greedy...and they would be right...but once you're a part of it...well, we're like a big family. You don't owe anyone anything except trust and loyalty...oh, you'll also need a disdain for the monarchy and the authority, that's kind of an expectation." He chuckled playfully.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle set his plate down the table before going over other other side and pulled the stool out for Cait. He then walked back to his seat and laid the napkin on his lap. Taking a look around, he grinned "It really is lively here."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Somehow I knew I wouldn't work"Shrugged again. She wasn't hungry, but was surely 'thirsty'. A glass of wine had her name on. "I had the hope, and it dies last. Also... I was just hoping to impress... someone" She drank all the liquor in a sip. "Ah... why would I?" Smiled mischievously "I doubt you could be as violent as the last one that danced with me..."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She stood off to one side, watching the others socialize and whatnot through narrowed, cold eyes. Taking a long drink from her glass, she let her eyes slowly trail from person to person. She'd apparently been assigned to accompany another, but they weren't in sight--not that she cared. Being obligated to appear in costume was bad enough, socializing with others seemed more so. Sighing, she meandered about, weaving through people and decorations before finding a spot near a secluded corner by a semi-familiar face.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and nodded. “Yes, but pirates don’t discriminate. So long as you’re useful and have something to offer in way of trade or skills you can join. People like me, and the Anderswelter, we’re not always openly accepted where we go. For me, to not be judged by my appearance is a kind of freedom I can’t get on the streets.” She said fondly. “Of course all the adventure and treasure is a perk.” She added with a laugh. The flamingo continued to roost on her head and seemed to fall asleep after a while.
<Comical1> Caitlin: The Orchastra had been taking a small break for refreshments as well but they were resuming their place in the rose garden as the sky turned orange. "It will soon be sunset," caitlin murmured quietly. As they both were seated she demurely bit, chewed, and swalled her food in the most lady-like way she could. It was weird caring what she looked like while eating, as that was the quickest mannerism she dropped when she took to seafaring.
<lillumsama> Leah: arched an eyebrow and looked curiously at her friend "To impress someone...? Don't tell me the almighty Sarah is sighing for someone?" she smirked "And who is that person? Didn't manage to make an impression on them or what?" she asked and shrugged "Well then m'lady, care for a dance?"
<Picklez101> Archer "Well...there isn't always treasure, but you're drat right. Anyone is capable of greatness. It's the heart we look at, not the outside!" He pounded a fist against his own chest. He smiled warmly at her and pat her arm lightly. "I think you're gonna fit in wonderfully. You've got the smarts, the heart, and hey, even the looks!" He chuckled at his own smooth compliment and winked discreetly. "I'll set ya up for a trial run in one of my bays. I can't send you to the Ironguard yet, but...you'll get there at this rate, trust me."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle looked up at the sky as well at Cait's comment "Yeah... I bet this place is pretty at night though too." he responded. He cut a piece of his steak and took a bite of it. He didn't move for a moment as he chewed and his eyes slightly widened at the flavor. "Wow, the seasoning is something I've never tasted before." he said as if to himself and began to wonder what on earth the seasoning was.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: quickly growing bored of staring at the happy masses, Aila did what she always did in these situations. She pulled out a small mechanical device that had been stored in her pillow and began tinkering with it. Actually, that's what made her late in the first place, she was working on a motor engine and lost track of time. The next thing she knew, Aila was running around all over the place trying to get ready for this stupid party. Although she enjoyed the scenery very much, she cared little for the sheer amount of adult here. She glanced up every now and then to see if anything was happening, but for the most part, it was just as loud and annoying before. Briefly, she thought she saw some one coming over, but didn't care enough to see who it was before she went back to tinkering again.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Ups! Maybe she spoke too much? Opened her eyes wide, then relaxed. "Ha, ha" Laughed sarcastically "You'd like to know, wouldn't you?" Offered her hand with a smirk, to guide the other woman to the dance floor. "Not that It matters, I doubt the person is in here so... sure, let's go dance, do you care?"
<Devilsflair> Grace " It's fine you're not that bad." she drank her tonic now bored out of her mind. " I should leave, maybe you can find a better date than I. "
<Comical1> Caitlin: Her mouth was dry from eating her dinner and she looked to her left at the vacant seat. In front of every other stool was a teapot, and in front of every seat, a teacup and saucer. Cait reached over and grasped the pot carefully, delighted to realize it was still warm, and poured her and Frees a cup. "Sugar?" she asked.
<lillumsama> Leah: "Oh, come on~~ Is it someone from your guild?" she asked as she tooked Sarah's hand and walked with her into the dance floor "Tell me about him."
<Yelsah> Sienna Grinned a giggled a little at his proud pose. She wasn’t sure but there was something amusing about him. Maybe it was the hair? Or that he wasn’t one to care about ranks and the like. It was surely refreshing. She had to bring her fan back up when he complimented her. Bah, she wasn’t blushing, that was madness. She was simply standing before her dream profession, nothing more. Who wouldn’t be a little flustered? “I’m looking forward to it either way.” She added and meant it. To be staring her dream down, she was certainly glad she’d come now, even though an while ago she’d been dreading it.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She took a seat at the table currently occupied by the somewhat familiar woman--no as much at the table as on it. Perching herself atop the table and using a chair to prop her feet up, she took another drink from her glass and leaned back. She hardly had any intention of actually socializing, rather taking a bit of comfort in sitting by familiarity. She continued watching the others, eyes narrowing into almost a begrudging glare. "A blooming waste," she hissed out under her sigh. To her, this time spent laughing and carrying on could better be spent working--and she had so much more to do. Her eyes trailed back towards Aila, noticing her working on something. What a productive idea! She should have done the same.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle nodded as he still had food in his mouth. After he swallowed he thanked her and let his eyes wander a little. "It's been a while since I acted formal like this." he said with an almost nostalgic look in his eye.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Served a cube of sugar into both of their teacups and nodded. "Even though I never discard my formalities completely, they are and will always be an 'act'. And that isn't to say it is at all insincere; just saying that even my fathe- even the Baron is acting when he uses mannerisms. It isn't a matter of natural behavior so much as a display of manicured social graces... its why I never take offense to them," she converse.
<Picklez101> Archer: Yes, he had indeed found a cute one~ And if she was as skilled as she said she was, he definitely would have found a little gem amongst a dull party. "Good! You should love what you do, no matter what!" He gave her another grin before glancing to another table across the garden that was covered in wine. A mischievous smile crept across his face and he leaned in the direction of it. "As for now...I think I shall begin the eventful part of the evening...ah!" He pulled out a scraggily old piece of paper and scribbled down a quick map for her, passing it to her. "Those are the directions to the place you'll start out. Come on a monday at around 3 pm, I should be around to give you a tour~" He gave her a quick salute and sauntered off to go get plastered.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "I will give you only two clues" she made a gesture of a two with her hand. "It's a man, yes" finally reached the dance floor and took a dancing position, grabbing Leah's hand and moving with the Rhythm. One of the things she remembered how to do from her old life was dancing properly. "And the second one.... Mmmm.... to be honest, I'm not planning to give you another clue" Said and smiled brighter
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Raising a curious eyebrow, Aila glanced to the crowds before nidding her head, agreeing whole heartedly. It wasn't like she didn't like parties, but this seemed so grand and overdone, a waste. How much money went into creating some thing like this? How much money wasted, that could have been spent on the many beggars or homeless children milling about this drat city. No civilisation is perfect, the Anderswelder knew that, but she hoped that humans would at least be more practical than her own race. She was wrong. Looking back to the female sitting on the table, she tilted her head, placing the small motor down on the table. “have we met before?” she couldn't tell, Aila was horrible with names and faces, and all that face paint on the other didn't help.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle took a sip of his tea before replying "The only time I'm formal like this is at events like these. I had to grow with formalities all my life and I got tired of it. One of the reasons I ran away from home actually."
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled as he handed her the piece of paper. She watched him leave with a satisfied happy smile. In one meeting she’d not only met the king of the pirates, but he’d asked her to join him…. Ohmygosh! She squealed softly and did an odd little dance at the table in excitement. There really was a God, and how gracious he was! She couldn’t believe her luck. She was always so clumsy and misfortuned. It was like everything that had happened in her life had led up to this. Yes, even Sarah could be blamed for this! She stopped her little prancing fit to stare at the paper excitedly. The flamingo on her head livened up once the man left. He looked about and stuck his tongue at his retreating form. His nest. After that he moved around a little so his neck was curled around hers making for an odd necklace.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Oh no... they had crossed over into the personal life stories realm... she bit her bottom lip and lowered her lashes, starring deep into her tea. There was just one thing she was rarely sincere about, and it was family matters. Her father and mother both raised her well, and none had ever been cruel, but she had been a bit of a cleaver and ran away from her pampered life to be a pirate... her reason? what excuse had she? that her father had been well within his right to demand she get married to someone when she turned 23. The fact that he didn't wed her off at 18 had been merciful.
<CEunhae> Avery asks, "Are you sure? ...Well, alright then." If the lady wants to leave, then he really doesn't have much say in the matter and could only say, "It was nice spending what little time I had with you."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her eyes moved from the object the woman tinkered with, moving to her face. To someone who hardly cared for people and the like, she had a great sense of remembering them. A short, brisk nod and a low "mmhm" was all she replied at first. Inwardly it was somewhat amusing--having someone she knew was under her watch in the guild not know who she was. It saved her from having to keep a superior attitude the entire time. For once, she was thankful for the costume and face paint. "I dabble in the same work," she added, nodding towards the object in the woman's hands. "Highly unappreciated endeavor, that."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle he took another bit before speaking again "Anyway... I hope I haven't been a boring partner." he chuckled, trying to change the subject. The other had looked uncomfortable which intern made him uncomfortable.
<Coffee-sama> Leah: ''Yeah, well... I figured it wouldn't be a girl, that doesn't seem to really suit your tastes'' the music flowed into their bodies as they moved in accordance to it. Dancing reminded Leah of all the times she did that with her mentor ''Well, it's not likely I know him, but it'd be good to know who I shouldn't hit on''
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Eyes lighting up with a spark that few had seen, Aila smiled abit, happy to be in the company of some one else who appreciated the fine art of mechanics. “ah, another mechanic huh?” she drawled idly, picking up the device once again to try and hide her excitement. Maybe it was childish, but it was very rare that she came across anyone who even knew the first thing about the delicate works of machinery, everyone took it for granted, mistreated it, and it was Aila who had to fix up their messes. After a couple of minutes, Aila growled in frustration, placing the engine back down. “I don't get it. I've been working on this thing for weeks now when I have the time, but I can't seem to figure out what's wrong with the blasted thing. I think There's something clogging the piston” she nudged the device over to the other, offering them to look at it.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Not to be honest" Laughed "You know me too well" The music kept flowing around, and they both moving with the rhythm, a spin, two, slow motion again. "And I don't know why.. but I can bet you and I don't have the same 'tastes' when it comes to men..."
<Awa303> Epikuro wandered around the garden, card in hands, taking a look on everything and wondering where/who her partner is. She hadn't only arrived late, but EXTREMELY late thanks for having been lost on the way there. Ironically fitting for the White Rabbit role.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She cleared her throat a little and lifted her gaze back to her date. "Boring?" she repeated in astonishment. "No sweet puppy, you have been the very opposite of boring."
<Yelsah> Sienna Was beside herself with glee. She really could’ve danced all night at this point. Instead she proceeded to try the lavish desserts with hungry eyes. Her flamingo watched the goings behind her and watched a late comer come waltzing in. He ruffled his feathers and burrowed in. He had a very happy nest it seemed.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Arching a brow, she took the device, turning it over in her hand. Her eyes, keen and seasoned in the line of work, searched for even the slightly inconsistency. "Not half bad so far," she commented, not tearing her eyes away from the object. Instead, she placed it in her left hand and reached into her back pocket with the right, digging out a small tool. She squinted, poking and prodding at it for a moment in an intricate motion. "You've got it. Clogged, yeah. Not too bad..." she mumbled and placed the tool down after a moment, moving the parts with her fingers before handing it back towards her. "The trick is to let them give, keep them loose, without letting them jam."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle gave a sincere smile "I'm glad to hear that." he said and continued to eat, savoring every bite of it. Of course, he still need to save room for dessert.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: She watched the lizard clad woman closely, taking note that this woman was obviously very knowledgeable in this fine art. It made Aila question who she was, but the younger mechanic didn't really care enough to ask, it's not like it was any of her business after all. Taking the small device back, she nodded in appreciation. “It's the same engine I picked up when we met at the store a while ago, although work's stopped me from working on it as much as I'd like to. I've only been able to do so for a few minutes a day, not really enough time to make any sufficient progress at one time” she mumbled, figuring out where she had seen the female from before while she examined the cluster of metal and bolts in front of her once more.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Her eyes began to wonder as she'd eaten all she could, and up near the desert table, she did a double take at the sight of what might have been the "white Queen" from AiWL... being... clung to by an enormous pink bird. Cait couldn't resist snickering... "looks.. looks like," she laughed, having difficulty explaining, "looks like the bird from the red Queens croquet yard is hiding on the white Queens head, haha!"
<Coffee-sama> Leah: ''Yeah, you are a bit of a prude, doll. That I know very well.'' she laughed ''Maybe, but sometimes it's got nothing to do with tastes, Sarah''
<Awa303> Epikuro at first didn't recognize Sienna... well, that white wig didn't help. But as soon as she noticed who the chocolatey girl was she ran towards her, very relieved for finally finding a familiar face in that sea of crazy outfits. "Sienna! Nice dress! ='3 "
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Frowned and stepped on her friends foot on purpose. "Ups, sorry about that" Still a grin drew on her face. "I know. I'll take the risk" Not like she wanted, or could talk, about the man in specific. "Perhaps in another moment I could tell you who he is... but not right now" Her smile vanished, but didn't stop the dance, the music was still on.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle was finishing his food as he looked up to see what she was talking about. He chuckled slightly "So it would seem. Shall we check it out? I'm ready for dessert myself." he rubbed the back of his head as he said that.
<Yelsah> Sienna Heard a voice and instinclively brought her fan up to hide her face. "Oh uh, hello and t-thanks." She replied recognizing the young man and smiled meekly behind her fan.
<Comical1> Caitlin: When she looked back at Frees chuckling, she noticed just past his head something in the maze bushes. She squinted in the oncoming dusk, and thought she could make out the head of a Dodo Bird. Those, were extinct, right? She considered it could be another guest, but then again, it didn't so much as shiver let alone move. Frees spoke again; suggesting they relocate to the desert table and so she returned her gaze to her companion and smiled sweetly. "It would be my pleasure," she answered, rising from her seat.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her brow lifted slightly, surprised that the woman had remembered her from so long ago. However, it lowered to resume her usual calm expression as she eyed the device. "Work interrupting more work. Ah, the dutiful life of a grease-clad nobody in this society," she sighed, nodding in agreement and relating to Aila's situation. To anyone else, her words might have sounded offending. However, she hoped a fellow engineer would understand the truth in the words. They did so much work for the city, only to be overlooked by everyone else. It was a suprise on its own that they'd even managed to be remembered for the event--much less invited. "The more time they take, the better they'll be," she muttered, adding a bit of reassurance to her previous harsh statement.
<Awa303> Epikuro "You look good in it! =3" looking like a super delicious frosted chocolate wedding cake, she thought, and filled her mouth with the first yummy-looking pastry she put her eyes in to get rid of her hunger.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled lightly behind her mask. “Ah… thanks.” She said softly and watched him attack the desserts. “Ah… um…” She wanted to tell him that eating sweets on an empty stomach was unhealthy but she couldn’t seem to get it out and fell silent.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: She nodded in agreement, completely understanding the females words. “in all honesty though, its a personal project” Aila explained, shifting so she was sitting cross legged even on the chair. Picking up the device, the gestured to it and began to explain. “you see, I's saving up to buy my own Airship, but I plan on making the whole thing myself. It's a big project, a big expensive project, so I work overtime to gain the money” the younger mechanic took a tool from inside her pillow prop and began to try and unclog the small engine. “So I don't usually have much time, especially not to go to event like these” she snorted a little, perhaps a little too ungrateful for the invite, but what can I say? Aila is unconcerned for such things. She'd rather be in her workshop any day, or playing with the kids.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle He got up from his seat and waited for her to get up before going over to the dessert table. He noticed a familiar figure as arrived at the dessert table "Oh Ep- I mean Edel!" he hastily corrected himself. Not good, he had almost called her by her code name. He looked the other and shook his head, giving a slight chuckle "Still wearing pants I see. You should at least wear a dress once in a while, or to fancy events like these."
<lillumsama> Leah: "Oi!" she screamed in pain "Like hell that was accidental..." she muttered, glaring at Sarah but soon enough smiled again "Aww, I'm sorry. Poor little Sarah misses here beloved, doesn't she?"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Oh hi Free!" She waved to her work fellow as he approached the table. "Well, I told you, I'll put on a dress the day -you- wear one too." Laughs.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Hush now" She said with a death glare and pressed her hand. "Don't tease. I can suddenly forget how to dance and step on you feet all the way long, remember"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He gave her a slightly disapproving look while still retaining his cheerfulness "Yeah like that's going to happen." he said. He grabbed two plates like he did before and passed one to Cait. He began to browse the desserts and took a few, mainly chocolates on his plate.
<lillumsama> Leah: smiled sweetly "Then maybe we should quit dancing now, I'm not sure I should trust you anymore" she hit Sarah softly with her elbow "But yeah, instead you could always introduce me to your friends or something. I'm kinda hungry too!
<Comical1> Caitlin: Followed Frees to the table, yawning behind her hand discreetly while he spoke with some friends of his. She recognized the 'white rabbit' from that day in town when she'd met Alisher. She and Sarah had been trying to seduce Alisher to go skinny dipping in the cove before a fight broke out with some clockwork dolls. She'd never had the chance to properly meet the white rabbit then. Looking down at her other hand, she noted the plate Free had given her. She neatly placed it back on the table, truly too full to consume anymore.
<Yelsah> Sienna Ah, people. She moved down the table aways to get away from the slowly forming group, not wanting to get caught amongst them. The flamingo nudged her head towards something he'd liek to try. She smiled and grabbed it and held it up to her shoulder where he gingerly took it and gobbled it up happily. He clacked his beak adn she fed him another and then grabbed one for herself. They were small little lemon tarts. Tasty. She wondered if they were hard to make. Lemons weren't as expensive as other fruits. She had some plans for an oven, she had to have something to try with it.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: "Personal work is still work, s'long as you're productive," she mumbled, resting her chin in her palm as she looked out towards the other people. How could they be enjoying such a thing. Was it like a break, a vacation from their work? She couldn't see anyone needing such a excessive thing. She'd only come because she felt it was what she was obligated to do, nothing more. Her break, her reward for hard work, was the finished product...and more work itself. Her eyes trailed from the other party-goers to Aila once more, gaze almost lazy and uninterested in anything else. But the girl's dreams of building her own ship--that was fairly remarkable. "A commendable goal, I'd say"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Chuckled softly. Putting a hand on her shoulder, she guided Leah to the Table again. "It's your lucky day! All my friends seems to be reunited at the same place." They both reached up and Sarah waved her hand to all of them. "Hello!" smiled. "Good to see you all again!"
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: “some would say far fetched” she chuckled, but didn't seem put off any. She didn't care how unreachable the goal seemed to be, she would strive for it anyway, with all her might until it was in her grasp, and she could proudly say 'this is mine. I built this. I built this, and you said I couldn't'. there were too many people in the world who were satisfied with the minimal just because they didn't want to work for they wanted. “people just expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter, and if it's not then they wont work for it. I wont settle for that, Perhaps us mechanics know better than anyone that the things you work for are the sweetist. I'll keep working until I'm back in the sky where I belong again” she muttered, then widened her eyes slightly. Shoot, did she say too much? Maybe the other wouldn't notice?
<Awa303> Epikuro "Same here, Free, me + skirt = not going to happen" She told him, still with a half-smile on her face. Was that so weird that she likes to wear pants better? Epi waved a greeting to Caitlin too when noticed she was there "Hello. =3", though she couldn't recall if they met before. And them she turned to see Sarah nearby and couldn't help but smile; really, all people she knew were gathering around her, the party was finally starting to feel fun.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Turned at the sound of Sarahs voice and smiled a huge grin "Sarah, at last! Busy bee, you've been dancing all night," she greeted her best friend.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Well well, it looks like we all know eachother here" he chuckled as he stood with his plate in hand. "So who did you two come with?" he asked to Sarah and Epi.
<Yelsah> Sienna Glanced over at the swarming, talking chattering crowd. She was glad she'd moved. She smiled as she eyed the chocolate pieces. Some were as dark as she was, others lighter. She'd never had chocolate before... she picked up one fo the darker ones and smiled. It was even better then the lemon things had been. The flamingo draped his neck across her head in a silent plea for more which she did with a smile. How nice that the bird had become such an amiable companion.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Hm, I got a random pair." She showed her card to Free. "But I arrived late, so I'm guessing we missed each other." Scratches the back of her own head giving an awkward smile, until... "Amg, Sarah, what happened to your hair? I almost didn't recognize you... @,@"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She hadn't noticed That Edel was there, she blinked and greeted a bit ashamed "H-hi Edel! I didn't know you were coming here", her face flushed lightly "Y-yeah, I dye it just for today... do I look good?" Said with a smile. Turned to see Cait "Same, sweetie! I didn't know that you and Free... you know" nudge nudge wink wink "Oh! I came with my friend here, Leah" She pushed Leah forward gently, making a gesture for her to present herself "The same that Edel, a random pair, and seems like I was the only woman paired with another woman..."
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Here eyes flickered to Aila at her comment, not nearly as unobservant as someone might think. Not that she cared. She hardly thought anything of different bloodtypes, different breeds of beings. "Hardly makes a world of difference to me," she huffed, leaning back and finishing off her glass. "Work is work regardless of who does it. Whatever drives you," she sighed, cracking her stiff joints and leaning forward again. She didn't come right out and say anything, not that she suspected or she knew--the woman could make of her comments what she wanted.
<Comical1> Caitlin: At Sarah's nudge-nudge, wink-wink she turned bright red in the face "We're just, we came as, he's my-" she stammered.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Ah, it looks good for a change. Though your blond hair is so pretty, it feels like a waste dying it... ' " She turned to the pink-haired woman. She always wondered if that color was natural or not. Quite exotic anyway. "Hi Leah, long time no see! I was here with Free and Sienna and--" looks around "...it seems she sneaked away... "
<Picklez101> Archer: He began to stumble around after downing who knows how many glasses of wine, and he can bump into someone...
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Aila sighed, well aware that the other woman probably knew what the younger had accidentally let slip. She was annoyed at herself for being stupid, it was the first time in a very long time that she had ever made such a blunder, but she was slightly relieved that the other didn't seem to overly care. Shaking her head slightly and trying to forget the whole thing, Aila figured it would be best to simply change the subject. “what's your name anyway?” she questioned offhandedly, going back to her tinkering. She'd probably go home soon, half an hour of all this noise was more than enough for her.
<Yelsah> Sienna Was certainly enjoying herself but now that she'd had her fill she eyed the now empty dance floor as she got a rather funny idea. "Sir Mingo, would you care to dance?" She asked not expecting him to understand. But suprisingly the bird jumped down form her head and took a bow. After that the two walked out to the dance floor. The woman could hardly contain her giggles as she curtsied, though it was a sloppy movement but the flamingo didn't seem to mind and immediately started up a rather fast paced patter as he dance about the woman with surprsing skill. "My, what a fine dancer." She remarked amused as she spun around to watch. She didn't really know how to dance so watching for now was fine.
<lillumsama> Leah: observed the scene curious, Sarah seemed to be popular enough and that could prove to be quite useful. She smiled widely when her friend introduced her to them "'ello, 'ello pleased to meet you" she looked at Epi "Oh, yes! I remember you from that time! Nice to see you again!" she followed Epi's gaze to find Sienna... out of her sight "Well, I'm glad she decided to come in any case =u="
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Hmm..." he looked at Sarah and Cait as she stammered. "Cait and I are just friends. We agreed to come here together." he said, taking a bit of one of the chocolates on his plate. He shut his eyes for a moment as he savored the taste. "Just right."
<Picklez101> Archer: His idle stumbling brought him nearer and nearer to another young lady (Aila), his feet finally giving up on him and letting him bump into her roughly. He spilt a good portion of the wine in one of the two glasses he carried and he starightened himself up slightly, disdained at the waste. "Oi! That wuzz....that wuzz my drink! Watch wherrrr....you're goin!" he pointed a finger in her face, swaying slightly from left to right.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She was quiet for a moment, going back to watching the others with less than mild interest. For a second, she thought to tell the girl a fake name or none at all--wanting to keep her status as the head of engineers secret. But, it seemed too complicated to do for something so simple. "Lou. Just. Lou." she replied, her voice calm--cold, possibly. Her eyes narrowed as she watched some drunken fool loom closer--inevitably colliding with Aila. "Blundering oaf," she muttered, eyes locked on the man. He'd had the audacity to accuse a sitting individual...it was ridiculous but not surprising.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She gave a quick peek to both of them. Cat was interested in Free with no doubt, but Free... Sighed. She knew how it felt, "Oh well! And I've seen you both have been having fun!" The coment that Edel just did made her blush as crazy, so she fought herself to keep her eyes away from him, playing with a tuft of hair nervously. "Th-thank you I just... Thanks >//>" One breath, two, three, 'calm down... calm down' she thought "And Sienna! That woman has been evading me all night, I don't even know... wh-" what was happening on the dance floor right now? She didn't know if facepalm at the woman in white or laugh, so did both "I'd like a dance partner like THAT" pointed, still laughing to the point of tears.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Now this was distracting. First: Sarah - was - blushing... redder than she herself probably was. Second: the White Queen and her Dodo flamingo were doing the Flamenco. How bizarre?? Her eyes widened in shock, then a fit of laughter hit and she was leaning on Frees shoulder trying not to fall down from chuckling so hard.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Eh, I don't know where to find another dancing flamingo" she laughed, lighthearted. "But if you just want to dance, I'm up for it. I've just been here eating since I arrived anyway. =u=" Pointed at herself. She had got a glimpse of Sarah dancing with Leah before, and Sienna was dancing with a pink bird, so she saw no reason why she dancing with another girl could look weird at the moment.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Aila, surprisingly, didn't recognise the name. Although she was registered with the mechanics guild, she was not their often, and as far as she was concerned, had never met the leader. How ironic that this was her second meeting with the said woman. “Aila, a pleasure to-hey!” she yelped, being smacked into, causing her to drop her precious mechanical object, which dented as it hit the ground. She stared dumbfounded at the contraption, picking it up delicately and placing it on the table before turning to the inebriated moron with fire in her eyes. “watch where I'm going?” she hissed, standing up and slapping his hand harshly away, only to jam her own finger in the pirates face. “watch were you're going to drunken moron! Look what you've done!” she growled, now gesturing to her dented work. “that will take hours to fix!”
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Seeing someone dancing with a flamingo was definitely not something Free saw everyday. He was quite amused at the sight when he felt Cait lean on her shoulder. He gently grabbed her arm and chuckled "Don't fall now."
<Yelsah> Sienna Trying to get a feel for the odd dance attempted to mimic his moves. The flamingo nodded and seemed pleased as he continued to dance about pulling off some daring moves. She’d never seen anything so ridiculous in her life, but yet it was fantastic. A dancing large pink bird. This was amazing The skilled feathered dancer took her few steps which she managed to do mostly. He clapped his wings together in applause and continued his lesson. The woman giggled loudly amused beyond all reason.
<Picklez101> Archer: He shot his gaze onto the other lady sitting there and furrowed his brow. "Rude. Rude--" he stumbled back slightly when she slapped his hand. The nearly empty glass flew out of his hand (fair game to anyone who wants to have a glass smashed over their head LULULUL) and he stared blankly at his now empty hand. He looked up to the finger in his face, and couldn't help but start snickering, desperately holding it in. "That'll take you hours? Hours?" He let out a squeak of laughter and covered his mouth with his free hand. "Neeeeewwbieeeeeeeeeee~~~" he sang in a high-pitched, mocking tone, as he took stumbly steps backwards. "I regret nothin'! Nothin'! You shunt'a been sittin therr! D'you know who I am? D'you know WHO I am?!" He leaned in a little closer and grinned stupidly. "...I'm the kirate ping! Ping of the...skies! Yerr...yerr jus' jealous!"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Chuckled, blushing still, but she wouldn't let that man to embarass her anymore, OH NO! "Aww, I wanted to dance with the flamingo! D; But you'll do just fine" Said in a teasing tone and winked, taking Edel's hand to go to the dance floor.
<Comical1> Caitlin: O-God, O-God, O-God! she thought to herself, refusing to look back into his eyes when he gripped her arm securely. I am not smitten she promised herself. Not at all smitten with Frees. He's my friend. I don't date- err I mean besides this date, I dont date friends... Her brow furrowed in her own self-inflicted confusion.
<Awa303> Epikuro let Sarah take her hand (and the rest of her along it) to the dance floor and was about to ask if she prefered dancing in the girl or the guy role, but judging by the blond-not-so-blond-anymore woman's reactions the answer was pretty obvious. Epi grinned, almost snickering, and made a slow bow with a hand over her own chest and the other on the back before taking the lead for the dance.
<tooaya> Raven: "...How troublesome." He stood in front of the ballroom gate and scratched his head a few times. He really could use some reminder on why he's here again, all dressed up as some kind of cartoony--or close enough--character. For many times he had the urge to turn around and walk away, but the reminder that there could be good food and shows and sexy people kept him moving. Now that he was here, there was no reason to turn around anymore. "Well, might as well see what this place has." He sighed and walked through the gate. Upon seeing the hat he walked toward it. Instructions were already given: he was without a date, a card was supposed to be drawn. After this would come a rather pointless scavenger hunt--well, he might as well use this as a chance to walk around and find a place to nap.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: She watched, a mixed expression of irritation and disgust crossing her features at the man's antics. His insult to Aila, the destruction of her work, caused her blood to boil. But she kept a limited control on that, very limited. "Hardly likely," she sneered, slipping from the table and standing straight despite her drinks. One hand motioned for Aila to calm herself while the other was held up towards Archer. "You're a louse and a sloshed fool. Watch yourself," she warned, not really in a mood to put up with such nonsense.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Watched as Sarah took Epi to the dance floor "... PFFFTT" he quickly turned away, trying to hide is laughter. "Sarah doesn't know what she's in for" he said in shaky voice. It took him a moment before he recovered and turned to Cait "Shall have another dance after I put this plate down?" he asked with a grin.
<Yelsah> Sienna continued her little dance about the area before noticing Sarah and Epi. Crap, not more people…. Well, so long as they stayed away she’d be fine. She glanced up when a distraction across the floor caught her eye. Hm, the King was apparently drunk and causing trouble. Well, drunk people did that, but so long as you went with the flow they were pretty fun. She seen someone else come strolling in as well but turned her attention back to her Flamingo friend as he issued a few more steps. In the end they were able to perform most of the dance, though with out actually touching. All in all a fun little endeavor.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Didn't look at Frees but did nod her head and held out her hand for him to take. Dancing with him was... better than most dance partners she'd had.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: she didn't try fighting the roles like she did with Leah and the lion woman; she didn't want to. Made a short bow and put one hand over his shoulder, a held his hand with the other. "I hope you know how to guide a lady" She said with a teasing grin.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Lou may have had a cool head in this, but Aila did not. She glowered, stalking forward towards the man and ignoring Lou's gesture to calm herself. “you inebriated lumbering moron, I don't care if your a common thief or queen or frickin' Russia. It will take hours because I don't have the bloody time to fix it in one sitting! Blame me for something that was not my fault, call me names, shove into me, fine! But don't you dare ruin my work, and then insult my engineering capabilities” she hissed, pulling back a fist with the full intention of slamming strait into his sickeningly smug face =u=. Aila would not stand for all this crap when she did nothing but work her arse off for everybody, and especially not this twit, even if he did own an airship.
<Awa303> Epikuro laughed at Sarah's last comment, purely amused. Yes, she knew how to dance in the guy's role; it was one of the things she ended up learning after leaving home when was younger. "I'll give my best" she said, holding Sarah's waist with her free hand and started guiding their steps across the dance floor.
<Picklez101> Archer: He glanced to the other lady and grinned stupidly again. "You're cute when you're all serious, y'know that?" he laughed stupidly and brought his attention back to the aggressive one. She seemed very upset, but he really wasn't picking up on it. To him, everyone was having a good time. At least until he saw her fist raised. He snapped out of his stupor for a second and swung himself away from the fist, stumbling slightly in the process. "OoooOOooooooh. Feisty, eh? I...I'll let you know, I'm...I'm a master of drunken fist fighting!" He downed the rest of his wine and moved to set the glass on a nearby table, but missed entirely, causing it to break on the ground. He didn't pay heed to it. "You need ta...ta have yerself a drink and coooooool doooowwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnn....why were we fighting again?"
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Smiled gently as he went to go put the plate back on the table where they had eaten. He took Cait's hand and led her to the dance floor. Once there, he took up his position infront of her and bowed as he did before. "An encore with a lovely kitten" he chuckled.
<tooaya> Raven: After making a full circle around the ball room, which didn't take long seeing he walked pretty fast, he took note of the few groups of people gathered in the center. Flipping over the card he observed the patterns on it, knowing well that without asking anyone he'd never be able to find his patner. The question was, of course, did he even want to find his partner at all? Because right now, the trees and mushrooms looked a lot more interesting to him than the yabbering participants of the ball. Thinking back and forth between napping and attending he grunted. Why must life be consisted of so many unnecessary choices? "..One chance." He mumbled to himself before walking up to the crowd, clearing his voice before asking, "Has anyone seen the person who possesses the same card as this one?" His voice was loud and clear, perhaps even obnoxious over the calm music. He kept his hand raised, holding the card for anyone whose attention had been caught to see.
<Yelsah> Sienna Watched as the Flamingo took a bow which she again responded with a curtsy. She laughed and stood back up and with the dance over the flamingo made his way up her out stretched arm and back to her shoulder where he resumed his lazy actions and draped his neck across her head again. She snickered and looked about only to see the drunken fun wasn’t going over well. She tutted softly and looked over a man who had strode in before now asking for help. Um….. she moved over to him the Flamingo immediately snapped the paper out of his hand and swallowed. “Hey now!” She said looking at the bird. “That wasn’t necessary!”
<Comical1> Caitlin: this time she couldn't resist looking at him. She knew preemtively that he would be a different Freestyle come morning, and that this gentleman puppy would cease to exist, so she oogled the sight of him, savoring each detail and trying to imprint it in her brain to reflect upon later. She curtsied to his bow and inhaled sharply at his touch (although silently) as their proximity came closer, and her eyes drifted half lidded. She was tempted to rest her head on his shoulder as they danced but she resisted, regardless of the slow sweet-hearts quartet that was playing.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: Her teeth clenched together, hands clenched as she tried to control herself...but it wasn't working. Her eyes, narrowed on the man, rolled at his comment, only serving to increase her frown. In any other situation, she'd likely snap and yell--possibly even throw a few blows of her own. But in such a scenario, watchful eyes everywhere, she couldn't help but try and keep herself calm. "Enough," she nearly growled, her hand moving to grip Aila's wrist so that she wouldn't try to punch the man again. "Relax," her eyes then drifted to the stumbling man, glarring. "You should apologize to her, you drowned rat. Unlike you, we don't quiet have the luxury of free time. That trinket cost a bit of time and effort," she replied, tone cold and dangeriously close to breaking. "I won't stand for this."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Good" Said, still flushing, but now more relaxed, going to a side and another softly, following her partner steps and the soft rhythm of the music. She was flowing with the music, and the shout of Sienna was the only thing that brought her back "Hey, Sie!" Shouted "You should feed your partner more often" Teasing teasing, laughed lightly.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Just as he did before, he put his hand on her waist and gracefully took the lead. As he was dancing he heard a loud voice and looked over to see who it was. "Well if it isn't Rave. I didn't think he would show up to this kind of event." he chuckled as he continued to dance with Cait.
<Awa303> Epikuro stopped dancing to observe the guy who shouted, Sienna and the card-eater flamingo and snorted, starting a laughing fit muffled by her both hands. So much fun! She definitely would not repent coming to this Ball.
<tooaya> Raven: Well, that went smooth. A handful of people looked back to him with disinterested looks before going back to their own business---but of course that was to be expected, all the better for him! Raven's hand lowered for a good degree before he felt a sudden pull against his hold on the card. Before he realized it, the card was gone. "..Huh?" He muttered out a question mark to himself, staring at his now empty hand for a few seconds before looking over to the pink bird who was now chewing on his card happily. His eyes shifted from the bird to the female in which he's sitting on before letting out a chuckle. "Well, I guess problem solved!" He spreaded out his arms and shrugged extravagantly. "I must thank you, Mr. Flamingo, for taking my problems away." He'd kiss the bird, but that would be silly, so instead he took Sienna's hand and kissed it as an indirect thank you.
<Rufus-Vulpe> Aila: Realising the older woman was right, Aila took a deep breath, calming herself surprisingly quickly. Then, she smiled smugly. Walking over to a table that was occupied some random couple, picking up the creamy dessert in front of them without a word, much to their chagrin, and walked calmly back over drunk pirate. “how's this for cool?” she smiled sweetly, proceeding to slamming the pudding strait into the mans face, grinning as she watched it drip. With a dust of her hands, to walked back over to Lou, a cheery smile on her face. “much better”
<Yelsah> Sienna Was eyeing the Flamingo who only looked at her sheepishly. She turned back to the man to apologize with her fan in place but he seemed relieved. Strange… she watched him for a moment as he thanked the flamingo and her eye twitched when he kissed her hand. Once he’d released it she pulled it back glad she had the gloves on. “Er, uh, he’s thankful to help…” she said softly. The bird nodded and clacked his beak in affirmation. “Uh well, glad he could… um help.” She said smiling a little behind her fan. It was kind of funny and she was even able to laugh at Sarah’s comment without being too upset.
<Remanoir> Mer: There was a lot of people- no. There is a lot of opponents attending this ball. Of course it is not surprising. The queen did sent out special invitations to each guild, expecting every one of it's member to attend. Sure it is a bothersome event, but nevertheless it is a perfect opportunity to observe and note each and every member of the opposing guild member. She of course have a card in her hand because the ball was suppose to be for paired individuals but Mer find herself in no hurry of trying to find her partner. In fact she rather would avoid her partner for the whole ball if possible. Demon or no, Mer knows her social skills is next to zero, and her silent personality would instantly be very off putting for the other party. Making herself scant, Mer simply maneuver herself around the area staying still no more then 5 mins at one place observing, taking notes, and most of all, avoiding contact with anyone and everyone.
<Picklez101> Archer: "Apologize? How iz apologizin' gonna do anythin'? I could say it, bu' I wouldn't mean it! You shoulda asked for some money, but now all ya get is some silly word that don't mean much!" He turned to the aggressive one, who had gotten something from the other table. "Because your friend demand'd it, I am sorr--" he stopped as the pudding slapping into his face...he wiped a bit from his eyes before licking his lips and laughing. "Aw, I love chocolate puddin'! I should break yer stuff more often!" He laughed a loud laugh before stumbling away and waving lazily. "G'bye, ladiesssssss~ Look me up if yeh want a good tiiiimmmeeeee~ Tanks for the puddin'!" He took the rest of the pudding off bit by bit with a finger, slowly cleaning his face off bit by bit. He would be more upset about the remnants in his hair tomorrow when he had sobered up. For now, it was a delicious treat within reach, directly on his face and down his shirt.
<tooaya> Raven: He raised a brow, amused by how Sienna was seemingly translating between him and the flamingo. "My my, such an educated lady to know flamingo language." He teased, eyeing the funny-looking bird before looking closer at the crowd. He saw one..perhaps two, people that he was familiar with, the rest were strangers to him. It was only during a special ball did the city truely came alive, though at the same time, he missed the quietness. "So, does Mr. Flamingo have a name, or is he just..Mr. Flamingo? Of course I don't mind, that's a good name too."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "This ball is getting more and more interesting with the past of time =u=" she said with a smirk. The pink bird show. Her drunk Boss babbling on the table, she dancing with Edel... how could that be even better? Maybe if that man.... No. "If all the events were like this, I'd go to all of them!"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Indeed, one must admit it became as fun as it could possibly be." She said with a grin, talking to Sarah though still watching Sienna translating what the flamingo wanted to say
<Yelsah> Sienna Nodded and smiled shyly behind her fan. The Flamingo eyed the man wondering if he was after his nest as well. He’d scared the other beggar off he’d do so now as well. Wondering where he’d gone and spotted him off at the table making a fool of himself. How quaint. “Ah I just….. call him um, Sir. Mingo.” She replied softly not sure what else to say to the man. He had really white boots she noticed. How lovely to keep them so clean. “Uh, your boots… so clean.” She said a little impressed that he’d kept them so immaculate.
<Little-Imp-Rin> Lou: "Possibly 'cause an apology seemed more likely than monitary compensation, dolt," she sighed, shaking her head. Her eyes widened just as she caught sight of Aila returning with the dessert--and proceeded to smash it into Archer's face. Her hand went up to her hair in irritation, a loud, hissing sigh only growing as Archer laughed it off. "I would have expected more from a member of my guild," she growled to Aila, looking around. The engineers had a reputation for being uncivilized as it was, this only added to it. She turned, moving towards Archer as he cleaned his face and started to move away. "An encounter with you is hardly a good time," she practically spat, taking her hand and using it to shove past him. She was losing her grip on her control--she'd have to leave soon before she blew.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Spun in rediculously bubble-happy circles, like walking on a cloud (what the hell is the matter with me?) she tried to force herself to think, but she was a creature of indulgence and at the moment she was indulging in a fleeting moment of 'puppy-love' (pun intended). She was mentally warned herself she'd better get over it in the morning or else... but she was also ignoring that part of herself as well
<Rufus-Vulpe> *Aila: Feeling a little put out that Lou was disappointed with her, Aila scowled, moving back to her small contraption on the table and picking it back up. “I should go home and try to fix this anyway....” she sighed softly, a rather dejected look on her face. Sure, the moron may have laughed it off, but Aila felt much less agitated now she had taken her anger out in some way. Deciding she was never going to one of these drat events again, she swiftly packed her stuff away and left the garden. The sooner she could forget about this mess, the better in her opinion.
<tooaya> Raven: "Sir Mingo?" He chuckled, "That's not that much different, but I guess it works." Seeing the flamingo fly off he shrugged, not exactly worried about finding his partner anymore--though he did feel a little sorry for whoever got the other card, it meant that person will likely to be alone as well. Buuut, it was not time to worry about someone none-existent. He looked at Sienna, debating if he should continue chatting or actually find a place to nap. "Why thank you." He looked down at his own boots. "Of course they'd be clean, it's the first time I'm wearing this costume. Since, you know, apparently dressing up is required." He signed again, wondering why he even bothered in the first place.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Let out a deep breath. Distracted, SO distracted, she leaned againts Edel's shoulder without realizing. What was going on? Why such an OOC reaction!?
<Remanoir> Mer: Picking her way around the area, she finally found herself a sort of quiet area and sit down with her plate of slightly nibbled on desert. Of course, she had made sure that the view of the party is still within her sight, but seeing as everyone is paired off she felt more at ease at the prospect of never metting her partner. Setting the treats to the side, Mer took out a well worn notebook and began to scribble down information she collected in codes, ocasually looking up at random things to appear as if she was simply documenting the event in the area.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He gently twirled her around periodically and moved swiftly on the dance floor with her. He then caught something moving out the corner of his eye and recognized it as one of his fellow assassins. Moving along the dance floor while dancing with Cait, he made his way over to Mer and chuckled. "Yo~ Mer. Fancy seeing you here" he made the same move as before where he pulled away from Cait for a moment and came back to her, putting his hand back on her waist. He hadn't expected someone like Mer to show up either and then seeing Mer write things her notebook, he gave her a semi-weird look. "Come on now, why do you enjoy yourself for tonight?"
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled sheepishly behind her fan feeling a little silly. Of course he’d never worn the boots before, but she hadn’t known what else to say. She’d never been to anything like this, but she was glad at least that the flamingo hadn’t upset the man. She glanced around and back to him after while wondering if she was holding him up, he looked restless. “Ah um, well, sorry… to have um, disturbed you.” She said shyly and smiled as he bird plopped down on her head again. He was like a funny pink decorative item.
<Awa303> Epikuro meantally wonders if Sarah is tired (because yes she's THAT clueless), but as she had no reason to shove the other woman away she simply instinctively moved a hand to pet Sarah's head, because she was looking like a cute kitty snuggling on her like that.
<Comical1> Caitlin: Bubble. Popped. ok, who is she??? Cait wanted to know. Mer, Free had called the girl, and the thing that really bothered her, was the fact that miss Mer was so pretty. She sized the girl up like she would back in her fathers parlor at one of his summer balls during the height of the season, like she was the competition Cait was against in gaining the attention of Lodans upper crust society. It had only been a game she'd played (once she won the mans attention, she usually got bored and moved on, hence never actually marrying after the season was over). Still, this Mer and her association with Frees irked her and Cait was glad when his hand resumed its place on her waist. She didn't like the idea of - AMG, I'm jealous! she gasped outloud involuntarily.
<Remanoir> Mer: Ah, and here comes the headache. Mer mentally sign as Free made his playful greeting, implying that she wasn't being wasted (therefore not having 'fun') like the rest of the party goers. "I am enjoying myself Free." Mer plainly stated as she finishes the last of her notes before closing the well worn book and putting it back in her side-pack.
<KoifiShii> Lucian He hovered around the dessert table, picking studiously at a piece of cake on the plate on hand. He kept sweeping the scene and attendee's, recognizing a few faces from around town if not the plants. He was glad he picked up the mask last minute, it seemed to be quite the gathering and one could never be too wary.
<tooaya> Raven: "No, you are fine. Thank you for kindly noticing when I asked...and Mr. Flamingo whatever definately helped, so everything's okay." He gave the female a small smile before nipping her fan away with his fingers out of curiousity. "Why do you cover your face? Do you have a scar over your mouth or something?"
<Yelsah> Sienna smiled back amiably and was going to look about for something else to do, or possibly ask the flamingo for another dance lesson when her fan was suddenly snatched from her clutches. What?! What?! What?! She flailed mentally for what seemed like an eternity but lasted a second before finally covering her face and backing up. “I… I… I…” She couldn’t speak and stared up at him pleadingly instead. The Flamingo on her head puffed up eyeing the man menacingly, well as much as was possible. So he was after his nest!
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Goodness, you're always so serious. Lighten up once in a while =v=;" he said with a slight sigh. He turned back to his dance partner "Oh. This is someone that I work with and." he turned to Mer "This is Caitlin" he smiled as he twirled her. "She should lighten up don't you agree?" he asked to Cait.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: She felt the hand petting her head. Was when she realiced she was leaning againts his shoulder. Blinked twice and her face reddened even more "I-I-I'M SORRY" Stood straight again and waved her hands ashamed "I-I don't know how that happened, I..."
<tooaya> Raven: "Hmm? What?" For a second he saw Sienna's face in its entirety. There was nothing wrong with it, well, save for the small scratch on one side of her cheek. Not understanding the female's reaction he stared at the fan in his hand, trying to find some kind of meaning out of her reaction. "So there's nothing wrong with your face, why is this necesary? It's like me wearing some kind of gas mask over me for no apparent reason, don't you think that's a big waste on my dazzling looks?" He chuckled and combed his hair back in a charming fashion just to prove his point--somewhere he probably lost the point already, but whatever.
<Awa303> Epikuro "Hm, sorry about what? " Light smile. She is the.more.clueless/innocent/stupid.being.ever.
<Remanoir> Mer: Mer's eye narrow at Free's comment of her life style but decide the topic wasn't worth perusing. Instead Mer look towards 'Caitlin' and give a slight nod to the obviously jealous woman. Sheesh, does talking with this Free always comes with such baggage? "Mer." Was her only comment to the woman before she reached to her side and plucked the seemingly least sugary good from her plate of dessert and take a bite out of the sweet.
<Comical1> Caitlin: She allowed herself to be twirled but kept her eyes keenly on the two "coworkers", which reminded her, she never asked what Frees did for a living. When he introduced the two and asked Cait to suggest the other one loosen up and hang out she felt immediately the opposite way. for a split second she was starring daggers at Mer before masking the uprising jealousy. This was seriously not her style. She let men act jealous of her, not the other way around. Something was wrong with this picture. "Cait.." she responded with the same tone to Mer who gave a shorthanded introduction.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: Sighed of relief. He didn't mind at all, and wasn't angry either. But anyways, for some reason she didn't feel like dancing anymore. Weird. What happened with her energy? "Hmm, nothing hah... I'll just... go take a seat, ok?" Smiled and started to walk on the table direction.
<Yelsah> Sienna Continued to stare him down and stutter. “I… I….” Her voice wouldn’t work. She couldn’t say anything. What did she do wrong? He did some kind of odd hair flip that she didn't understand and paled slightly. Was he going to hurt her now? Was that it? She shook in fear at him awaiting some kind of violent response. She didn’t mean to do anything… she really didn’t. In a few moments she was cowering before him the flamingo on her head looking beyond irritated. He was upsetting his nest! He flapped his wings and waited, looking for an opening, he’d peck his eyes out. >_>
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Suddenly felt the atmosphere become tense and smiled a little uncomfortably. "Well then er... I guess we'll be seeing you around then Mer." he was about lead them off when an idea struck him. "Hey Mer, how about a dance later? That is if this sweet kitten doesn't mind." he smiled at Cait. He was completely oblvious to the fact that Cait was getting jealous over him.
<Awa303> Epikuro thought 'so she's really tired' and walked along Sarah back to the table, still watching the show of Sienna and the flamingo on her head through the corner of her eyes. The dark woman seemed quite out of her element, but socializing more with other people could fix that chronic shyness of hers; if she needed -much- help, she would turn to give her a hand, but not right now. "Eh, did Leah go home?" Epi looked around, not being able to spot the pink-haired girl anywhere. "Hehe, looks like now we're both pairless, Sarah." she chuckled.
<tooaya> Raven: He stared at Sienna, still confused. Apparently that explanation didn't work on her, so he'd have to think of another way to tackle the problem. "What are you trying to say? You've been stuttering for a while." He glanced at the flamingo, not liking the way the bird was looking at him. "What, do you lose your ability to speak or something when your magical fan is taken away?" Saying so he stared at the fan again, not finding it out of ordinary. "Come on now, nobody's gonna eat you, and your fan won't protect you from being eaten if there's anyone with that kind of intention anyway." Great, he was speaking more than he needed. Now he really wanted a nap.
<Comical1> Caitlin: her anger rose and her freehand itched for her sword all of a sudden. Instead she fixed a calm and difficult-but-forced collected smile on her face as she looked at Frees (and decidedly not at Mer) offering an answer before the other woman hopefully could. "Actually-" she pipped up, "I don't think that... I doubt it would be a good idea, because.." She struggled for a smart reply and when her frazzled brain had none, she just rolled her eyes at her own incompetence and said "The hell with it," and wrapped her arms around Frees neck and laid a kiss on his lips.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Oh! True! She dissappeared!" Blinked. But wasn't worried at all to be honest. Leah was strong enough and was improbable that something had happened to her. Shrugged "She must have gone home... And yeah, isn't it fun?"Laughed along with him "At least we're- we're together, so we could make company to each other and--- The hell?" Sarah stared in awe at how Cat was kissing Free. Whoa the hell? Seriously... THE HELL!? "
<Yelsah> Sienna Was starting to panic slightly, but surprisingly Raven’s babbling was keeping her from lashing out or running away. He wasn’t yelling, there wasn’t anything harsh about his words. He was just curious….? She stopped her shaking as she slowly calmed down and lowered her hands very slowly until they fell to her side uselessly. “I…. um, s-shy…” she said finally looking down and was hopelessly embarrassed. She was an idiot. What was she doing here, she didn’t belong in these kinds of settings.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: A confused look came on his face as Cait suddenly put her hands on his neck. He was about to ask if something was wrong when he suddenly felt the something on his lips. It took him a moment before he realized what was going on and his eyes widened at the kiss. He had not expected this to come at all and felt his face turn slightly red. He had never been kissed before by a girl or by anyone for that matter so he wasn't sure what to do. All he could do was just stand there.
<Remanoir> Mer: Free is a bloody idiot. Really, she can literally feel the second hand embarrassment FOR him. Obviously the twat can't see those daggers that the little miss 'I am holier then thou' next to him is giving her. And now the hate is of course doubled. "Dance?" She put on an air of pretend surprise for a moment, "With me?" She pause, pretending to actually think of the offer. Glee light up in her eyes as the jealous woman dove for Free's lips obviously more of a show to tell the danger (herself) to frak off. A soft chuckle bubble out of Mer's throat at the sheer absurdity of it all. "I don't think you're at that point yet when you can juggle between trying to date two woman Free. Maybe you should try again when you have more... experience? Proven that this one doesn't end with your death that is. Cait-" Mer's eye flicker over to the woman a bit before setting back onto Free. "likes a man on a leash it seems. Quite befitting for your 'doggish' nature."
<Awa303> Epikuro " True thing, we're all--" she had started replying to Sarah when her sight caught the same scene that made the other woman cuss like that. "Woa... breathe, Free, breathe! Whatever you do, don't die on her! OAO"
<Comical1> Caitlin: He hadn't pulled away, so she let her eyes close all the way, but he hadn't exactly kissed her back, so Cait laid off on the smothering. Obviously he was far more innocent than she had assumed. Mer's words would have made her feel smug regarding any other guy Cait had strung along, but considering this was Frees, and she obviously struggling to get hims to take any hint of interest, it was hard to take credit for Mer's remark that she 'had him on a leash', and Cait felt it was decidedly insulting to say such a thing to someone who had been so polite to her only moments ago. She wanted to sneer at the woman, some "coworker" she made. Cait was silently glad she was a pirate and ran among better company.
<tooaya> Raven "Shy?" That's it? Raven almost rolled his eyes in disappointment. He'd have at least expected some kind of sob story like...if the girl's entire face was seen whoever saw it would became sand, or was it stone? But no, it was just plain shyness. "..Well like I said, having a fan doesn't really protect you from anything." He sighed and handed the fan back to Sienna, half expecting her to use it as a shield again despite his saying. "You seemed to be talking fine too, and here I thought the fan's connected to your soul or something." He shrugged, still not understanding Sienna's fear completely, but it wasn't his business to pry. "But I suppose I'll stop bothering you, sorry for making you panic." He scratched his head and stepped away for a good distance before walking back again. "But before I go, care to give me your name? Not that I'll remember it, just, you know, I've only asked the bird's name, not yours, and I think that's a bit rude."
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "......" Bit her lip. She tried to resist the urge... she really tried, but... she had to... "GO NOW FREE!" she yelled "DO SOMETHING! NOT JUST STAY THERE!!!"
<Awa303> Epikuro Breathe, Free! Keep breathing for your life! OAO
<Yelsah> Sienna Sighed relieved when he seemed merely amused by her problem. That was better then being angry. She nodded a few times feeling sheepish and happily took the fan back but resisted the urge to put it back where it had been previously and instead let it hang at her side. “Um, uh, it’s not…. I just.. I’m not used to these things.” She said glancing off to the side. “I um…. I’m usually alone.” She finished the statement with a small smile. He walked off and she sagged in relief once he’d left her field of vision. So many people in one day, she was exhaust- “Ah!” She squeaked when eh came back suddenly. “Name?” She asked the fan back in place out of pure fright. Wait, what was the point if he’d forget? The flamingo seen the danger had passed and clacked his beak at the man, annoyed he’d returned. Below him Sienna grinned widely as an idea struck her. She lowered the fan and smiled brightly. “Just call me…. Mrs. Mingo.” She said laughing at her joke. The bird ruffled his feather agreeing with that name. What a fitting moniker for his nest.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He continued to stand there almost frozen for a moment, even after he had been released. Hearing Mer's remark made him snap out of it and hastily responded "Two dates? I was just suggesting once dance, that's all. I wouldn't consider that a date." Oh boy, he felt his composure slipping as his face became a little bit more red from embarrassment. 'dung' he thought and took a few steps back "Uhm, can you ladies excuse me for a moment. " he then hastily moved the refreshments table, wanting to get a drink of water.
<Remanoir> Mer: Now at this Mer really roll her eyes. Oh, sure, leave her behind with a god drat harpy. Make a mess and leave . What a style, fantastic. she leans back into her chair and massage her temple. What a spineless guy.
<Comical1> Cailtin: She raised one eyebrow at Mer and crossed her arms as Frees ran for a drink. you were saying? her poster conveyed. She looked at Sarah, just now realizing the girl had shouted, and her face blushed brand new, but like a typical femme, she slipped over to her friend with a big Cheshire grin and whispered to her "you, me, talk about this more later, k?" before taking off at practically a skip, to the refreshment table to thank Frees for the date, and say goodbye before causing him to get any more frazzled. Then she left the gardens with a sly smile on her lips.
<tooaya> Raven: "....." He stared at her in silence, truely shocked by the lady's name. Well, it was not the name that shocked him, but rather the connection he made with the bird. He looked up at the flamingo then back down at Sienna before quietly mumbling, "you are...married to a bird." He nodded slowly, as if he suddenly understood Sienna's reason of being so shy. "No wonder..sir Flamingo must have been an abusive and obsessive husband." He eyed the bird, wondering how much human language did he know.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: He smiled at her the best he could as Cait came to say goodbye to him but he felt awkward for not taking her home. He practically chugged the glass of water down and took a deep breathe before heading back to Mer. He rubbed the back of his head as he came back to her "I guess I should apologize for that Mer. Don't really know what just happened back there but."
<Yelsah> Sienna Blinked back in surprise at his response. Really? He looked so sincere… it was almost criminal. But what it was was hilarious! She tried to fight off a giggle but, that was the most absurd thing she’d ever heard! She snorted loudly before bursting into laughter. Very loud doubling over laughter. The bird on her head became dislodged and fell off and sadly ended up crashing into Raven was standing right there. He flapped his wings madly trying to free himself. When Sienna finally stopped laughing enough to look she snorted and laughed again at the bird who'd gotten his legs all kinds of tangled.
<Remanoir> Mer: Making sure Cait is gone, Mer gotten up from her seat and beeline towards the bloody headache of a man name Free. She grabbed the man and forcibly turn him away from the refreshment table towards her. Mer's anger simmers below her layer of stone as she hissed glaring into Free's startled eyes with wrath. "Next time you drag me into your little drama I'm going to hang you up side down in the town square by your toes. Do. You. Understand. Me?"
<Awa303> Epikuro "Poor Free, he's forever hopeless... =,='a"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "He's dumb when it comes to love :T " That ended up so fast.... Sighed. She took another glass of wine and drank it slowly. "I... should go home already... it's late already..."
<Awa303> Epikuro Me too... I should get going before I forget where I live... '
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "Care if I go with you?" winked with a smile on her face.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: Felt himself get grabbed by Mer and was little startled. "Look, I didn't think it would turn out this way. I will apologize for it this but I couldn't have known this would happen." he said rubbing the back of his head.
<tooaya> Raven: Keeping his face serious he watched Sienna laugh for a while before laughing himself, catching the flamingo as the bird fell on him by his neck. There he turned the bird's head despite his struggle and cooed, "you don't understand women at all do you?" And turned the flamingo's head to the laughing Sienna. "But it looks like your wife here is having a great time." Chuckling, he sat the trapped bird on his shoulder and gave it "if you dare poo on me I'll roast you alive" look before looking back to the lady herself. "So what happened to your shyness birdlady? You look like you are having helluva fun here."
<Awa303> Epikuro "Eh...?" Right, that question was odd. Epikuro finally got a light bulb to work in her head and figured the most obvious reason why Sarah asked that and was winking at her that way was because SARAH IS DRUNK. "Alright, I would be worried if you gone home alone like that. =,='a" She could get lost, or enter another person's house, or fall in a culvert.
<Yelsah> Sienna Laughed a little more before calming down. “I’m not… really… married to the bird.” She confessed in between her gasps as she tried to catch her breath. “I just, you said, you’d… never remember my name so I just gave you that one as a joke.” She said chuckling. “Ah my shyness, well, I certainly couldn’t continue to be like that after you said something so funny.” She said smiling. “And you seem nice so I don’t think I’d have to worry too much. Besides.” She said laughing again. “My husband wouldn’t let you do anything to me anyway.” she added with a smirk. The flamingo was not happy. His nest was far more comfortable. He clacked his beak unamused but didn’t budge. His nest was moving too much fro that. >_>
<Remanoir> Mer: "An informant should be aware of his surroundings, and today you showed me that you are obviously NOT aware of it at all." Mer pause a bit before letting go of Free's shirt know she has Free's full attention. " Give me back the locket." She hold her hands out expecting the object to be dropped into her hand.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "...Alone like what?" Could he be thinking that she was drunk? Could it be? Embarassed, she laughed loud, with the face already red "When I say that I... I meant if we.. If we can walk together home!" Finally said, rubbing the back of her head "Not that I mind walking alone but..." Shrug of doom.
<tooaya> Raven: "Hmm, I guess I should have expected that." Crossing his arms he nodded to himself again before grinning at the upset flamingo. "He's one hard fellow to please if you ask me." Saying so he poked the pink bird's face before turning back to Sienna. "But it's good isn't it? You've gotten over the shyness. I'm really no different than anyone else , other than..I guess, a bit more handsome." He whistled innocently, then laughed, "So, now that you've just denied Mrs. Mingo as your name, mind telling me your real one? Of course you don't have to, I can just remember you by the-lady-who-married-a-pink-bird."
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Locket? ... Oh you mean that one. I don't have it with me but I can say that I've gotten a few leads on the guy as to where he's located." he sighed. Why would he bring work with him to a place like this? "If you want it back, you can come over to my place and I'll give it to you there." Truth be told, he just want to take a nice long bath and go to bed when he got home.
<Awa303> Epikuro "I got it, it's late and dark" and you're drunk, she added in thought "and I don't live so far, so might be a good idea." She just hoped Sarah didn't mind sleeping on the couch.
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "..........." Okay, now Sarah's face was completely red you could even see smoke coming from her ears at this point "Sssssleep... In... your house?" Her whole body was tensed, she couldn't move a single muscle for five loooooong seconds, while her brain assimilated the idea.
<Yelsah> Sienna Smiled and wiped at her eyes trying to rid them of the few laughter induced tears they’d shed. “Ah well, no one is ever the same anyway.” She said holding her hand out as the bird moved over, of course he opened his wing and batted the man on the head as he moved back to his nest. “I’ve only gotten over it with you, it doesn’t work that way sadly.” She replied simply. His comment brought out another snicker. Handsome huh? Someone was a little stuck on himself. She personally didn’t care how he looked, but he was quite amusing to speak with. “Oh my name? Well it’s actually Sienna. Sienna Black.” She answered smiling. "But if you can't remember, then Mrs. Mingo will be fine." She teased.
<Remanoir> Mer: "Fine. I think I'll follow you home to pick it up now. Also, you can keep your leads. I'll pay you for the work you done thus far don't worry. I just can't trust you on your source's creditability. " Mer then sweep her arm around towards the exit. "Should we be going?"
<Awa303> Epikuro nodded her head while looking atently to the other woman. Looking at how red the girl was, she was really REALLY drunk. It was better keeping her near for now to avoid her to causing/having trouble. "Come on." She wrapped an arm around Sarah's waist and pulled her to start walking, no one would like her having a drunk attack on her legs and falling flat on the ground.
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "Come on now, I've done a decent job in the past and it shows in my record." he said slightly irked that she would tell him to keep his leads. "You also don't even know my sources and already you shoot me down." he shook his head as he made his way to the gate. That bath was really sound good to him now as he wanted to just destress from everything that had happened.
<tooaya> Raven: He winced as the bird messed up the hair that he had combed neatly--with his hand--this morning. "I don't see what's so different about it. I don't consider myself someone easy to talk to. You see that love-struck Freebird over there? He's so much easier." He gestured to Free a brief moment before locking his hands behind his neck. "Sienna is it..that's not a bad name, although I do have to admit, Mrs. Mingo's much easier to remember, because there's association." He thought about the names for a moment before snapping a finger. "I think I'll just call you pink, because the flamingo is pink and you blush pink whenever you are embarrassed~"
<Coffee-sama> Sarah: "I-I-" She was about to faint with the only idea of sleeping in his house... maybe in the same bed! "Th-thanks... My legs... aren't working well I..." What to say? Best frakin' ball ever.
<Remanoir> Mer: Ignoring the man she simply walk, taking leads as they head towards Free's house. A mistake, small as it can be can be fatal and she does not want to take chances. Maybe Free can get away with small mistakes, but a hitman like her would not. If they fail they paid with their lives, and Mer would just like to live a bit longer then 29 thank you very much.
<Awa303> Epikuro tigthened a bit her hold around Sarah to make sure she wouldn't fall on the way. Sure her legs weren't working, that was the thing she was fearing when held her to start with. Epi just kept walking slower and giving a hand for Sarah put her legs into motion properly; what she wanted the most was simply arrive home, fall on her bed and sleep like dead until the next day..
<Ayuuria> Freestyle: "You're still getting my leads anyway since I don't like my work going to waste" he said as he led the way to his house.
<Yelsah> Sienna looked over to where he pointed and looked back. “Hm, well I haven’t spoken to him yet, not really. And at first you were kinda intimidating, but you seem friendly, and like I said, how could I not find you easy to talk to after that silly mix-up. Form now on, if I run into you, I’ll probably laugh.” She confessed smiling. She smiled as he continued on with the names she smiled and faltered slightly at his reasoning for the name. Bah! She turned away blushing on cue. Nonsense. “That’s… not true.” She said denying it. >///> the flamingo took up his earlier position and draped his neck across her head.