Masquerade Mingle

[thespaceopera]

[The night has finally come--the Gravity Rush is nearly upon us! What normally serves as a large performance hall has been gutted, emptied of its boring furniture and rigged up into a fantastical mismatch of technology and old culture. No matter where you go tonight, you're encouraged to move around, dance, play games, whatever helps you sleep in late tomorrow morning.

If you aren't one for scurrying around a ballroom all night, there's always plenty of people-watching to do. After all, so many people are wearing extravagant costumes and elaborate masks. How can you even tell who is who? Get lost in a crowd of sequins, chatter with a sun and a moon, or try to beat the guy in the monster-mask at a game of cards. Meet your friends or make some new ones--this masquerade party has begun!]


[[ooc: All sections are up now, have fun! A related ooc post is HERE for any questions or plotting you'd like to do.]]

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[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka looks around excitedly as she enters, head turning this way and that like a child at a fair.]

You know, I've stood guard at these types of events before, but I never thought I'd get to be a guest at one...!

[She's wearing a high necked red dress reminiscent of her usual outfit, only this one falls to the floor and has some fancy lacing up the front, and her leather vambraces have been swapped for gold ones. She wears a cute black and gold cat mask over her face, though with her orange skin and giant striped horns, it's not much of a disguise. Unfortunately, being the only Togruta passenger in the fleet means it's laughably easy to spot her anywhere she goes, masked or not.]

[beardstrokes]

[ His eyebrows shoot up as he notices the clothes. ]

Nice dress.

[ Obi-Wan is wearing something like this in soft beige tones and a simple mask. ]

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka chuckles.]

Thank you. I can't really claim any credit for it, though. Padmé picked it out for me.

You're looking very strapping yourself! I'm not going to lie, I kind of expected you'd show up in your robes.

[beardstrokes]

[ Ah. The Padmé conspiracy. ]

I would have, if she hadn't intercepted me.

[helluva_pilot]

[Hey, there's someone he kind of recognizes. As in, they started to have a conversation, and then the communications shit the bed and presumably they both got busy doing other stuff. And she's the only Togruta in the fleet as far as he's seen. So he'll swing by now in his fancy red jacket to say:]

Hey, having fun?

[resnipstance]

Oh! Hey! Finn's friend! [Ahsoka looks genuinely delighted to see him.]

I don't think we ever properly introduced ourselves after that comm malfunction, huh?

I'm Ahsoka! Ahsoka Tano. Pilot of the Starstruck. Or-- one of them, anyway. We've picked up a couple more recently.

[helluva_pilot]

That's me!

Hah, yeah, I think we both must've been pretty busy.

Nice to meet you, Ahsoka. I'm Poe Dameron. I'm on the Golden. And... there seem to be a lot of pilots around, huh. I'm sharing duty with the captain of the Golden, Hera.

[experiencepoints]

That's a cute mask.

[Who is this mysterious lady in the purple dress and bird mask? Clearly it is a mystery, who would have a purple bird theme going on.]

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka's a cheating cheater anyway, since she can sense people in the Force.]

Nightingale! Hey. Thanks. [Then she really takes her in, and gives a low whistle of appreciation.] Wow. You look amazing.

[experiencepoints]

[... it's a good thing she has her own mask, because she's turning a little red under it now.]

Thanks... I'm glad I could get something like this on such short notice, really.

[pneumo]

[ Laughably easy yes, but that's convenient for someone like Sascha since he's not used to being at parties, let alone trying to find anyone inside them. His own "mask" is no more than face paint so it's easy to tell who he is, and hey--maybe she still remembers her?

He hopes so, because he's going to be waving at her when he recognizes her. ]

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka remembers everyone-- she's a cheating Force cheater anyway. She waves back at him genially.]

Hey. Long time no see.

[pneumo]

[ Which to him is like a giant beacon of LET'S HANG OUT, so he's hurrying to move over to her, expression all bright and chipper. ]

Yeah! I can't breathe the planet air without throwing up, so I've been staying on the ship.

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Wanda's outfit and mask do little to hide her identity either. She smiles as she sees her ship mate looking so happy in her beautiful. She approaches Ashoka when the young girl seems to be taking a free moment.]

You look very beautiful this evening, Ashoka.

[resnipstance]

[The stripes on Ahsoka's horns darken slightly-- her version of a blush, though Wanda's probably not to know that.]

Oh. Thank you! I can't really claim any credit for it, though. Padmé dressed me-- I don't know anything about fashion.

You look pretty great yourself, though.

[kill_switch]

[Furiosa is pretty easy to spot as well, with her shaved head and the fact that she's missing most of her left arm. Otherwise, she's dressed formally in a white dress and a beaded wire fox mask.]

I've never had anything of the like. [Closest would maybe be the nights of entertainment when the Wives performed for Immortan Joe, but that was a horrid, private event and she cut herself short from the memory, and smiles softly at Ahsoka.] You look like you're having a good time.

[resnipstance]

It's my first time being a guest at something like this, so-- yeah! I am!

Do you want to dance?

[steeledskin]

[ -- indeed, sansa stark recognizes ahsoka at an easy distance. with little hesitation, she approaches with measured strides outlined in silver. her mask is a full face affair, covering all but the deep blue eyes she inherited from her mother. apart from her muffled voice, the only immediate clue as to her identity is the spill of fine copper hair down her shoulders. ]

Lady Ahsoka, [ she comes to a stop and offers a mild curtsy. ] You look positively radiant.

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka bows in return-- curtsying was never a thing she learned. She smiles when she comes up.]

Thanks. I can't really take the compliment, though-- it was all Padmé's doing. I don't know the first thing about this stuff. I probably would've shown up in my regular clothes.

You look amazing, though.

[namisan]

[Very easy to spot, and Nami's reminded of probably the last conversation she actually had before she fell asleep for weeks.]

Enjoy it while you can! Who knows how long it'll be before we'll be packed off into space again. [She grins faintly.]

Nice to see you in person, Ahsoka. Did you ever get your apple pie made?

[resnipstance]

My thoughts exactly.

And yeah, I did! Thank you. It-- well. I'm not sure it was supposed to taste like that, but it wasn't terrible?

I think I'm probably not cut out for kitchen endeavours, though.

[diplomacme]

[ Ahsoka's excitement and enthusiasm makes Padmé smile brightly. She walks over and pulls Ahsoka into a hug (which, in her opinion, is very long overdue). ]

You look lovely! Are you enjoying yourself so far?

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka returns the hug warmly, and if she holds on for a few seconds longer than necessary, she isn't mentioning it.]

I am, thank you. And if I look any good at all, it's only thanks to you.

[ino]

Oh? You've never been to a ball or a dance or anything like that?

[ Behind her mask, Ino seems amused as Ahsoka's excitement. She's all decked out in a flowery dress -- fake flowers, of course -- herself. ]

[resnipstance]

[Ahsoka gives a little gasp when she sees Ino's dress. She really should be used to these displays given her friendship with Padmé, but she still isn't.]

Wow...

Oh-- uh. Sure, I've been to them before, but usually as security. Not as a guest.