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.]]

Comments

[notzubats]

You have a date? [OH MY] That's great! Hope you have fun!

[timey wimey stuff is my jam. And oh, that gets a snort outta him]

Doubtful. [He's younger and shorter than most people here. Not a good dancing partner does that make] But that's alright, I don't really know any of these dances anyway.

[experiencepoints]

Thanks. I hope so too.

[She's internally freaking out and praying it goes well.]

You're going about it wrong. Are there any dances you do know?

[notzubats]

[He shrugs]

Um...I know some Hula? The basics, at least. But that's not really the sorta dance for this thing.

[experiencepoints]

... I don't know what that is.

[notzubats]

It's a ceremonial dance back where I'm from. [You know, fictional Hawaiian-land] Not really something you do with a partner. [Groups, sure, but not...like this]

[experiencepoints]

Then you can play that angle. You know, find someone you like, mention you don't know any of these dances, ask them to teach you.

[notzubats]

Oh.

[...!!]

Ohhhh! I get it!

[experiencepoints]

You get some extra time, you get to be in close quarters, and you get a dance. So, it's a pretty good situation all around.

You have someone in mind?

[notzubats]

Sure! I d-

[Wait. He's thinking of Kairi]

[...]

Well there's someone, but she's not here.

[Well that's a snag in his plan]

[experiencepoints]

... Oh. Sorry. I know how that goes...

[For a moment, Nightingale wishes Yura were here, but she shakes herself out of that soon enough. She shouldn't wish this place on anyone, after all.]

[notzubats]

You do?

[experiencepoints]

... Yeah. There's someone I like, but... She's still at my home world.

[which has been destroyed, but sora doesn't need to know that.]

[notzubats]

Oh...sorry to hear that.

[That's rough. It's been over a year since he's seen Kairi...and yet here he was, still missing her]

But...maybe you'll see her again! And then you could ask her to show you how to dance.

[experiencepoints]

Oh, I'd have to find another excuse. I actually already know how.

1/2

[notzubats]

Oh. You do?

[notzubats]

So....can you teach me how to dance?

[Sora. No.]

[experiencepoints]

Didn't I say you should find someone you're interested in to teach you?

[notzubats]

[DENIED]

...O-Oh. Okay. Nevermind.

[experiencepoints]

... Wait. You weren't actually interested, were you?

[notzubats]

Well-

[He rubs the back of his neck]

You are a girl and you actually talk to me, so... [SEEMED LOGICAL??? MAYBE??]

B-But I get if you only wanna dance with your date!

[experiencepoints]

Is that your only criteria?

[SORA THAT'S JUST SAD.]

[notzubats]

S-So what if it is? It's just a dance, it's not like I'm asking anyone out!

[experiencepoints]

I suppose. But if I teach you, you won't be able to use that with anyone you're actually interested in.

[notzubats]

But I am interested in you! We're friends, so of course I think you're interesting!

[> The Point]


[ > Sora's Head]

[experiencepoints]

That is not what that meant.

[SORA, WHY]