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

[huaaaaagh]

Stoic, huh.

[Those can be tricky.]

Seems like there's a lot to do here, right? I'm sure you'll find something that you can both enjoy.

[experiencepoints]

I hope so. If nothing else, maybe she's a fan of the games around here?

[huaaaaagh]

Sure, why not? Lots of people like games. And they sure have a ton of variety. Have you been playing them already?

[experiencepoints]

[Her face may not be visible, but the sheer level of smugness in her voice should probably give a fair impression of what her face looks like.]

I may have tried a few.

[huaaaaagh]

And done well with them, I'm assuming.

[Something about her tone is pretty telling.]

Hope your date's up for a good challenge, then.

[experiencepoints]

As long as she doesn't expect me to go easy.

[huaaaaagh]

Probably not a good match for you if she does.

[Which is kind of cheeky, but he's seen her competitive streak already. Someone who can't give it their all probably wouldn't last long.]

[experiencepoints]

Well, we'll find out.

[huaaaaagh]

Who is it, can I ask? I can help you keep an eye out.

[experiencepoints]

Her name's "Laura"? She's a friend of Kitty's. Quiet, mysterious type.

... Really, really pretty.

[huaaaaagh]

[Pffft.]

Maybe I'll just let you spot her, then. I don't think you'll have any trouble.

[experiencepoints]

Oh, like you wouldn't agree.

[she's heard you go on about asuna, kirito, she knows your type.]

[huaaaaagh]

I-I might, or I might not! You have no idea what my tastes are.

[Well, okay, most of the time he'll recognize girls that are pretty. But he generally keeps it to himself...]

[experiencepoints]

I have something of an idea.

[huaaaaagh]

I guess we'll see when she shows up.

[He'll probably be mortified, though.]

[experiencepoints]

I guess so.

[She sounds so smugly confident about this.]

[huaaaaagh]

[why does he so often feel like he loses in conversations with her

oh well.]

So does this mean you like the quiet, mysterious type, or are you trying with something different?

[experiencepoints]

I... have no idea. I don't know if I even have a type?

[i do have a type and it's girls who can bench press me.]

[huaaaaagh]

Well, you might not. I don't think everyone does, necessarily.

[He's never noticed with himself, but then, you can't make a pattern with only two very different people.]

[experiencepoints]

Yeah... The only people I've had crushes on before are people I'd been friends with for a long time or been through a lot with before. So this is pretty new.

[huaaaaagh]

Did you want to go out with this girl before it was set up?

[experiencepoints]

I mean... I didn't know about her at all until Kitty set it up?

[huaaaaagh]

Wow. You're a lot braver than I am.

[He can barely handle girls he's acquainted with, nevermind strangers.]

[experiencepoints]

In a way, it's actually a lot easier, you know. With friends, dating kind of risks everything. With someone you don't know, if it goes badly, you can just never see them again.

[huaaaaagh]

I didn't think of it that way... I guess that's true. Though you also have to worry about making a good first impression from the get-go.