And We Danced (Masquerade Overflow!)

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Winn Schott

[winn]

[ winn has slaved away at making costumes for his friends, leaving very little time for his own, so he resorted to making a jacket to throw on simple store bought clothes. his handmade mask, however, is suited up for him. whenever kitty dances with someone else, he can be found leaning against the wall of the ballroom, watching her with a fond smile, or at the snack table because these opportunities have to be seized, ok! but he's not about to wander off too far from her. ]

[ ooc: original thread ]

for natalie

[winn]

[ ooc: continued from here ]

[ is that approval he's picking up on! ]

Wouldn't let you do it if it were.

[ sometimes misery is funny, but these kinds of pranks have never really been his speed. ]

[robitussin]

Pssh. I know your secret plot to poison me with space cheese. You haven't fooled me yet.

[teasingly]

[winn]

Please, I wouldn't go for the cheese, it's way too predictable.

[robitussin]

I don't know. I bet most people would go for the drinks first.

[winn]

Please, it's the closest we've to real food in way too long - cheese, all the way.

[robitussin]

But also, consider that we're a group of people who have had, for the most part, pretty messed up lives. I'm betting the percentage of people who need a drink right now is over 90.

for shinji

[winn]

[ ooc: continued from here ]

[ he laughs a little because - wow no one outside the service industry has ever called him sir, he's too ridiculous to be taken that seriously. ]

Just -- Winn is fine.

[ shinji smiles - and winn's smile grows in return. ]

Hey, you're welcome. [ he nods ] I hear that, I made costumes for two friends too, though when I was done I only had time for this - [ gesturing to his jacket. and it was pretty miraculous that he manged to get that much done for himself, too. but it was so worth it - kitty and kara both look so happy in their dresses (and beautiful but that they've got down no matter what they're wearing). ] You must be the fastest seamster alive. [ he's a little jealous. ]

[astrobleme]

[Shinji can be polite to a fault, or maybe he's just a stickler for mature but arbitrary rules. He doesn't want to be seen as an undisciplined little kid, even though that's... pretty much what he is...

Anyway, he relaxes his stance a little bit--mostly in his shoulders, along his spine. He inspects Winn's dark jacket and says,] It's really clean and neat-looking, [with all the sincerity in the world.] For the yukata, I didn't have to get the measurements super precise like that... [It's a loose, flowing garment on him. He tugs at the sleeves.] And I don't know if I'm all that fast. I just didn't get any sleep last week. I can't recommend not sleeping, that's for sure.

[winn]

That was a smart move - would've made my life so much easier if I thought of it.

[ only not really, he couldn't make kitty and kara's dresses anything but perfectly fitted. it was worth the work, they look incredible. though...that's more them than the dresses, but the dresses made them happy, and that's worth a sleepless week to him.

it's worth a sleepless life. ]

You mean there's another way to get things done? [ cuz he sure doesn't know it! he may have a slight tendency to obsession and by slight - I mean if he had a month to get these done in he would've skipped on sleeping through most of it and just made them more elaborate. ]

[astrobleme]

[Kaworu could wear a brown paper bag and Shinji would still think he's the most beautiful person to ever exist... and Asuka isn't that far behind. They've both responded really positively to the yukata, which is its own reward. He's done enough to stress them out before now.]

Haha. That was just my disclaimer; I don't want want to be responsible for someone's sleep schedule. But, yeah, I... if I have something that needs worked on, I'm looking at all-nighters. [At least homework is a thing of the past. That's one thing he doesn't pine for.

After a moment, he asks,] What did you make for your friends?

[winn]

Don't worry about it, my sleep schedule has been messed up for decades.

[ he nods with a small smile. if it wasn't to work on something, he'd stay up studying, playing video games, binge watching shows and movies...there's always something keeping sleep at bay. ]

Dresses, do you know Kitty Pryde or Kara Danvers?

[astrobleme]

[Shinji blinks, then shakes his head in reply.] I don't think so. It's, uh-- [It's not like I get out much is what he wants to say. But he's trying not to make the worst first impression ever, for once. That means fewer self-disparaging comments.] There are so many people in the Fleet, I haven't met even half of them yet.

What do their dresses look like?

for kate

[winn]

[ continued from here ]

...I don't know which is worse, the acronym or what it stands for. Do they come up with these themselves, or are they the police's way of getting back at them?

[ladybro]

I -- I couldn't tell you. MODOK got named before I started eating solid food, I'm pretty sure. And it's a coin-toss for the rest. The same could be said for a lot of the good guys, too. They don't always come up with the coolest code names.

[winn]

What's the worst one of those?

[ ok, yeah he has to hand it to her there, some of the ones she's told him were pretty weird. he's gotten used to supergirl, but that wasn't the best on day one, either. ]

[ladybro]

Squirrel Girl. [ deadpan. ] Not that I'd ever say so to her face.

[winn]

Squirrel Girl?

[ so much judgment. ]

How do you even get to that -- unless she shapeshifts into a squirrel?

[ladybro]

Well, she can talk to squirrels. For one. [ ... ] And then there's the tail.

[revivo]

[sara's also kept it relatively simple with a black dress and mask; but when she sees his, she can't help grinning.]

Nice mask.

[winn]

[ smiles are what he was hoping for, and so far - that mask delivered. he returns a warm smile of his own. he's in a great mood tonight, and it shows. ]

Thanks, made it myself. Nice dress -

[revivo]

[she raises her eyebrows, giving his mask another look over.]

Thanks. I wouldn't have guessed you made that. [not in a you-don't-look-like-you-could way so much as a that-is-above-average one. you could say she has a professional interest in masks.] It's good work.

[winn]

[ professional interest you say? he's got a lot of that too, though less in the mask department - tell him, sara, have you ever considered glasses? ]

Thank you - I - have a little experience with this sorta thing.

[ he offers her his hand for a shake ] I'm Winn Schott - and I guess I'm way better at making the mask than letting it do its job - [ ok if it was actually important to keep his identity secret he would...not be introducing himself. can't guarantee he'd be able to keep it further than that. ]

[revivo]

[she takes his hand, giving it a surprisingly strong shake. hers are worn, calloused.]

Hey, what are parties for besides meeting people? I'm Sara.

[winn]

Right! [ he smiles, he's kind of used to ladies who are so much stronger than he is, so it's not even really registering for him. ]

Nice to meet you, Sara. Party mission accomplished!