003 // we waltz on your front porch

[serpentis]

Who: Dorian
Broadcast: Fleet-wide!
Action: USE A GODDAMN MINGLE LOG I HAVE TOP LEVELS IN ALL OF THEM kids these days
When: 2/14, night

[Drift fleet, are you ready? Here is your resident charming mage, looking extra charming tonight. He smiles, almost victoriously.]

I do hope you all know how to dance. I have managed to secure an open invitation for myself, and however many guests I wish, to a gala in seven days, on Adsum. Hopefully it's not entirely dull, but they would need at least three murders to make for an exciting evening...I wouldn't hold my breath, were I you.

Do let me know if you're interested. And I warn you, you had better make yourself fit for being seen in public.

[To Jove]
I do hope you have a proper gown.

[To Arhen]
How would you care for a party?

((OOC: Gala IC post! The gala log itself will be posted next Saturday. Also, Dorian is currently afflicted with the pheromones malfunction. Do with that as you will.))

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[serpentis]

[Dorian smiles a little, because he knows he would have reacted much the same, if their positions were reversed. For all of his bluster, he could be a terribly emotional man, and never thought to hold himself back.

He was Tevene. The Tevene had no reserve in anything. They were a people of extremes. And that meant that Dorian was no stranger to crying.]

I promise you that I am the last man to judge. If ever you need, I will be here.

[It's odd that he'd find himself being so candid with her, but he suspects he understands what she is going through. If he'd had someone he could have relied on when he was her age, life would have been so much less confusing.

And he scoffs a laugh, to distance himself from the fact that he cared.]

At the very least, let me know when you need a trim. I can't have you looking a fright. I even have a surprise for you, next time you come to see me.

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[ladiesss]

[yes, please, let them both pretend that none of this caring ever happened. she recovers very quickly from this kind of thing. she's getting tired of a bunch of near-strangers seeing her cry about her feelings all the time.

and... the mention of a surprise is distracting enough. she's happy to have something else to latch onto.]

Really? You... Really? What kind of surprise?

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[serpentis]

[He chuckles softly.]

If I tell, that would all but ruin the surprise! You must come to visit me to find out what it is. Perhaps it's a book. Or...perhaps it's a three-headed viper with wings. I cannot say.

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[ladiesss]

I would love a three-headed viper with wings.

[okay, her laugh sounds a little less awkward and a little more like she's actually tickled by the idea.]

Okay. I'll probably come by sooner rather than later.

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[serpentis]

I look forward to seeing you. Do take care.

[And with that, he cuts the feed.]