THE GALA ON ADSUM (Mingle Log)

[serpentis]

Who: Anyone and Everyone!
Broadcast: Nope!
Action: A ballroom on Adsum
When: 2/21, Evening-Night



[And the night has arrived! Dorian put out an open invitation, and anyone who is interested is welcome to dress up and meet up for a night of dancing and fawning over each other. Make sure to wear your best, everyone! It's a very special episode of Drift Fleet!]

((OOC: There was an open invitiation, but even if your character never replied or has had personal contact with Dorian, feel free to assume he's let them come along or be dragged along by someone else! I'll be tagging some threads, but if you want a thread to be closed, please just say so in the header.))

Comments

[ino]

I wasn't joking. He probably doesn't want you coming back for seconds.

1/2

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi finally spits out the words he's been thinking.]

BUT I'M NOT GAY!

[That came out a little louder than he intended it to...]

2/2

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi clears his throat before attempting to regain his composure.]

Ahem... That is... I'm not into guys. I like women.

[Nice save... Man, this was awkward. But it's this bitch's fault! She put him on the spot!]

[ino]

Whoa, you don't need to go proving anything to me. [ Calm down, Kanji. ]

What I'm saying is that the castle had a way of making you do stuff even if you'd never do it normally. Love spells and stuff like that, you know?

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi shudders at the thought. It clearly bothers him visibly that he could have possibly slept with another guy. It doesn't help that he can't remember anything from Paradisa. Screw it. If he can't remember it and there's no physical proof, then it didn't happen. Plain and simple. Still, the thought doesn't full ease his mind. Perhaps that why he said what he said next.]

Love spells, huh? Sounds like you've had some experience with the castle's "magic" yourself. [He'll attempt to make it seem like an off-hand comment between two "victims."] That's pretty twisted that a castle can just make people do things like that. Magic or not.

[ino]

[ She shrugs ]

After awhile it just becomes more of a nuisance than anything. That type of weird matchmaking stuff was so common that sometimes people didn't believe you were dating someone until a few weeks in, cause by then the magic would have worn off.

[cabbagedetective]

[Looks like the snide dig eluded her. Good. He was still trying to flirt with this girl after all. Wouldn't exactly work out well if he pissed her off.]

Maybe it's kind of a blessing that I don't remember anything from that place... [Adachi says this in a slightly sarcastic tone. In did naturally frustrate him, but, at the same time, maybe some things are better left forgotten...]

[ino]

[ A sympathetic smile ] Believe me, there's a lot that people there wish they could forget.

[ She prefers not to have her memories tampered with, but. There was definitely enough traumatic events and death to last several lifetimes. ]

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi notices the smile. So she goes for the wounded bird bit huh?]

Ah! And I've been asking you and Crowley-san about it practically non-stop. Sorry if I made you dig up some painful stuff. I should have thought about what it must mean for you two. Man, how insensitive can I get...

[Adachi looks and sounds apologetic, but really... he couldn't care less how he likely made Crowley and Ino feel.]

[ino]

[ She hasn't been talking about anything particularly painful. You'd have to rank up that social link a whole lot more to get there. So she just shrugs ]

It's no big deal. I wouldn't trade my experience for the world, good and bad alike. But I can see why you'd probably prefer not to remember.

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi looks Ino over. But not like... in a creepy way or anything...]

Wow, you're pretty mature for your age Ino-chan. From what I've gathered from you and Crowley-san, Paradisa sounded like it could literally be hell at times. I'd figure most people would want to forget horrible experiences like that.

[ino]

[ She squints at him. ]

For my age?

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi realizes that he's just made the grievous error of referencing a woman's age. Oh shit...]

Well, uh... I mean, you look really young. But not like too young- not that I'm trying to say that's a good thing- er, I, well, uh... ah heh...

[Adachi then clears his throat and tries again.]

What I'm trying to say is that you look young, and that you are mature.

[He then eyes Ino cautiously to see if he managed to avoid the social landmine.]

[ino]

[ She just stares. Well, at least he tried. ]

I'm 23.

[cabbagedetective]

Twe- Twenty-three?!

[He blurted that out without really thinking...]

[ino]

The magic of Paradisa kept us from properly aging.

[ So, here she is, looking like a kid while she's a full grown adult. If you were looking for a sore spot, Adachi, you got it! ]

[cabbagedetective]

Oh, well, uh... [A pause as Adachi tries to think of what to say.] You look great?

[ino]

[ She just looks annoyed. Once you've entered this topic, there isn't really a way to exit it without irritating her, sadly. ]

Yeah, whatever. Thanks, I guess.

[cabbagedetective]

[Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap. Crap.]

So... uh... that dress looks really nice?

[ino]

[ She puts up a hand ]

Just stop. Change the subject.