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

[cabbagedetective]

[Adachi nods solemnly.]

Yeah, I can understand that... you must miss being home with your family and friends.

[Then Adachi realizes he brought up her family again, and attempts to make amends by diverting the conversation.]

Ah! Um, so... uh... have you been enjoying the... uh... moons?

[Adachi grimaces for the second time in their conversation. God, he was bad at making pointless small talk...]

[blindoptimism]

[she feels bad for him, so she gives him a slight smile. If she knew him better she would touch his hand for a moment, but they're at the point where that would be hella weird, so she resists the urge]

It's alright. [she nods a bit] I do miss my friends and... family. [the word weighs on a tongue, and her augment change allows a rare moment of honesty. As broken as things are between her and Lelouch, she misses him more than words can ever describe.]

Thank you for being thoughtful, but it's really okay.

[cabbagedetective]

[If Adachi was unsure before if "family" was a sore spot for Nunnally, he was definitely sure now. Naturally, he's very curious to know why, but he keeps it under wraps for now. This girl... she really does remind him of Nanako-chan.]

Oh, uh, ah heh. No problem.

[Adachi gives a friendly grin as he rubs the back of his neck. He doesn't really know what to say next. He wracks his brain trying to think of an unoffensive topic for small talk that Nunnally might like, but he can't seem to think of anything.]

[blindoptimism]

[Luckily, Nunnally quickly follows up with something]

If you could throw your own perfect party... what would it be like?

[after talking about the relative merits of this party, she thinks it could be a fun conversation starter. She likes hearing what people's imagination comes up with]

[cabbagedetective]

[Well, that question kind of threw Adachi. Normally, he feels like he can think on his feet pretty well, but that question was kind of tricky. Typically, Adachi avoided these kinds of events, so... the perfect party for him would be... no party. Or at least one where something really embarrassing happened to someone else...]

Uh, well... I guess something like this? I mean, the fancy decor, food and drinks are all kind of necessities, right? Having everyone dress up for the party would be a good touch too. I don't know if I'd invite so many people though...

[blindoptimism]

Hm, so a fancy gala, but only with the people that you'd prefer to be around... [she makes a show of hmming and hawwing before she nods]

That sounds like a good party to me too. Who knows, perhaps down the line the fleet will be able to throw one without quite so much pomp and circumstance.