[EVENT] I'm bad news, in the best way [OPEN]

ReD · Feb 1, 2015

There was no way in hell Lochlann was going to stay cooped up in his room, not on Valentines Day. It was the best time of the year to get a date, because there were plenty of people feeling sorry for themselves.

Lochlann was done with feeling sorry for himself. He was on the prowl, a hunter looking for his prey, and what better hunting ground than the formal dance?

He'd gotten a suit from his dealer, had his unruly hair cut, and picked up a bottle of whiskey that he'd poured into the flash tucked into his pocket. Overall, he looked damn good, but Lochlann's normal confidence was a little shaken. He was trying to hide how uncomfortable he felt in a suit, and the crutches didn't help, either.

There was no chance of dancing, not while he was recovering from a gunshot, and that took away his greatest weapon: asking a sad, lonely girl to dance.

So instead of hunting like he'd planned, Lochlann found himself, sitting alone at a table, on Valentines Day.

This was not even close to how he'd planned it.

Bee · Feb 2, 2015

Parties, however necessary Sophia believed them to be for her social security, were exhausting. Getting ready was the easy part. Make up, heels, chiffon skirt and lace top, it was all standard procedure. She had braided her hair and pinned it, creating a crown of sea green.

Standing around wanting to go home? Less so. Sophia liked situations she could control. She wanted to go in, do what was necessary, and leave.

But parties were all about lingering, about having as many people as possible remember that you came, that you were fun, and that you looked great doing it.

Surveying the crowd, she congratulated herself. She had the looking good part down, at least. Spotting a table with several free seats, she headed towards it. She could do more socializing later, right?

"Is this seat free?" she asked, placing her hand on the back of it. She pulled it back and sat, rearranged her purse so that it was on her lap. Stretching out her legs under the table, she smiled. High heels were great, but so was sitting.

valparaiso · Feb 2, 2015

She didn't like dancing.

She didn't like dancing - but that didn't mean she couldn't have fun while she was here in other ways. Getting ready took time, but was ultimately worth it for her. She wore her hair out, styled - for once - in long waves, wearing a long, form-fitting black dress and matching heels. The thought of a thriving social life was forever a novelty to her, really. Hara loved talking to people; socialising gave her energy, made her feel happy. She didn't have to dance to do that, obviously. In these shoes, she wouldn't want to try.

Looking around, she decided now would be a good time to sit down, and hopefully have a quiet chat before she dived into the social scene of the formal dance. Like a warm up before the big game, she reasoned. Overall, it didn't matter to her who or how many people she talked to, however, as long as everyone was enjoying themselves. That was kind of the point of a party, right?

Finding a table with only a couple of people around it, she moved closer. Sitting down immediately, she grinned. "I hope no-one minds if I sit here", she said, chuckling slightly. Sitting down was a great idea, she thought to herself. These shoes suck.

Emy · Feb 2, 2015

Kim In Suk

I knew it was a good idea to come here! In Suk thought excitedly as she scurried about the room, making off with her prize. The ball was a perfect place to salvage lost and broken pieces of jewelry that nobody seemed to miss. With the latter, she'd probably jump right into taking them apart to work with. The form, In Suk planned to set up a small lost and found and return them. For a fee. A very respectable and reasonable fee, considering that some of the pieces she was picking up appeared to be made with precious metals and set with real gemstones.

She plainly ignored the fact that being at a Valentine's Day dance meant that it was expected that she, well. Dance. At least socialize with other people. But it wasn't like she could do that anyways, what with being deaf and all. Among the more excitable ballgoers, In Suk had attracted very little attention so far. The plain, chocolate colored dress she had on was sleeveless and only went down to her mid thighs, a secondhand article that she had refused to decorate any further. She had a long flaxen shawl with her, too, one that she could use to store all of the items that she had found.

Pride, however, had still pushed the girl into styling her hair into a tight updo. There were various insect shaped pins in her hair that she had crafted herself, along with the mechanical dragonfly which had created a nest in her hair bun.

Looking around for a well lit spot to inspect her latest find, In Suk saw that there was a table nearby that had a few people sitting at it. There was a free seat, right underneath a light. Perfect.

Without even making acknowledgment of the other people's presence, she plopped right down in the chair.

ReD · Feb 2, 2015

"Is this seat free?"

"Yeah, the seat is free," Lochlann said to the first girl, with the lace chiffon dress. Lochlann didn't know the words for the fabric on the dress, but it looked like something he'd like to touch. His hand itched for the flash in his pocket, but he didn't want to reach out and just start petting strangers. Admittedly, that was how he met one of his girlfriends, but he wasn't interested in getting slapped across the face again.

"I hope no-one minds if I sit here", she said, chuckling slightly.

Another girl, this one in a tight black dress, came and sitting at the table. He found himself giving a slow, easy grin as he said, "No complains here."

He'd always liked little black dresses. He wanted Sharon to wear one to semi at his last school, but there was the incident before that ever came to light.

A third girl approached in a brown dress with dragon fly clips in her hair. They glinted in the light and for a second Lochlann thought they were real. He had a brief flashbacks to waking up on the edge of a pond at Shannon's house, with dragon flies waking him up. He'd had just enough time to get up and run before the dogs were after him.

Lochlann went from having no ladies to having three. He might still be able to salvage this evening after all......if he could get over the fact that the three ladies before him reminded him a little too much about his last girlfriend before coming to Manta Carlos. He was surprised to find his hands were shaking. What was wrong with him?

Maybe it was because he was hungry and he'd happily take any one of these ladies down to the lake and eat them, and that was not really how he wanted this night to go.

"So uh....are you ladies enjoying the dance?" he asked. He leaned back in his chair, his arm draped over over the side. It helped disguise the way his hands were shaking. he really, really wanted a drink.

valparaiso · Feb 2, 2015

"No complaints here."

Hara smiled and nodded appreciatively, resting one of her arms on the table. She looked around at the other members of the table, noting the addition of a new girl in a deep, brown coloured dress. She was fairly smaller than Hara, and the latter guessed younger as well. Dragonfly and other insect hairpins glittered in the light, Hara wondered for a moment if they were real, or even alive. It seemed otherwise ridiculous, yet despite being at Starlight Academy for years now, Hara found herself consistently surprised by the incredible and often fantastical abilities of her fellow students and faculty.

"Hey," she started; "I like your hairpins."

It was at this point she turned back towards the other female at the table. She opened her mouth slightly, but for possibly the first time in her life, no words came to her. This girl, Hara thought, whoever she is- she's. She's beautiful, actually. She paused for a moment, eyes widening slightly as she looked away again, a realisation hitting her. Wait, shit, she could be telepathic. Oh, God, Hara, control yourself, you can't bring your A-game if you're being gay all over the place wait shut up she could be listening in right now. She smiled weakly at her, looking more at the green in her hair than at her face.

Composing herself, Hara turned back towards the sole male at the table. Poor guy looks a little overwhelmed. I relate, actually.

"So uh....are you ladies enjoying the dance?"

"Ah, I don't really know yet!" Hara responded with a small laugh, resting both her arms on the table more comfortably. "I only just got here, so I can't say either way. What about you? I'm Hara, by the way. I don't think we've met before."

Bee · Feb 2, 2015

Sophia watched two girls join the table and smiled. It was nice to see a little bit of colour added to the gathering.

"Certainly no complaints from me, either," Sophia said, reaching out her hand. "Sophia Amani, nice to meet you Hara."

She turned to the other two occupants of the table as well, reaching out for their hands.

"Personally, I don't think the party's really started yet," she said, flashing a lopsided smile at Hara. "You haven't missed much."

Both girls were quite cute. And, if Sophia wasn't mistaken, she thought there might be a hint of interest in Hara's earthy eyes.

ReD · Feb 2, 2015

Sophia, Hara." Lochlann said both of their names, reaching out to shake their hands in turn. His grip was firm and steady, but it was a well concentrated effort. When his hand fell back behind the chair, the tremors had started again. "I'm Lochlann, and it's a pleasure to meet you both."

He couldn't stop his gaze from drifting to the girl with the dragonflies in her hair. There was something about her that kept drawing his gaze back to her when he least expected it, so he forced himself to look down at the table for a moment. When he looked back up, he was grinning again, his weapon of choice.

"I'm not sure if I should be relieved or disappointed that there's plenty of dance left," Loch admitted. "But I have to say, having company at the table makes the whole situation a lot more bearable. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to come to one of these alone."

He laughed and it wasn't at all self-deprecating. Lochlann's evening was starting to look up--he wasn't alone anymore, for starters, and the girls seemed nice.

He just didn't like the way his hands were shaking. He reached a took a sip of water, then held them behind the chair, grabbing onto one wrist with his hand. He needed to get a grip on himself.

"Are you all students?" Small talk. Just focus on small talk.

*I almost typed "the girl with the dragonfly tattoo" like twice

valparaiso · Feb 2, 2015

"Personally, I don't think the party's really started yet. You haven't missed much."

"The party should be starting pretty soon. I mean, I did just walk in," Hara joked, chuckling slightly at herself.

Suppressing the urge to wink, Hara shook Sophia's hand, then Lachlann's. "Nice to meet you, too," she said cheerily, wondering why he seemed a little anxious. Maybe he has social anxiety, she speculated. She figured it wasn't her business to ask, and hopefully some conversation could help, though it was fairly cute to see how he looked at the girl with the dragonfly hairpins. It seemed slightly odd that she had yet to say anything at all, though.

When he grinned, she felt herself relax- maybe it won't feel as awkward now.

"I'm not sure if I should be relieved or disappointed that there's plenty of dance left," Loch admitted. "But I have to say, having company at the table makes the whole situation a lot more bearable. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to come to one of these alone."

"Are you all students?"

"Oh, well I'd aim for relief," Hara said, shrugging and returning his grin. "It's looking like a good night so far, and even if you came here alone, your company is pretty great right now," she added, half-joking, and for a moment glancing at Sophia. "You never know, this dance might end better than it started. But yeah, I'm in second year college. What about the both of you?"

Bee · Feb 3, 2015

"The party should be starting pretty soon. I mean, I did just walk in."

Sophia grinned, shaking her head, and accepted the handshake. That was a useful attitude to have. She listened as Loch and Hara exchanged pleasantries, shook a foot to the beat of the music.

"For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to come to one of these alone," Loch said, laughing.

"It's looking like a good night so far, and even if you came here alone, your company is pretty great right now." Hara said and, if Sophia wasn't fooling herself, glancing in her direction.

Sophia smiled, stroking the back of her neck with her hand in lieu of pushing her hair back (seeing as it was in an updo; Sophia thought she might end up regretting that).

"Going to parties alone isn't always a bad things, either," Sophia said. Bringing her hand back down, she folded her hands together and stretched them on the table. "It means you have more freedom in what you do," she nodded at the table of snacks at the back, the group of tables, and the dance floor. Then, unable to stop herself, she said with a laugh: "It also means you have more freedom in who you do."

"Are you all students?"

"Yeah, I'm a junior in college, studying... ah... animal husbandry."

It wasn't technically a lie. It was her minor, after all. Just... you could never know if you had a religious fanatic in the group, and summoning brought up a lot of demon imagery for some people.

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