Private Finished Love Really is Magical

That moment earned a sigh of relief. It didn't look like Hazel was distraught at the lack of information Lorencia had given, even though she should have known these things. Technical things like these were more around Devias' alley. With his face stuck in the books, he's the go-to guy for any information regarding their kin.

"For the costume? Hmm..." She tapped the bottom of her chin and lifted her gaze to the ceiling behind Hazel. "I'm not really sure... I guess something guys would normally wear? The point of the celebration is to be something you're not, right? I can pull it off without much trouble."

It was her first thoughts, but she was still thinking of something. Maybe something less general. "Oh!" she snapped a finger. "There's a Masquerade Ball, right? I read somewhere that guys simply wear suits and masks, but there's also that one style that was older... hmm... what was the word... Arrest... Ares... Aristocratic! That's the one!"

She looked back to Hazel with a grin. "Have you been to a masquerade ball before?"

Lorencia nearly spat out her drink at the mention of Hazel probably not going to the ball. "Y-you're not going?" Hazel wouldn't have had the time to rebut before Lorencia thought aloud: "I suppose making a costume is a bit time-consuming and wouldn't allow you to make two sets when you're juggling education..."

She looked into the tiny puddle left of her drink and she got a eureka moment when she saw her reflection staring back at her. "I know! Since you're making mine, I should make yours! What do you think? Just point me to a style you like and I'll give it my own personal spin!" Hazel would have seen it in Lorencia's eyes, her eagerness of the idea, as if even though she were to refuse, the void walker would have went ahead and made it regardless.

"Ohhh, so you keep your identity hidden?" She was a bit confused about it, and started thinking what that would mean. She liked the sound of it actually. The masks she saw did seem mysterious. That would make sense, wouldn't it?

"Well... I don't have a date either. I'm good at dancing, and I kinda know how to sew clothes together. My friend Kurt taught me a bit! He's really great, he usually makes the costumes the theater uses. You should see how he puts everything together! It's like he can visualize what he wants out of thin air! Look away and maybe the next time you turn to look, the whole thing is finished!"

"Maybe it's to keep things fun! Meeting new people is always fun. Well, mostly anyways, so with everyone being all mysterious in their masks, it'd be just like meeting people for the first time, wouldn't it?" Not to mention how fun it'd be to figure out who a mysterious person was. It's almost like a game.

"Yeah, he does use magic to help him out, but he's just as good with his hands! Not as fast, but he always says he likes making clothes by hand over magic. He says it comes out better, and having worn a couple of the stuff he made, I can feel a subtle difference.

"Well... I'm sure it'll still be fun watching what people dress up as, but I suppose going alone would be a little strange... I mean, I wouldn't have come to Manta Carlos if my cousin didn't come with me."