Paint the town

"Yeeeaaaah." She rubbed the back of her head, an almost bashful smile on her face. "I was, for a long while. Tell ya what, once we're done for the night I'll tell you all about it."

She giggled. "It'll give you another reason not to run out on me in the middle of things~" She winked mischievously.

Evie let her talk, smiling while the other girl reminisced. Truth be told, she thought it sounded absolutely adorable. She had, of course, had her own little childhood flings, but none of them had been quite so romantic. It almost made her a tiny bit jealous.

"I don't think its gonna be much like the dancing you're used to, but I bet you'll enjoy it all the same!" She hopped up from her seat, feeling energetic. "C'mon, hurry up and drink! There'll be plenty more for you to enjoy when we get there!"

The two of them stepped outside, back into the cool air of the night. Evie took a moment to reacquaint herself with the breeze, before checking her phone again and deciding on their next direction. She walked ahead of Morrigan, her stride looking much more steady, having only had enough alcohol to have a light buzz.

She pirouetted on one foot, facing the other girl, walking backwards, hands behind her back and a grin on her face.

"Alright, I will regale you with my tale once we're finished for the night. I promise."

She wasn't lying this time, though in truth she was hoping that Morrigan would forget that she asked by the time they were finished.

True to her word, the nightclub was only a short walk from the bar, just a couple of blocks away. The building was situated in the middle of the street, its walls solid marble, with brightly coloured neon lights highlighting its entrance. A small group was milling about outside the door, talking to the solitary bouncer.

Evie pulled Morrigan to a stop just behind the street corner leading up to the building. She leaned in close to whisper conspiratorially.

"Alright, we got a good chance to get in here." She explained, giggling. "While he's talking, we'll just walk right in. Act naturally, pretend that you own the place and no one will say anything, ok?"

Not wanting to miss their window, Evie took her by the hand, and started to pull her along, the muffled thumping of the music growing louder and louder the closer they got. She walked like she described, striding confidently past, a casual smile on her face, not even sparing a glance to the bouncer as they went inside.

The atmosphere of the club hits the girls like a physical slap upon crossing the threshold into the building. The overpowering scent of the men and women packed inside, along with the smell of alcohol and smoke was dense enough to feel, permeating through the room. The bassy, energetic music resounded through the club, loud enough for them to feel the vibrations in their bones. Bright, multicoloured lights flashed along the roof, illuminating the dance floor in the centre.

Evie rested her hands on her head, taking in the atmosphere with an excited grin, looking over to Morrigan to see how she'd react.

"Don't think about it!" Evie called out over the music, smile widening. "Don't think about what to do or how to do it!

She walked backwards towards the dance floor, beckoning Morrigan towards her with her hands.

"Just listen to the music and go wild! Nobody else is thinking about it either. Just listen to the dumb pop EDM shit and dance!"

And with that, Evie starts to dance, a wide grin on her face as her body starts to move along to the beat of the music.

Evie was in her own little world for the moment, swaying to the rhythm, light in her feet as the music overtook her. This was what she had been looking forward to. She didn't need to think about the island, the new home that didn't feel like a home, all the weird and scary things she'd seen and met, all the things she'd left behind. For at least tonight, she could forget about all of that and just have fun.

She's snapped out of her reverie at the sound of Morrigan's laughter, remembering that she wasn't here just here for herself. She did promise to show the other girl a good time after all. Slowly, she danced over closer.

"See!" She shouted. "There's nothing to it!"

She watched her for the moment, a mischevious look in her eyes, before she stepped even closer, almost enough to brush up against each other. With a wink, she slowly turned, watching Morrigan from over her shoulder, her grin turning almost sultry as she started to gyrate her hips to the music, her body close enough for the other girl to touch.

Evie giggled to herself, enjoying the other girl's reaction. There weren't a lotta other girls or guys around her age in the circus, and even fewer who had looked at her the same way Morrigan was right now. She couldn't help it, she was loving the attention. The fact that Morrigan was pretty cute herself was only a bonus.

She started to straighten up, shimmying her bare shoulders as her back almost pressed up against the other girl's chest. She leaned her head back as the music started to reach its peak, eyes fluttering, her lips close enough for Morrigan to feel her ragged breath...

And then the song reached its end, and Evie went still, eyes opening, her usual little smirk returning to her face. As the next song started to play she stepped away, walking towards some of the tables away from the dance floor, crooking a finger at Morrigan, gesturing for her to follow.