A Night in West Egg

[professorlionface]

WHO: EVERYBODY OF ALL AGES
WHERE: The Xavier Institute
WHEN: The night of June 16th, all night!
WARNINGS: Who can really tell anymore? Probable language. Possible violence. Copious dancing.
SUMMARY: PROM PROM PROM PROM PROM PROM PROM
FORMAT: OPEN

The guests into an auditorium transformed. Through the magic of papier mache, the room has been decked out like a speakeasy, the refreshments laid out on a very makeshift bar that will not stock alcohol as long as they can prevent it. The whole room is cast with a cool blue light, and a jazz band's been hired to take the stage for an hour before leaving the rest of the evening to the DJ.

It was time to get this party started.

quick-links!
DANCE FLOOR
REFRESHMENTS
SIDELINES
OUTSIDE

Comments

[dupable]

[ Not that John would mind that besides the initial surprise, since he has no idea at all that Nill is even capable of something along those lines. Besides, he figures the hug is pretty much a thank you anyways, and is grinning like an idiot until she points behind her and--

Oh, huh! He thinks he might have seen that kid somewhere before. ]

Is that a friend of yours?

[ She probably wanted to go talk to him too, there were a lot of people around here that John knew and was having fun talking to, so he assumed it was probably the same for Nill. ]

I will catch you later then!

[ Stepping back so he's out of Nill's way. ]

[luckout]

Hmmmmmmmm.

[She taps her finger to her chin thoughtfully, drawing out the silence before:]

Nope! Stick to your own dance. It suits you better.

[glowsferatu]

So why have you bothered participating in it, then?

[ she knows that answer already, at least she hopes she does, and if her suspicions are correct, it isn't entirely about vriska's defensiveness.

maybe. hopefully. she's the one who started the conversation, at least. ]

[luckout]

[Kanaya, you can't just ask her about her feelings in public. Or ever. She grits her teeth, finally advancing on her.

She does it quickly to try ensuring that Kanaya can't get out of her grasp when she shoves her up against the wall, eyes narrowed and nails digging into her harm.]

Why the hell do you think?

[glowsferatu]

[ well, that's one way to get her to stop tittering on. instead, she turns red all over as her glow waxes brightly, embarrassment painted all over her face as she casts a glance about the room ]

Vriska, please! Someone will see!

[ worse yet, john will see, and aside from generally not understanding black romance already, he would need to have the incident explained to him. that would mean putting a name to this, which is something she's reluctant to do.

however, vriska does look great in that dress, and seeing her so angry makes her a little weak in the knees. she has to avert her eyes if she expects to keep her wits. ]

But I...I could stop by later this evening for us to further discuss this matter. ...If you wanted.

[luckout]

Wow, are you embarrassed by me?

[She leans closer, sliding her arms around Kanaya's waist so that to anyone else it would look like she's just hugging her. She's not wearing her heels, so she has to stand on her tiptoes to reach Kanaya's ear, but when she does she bites into it less than gently.]

I'd love to, but I've got a date. You know, one that isn't embarrassed to be seen with me. So I wouldn't wait up for a continuation on this. Not tonight, anyway.

[And then she's withdrawing, flicking her bangs out of her eyes again as she moves to turn around.]

[glowsferatu]

It isn't like that! [ well, not entirely...just mostly. perhaps more shame and guilt than embarrassment, the nagging feeling that she should not be pursuing a relationship with vriska and everyone knows it, though that only has the contradictory effect of making the idea even more alluring to her.

vriska holing it against her like this was so obviously unreasonable, right? she catches her by the elbow before she's fully turned. ]

It's a...a matter of propriety. Getting involved with anything in so public a setting would be out of the question, and I'm sure the chaperones would agree! Moreover, your possession of such a date for this evening would make even a momentary interruption on my part rather gauche. The, um, conflicts on one's schedule are usually preferable to not o-overlap.

[luckout]

Yeah, keep saying that and maybe you'll convince one of us that it's true. Here's a hint, it won't be me. John's busy with other people right now, I had time to waste on you.

[She shrugs, jerking her arm out of Kanaya's grip.]

But time's up for tonight. See ya, Maryam.

[She wants to linger a moment longer to see if Kanaya has anything else to say, but that would be giving her power that she doesn't want her to have. So she starts to walk away, making a point to sashay back to her spot to wait for John. She's making it no secret that she's trying to get her to stare at her ass.]

[glowsferatu]

[ and it works, to her embarrassment. which, as she's left there against the wall alone, is pretty much all she'd been left with in general at this meeting's sudden turn.

stupid sexy vriska. ]

[dupable]

[ Giving her a skeptical look. ]

I don't know. It sounds to me like you're saying you don't know how to at all!

[luckout]

[She scrunches her nose at him, smiling.]

Or it could be that I just don't feel like teaching you! I gave you a compliment about your own dance and you didn't even take it. Don't be an ass.

[dupable]

[ More like a veiled insult, but he shrugs. ]

If you say so.

[ The skepticism thick in his tone! ]

[crab]

[ scoffing and rolling his eyes. ]

What, seriously? I have hoards of people putting up with my shit. I have several who clamor for the opportunity to put up with my shit. My shit is a commodity, you should be grateful that I'm bothering to give it to you at all.

[luckout]

[No it was a veiled compliment!!]

You don't believe me. I'm crushed.

[hellionated]

Jesus Christ, listen to you! You're so far up your own ass, you think everyone wants to smell like it.

[dupable]

[ Suuuure. ]

I am just saying, since you don't want to show me I am skeptical!

[luckout]

[Fine don't accept her compliment. See if she ever compliments you again.]

Hasn't anybody ever told you it's bad for you health to be so suspicious?

[dupable]

[ If those are her compliments he's okay with that. ]

Nope!

[luckout]

Then consider me the first, because I just told you. Might wanna get on that before your health takes a turn for the worse.

[dupable]

I think I will probably be okay if it's just this once.

[luckout]

You say that now, buuuuuuuut you might regret it in the long run!

[dupable]

Nope! I don't think so.

[luckout]

Yeah, I think you will! Anyway, I think I've had enough of this dancing. I'm gonna go grab something to drink. Want something?

[dupable]

Nah! I am okay right now. I think I will dance for a little longer, and then maybe see who else came.

[luckout]

Alright. See you later, Egbert.

[And she's off!]