A SAVAGE LAND FOR A SAVAGE NIGHT

[professorlionface]

WHO: EVERYONE OF ALL AGES
WHERE: The Xavier Institute
WHEN: June 15th, early evening to all night long!
WARNINGS: Who knows! Language is likely, violence is possible, dancing is mandatory.
SUMMARY: prom night prom night gotta get down on prom night
FORMAT: MINGLE

As you enter through the doors of the Danger Room, the sound of cicadas chirping clues you into your arrival to a tropical paradise. Red and orange lights show a room transformed, vines all along the walls and trees that seem to reach the beyond the ceiling. There's no doubt now, you're deep in the heart of the jungle. You can almost feel the heat of a distant volcano, the humidity wafting in from a river just outside, but that's only your imagination. Luckily, someone had the foresight to bring an exterminator into this jungle beforehand, as there isn't a bug in sight.

Fierce papier mache dinosaurs look down on your throughout the room, some perhaps planning their next meal, others regarding the intruders to their home with something not unlike fear. From the stage, the gleaming jaws of a downed Tyrannosaurus look on at the partiers, hungry even in its taxidermied stated.

But there's one ornament that stands above them all: the mirrored surface of what appears to be a pterodactyl man, reflecting the lights all across the room in ways most disco balls only wish they could.

Welcome to the Savage Land. Hope you survive the experience!

quick links!
DANCE FLOOR
REFRESHMENTS
SIDELINES
OUTSIDE

Comments

[culver]

[So far, prom hadn't been... awful. Actually, it had sort of been enjoyable. It was nice to see people she knew, even if there were a lot of faces absent. She'd eaten some dessert, drank some punch, danced a little, and laughed at the fake dinosaurs decorating the danger room. Okay, so some of them were fierce looking, but knowing they weren't real took away some of the magic.

Nill spots Jake across the room and doesn't see the rabbit until it's too late and there is a knife brandished at her. This... doesn't seem like it's okay for a dance, but she raises her hands in defense anyway, wings flared behind her. She gives Jake a very, very confused and pointed look.]

[adventureboner]

Huh? ((The confused look confuses him in turn, but when he remembers his unruly date, he looks down.)) CONSARN RABBIT!! ((he SLAPS the robot in the face from above.)) NO!! Bad!!

Ugh, pardon his behaviour. I couldn't get him to leave the friggin thing at home.

[culver]

[Nill holds her defensive pose a moment longer than necessary, but does let her arms drop once she's sure the rabbit is under control. She offers Jake a smile, and smooths down the bodice of her dress with one hand, waving slightly with the other. It's alright, she's fine.]

[adventureboner]

((Normally he might return the smile quickly, but he's a bit distracted presently. The hand's movement draws his attention, his eyes drifting downward with it, and lingered perhaps a little more than he'd wanted. His head may lift, but his eyes don't seem to come up as fast, admiring her. "Holy macaroni," slips out under his breath, but as soon as he meets Nill's eyes again, he realizes he's been ogling. His body tenses up; his ears feel hot. He gulps, a bit reluctant to speak suddenly.)) You... look--ZOUNDS!!! ((he nearly jumps STRAIGHT out of his shoes, turns to the rabbit.)) Augh alright buddy you've lost company rights. Shoo soo, got get punch for us or something and think of what you've done. ((He fans the rabbit off. FREEDOM AT LAST.))

((He bends over a bit and rubs the spot he'd been stabbed. Oh cool blood!!!1!!!!!1 Freaking cool. At least it's not much... He pulls out a handkerchief to wipe his hand.)) Geez... Hehe, hope you've a better date than I do tonight!

((Not that he necessarily forgets what he was going to say before, but the courage is gone now.))

[culver]

[Nill has an incredible amount of patience when it comes to her friends. There's no way she could have spent so much time around them if she didn't. That said, she isn't used to any of them looking at her the way Jake is--Damian used to give her a quick once-over sometimes to make sure she was "dressed appropriately" and occasionally she thought she saw something like this from Karkat or (God forbid) Davesprite when she caught him without his shades, but she'd always just chalked it up to a friendly making-sure-you're-alright glance.

Well, there's no reason this can't just be the special English way of doing that.

So she smiles, trying not to think about it too hard. Nill reaches out to touch his arm, brow creasing a bit as she sees the blood on his hand.]

I do not have a date. Are you alright?

[adventureboner]

((A glance toward the touch, he looks at her with a smile, his goofy buckteeth always more apparent.)) Aw, shucks, nothing I'm not used to. ((Though, for the first time, he's feeling a bit of gratitude for the rabbit; saved him a lot of embarrassment. Perhaps intentionally so?)) Heck, you oughta seen the scrape I had two weeks ago. THIS big, ((his fingers show the size, majorly exaggerated.)) You'da thought I'd had a run in with Hannibal Lecter himself!

Uh, but yeah, it's a little thing, this one. I'd be damned if the bugger scarred up at all! Course you know how the saying goes, every scar's a tale to tell. Can't say all the tales have the same bravado as the scar left behind, though, heheh... ((He looks down at the wound, and decides it's just easiest to tie it up with the hand kerchief. Good thing he wore shorts?))

[culver]

[Those goofy buck teeth are adorable Jake, don't ever let anyone tell you different. And at least she's been around the City long enough to pick up on exaggeration when it's right in front of her, even if it isn't verbalized. Silly Jake. Also, she has no idea who Hannibal Lecter is so she's going to just ignore that bit.

Nill attempts to help him tie the kerchief, nodding a bit. She's trying not to focus on the shorts and how strange they look in tux form.]

Sometimes people do not want to tell those tales though. Not unless they have to at least.

[adventureboner]

Oh, haha, lemme get it, doll! Hate to have my blood on your hands. ((If he can get eye contact for that, he is totally winking at her. Clearly he's proud of that play on words. Anywho, that aside, he straightens up.))

Ah, yeah, can't say I don't get that. The way I see it, though, I haven't much to keep mum about, scars or no scars.

[culver]

[He does get that wink, and Nill lets a smile find her face. He always seems to take personal injury in stride, which is both strange and somehow endearing. She hasn't yet figured out why.]

That is lucky for you.

[adventureboner]

Heheh, yeah, really!

So uh... you said you came alone?

[culver]

I did. The person I usually bring is not here anymore.

[adventureboner]

((A frown.)) Sounds like you were vamboozled, too. ((He scratches his head and looks aside, mumbling: "I'da asked if I'da know..." ))

[culver]

[She doesn't quite catch that last bit, but smiles a little anyway.]

It is okay. It is not so bad I guess.

[adventureboner]

Yeah!! I sure don't mind it myself.

((Jake takes a moment to think, looking out at the dance floor and thinking of Kanaya's suggestion. It would suck to come to one of these an not have a proper dance... one that wasn't accidentally with a dude.

Hesitant, Jake opens his mouth, takes a breath, and bites down anxiously. WOW, this shit is hard.)) How would you fancy a jig?

[culver]

[When he asks, her shoulders and wings perk up a bit. Her brows raise, but a smile spreads over her face. She gives his arm a light squeeze.]

Sure. I would like that a lot.

[adventureboner]

Then what're we standing around here for! ((His smile flourishes all over again. Jake half scoops, half DRAGS Nill center stage. Go all out or don't go at all, he'd say!!!

He doesn't really catch onto how everyone else is dancing, and after a moments hesitation, gives her a GRAND ol' bow,)) My lady!! ((He jokes, (or is he joking??) before offering his hands to her.))

[culver]

[That is certainly one way to go all out! Nill's eyes widen slightly but after a moment she finds her feet and follows after him. At least he won't tug her arm off this way.

Once they find a place on the floor she straightens her skirt, and giggles to herself silently. It isn't anywhere near perfect, but in the spirit of playing along (and, really, she's having fun) she gives him a curtsy before taking his hand.]

woah sorry this took so long I HAD TO THINK ABOUT HIS DANCING...

[adventureboner]

((He starts off well. He's SEEN it in the movies: Jake's good at mimicking that sort of stuff, naturally better at doing. So up her hand goes, and he gently twirls her around, a part of him hoping to impress her (as he likes to impress people.) The gap between them widens as he moves away from her, half hoping she would twirl into him at th --OH FUCK

And there he goes, one shitty misstep and he's on his ass. He knows better to let go of Nill's hand when it happens, so hopefully for them she has the same sense.))

totally worth it

[culver]

[It surprises Nill a little bit that Jake can dance. And impresses her. She twirls happily, glad that her dress stays out of the way so she doesn't trip over herself as she does. It's nice, she thinks. Jake is taller than her, at least, which makes this all easier.

And then he's falling, tugging her arm, and she's not totally sure what's happening. But she instinctively braces herself, wings flaring, and instead of letting go tries to save him from falling. This is likely not a good idea. Nill's stance wobbles and within a moment she is on her way down herself.]

[adventureboner]

((perfect AW HELL NO. What's he supposed to do when the little lady won't let go herself?! Jake drags Nill over him. Those immediately near them turn, and if this isn't the most talked about scandal in school for the next week, I'm changing my name to Alfendi.

So there's that moment, Jake on his ass with Nill just a little too close to him, and in some echo of his mind he vaguely recalls this happening in a movie once. There's not too much else going on in that noggin of his, even with his cheeks blazing like wild fire. WHAY. DOES HE EVEN DO?? Jake's frozen in place, at least for a moment. Nill. Close. G i r l.))

[culver]

[Nill realizes she starts falling that this is not going to end well. She doesn't really mind getting the dress a little dirty by falling on the floor--she's more worried about possibly hurting Jake while falling. So she throws her free arm out in an attempt to brace herself, and is partly successful. That counts for something, right?

There is a long, long three-second pause where she doesn't do anything, just looks down at Jake with those big blue eyes and stares. Then her brow creases, and:]

I am so sorry! Are you alright?

[adventureboner]

((He nods quickly in response as a startled feeling wells up in his gut. He wasn't sure she could hear him with the music playing, but he heard her clear as day at least. Maybe he didn't mind that? Even despite that, he stands, helping her up in turn. ))

Guess I'm something of muckworm out here!! ((He half shouts, the music a bit loud and quieting. He gives a backwards smile, eyebrows rising. Jesus, and he's still got her hand, too, doesn't he? ))

[culver]

[Getting up in this dress is a little difficult, but with his help she manages. Her wings are a little ruffled and the gown itself no worse for wear, so no permanent damage has been done. And hey, the contact is convenient given her power, but also sort of nice. She isn't used to feeling embarrassed, so it's nice to have someone right there with her, selfish as it seems.

She gives his hand a gentle squeeze.]

I was not much better.