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

[glowsferatu]

What, this? [ she poke a hand at the drape across the front. ] Just some old thing I had lying around.

[ but they both look fabulous and she smiles at that, self-satisfied. ]

I hope you're enjoying the night so far.

[soulbonder]

It's different, but in a good way. [why so nervous in asking this she's just his friend and he's being totally weird about it.] Um, Kanaya, would you like to dance with me? I have never done so before, and it looks fun.

[glowsferatu]

[ with a light laugh, she gives him a smile. ] Astral, do you know that my first experience with dancing was at a prom just like this one? Come along then, I'll lead.

[ and she holds out a hand for him. ]

[soulbonder]

[He brightens up immensely, and takes her hand with so much excitement it's just ridiculous. He wanted to try dancing for so long, it's one of the things he found fascinating about humans.

Assuming she leads him out to the dance floor, he's going to be promptly puzzled and watching other people's feet. He mimics that, right?] How do we know when to start? [The music is already playing... Do they wait for the next song?]

[glowsferatu]

Dancing has its foundations on rhythm, so, in order to dance, any participants must align themselves to that rhythm. [ she closes her eyes and listens for a second, then begins stepping to the side in time to the beat. ] Now, you try synchronizing with me.

[soulbonder]

[His attention goes to her feet. He attempts to copy her, but he's off. It's hard! It's hard!] Mmm... [He's getting frustrated he can't do it right off the bat.]

[glowsferatu]

[ she keeps going, giving him a smile as she moves her focus to how he's moving. ]

That's okay, take your time. You'll get the hang of it.

[soulbonder]

Do we even have enough time? [Whoa, be careful there! He almost steps on her foot.]

[glowsferatu]

[ she casually slips her foot a little further back from him, only losing the beat a little before she manages to find it again. ]

We have at least to the end of this song, but you can always try another if this one doesn't work for you.

[ she has another idea, and holds her hands out for him. ] Here, take my hands. We can try to move at the proper rhythm together.

[soulbonder]

[Take her hands? He stares at them, clearly hesitating. Eventually though he holds onto them. Awkwardly.]

[glowsferatu]

[ now that she's got a hold of him, she gives a slight tug with each step she takes. ]

There, now follow along with me, see?

[soulbonder]

[Slowly, slowly moving along with her.] Am I doing this correctly?

[glowsferatu]

[ she gives him a wide smile with a light laugh. ]

You're getting there, Astral. Soon enough we may even be able to quicken the pace!

[soulbonder]

Quicken the pace? [OH HELL NO] Why would we do that? This is fine the way it is.

[glowsferatu]

The idea is the match the tempo of the song. At the moment, we're lagging rather behind.

[ and they are. she was hoping that holding his hands would keep him in pace with her, but it's only had the opposite effect while he's still getting the hang of it. ]

[soulbonder]

If we slow down enough we should be able match the tempo every three or four steps. [Astral has no idea what he's saying, but it sounds logical enough.] So, we don't have to match its pace exactly...

[glowsferatu]

[ she lets out another laugh. ]

But you'll never learn that way! The idea is to adapt ourselves, not to find the easiest loophole. No awards are given for shoddy work!

[soulbonder]

[A frustrated noise!! Stop laughing at him...] But I don't know what I'm doing.

[glowsferatu]

[ well he should stop being silly first! ]

You won't really need to, starting out. But you have to progress, to challenge yourself. Venture out into the unknown that you can identify it.

[soulbonder]

Kattobing? [Katto-what?]

[glowsferatu]

Possibly... [ she has no idea what that means, but assumes it must be something similar to what she just said. ]

[soulbonder]

[He can kattobing!! He's more inspired and trying to quicken his pace.]

[glowsferatu]

[ she matches him without missing a beat, keeping her eyes on his feet. ]

There you have it, I think you're getting the hang of this! [ she darts her foot out of the way quickly to avoid a collision, laughing again. ] Be careful now.

[soulbonder]

[At least somebody's watching, because he's going to end up stepping on toes eventually. Or trip. Or... something else utterly ridiculous.] I will be careful.

[glowsferatu]

[ she let's this go for a while, flicking her eyes between his face and feet. eventually, she looks him right in the ways. she thinks he may be ready to switch up a bit. ]

Alright, in just a moment I'm going to let go of your hands. Can you handle that?