[open mingle] from my laboratory in the castle east

[gekkajuu]

Who: EVERYONE!
What: Diva's! Birthday! Masquerade!!
When: August 4
Where: the Nadril caves
Warning(s): This is a mingle, so please indicate if your starter isn't OTA. Also: please put any necessary warnings in your subject lines when things pop up!

Atsushi has been planning this for a while now, but needless to say, a certain dragon forced him to adapt his plans, and arguably not for the better. Still, he's determined to make this work! Diva told him she's never had a birthday party in all of her long life, and that is just not all right - so of course he promised her she'd have one this year.

He... should have maybe not said anything, and just done this in secret. Or at least he should have known better than to ask Diva what kind of party she wanted, because she sure had a lot of wishes... That's Diva for you, though. Besides, after more than 170 years without a birthday party, she deserves to say exactly what she wants!

Atsushi has spent more time than he probably should have, decorating a part of Nadril's cave system with fairy lights and anything else he could find. For being in a cave, the setting is very atmospheric! There's food, drinks, and recorded music - not all of it suited for a party, but there are instruments too, for the more talented guests.

A masquerade was Diva's first and foremost wish, and with everyone having limited means and fewer possessions here, masks have kindly been provided by your hosts at the entrance. Some are classy; some are a little unusual; some are -....... Well, you should probably be at the party in time, so all the good masks haven't been taken yet. How well have you disguised yourself? Did you bother to hide your identity at all?

A gift for the birthday vamp is appreciated, but your presence is the biggest gift. There's no better time than the present to forget the unresolved situation elsewhere on the planet, and have a little fun together!

Comments

[thedarkbond]

[How genuine the flirting is is the real question, but Ren's expression remains as decidedly airheaded as it's been the entire time as he takes her hand and bows very slightly. Matters of politeness are hard to get out of the habit of.]

Of course. Lead the way, then~ [Since she's meant to be leading the first one, he'll let her lead him over happily enough. Especially since she gave him such a funny reaction with that flush.] Oh, also...what's your name?

[It's probably kind of rude to go ahead without that.]

[dancerefresher]

[She has no idea; she's met some people who flirt as easily as they breathe, just their way of being friendly. She still blushes a bit when she gets her hand bowed over, just...well, something that happens. Whoops.]

Over here then.

[She starts leading them, before she stops and makes a noise.]

Oh! Omigosh I forgot my manners, I'm sorry! I'm Olivia! N-nice to meet you.

[thedarkbond]

[At the mention of her name, Ren's expression shifts to something rather thoughtful, as if he's trying to remember something. It's a few moments before he snaps his fingers and instead takes on a look of delight.]

Oh, I think I met a friend of yours in Nadril. A girl with long red hair kind of like mine, and a lance...

[Cordelia thankfully isn't that difficult to describe, but she did mention Olivia's name when he was talking to her.]

She said you were good at using swords.

[dancerefresher]

Cordelia? Cordelia said that?

[She's surprised, and she feels herself grow pink. Well. Pinker. And she shakes her head, hard enough that her braids bounce against her shoulders.]

N-not at all! I still have so much to learn! I-I mean I dance with a sword, but still...it's just too bad she doesn't have her pegasus, she's amazing! It's like seeing poetry in motion!

[thedarkbond]

Right~ [Or, almost. Ren taps his chin with one finger like he's trying to remember the exact words.] Or, well, she said you'd be better than her at helping me learn how to use a sword, so I figured you must be pretty great since she seemed really intense about her training...

[He seems to think about that for a few moments longer before he shrugs.] It is a shame, though, isn't it? I would have liked to meet a pegasus. But if we're talking about cute things, sword dancing sounds pretty cute too.

[dancerefresher]

Oh! Oh, that'd make a lot more sense!

[Since she did know more about swords then the rest of their current group. She still does blush and bite her lip, shaking her head. Flirting. Flirting!]

B-but you're too kind. If-if you want me to teach you how to use a sword then-I can try my best.

[thedarkbond]

[It's easy enough to make this girl blush that Ren is probably leaning slightly more towards flirtatious than he generally would just for the sake of reaction, but he thinks it's funny enough to keep right on doing it anyway.

Perhaps thankfully, the sword mention distracts him a little into looking rather pleased instead.] Oh, it would be nice if you could, but if you're busy with other things then just giving me some pointers would be fine too~

[dancerefresher]

[Poor Olivia. Then again, this is not the first time she's been teased into flustering. At least Ren stopped, even if it was to his interest to do so.

She shook her head a little.]

I'm-I'm still new. I don't really have things to do yet so...if you have a sword or something you could use as one...that'd help a lot. And then we can get to the lessons.

[And then he'll find the blushing beauty becomes a harsh taskmistress.]

[thedarkbond]

Oh, I only just woke up too...so I'll have to see about finding something like that first... [Ren's reaction of mild surprise is such that it might seem as if he actually forgot he might need a sword to start learning how to use one. Still, it is something he should probably look into...possibly in one of the other cities rather than Nadril, if they can get back to them eventually.]

Well, I guess we'll have to worry about that later, right~? We still have dancing to do.