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Who: Jean-Jacques Leroy (
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What: Explosion and sickness stuff.
When: October.
Where: Olympia & Wyver
Warning(s): N/A
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What: Explosion and sickness stuff.
When: October.
Where: Olympia & Wyver
Warning(s): N/A
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siegfried
[ He could imagine it: Siegfried was some kind of medieval knight, so it's not unlikely that he might've attended a ball in some huge castle. Like something out of a Disney novel. The parties and galas that JJ has been to probably pale in comparison, though many of them were glamorous and attended by celebrities, they weren't at the level of Cinderella.
Wherever it is that they're going tonight, the path lined with people giving them concerned stares, shops that have shut down, and run down alley ways.
JJ doesn't even realize that he has no idea where they're going, but the destination he's imagining in his mind is grand and beautiful, a reward for all the hardships that they've had to endure.
It feels like they've had to endure a lot. ]
I loved to go to parties back home. [ He's continuing before Siegfried even gets a chance to answer, his appearance hardly matching his confident tone: pale and tired. ] I love to dance, you know. Figure skaters always start with ballet, which was okay, but I like ballroom dancing too.
[ He's so excited to party!! ]
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[ it's not something he likes talking about too much, since there's definitely heavy baggage there, but in his own... stupor, he's less tight lipped than he might have been otherwise. in other word, exactly that: extravagant parties in a giant castle.
not all they're cracked up to be, jj. ]
I was a bit worried when I received my invitation to this event. [ there definitely was no invitation. ] I've never been much for dancing myself... I was invited quite often, but people eventually stopped when they realized how unskilled I am.
[ he's actually weirdly good at everything, so they mostly stopped when they saw how much he didn't like doing it. ]
Perhaps you can instruct me when we arrive?
[ wherever it is... they're going... ]
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Though if even that would be enough to take away from JJ's good mood is debatable, his expression is unreasonably bright as he reassures Siegfried, ] Of course, I will. I'm an excellent dance partner and teacher. I do singles skating, but my parents did dance, so I've done a lot for fun.
[ Even though this is actual dancing, but everything goes back to figure skating as far as JJ is concerned, so Siegfried shouldn't be too surprised. And as far as the location of their nonexistent gala— ]
There it is!
[ There's nothing there. They had somehow managed to walk far enough that the pathways and cobblsetone had given way to a clearing, more jungle than park, but at least an open space in the crowded backdrop of Wyver. It's no where close to be extravagant or glamorous, or even well kept, but JJ steps forward with his arms sweeping out. ]
It feels good to relax, doesn't it?
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You may be a bit overqualified for this then. [ it sounds like it, anyway. ] At the very least, my coordination is decent, and I'm reasonably physically fit. [ which is... an understatement. you once fought an entire army by yourself and won, siegfried. ]
Oh, the decorations are quite lovely.
[ are they? what is he seeing? who even knows? because they're definitely just in some random deserted area in the slums now. there are a few sick wyver natives just sitting and recuperating out in the street nearby, but no one seems to bat an eyelash at them.
who knows, maybe they're somehow hallucinating the same thing. ]
Yes... I've been on the run lately, so this will be a nice change of pace.
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He pats Siegfried's arm before pulling him along. ]
C'mon, let's get a drink before dancing.
[ They head over to more nothing, and JJ just stares at empty air with a pleasant smile on his face. There's a large dog-or-rat that scurries in front of him, running through what must be some imaginary table that JJ's apparently seeing, but it doesn't do anything to shatter the illusion that he's build up. ]
Guess they're out of drinks.
[ Which makes sense, since it's such a lively event—it feels like the entire city is here. And why would they be, when the ballroom is decorated so gorgeously and the castle a shining beacon in the night.
But that means they won't get to wet their palette before taking to exercise, and that's fine with JJ, for once oblivious to the aches plaguing his body, or the stuffiness of his head. Instead he turns to Seigfried, relaxed and refined despite the fact that he's standing in some random street in Wyver in casual wear. ]
Do you want to dance?
[ He extends a hand. (There's no music.) ]
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though jj doesn't seem to care either way, and siegfried gladly allows the topic to be dropped as he's literally pulled away. ]
...I have been hearing rumblings of a food shortage or something along those lines. It's a pity that it would affect this party as well...
[ though really, why wouldn't it?
if he was thinking clearly, perhaps he'd notice that throwing a party in a time of crisis seems pretty bizarre to begin with. but thinking clearly is definitely not what's happening right now, or he'd notice they're just in an empty lot. ]
I suppose we do have to amuse ourselves somehow.
[ so he'll take that hand, happily. ]
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But at least he can dance.
And not just that, but with confidence! ]
It's not just a way to kill time, dancing is fun.
[ If Siegfried weren't also sick, JJ might've been slightly more wary of keeping a distance between them. So he's thankful that Siegfried's in a similarly pathetic state, and he doesn't have to be worried about their hands together, the other around Seigfried's back, and not a lot of room for Jesus between them. There's no music playing, so hopefully they're hallucinating the same song as they start to sweep along the stone roads. ]
Especially since you get to dance with me. [ He looks about as arrogant as he sounds, smirking with his nose upturned. ] There's a lot of ladies that'd kill to be you—wait, wait.
[ . . . ]
When I said that it sounds like you're a criminal, did you say "it's complicated"?
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but he can't dance. you've got that one up on him, jj. ]
Is it? I must admit, people do look like they're enjoying themselves while dancing. But...
[ perhaps it's because he doesn't know how, but being on the dance floor is just a source of stress for him. he's fine enough at accompanying someone else, but taking the lead or anything like that is a bit much for him. ]
It sounds like I'll be a criminal in the eyes of those ladies, at least.
[ and with a smirk, he'll just leave it at that. complicated means complicated, jj. ]
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It's a miracle they don't trip over a root, or a person, or some loose garbage. ]
Hey.
[ He asked a question, he can't believe Siegfried wouldn't answer it. ]
Are you being mysterious now? Is this a seduction tactic?