valentine's day dance!

[wrnpcs]

[Night has fallen on Balamb Garden; the halls of Garden are mostly deserted besides the stray student walking about, and even the usual faculty members are missing from their posts around the school. There's a certain festive energy through the air, the source coming from the Ballroom cheerily decorated located on the second floor.

At exactly 2100, as soon as the dinner rush ends, the Garden chime sounds and the intercom clicks on. The Headmaster speaks to the Garden.]

The Valentine's Day dance is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom.

I repeat, the Valentine's Day dance is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom. The dance will run until 2400. Students leaving the ball after curfew are to return to their dorms immediately.

The dance and its festivities tonight are being sponsored very generously by the Garden Festival Committee.

[After the announcement, the intercom falls silent. The faint sound of music can be heard from the second floor of the building.]


( Mod note: You may participate in the dance in comments to this post, or opt to make your own new post/log.

The dance isn't mandatory, so students that choose not to attend won't be punished. The Headmaster, Garden faculty and even some of the instructors are all present at the dance, so troublemakers are free to roam until 2400. The dance itself will last from 2100-2400 in the second floor ballroom and the music will be the same kind of upbeat peppy orchestrated pieces that the game used. Caterers will roam offering drinks and refreshments to attendants, as well a stationary stand for punch and food is offered.

Should players have any questions left unanswered feel free to ping the mods on AIM or via PM. )

Comments

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

And if I didn't show up, you wouldn't come after me. Just admit it, I'm the last choice to dance with.

[rebellingheart]

Not that night maybe, talking with Cid had to come first. [She smiles though, shaking her head a little.] Tonight? If you hadn't shown up I would have gone looking for you.

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

You sure about that? I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't just run off with someone else.

[rebellingheart]

You know, if you wanted to be my date for the dance you could have asked Seifer.

[She smiles, clearly both amused and pleased by this.]

I'm sure. So how about that dance?

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't ask you to dance even if you were the last person here. [He really doesn't have a choice though, does he?]

If it's short.

[rebellingheart]

Well why not? [It's a serious question too, she really wants to know. Otherwise she's just going to write it off as tough posturing again.

Yeah.. she wants an answer first before any dancing happens. Sorry.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

Because it's dancing. Why would I even dance when I can mock students for their inability to learn the moves?

[rebellingheart]

[The fact that she knows just how to word this is pretty telling.]

So that you can show them how much better of a dancer you are?

[She's teasing him, but it does seem like a very Seifer reason.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[...

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She did not.]

I don't have a reason to dance. If I did, I'd show them. [... all that rage. she just. wtf man.]

[rebellingheart]

What if I asked you to dance with me? Or is that not reason enough?

[Keep making those sorceress jabs Seifer, she knows very well how you feel about Squall. The last several haven't gone forgotten, consider this her playful brand of payback.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

Maybe. [It's a forced reply, really.]

One dance. And I'm out.

[rebellingheart]

[The book of Seifer-ese translated into Rinoa-talk says that means Yes, very much so yes. Rinoa is pleased.]

Great, thanks! [She reaches out, taking his hand.] Let's go then.

[Maybe if she's lucky she can convince one dance to turn into two.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't say anything, just scowls at her despite the promise of a dance.

Seifer offers her his hand with the intention of leading her to the floor.]

[rebellingheart]

[She just smiles at his scowl, really Seifer.

Placing her hand inn his, she let's him do the leading. For someone who's just been talking about how poorly other people are dancing, she's curious to see just how good at dancing he is (or isn't).]

blame finals ;-;

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[Grudgingly he accepts and leads her on. At least those classes so many years ago would pay off as he moved around, avoiding looking around.]

Awwe, bb I'd wait a couple days for you to comment anytime

[rebellingheart]

[He's so easy to read sometimes. It's almost endearing somehow; however at the same time...]

Seifer, are you okay? You seem a little stiff.

[Not that it affects their dancing, but she's used to paying attention to the little things.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[You could say he's somewhat distracted. Dancing was never his thing really and he'd rather be off doing something else.]

Stiff? Hardly. You're asking me to dance.

[rebellingheart]

Do you really not like dancing that much?

[Maybe she'd gotten the wrong idea? Oops.]

Since I doubt it's my company that's bothering you.

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

Since when would your company bother me? I told you, I don't like dancing.

[rebellingheart]

Since when would my company bother anyone?

[She smiles.]

That's a pity though, you're actually a pretty good dancer.

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

I'm sure if you tried hard enough, you could bother someone here.

[Seifer takes that last comment in stride.] Isn't that a requisite anyway? Learning to dance as a SeeD? Stupid thing anyway.

[rebellingheart]

I think there's a few people I don't even have to try to bother. [Her smile falters briefly before returning to it's full force.]

Of course it is, but not everyone who passes the class is a good dancer. You can move really well. I wonder if it's all that extra gunblade training. Fighting can be kind of like dancing you know.

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

So they've told me. Doesn't make it any more interesting than combat.

Who else have you been bothering besides me?

[rebellingheart]

Does this mean I'm paying for this dance with a duel later? Because just in case it's not obvious I have no intention of fighting in this dress.

Hey! You probably bother me about as much as I bother you. Be fair!

[What? She's totally not avoiding the question.]

[lostmyhyperion.livejournal.com]

[He scoffs at that.] Paying for this with target practice? You'll be in the hospital ward faster than you can blink.

I wouldn't bother you if you weren't in my way all the time.