SeeD graduation ball - second floor ballroom - 2100-2400

[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 Graduation Ball is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom.

I repeat, the Graduation Ball 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.

[After the announcement, the intercom falls silent. The faint sound of upbeat orchestrations can be heard from the second floor of the building. In the second floor ballroom, the Headmaster, Garden faculty, and even some of the instructors are present, so troublemakers are free to roam until 2400. Caterers roam, offering drinks and refreshments to the party goers; a stationary stand for punch and food is also offered.]

(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.

Newly graduated SeeDs are required to wear their uniforms. Otherwise, the occasion is black tie. All inhabitants of Garden are welcome to the festivities.

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

Comments

[bunnypassingby]

[In a pink lace dress, Mikuru watches the dancefloor from a distance, making small steps that mimic the moves. She stupidly took Ballroom Dancing in her first quarter here, and considering she'll be next to graduate, she'll need to remember the dances for when her ball comes around.]

[youngnobelman]

[Touma, in SeeD dress uniform only because he hasn't gotten around to picking up his white tux from the drycleaner's with his digivice clipped to his belt, hovers by the refreshment stand with a flute of champagne in hand, people-watching. This ball is like an unwelcome taste of home.]

[espio]

[Have you ever wondered what a chameleon in a SeeD uniform might look like? Because one's right here, staying as close to the wall as he can and gradually edging towards the exit.]

[wrnpcs]

[Min really wants to laugh, but there are prospective SeeD clients here and she doesn't want to look bad in front of them. Still, her amusement is still rather clear on her face, especially when she realizes there's a hole in his pants for his tail pffffffffffft.]

You're not ditching your own graduation celebration?

[SORRY, HERE'S SOMEONE IN THE WAY OF THE EXIT.]

(OOC: Also, we are getting to the Headmaster's congrats, honest!)

[espio]

[Hey, this is a specially tailored hole! ...no, it really is, Espio's too awkwardly shaped for a regular hole to suffice.]

Don't be ridiculous. Of course not.

[BLATANT LIES. ...he almost didn't even turn up.]

[haha_steelguard]

Hey there! Not like there was ever any doubt, but congratulations anyway!

[It's just a coincidence that Snow is blocking the path to the exit, right?]

[espio]

...thanks.

[Damnit, Snow. Despite the 'thanks', Espio looks rather miffed.]

This just seems like a bit too much fuss for passing an exam.

[y_so_standard]

[623 may have been under-socialized, but his father being a political figure in their universe means he sorta knows what you do in parties like this. Go for the food and stay out of underfoot.

Still...he's never seen what looks like a in a uniform before so he's just kinda...stalking and staring, unsure of what to make of it.]

[espio]

[Which Espio quickly notices.]

What are you looking at?

[y_so_standard]

You talk too? [Sorry about him Espio. Really. He's just more confused then anything.]

[espio]

Obviously.

[y_so_standard]

Can you turn your head all the way upside down too?

[espio]

[Is this kid for real?]

Only by turning the rest of me upside-down.

[y_so_standard]

Oh. [Oddly he seems...disappointed. Still, this guy was way more interesting then those cocktail wieners on a stick he'd absconded with, so he'll hold out a few.]

Um...what are you?

[espio]

A newly graduated SeeD. Couldn't you tell?

[Yeah, he's annoyed, and not going to hide it. He glances down at the offered food, and shrugs - not interested!]

[y_so_standard]

Sorry, I'm still getting used to recognizing the insignia and regalia that this place has. You look displeased.

[espio]

Oh, you think? Couldn't have anything to do with being stalked across the room by some kid who wants to ask stupid questions, right?

[y_so_standard]

You looked displeased before that.

[espio]

I'm in a hideously uncomfortable uniform at some fancy formal dance. Of course I'm "displeased." Not the word I'd pick, but yeah, we'll go with "displeased."

[y_so_standard]

It might be easier if you pick a different door to try and sneak out, this one is pretty high profile.

[espio]

I wasn't trying to sneak out.

[He totally was.]

[y_so_standard]

Is that why you were trying to slowly keep inching towards this door? [So...he may have been stalking for a while.]

[espio]

If I wanted to sneak out, I have better methods!

[Which is completely true! Invisibility is generally a good thing for sneaking out, it's just that it didn't actually occur to him.

And just to prove that these "better methods" exist, he'll give a brief demo of said invisibility.]

Haha of course I answered before the edit went through XD

[y_so_standard]

[Blink, blink.]

Oh. How do you do that?

Re: Haha of course I answered before the edit went through XD

[espio]

I'm a chameleon. It's kind of what we do.