homecoming dance!

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[Balamb Garden has taken off around the Balamb coastline! The seaside and clear night sky can be seen through the windows and from the balconies. The halls 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 happily decorated ballroom 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 Homecoming Dance is now beginning. Your attendance is requested at [2F] Ballroom.

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

The ball 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.

[Within the ballroom, there is a stationary stand for punch and food, as well as roaming caterers offering drinks (grape juice) and canapes.]

Voting is now closed. There is a thread here for announcing and crowning the winners; on-lookers are free to react in the thread.

Attendance is entirely optional, so with most of the faculty at the dance, characters are free to roam the rest of the school! However, as Balamb Garden is flying around the Balamb coastline, they will not be able to leave (unless you can fly or really like heights and don't mind injuries...), and any characters left behind will be stranded for a few hours.

Comments

[espio]

"Surprise"?

[Shrug. This kind of is his surprise. For Toby. Yeah.]

Nida's driving for an hour.

[fierybluebird]

Good, guess that will probably make it moot then, eh?

Seeing as I was going to bring Toby up to see you.

[espio]

And I came down to see him, so I guess that works out.

Assuming he's here. I kind of didn't tell him I was coming.

[fierybluebird]

He's here. He's actually less shy this time from what I can tell.

[espio]

You know...

He also seems a bit more child-like, or... maybe naive, is the word. I know he's younger, but it's only by a year... I'm finding it kind of weird. I guess it's just that isolation thing.

[fierybluebird]

Aye. He's... all those things, but I still love him the same. He's still Toby, eh.

[espio]

I know. Me too.

It's just that, even though he started it, and I'm pretty much going with what he wants, it kind of almost feels like I'm taking advantage of him.

[fierybluebird]

Because you remember things he can't?

[espio]

I guess. There's that feeling that he's trusting me way too much.

[fierybluebird]

[Stares.]

Is there a reason he shouldn't trust you so much?

[espio]

Other than the fact I hit him?

Guess not.

[fierybluebird]

I haven't been able to find a specialist this, frankly I don't trust the psychology department here, and I guess since he's my son, I wouldn't be satisfied with anyone outside my crew normally.

However, it really does seem like his distrustful side, the one that is meant to protect him, is the side you punched. I guess you just want both sides meshed but... [He's still really hesitant about such a thing. It's dangerous and all.]

That regular Toby trusts you should be a good thing idiot.

[espio]

No. I think he still has the capacity to not trust someone. And to stand up for himself. I really don't think it's all shoved off to the side. I don't know what Jacred really is, but I don't think he could feel trust or distrust.

[Small sigh.]

I know. It just feels awkward, that's all.

[fierybluebird]

[Strokes his chin and then just sits down crosslegged on the floor with his back to the wall.]

You're right by the way. You do fail as a pirate. Just as well though if you're going to date my son.

[espio]

...what?

[Relevance is where?]

[fierybluebird]

Worrying this much about your conscience and such...

Just enjoy the moment jeez. Even I don't worry this badly Espio. Sometimes, no matter how much you worry or try to make things as perfect as possible, they're still going to suck. You'll still get punched out of the sky one way or another. So don't worry about it, just do your best and have fun. You do remember what fun feels like, right?

Come here bro. [Opens out a wing to give Espio a hug.]