Winter Formal 2011

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CHARACTERS: EVERYONE!
LOCATION/SETTING: Grand Hotel des LaSalle
DATE & TIME: 8:00pm, December 17, 2011
WARNINGS: teenagers at a dance
SUMMARY: The Annual Reims Academy Winter Formal

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[parlezvousnaps]

[ Meiling has chosen to dress rather practically for this event. Her outfit is comprised of several soft off-white knit layers, coupled with tan wool stockings and a pair of plain leather loafers with low heels. (She doesn't really need to tower over everyone after all.)

Her red hair has been straightened out, even including the parts that are normally braided. Those sections hang down in front of her chest, a pair of black bow barrettes causing them to dangle whenever she moves her head or spins around.

The fancier parties aren't really her thing, but this school function has a whole different air to it. She's actually excited to be here, and it's hard to find her standing still. From the snack trays, to the punch, to marveling at the decorations and skipping across the dance floor, you can catch Meiling taking it all in. ]

[floweringknight]

[Oh look it some other idiot dressed in white; you may remember helping him pick out this suit? He is looking no where near as swag as in the icon, if anything he looks a bit nervous. He perks up a bit and smiles when he sees a familiar face though, and heads on over to meet her by the punch.]

Meiling. You're looking wonderful tonight.

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[notsogreatwall]

[ With a big grin. ] I could say the same about you - but I knew you would. [ What an outfit looks like in the dressing room is a little different than seeing it in the setting it's meant for, with the environment lights and atmosphere to make the picture complete. She finds herself looking him over a moment, curiously. ] How do you feel?

[floweringknight]

Haha, you flatter me.

[He feels a little less out-of-place... but the pure white suit is definitely unique in the room so now he stands out, the thing he least likes doing...]

Um, a bit self-conscious? I think I've been getting more than a few looks...

[notsogreatwall]

That's because you look different! [ Tilting her head, eartails swaying as she does so. ] Isn't that a natural reaction?

[floweringknight]

Haha, I suppose so? Everyone else is pretty dressed up too though...

[notsogreatwall]

[ Another shake of her head. ] No, no, I mean... [ She brushes at his lapels, as if there was something clinging to it. ] It's different for you. Don't think no one would notice.

[floweringknight]

Ah, mm... well, I don't think that many people know me...

[Except not. After all those rumors, plus his natural looks, there's quite a few who, at the least, recognize him as the guy who's always wearing the butler uniform if not the school uniform]

[notsogreatwall]

[ A little laugh. ] Really? I don't think so, but it's not like I've asked around. [ And she really hasn't.

Meiling sips at her punch. ] This is pretty tasty! Have you tried any yet?

[floweringknight]

Mm, no... I just got here a little while ago and haven't had the chance.

[Shoving that thing with Patchy and Marisa in the back of his mind for sorting out later]

[notsogreatwall]

Then you should do that! [ She hands him her cup, just because she knows he'll hold onto it. It's a reflex, really; she doesn't believe he'll drink from it, and so she turns to grab a new one and pour him a fresh batch. ]

[floweringknight]

[He does indeed hold her cup; not quick enough to serve himself so he just gives her a grateful smile as she gets him some punch]

Thank you, Meiling.

[notsogreatwall]

You're welcome! [ Exchanging cups, she takes a sip again, thoroughly enjoying the fruity taste. ] I think I like these kinds of parties more than the really, really fancy ones. [ Like the ones they went to over summer break. ]

[floweringknight]

I can see why... it's very lively. [He takes a sip as he looks out around the room] Mm, this is good.

I guess for me... well, I'm just a little at a loss for what to do sometimes.

[notsogreatwall]

See? I told you. [ Big smile. Sakuya really does need to take her advice more often; he's one of the few people who would actually benefit. ]

That's why you need to just, um... [ She tilts her head up and squints, as if she is trying to read through a phrasebook hanging in the air. ] "go with the flow"!

[floweringknight]

Hahah, that's a good way to put it. Unfortunately, I've never been too good at that... if I know what to do and how to act, that's one thing, but if I just have to feel it, well...