[ Masquerade ]

[breakspromises]

Who: Everyone! Even the grouches :D
When: Friday Evening
Where: Park
Format: Paragraph/action/whatever you like
What: Masquerade Par-tay!
Warnings: None...yet.

The park was lit up by lights and of course the stars that night. Tents were pitched up where refreshments and food were served. Tables and chairs were scattered throughout the space and

Comments

[thenobledie]

An interesting choice of costume.

[sup, lust. let's stand next to each other and be totally hot together.]

[sonvisage]

Isn't it?

[Another sip and now her glass is empty. She doesn't move to refill it right away, instead watching the crowd. Actually she's watching Scar watch Mei, but whatever. And then she's watching Remus.

In the hot chick corner, totally.]

I made the mask myself.

[thenobledie]

[a pause and shirley's smile drops. time for some seriousness because damn, girl. you're hurting, and you're only making it worse by being stubborn.]

You do have the potential to move forward from this; the only person holding you back is yourself.

[sonvisage]

But I've moved forward. There's been no other direction to go, even though they've all seemed...

[Equally empty is what she wants to say, but that's not completely true either. She's still a little shaken that Scar asked her at all, and she's kept her distance here and there, for her own sanity as well as his. This is the shakiest of shaky ground.]

...did I ask for your advice?

[She is smirking a little, though.]

[thenobledie]

[deal with it. you don't get a reading a from shirley, ask her to look after your ex, and expect she won't be advisor-y on you. but she smiles, mildly.]

You're only treading water.

[sonvisage]

It's preferable to drowning.

[Alright then. Have a smug smile right back.]

What would you suggest then? Cut them both loose and walk off into the Mist?

[thenobledie]

[drowning is still an act of moving forward, though, lust.]

Being human means suffering and learning from it, not rejecting yourself.

[sonvisage]

Perhaps I've learned not to make that mistake again. [You know, the one where she lets people in?]

[thenobledie]

Do you think you will be happy, then, after experiencing so much?

[sonvisage]

I'm not happy now. [She's quiet again, sipping her drink. Eyes on Tonks and Lupin, again.] I'm not sure if she knows about me.

[Smirk.]

I should tell her.

[Un ...smirk.]

But I won't.

[thenobledie]

[does that count as learning... damn, girl. reign it in.]

Happiness is a difficult emotion to capture, but you can - if you try.

[sonvisage]

Is it like a firefly?

[thenobledie]

[a pause.]

Yes, an accurate metaphor.

[sonvisage]

Then it just dies, eventually.

[thenobledie]

Everything does.

[sonvisage]

[Huff!sigh.]

What's the point.

[Yeah, she's mercurial as fuck this evening.]