the homecoming dance begins... (backdated to last Saturday)

[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 happily decorated Ballroom located on the second floor

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[donttouchmybow]

[Nothing like coming to a new place homecoming weekend. And as Kate didn't want to be stuck in her room alone while everyone else was upstairs having fun, she managed to scrounge together an outfit at the last minute.

Normally she wouldn't be nervous, but there is something inherently unsettling about being in a room full of complete strangers. She attempted to hide it well, entering the ballroom with her head held high wearing this dress with these heels. However, the unconscious tug at the skirt of her dress might have given that all away.

Nervous or not, she was determined to have a good time, and hopefully meet a few of her new classmates.]

[whiplashings]

[Quistis is standing near the entrance, greeting some of the cadets who enter when she notices a girl she hasn't seen before. The blond catches how the girl seems to tug at the skirt of her dress every now and then, and she has a hunch that she might be new.

Approaching her, Quistis gives the dark haired girl a small smile.]

That's a pretty dress. The color suits you.

[donttouchmybow]

Thanks, purple's my favorite color. [Small smile] Yours is pretty too.

[kingslain]

[Dressed in a snazzy gray suit, Rasler is about to walk by Kate to grab himself something to drink when he catches her tugging on her gown. He stops then and stands there for a full moment (probably awkwardly......) before he clears his throat, realizing he's just been standing there and staring at her.]

...good evening.

[donttouchmybow]

[Kate noticed the guy standing nearby, sort of staring, and was about to walk away when he addressed her directly. Damn. Please don't be a creep, please don't be a creep...]

Uhh hi.

[kingslain]

I apologize if I was staring. I realize I probably was.

[Awkward. Okay. social butterfly-- go.]

[donttouchmybow]

[Kate waves it off.] Not a big deal, don't worry about it.

[Glancing out at the crowd.] There are a lot more people here than I thought.

[kingslain]

Yes. I was rather surprised upon entering the ballroom myself.

[Rasler follows her gaze around the room for a moment before letting his wander as well.]

They all seem to be enjoying themselves. I suppose that is all that matters.

[donttouchmybow]

I just got here, and... I really wasn't expecting this many people. Are they all displaced? [Looks at Rasler.] Are you displaced?

[kingslain]

[He meets her gaze now, nodding.] I am, yes. For more than a year now.

[donttouchmybow]

And you just... went to military school?

[kingslain]

Galbadia Garden, yes.

[donttouchmybow]

Is that some other military school around here?

[kingslain]

Yes. There are three Gardens. Balamb, Galbadia, and Trabia.

[donttouchmybow]

Are they all filled with displaced people?

[kingslain]

As far as I am aware, not exactly. Balamb is the one Garden in which many of us have taken refuge in.