Who: Everyone and everything! All of you are invited. :3
What: Preventer's 1st Annual Winter Gala (though they may call it a Holiday Gala next year because, lol, it's not winter in the Southern hemisphere 8U); dress code is black and white, no dates required 8)
When: December 24. This log is so forward dated and backtag friendly. :D NOBODY IS LATE TO
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[the man has luxurious tastes, judging from the feverish tint already spreading across his cheeks and nose]
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[standing at a distance]
[engage? don't engage? circle the territory and seek a proper opening in defenses?]
[this isn't something that can be solved by battlefield tactics]
[engage and employ diplomacy; that approach has worked for ages, hasn't it?]
[considering the length of her dress hovering only slightly off the floor (a stark contrast to the short skirts she usually wears), she seems to almost float when she walks toward him. she doesn't take a bar stool when she finds herself next to him, preferring to stand as she makes her order]
One Shirley Temple, if you please.
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[his chest hums with a chuckle]
Naa, nice party. But here I thought you didn't drink.
[outweigh insincere comments with sincere observations -- sincere condescensions]
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[a slight snort]
And here I was expecting a shock of purple and gold.
[still not sitting; she wants to be able to make a hasty exit when needed and tripping on her gown while dismounting from a bar stool is not on the agenda]
[his umbrella has already caught her eye]
As for my drinking habits, my order's non-alcoholic.
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[he rests his slightly lulling face on a gloved hand, bare forearm tense where his elbow supports the weight from the bar]
Who walks up to a bar only to not drink? Particularly during the holidays. It is the waste of a trip.
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I happen to like my drink of choice but I seldom have an excuse to order it.
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[he holds up his own bowled cup -- ]
Drinks can make you forget your sorrow but only, alas, until tomorrow.
Kanpai.
[ -- and he downs the rest]
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I have no sorrow.
[and this drink isn't the sort that makes one tell the truth]
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Liar. I've told you before not to waste my time.
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Sadness is contagious.
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