Unseen Consequences [Open]

[saltybirds]

Characters: Crew of the 4423 and the Victoria II and anyone specifically invited (or if you want to try to sneak it, but there will be CONSEQUENCES if you are caught)
Content: A ball and banquet to celebrate 'a new age of peace.'
Setting: The banquet hall of Unseen University
Time: 5:00 pm starts. Scheduled to last for a few hours.
Warnings: Two

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[mayovice]

Hijikata was unamused.

First he had awoken up today with an ungodly hangover after the whole thing with getting smashed with Edgeworth (and again, him of all people...) and although the rest of the day had passed with realtive peace (and taking quite a lot of asprin), this was what he had not been looking forward to the most of all. But orders were orders, and thus the boatswain had dragged himself out to the event - wearing a tuxedo

[sunflowersnguns]

Hijikata was not the only one who was early. Ryo's mother had once lectured him that 'If you are on time, then you are very late'. It was something about the woman that had stuck with him through the years. So here he was, standing against a wall in his dress pants and coat, watching the other early bird trickle into the room. When his eyes landed on Hijikata, he was quite startled. True, he spent very little time with his fellow boatswain outside of work. But he had never expected or seen the man as ... well, the party type. More of the ... sit at home with a bottle of whiskey type

[mayovice]

The mayo boatswain turned and looked in slight surprise at the other as he approached him. Well, he never really had a lot of things with Ryo as well, for one - Hijikata always found his taste in flowers a bit of a oddball thing. So he never really got on with the man save for work issues.

...still, he supposed it was... alright to see him outside of work for once. Toshirou grunted in response to the other's greeting, arms crossed over his chest as the dark-haired man kept the irritable scowl on his face, snorting out a reply. "Its not like I wanted to be here as well," he grumbled out in irritation, "I was ordered to be here by the ba---the first mate." Hijikata stopped himself before he would regret it. As much as he loathed Edgeworth, he did have to give the man some proper respect. And well, he was supposed to meet his elder cousin for a smoke and to catch up on old times, but that little tidbit of information wasn't going to be let out anytime soon.

[sunflowersnguns]

Ryo smiled and nodded in understanding. "Ahh, blackmail," he replied, his smile going encouraging. "Well," Ryo continued, turning his head to look at the slowly filling hall, "You may as well enjoy yourself, then. Since you're being forced into it, of course." Wouldn't want Hijikata to think that Ryo believed he was here to have fun. God forbid. "It was given in our honor, after all. Our hosts might be insulted if we didn't at least try to enjoy ourselves. Let our hair down."

[onequarterdevil]

Hiruma almost got stopped twice on his way into the banquet hall. Both times, the staff demanded to see his invitation, unable to believe that a hooligan like him was on the invite list. And once he flashed it at them, they tried to eject him for not being properly dressed.

Of course, he then pointed out that he was wearing proper clothing. And, upon closer inspection,t he staff members had to agree that...yes, he was in fact wearing a tuxedo. A very nice tuxedo, in fact. But the manner in which he was wearing it...

The first one scampered off after Hiruma flashed some teeth at him. The other one was more stubborn, and he actually had to pull out the Extortion Book to get him to go away (the man had stolen various small items from the university during his employment there). But now he was inside, and in the mood for some partying. Grinning, he noted the position of the food tables and beelined for them, eager to get started.

[50starhero]

Alfred was very disappointed. Looking over the fancy spread of food that this so-called "party" had provided had deflated his initial excitement. Not a cheeseburger in sight. He hadn't seen any ice-cream yet either. Uppity fancy-pants food: This really wouldn't do.

He had promised Mr. Sogyo that he would bring him back something tasty to eat (and had even brought along a large paper bag to carry it in). Alfred sighed. He'd just have to taste-test everything until he found something good enough to take back with him.

Alfred looked up just in time to see someone headed his way. "Yo," he greeted through a mouth full of food. After all, at banquet, like this, one has to be mindful of their manners.

[onequarterdevil]

Hiruma analyzed Alfred's fae for a moment. There was something familiar about him...

"Ah, you're that fucking gunner, aren't you?" he asked. "Enjoying the food?"

[50starhero]

"Uh-huh," Alfred said, stuffing more into his mouth, "Alfred F. Jones. And you're our infamous, devil strategist." Bad mood lifted as quickly as it had befallen him, Alfred began to fidget happily, like he usually did when in good spirits.

Truth be told, he'd eat anything, even if it was blue and glowing, but... "The food? It's not bad- it's not like the food we get back in Vohemar, but it's still OK! It's not as good as, like, let's say, French fries, but it's un-hero-like to complain about free food at a party! And if all else fails, the drinks are top notch!"

[karmauberalles]

von Karma was dressed a bit more fancily than usual-he was wearing a more ornate coat and white gloves, at least. He was also standing away from everybody else; partly because he didn't really like crowds, and partly because he was trying to control his barely-contained rage at being forced to attend this party. It hadn't been that bad until he'd heard about the seating arrangements...

It was times like this when he briefly entertained drinking. Or, at least, smoking.

[dahliahasthorns]

Having spent the better part of her time on the Victoria II getting quietly acquainted with the ship, Iris didn't have much time to go out and meet other people. With the ball and all, everyone had been so busy running around that Iris just didn't get a chance to meet (or pretend to know) other people on top of trying not to get lost

[karmauberalles]

von Karma turned to the girl, confusion briefly flickering across his face before remembering that oh, yes, bloody identical twins with different hair colors. Granted, it could just be one woman who had two different wigs...

"I should think that's rather obvious," he said, discreetly glancing at her hairline.

[bunansajr]

Ffamran frowned slightly when he saw the girl from the tea shop -- no, someone who looked exactly like the girl from the tea shop -- talking with the Admiral. Perhaps that one was his ex-girlfriend? He smirked at the idea, although he was almost positive that wouldn't be the case.

He headed over to pay his respects to the Admiral. "Good evening, sir, Miss--?" He thought it was Melissa Foster, the cook, but she really looked like the girl they'd met the day before.

[spannertime]

Souji entered the party quietly, eyes wide as saucers at the rather grand look of the room. He'd managed to find clothes that, while not of the highest quality, were at least neat and presentable. He was a mechanic, anyway, somehow he doubted anyone expected much from him. He decided on putting his hair up with one of the hairpins Heihachi ad crafted... the end result was more feminine than he would have liked, but it was worth it for the security that came with having even that small weapon on him.

He found a nice out of the way spot where he could just stand and observe without being a bother... he was really just there to watch. And get desert. That last part was important.

[smiling_samurai]

Heihachi had been running a little late, being so caught up in his preparations for the party that's he'd almost forgotten about the party itself. While Winry had been very helpful in getting him the right clothes, the rush meant he still looked just a little dishevelled. He’d tied back his hair because no matter what he did, it never looked neat when it was loose, and the two pins he’d stuck through were slightly lop sided.

Well, no matter. When he arrived it was obvious that despite the grand, inviting setting they'd been granted, the party wasn't quite in full swing. There was a stiff tension in the room, and a definite division between the two crews. He shrugged philosophically to himself, grabbed a plate of food from the table and looked around for a familiar face, grinning when he saw Souji standing unobtrusively against the back wall.

“You know, you’re not gonna have any fun if you hide in the corner all night,” he announced in a sing-song tone as he approached the other mechanic.

[spannertime]

Souji was pulled away from his people watching by the sound of Heihachi's voice, and laughed a little, waving to his fellow mechanic as he approached.

"Oh, I'm mostly here for the desert," he joked, keeping one eye on the room. Hijikata would be showing up eventually... Pulling himself away from that thought, he looked back at his crewmate. "And if something does happen, I'd rather be here than back on the ship. I wouldn't want to be cut off from the rest of the crew."

Besides, this was really only a semblance of a party. He doubted very few of the attendees where there to 'have fun.' Everyone seemed preoccupied with sizing each other up. "Thank you for the hairpin," he added, touching it lightly with one hand. "It worked out rather well."

[smiling_samurai]

Heihachi could admit that the food was as much an attractive reason to be here as anything else. He was definitely looking forward to the banquet side of things, and better yet it was all free

[omgwtfwrench]

When Winry had first entered, it had been rather difficult for her to not want to wander off. It had been a long time since she had been in a University, and it was a wizarding one no less. No doubt that there were many fascinating and thing and interesting people to talk to. But that wouldn't do. She was the first mate of the 4423 and as such she had to represent it as best as she could

[buriedmemory]

Isako was already beginning to regret her choice of apparel. There had already been two times where someone had mistaken her for a servant and asked her for another glass of wine. It only taken a hard stare to get the point across but she was tiring of it quickly. Maybe if she put the jacket back on this could be avoided, but she hated the damn thing. Still, the vest and pants combo she had was better than wearing a dress, something that Isako had vehemently opposed to

[omgwtfwrench]

More and more people were beginning to arrive. Some of her crew, she was careful to try and remember all of whom showed up, and then of course members of the Victoria. She was pretty sure she had seen Kiros at some point which reminded her of the drinks she had shared with him, Ffamran, and Rikku

[buriedmemory]

Isako cast a glance around the room. The Ivonian captain was easy enough to spot based on descriptions she had heard of him. Yes, he didn't seem much like the sociable type. But, then again, neither was she.

"From what I've heard that's probably a pretty normal expression for him. Though, I wouldn't be surprised if he's as angry about all of this as I am." She turned her gaze away, not wanting to be caught staring. The last thing she wanted was anything that could spark a premature conversation.

She had to wonder if she was as easy to pick out as von Karma. She sincerely hoped not, though the rumor of the 'little girl captain' was fairly widespread by now. She quite hated to be remembered primarily for her age, but some things couldn't be helped. She just had to prove that her strength was genuine and that she was worth remembering for that and not her age.

She cast a glance over her own crew. "Keep an eye out. If there's trouble, I want my crew out of here fast." She frowned. She really didn't trust Ivona not to pull any tricks.