dance dance, we're falling apart to half time

[anatural]

When; Friday, January 18th, evening
Rating; PG
Characters; Korra and her friends and anyone who happens to be in the club. Come one, come all!
Summary; Korra decides to celebrate 6 months in the City by dancing.
Log;She'd been woken up that morning by a incessant beeping noise; it took her a full three minutes to figure out it was her device and how to turn it off (she almost breaks it in her frustration, but she doubts she'd get any sympathy from Chekov if she broke yet another piece of electronic equipment).

What was so important that her device felt compelled to disturb her slumber?

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY!

Who sent it? How did they know? Korra doesn't bother wondering. Six months… At first the thought horrifies her…but it hasn't been all bad. She fingers the necklace that Chekov had given her.

She can either spend the day distracted and wallowing, or she can remind herself of the good things she has here.

She decides to go dancing.


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It's clear no one ever taught her how to get dressed for clubbing; she's just wearing her "I Mustache You A Question" t-shirt and Chekov's necklace, a strange combination of casual and fancy. Somehow she makes it work. And it's a bit early in the night for the club to really be rocking, but that doesn't slow Korra down any. She's in the middle of the dance floor, being taught some new moves by the club's regulars and just in general having a grand old time.

Come join her?

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[spiderkid]

Miles isn't even sure thirteen year olds are allowed to go clubbing. He knows his mom probably wouldn't let him. But then again, he thinks his mom would probably like Korra.

Great, now he just misses his mom. Stop thinking about that, Miles, and get your booty on the floor.

[anatural]

Yeah, Korra hadn't thought about that before picking this spot, but she managed to work something out with the manager so that Jinora and Miles could hang out. Just until 9 PM.

Korra catches sight of him from the middle of the dance floor and jumps up. "Hey Miles!" She jogs over, beaming. "Glad you could make it!"

[spiderkid]

"Hey." He smiles sheepishly back at her. "You know, even though it's how we met, I don't really dance that much."

He feels entirely out of place, but he hasn't been getting out much-- not even to patrol-- since Mindy left, what with the blizzard and not wanting to leave Mocha alone for too long, so he decided to give it a try. He'll appreciate the effort Korra went through so he could be here.

[bookbending]

Miles is half the reason Korra persuaded Jinora (who would be more comfortable in a library, thank you) to join her at her party. Well... seventy percent of the reason, maybe. Eighty.

The point is that Jinora likes having a friend, even if he likes weird things like dancing. She's not about to join him, but she'll wave from off to the side.

[spiderkid]

It's not that he likes dancing. It's that he comes from an urban youth culture, and that on that one day he was very, very cursed.

When he spots her waving, he breaks out in a huge grin, eager both for an excuse to get off the dance floor and to see his friend. He heads over to wear she's standing right away.

"Hey, Jinora, you made it!"

[justamessenger]

[Dulcie manages to slink up next to Korra at the bar. She has very good timing.]

Nice t-shirt.

[anatural]

[Korra nearly spits out her water. Man she's sneaky!]

Hey Dulcie! Glad you could make it.

[She tugs at her shirt and grins.] Thanks.

[justamessenger]

I'm glad I got your message in time. I'm never one for turning down dancing.

[mortemscintilla]

[ There's very little Hei does on impulse. When he swings by the club, it's late at night. Perfect rush-hour to stay unnoticed -- to satisfy his curiosity at being invited. He's not Korra's friend. Certainly not someone she should allow into her inner-circle of kiddies. Part of him hopes she's not doing that Be-Nice-To-Him-To-Brighten-His-Fweewings thing some girls do. It'd be tragic if it were true. But that kind of misplaced thinking is instinctive. It's drilled into their sugary-spicy heads, so they do it by nature. ]

[ He's posing as 'Li' -- grungedout and gawky. But he blends in. He's a chameleon that way, always able to fit in, taught to go unnoticed by the best grifters. At the bar, which is up a platform of stairs, he purchases an overpriced bottle of water, and surveys the crowd. Spots Korra -- damn, where did she learn to dance like that? Amazing that she can, when she seemed to have so much on her conscience last time he saw her. ]

[ But that's not his business. He's just here to play Fly On The Wall. Enjoy the show. ]

[anatural]

[Korra doesn't do pity invites. If someone is obviously lonely, yeah, she might invite them to tag along. But she wouldn't seek out Hei's company just to make him feel better. She's nice to people when she likes them. She's rude to people when she doesn't. It's that simple.

As for where she learned to dance like that... when you're a pretty girl in a club, you're not likely to want for teachers. Her conscience is still heavy, but that only bothers her when she's still.

She spins, and her eyes pass over the crowd. She sees Li, but doesn't register him -- he's a master at blending in, and she wasn't expecting him to show up. She just keeps dancing.

Enjoy.]

[mortemscintilla]

[ Simple. That's the last word Hei has ever applied to his life, or those in it. Everyone lies. Everyone has agendas and hidden motives. At this stage, he's not even sure he's capable of doing anything completely free from the intent to deceive. But Korra isn't like that. Most of what she does is because she wants to do it. Right then, and in that second. She's free in a way most people aspire to be, but can't, because they're fenced in by thousands of scruples and What Ifs. ]

[ (Free in a way Contractors like to pretend they are. But he knows better.) ]

[ The relentless beat is giving him a headache. The crowd isn't his style -- girls too young and tarted-up, boys too iced in bling, all swagger and strut. The music isn't by any band he's heard of, and that makes him feel old. Old and tired. Still, he stays. Sips his water. Watches Korra dance. There's a joy and innocence to her as alluring as the studied cool of the other girls. ]

[ (For a moment, sharp spikes of lust absent, he can pretend Pai would've had outings like this. Dressing up. Laughing with friends. Having fun. Doing everything she -- and he -- never had a chance to do.) ]

[bookbending]

[Jinora has managed to avoid getting kicked out... likely by virtue of staying quiet and out of the way. It's not like she's getting into any trouble.

Li doesn't escape her notice, try as he might. Jinora is still on the lookout for suitable Korra-dating candidates and, although Li has basically failed the test, he isn't completely out of the running. In stories, sometimes the weirdest people turn out to be the best couples.

She makes her way over to Li slowly, pausing occasionally to avoid drawing too much attention (it wouldn't do to get kicked out now). Is he watching Korra dance...?]

Hello, Li.

[mortemscintilla]

[ Jinora doesn't escape his attention either (tiny as they are, kids stick out like neon signs if they're buzzing around a nightclub. Especially if, as in Hei's profession, your focal points are prey and leverage). It helps that, by habit, he scoped out the crowd for familiar faces, reviewing the Guest List. The club isn't his style. But it's not a venue drug dealers and bootleggers hang out in, either. Jinora isn't exactly in the belly of the beast. ]

[ Slowly, he sips his water. Lets 'Li's schoolboy fluster slip in place. When Jinora approaches him, he starts, ] J-Jinora! Hello. [ Wide-eyed, he glances around a moment, ] Did, um, Korra smuggle you in?

[riceballfruit]

Korra's probably better dressed for the club than Tohru, at least. She's in her plain, but clean and colorful clothes; a skirt and a turtleneck sweater. She's not deterred by the difference between her clothes and the usual outfit of others in the club, as Tohru, likely, hasn't noticed.

To her, they're just people here to have fun, and it's her first time in a dance club. It took her a while just to look around and get a feel for the loud music and lights ('But it's so dark in here!'). Once she did, though, she started to dance away, trying some of the moves she had learned from the dancing curse. A little hip swaying, what little bits should could recall Jinora teaching her. It's all fun to her.

[anatural]

Korra spins from the center of the dance floor to where Tohru is. "Tohru!"

She reaches out and grabs the other girl's hand. You don't get to dance alone, miss!

[riceballfruit]

Tohru takes Korra's hand, and attempts to twirl her.

"Korra! This place is so much fun! I've never been to a place like this before," Tohru tells her, with all of her enthusiasm. "Thank you for inviting me along."

[bookbending]

Jinora braves the dance floor once she notices Tohru. She's a little flattered to see the older girl incorporating some (not technically perfect, but discernible!) airbending movements into her dancing. Then ten year-old waves as she nears.

"Tohru! Hello!"

[riceballfruit]

"Jinora!" Tohru smiles excitedly when she hears her voice and spots her.

She reaches out for Jinora's hands, then asks, "You're going to dance, too? It was fun, the last time we did!"

[lawbender]

You know, when Lin was a kid, you earthbended for fun. None of this going out and ridiculously loud music and incomprehensible t-shirts. You built yourself a castle or something.

Okay, maybe that was just her.

She is not going to dance, but she's at the club anyway. To be honest, it's not really that much worse than many of the parties she has been 'encouraged' to attend over the years. At least no one is trying to smooze her because of her mother.

Lin leans against a wall and people-watches.

[bookbending]

Hey, this kid would rather be reading than at a club (who thought it was a good idea to let a ten year-old into a club, anyway?), but someone has to keep an eye on Korra. As her father's stand-in, Jinora is doing just that.

She's also going to lean on the wall next to Lin and attempt to look just as unimpressed as the earthbender.

[candothat]

Chekov arrives later than most and without Lucy. She was bitten late into the curse and, while she's recovering well, she's not up to partying (regardless of what she might claim).

Then again, Pavel doesn't seem to be in much of a partying mood himself. It's Korra's party, however, and he can pretend.

[anatural]

Korra catches sight of Chekov from across the room and hesitates before making her way over.

"Hey Chekov. Where's Lucy?"

[pratful]

[ He really wasn't sure why he was there. Honestly, if she wasn't such a regular and quick witted student he wouldn't be there at all. Of course, it doesn't help that he was expecting dancing of a more formal nature. Not in the least. He'll just be the proverbial wall flower in loose slacks and plain long sleeve shirt right over here thank-you very much.

Really. Don't mind him at all.

Just minding his own business.

Right there.

By the table.

Frantically looking around for a drink to parch his thirst.

y e p

...

oh god. someone save him! ]

[anatural]

[Heeeeere she comes to save the day! She's carrying two bottles of water and smiling a little too brightly.]

At ease, soldier.

[She hands one of the bottles to him.] It's just a dance.

[bookbending]

[After spending some time studiously avoiding dancing, Jinora notices that the tall and handsome prince is doing the same thing. She really shouldn't bother him, but it is a party...]

Hello Sir Arthur Pendragon, knight of the realm and crowned prince of Camelot.