Log; Ongoing

[popular-likeme.livejournal.com]

When; Sunday, October the 10th
Rating;Pretty sure it’ll stay around PG, but with this crowd, who knows?
Characters; EVERYONE
Summary; Glinda decides that what the City needs is a good end-of-the-year gala.
Log;

It was almost 8 o'clock and everything had been set up.

Rangiku and Hotaru had strung up red, white, and silver streamers everywhere and several buffet tables were scattered throughout the area. Someone had suggested the hanging of mistletoe. Glinda didn’t know what its purpose was, but it was so pretty, so she had Rangiku add a few sprigs here and there.

Glinda had already briefed those who had volunteered to act as security. They were to enjoy the party, of course, but if they saw anyone causing trouble, it was up to them to handle it. The fireworks team had brought a lot of pyrotechnics. Glinda prayed they knew what they were doing. And Tayuya was off to the side, warming up.

Glinda had been shocked to see the young girl show up at all, let alone in a dress. As she had promised Glinda, the dress wasn't at all obscene. Glinda smoothed a non-existent wrinkle from her own dress and put a hand to her heart. She was nervous, but tried to reassure herself that everything would be perfect.

She checked the time. 8 o'clock. Time for everyone to arrive...



After the fireworks and before the final dance, Glinda stands on a platform at the front of the crowd. Using a holographic projector set up by Cobray, she makes an announcement to the crowd...

Fellow Citizens... I wanted to thank you all for being here. This has been one of the best nights of my life, and I hope each of you can say the same. It was a lot of work to plan this, but I can't take all the credit. This place is so beautiful thanks to Rangiku and Hotaru. Thank you to Sanji and everyone else who worked so hard on the buffet. I'm sure everyone agrees it was all delicious! To my security team, you did wonderfully. Everything went off without a hitch, thanks to you. Shizune, the gift exchange was wonderfully done. Tayuya, the music was beautiful, and so are you. It warms my heart to see you dressed like a lady. And it's nice to see you use that flute for something other than making threats. Thanks also to the pyrotechnics team. I'm glad you knew what you were doing. If I forgot anyone, I'm sorry. But know I'm grateful for all you've done!

Well, the hour is late, and we only have time for one last dance. But though this is the end of the night, don’t think this is the end of the holiday festivities. Motoko and I have a concert in the works for later this month. Anyone who would like to audition should see Motoko or myself to sign up. Tayuya, if you will...



{ooc: Log is open, everyone GO!~ I hope you all fun. My thanks go out to Shizune-mun for coming up with the gift exchange, as well as setting it up. ♥ to you!

A note; Glinda's announcement comes just after the fireworks and just before the final dance... so sometime after midnight. Reference to it whenever you want. Thanks to Cobray-mun for that idea. Also, it is not necessary to interact in this thread. Start your own in your journals, just like with the snowball fight if you’d like. Also, it is also not necessary to interact with Glinda if you don’t want to. However, if you do want to, this is the best place, as I won’t be starting my own thread in her journal.

I can't guarantee I'll be home all day. Today is the school band concert and I promised a friend I’d go. But, if anyone needs me, my AIM is christinemasque and my email is phantom.masque98@gmail.com . I believe I might be able to answer email through my cell phone, so if it's urgent, that's the best way to reach me. But, I don't think any problems should arise. *crosses fingers* See you all at the party!~

Oh, and there will be more info on the aforementioned concert later in Poly-Extra}

Comments

[captainshort.livejournal.com]

Captain Holly Short didn't know what to think or expect.

Of course, she didn't look the part of her rank tonight -- she couldn't. People from left and right suggested she'd don something more befitting to her gender as well as to the occassion, and although it wasn't like her to fold under such minimal pressure, she did anyway. Perhaps there was some small part of her that didn't mind the dolling up, the green dress, the touch of jewelry. ...The small blaster strapped beneath the layers. Just in case.

But even so, there was something nagging at her. Gene had hinted repeatedly on something happening at the Ball, and she hadn't been able to pry it from the soldier. She'd smiled and said her hello's to citizens, to Vala and the Major General as they met up for the party; but, while there was so much to do, so many distractions -- she couldn't stop dwelling on it.

What?

[so-very-greedy.livejournal.com]

"'Sup, Holly!"

Greed ran from his post to greet her, his kimono flapping as he ran.

[violentflutist.livejournal.com]

Tayuya kept the flute tones soft, barely audible for now. She was warming up, fingers nimbly dancing across the metal flute, scales going up and down, fast and quick. She shifted her seat in her chair, shooting a glance down at her dress as she did so.

She hated dresses. ... But not that much. What she hated right now was that during that curse day she'd gotten a tatoo. ... Of a snake. ... On her breast, which peeked out from the top of the green fabric. Fucking curse days.

Turning her attention back to her instrument, she drew out a cleaning cloth, running it down the metal for a bit of shine before bringing the flute to her lips once more, continuing to warm up.

[popular-likeme.livejournal.com]

Glinda walked over to the seated woman. "Tayuya, I know we've had our... differences, but I wanted to thank you again for playing tonight. And you look beautiful in that dress. You should wear nice things more often."

She looked around. "It looks like more peple are starting to arrive. Whenever you're ready, you can start."

[lyra-of-dust.livejournal.com]

Lyra Silvertongue had not been to anything like this before.

But stil she wasn't going to let that stop her from having fun, so she smoothed the dark blue fabric of her dress, (Which looked rather old fashioned compared to the things other people were wearing, but she didn't really notice.) Pan was on her shoulders, curled around her neck.

Stepping forward, she looked around for anyone she recognized. Well, at least the food looked good.

[so-very-greedy.livejournal.com]

Greed walked out dressed in his fine black kimono. He took up a spot near the entrance and greeted the people as the walked in, giving each male a strong handshake with just a hint of smile that says, 'I will fuck you up if you're troublesome.'

"Welcome, everyone! Have a good time!"

[pursuing.livejournal.com]

Along with a handshake, a very neatly dressed Syaoran stepped up before the security guard with a soft smile with a present in hand. Though, he was reluctant about entering his name into the gift exchange, thinking it was better to give than receive, but in the end he'd given in.

"Greed-san?" His voice soft at first, but he managed to speak up. "I have a gift for you."

[blackhibiscus.livejournal.com]

Robin was certainly enjoying herself.

Her day had been rather...heavy and eventful, so the party was a welcome distraction from the worries that were on her mind. Even though she hadn't been to a party in ages, she could remember the sounds, colours and smell every event like this had.

She sauntered around, actually doing nothing at all, merely enjoying the fact that there were so many people to observe and smile at. She sipped her drink while she was waiting for someone interesting to show up.

[really-stretchy.livejournal.com]

She would hear a familiar cry from within the hustle and bustle of the crowds. A figure would draw near, his straw hat giving away his identity, as if the sound of his voice wasn't enough. And surprisingly enough, he'd found a dress shirt to wear. Nothing too fancy, but it was quite a better than his usual outfit.

"Robin! You gotta try the fish! It's really juicy!" His arms were waving as much as they could given the fact he had plates with mountains of servings stacked in each. And, as usual, the young pirate had a slab of meat hanging from his gritted teeth.

"Want some?"

[aninjaandhisdog.livejournal.com]

Kiba dressed up in a red kimono, keeping a spot near the entrance, while Akamaru, utilizing the Jujin Bunshin to look like Kiba, kept an eye on the inner workings. For the most part, he acted relatively civilized, relative in comparison to how he normally acts, anyway.

"ehhhh, I wish Tayuya knew how to play more than just the flute. This music is gonna put me to sleep sooner or later."

[destinedthief.livejournal.com]

It'd certainly been a while since Daisuke had dressed up, but without his Mom picking out outfits for him again, he'd guessed it was to be expected. But that wasn't the issue here. He had to find someone.

"Kiba-san is--" His red eyes skimmed the area and spotted a similarly colored boy just walking in. Present in hand, Daisuke made his way through the crowd--excusing himself as he went, of course--and slowly approached him.

"Kiba-san." Straightening up, he held out his gift; a bone as requested. "I have something for you."

[hajikemomo.livejournal.com]

She gave in. How could she not? Nell wouldn't stop asking, in the end. So in the dress with a few too many frills for Hinamori to be comfortable in, being dragged along by Nell, she entered the party, pausing only to make sure that Nell wasn't in immediate danger of running off and getting lost. Despite the little arrancars ability to be annoying, Hinamori couldn't help but enjoy the company she gave. And there was something about her mischievous streak - although Hinamori would have preferred her shinigami robes left alone - that reminded her of how Hitsugaya used to act.

All in all, Hinamori had been won over by the little girls constant pleading. The sad face had only swung the argument in her favour, and it had been downhill from there, especially when Grimmjow had intervened. So it was frilly.

But it could have been worse, and she let the little arrancar lead her around by the hand content that at least the girl hadn't chosen something less... covering. And although the prospect of running into Grimmjow did weigh heavily on her mind, watching the girl grin and run about happily helped soothe her worries. For now, anyway.

[lyra-of-dust.livejournal.com]

Oh, there was someone she'd met before! Lyra started heading towards her, her hands wawing wildly.

"Hi Momo! Nice dress!"

[venomouselle.livejournal.com]

Elle's self assured smirk widened as she looped an arm with the nightmare on one side and John Constantine on the other as they entered. "Easy, fellas. You'll get your own time together. But let's look pretty for the pictures hm?" She laughed as the Corinthian shook his head. In retaliation she pinched his upper arm.

John on the other hand didn't give two shits. That was alright by Elle, it's hard to pinch through leather anyway.

"Face it, we're fucking hot," Elle said catching her reflection on a mounted mirror.

[so-very-greedy.livejournal.com]

"You are!" Greed said, sliding around a corner.

"Very sexy, indeed."

[singout-singout.livejournal.com]

About a week ago, Maude had found a kimono a bit reminiscent of one she'd acquired during her life. Tonight, she wore it cheerfully, her wispy hair pulled up with a pearly comb.

She'd spent the afternoon helping Sanji prepare the buffet for the party, and before that, she'd been cooking up a storm. Her apartment had been filled with the scents of sugar, vanilla, cheese, apples, and potatoes, and the sounds of laughter and loud talking. She'd had such a nice time decorating cookies with the other citizens.

Now, Maude had time to relax for a while. She chose a sampling of the other dishes on the buffet and found a seat at an empty table. Her gaze was never on her food, which she savoured in slow forkfuls, but on the other guests. Whenever she caught the eye of someone she recognized, she gave a cheery wave, sometimes hopping up to chat with them for a bit.

She was especially keeping an eye out for Glinda, in hopes of congratulating her on such a wonderful get-together. It had turned out truly wonderful, in Maude's opinion.

[popular-likeme.livejournal.com]

Glinda approached the table. "You must be Maude. The food is fantastic. I almost had a hard time tearing myself away from those delicious cookies."

[6thsword.livejournal.com]

Grimmjow gave the decorated temple and its already-crowded main room a trademark sneer. He picked through the mix of reiatsu to find those he recognized. There was Tayuya, though the first indication of her presence was her flute's notes; there was also that kid, Lyra, with Momo of all godforsaken people, and that little brat Nell, too.

Why was he here, again?

But the arrancar was not about to back down when so many people knew he would be there. He was not going to listen to Ulquiorra or Ichigo call him a coward, to Nell's whiny complaints, and so on. He was going to mingle and enjoy himself.

Somehow.

[lyra-of-dust.livejournal.com]

Lyra was still chatting with Momo, but Pantalaimon twisted around from his positing on Lyra's shoulders to stare in Grimmjow's direction.

[untame.livejournal.com]

He couldn't believe he'd actually agreed to go. He put it down to something about a combination of tears, a little girl, and just plain confusion at what was happening.

In the space of a few hours, he'd turned up in yet another strange new place. Found out that half the people he knew had showed up there too. Had his ass handed to him by his enemy. Found out that there was a supposed truce between the Shinigami and their enemies. And that he was now stuck in the city as opposed to Las Noches in the hunt for one of his oldest friends.

And now...he was standing inside a room filled with music, food and decorations, all because of a certain little stalker he'd found the day before.

...what was his reasoning again?

[lisped.livejournal.com]

"ITHIGO!" Oh, there was no escaping her. Latching herself to him via a tackle hug, she clung happily to his shirt and giggled, beaming up at him with a happy grin.

A very, very happy grin.

[greenified-defy.livejournal.com]

Elphaba smoothed her the front of her dress. She wasn't so sure anymore of going. There are already many people arriving. "Well," she thought to herself, "I came this far. The least I can do is tell Glinda what a wonderful job she's done."

The carefully wrapped cage at her side rattled as though to remind her. "And I best give my gift to Miss Tonks."

[popular-likeme.livejournal.com]

"Elphie!" Glinda made her way -as fast as she could in heels- to her best friend and pulled her into an embrace. "I'm so glad you could make it! Isn't this perfect?"

[good-and-proper.livejournal.com]

Aizen strolled in the door, dressed to the nines as usual. A stylish, long sleeve white shirt and pants, with a red crevatte, adorned his body.

"Hm...I suppose this is acceptable."

[10thdiv-haineko.livejournal.com]

Rangiku happened to overhear his comment from her spot half hidden along a side wall. She pushed away from the wall and made her way to stand behind him, the heavy silk of the kimono rustling quietly as she stopped moving. A fan poked him in the back.

"Better be. I worked hard to decorate the place."

[4thdiv-healer.livejournal.com]

Unohana entered the temple grounds with Isane close behind her. This was only Isane's third day in the City, and going to the gala seemed to be a good way for her to meet some of the Citizens as well as to be with the other Shinigami.

She looked around. Matsumoto-fukutaichou had done a wonderful job of decorating the temple. Unohana made a note that she may have to make another trip to the temple and its adjacent hot springs soon.

[fishcake-dreams.livejournal.com]

"Unohana-taichou... look at all the people!" Isane murmured, eyes wide as she looked around. She was following as closely as she could behind her captain without treading on her, shoulders hunched to try and conceal her height, almost two heads taller than her captain.

Fiddling with the dress pants dress she was wearing, she couldn't stop looking about, enthralled.

[kittyjones.livejournal.com]

It was weird. Well, technically, it was beautiful. Decorations everywhere, people in stylish outfits, laughing, drinking. But it was still slightly weird. After all, Kitty had never really been to this sort of thing before. Back home the magicians were forever having their little soirees, but a girl like her would hardly be invited. And since arriving in the City... well, there'd been the masked ball, but that hadn't really counted. In keeping with tradition, she'd been wearing a mask. But here she was undisguised, for all to see. In a dress.

The dress made it even more weird. It was... a dress. She still couldn't quite grasp why she was wearing it. It felt far too elegant. She had to fight hard not to start fidgeting with her hands.

But regardless of this, she was smiling, determined to have a good time. After all, her friends were here, she was here, and there was probably alcohol somewhere in the vicinity. And what could be better than that?

[natty-boy.livejournal.com]

Nathaniel watched her from behind, head cocked just so, eyes quick and dark and serious. He knew she was going to be slightly uncomfortable, had taken notice of the unnatural stiffness to her hands, as if she didn't want to fiddle with her dress. The magician allowed himself a smile -- she was trying, at least.

He came up behind her and easily linked his arm with hers, pressing a quick kiss to her temple before murmuring to her, "Don't worry about it. You look beautiful."

[cloverhead.livejournal.com]

Some people were very good at making flashy entrances to events such as the ball. Yotsuba was not. Unless you consider tripping and falling down the stairs flashy. She stood up, brushed off her dress, and smiled, not noticing the looks she was getting. She'd never been to a ball before. In fact, she had never really been around so many people at once, excluding walking through the city. She wandered around with a huge grin on her face.

[ooc: Just got back from a family outing that took a good 9 hours...I'll check in from time to time but I'm pretty beat. Expect the concert details either late late tonight (midnight EST or so) or sometime tomorrow :3]

[popular-likeme.livejournal.com]

Glinda wandered over the clumsy little girl. "You look adorable tonight, Yotsuba."

[pursuing.livejournal.com]

Gift given and received, Syaoran ventured back toward the entrance to meet with Sakura in the crowds of the party, promising to go with her to this party. Although what he wore was just a simple suit (http://www.tsubasaholic.com/img.php?image=gallery/tsubasa/trc_colored/010.jpg&pagetitle=TSUBASA%20RESERVoir%20CHRoNiCLE%20Colored%20Manga%20Scans%20Gallery&description=Syaoran%20Sakura) and tie, he'd done his best to match with her own dress. Still, this would be the first time they would attend something like this without Fai or Kurogane.

If he felt nervous, he tried not to show it, but he did worry. There were things, situations, he needed to avoid. He just hoped her highness would enjoy herself tonight along with his company.

[wingedlight.livejournal.com]

She slipped over to his side after making sure her cake was fine, nervously dodging some of the men gathered around before flashing a smile at Syaoran. "You look really nice, Syaoran-kun!"

It was good to be getting out and enjoying herself, especially with him, although she couldn't help but miss the company of the two older men she'd become accustomed too over time. But they'd insisted they go ahead and have fun, and so she would.

[lady-camellia.livejournal.com]

It had only been a couple hours since arriving, but her feet were already hurting. The shoes hadn't been as comfortable as they had originally seemed, but she knew that was normal with dress shoes. She had forsaken comfort for cuteness, certainly.

At least for a short time, she decided she might need a break. Tsubaki waited until their current dance was through before squeezing Jowy's hand and smiling up at him.

"You're a wonderful dancer! I think my feet might need a small break, though... Is that all right?"

[for-destiny.livejournal.com]

Jowy laughed lightly and knelt down briefly to place a kiss on the Lady's hand before standing up straight again. "Of course it's all right, Lady Tsubaki," he said. "Shall I get you some refreshments?"

[heartxofxcruxis.livejournal.com]

Yggdrasill had mostly kept to himself, moving around the main party area wordlessly and, sometimes, searching for the familiar faces of Kratos and Yuan. If he was right, and they had feelings for him that could indeed be exploited, then they should be around, watching him as he spent the night with 'the enemy'. The fact that they saw Cobray as an enemy, and not themselves, amused him.

Oh, he would enjoy himself tonight. He had certainly dressed for it. In addition to the clothes he had picked up prior to the party, he had opted to braiding his hair for an ambiguous look. Maybe, Cobray too would be... attracted. That could always be used as an advantage.

[gunofdis.livejournal.com]

"Hey, I'm glad you showed!" Cobray said, waving down Yggdrasill. Shadowing him was the holographic version of Astranagun, not expressing any emotion at all on his face.

[gunofdis.livejournal.com]

Cobray was completely overwhelmed. Yeah, he had commanded large armies before, but this was different. The amount of spirit that went into setting everything up was amazing. He didn't even know where to start.

Standing behind Cobray was Astranagun, in his homemade human form. Astranagun probably wouldn't leave his side unless asked to do something by someone else, but it was no mind. Cobray walked out, hoping to spot someone he knew and to to get the dances he had asked for.

[erocook-ftw.livejournal.com]

Determined to say hello to all of his friends, Sanji made his way to where Cobray stood looking lost.

"Cobray! Hey, over here!" He waved as he approached. "How are you? And is this..." Sanji blinked at the unfamiliar guy standing with his friend. "Who are you?"

[weaponed.livejournal.com]

To be fair, she'd expected the young shinigami to leave her be. He'd been increasingly distracted since his friend's arrival in the City, and having quickly gotten used to his curt manner she hadn't minded at all at his rather sudden, 'go ahead and I'll sort something out - I know I still owe you a dance' message. No, Tenten was fully aware where Hisoka's interest lay, and she didn't mind one bit.

Content to watch the crowd she snagged herself a seat, keeping an eye on Tayuya while the girl played. She didn't put it past her to try playing something a little more... deadly, after all. But that was her natural instinct kicking in, and she tried to quiet it while she took stock of everyone else who was present.

[medic-assistant.livejournal.com]

"Tenten!" Shizune had been perusing the buffet tables, looking for a certain item in paticular. An orange. She really wanted an orange. After finally locating the fruit, she caught sight of the younger ninja and hurried over, the slices still in her hand.

"Good to see you."

[glock30.livejournal.com]

Faye had been to plenty of parties. Contrary to popular belief, she had been something of a social animal before becoming a full-time bounty hunter. To say that she knew how to walk the walk and talk the talk when it comes to gatherings like this was an understatement. And to say that she knew very well how to dress the part of a fashion conscious lady of style, well... that'd be hitting the nail on the head.

She liked her dress well enough in the front, but the back was her favorite part. High heels were more than her forte, so she was having no trouble climbing stairs and striding across the elegant floor. And her clutch... needless to say she'd brought her own entertainment for the night. And maybe entertainment enough for everyone else.

Faye sighed, crossing her arms over her chest and pushing through the throng of people. "Time to play ball," she said to no one in particular, patent smirk showing and all.

[kittyjones.livejournal.com]

Kitty had been about to look around to try and find a glass of something, when she thought she caught sight of Faye's head in the distance. Then some people moved out of the way. Kitty blinked. Then Faye turned around. Kitty blinked again. Kitty blinked twice, actually. The dress was... well. Goodness.

In her own much-more-modest attire, Kitty slipped through the crowd to sidle up to the other woman, starting to talk to her as though they were already mid-conversation. "Is there even enough material there for it to qualify as a dress?"

[m1jac0ge0.livejournal.com]

Fox Mulder wandered into the party about an hour into the festivities. He had debated coming in with his badge out and jokingly saying he was here about a noise complaint, but it just didn't seem in fitting with things... he had one suit to his name, and it was already pretty rumpled, as he had a tendency to fall asleep in his clothes.
He wandered through the crowd smiling at anyone who smiled at him. He was hoping to find Robin, but also knew there was a 50/50 chance the kid wouldn't come; he didn't seem like the sort who'd enjoy this kind of thing.
Still, he had left a note on the terminal asking Robin to help him match faces to names, and in the Boy Wonder's absence was trying hard to do this on his own, figuring at least some of the people he'd messaged would pop up in person.
He had a bit of a mission he was hoping to pick up some information on, but of course more than anything he was hoping to find Scully.
There was still no word on her ever having made it here. He wondered if perhaps she'd made it part way in and then, at the last moment, been drawn back to their own world...

[lyra-of-dust.livejournal.com]

Lyra waved, "Hey, Mr. Mulder!" So this was the strange man she'd met on the network.

[heavierthanlife.livejournal.com]

Chouji had been at the hall all day, helping Sanji get food prepared, making sure everything was exactly the way it should be. So, granted, when he finallu had a chance to wander out into the main room, his appearance rather clashed with the rest of the attendees. Wandering over to the table he had so lovingly spent his day decorating and preparing, he couldn't help but smile to himself. I knew I could help.

[aninjaandhisdog.livejournal.com]

Kiba walks over to Chouji and pats his back.

"Hey, Chouji! This buffet looks great! I doubt anyone in this City knows more about food than you."

Akamaru, attempting to stay in Jujin Bunshin form, couldn't help but loom over the edge of the buffet table, drooling over the food.

[changeisgood-4u.livejournal.com]

Hair held back in a polychromatic bun, Tonks loped into the party. She had just finished helping with the prepairations, stick-charming ribbons to trees and mistletoe to doorways.

Tonks smiled at her work, and took a step, promptly falling flat on her face. Even in a dress, she was far from graceful; but it didn't matter, she felt good, that was all that counted.

[guitarhero21.livejournal.com]

"Haha, lady, you need help?" Basara asked, holding his hand out in assistance.