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WHO: YOU.
WHEN: Valentine’s Day, sundown – 4 a.m.
WHERE:

caughtthebullet estate, the Palace.

And what is a City overrun by Venice flair without its masque?

Come sundown, the overly-lit Palace, suffering under a sea of orchids and a white-and-gold palette, will be welcoming the ladies and gentlemen of our fair City as its guests to this year’s Valentine’s Day ball. Have no fear, the Palace staff has been given notice to help newcomers dock their gondolas!

Should they lack their own, ladies will be served a dance card, white cape and masque upon arrival. Gentlemen without can also be helped find a suitablemask.

Guests will not be introduced by name, but by their choice of pseudonym; instead, they can play the guessing game until masks are formally removed at midnight, giving their time, and maybe their hearts to some hopeful stranger.

jesusing_clown and a cohort of waiters will produce the evening’s treats;

taravata will be attending on any task that calls for strong arms and keen balance;

risetwice’s patisserie will be providing breads, cakes, and the evening’s tort; and

eagleofautozam has promised sweets and candied souvenirs.

The ball’s sponsor and delightful host,

caughtthebullet passes his compliments, and the

sparkling_by puts himself at your service.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Please, be welcome.

[ooc: up very early, but you know what to do! Thread, threadjack, take advantage of the masks for cute shenanigans, and most of all, have fun! ]

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Dense.

“She returned your feelings.”

He stopped there a moment.

"There is nothing between us."

“Nothing…?” Clear surprise. “Then what Umi said about your… Haven’t you and Hikaru come to know each other at all in your dimension?”

"We talked once there." And he carried her to her room when she passed out. But, there really hadn't been further interaction. Looking away, he turned his back to Eagle.

For someone who wanted him, she never spoke to him here. So, she was happier without him and he was fine with that. He was going to die when he returned to their world anyway.

“Only once. That explains part of it… ” Clearly there was more to it because, “Of course this just leads back to my original point. Sometimes when you want a someone to talk to you, you have to speak to them first! You and I would never have become…” Trails off, maybe it was better not to go there.

“You don’t have to dance with her, just say hello or something. It is the polite thing to do whether you are interested in her or not.”

"I greeted her. I was not rude."

And with that, he headed off into the crowd to return to his job of handing out candies to the people there.

Stubborn guy…
All to end the Pillar system, is it…?

Something I won’t let you do.
I’m sorry that I have to deny you your wish…

But, can’t you be happy anyway?

Confrontations with Lantis often left Eagle confused… and worse nothing had been settled by this event. Suddenly the party became too much. The crowd… the laughing… all the truly happy people…
Instead of doing his duty as he should have done Eagle slipped past the regal curtains to catch a moment’s fresh air outside and try to clear his head.