Ready Or Not, Gonna Make It To The City...

[laszlo_jamf]

When; May 19^th, from sunset to evening and beyond! (Just watch out for midnight, Cinderella...)
Rating; G to PG-13?
Characters; Anyone and everyone...and maybe a few more
Summary; Finals are over, the spring dance is here--finally a way for everyone, student and teacher, to relax! All the planning, preparation, and hard work has paid off. Students of all ages and grades are invited, and their teachers are sure to be there too. The school superintendents (read: the Deities) have done their very best to light up the Square. So whether you're from Westerberg High, Trinity Girls' School, Cutler's, Bikini Bottom Middle, or City U, you must have received your engraved invitation by now. Dress is formal, but the occasion is celebratory. Come one, come all. (And even those who aren't cursed may still come to take in the decorations, the food, the entertainment, and the merriment... or they can take pictures for blackmail when this is over.) So come and spend an evening under the stars...
Log;

[This is an open log for the Fast Times at City High dance event! Tags can be open or directed to another character--just throw a label in the subject line. Feel free to NPC wait staff, refreshments, music, and anything else you might encounter at such a soiree. Have fun!]

Comments

[negativegate]

She blushes bright red--and then, without thinking, bluntly asks, "You? Really?"

[blackshadow]

"It doesn't really show, huh?" He laughs as he asks that, but it's an embarrassed sort of laughter.

[negativegate]

"Huh?" She supposes that's probably true, but it's not actually what she was thinking of. She feels awkward, yet it's already weird enough, so she might as well explain...

"Actually, I...I was thinking you probably weren't the type to be interested in the material."

[blackshadow]

He looks away when she says that, suddenly feeling exposed. It's true that he didn't have any interest initially. And even now...he's more interested in being her friend being a scientist.

"I wasn't at first...But...once I gave it more attention, I liked it."

[negativegate]

That gets her interest, and she tilts her head curiously. She hadn't realized...Maybe she wasn't paying as much attention to him as she thought she was. "You have? I...didn't really know."

Why does that make her feel awkward?

[blackshadow]

He feels awkward, too. She's his friend, but he...really likes her, too. Even if it's weird. "It's fine." A second later, he admits, "I wondered what you liked so much about it, so I gave it a try- and it wasn't that bad."

[negativegate]

"You...That was your reason?" she echoes, face still pink. It shouldn't be all that weird of a reason, really, but it makes her feel...she's not certain, actually--just that her heart speeds up a little.

"So, uh...you like that stuff now?"

[blackshadow]

He nods and answers more certainly, "Yeah. It's pretty fun." It's not so bad to admit that... It's not like there's anything weird about getting into something a friend is into.

[negativegate]

There's definitely nothing weird about it. Rita just knows she's being a weirdo, so she tries to ignore that, asking, "Are you interested in doing some research now?" She really is curious--and she thinks in the back of her mind that it might be fun to work with him.

[blackshadow]

He blinks in surprise at the question. "Right now?"

Though he doesn't want to say no either way. A part of him has hoped that they would work together sometime... It's too bad they hadn't been partners.

[negativegate]

"No, no," she waves her hands quickly, clarifying, "I mean--you know, anytime..."

She is hoping he'd agree...For some reason, the idea of Tyr being into research makes her pretty happy.

[blackshadow]

It feels like they're on the same page now, and having her ask that...it makes him feel pretty warm. He smiles and gives bright smile.

"Then I'm up for it any time. Your research is pretty interesting, right?"

[negativegate]

She feels a bit less awkward now, her flush fading a bit, and nods.

"Of course. I mean, I research all kinds of things, but it's always interesting."

[blackshadow]

"Are you working on anything now?" he asks enthusiastically. He doesn't really know what different things she works on - not like how he knows Klarth works on proving magic is real (ha...) - but he just has this faith in her that whatever she researches, it's probably cool.

[negativegate]

"Of course I am," she answers, his enthusiasm catching. It's really easy to talk about when it seems that he's interested. "Right now, I'm looking into alternatives for power generation. I think that's going to be a big subject."

[blackshadow]

He loves how excited she is. He's still as excited as before as she explains even though he doesn't know much about what she's talking about. "Yeah? So you're just getting a head start on it now, huh?"

[negativegate]

Even though she usually brushes off questions, it's different with Tyr. She'd like to share ideas with him, even if she isn't sure how much he knows about it. "You've got it. I'm gonna be the first to crack into it."

[blackshadow]

"Really?" He seems surprised, but still excited - maybe even more excited. "That's going to be amazing..."

[negativegate]

"You know it!" That accompanies a confident grin, made even more so by Tyr's excitement. Pleased, she takes his hands in hers and reminds him, "We came here to dance, though, remember? Let's have fun--we can talk about the research again after the music."

[blackshadow]

She's completely right. He laughs and grabs her waist to dance with her. "That's true." Now that he's in a good mood again, it's easy to get back into things.

"That reminds me, though..."

[negativegate]

Her grin stays in place--she's really glad they got past that moment of awkwardness--and asks, "About what?"

[blackshadow]

"I want to go dancing with you again sometime." It's oddly easy to say that to her. It is just dancing...

[negativegate]

Without really thinking about it, she grips his hand a little tighter. Of course, it's just dancing...but she still really likes the idea. "If that's what it is...I'd like that, too. I didn't know you liked to dance so much, actually."

[blackshadow]

His heart flutters a little when he feels her hand hold his tighter- he didn't just imagine that. His cheeks flush a little, but he's not exactly embarrassed...

"I didn't know you liked it so much, either..."

[negativegate]

Oh, he's blushing... Rita feels oddly warm in response, though she doesn't release his hand, and replies, "So now that you know, you wanna dance more?"