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Who: Absolutely everyone
What: Masquerade~!
Where: The Golden Victory Club
When: Night of Saturday the 8th
Style: Whatever you want
Status: Open like the club's doors~

All day the Golden Victory club had been closed, the only people allowed in being the workers and helpers who were setting it up for the night's big event. Finally, at seven, the lights all turn on and the main doors open.

Leading up to the main doors is a red carpet walkway that will lead right into the main room. There, the usual club room is well illuminated with it's large bar at the back wall with plenty of drinks available for everyone. Along the walls, the club's chairs and some new loveseats are placed for anyone who would rather sit and socialize than stand or dance.

At the back, on either side of the large room, there are food tables with a wide selection, certain to please everyone. Along with these food tables are separate dessert tables. On their own table, there are three, large, cakes that anyone is welcome to dig into. (Although, they're just so pretty!)

In a few, strategic, locations there can be found baskets of masks just in case anyone needs one or wants to try and get one on a stubborn friend.

Lighthearted ball music and slow, peaceful songs lend to the atmosphere; loud enough to be heard and danced to, but soft enough that conversation is possible.

The hosts themselves, along with the staff of Temptationis Clementiae, are already there and in costume, as if welcoming their guests in for the festivities.

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[...Yeah, she definitely notices. He's pretty quick to pull his mask back down, too, which leaves her wondering what he's so embarrassed about. Yukari has reason to be embarrassed herself, too, and her own person that she hopes she won't be running into.

But she'll distract herself-- and hopefully him-- by answering his question.]

Yeah, some. Mostly on the dance floor, though-- not exactly ideal for catching up or chatting.

[Lloyd will gladly and gratefully take that distraction, tilting his head a little, then glancing at the dancers out on the floor.]

Can't you go out on the dance floor, too?

[Not quite... getting the fact that dance floors are meant for dancing.]

[Ah. Yukari's forgotten how dense he can be about these things-- it looks like she'll have to clarify even further, somehow.]

Of course. But the music's a little too loud out there to be talking like this, don't you think?

[Well, they do have to shout a little. But at least they're not so close to the speakers.]

Or, maybe you haven't been out there yet...

[Taking a stab in the dark.]

Yeah, I guess that's a good point.

[He is having to raise his voice.]

You could still go out there and wave, though. I'll come with you if you want. I haven't been on the dance floor yet.

[Ah, so she'd guessed right about that. She stares at him for a moment at his proposed idea, and then grins a little. It's a little hard to tell what she's thinking though, with that expression...]

Do you want to?

[Want to dance.

That seems to be what everyone else is doing tonight, anyways.]

Sure, why not?

[It doesn't look that hard. He reaches out to take her hand. There's absolutely no formaility behind the gesture. He's never even seen how a gentleman asks a lady to dance. If Yukari hasn't already guessed it, that'll be another clue that he's never danced in his life.]

It looks fun!

[He tugs her forward with a smile, ready to give it a try.]

[She stares at his hand for a moment indecisively. But it isn't as if dancing's a big deal or anything... so in the end, she can't really think of a reason to refuse. Literally everyone is dancing--

So perhaps it'd be strange not to.]

... Yeah, it does.

[All right. She admits it--

And then takes his hand, however reluctantly.]

[If Lloyd knew what she was thinking, he'd say she was overthinking it. He doesn't, though, so he just grins as he goes out on the dance floor with her. Okay, so, dancing. Right. Let's see, how do you do this...?

With a quick glance to see what other people are doing, he reaches for her waist- no, wait, her shoulder- no, not everyone is doing that, either. Okay, he's confused now. What does he do with his hands?

Another glance, and this time he focuses on just one couple dancing, and after a moment of awkward fumbling, he settles his hand on her side.

...sure hope Yukari isn't ticklish, because his hand is a little bit high.]

[... Oh.

Ticklish or not, the gesture does make her jump a bit. That is way beyond her comfort zone, and on instinct, she moves her hand over his, as if to push him away. But she takes a deep breath, biting her tongue to keep from saying anything that would ruin the atmosphere created by the slow song coming on.

She slides his hand downwards as she sighs, and places them on her hip instead. And then her own hands reach up for his shoulders.

...Because she doesn't really care all that much about doing this properly. Just go with it and don't grope her or anything, okay.]

[Under normal circumstances, groping probably would have been the last thing on his mind. After what happened with the curse, though, having his hand on her hip is enough to make him flush, and he hurriedly looks down at his feet. Looking at his feet is good and safe, and he doesn't need to look at Yukari like that, or think about her hips.

...and actually, looking at his feet is probably a good idea. How do people even know how they're supposed to move their feet? He shuffles a few steps, trying to mirror the other dancers.

...and not step on Yukari's feet.]

S-sorry!

[Oh, ouch!

...Well, that's okay. Because between Lloyd's feet and hers, she's pretty sure hers would win any day. So while it does make her flinch a bit, she shakes it off. Her gritted teeth ease and at his apology, she simply stares at him. She'll even go so far as to meet his eye, if he'll allow it, though he seems pretty preoccupied with his feet.

She lets out a sigh, whispering quietly.]

Relax. You'll kill both our feet this way.

[This is supposed to be fun, so if he doesn't ease up, it'll only get worse. :|]

[He's not exactly trying to avoid eye contact entirely, so when she tries to catch his eyes, he lets his meet hers. A hint of a blush returns when he's called out on his clumsiness, but she's right. They are supposed to be having fun with this.

He takes a deep breath and lets it out, trying to make himself relax.]

R-right.

[Okay, he can do this. If he just... moves his feet to the side, instead of forward, he won't run the risk of stepping on Yukari's feet, and side to side kind of works to mimic the bob-and-sway of the other dances.]

So, um... Did you still want to wave to your friends?

[. . . Good. She notices a difference already; and the fact that he's blushing, too, but she won't comment on that. She'd rather just take note of it privately, amused at how out of his element he seems.

If she's honest, she'd nearly forgotten that they'd been planning look for their friends and wave.]

Oh, yeah.

[Hmm. She looks around a bit, as she sways with him along with the music.]

I will, if I recognize anybody. What about you . . . ?

You're the first person I've recognized here so far.

[But considering that everyone is wearing a mask, that's hardly surprising.

He thinks he's got this sway-step down, maybe they can start moving across the floor now. Just kind of... side to side, scooting a little at a time.]

But I haven't really been looking that hard. I kind of...

[Should he even finish that thought?]

[Yukari's not exactly a patient person, and she's not a fan of not knowing things . . . so judging by the demanding look she's giving him, the answer is probably yes.

She'd wanted to ask about his other friends, of course-- what about Colette? Raine? Shouldn't they have accompanied him?

But she'll keep staring. If it wasn't for the music and the momentum they have going, she may have stopped completely.]

Kind of what?

[Yeah, well, it's never easy to admit bad things about yourself. Lloyd winces even thinking about it.]

I think I screwed things up. I... well... I kind of did something I don't think I should have done. I know I should talk to them about it, but... What if I make it worse?

[. . . Well, it's not, but in that case, it'd be easier to avoid the topic completely. Which is what Yukari'd been doing, kind of.

She sees Lloyd wince though, and it reminds her of her own lack of judgement lately, regarding the recent curse; but she shakes it off, trying not to veer the topic onto herself for once.]

Well, I guess that depends on what ya did.

[Lloyd just has a hard time keeping his thoughts to himself, especially when the conversation starts dancing around the subject. This one time, though, he realizes it probably wouldn't be a good idea to tell Yukari all the details.]

It's... complicated. I don't know how to deal with girls.

[Now if only he had as good a filter to keep him from saying things like that.]

[Yukari stares-- for a moment not knowing how to respond to something like that. It sounds so accusatory, almost as girls were this awful thing to be dealt with. She feels defensive already, and it may even come off as such in her tone, but she tries her best not to take it that way.]

And why's that? Did you piss somebody off?

[Only explanation she can think of at the moment.

At least-- the only one she's willing to consider.]

[Trust Lloyd to completely miss the fact that he might have offended Yukari.]

I... I'm not sure. Like I said, I've been kind of avoiding them. But it's not just that I might have made them mad. Girls are confusing. How do I know what they want?

[That's okay. Yukari has no problems speaking her mind, really, and it may become obvious over time. Especially since she gets a bit huffy with her next statement.]

It's not like we're a different species. [Jeez--!] How do you know what other guys want?

Um, well...

[That... actually stumps him for a moment. He blinks at her, nonplussed. How does he know what guys want?]

I guess I just don't worry about it as much.

['Well maybe you should start.'

. . . is what she wants to say, though she realizes that would be kind of unhelpful, and not really related to the issue at hand. So she kind of thinks about it for a while longer, before responding.]

So then . . . what? Do you plan to avoid the girls forever?

N-no!

[Too bad Lloyd isn't putting as much thought into this as Yukari is. Or, well, just not the right kind of thought. He is trying, at least!]

Should I just stop worrying so much?

[She can definitely tell he's trying, which is more than she can say for most boys, she supposes. But still, the question definitely tells her he's got a lot to learn.]

No, you're right to worry. You're right to care about what they think.

[What girls think. Especially if they're his friends. Before he gets even more confused, though, she goes on:]

. . . But don't take it so far that you aren't even acting like yourself around them.

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