PROM, PART 1

[technohippie]

Who: Everyone!
What: Mayfield Prom
Where: Rec Center
When: May 18 starting at 7:00PM
Warnings: ...Mayfield Prom.


The log will be split into two entries to keep the size manageable. In this thread is the Dance Floor, Food & Drinks Table, and Outside/Around the Rec Center!

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Because he can't stop himself from making a movie reference, the theme of this year's Prom is "Enchantment Under the Sea". (Don't get too freaked out, Marty McFly.) Equipment has been moved out, seating has been set near tables and walls, and a makeshift stage has been constructed to host the DJing equipment. There's plenty of food and drinks - including spiked, and very-much-not-spiked punch (magically protected, thanks to Ilsa). In a corner is a small set up for people who wish to get their photos taken by Tsukasa.

The party is under way - have yourselves a good time, Mayfield!

Comments

[kinship]

[Ah. He's all the more irritated for not having known now, as that just highlights his lack of normal childhood experiences. Damn you, Ciel!]

But why? The sex of your playmates is no guarantee as to their personality or compatibility with you as a friend.

[ex_seventh238]

That's precisely what a mature person would realize, yes. Children from 4 to 12 are still preoccupied with the small and silly details, so it's a big deal for them, haha. At least you're immune, isn't that right? [She smiles back with amusement, and... yep, don't think she hasn't just filed that away, Cain, even if she does already know that you were far from being raised as a normal child.]

[kinship]

[BACKTRACK! BACKTRACK RIGHT NOW!!!]

Of course, you could just be agreeing with me to lure me into a false sense of security. Then when my guard is down, you're infect me with cooties.

[ex_seventh238]

[no the only way is forward!!] If that was really my heinous scheme, wouldn't I have already succeeded months ago? Bringing it up now would be rather pointless, don't you think?

[kinship]

Perhaps cooties are only transferred in a dance setting...

[Silliness will make her forget that he's lurking like a creeper, right?]

[ex_seventh238]

Adults are immune anyway. If I stay close to you, you should be okay, so why don't you come in instead?

[He gets a gold star for trying, at least!]

[kinship]

No, I really can't.

[Nope, not moving from his branch ever.]

People might still try to get me to dance.

[ex_seventh238]

But you just want to watch?

[is she getting this straight?]

[kinship]

Right, I've got two left feet and I don't want to embarrass myself.

[Actually, he's never attempted to dance before, but that's beside the point.]

[ex_seventh238]

I don't think you have to worry about that if Father is here too, Cain. There's miss Esther, also. [a beat.] Do they know that you're here?

[kinship]

Of course, though I think they're a bit silly for opening themselves up to ridicule by dancing.

[He would probably do the chicken dance. And love it.]

[ex_seventh238]

Miss Esther is quite good at dancing, actually. I haven't seen Father yet, and while she did confirm that he's attending, I don't see him doing too well on the dance floor either. [She'll smile at that, but onto more serious matters.] How long have you been out here? I'm sure that they'll start getting worried, if you stay out for too long.

[kinship]

Not long, they won't have missed me by now, trust me.

[Which is true, they can't have missed someone that they were never expecting to attend the prom, right?]

[ex_seventh238]

[She'll give a small nod.]


Just out for some fresh air, then?

[kinship]

[He gestures to the window he can see through from his lovely perch on the branch.]

And to watch the dancers, of course. You don't have to wait out here with me, I'll find my own way in when I'm ready.

[ex_seventh238]

I'm sure you will, but it must still be lonely out here. May I join you for a little? [what do you mean a tux isn't good for tree climbing, that won't stop her!!]

[kinship]

[Oh. Well, actually, he kind of does mind. He's very busy spying on his brother and Aurora, so he just doesn't have time for idle chit-chat. But he can't exactly say that, so he just gives her one of his trademark smiles.]

Not at all, you know I always enjoy spending time with you, Miss Ciel.

[ex_seventh238]

[she is


actually hoping that the innocuous request would pass, whether by Cain's autopilot politeness or how harmless joining him sounds. because if she gets up there, that would allow her to perhaps also catch a glimpse of what he's so hellbent on seeing. she already has her doubts, and his reassurances aren't really making those fade...

On the surface though, she'll easily chuckle that flattery off.]

I am here mostly as a chaperone, so I can't be away for too long. Don't worry, I won't pester you for the rest of the evening. [That said, after giving the tree he's in a quick glance...

She'll step aside and circle the tree once to pick out a good branch close to his, before leaping up and lodging herself in a good position with one jump. Was her carefully watching her the whole way through? Because that took less than a second and would have been very easy to miss. He has seen her jump rooftops before so this shouldn't be surprising, but well, still.]

[kinship]

[He doesn't watch her, but when he feels the tree shake slightly barely a couple of seconds later then it's not hard to deduce she had made it in one jump. While this doesn't surprise him after what he's seen her do already, it does pique his curiosity again.]

Really? Who are you chaperoning?

[It's not too hard to see who he might be spying on, there's Abel and Aurora raiding the food table like gluttons.]

[ex_seventh238]

[She's good where she is, being careful to not have branches or bark tear at the fabric of her suit. One of the perks of dressing up like this: out of place as it might be, she wouldn't be able to do something like this in a dress.]

There's Merem and the girls from my household, for one. The prom was originally organized by the high school, so as a staff member, I helped with the setup and the food tables also. Did you go in at all and tried anything out? Not everything is sweet, you know.

[She's glancing at him with faint amusement, but her sharp eyes do lock onto target the moment she reaches his eye level. ...Ah, so he is watching his brother like a hawk, and that woman...

Huh. She's not acquainted with Aurora, but she might've seen her around town once or twice. Abel's something of a social butterfly, so Ciel doesn't see anything strange with him being in the company of another woman. Maybe he's just saying hi to some of his other friends here, that's pretty normal. Still... Is Cain watching her, also?]

[kinship]

[He's doing very well at hiding it, but there a few subtle tells as to how much he dislikes the woman standing with Abel. His fingers are ever so slightly tensed in the fabric of his trousers and his eyes follow her without wavering to anyone else.

She's trying to take his brother from him, trying to take what belongs to him, he won't miss a second of this.]

I couldn't even go in for food, people are waiting to ambush me and make me dance, and I've said I really can't do that. I'm more than happy watching from up here.

[ex_seventh238]

[She'll look back and forth to try tracking his gaze specifically, given that at a simple face glance, it's rather clear that he's staring down with uncharacteristic intensity. Even thinking it logically though, he lives with Abel. Cain sees him every day, so why exactly would he need to watch him with so much attention now? If it's not the individual, it must be the context and the setting: time and location must be factors, as well as other elements in the surroundings. Hm...

She can tell something's bothering him, she already doesn't buy the 'afraid to dance' excuse. But what's the real reason...?]

You're making an awfully big deal out of it, Cain. There are actually a lot of wallflowers inside, some people do prefer to chat by the tables or keep to themselves instead of socializing too much. I'm sure that you won't get asked out of nowhere by a random person right away. [hm...] Unless you're expecting anyone in particular?

[She'll crack his excuse a little more without breaking it. That's the plan for now; she'll close in on the real problem later.]

[kinship]

[It's not so much Abel that he's watching, as it is Aurora. He is fairly certain that she is the instigator of this little date, and he wants to see what devious ploys she is using to try and steal his brother (because that's absolutely the truth of what's happening).

He tears his gaze away for a moment to look at Ciel, putting on a thoughtful expression and sighing in a mock mournful manner.]

I'm just so popular, Miss Ciel, there could be hoards of people waiting to ambush me when I step through the doors.

[ex_seventh238]

[She will give him


a not very convinced look, but with a smile nevertheless. The fact that he has failed to provide a name only seems to add to the poor excuse, but hmm, there should be other ways...]

You could at least save me from the suspense and give a few names, Cain. I didn't know you were such a charmer. There's no drone attending, either. Did you meet the girls at school?

[kinship]

[Luckily for him, but unluckily for Ciel's theory, Cain actually had been hounded by a few people to attend the prom and so he did have a credible list of names.]

Taki, Miss Ako, Vivio, and Kyoya, to name just a few.