Party Time

[loveandduty]

Who: Everyone who wants to attend.
What: It's a party for all, but the pairing up part is for singles only.
When: Day 19 of Fiddlesticks
Where: Gym Carriage
Warnings: Who knows atm just Minako being Minako will add more as things happen.

[Minako figured she did the best she could for the party. Though she also wondered if perhaps she might not have that many people come. Sure she wanted to put singles together, but at the same time, she simply wanted people to have fun.

In the dressing carriage, people will find costumes and masks that were more gothic in nature. There was food and hopefully some forms of sweet treats for those looking for it as well as a variety of drink, mostly non-alcoholic.]

OOC: Examples of the type of outfits and such can be found here: costumes and
masks]

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[bethereprompto]

Prompto started to snicker again. He just couldn't help it! Inigo was so funny and cute! He was getting the idea this kind of dance might be new to him, but he totally misreads Inigo's motion to whisper. Instead, he just moves closer and puts his arm around the guy's shoulders to keep him close. (That's what he was going for right?)

"O-M-G Inigo!" He laughed and rolled his eyes. With a playfully pat on his cheek, Prompto gave him a little more room again. He didn't actually want to kill his new friend from blushing to death. "It can but no one calls it 'courting' anymore except Iggy! I mean, it's fun to dance with your S.O. but you can also dance with other people too. Usually the slow songs are when you dance with your boyfriend or girlfriend."

He stepped back a bit further and started a very simple bob back and forth. "Here, try this." If Inigo was particularly bad, he put his hands on his friend's hips to guide him (because what are boundaries?).

[flatteries]

WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON.

Inigo was already flustered to begin with, but now he's flustered and confused! Why is Prompto speaking in strange coded letter-speak? What's wrong with using the word courting! Why are Prompto's hands on his hips of all places!

Inigo is dying. He's dead. What is it with people from that particular world and their ability to just straight up murder him?

"What am I trying?!" His voice sounds so many pitches higher than usually. It's almost just a squeak.

[bethereprompto]

Prompto drew back a little seeing the guy's distress. He pulled his hands back and lifted them in a defense. "Hey bud, relax. We're just trying to have some fun and dance right? Like, I'm not meaning anything here."

He knows Inigo was spazzy but he didn't actually want the fellow to be uncomfortable in a negative way (was there an uncomfortable in a positive way?). "You okay? You seem more stressed than usual."

[flatteries]

He is stressed because he does not need these gay thoughts right now, Prompto! He has a boyfriend! .. Until the end of tonight, but still!

"N.. No, I'm okay!" He does not sound okay, but it's just in Inigo's nature to say that regardless of his actual level of okay. He's okay. He has to be okay. Even with his face as red as it is right now. "Don't you think your boyfriend might just murder me if he'd see that though?!"

Gladio may be a nice guy, but who knows how he'd take to that! Even if Prompto didn't mean anything by it, Naga knows what it might look like to others!

[bethereprompto]

He'd be so flattered if he wasn't so clueless!

He wasn't sure if he believed his friend or not as he stammered and continued to look so flustered. Wow, he really broke his poor friend's brain didn't he? It was kind of funny but also he was worried this wasn't at all funny to Inigo.

"No? He trusts me. I wasn't making out with you, silly!" He shook his head. "Okay, okay. Look, just like this okay? I'm behaving now!" He kept his hands to himself this time but just bobbed from one foot to the other, swaying to the beat. "Does this feel more comfortable?"

[flatteries]

"So much better."

Yes, it didn't seem as funny to Inigo. If anything, it more seemed mortifying. That moment just now was just the combination of a few too many things at once that make Inigo want to nope out of existence forever. But there's no touching his hips now, which is helping a lot. And sure, the dancing is still.. a thing that exists.. but he'll try to live with it.

Especially since just swaying to the beat is a lot easier than actual dancing. This isn't as embarrassing.

"Your world is a strange place, Prompto." Where people dance while touching each other's hips! What happened to good old medieval traditions of keeping a spot for Jesus Naga between, huh?

[bethereprompto]

He had a guilty look on his face behind the attempts at smiling like it was no big deal. He didn't like that he'd upset Inigo. The other boy might be cute when he was flustered, but that had been more than a little flustered.

"I'm sorry." He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "I'm used to it just being Gladio, Noct, and Iggy. We had a couple dances in school but like.. I don't know. It probably is a strange place!" How would he know? It seemed normal to him but, he also knew he wasn't exactly 'normal' either. "What are dances like where you're from?"

[flatteries]

See, this is already one of the main differences. There's no school, let alone school dances! So the idea of there being some sort of school (?) dance (?) where people dance that intimately (???) is enough to blow Inigo's mind.

But he at least does bother to ask the question, despite all the question marks appearing in his own head.

"I don't know.." Well, he does know what they're like, but he doesn't even know where to start to describe the differences when dancing in Prompto's world is so.. so!! You know!

"It's not as if it's uncommon to dance together, but it also tends to be more of a solo thing. Most of my mother's dances were like that."

[bethereprompto]

Prompto frowned watching that confused face. He needed to get a better idea of Inigo's world so he knew how to phrase things. Wait, hadn't his buddy told him before? Kings, dragons, traveling, swords.. yeah, all very modern things. He didn't know what the issue was! Oh.. but he was confused by his camera that one time... hm.

"How do you dance together and be a solo thing?" He was confused. "Your mother was a dancer?" His interest was piqued immediately. His eyes widened a bit, loving any story about families. He technically had one but it felt so different ever since he'd learned the truth about himself. Not only that but his foster family (what he was mentally calling them now) had been gone so often. "What was that like? She- I mean. What was she like?"

[flatteries]

"Sometimes we dance together, but that's more.. That is like ballroom dancing, it's different!" And also still different from Prompto's whole hips don't lie dance over here!

But since his world's way of dancing is really difficult to explain without a demonstration - and that's something Inigo really doesn't want to tackle right now with so many people around, thanks! - he's grateful for the topic change. Talking about his mother is at least way easier, even though it makes some place in his heart hurt at the same time.

"But my mother.. um.. Well, she is the most amazing woman I know." Was, technically, but he's trying to gently shove that fact under the rug here.. "She is honestly so beautiful, with long flowing pink hair.. Not to mention she's such a skilled dancer, and also very humble and kind to absolutely everyone she meets. Mother would never look down on anyone. She may be a little shy sometimes, but.. she has so much love to give."

Does that sound like a certain someone? Yeah, Inigo may be taking just a bit too much after one parent...

[bethereprompto]

"Oh... well we do ballroom dancing too.. sometimes. Some people do. Gladio does, I think. You know Iggy does!" Could he pull it off? He wasn't sure. He'd had a lesson or two but he hadn't been paying the best attention. He never thought he'd use it in the future so why should he?

Prompto's focus was glued to Inigo hearing about his mother. It was easy to picture someone with Inigo's good looks and it was amusing how similar that description was to who Prompto knew his friend was. "Are you looking forward to seeing her when you go home?"

[flatteries]

That question, maybe surprisingly enough, makes Inigo go quiet for a moment. His movements slow down too until he just stills. Apparently it's more impactful than Prompto meant it to be - or Inigo just has to think about it for a moment, just has to really let that question dawn upon him, like it's something he hasn't thought about very much yet.

".. yes," he then answers. Inigo smiles softly. "I've really missed her."

Both here in this place, but also back in his own future, where she's been dead for so long. Thank god the former meaning being obvious means he doesn't have to reveal the latter.

[bethereprompto]

The way Inigo answered had Prompto's heart melting. What a lucky woman to have such a devoted son! He hoped she knew, wherever she was how great Inigo was. He could see it, so he could only imagine she'd see it too.

Feeling overcome with warm, happy emotions, he stepped forward and pulled Inigo into a hug. He didn't make it last too long, but just a friendly 'I think you rock, bro' kinda hug. You know the kind, right?

"Come on, let's go get something to toast her with."