neornitheslogs | The Masquerade!

Have you signed up to go to the ball? Not everyone is going, and they don't have to! But they are highly encouraged to. Whether they have a date or not depends on how they'll be getting there. If they do have a specific date then the car that picks them up will be a regular guard car, and they will be told to get into the back and be escorted that way. The guard's cannot be harmed in their car, there is a metal blockade in the car, so sorry! For those that don't have a date, they'll be expected to get into a limo, taking about six or seven inmates at once! You might find your friends in the limo on the way there, yay!

The guards will take the inmates to a secluded spot on an entirely different island than the main one the prison is on. It's a coliseum, one that's used for special events involving horses and other fun animals. The Warden special ordered a massive tent that covers the entire coliseum, and there are heat lamps scattered about within. It's cold outside, these are a must! Around the perimeter of the tent there are several guards with loaded guns. They're standing about, watching very carefully, and if anyone tries to attack another inmate or tries to escape they will be shot on sight, no questions asked.

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Of course I won't mind.

[ She's going to sip the drink, giving him a little smile when her lips leave the glass.

Honestly, she's never actually just been able to enjoy something like this. Being at a social event with someone she actually wanted to and not having to try to represent her company? It's exciting. ]

[and he's never been to one of these things either, not like a rebel would have time for anything so fancy. he's never really danced before either, but he'll try and meet her expectations.]

Did anyone try and ask you to dance while I was away?

No.

[ Honestly, she sounds disappointed. Not because she wanted to dance with anyone other than Adam, but because she expected at least someone to ask her. ]

Though given the kind of people here, I doubt most of them even know how to dance properly.

[ That sounded entirely judgmental before she's even realized that Adam probably fits that description.. ]

Don't know how I'd feel about them asking you to dance anyway.

[wait for it-] Because they probably can all dance better than me.

[ Oops. Weiss seems to consider for a moment, then puffs out her chest proudly and holds out her hand. ]

It's a good thing that you're the only one I'm willing to teach.

[well, this is still embarrassing but he'll just have to be okay with it...

adam reaches out to her and takes her hand in his. he nods a little, pulling her out to the dance floor.]

I'm sure you'll be a good teacher.

The best teacher!

[ She sounds surprisingly proud at that for having never taught anyone before. Oh well, life is a learning experience. Weiss holds his hand, then once they're on the dance floor, she positions them correctly on her waist in an appropriate spot and their hands up. Clearly it's some kind of ballroom dance, but she's not exactly familiar with.. well, casual dancing. After all, friends weren't something that was common territory for her even before she came to prison. ]

You're the male, so in most cases you would lead. That doesn't mean that you're in charge, it means that you make the first step. Your partner-- that's me-- has to choose to follow you, and that shows the trust that you have in your partner both ways. I'm going to be semi-leading since you don't know how to, then you can take the lead and we'll practice that way once you know how to do something basic.

[ It sounded a little corny but it made the dancing more interesting when you put a reason to it besides that moving your body in a certain way is the right way. Weiss was an expert learner-- she knew well by now that learning was much easier to do when you could relate to the information. ]

Ah....

[O-OKAY! he could do this, for weiss! adam cleared his throat and looked down at her, trying to gather his courage. it was just a dance, it could be just like a fight... right? he was graceful enough when he fought, his movements were all extremely fluid. it could be the same, he just kept telling himself that.]

Alright, let's do this.

[ Similar in some ways, but certainly not the same. At least one should hope, considering that Weiss isn't expecting him to lunge at her any time soon. Weiss moves slowly to take the first step in the dance once their hands are in the correct position, moving slowly enough that Adam can hopefully follow well enough. ]

You want to count the beat in your head at first, alright? If it's a waltz, it will be three beats in a measure. Most music is to a count of 4 though.

The Masquerade!

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