Wonderland Waltz 2026 Spring Ball

☆Made by Tes Cadell☆

After tiring herself out in the labyrinth, you would think Harumi just wanted to sleep. However, Harumi gains energy out of nowhere if there's some event. So after finishing the labyrinth with her friends, she went to ahead to her dorm.

----The dress she got for the ball was sent by her mother upon knowing of the ball, apparently it was her mother's in the past, back when her mother's family was still wealthy, Harumi never learned details about back then, she didn't want to remind her mother of painful memories by asking. The dress was beautiful, but more importantly, it was comfortable, Harumi would gladly wear anything if it's easy to move in, that's her number one rule for all clothes. Since the dress was a beautiful shade of green, Harumi decided to pair it with pinkish accessories, pink and green, what's a better representation of spring.

----Having prepared her clothes, Harumi picked the hairbrush and started trying to style her hair. She was never good at it and took a while to get it right, and a whole lot of detangling after accidentally missing a step, but in the end, she did her best. The style she chose was a hair updo with fake pink flowers for the spring, obviously. She looked at herself in a mirror, she loved how her hair turned out, though looking at it now, by the end of the evening her hair will be a tangled mess, she brushed off those thoughts though, and went ahead to get dressed.

----Done with getting ready, she took one last look in the mirror, she almost thought she was overdressed, her hair is done, the dress is neat, her cross bag had everything she needs, and her shoe is comfortable, spectacular! She left the dorms and common room to go to the courtyard.

----on the walk to the courtyard, she saw other students heading there as well. As expected, everyone was looking their best. A few meters before reaching the courtyard, and after seeing the amount of people going, Harumi almost decided to go back to the dorms, with so many people around, missing up something would be the end of her. She contemplated whether she should disappear from existence altogether after the ball just in case, hiding in her bed forever was very tempting.

----Before she could scream internally anymore, she arrived at the courtyard and saw how beautiful it looked, she quickly forgot about everything she was thinking and gazed around taking in everything. Truly the place looked like a wonderland garden. Red and white rose bushes that Harumi could swear she saw changing colours, banquet tables full of food, dance floor resembling a clock, and everything was true to the theme. She teared her eyes away from the mesmerising scene and scanned the place for her group.

----She saw Max, apparently waiting for his date, she greeted him with a smile, but decided against interacting more, leaving him to his soon to arrive date. It didn't take her long to notice Zephyr as well, seemingly waiting for them, she waved at him as she walked towards him. She wondered if he was waiting for a long time. By the time she arrived, which wasn't long because she was only a couple of steps away, Skylar had also found them. "Hey there, guys!" She greeted cheerfully. Both of them were looking their best much like everyone else. And Harumi thought she was overdressed, apparently it was quite the opposite. She stood with her two friends waiting for Edward's arrival.

Salim's heart skipped a beat when the girl took a step away from the wall and started walking with him. Salim considered himself a pretty good dancer. His mother had taught him to dance when he was very young, and sometimes he would dance around the house with his little sister Mariama standing on his toes. With a pang in his heart, he realized how much he missed his family. But when the girl spoke again, his thoughts were interrupted.

Tes. Her name was Tes. A wonderful name. Tes, Tes, Tes. Then she spoke again about her roommate abandoning her and something about terrible dancing. He caught her joke and smiled a little.

"I promise you, Tes, I'm a pretty good dancer," Salim replied, taking her hand. "I'll try not to step on your toes." It was also a joke that he hoped she understood.

He led her out onto the dance floor and put one hand on her waist. Then he began to lead her in time to the music. It was as if the world around them disappeared and it was just him and her and the music. The other couples were just like faceless shadows. The only thing that mattered was the two of them.

“You’re from Hogwarts,” Salim said as they danced. Not a question but a statement. “I’m from Uagadou, but maybe it comes across in my English.” He smiled as he spun her around. “I have to say that Hogwarts Castle is quite impressive, and I come from the biggest wizarding school in the world. How is it here?” he asked, hoping to start a conversation between them.

Wc: 274
@Tes Cadell
Notes: Not open to interactions

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code by ara villa

Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 4 | Strength: 2 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 9 | Accuracy: 3
Abilities: Parselmouth

time: 7:22 pm	interacting with:
date: April 19th, 2026	@Mary Bueno
outfit and hair: Reducio	WC: Reducio 469

Scarlet smoothed out her dress for what seemed like the millionth time. Since getting ready for the Wonderland Waltz, Scarlet had talked herself out and then back into going more times than she could count. While she had started to make some friends this school year, she had been too shy to ask anyone to accompany her to the ball. When she first heard about it, she had imagined going with a whole group, but chickened out every time she had the chance to ask. So here Scarlet was, an anxious and awkward mess, walking up to the party solo.

Scarlet followed the crowd of people pouring into the courtyard. When entering the party, the first thing that caught her eye was the dance floor. She had never seen anything like it before. Somehow, it seemed to resemble a clock and was raised, requiring one to walk up a set of stairs before joining the dancing. She then discovered that there were tables at each of the corners. The one that stood out the most to her was the Red Diamonds table. While intrigued, Scarlet decided to wait until later before trying the delicious-looking treats that read "Eat Me". Instead, she headed towards the Red Hearts table, which contained normal food, or so she hoped.

Scarlet's plan had been to just be a wallflower and hope that someone would talk to her first, but since joining the party, she noticed she wouldn't be able to get away with that. It seemed like everyone had either a date or a group to hang out with. This was stupid. I should just turn around now. Well, maybe I should at least try some of this mouthwatering food before leaving. Scarlet picked up a plate and began to add all kinds of treats, from potato croquettes to mini sweet pepper poppers. After successfully building a tower of food on her plate, she turned toward the entrance, ready to leave. However, she noticed someone who looked fairly familiar, standing awkwardly to her right. Taking a second look, she remembered that she had met this girl once before but couldn't quite recall her name. This girl seemed to also be debating whether to stay. Scarlet glanced at the door and thought, I could make an escape right now and go enjoy a nice, relaxing evening with a book. She then turned back to the girl and thought, Or I could face my fear and talk to her. Taking a little too long to think about it, Scarlet forced her feet to move away from the exit and towards the girl.

"Hi, I believe we've met before, in the library. I'm terrible at remembering names, so could you remind me what yours is? I came alone and was wondering if you wouldn't mind some company."

Action/Interaction: entering the ball and interacting with @Mary Bueno (Open to more interaction)
Stats: STA: 6 | EVA: 5 | STR: 5 | WIS: 7 | ARC: 6 | ACC: 6
Abilities: none

Salim listened to Tes's comment about Hogwarts: "There's nothing impressive about Hogwarts. Everyone likes to pretend like it's special. It's just another school." Salim loved the honest tone in her voice. It wasn't often he heard someone so honest with their words. But then she quickly added, "But you get used to it."

"Believe me, I understand," Salim replied as they circled a couple on the dance floor. Then Tes asked how Uagadou was. "Big," Salim replied with a little laugh. "Like Hogwarts, it's just a school like any other. I've been there for a year and a half now and I don't think it's that impressive, but all the first years and people who visit almost always swoon when they see the school for the first time. It's the biggest wizarding school in the world."

Salim smiled and they continued dancing in silence for a moment. "You're really good at dancing, who taught you?" Salim asked as the music slowed down to a slightly slower song. He took a cautious step closer to Tes as they danced. “My mother taught me when I was very little. Then I usually dance around the house with my little sister standing on my feet. Do you have any siblings?”

He didn’t know if it was too many questions and answers at once, but what he did know was that he wanted to learn everything about Tes. Because she was the only thing that mattered right now. Silently, he thanked his mother deeply for telling him to go to the ball. In the middle of his thoughts, they almost bumped into another couple and Salim quickly grabbed Tes to keep her from falling. “You okay?” he asked, looking into her wonderfully beautiful gray eyes.

Wc: 291
@Tes Cadell
Notes: Not open to interactions

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code by ara villa

Stamina: 5 | Evasion: 4 | Strength: 2 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 9 | Accuracy: 3
Abilities: Parselmouth

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Riley was so nervous, but she could never show it. She walked down to the call casually. She hadn’t invited anyone to the ball. She was too busy. Busy with the Spring Royalty pageant. Too busy with schoolwork. And also because she was a bit socially awkward. But of course, she wouldn’t let it show. So, she smiled confidently. She looked around. The courtyard was beautiful. And for once, she actually felt pretty too. She was wearing a lovely navy dress, dark tights, and detailed black heels. She was wearing a black ribbon in her soft, wavy hair. That added to her confidence. She spotted a few people she knew, but who she was really looking for was her dorm mates. But if they were occupied, that was okay. She would manage… Right?

Riley realized how fancy the party was. There were sparkling lights streamed above, and a crystal chandelier floated up above the party guests. The courtyard was bordered with red and white rose bushes, and in the middle, a lovely gazebo with purple flowers and green vines growing on it. Next to it were several swing with lovely ropes. Riley was almost tempted to try one out, but she was too nervous.

Riley scanned her surroundings, and spotted Tina. That was good. Someone she knew. But she was surrounded by a small group. Riley didn’t want to interrupt, so she went to grab some refreshments. Her thick heels clicked along the sidewalk. She couldn’t help but notice a few heads look over as they heard her. She didn’t wear heels much, but she walked steadily and confidently. Perhaps she was just born to adorn heels. As Riley reached the table, she was amazed by the decorations. The tables were card themed, and contained refreshments reading ‘Eat me’ and ‘Drink me’.

Riley wanted to grab a snack, but her stomach seemed to disagree. So she grabbed a drink. One that looked to be lemonade. Only on way to find out. She held up the peculiar drink to her mouth and began to drink it. And it was lemonade. The best lemonade she had tasted in a while. Riley couldn’t help but smile. She carried the rest of the drink to the center of the courtyard. There was a large clock, and it took a minute for Riley to realize it was a dance floor. Cool. If only I had a partner to dance with… she thought to herself. But it was alright. It wouldn’t be the first time she was alone.

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