Closed Fall Ball 2023 Candle-Lit Banquet

Mentions: Elias Travers @Astra Norrick, @Solomon Lear/@Vladimir Athanatos

English | French |thoughts| ‘Signing’	Date: 10/06/23
Outfit: Reducio	OOC note: Reducio Sorry if any French is incorrect, I am not fluent, I use a translator Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers| _______ Stats: ___________

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An older boy came up to me and Elias. I looked over at him, confused as to what someone around seventeen or so years of age would want from us. He asked us if we thought something suspicious was going on with two other students, saying that it looked as if they were being watched. I looked him up and down a few times, not caring if it came off as judge, it was. “No, how would I know if someone is being watched? I’m over here minding my own business and you should do the same” I snapped. Just a few moments ago I was completely happy talking, or rather signing, to Elias. I’m not always the nicest type, but especially not when someone interrupts me. ‘Ugh, this random person is asking us if we think anything is going on over there’ I signed to Elias. ‘I’m hungry, so I’m going to go get some food from the table, I’ll be right back’. “I’m getting food” I told the older boy. I didn’t even know his name, and I had no intent on asking. I left Elias there along with the other boy, I hope it didn’t seem rude to Elias with me leaving. I was going to be quick, but I really wanted one of those tarts. ‘I’ll be right back’ I signed to Elias with a kind smile.

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Word Count: 231/200

Interacting with: Ruby Angélique @Delainie Silverwing and @Vladimir Athanatos@Solomon Lear
Elias signing: #84774d
Elias writing: #6591ad
Thoughts: Italics
Others: Bold

Elias saw someone coming up to him and Ruby, just as he was about to sign Yes, I'd love to go and try some of the desserts. He quickly fished out his notebook and quick-notes quill before the boy started talking.

How do you tell if someone's being watched? he wondered, his gaze wandering over to the older students in question. They both looked like they were having a good interaction, if not a little awkward. Balls are known for being disastrous? Why do they still have them them?

He began to sign his worries, grimaced as he remembered, Gosh, this is tiring, and turned to his pencil and notebook. Meanwhile, Ruby let him know she was going to get some food.

I'll join you in a minute, Elias signed, looking wistfully at the brownies on the food table. He took a moment to write down his message, quickly, but with surprisingly neat penmanship for an eleven-year-old boy.

He showed the page to this boy in front of him. Isn't that a safety hazard? Having a ball when they usually go sideways? Back at home, Elias knew that if some school event went disastrously wrong, as these balls apparently seemed to, the school would either not do it again or wait a few years before putting it on again, as well as switching up their strategy. He wondered why Hogwarts didn't do the same.

OOC: I can't believe both my PC and my iNPC are interacting with Lear characters, lucky me

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Bailey was always scanning the room, looking for a friendly face. She spotted Hiro, her fellow sunshine buddy, with a partner. She made a mental note to go find him later to say hello - they really needed to catch up.
EmmaLee smiled brightly, and bailey couldn't stop herself from smiling back. The younger girl was a happy one, and that made bailey's heart glow with happiness too. Bailey asked if EmmaLee was waiting on friend, or a date, and the girl cheerfully answered. Turning so she was facing emmalee Bailey smiled and replied "that's wonderful!" Bailey beamed as she watched who she supposed was 'stephen'. A second later bailey was sidetracked from watching the younger pair by a dashing snek.
Hana let out a lighthearted laugh as she jokingly curtsied to him, a witty reply already crossing his lips. "aww the slytherins and your confidence - but i think we both know whos the better looking out of the three of us ~" bailey said with a wink - something she'd never do with anyone else. Hana seemed to bring out an entirely other side of her, one that she didn't mind sometimes, but greatly minded on others. Tonight she didn't mind, not one bit.
Hana glanced around, probably looking for kim, and bailey had to stop herself from thinking about HIM too. ahh a never ending battle she thought forlornly, before turning her attention back to Hana.
A small smile graced Hana's face as he continued. "spring does indeed make a statement - one i don't mind making. maybe... if you're so confident you should make that flower crown and join me spring side" bailey replied, a dare in every word.
hana then turned his attention to EmmaLee and her Stephen, asking if they were friends of hers. Before bailey could completely reply Stephen must have heard hana's comment because he turned to her, and Hana, introducing himself.
Bailey smiled at the usage of her surname, as that was how Hana refered to her.
"no worries stephen! she was just mentioning her waiting on you, so there really is nothing to apolgize for! my name is Bailey Glade, and this is Hanako Tone, a friend of mine!"
Bailey returned Stephen's genuine smile with one of her own, knowing that she had found a kindred kind spirit.
EmmaLee chimed in, and bailey let out a soft laugh when she asked if Hana was her date. Smiling Bailey replied saying "not an intentional date, but i wouldn't mind spending the evening with Hana ~ it's sure to be an... eventful evening if i do.!" Bailey jokingly made note of how there was never a dull moment with Hana, at least when she was with him.
EmmaLee was telling Stephen how she had met bailey and so bailey used the momentary shift in conversation to turn to hana and say "i hope you don't mind spending a little time with me - if you were... waiting on someone, feel free to go meet them - i didn't make plans to meet anyone, which was probably not my smartest idea, but..... i guess i was hoping he come. I really doubt he will though.." Bailey's mood definitely dropped as she mentioned kim, but she did her best to cover that.

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“ Aww, look at you being all confident” he retorted smoothly with a grin, in response to her playful jest. “ Well if you say it that way, I can’t help but believe it as well.”. Confidence was a wonderful thing to wear. Nothing but truth in her words, it seemed.

Bailey then dared his words, to really find a flower crown so they would match and Hanako couldn’t help but let out a light laugh. It was drastically clear that the way he reacted to Bailey was far different than his reactions to the other two students. And he seemed completely unapologetic about it. “In this cold air, with winter just a breath away - I’m afraid that’ll be a rather tough challenge. Perhaps ask me again when the spring ball comes around, and I’ll entertain you”.

He briefly took note of the other two’s intertwined hands but didn’t linger too long. It was barely a satisfying puzzle to figure out what they were to one another. Just look at how they looked at one another. At one point, Hanako had someone he could see in that way. Much less envy, he was relieved. To be that comfortable with someone was just asking to have their heart torn. But he wasn’t going to be the pessimistic teenage senior that unnecessarily rained on the couples parade. Plus judging by how friendly they seemed despite his indifference, they probably wouldn’t even care about what he said. And they would be smart to do so.

“Date” Hanako couldn’t help but let out an amused scoff when the younger girl asked Bailey if he was her date. “ Oh, she wishes”, he couldn’t help but jest. So they met at some sort of pet picnic? Hanako refrained from asking if any cats were involved. That would not only have soured his mood, but he’d have an immediate reaction to dislike the younger girl if she indeed had a cat as a pet. It was not an answer worth knowing. Still, he wasn't surprised that Glade could make new friends wherever she went. At Emmalee’s mention of the decorations being nice, he couldn’t help but let out a short lived laugh before silencing himself. “ When they’re not on fire yet, of course..” he muttered under his breath. Hogwarts decorations were pretty, yes. But not a lot manage to stay in one piece by the end of the night.

When Stephan introduced himself, Hanako barely made any reaction. Letting Bailey take over and so kindly introduced himself. At the mention of being her friend, Hanako gave her the briefest of glances. Deciding against pondering on her choice of friends. He learned overtime that with Glade, it was no use overthinking her horrendous taste in friends. He entertained them with a small, dry smile. “ I prefer ‘Hana’ if you don’t mind. ‘Hannah’ is fine too if its too hard to pronounce”. He’d really rather hear a ‘Hannah’ than another mispronounced ‘Hana’.

At Bailey’s mention that there wasn’t a dull moment with him, there was a brief flicker or what looked to be a small genuine smile on his face before it contorted to his usual one. Filled with a smug cockiness to it that gets on your nerves. “ Yes, It’s a talent of mine that I was born with, really. I’m physically incapable of being boring” he casually said to the group with a slight shrug. For someone who liked to keep people at a distance, even Hanako liked feeling like he was wanted somewhere. Although he did show it in the most annoying way possible.

Bailey then turned to him about her plans for tonight. Sensing the shift in mood, Hanako instinctively leaned in just slightly closer. As if sharing a secret he didn’t particularly want Emmalee and Stehphan to know. He tried not to have much of a reaction when she expressed her situation. However his slightly narrowed eyes said just this: ‘Yes, it was rather stupid of her to rely on someone who she has an unrequited love on to be her companion for the night.’. This was the problem with romantic people, honestly. Swoon worthy moment; and yet the bitter aftertaste of her seemingly unwavering feelings for Kim was both annoying and admirable. Probably more annoying.

He leaned away for a moment with his eyes fixed on the other two. “ Stephan, Emmalee, lovely to make your acquaintance” not really, they were tolerable at most “Don’t you have some gross lovey dovey couple things to do for the night? You wouldn’t want to make poor Glade and I feel like 3rd wheels, don’t you? Night’s still young, do enjoy your youths or whatever,”. It was a rhetorical question really. What he was really saying was abundantly obvious, ‘Leave Glade to me’.

Sure it was obvious he had a tad bit more care for Glade than the other two, but perhaps this approach caused potential wariness. He hasn’t been all that friendly to Stephan and Emmalee after all. Or a friendly guy in general. Not to mention he didn’t seem like he was a fan of sharing Glade’s attention for now. Would they really trust their friend to him? Or would they step in and voice out their concerns if they had any? Hanako seemed to be watching the couple curiously, wondering what they’d do.

EᑎᑕY :	ᗩᗷIᒪITIEᔕ
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∫ S t a m i n a : 10 • S t r e n g t h : 3 • A r c a n e : 13
∫ A c c u r a c y : 12 • E v a s i o n : 6 • W i s d o m : 10

Reducio

Story Progression
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Action: trynna be alone with @Bailey Glade, talking to Stephan (@AngelFyre McCubbin) and @EmmaLee LeDames

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Bailey smiled wider at hana's return of her jest, and she let out a little laugh. "I've learned from the best" she replied before continuing. "we might as all believe it"
Bailey then continued, daring Hana with her words to find a flower crown to match her general aesthetic. "i do suppose that would be a difficult task... but i will hold you to that - come spring we'll have matching crowns, mark my words!"
Hana soffed when EmmaLee asked if bailey's date was hana. Bailey couldn't help but roll her eyes, especially at Hana's reply of "oh she wishes". Turning to face Hana she said "well... if i had wished - not saying that i don't - i think i would have asked. im no stranger to asking pretty boys to balls~" a twinkle in her eyes, her heart and mind racing, bailey was enjoying the slight adrenaline rush she got from her and hana's exchanges.
When bailey introduced the both of them she felt Hana's eyes flick to her when she mentioned him being her friend. She did truly consider him her friend, despite it probably being against her best judgment. She couldn't help but trust hana, and there was something about him that she couldn't help but like.
A breif true smile flickered across hana's face before his cocky one returned, when she mentioned that they never had a dull moment. "a fact that i am quite grateful for" bailey said, smiling.
When the mood - her mood - shifted - she felt hana move the smallest bit closer, something she was half sure she made up but that comforted her nonetheless, for a reason she did not know.
Bailey didn't stop Hana from trying to get emmalee and Stephen to leave them. She would have used different words, but bailey was sure that they probably had 'lovey dovey things to do' as hana had so eloquently put it.

Roleplaying as Nate Hawthorn from Ilvermorny

Date: 6th October Time: 7pm Location: The Great Lake

Mentions: Reducio @Amber Frost Hart @Reyna Evergreen

languages English: #056303 French: #073ad5 Thoughts: italics

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They entered the ball. Nate stared, starstruck, at the beautiful decorations that lit up the space, making it seem truly magical. The people, on the other hand, were noisy and the area was very loud, but he forgave that - the ball was just too beautiful for him to mind. Well, nearly too beautiful. The chatter was definately there, like a hum of noise that occasionally peaked. Nate was still trying to ignore it and it had definately gotten less distracting, but his attention was occasionally pulled away by snippets of conversation that he just couldn't ignore. As he turned to look at more of the decorations, a delicious aroma washed over him and he noticed the banquet. It was laid out with almost every food that he could imagine. How much must this have cost? Hogwarts must be rich to afford this. He wondered for a moment, then realised the probable cause. Of course. These people have magic. They can probably create as much food as they would like. Even after two years studying magic, Nate still thought non-magically. It as just one of those things. He turned to Amber. "C'est belle It's beautiful, sorry, it's beautiful, isn't it. It feels magical. I wish I could paint it."

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Interacting with: @Piérre Marchonné
Action: idiocy [by her standards]
Stamina:8 | Evasion:8 | Strength:3 | Wisdom:7 | Arcane power:7 | Accuracy:7

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Action: Heading towards the lake

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Fall Ball Tracker

I | II | III | IV | V

Reducio

Reminiscing about the lovely @Rhys Read when they were kidnapped by shrubbery
Qrow | #064107

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Ren left swiftly, and all too suddenly, Qrowley Beithir was alone and somehow lonely on a lakeside full of people.

From where they were standing they could see two areas of interest: a little spot by the lake with the relevant materials to make lanterns and a little farther away from the lake where rows upon rows of tables were decorated with hanging lights around them. Each table had candles set up with a plethora of interesting looking treats strewn prettily along them; stews, curries and small finger foods like brownies and tarts, all of which had likely been made by the house elves. At least they wouldn’t have to worry about vegetarian options; with that much food, there had to be something without meat.

Despite not yet feeling hungry, it was the second area that the Slytherin made their way up to, manoeuvring through the small sea of students who had already gathered around the banquet area, and coming to a stop by one of the refreshments tables to pour themselves some punch. They were a little nervous.
It wasn’t often that they found themselves so out of their depth in a formal social setting, and yet, here they were completely and utterly out of it. They hadn’t had the guts to ask Rhys to the ball, even though they had very much wanted to; the events of the spring ball from first year still weighed heavily on their mind. Honestly, after that utter disaster, the metamorphmagus wouldn’t be all that surprised if their favourite Gryffindor had decided to skip this event all together; after all, they had been kidnapped last year, and by the shrubbery no less.
Taking a sip of their drink to stifle the laughter bubbling in the back of their throat at the memory of Rhys calling the flora homophobic, Qrow couldn’t help but notice an oddly feline shape wandering through the crowd of people.
Pause.
Was that a bloody cat?
Qrow watched the creature for a moment, as it moved with a grace reserved for only the feline species, vivid green eyes and silver fur making it look rather majestic in the dim lighting of the banquet area.
If the Slytherin wasn’t so sure that it already belonged to somebody - it was clearly well taken care of - they would have probably picked it up and taken it back to their dorm for themselves; they had always been fond of animals, besides, catnapping was only illegal if they got caught.

Instead, Qrow tore their eyes away from the beautiful feline, dead set on enjoying a peaceful night, and with no partner to dance under the stars with, their next best bet was to down the rest of their punch and head off to the edge of the lake and make a lantern.

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