[ party continuations ]

[meteorstorm]

here we go~

Comments

[westblockstory]

Rude. What kind of curse? Gall of goat, and slips of yew / Silver'd in the moon's eclipse, / Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips, / Finger of birth-strangled babe / Ditch-deliver'd by a drab?

[meteorstorm]

I don't know, and I didn't want to find out, either.

[ shuddering involuntarily ]

[westblockstory]

[giving him an assessing look, trying to figure out if that was staged or not]

That bad?

[meteorstorm]

[ no it was pretty real ]

It would've come from the girl who keeps snakeskin and dried salamanders around for that purpose.

[ and puts natto on everything, the horror ]

[westblockstory]

Well, only some of them are poison. You might have been lucky.

[meteorstorm]

I'd rather not chance it.

[ relaxing a little, though ]

[westblockstory]

I promise not to curse you.

[meteorstorm]

How so very kind of you, Cinderella.

[ kind enough, in fact, that somehow it's no longer a lady you're dancing with, but a confused dude in a dress who is now freezing in his footsteps with an expression of understanding and probably even horror crossing his face ]

Damnit!

[westblockstory]

[mildly]

Do you mind? The dance isn't over.

[meteorstorm]

[ panic panic panic panic horrible embarrassment?

and stumbling a bit ]

I can't do this.

[westblockstory]

. . . come on.

[breaks form, grabbing his arm and pulling him out of the tent]

[meteorstorm]

[ he isn't even going to argue and just follow along quickly behind, eyes on the ground and face probably making a wonderful impression of a tomato ]

[westblockstory]

[drags him around to the back of the structure. no entrance here, so it's pretty unlikely that anyone else will walk this way]

[meteorstorm]

[ darkness is good but he's still looking around warily ]

I have other clothes. I can change in my cabin.

[westblockstory]

Do you want me to go get something for you, or would you rather walk home like that?

[meteorstorm]

[ weighing the pros and cons here--yep ]

There's a grey suit in the closet near my bed. There should be a blue tie near it somewhere. It should be obvious which is mine.

[ the one that looks like it's never been slept in and everything around it is perfectly neat and clean and organized ]

[westblockstory]

I can figure it out. Leave it to me, I won't take long.

[meteorstorm]

[ he'll try to stay as far in the dark as possible, meanwhile ]

. . . Thank you.

[westblockstory]

Just doing my best to spoil our captors' plans. I'll be back.

[melting away into the night]

[meteorstorm]

[ he will hide out and sulk until you return ]

[westblockstory]

[will be as quick as he can, though it may not be obvious that he's back until he calls out:]

Still there?

[meteorstorm]

[ he's somewhere in a dark shadowy corner fussing with the zipper on the back of his dress ]

Still here.

[westblockstory]

I can see that.

[and in point of fact he can, now that he knows where to look]

Need some help?

[meteorstorm]

It was easier to get on than it is to get off.

[ just turning his back to you ]

[westblockstory]

Probably fit better at the time.

[will be quick about pulling the zipper down, then steps back and holds out the suit]