genessia | Dance All Night

WHO: Yang Xiao Long, OPEN!
WHAT: Yang has a day off, and plans to enjoy it to the fullest. So she rides her motorcycle around town in the morning, goes shopping in the afternoon, and hits up the club at night.
WHEN: July 4th, 2014
WHERE: Around Genessia City and Nova City
NOTES: There's a video below announcing where she's going if you need an excuse to go out and join her. The log is after that! Friendly CR and/or fights are welcome! Also feel free to use the dance club as an open scene to tag each other! P.S. The linked Youtube video is probably a decent example of how Yang dances when she really gets into it.

[VIDEO - July 3rd]

Hey guys! I finished fixing up one of the old bikes abandoned at the shop. I've already taken it on a few test runs over the past couple of weeks, and it seems to be handling just fine.

[She grins, settling a hand on her hip as she shifts her weight to the left. She's obviously proud of herself.]

So tomorrow I think I'll celebrate, go for a little joy ride. It's been a while since I've gone shopping too, so I'll probably check out the stores and see if they've got anything I like.

After that, I heard the night club is repaired. So if you feel like checking out the dance scene, I know I'll be there. What better way to spend a Friday night, right?

Morning

"Woo hoo!" Yang leaned to the side, swinging the back of the little Japanese motorcycle to go skidding behind her. Her hand shot up into the air, snatching a sailing newspaper clean out of the air before it can go sailing through their window. NOT TODAY! "Morning, C.C.!" she called out cheerfully, as if the teenage papergirl hadn't just tried to damage their apartment or bean Yang upside the head. The motorcycle purred as she idled, opening the paper and skipping straight to the ads. Oh, a sale--! ...On wigs? Huh.

Grinning to herself, she tucked the paper under her arm and spurred her bike down the road again. Well, maybe she'd buy one wig, as a surprise for Ruby. She'd probably get a kick out of wearing it if the wig was weird enough.

In the meantime, with the streets practically empty being that almost no one in town owned any kind of vehicle, Yang was tearing it up with wild whoops of joy. She'd almost forgotten how good it felt to go fast like this, with the wind whipping through her thick golden hair.

Maybe she'd go spin a few donuts in the mall parking lot...

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Afternoon

Yang wasn't particularly worried about someone stealing her helmet, left hanging on the handlebar of her bike. The keys to the ignition were in her pocket, and the yellow goggles hung casually about her neck. She sauntered into the mall with a little smile, glancing to the left and right to see just what kind of shops she'd be dealing with. She needed some new headphones, and it wouldn't hurt to pick up some new albums while she was at it, so the electronics store was on her list.

The wig shop definitely wasn't going to be missed.

It had been a while since she'd bought some new clothes too, she thought, and if she was going to go out dancing tonight, she should probably pick out a new outfit or two. Or four. And since she was intending to work up a sweat, maybe she'd find some nice bubble bath and scented lotion at the beauty shop.

She still had no idea what kind of holiday the people at the mechanic's shop were celebrating that would give her a day off, but she'd gladly take it!

* * * * *

Evening

Like a queen setting foot in her throne room, Yang stepped through the open doors of the club and stopped to survey her domain. A tight black tanktop hugged her generous curves beneath a fluttery oversized top of light orange fabric, artfully dipping off of her left shoulder. Unfastened straps hung from the fastenings of her silver-studded black shorts, fitted over orange leggings. The goggles still hung from her neck, and her boots were unchanged, but she had to say she felt mighty stylin' in her new get-up.

Yang couldn't help grinning a little when the bouncer moved to stand protectively in front of the jukebox. Whoops! Looks like they still remembered her the last time she'd picked a fight in this place. Not like she had a lot of choice, right? Balrog had hostages, they needed to be set free. And she'd succeeded!

The bartender remembered that part, at least, since he held up a hand when she tried to pay for her drink. She toasted him with a wink and sipped, turning to observe the rest of the room. The silver disc earrings tinkled as she moved her head, watching people dip and spin. Some of them were actually pretty good, and some of those guys were pretty cute.

Yeah, this might be a fun night!

As the previous song faded and a new one started up, Yang set down her drink with a little grin. She came here to dance, and this was a good song to start the night right.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

A bicycle?

[ he knows what a bike is. they don't have them in the fire nation, but he'd seen kids and adults alike ridding them around in some districts within ba sing se's upper ring. of course, he's thinking a bike that you have to peddle, not one that's motorized and requires a helmet. ]

They have those here?

Eh heh...! Well, I'm pretty sure there's at least one bicycle shop around. I'm talking about a motorbike, though. You've never seen one?

[If not, she'll be happy to educate him.]

[ he shakes his head. ]

Is it steam-powered?

Nope-uh!

[She pops the 'p' playfully.]

It runs on electricity and gasoline. They're nice and fast that way!

[ he understands the concept of electricity just fine. once someone had explained it using the lightning analogy, it clicked for him and stayed there. gasoline, though... his world's still stuck in the steam age. ]

What's gasoline?

Stinky flammable liquid. I wouldn't recommend drinking it, but the vehicles here seem to love it. They're a little different from the ones we've got back home, but they're easier to understand and fix at least.

[ far brighter than most give him credit for, zuko caught on quick, his good eye going wide with understanding. ]

It makes it run, takes the place of steam and bending.

Not sure what bending is, but yeah, I think you've got the picture!

[ zuko very nearly rolled his eyes. nobody knew what bending was. ]

It's this. [ he held a hand up and bent a small flame into his palm. ] Control over the elements. [ he snuffed it out by closing his fist around the fire. ]

Oh! Yeah, that's definitely different from what I was picturing.

[So much for Zuko twisting himself into a pretzel for the amusement of the spectators.]

And who else came out to have a good time...?!

Battler totally did.

He hadn't been to one of these in forever! He used to attend these sorts of places with his friends back home, before everything had happened. He used to sneak into these kinds of clubs, get drunk and party with girls, it was great! Of course, he never actually went home with any of them, he wasn't that type of guy at all. No matter how drunk he got, he still knew where he didn't belong.

A woman's innocence is key!!

Either way, he was now sitting at the bar, sipping his drink and tapping his foot on the ground to the sound of the music. He came out to drink and dance as well, but right now he was taking a break. He figured he would ask Yuri to come here in a bit too, but he was currently sipping his drink a little here and there as he looked around. He spun around on his bar stool, now leaning against the bar as he looked out to the dance floor.

...Hey is that-

"Whoa! It's Yang-san!" This is gonna be a fun time!!

Yang lifted her head at the mention of her name, and upon spotting Battler, she grinned. It had been a while since they last spoke...probably the first time they were within speaking distance of each other. "Hey!" she called out. Should she leave the dance floor? But it was such a good song! After this one, she decided. In the meantime, she was still going to get her groove on, just turning down the intensity a couple of notches so she could still talk.

"Nice to see you out and about. Are you here on your own?"

Because if so, she might go for it and make a play. At the very least, she was sure she could coax a drink and a dance out of him.

And he'll just watch her dance! He's enjoying his drink at the moment.

"I am, yeah! Decided to take a break from writing and to come on out here," and it's pretty fun!! He's eighteen and yet they're letting him drink in this place... it's great!

~~If she's as good as Monty, then at least she's fun to watch.~~

"You're a writer? Color me surprised!" she grinned, eyebrows perked in interest. She honestly wasn't sure what he'd done for a living before coming here. He usually seemed like he was nicely dressed, so if she had to guess, he was probably an up-and-coming vice president at a prestigious business.

Yang wasn't exactly the best at reading people. She just knew that he was interesting and she wanted to spend more time with him.

"I'm glad you're doing better. That nightmare of yours had me pretty worried!"

"Oh yeah..."

That was the last time they talked? Total bummer. Well, that's all in the past now, thank god.

"That was a while ago, don't worry! I bounce back pretty easily from stuff like that, you know."

He still hadn't got up to join her? Bummer indeed. It felt a little weird to have a conversation while she was grooving her little heart out, so she slipped away and came to lean her elbows on the counter beside him.

"You make it sound like that kind of thing happens often," she pointed out. Hopefully that wasn't the case. Battler was a pretty nice guy. She had no idea what was up with his evil twin showing up in that dream, but at least they'd sent him packing.

Hey, he wanted to sit here a little while longer! Battler was a decent dancer, but he was an even better talker. He preferred to be on this side of things and chat with her either way.

At that mention though, Battler's smile falters a little bit. He didn't want to go into any sort of details while they were out and about, but he didn't want to lie to her either. He shrugged, looking at her then out to the dance floor, "it did happen often, back in my world. Hey, I really don't want to ruin the party or anything but.... let's just say, I've died and been revived more times than I can even count. I wish I wasn't able to say I'm used to it, but I am."

"Hmmmm..." Yang made a show of peering past her rounded shoulder out at the dance floor. People were still waving their arms around and bobbing in place as if they were the most amazing celebrities in the whole world. "Nope! Party's still going. I think you're fine." She smiled at him, unruffled by his revelation. The situation stank, but she didn't think he'd appreciate it if she started pitying him and sighing.

"Nothing wrong with a little bit of immortality anyway, right? You're here now. That's a good thing!"

Dance All Night

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