PLAYER PLOT: DATE AUCTION

[lazuline]

Genessia Dinner & Date Auction Azura has been working hard for the past month or so, organizing and preparing for the date auction. This year, due to it still being cold outside the auction and pre-party are being held inside. However, Azura and the people she has hired have put forth great effort to make the indoor venue appear as though it is outside during the spring. Trees and plants real and fake all decorate the large room, pathways being carved out by laying out stone pebbles to create the feel of garden paths. Flowers and other similar decorations accompany the greenery, the flowers mostly in deep, passionate reds, oranges and a few purples here and there. In the back of the room, there is a long stage with a walkway, littered with petals and lights that twinkle in the mood-lit room. Candles are set up along each of the tables that have obviously been set up for dinner service. There is a small donation box set up at the entrance of the event, for anyone who wishes to donate to the cause of fixing up the starter apartments but doesn't wish to actually participate on the bidding event. Pre-Party In order for attendees to meet each other as well as interact with those who have decided to put their dates up for auction, a pre-party has been arranged, with the focal point being a nice, relaxed atmosphere dinner and dance afterwards. Everything is themed to be enjoyed in pairs, so if you want to have dinner or step onto the dance floor you better be ready to do so with a partner. Speaking of, once people arrive they are asked for their name. Upon discerning what their last name (or first, in the case of characters without last names) they are given one of 6 colored ribbon bracelets. A-D get Green or Blue E-I get Blue or Pink J-M get Red or Orange N-R get Orange or Purple S-V get Purple or Red W-Z get Pink or Green Your pairs must include matching ribbons! Mingle - The first step to meeting someone new is to talk to someone. This is what the ribbons are meant to do, of course. Maybe you notice someone with the same color ribbon as you are, and decide to strike up a conversation. It's also entirely possible that this whole ribbon idea seems foolish so of course that could be a topic as well. Those who decide to pair up with like-colored ribbons will be given a sheet of items to find (certain flowers, hidden marbles, dice, and other small objects) to look for as a sort of ice breaking scavenger hunt. Those who find a significant number can get free drinks! Dinner Party - Orders are taken at the tables when people come to sit down, with the choices ranging from roast chicken, steak, and pork to more vegetarian friendly options that include a vegetable soup, tofu burgers and other assortments. Wine for adults and juice for those who are underage are offered, with water also being an option for those who don't like either. Remember, in order to partake you need to find someone with the same color ribbon as you! Dancing - Throughout the night there's an assortment of music in style and tempo, and many attendees are already cutting a rug. At times there's even a dancing competition between two pairs to see who dances the best! It's all in good fun though, since there aren't really any prizes. Of course, attendees are required to dance with partners who have the same ribbon color as them! It's also encouraged to participate in the dances with someone you've yet to meet before. Date Auction After the dinner party and mingle, the auction gets under way! It's a classy affair, so anyone acting particularly out of control during the bidding is quietly ushered out to save them and everyone else the embarassment. During the bidding, bidders are to stay in their seats, using paddles to signal interest that they will be given once the time is right. Of course, since this is a charity, everyone is encouraged to be generous with their bids. All dates will start off at $100.00.Unfortunately for more shy bidders, there is no silent bid option. You're going to have to fight for those spectacular dates with everyone else! Rules This is not an OOC popularity contest, please don't treat it as such. Bidding wars are HIGHLY encouraged. Bidding closes OOCly on January 16th. Dates are up to players to organize, the dates will not be played out in this post. You MUST have fun!!!

Comments

(frozen comment) Auction Bids

[lazuline]

(frozen comment) ROMANTIC AUCTION #1 - NAPPA

[lazuline]

"A "big buff burly dude" it seems, as left on his comment card! He enjoys keeping himself at his physical peak. Don't think he's unintelligent either! The man is a strategic genius to boot. Besides, who doesn't want to go out with an alien? Come on now!"

Date Experience: Date theme would probably me more athletic oriented with some sort of sparring session followed by some kind of visit to a sauna or spa or some shit to cool down followed by a private little picnic thing in whatever the hell we have that's similar to outskirt mountain/wastelands. (Bonus if full moon for ridiculous consensual king kong nonsense.)

(frozen comment) ROMANTIC AUCTION #2 - BEDIVERE

[lazuline]

"Bedivere is a knight who fits the classic "knight in shining armor" archetype. He's handsome, refined, intelligent, polite, and kindhearted, and would gladly show a woman a wonderful time. "

Date Experience: The theme would be "medieval." Bedivere would be sure to give his date a basic lesson on horseback riding, and take her for a ride with him on one of the horses in Fayren. Dinner would be at a Fayren high-class restaurant for a more authentic fantasy feel to their meal, and he would also arrange an interactive play where he must duel a rival to win her hand (though for this he might use Holodeck'd so that he can go all out if he so chooses; though it would still be perfectly safe).

(frozen comment) ROMANTIC AUCTION #3 - KARLA

[lazuline]

"A former Deputy Guardian of Genessia City who suddenly has a lot more free time on her hands, and mainly uses said free time sword training in the Holodeck'd. (Someone needs to teach her how to do other things.) Wielding the sword with the grace of a princess has earned her the title of "Sword Princess." Open-minded and lovely, she's sure to give a pleasant experience to anyone who hangs out with her."

Date Experience: Karla would be best suited for a "medieval" style date, but she's most accustomed to living in Genessia City during her time here. She'd like a nice walk in the park, a nice dinner at a nice restaurant, and who knows? Perhaps she'd enjoy a movie as well. Really, she'll likely go along with anything her partner might suggest.

(frozen comment) ROMANTIC AUCTION #4 - KAORU HITACHIIN

[lazuline]

"A little devil who is an up and coming fashion designer and a recently discovered talent in the modelling and idol industry. He loves fashion, fun and all you people out there."

Date Experience: Kaoru will take his date somewhere to help them find their true fashion statement. Funds for a trip through 4 high end shops has been provided so that he can help you become more beautiful than a peacock could ever dream of! Afterwards there will be dinner at a burger joint followed up by a special handmade treat made by Kaoru at a local ice cream parlor! This is sure to be exciting!

Silicon - OTA [red ribbon]

[immortalsoul]

1. Mingling

[A bundle of giggles and smiles, Silicon skips in wearing... nothing fancy. She missed that memo. She's missed a lot of memos, actually. At the very least, she receives her red ribbon and ties it around her wrist, then immediately walks over to some of the living plantlife.

Silly kneels down in front of some of the flowers, carefully leaning in to sniff them.]

I've never seen flowers like you before...! I wonder if you're toxic...? [someone should intervene, before Silly proceeds with SCIENCE.]

2. Dinner Party

[Silly has been having a fantastic time thus far. When she finally decides that she's hungry, Silicon reaches for the nearest person with a red ribbon. Not to grab them, but to tap their ribbon to get their attention.]

Hey. Are you hungry yet?

3. Dancing

[Now Silicon is beginning to feel kind of, well, Silly. Her huge green coat isn't very good for dancing in, and she doesn't know where to set it down either. The pockets are surprisingly heavy, as Silly is always carrying potions and vials of medicine with her.

Still, she begins taking it off and folds it over her arm. After glancing at the wallflowers, she approaches someone who is sitting down.]

Do you mind if I put this under your chair for a while? The vials won't break if you kick them or anything.

MINGLE JINGLE

[sanguine_kismet]

[Lucina was doing well to get herself acquainted with the room, peeking in on new people entering and introducing herself to others. Though, as with the cases of every large gathering, there are those who tend to be odder than the restlike she's one to talk.]

Do you like the flowers here? I find them pleasant myself.

Lucina - OTA [Orange Ribbon]

[sanguine_kismet]

Minglening -
Lucina couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement when she entered the room, breath taken away at the beautiful sight before her. It looked and felt like Spring, one of her favorite seasons with the vibrant colors and the faint smell of floral in the air. While she was planning on participating platonically, she couldn't help but feel maybe romantic wouldn't be too bad as well for her. Upon entering, she was given an orange bracelet before being let into the room with the others. Looking around, she spotted someone wearing an orange bracelet as well before approaching to chat.

Dinner Party -

When she was finally feeling hungry, Lucina took a seat and ordered the steak dinner, accepting a glass of wine with it. Care to make chatter over candlelight?

Dancing -
This was one of the events she was anticipating the most aside from bidding. Dancing was something she was surprisingly good at and remembered well from her lessons as a child. Lucina was excited to go out onto the floor with any partner that would have her.

Dinner

[priceofmagic]

[Satou is a bit of a glutton, especially when it comes to fancy food. She had been searching for an orange ribbon victim since she saw the food, so was excited to see Lucina had one.

She hurries over, briefly checking that no one else was going to take the open seat next to her before stealing it for herself.]

Finally! I've been looking for someone to eat with for five minutes already! [It's been suffering for the gluttonous Kuroneko.]

Takumi - OTA [Red Ribbon]

[tsundebro]

Mingle: [This is Takumi we're talking about here. His idea of mingling is standing out of the way and looking like a sour puss or just take a slow stroll around the place. He'll admit it's not half-bad looking here. Could use more plants native to Hoshido, but... Meh.]

Well, I suppose I don't feel quite as bad signing up for this...

[Takumi, don't talk aloud to yourself where others could hear.]

Dinner Party: [Here he is again, looking like a sour puss. And this time, he got lucky and found miso soup on the menu. It's almost like the Dawn Dragon favored his boldness to come here. He does miss the company of others, though. Food is best shared with friends and family.]

Dancing: [Someone needs to come over here and give Takumi a good de-sourpuss-ification. He looks adamant to not get on the dance floor. At least, not without a partner.

Dancing

[immortalsoul]

Hey, hey~!

[Silicon hops over, pointing to Takumi's red ribbon. Then pointing to her own, grinning with childish excitement.]

We match! [Recognizing him from the auction list, Silly claps her two hands together.] Mr Takumi, right? Did you find a dance partner yet?

Myrrh - OTA [Red ribbon]

[greatprecious]

Mingle: [It was quite exciting to attend a party like this. A festival of some kind that promotes charity AND love? Love is something the young™ manakete was curious about. Will something happen tonight? If she remains hiding in the back of the crowd, she'll be lucky to make a friend.]

Dinner party: [The smell of food lured her in. Myrrh may be short, but she manages to stand on her tippy-toes to examine the spread at the buffet. Is this a buffet? Or is she seeing what other people got?]

Dancing: [Myrrh stands back, watching all the people dancing and having a good time. When it comes to dancing, she may as well have two left wings. Given enough time, she'll subtly watch other women and mimic their moves. Just slightly.]

Mingle

[immortalsoul]

It matches your eyes!

[When Silicon sees Myrrh receive her ribbon, she's almost shameless in pointing this out. She doesn't quite understand shyness, at least not in these situations.]

How lucky! It makes you look even cuter, Little Miss!

Anastasia Leonheart - OTA [Orange ribbon]

[innocent_royal]

Mingling: [Though she is now a woman spoken for, Anastasia wasn't going to pass up opportunities to go out in public and make new friends. Her boyfriend is quite busy, so this leaves Anastasia alone in her elegant black dress moving about and seeing who she can find.

Eventually, she spots someone who appears alone and comes along with a small smile to strike up a idle chat.]

Hi, good evening. Are you excited about this event?

Dinner party: [Anastasia can be seen with her sweetheart here enjoying a evening together... Up until he excuses himself for one reason or another. Probably nothing. She sighs loudly.]

Dancing: [Anastasia had a nice waltz with her love, but her mood tanks when there was a sound like a snap and she takes a fall with a shriek. Helped back to her feet, she finds the heel on her shoe broke.]

Ugh! Really? Of all the...

Dancing

[priceofmagic]

Ana-chan~!

[Satou's empathy was her first hint that someone was falling, with her other senses leading her to spot Anastasia. She hurries over, looking down at the girl's heeled shoes with concern.]

Oh no. Do you have spares?

Uai - OTA [Purple Ribbon]

[ubiquitously]

1. Mingling

[If Azura's involved, you can be certain that Uai is somewhere nearby. He wasn't planning to shadow her all night anyway, but his new purple ribbon pretty much assures that they'll be separated.

Uai attaches the new ribbon to his white jacket, probably re-using his masquerade attire, and decides to at least try to play nice. Despite ribbon colours, he turns to the person next to him and points to their ribbon.]

Any luck finding a matching ribbon yet?

2. Dinner Party

[The part Uai is most well behaved for: Free-ish Food.

He wants to sit down, but ugh. He has to find someone with a matching ribbon. Not immediately seeing anyone, he just resigns himself to staring longingly at the food.]

... I understand why dogs beg at the table now. This is torture.

3. Dancing

[Something Uai is good at! And given the friendly competition, he's quite eager to show off. Maybe teasingly 'compete' with some members of the Lakendell family.

First, he needs a partner. Uai will approach any purple ribbon holders and offer his hand.]

Trust me? We could show them all up.

2... but with 1's dialogue prompt pffff

[foriamhere]

[Do you hear that? That is the sound of this giant's stomach growling.]

Not a one.

[His stomach pipes up again. You'd think he would be acting miserable but he just keeps grinning about it. Weirdo.]

Toshinori Yagi/All Might - OTA [Green ribbon]

[foriamhere]

[Mingle]

[It didn't take much convincing to get Toshinori to participate in this. All he really needed to hear ws the word "charity" and he was down for it. Unfortunately his "date experience" probably fell a bit short or spectacular, but what could you expect from a middle-aged man who had never actually dated in his entire life? At the very least there was the "platonic" option for the auction. Even if it hadn't been an option he still would have participated, charity was charity.]

[So here he is in his seven plus foot glory, clad in a black suit but still slouching slightly in an attempt to blend in a little. There is one slight difference for anyone who has already met him--and that is he looks just a little more filled out than the last time they probably saw him! It's not a whole lot, but his face is significantly less skull-like!]

[Of course for anyone who hasn't met him, he still predominately looks like a walking skeleton.]

[He takes his green ribbon, unsure exactly what to do with it before tying it around his wrist. Yep.]


[Dinner]

[Here is a Toshinori.]

[Here is a Toshinori grinning like a fiend or no apparent reason. If you're standing close enough to him though--you can totally hear his stomach growling.]

[He seems waaaaaaay too happy about this.]

I need to find another green ribbon, I'm starving. [He snorts at that and flat out laughs. Why is this man so happy about his stomach growling loud enough for people to hear it five feet away? It's a mystery~]


[Dancing]

[And here is the tallest wall flower you've probably ever seen.]

[He's totally willing to try to dance, but he definitely doesn't know how--and whoever wants to give it a go better be pretty damn tall because extreme height differences do not lend themselves well to couples dancing.]

Dinner

[anamnestik]

Ah! Do you require a partner for food?

[Eliot sounds genuinely surprise, and pleasantly so. That's such an interesting way to encourage making friends here! He looks ready to take Toshinori up on said offer too: He can hear the man's stomach growling. It would be cruel to leave him to starve.]

I just so happen to have a green ribbon.

Eliot - OTA [Green Ribbon]

[anamnestik]

[Mingle]

[Honestly, Eliot is here to spend money. He wants to contribute a donation and the auction seems like a fun way to do it. Plus, he has the money to spend inflating the bidding.

So he's surprised to find the event is so elaborate, when all he came to do was spend money. For once, Eliot isn't exceptionally well dressed either. He adds his green ribbon to the collection on his green coat, then steps towards the greenery.]

Amazing! They really went out of their way with this, didn't they?

[Dinner]

[Eliot wants to eat.

But he can't. Human food won't settle in his vampire stomach, or lack thereof. So while everyone else is enjoying food, he steps away from the table to watch. It hasn't occurred to him that people may need a matching partner to sit down: He just thinks he would be wasting space by not eating anything.]

[Dancing]

[At the Masquerade earlier that year, Eliot had a lot of fun dancing and being energetic. Today, he's an anemic vampire in the middle of winter. He instead takes his place as a wallflower and watches everyone dance.]

Oh, to be young and full of energy. It seems my old age is finally catching up to me!

[he stopped aging at 17.]

Dinner

[madcuriosity]

[Alice, with her own red ribbon, hadn't found a single person to come eat with yet. She was pouting as she looked at her wrist. When she saw Eliot she offered a bit of a smile.]

Are you unable to find a matching ribbon as well, sir? I'm not terribly partial to this idea that we can't eat until we find someone with a matching ribbon. No one seems to have red.

Ayame Sasaki - OTA [Purple Ribbon]

[zenoh]

[ Outfit ]

Mingle:

[ Of course, gatherings like these with people coming with interesting fashions is what Ayame lives for. So Ayame brought her camera along to take photos of the area and photograph the event for the memories. While she shuffles around her gallery in her camera screen, Ayame senses someone nearby who she spares the time to look away from her camera for, greeting them with a gentle nod and a warm expression ]

Good evening. Are you enjoying yourself, I hope?

Dinner:

[ Ayame sees the new brand of wine and of course she wants to try it. But the moment she finds a tbale, she is reminded of the ribbon she's wearing on her wrist. Ayame sighs and resigns her quest to try this wine for now, glancing around for anyone who would be wearing a matching ribbon. But that takes effort so she just creates a holographic projection over her head like a speech bubble from a video game that Chiaki exposed her to. It says: ]

Purple Ribbon. Need partner to try new wine.

Dancing:

[ Standing at the edge of the dance floor, Ayame lets her hands touch her elbows and puts her left arm in the front so people can see her purple ribbon. Whether she stood next to someone wearing a matching ribbon as her or not, Ayame greets them anyway: ]

Hello. Are you waiting for a slower tempo or do you simply lack a partner?

Mingle

[ubiquitously]

Ah, Ms Ayame.

[Uai had initially come to investigate the camera flashes, so is pleasantly surprised to find Ayame behind the lens. He'd wanted to talk to the photographer, and it'll be a more pleasant conversation when he already likes Ayame.]

Yes, I'm having lots of fun. [He's looking at the camera, not here. His priorities are pretty clear.] What are you taking pictures of?

Hanzo Shimada - OTA [Purple Ribbon]

[yakiniku]

[mingle]

[After overhearing about the auction in passing, Hanzo decides to use all the money he would usually put towards buying liquor toward the charity event. Doing something positive with his time and money seems like a good enough excuse to be social for a change.

Unfortunately he finds himself seated at an empty table to people-watch from a distance. In his own way, he is having fun.]

[dinner party]

[Hanzo sees people walking around with wine glasses and his immediate instinct is to find the bar. He's reminded by staff that matching ribbons are necessary to enjoy the food and drink, and so goes on a mission to see who else he can find with a purple ribbon.]

[dancing]

[Dancing is not his thing. He's planning to sit it out, but watch from the sidelines for now.]

Re: Hanzo Shimada - OTA [Purple Ribbon]

[youfool]

[Hanzo certainly has changed, if he came here of his own volition. He's likely dressed far more fancily than Ted's ever seen him. He wonders how much? If Hanzo's anything like he remembers, there will be one thing that dominated his mind; one desire to crowd out all others: drink. Sake, specifically.

Time to test that theory. A clown approaches.]

Quite a storm of socialites, eh? Looking for a port?

Andrea Hendricks - OTA [Blue Ribbon]

[coldstar]

[ Outfit ]

Mingling:

[ With Camilla and becoming a Deputy Guardian, Andy is feeling pretty good about herself. She went on a little self-indulgent shopping spree earlier and got herself a new dress just for this event. She can be found frolicking and approaching people - different colored ribbons or not - with her usual energetic demeanor. Beaming and waving hello, Andy grins at them with a greeting: ]

Yo! It's Andy, nice to run into ya!

Dinner:

[ When it was about to eat, Andy walks toward the tables while calmly observing everyone as she goes, catching a whiff of her favorite dish of all time: steak ]

Ohhh, dude. Steak...! Gotta have me some o' that!

[ Rubbing her palms together and licking her lips in anticipation, she glances around for someone wearing a blue ribbon. ]

Hey, what ribbon color are you?

Dancing:

[ Satisfied that she's had some meat, Andrea heads off to the dance floor to burn some calories with dancing. She nods at whoever she finds: ]

This song's not vibing with me, but I can roll with it. Got a partner there, buddy?

Dancing

[foriamhere]

Haha, I don't, but we're not matching if you were wanting to compete-- [He holds up his green ribbon clad wrist smiling awkwardly]

[Also... he is two feet taller than you and that makes it pretty awkward for most dancing.]

Kaoru Hitachiin [Blue Ribbon]

[devilishkaoru]

Mingle
[Kaoru figured he would do his bit by mingling with others, saying hello and doing his best to make friends after those he was close to had left. With his blue ribbon in his hair instead of around his wrist, he was going about walking to anyone.]

Hello, nice to meet you.

Dinner Party

It all sounds rather delicious.

[Kaoru seemed interested in the dinner portion, though he never expected that for something like this. But the downside, however, was finding someone who had the same ribbon he was wearing.]

But alas I must find someone with the best ribbon color.

Dancing
[Now this was something Kaoru knew much about. Dancing was always a fun thing and honestly, he had been missing having a dance party to go to now and again. So walking over to someone who seems to be alone he holds out his hand.]

Would you like a dance?

Dinner

[beautyrest]

My Aunt Merryweather would agree with you on blue. It's her favorite color. And it seems I will be representing her tonight.

[She giggled as she held up her wrist to show the blue ribbon.]

Would you care to dine with me?

Konoka Konoe | OTA [Orange Ribbon]

[im_gonna_heal_u]

[[Mingle]]

[ The date auction was a means for Konoka to finally shake off the rut of not meeting new people and establishing some new friendships as she liked. As a result, she bore her orange ribbon proudly, happy to let it contrast with her familiar kimono gown, and was happily scoping out someone approachable, ribbon color be damned. The date auction was much more fun to have since everyone around was willing, so Konoka's romance driven mind decided the most fun part was to speculate how'd they go down.

Including who'd actually win her own, of course.

Should someone indeed be approachable, she'd happily greet them. ]

Hey over there! What brought you here to date?

[[Dinner]]

[ On the other hand, Konoka can't skirt the requirements of like ribbons here if she wanted anything good like the sake (though if she's talking to someone underage, she's more than happy to partake in those offerings, as she's not a heavy drinker). In the middle of enjoying their food however, Konoka would lean to her dinner partner and impishly whisper, ]

Who's date do you think will go for the most?

[[Dancing]]

[ Konoka's not good at dancing, but she'll certainly try. Unlike more festival-like settings where showing off would make up for being clumsy, she was under no such delusion here and tended to be reserved--unless a partner guided her. She learned quick. ]

Dinner

[priceofmagic]

[Satou leans back towards Konoka, giggling back with her response.]

It's so hard to say, but maybe Andy? She's so cool and pretty, and has a cute side... Ticks all the boxes, yeah?

Ted the Social Hurricane | OTA [Purple Ribbon]

[youfool]

[[Mingle]]

[He's here, despite his cautious nature. Ted, for a mercy, has been keeping to himself. So why show up here?

Because people might feel bad if no one wants to go with them, really. And maybe he misses socializing on the barest of pretexts. Just a little. That's a kind of altruism, right?

His eyes are on the hunt for other purple ribbons. If you don't have one he will shoot you in the face 'cause you are dead to him chat him up anyway! He'd just love the excuse to blather.]

[[Dancing]]

[Oh no, it's Ted's favorite! He can't resist; it's too much. He just needs a partner. His legs practically quiver in anticipation. Now he only needs to find someone to torture go with...]

Mingle

[foriamhere]

[And here's a Toshinori! He's in a plain black suit--probably the one he arrived in--and has his green ribbon tied on his wrist... because wtf else was he supposed to do with it? He gives Ted a wave. (and... does he look a little better than the last time you saw him? He just might!)]

Good evening Ted, my boy!

Memo | OTA [Red Ribbon]

[memortalized]

Mingling.

[Another chance to socialize! Memo arrives in her usual white dress, armed with a purple covered diary and pen. As soon as she receives her ribbon, Memo steps off to the side in order to scribble some notes into her diary. There's an excited smile creeping on her face as she writes the last words.]

Scavenger hunt... That sounds fun. Memo wants to do it.

Food.

[She checks her diary first, comparing the menu to her personal food catalog. Memo can't actually remember her favorites, so she has a list of what she likes to eat in the diary.

She's pretty excited when she sees something on the list is also on the table.]

... Broccoli. Memo wants the broccoli. [The wings on her head spread open and begin flapping slowly as her excitement grows.] Who has a red ribbon?

Princess Aurora | OTA - Blue Ribbon

[beautyrest]

Mingle:

Aurora is wearing her royal gown, not entirely sure what to make of the auction or really understanding it all but here for a good cause, as it is for charity. Her animal friends were kind enough to all wait patiently at home, well, all except one of her many owl friends, whom never left her side unattended if they could help it. Despite the fact that his talons were on her bare shoulder, the owl was taking great care not to harm her with his long talons.

To make him feel more festive she had even tied a blue ribbon around his foot. As Aurora was examining some flowers, gently touching the petals, you may feel like you're being watched, which would not be entirely wrong. Her owl is continuously glaring at you, no matter which way Aurora turns, his eyes stay focused on you. He finally lets out a low deep "HOO!" and Aurora turns to look at him.

"Now what has you so bothered?" she asked, gently stroking his chest before turning to follow his gaze. "I'm so sorry, is he bothering you? He's just being a bit overprotective right now."

Dinner:

Aurora was looking around and had found enough vegetarian options for herself and some rare enough meat for her owl companion but she could not get some until she found someone with a blue ribbon.

"Excuse me, would you happen to have a blue ribbon? And would you care to sit with me if so?"

Dancing:

Aurora loved to dance! And with her winged companion having found a perch in a fake tree, she was free to go find someone to dance with her. She smiled a warm and welcoming smile.

"Would you care to dance with me?" she asked. "I love to dance."

Mingle

[ubiquitously]

[Uai has been transfixed by the owl. He knows that his odd quirk of speaking to birds has turned heads, so he's trying very hard to keep himself quiet. The last thing that he needs is for someone to know he's weird. Then no one will bid on his date, and he'll have been useless to this charity.

But when the owl hoots at him, Uai instinctively chirps back in greeting. Then again, adding some odd head tilts, to communicate that he isn't trying to take anyone else's friend/property.

When Aurora speaks, he clams up again. Hopefully she didn't see or hear any of that.]

Huh? No, it's fine. [Uai raises both hands as a sign of innocence.] He's beautiful. Is he having fun?

Satou Kuroneko . OTA [orange ribbon]

[priceofmagic]

Mingling

[As per her usual, Satou arrives in a black lolita dress with pink hair ribbons in her hair. She's quick to change them to orange with her magic, if only because it'll make her assigned colour easier to identify.

Regardless of anyone else's ribbon colour, she's making friendly approaches to everyone that she sees. After all, this is a charity and it will benefit all of Genessia. As a Guardian, she's grateful for the turnout.]

Thank you so very much for coming! Are you having fun so far?

Dancing

[The events eventually involve dancing, and Satou is visibly excited. Genessia has given her so many chances to use her ballroom dancing skills!

When she hears a song she knows, she turns to the nearest person and holds up her hand--- Showing off the orange ribbon on her wrist.]

Orange? Anyone? Please? We could always pretend~

Dance

[hotheadwarmheart]

[Lea happens to be nearby, smiling as he shows her his wrist.]

I'm not much of a dancer, but I'll give it a shot. Long as you don't mind dancing with your employee.

Steve Rogers [ Purple Ribbon ]

[skillset]

Mingle

He arrives quietly and, after dropping some of his hoarded funds into the donation box, accepts the ribbon without argument. It takes a minute or two before he puts it on, though. This visible sign of being an outsider, even at an event filled with other outsiders, makes him uncomfortable. Which is clearly his problem because there are events like this back in his world too. So maybe he's just being overly sensitive.

But it does mean the tall blond is going to hang around the edges of the crowd, watching until there's a compelling reason to participate.

Dance

Steve is the worst dancer in the world, as far as he's concerned. Before the war, he was too small and too frail to garner the attention of a dame, and then after he was scienced into the way he is now, there was too much going on to think about dancing. So if he ever gets the nerve to ask someone, it will be with an apology at the ready. And maybe the chance to back out entirely before he tramples anyone's feet.

Mingle

[zenoh]

[ Ayame, clad in a daring white dress with her hair styled in a bun, is around taking photographs of people and the event. She turned the flash off as to not disrupt the event, snapping photos of anything that happens to catch her interest. By accident, she takes a photo of Steve just as he looked toward her direction. Lowering her camera while consequently showing the purple ribbon on her wrist, she gives him a nod in greeting and apology for taking a photo of him without permission.

She sets the camera aside for now, letting it hang on the sling across her body like a purse ]

I see we match ribbons. If you don't want your photo taken, I can delete it. Most of people here just know that I like to take photos of events by now.

[ Ayame assumes he's new based on his body language, and the fact she's never seen him before after having been here a while now. ]

Roland Crane (Blue ribbon)

[theyseemeroland]

Mingle

Roland looks at the fancily-dressed people around him with a worried expression; did he miss something about a dress code? He's dressed simply in his guard's greatcoat; technically it is a military uniform, so maybe he won't be that out of place?

He accepts the blue ribbon without fuss (at least it goes with his outfit), but he's not exactly a social butterfly, and only rarely approaches others for conversation. He'll keep an eye on the kids present, though, and intervene if it looks like someone's harassing them.

Dinner

He's pretty patient about meals himself, but when it's around that time he'll approach someone else with a blue ribbon longingly looking at the food, holding up his wrist to show off his own ribbon, raising his eyebrows with a smile and an unspoken offer.

Dancing

Roland just contentedly watches the dancing pairs from the sidelines, seemingly uninterested in hopping up there himself. He looks up in surprise when he's approached, glancing down at the person's wrist to see if their ribbon has anything to do with this.

"Don't tell me you want to dance with an old man like me?" Despite the self-depreciating words, he's smiling. But where did that 'old man' come from?

Lea- Orange ribbon

[hotheadwarmheart]

Mingle

[Lea accepts his ribbon with mild curiosity, then proceeds to roam around, checking the place out and checking out the crowd for anyone he knows who also happens to have an orange ribbon.]

Dinner

[His attempts to find someone with an orange ribbon will become more purposeful once the food is brought out. Everybody likes to eat, after all, and he's no exception.]