SCHNEE CO. GALA (Formal Wear Event - OTA, 5/31)

[whiteas]

Schnee Company
Nova City Branch Grand Opening Gala and Genessia Scientific Research Foundation
G A L A

5pm-6pm: Seating
6pm-7pm: Dinner

Choices:
1. Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb w/ a Bordeaux
2. Pan-Seared Halibut with Roasted Asparagus and Beurre Blanc Sauce served w/ California Sauvignon Blanc.
3. Mushroom, Chestnut, and Camembert Puff Pastry Parcels (Vegetarian Option) w/ White Cabernet
(All items served with a choice of garden salad or spicy cucumber salad.)
(Wines will be substituted for those underaged or upon request with a choice of water or white grape juice.)

7pm: Dessert is served

Choices:
1. Hazelnut Chocolate Star Cups - Design ref. A dark chocolate balloon cup coated with finely chopped hazelnuts so that look like stars in the night sky. Inside, it's filled with a layer of nutella mousse and topped with a fudge frosting and a piped tempered white chocolate star.
2. Coconut Pannacotta and Pineapple Stars. Design ref. A creamy yet light pannacotta dish with star-cut pineapples with caramelized edges, covered with a thin and crunchy spun sugar display.
3. Tiramisu Glasses - Design ref. Tall glasses filled with a marscapone whipped cream, a layer of coffee-soaked lady fingers, and topped with puff pastry stars and berries.
(Dessert is served with a choice of a 6oz coffee, tea of choice, or hot cocoa.)

7:10pm: Weiss Schnee's Speech (Here.)
7:30pm: Live Music Performances by Celebrities: Muse and Minako Aino
8:30pm: DJ plays, Planetarium goes on for a star show while staff clears tables and chairs out to open a dance floor. (Modern and fun music selection, not full-on rave, but not classic ballroom either. There is a variety of music styles played, more upbeat in the beginning, then slower songs toward the end.)
11:00pm: Music is quiet, open mingle, and a fundraising area for the GSRF is opened.
11:30pm: As party closes and guests begin to exit, a fireworks show begins to say goodbye for the night and thank everyone for coming.

{ State where/when your character is in the header of your top levels and have fun! Remember: FORMAL WEAR IS REQUIRED! OOC info post if you need it. }

Comments

[explodewiththerage]

"Well I already am so it'd be kinda silly to put you down now. Just stay still until we get to the Inn okay?" Natsu said shaking his head and picking up the pace with ease as he carried her along the main street. Thankfully for poor Lucy, the Inn was already in view.

"Oh we're already here huh?"

[celestial_wizard]

Lucy sighs slightly. What is her life, really. "That... didn't take so long." She was almost disappointed, actually. Embarrassment aside ..well -- no no, don't go there Lucy. More importantly, he's going to put her down now, right? ...maybe?

[explodewiththerage]

Nope still not letting her down. That was only until they got the Inn door. That was when he finally let her go. Pity though sine he felt like carrying her all the way up to their room really but something told him Lucy wouldn't have appreciated it. So back to her feet she went.

[celestial_wizard]

He was such an intuitive creature. She would have been unbelievably flustered if he'd carried her all the way up to their room, but as it is, she was safe. Though the innkeeper was raising an eyebrow at the pair. "Is she all right?"

Lucy waved a hand dismissively, smiling, "I'm fine, I'm fine, My friend just...worries." A bit too much sometimes. Despite her unappreciative behavior, she adored that part of him. It just..made things awkward.

Glancing at Natsu, she smiled slightly. "See...?" She's absolutely fine. She's just...uh..., going to make for the stairs quickly, looking forward to being able to sit down.

[explodewiththerage]

IT was all natural too. So while Lucy quickly went up the stairs he stayed behind to explain the state of things to the Inn lady.

"Her feet were sore after all the dancing so I just carried her the rest of the way. That's all there's to it really."

[celestial_wizard]

The innkeeper chuckled, watching Lucy make her quick escape, turning back to Natsu. "Oh, is that all it was? That's a shame, you two make such a cute pair. But if you're not more than that, I just lost my bet. Oh well." She tsktsks softly.

Man, she could have made a whole five hundred clams~! .... not really clams though.

[explodewiththerage]

"A bet on what?" Oh dear. He had just gotten curious about what the Inn Keeper was talking about. He clearly did not have a single lcue and he'd taken the pair comment as meaning that they were partners.

[celestial_wizard]

Oh dear indeed. The innkeeper gave Natsu a puzzled look - he really hadn't an idea? "Oh, I was betting one of the girls here that the two of you were in love, so when you came in carrying her like that... --well, Maybe I'm an old romantic, but I think you'd be cute together, and you must have noticed the way she-" She paused, suddenly realizing. "Ah, d-don't mind me, I'm just an old blabbermouth after all...!"

She didn't want to get strangled by certain cute blonde girls.

[explodewiththerage]

And Natsu returned that puzzled look right back at her. "Uhhhh me and Lucy....?" He repeated sounding a little further away than he actually was. Lucy was a great many things for him. Something precious, something dear. Something he would do anything to protect even if it meant quitting his humanity. Did all of that translate as...love?

[celestial_wizard]

The innkeeper panicked a little, smiling nervously. "Y-yes, well, as I said I do tend to talk too much ...you're always together, and you are staying in the same room so naturally I suspected -- erm. N..Nevermind. After all, it's not like you've kissed each other -- If you had, well --" She coughed. "Oh! Listen to me going on about such things! I do apologize." She's so nosy. "In any case, you should hurry on or your ...partner will worry won't she?"

[explodewiththerage]

Natsu gave a very noticeable flinch when the Innkeep mentioned a kiss. They hadn't actually kissed until that night since the scarf had always been in the way. But that had changed tonight and hearing it come up as an example of...yeah his brain might just be going into overdrive right now before the Innkeep mentioned Lucy worrying.

"O-Oh. Um yeah I should probably...get going yeah." And with that he turned on his heel and headed up the stairs.

[celestial_wizard]

The innkeeper wonders if maybe, just maybe, she spoke too much! Oh dear. "Yes, of course, have a good night." Maybe she'll apologize in the morning, since she was mistaken.

In any case, Lucy left the door open for him, and was sitting on the bed with a book, absently rubbing her feet now that they were free of her shoes. She'd need to change out of her dress before bed, of course, but for the time being? Blissful shoeless freedom!

[explodewiththerage]

In another world two evil schemers would be paying the innkeeper for a job well done. Natsu was still ruminating the implications of what the Inn Keep had said. Would a kiss really be evidence that Lucy...no that couldn't be.

Natsu let himself into the room shaking his head briefly before he lifted his eyes and saw her there. A book already in her hand something which got a chortle out of him.

"You really didn't waste any time huh?"

[celestial_wizard]

If they caught wind of that conversation, you can bet they'd be tipping the Innkeeper in secret! When Natsu stepped in, Lucy glanced up, having at least calmed enough to flash him a warm smile. "Well, you took so long..." She teased. Didn't he know he was her entertainment? But seriously, she tilted her head, absently brushing her hair back with a hand. "What kept you?"

[explodewiththerage]

"Huh? Oh uh the innkeep was wondering why I had to carry you back so I told her about what a great time we had at the party and how your feet were sore from dancing." That was about the safest half-lie he could say right now. Hopefully Lucy bought it.

[celestial_wizard]

Hmmm... well it certainly sounded valid enough a reason, so she didn't think to question it. "Oh... that's ..." She paused, deciding to not finish her sentence. At least not with what she originally was going to say. "..good. That's good." She didn't think he'd blab about ...that other thing. "Oh, I figured you'd want to change first, so ..." Well, that's why she hadn't changed out of her dress yet.

[explodewiththerage]

Phew she bought it. Good. He needed time to sort those thoughts out in his head before he confronted Lucy about it. After all she would definitely take it weirdly if he just came out and told her what the inn keep had said.

"Oh yeah. Should take care of that before I ruin the clothes." Natsu agreed and went into the bathroom to change himself into more comfortable attire."

[celestial_wizard]

Boy would she ever. But uh.. there's no need to confront her about anything! Really! Just put it out of your head entirely. Watching Natsu head into the bathroom, she sighed faintly, leaning back against the pillows on the bed. She really shouldn't have kissed him, but she couldn't resist when she was close to him. Augh, what a mess. Absently glancing at the so called barricade she'd set up, pulling it aside. No point in using that when she kept rolling onto it and curling up against him anyway.

[explodewiththerage]

Didn't take long for Natsu to come back wearing his normal clothes while his formal attire was slung over his arm as he came back running his hand through his hair with a relieved sigh to be back to his normal clothes.

"Yep still prefer these clothes the most."

[celestial_wizard]

She glanced up at the sound of that sigh, chuckling softly. "... yeah, I do too." She admitted with a faint smile. As nice as he cleaned up, she couldn't deny that he just looked right in what he normally wore. She cleared her throat, quickly glancing away, "Well, let me change too then." Gingerly she swung her legs over the bed, flinching only slightly when she put her weight on her poor sore tootsies, trotting off to the bathroom.

She'd done so much dancing, phew. But she didn't regret any part of it, even if she hadn't meant to dance quite so much. Funny how she lost track of time with his arms around her. Gah! Stop thinking about that Lucy.

[explodewiththerage]

Natsu didn't waste time in flopping on his side of the bed, laying flat on his stomach and kicking back as he watched Lucy go off to get changed. The dress look wasn't something he wanted to see every day but to be frank he didn't hate how she looked in said dress. But rather than explore those thoughts, Natsu shook his head to clear it of such thoughts.

[celestial_wizard]

Well the dress wasn't something meant to be worn every day, of course. She didn't take longer than necessary, keeping her thoughts on changing and not on... well. Things that she shouldn't be thinking about to be quite honest. Exploring those thoughts would just... make things awkward, she was sure.

That being said, she still blushed when she saw him flopped on the bed- his side of the bed, lingering for a second, almost delaying getting into the bed with him. That's weird though. She slowly padded back towards the bed, pulling her feet up, though she kept an intentional bubble of space between them. ... that she would inevitably close in anyway, despite her best efforts.

[explodewiththerage]

"You ready to tuck in for the night or are you thinking of reading some more?" Natsu piped up as he looked at Lucy from their shared bed. SHe had to have been tired if her feet had grown sore from all the dancing.

[celestial_wizard]

"Um...I... think I'll turn in for the night." She decided after a moment. She wouldn't be able to keep her eyes open to read another chapter, if she tried that. "What about you?" She asked, glancing over to him thoughtfully.

[explodewiththerage]

"I guess I'll do the same. Not like there's anything else I can really do right now." Well there was one thing but that was very very very far away from his mind at that point in time which was a definite relief for poor Lucy.