The Devil's Dance [Open Ballroom]

[MagikJr]

Yuffie012

Skye Azumi

Nearing the end of me and my sister's conversation, I begin to notice Karou having a word with Zi. It would seem he had made it, as well as another familiar face.

"Azumi-san..."

It had been an awfully long time since I've spoken to her, and I was ecstatic to see that she had arrived for the ball. I nodded my head after hearing my sister point out that they had made it, and I was eager to welcome Skye to the party. I looked over to my sister.

"I do believe I should properly welcome Azumi-san to the ball."

I said my proper farewell before I proceeded over to greet Skye. I tipped my hat and lightly bowed my head to her. After I gestured my greeting I lifted my head and looked into her silver eyes with a light-hearted smile.

"It has certainly been too long, Skye. I can't seem to recall the last time we have taken the time to chat amongst each other. However, I must admit, I'm honored, yet over-joyed to be in your presence once more."

After I had spoken, I finished up my greeting by gently raising her hand towards my lips.

[Zophis Leingod]

Hawkeyesgun

A young lady walks in, garbed in full ballgown, tinted cream with shadowed brown accents and glances around beneath thick lenses. Lips parted, she leans forward, neck darted out, inhales and speaks. "Hello?" her voice soft and unsure. She timidly looks around for a person to talk to. Or anything living for that matter.

*Zophis chuckled a bit and nodded to his friend as she made mention of the small crowd*

"Well the party is just starting. I'm sure more people will trickle in as the night goes on."

*Almost as if on cue, his old friend, Skye Azumi, had made her way to the party. He smiled brightly and waved his automail hand towards her*

*But there was also another that caught his attention. Another woman he hadn't met yet. She arrived into the ballroom and looked to be unsure of herself. A bit timid, to say the least. A slight appeared on his face as he regarded Karou*

"Give me a second, Kao-chan. I'll be right back."

*He left the presence of the djinn to welcome this new woman into their gathering. Upon reaching her, he gave her a kind smiled and bowed. His eyes were hidden behind the dark lenses of his shades*

"Hello there, madam. Welcome to The Devil's Dance. My name is Zophis Leingod. What's yours?"

[Hawkeyesgun]

Zophis Leingod

Her pulse quickened when she noticed a man walking in her direction. She attempted to clean the lenses of her glasses which had red frames and were almost oval in shape. When she put them back on the bridge of her nose, and blinked away the opaque vision, she noticed the man was almost in front of her. Not yet realizing her head was tilted more towards the floor, the man drew closer and upon seeing the man's waistband, her head shot up and her eyes widened upon seeing someone. She smiled awkwardly, knowing her social skills were almost up to par with 'acceptable' her nose crinkled and her head naturally tilted to the side when a "Hi." was spoken. She then spoke a little more to the man in front of her. "Zophis." Her speech extremely broken now. She scrambled to regain words before he left. "Thank you for welcoming me. My name is Ethicka. Do-you-want-to-dance-with-me?" The last bit all came out as one word, or very fast. She was embarrassed. Her eyes widened again, and hand swiftly clamped over her mouth. "Sorry! Forget I spoke!" Her body was still, and face alarmed, and a sheepish smile played across her face. "Oops."

[Zophis Leingod]

Hawkeyesgun

*He stood in front of the woman, blinking a bit before chuckling at her mannerisms. It seemed that she was more nervous about this than he was, which made him relax a bit more. But now he had to get her to relax as well. So bowing again, he spoke once more*

"Haha, no worries it's okay. Everything's fine. Ethicka, huh? That's a pretty cool name. Nice to meet you."

*It was then he took off his sunglasses to reveal his brown eyes. He realized that sometimes shades could make people look intimidating. He wanted to change this fast. Folding them up and putting them away, he offered her his metal hand*

"As for your invitation to dance, I'd love to have you as my partner. So long as you don't mind dancing with a guy that has a metal hand."

*He chuckled a bit at his own joke, still trying to show her that it was alright to relax with him*

[Hawkeyesgun]

Zophis Leingod

Her eyes widened yet again at his bow. She smiled at the formal approach, and listened to him speak. "Oh, wow. Nice to meet you too." Her eyes squint when she smiles, and her nose crinkles as well, the corners of her lips naturally turn upward, and her hair, a very average brown shakes when she twitches her head when she smiles. It all happened at the same time, and when the man held out his hand, she gasped. When he joked about it, her body stayed stiff. She let out her breath and inhaled again. "You have automail." She tried to hide her smile, but it still spread across her face and she spoke once again, so the man wouldn't receive the wrong impression. "I am a weapons specialist, and love designing guns. I made a blueprint for the first Photon Blaster the other night, and your arm is beautiful." She clasped her hands together, anxious as to not make him uncomfortable and reached out to grasp his hand which was smooth and wonderful to the touch. She shivered thinking about the craftsmanship. "I am not a gear-head, by the way."

[Zophis Leingod]

Hawkeyesgun

*A subtle blush raced across his dark face when called his arm beautiful. No had never addressed it that way before. He smiled as her hand was in his, which he grasped gently as he lead her down the steps and onto the dance floor*

"Well thanks. You're the first person to call my arm beautiful. Not that I get critical remarks about it, but no one's ever said that before. I'm flattered."

*He smiled again once they had reached the dance floor. His automail hand held hers up while his normal had was placed on her waist. Not too high or too low. He had to keep from blushing at the fact that he was touching this woman's elegant waist and concentrated on dancing. A simple waltz to keep pace with the music*

"So you're a weapons specialist, huh? What kind of weapons do you specialize in? Or do you do all kinds?"

[Water of Sin]

Draygan 2k

Chuckling at her brother as he excused himself to go greet their friend. Not wanting to interupt the reunion between the two, the young woman stayed behind. After finishing her wine, she placed the glass on the tray of a passing waiter then walked over to a marble pillar where she leaned against it to watch the occupants of the room, the blue fan returned to mask her face.

"Still not here.."

She sighed. Then she noticed that Zi was already making friends and smiled at the site.

"Glad everyone's having fun."

[Hawkeyesgun]

Zophis Leingod

As the metal fingers closed around her hand, she couldn't help but beam. Powerful green eyes alive through thick red frames, and curls falling out with her steps bouncing. When she listened to him talk about his arm, she was in shock. The thought of someone unable to appreciate the beauty in alloys was beyond thought. She let herself be led, and she spoke some more. "If people cannot tell you that what I am holding is not incredible, then they are not living. You are a wonderful person, and the fact that you can grasp my hand proves that. Honestly, people that are okay with having automail are heroes. Not plain nerds like me." She stepped in time with the man holding her waist. Knowing her coordination was horribly off due to her lack of rhythm, she attempted to not step on the man's feet before her by desperately clinging to the view of their feet. When he inquired about her specialty, she replied, head still down, "Guns. I work with guns. I have no talent in anything else. My goal is to harness to photon waves that occur in the natural physics of the world, and to put them in a machine that can shake the nerves of criminals and have them thrown back instead of killed by guns. Almost like a stunner." Her eyes widen at her realization "Oh my goodness I am talking too much."

[Zophis Leingod]

Hawkeyesgun

*He was just astounded by the woman as she spoke his arm. He gotten the arm due to a horrible car accident that killed his parents and crippled him. He didn't think himself much of a hero for undergoing the operation (or even for being the hero that he used to masquerade himself as) but to hear her say such things made him...happy in a sense*

*When the two began their dance, he held back a laugh as Ethicka's head was focused on her footwork. Looks like she didn't have that big of a sense of rhythm. He was happy to lead, but he didn't know how much she planned on focusing there. When she answered his question about her occupation, he was blown away by the answer. Her research and what her goal was interesting; he had never heard of the topic before. Harnessing photon waves to stun criminals rather than kill them. It was an humanitarian move that could make her very famous once she got it to succeed*

*Embarrassed from talking to too much, Zophis shook his head to ease her worry*

"No no. Your response is interesting. I've never heard of manipulating photon waves to stun opponents. That's quite the feat if you can get it to work. I would never be able to pull that one off; much too dumb."

*He stuck his tongue out slightly in reference to the joke he made about his level of intellect. Zophis was a smart cookie, but not enough to grapple with physics and win*

[Dkside]

Curiosity seemed to get the better or her as large rich doors opened before her, bringing a sense of awe that was easily read on her face. The room's size was impressive, but still welcoming. A few timid steps brought her closer from the outskirts. There were many wonders to take in and thankfully she was among friends. Some liquid courage was in order as a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon was chosen from a roaming tray. Sipping lightly, she gave a slight wave to Yuffie who was remarkably alone. She wanders over to her friend with a smile.

"Good evening, dear. Mind having some company while you wait?"

[Hawkeyesgun]

Zophis Leingod

Ethicka was not comfortable with her feet. She had always been the kid who couldn't 'walk and talk at the same time'. She was done with that. However the second she went to lift her head up and allow Zophis to see her face while dancing, she saw that her shoe almost got caught on her dress, so her head stayed locked on her untalented feet while the man spoke again. After hearing his opinions on her occupational choice, and feeling more comfortable with the man showing her kindness, she responded once more about her opinions. "Don't say things like that about yourself. With your courage you can change the world." She giggled and her expression was soft at her feet as she continued with her occupation "I would like to call the device a 'Photon Launcher'. It would be about five pounds and would have unlimited ammo. And-" She trailed off, thinking about how she hadn't asked Zophis anything at all. Grinning at her feet at her stupidity, she shook her head, curls falling over her shoulders and asked the man, "What do you do?" Honest curiosity tinged her voice, as she waited for his response.

[Skye Azumi]

Draygan 2k

Skye's face flushed slightly when his lips touched her hand. It really has been a long time since she's seen this young man.

"Indeed it has been a long time. And it is my honor to have you in my presence."

She tilted her head to the side slightly, smiling softly at him. She was delighted to see Draygan once again, and at this ball was an ideal place to meet once again.

[DC Sensei]

Though the open doors walked in a dashing young man. His bright red hair could be noticed across the room. His hair was a bit different then normal. It was combed down instead of it usual spikey. His glasses only hid his red colored eyes until you were close enough to see thought the glare on them. He cape over his right shoulder seemed to be holding something that couldn't be seen. It was clear it wasn't anything harmful, seeing how he got past security. His eyes scanned the room, looking for some one. His head stopped as he seem to have found how he was looking for. He walked toward a marble pillar were a blue haired woman lean up against it. She had just been joined by another woman he knew. Once he approached them he smiled at the blue hair one. "Sorry I'm late love." He then pulled out he the hidden roses he was holding under the cape. "For you."