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Lock felt a lot of things, among them the highest being annoyance and jealousy, but he forced it all down for the sake of not appearing clingy, overthinking, or any number of things he didn't want to appear on his very first date.

(There was some irony in losing his date not more than an hour into it).

"He's an idiot" Lock said to Erebus, pushing up his glasses. "And where's Tomoko?" A casual subject change.

"You can fool Lutz, seeing as he's an idiot," Lock said with a sigh, crossing his arms and tapping a foot. "But I'm not blind. You like her."

"What- your brother?" He covered up a smile with his hand. Flustering Erebus was always his favorite game. "No of course not."

He leaned in closer. "It doesn't take gossip to see the way you look at her."

Lock put both his hands on Erebus' shoulders. Nothing was more fun than teasing his friend, and the best was when he found a new angle to exploit. Tomoko was a lovely angle.

"You're an idiot," Lock told him, patting him a few times on the shoudler for good measure.

"YAAAAAAAY!" Sibyl clapped her hands and then got back up on her feet after Gabby, jumping up and down with her excitement. The usual, really. "You won't get in trouble! Promise promise promise!" Because Sibyl was the expert on this, obviously.

She gestured ahead of her toward the mirror. Sibyl wasn't stupid, she was going to make Gabby lead so that it didn't become 'Sibyl lead the way while I pretend to follow you and then abandon you'. Fool me once, Gabby. Fool me once. "After you, your majesty," she announced in what she clearly felt was a 'regal' tone.

Jory gave a started blink as Verusha bent to catch his eye more directly, and that was enough to have the lanky monster straightening up to his full height. He wasn't short, not really, but he often gave the impression of it with how he hunched or slouched in mixed company. Back straight, he was around 5'10". Of course what really had him flustered was the compliment. Pale blue cheeks faded into white as he looked back at her, and his hand on Zaire's tightened almost painfully as he fought for something semi-intelligent to respond with.

"Th-thank you very much," he managed after a moment, averting his gaze down to the floor, then sideways to his boilfriend, before looking back at the ghoul as she and Zaire conversed. Something about the maul, and gaming--ameeting that had happened, it sounded like, some time ago.

Jory was quiet again until Verusha returned her attention to him, and with the question came a brief shake of his head and a small smile. "No, not really. I've played a few, but I'm not very good at them." He was much better at studying, or tinkering with little mechanical things.

Or skateboarding, as he'd found out by chance a few months back.





Seiji shifted his arms to allow his lady to loop her's around him, but before he could relax she was aiming a pout up at him. "Wha-" Jack damnit. "No I didn't." Liar.

He coughed, looking mildly sheepish, then gave her a quick smile as he took her hands from around him and started leading her towards the dance floor. "I think it's time for that dance, wouldn't you agree?"

"Liar, you laughed." She huffed. "You think I'm a creampuff, too." Save it, Seiji. Quick. Recover!

Seiji took her hands and she followed him, fighting against a smile in an attempt to keep pouting at him, but it was difficult. The corner of her mouth kept twitching and trying to smile, she had to press her lips together even tighter and fight it with all of her will. Though she still gave his hands an affectionate squeeze. "Yes, you owe me a dance or two~" she finally said with a tiny smile, unable to fight it anymore.