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Mara - Anything Goes

Mara was in the middle of adjusting her skirt and watching people when a man in grudge punk attire directed a dare at her in the direction of her step-brother and the bird he had brought along. It was a owl, a exotic pet, which she understood well enough. Enough of the people she socialized with had exotic permits for any range of animal and the owl was just a piece to add to her family's eccentricities and value.

A call to sing wasn't even hard, as her mother often pointed to her to demonstrate a task to show off her blood, her breeding, her culture, her money, and her talents in one way or another. Mara dear. Do a little turn for Herr Hesler.

Rising up, she moved to Mik and there pet, and sat before it. Then, very slowly, she hummed before singing a song she knew rather well. It was one Frau Maier. A haggered bag of a woman 3 marriages in with a lovely voice but not much else left to her name aside from a wasted legacy and money.

The song was slow and sweet, but she knew the lyrics were lost on most of them. She didn't touch the owl, but sang to it, glancing past it a moment to her brother before, after a long look, looked back to the owl.

Once done, she decided to move over to her spot. It was best to not concentrate their name in one set location.

She looked over at Nash. "So my turn. I want you to pretend you are your nagging mother and nag......him for a minute." She said, pointing over at Lex.

[ Peyton - Anything ][With Hika/Kai]

The petite girl grinned up at her large friend as she leaned in against the warmth of his side. "Nake dudes not your thing?" She teased softly, before her attention was drawn to a lovely, dark haired girl who was wandering in their direction. "Bored enough," she offered up to Kai before the unknown trainee had come to a stop before her, and Peyton offered a curious twitch of pale brows.

Lips pursed at the request, She glanced around the other woman towards the girl still sitting on the couch, then back up again before chuckling. "All right. Are we swapping everything?" At a remarkably small four feet and ten inches, Peyton was one of the smallest hunters on the island. She had very little doubts in her mind that she'd fit into anything this other trainee had. Whether or not the same could be said of her own clothing, she just wasn't sure.

But, a dare was a dare, and she'd offer up her clothing for the sake of the game.

Bouncing up to her feet, she began drawing her loose t-shirt up over her head, but paused with it hanging off her arms, gaze flicking over to Nash as he issued a dare. Slowly, pale eyes slid back to the girl in front of her, to her carefully applied make up, and the Sun offered an apologetic smile. "Looks like you're getting an entire make over."

After they finished the clothing swap, Pey could run off to grab make up. She didn't have any with her.

[ Zeke - Anything ][w/ Tzei]

With a chuckle and a nod he offered the girl his hand in greeting. "About 4 years, yeah." Long enough to have acquired a fair few scars, some of which were prominently evident, especially his left hand and arm. "I'm Ezekiel."

Their conversation would have to pause momentarily, however, as Hika was drawn away for a dare. Zeke watched her go with a smile little smile, amused, before turning his attention out into the room. It was a little fuller now, a few more familiar faces trickling in while he'd been distracted. Lex among them. He shot the teen a look, making it clear that he was planning on keeping an eye on him.

Then someone was grabbing his arm and asking him to dance. It made him blink, but he chuckled at the dark haired trainee. "Sure, why not." Rising to his feet, he'd offer her his hand to help her up as well before drawing her in against him, his other hand coming to rest at her hip. And then they were dancing. "And who might you be?"

[Hika: W/ Peyton]
Hika was taller then the other woman, it was true, but her frame was on the slight side, and the life trainee's cheongsam was not long on her, so it might be of a decent size for Peyton. She had chosen the smaller woman out of hope that she would not stretch anything, especially the underthings, too badly. "According to the one who dared me, yes. I verified." There was a hint of 'I had hoped to hear otherwise' in it, but beyond that, she seemed fine with it. "By the way, I am Hika. I figure, as I am about to wear your clothing, it would be polite to give you my name." She leaned down and unhooked her shoe straps, then stepped out of them... And then heard the dare from the black and green haired man.

Her expression went blank. Let someone else do her face, ruining her perfect makeup? Oh this was going to be a hard one. She closed her eyes, and took a few breaths. After all, Peyton was helping her with her dare, and turn about was fair play. The slender woman finally nodded, and said "Well enough. You can use my hair ribbon as the blindfold, I suppose." She opened her eyes again, and then pulled her dress off, over her head, before removing her hair tie, then removing her underthings. The angle she was standing at meant Peyton, at least, might get a surprise in her line of sight. Hika hoped there would be no reactions, because it wasn't really anyone's business but her own.

[Dai - W/ Lex & Nash]
Dai's lips pursed at the dare, however, and then he shrugged, and turned to Lex. "Sorry. At least I'm slender, even if I am taller. I shouldn't weigh TOO much." He watched his companion, hoping his sister's friend would play along.

"Ha ha, you um, don't have to be so close to do it," Rodney said, leaning and then scooting back a little. He smiled encouragingly over at Mara.
"Lawr's got a wonderful voice, too. A-and you're so confident!"

He was trying to be polite about Fred not having a shirt. Very, extremely polite.
He wasn't being tempted, he didn't think, he didn't feel anything for Fred (they had just met), it was just he didn't see a lot of...whatever was happening. Outside of the very closed context he was comfortable witcah.

Giving Fred an encouraging smile too, he clapped softly to the music.

"You...don't seem like the kind of person that likes to lose, right? I mean, most people don't. You just seem, um, competitive. That's...a good trait, being- very determined, and dedicated."

[ Zeke - Anything ][w/Tzei]

Zeke had never taken lessons, but he'd dated girls that had been deep in the dancing world. Which meant, if his technique left plenty to be desired, he at least knew the steps. Enough for the dance to be an unmistakable waltz.

"Ezekiel. I was attacked by a horseman, but I also wanted answers." His head tilted to one side as they reached the couch again and he let her go. "The triads, huh? I'm sure that's quite the story."

He had not, despite his attention having been on her, missed what had been going on in the room, and he shot a glance at Roswell, grinning at the other man. "Well, if you still need a volunteer."