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Elliot simply let Stella drag him by the arm towards the ballroom. The young man was rather easily led when it came to affairs like dances or fancy dinners and the like. Being rather wild, it was almost required for someone to put a leash of sorts on him if they wanted to walk around someplace fancy like this. Onyx, in all honesty, was also a little bit worried that the young man would stir up far too much trouble than it was worth at the ball. Still, it was entertaining for the bodyguard to see the slight flush in Elliot's cheeks as the young man became aware that women did exist. "Yeah, um... we can head inside if you want." Elliot managed to state as he was dragged along by the faunus girl he had decided to attend with. It's honestly a bit confusing why she'd ask me to this thing. I figured she would have gone with a teammate or with someone in her year. Confusing... He thought to himself as the two of them entered the ballroom, the young man feeling rather... distracted in a sort of way.

Once inside, he could see a couple of familiar faces, including his teammates Carmine and Opal. Hildr had yet to show up from what he could tell, and there were a few other people that were missing that he knew. Maybe dances like this were not really their thing. Then again... going to an extravagant ball was not really something that he was used to either. Yang had always taught him to crank up the partying a notch... and this seemed like one of the situations where that would get him into quite a bit of trouble. Almost as if reading his mind, his eyes locked onto his mother's rather judgemental gaze as he scanned the ballroom. Geez... Could you look any more intimidating than you do right now. You're probably gonna end up scaring my.... date away before the night even ends. He thought to himself, a frown settling on his face as his mother looked away from the two of them and went about her business. The woman most likely did not disapprove of him coming with Stella... but she most likely wanted to be judgemental to anyone that dared ask him to the dance. It was her job to be overprotective after all.

With a sigh, he turned his attention over towards his partner and smiled a little bit. "Honestly, I've never really danced before. But I'm sure if you show me a couple of steps then I could figure it out. I've always been sort of a natural at things." Elliot joked with her, laughing a little bit as he moved with her into the room. Whenever she felt like adjusting her position into one suitable for dancing, the young man would follow her lead. "I gotta say. I really didn't expect anyone to ask me to this sort of thing. Not that I'm not confident in myself or anything... but I got a bit of a reputation for being... um... 'not elegant in the slightest' or something like that." Elliot joked a little bit chuckling to himself as he looked to the side slightly. He was kind of red in the face, and this was a clear tell that he was at least a little bit flustered by his dance partner. "I hear you're pretty popular though, aren't you? I mean, you're a second year, and you seem to have a lot of missions under your belt from what I've heard. I'd be happy to hear some of your stories." Elliot stated, smiling as he tried to make small talk with the young woman. "Unless you'd rather talk about something else, of course." Elliot added rather quickly, obviously not wanting to direct conversation towards something she did not want to speak about.