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"Please hold still for one moment longer, I've got to snap the last of the buttons in place. Try to not breathe too since your stomach is poking out and I can't get everything fastened together."

A young woman dressed in rich white robes stood behind a figure, popping a few buttons into place before she grabbed two loose strings that hung down with her index fingers on both hands. With a swift tug she pulled them tight, causing the figure in front of her to lurch, gasp, and swear simultaneously. A glare was shot over a crystal white shoulders in her general direction, and Hinalle merely ignored it with a smile as she finished the lacing.

"There, all set. Are you still able to breathe somewhat?"

"Considering I didn't have the need to breathe in the first place I see that question as a bit redundant. And to answer it - no; at least not properly anyway."

Soma grunted and shifted his arms up and down to test the feeling of the corset, wondering why the hell he was even in a corset, but since this was a party that was being thrown that he didn't have to set up he didn't ask many questions. It was good every now and then to be the one doing all the slacking and not having to panic over little odds and ends here.

"Are you done with the torture, cause I need to go see if Nayeli has yet to somehow burn down the house. As odd as that sounds and impossible as well I'm sure he'd find a way if he could."

The young woman with him nodded and gave his bare shoulder one last tap as Soma took a few shaky steps in his stilettos towards the door that would lead out of his dressing room and the events down the hall. It wasn't so hard to make his way around, these shoes were nothing, but he had to admit that if the thong he was wearing wore up all night he'd melt all of the ones that existed on Earth.

For the just cause of it all.

((*intrudes as well* I hope I do this right. *awkward* ))

Ravina sat just outside the ornate doorway that led into where the Halloween party was being held. She wasn't dawdling, just fixing the greaves that she, in a rush to physically get here, had thrown on. Both detailed metal plates had come loose in the straps and she was just retying them before making an entrance to the party.

Her costume was one that she had been longing to wear out; a vanguard outfit. Pretty much a fancy knight with some creative touches done by Ravina herself. Included in her armor-wear were arm guards that went from wrist to above the elbow and spaulders as well. She had considered a breastplate, but decided against it. One must know when to stop adding armor lest they risk looking like the Tinman. Her weapon of choice was a rapier with an elegantly crafted hilt. It rested innocently in its sheath on her left hip, knowing it wouldn't be drawn this evening.

The rest of her costume was ordinary; pants, shirt, fingerless gloves, knee high boots, and a long cream colored scarf draped over her breast and held in place beneath the spaulders. After a moment she was satisfied with the tautness of the greave straps and stood, dusting her backside off before stepping gingerly through the doorway.

"Good evening...?"

Mist and Celeste swirled around, feeling much like the victims of a hit and run. The decidedly more human of the duo adjusted her mask and inched towards the food table herself, the temptation of sweets being too great a pull to ignore. Celeste found herself gingerly set on the ground so that she might explore the place. She wasn't one for staying in one place for too long, a fact of which Mist had learned fairly quickly. The poor window.

Piqued at the strange container of black liquid, Celeste glided across the floor towards it, sending waves of an inquiring feeling. How she wished to be able to form words with the lips of a human! It would be so much more convenient that way. Not one to appear a failure, however, Celeste set her mind to communicating with the little wet blob. She projected several images of pumpkins and outrageous costumes (with a slight pause, then the addition of a frilly gown and bobbing blonde curls). Mist hadn't quite explained Halloween, and Celeste was brimming with curiosity over this unique custom.

(( *Intrudes as well* ))

If all went according to plan, Raizen should still be at home sleeping. Drugging his beloved seemed like a stretch, but they were both worn thin with work, and Rai NEEDED rest. However, if he managed to dodge the drugged milk, seeing it for what it was, Dragon wouldn't be surprised to see him here any moment. A soft chuckle escaped his lips, as he pulled at the suit and tie he was wearing. Such a formal occasion! He never usually went to parties... but this one had seemed the lesser of two evils for the evening. And what's more... promised to be educating, as to the tree that had started following him around.
He stepped into the brightly lit hall, and marveled at both the size of the place, and the architecture. It was gigantic and beautiful - took Dragon's breath quite away, and replaced it with are. The tree, too [whom Dragon had begun referring to as "Leafy"] was fascinated by such splendor. Not quite adept at sending the thought-pictures yet, he was mainly focused on the odd things spread around at every opportunity. The orange things with lights. Laughing, Dragon told him they were jack-o-lanterns, and quickly explained the holiday. 'Leafy' had taken quite a liking the the young intern, and Dragon to him. What's more, they seemed to understand each other.
Seeing the buffet table in the corner of the room, and the huge sprawling decorations and space, Draco was a little overwhelmed to say the least. He found himself sort of wishing Rai was there, and from the tree's thought-picture of a small blob of shifting color, he figured that Leafy wanted company as well.

"H...hello?" he asked, timidly. "I'm here... because I was invited? I apologize for not dressing up... I...."

Sumi had a resounding mental laugh that would completely betray his male gender to anyone. "The humans dress up and become monsters," he explained seriously, forming a smile in the reflections off his surface. "That's how I understand it, anyway." The barrage of outrageous costumes was reflected back with images from his human guardian's family party, which had been in full swing and full of drunkards by the time Huian had left. "My name's Sumi. What's your family name?--" Distracted for a moment, he called out greetings to the newer arrivals. "Fin-sister! Root-brother! Good evening!"

After a moment, Ilsa tore her gaze away from Soma and tripped over to Muse (she barely avoided being bowled over by Nayeli as he breezed past, greeting the fish and her human guardian cheerfully with all accordant niceties; for Nayeli, this meant complimenting Muse on her costume and Naida on her scales). She smoothed her curls out of her eyes and smiled up at the woman and her fish, quite angelically making it known that she was happy to see them, before signing: Do you speak sign language?

Nayeli threw his arms around Soma and Dragon all at once, perhaps utilizing godly powers to do so because they were standing rather far apart. "Soma's got Halloween spirit," he cried with delight, because he saw the older god as a male. "And you look dapper, Dragon, it's really good to see you I totally didn't think you'd come! And you too, Willow! Hey, hey, do you have another name? Seriously, I can't call you Willow all the time-" Getting the impression from a dagger-glare (from his lovely Ilsa, he thought happily) that he should spread the love, the god buzzed back over to Ravina.

"Sorry 'bout that," he said earnestly. "Just excited, y'know? It's the first time I've been allowed to have a party. Don't you think it's turning out splendidly?"

Once it was clear that this was NOT such a formal occasion, Dragon lightened up considerably. The tension in his body dropped, and he sighed, almost as if shaking off stress. Willow crept out from under one of his sleeves, and swirled happily around Soma - whom he saw as a rather fine male with... eccentric taste in clothing. He fired random thought-pictures. Sun. Moon. Tree. Ink. Blood. Questionmark? Exclamation! Dragon's face. Lots of little hearts. When asked the question, the Willow paused, and flashed another image series. Leaf. Baby leaf. Dragon's handwriting 'Leafy'.
Dragon saw a woman decked in finery. A beautiful woman at that. Well - in that case, he didn't have to worry about straying from Rai's side. After all - he was of a mind to have his desires turn toward men. So while Soma was pretty, yes - he didn't make any move to treat her in any sexual manner at all. But - he also seemed to no longer be timid.

"Thank goodness. Here I was thinking I was showing up to some formal ball, looking like a teen on their first date. WITHOUT a date, I might add. Yet. Raizen's still asleep at home."

He neglected to mention he drugged his lover, or that they WERE lovers. About to say something along those lines, he was then essentially tackled in greeting by another man, and then left completely alone. That had been... strange, to say the least. And when Dragon looked back up to ask Soma about it, he saw a man with a fetching [if a little revealing] outfit on. A blink, and that was gone. Okay - so was he tired from work? Or were there really two people before him? .... Nah - his imagination was playing tricks on him.

"Aw, really?" She sounded disappointed at that fact. Bands were always fun, but once Nayeli started beaming again Ravina had to smile as well. His good humor was infectious.

"Be careful of your jacket, it doesn't seem to like it when you toss your arms up like that." Ravina had to point that out, the stitching in the jacket seemed to strain against the pull it was enduring. At the question she shook her head, she had eaten before leaving her home, but she was a tad thirsty. "Just thirsty. But I'll survive for the time being."

Her head turned around to survey the decorations. So impressive. It must have taken quite awhile to put them all up and make sure everything was perfect for the evening. "It must have taken you ages to get this place all ready. Everything looks amazing, I can't imagine how long it took."