( open ) I'll wear your colors til you come back home to me

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Everyone!
What: Masquerade Ball
When: 17th of October
Where: The Opherium
Content Warnings: N/A

[ Much like Loki's last party-venture, this is set up very much in the same vein. a large ballroom for dancing needs. Tables and waiters passing around hors d'oeuvres and drinks. At the entrance of the ball room, there’s a fancy mask waiting for you if you don’t have one already. There’s a strict dress code for the event this time and Loki expects everyone to dress accordingly.

The masks also have a spell attached to them. They’ll afford you complete privacy. No one will recognize you under the mask. Unless, of course, you take it off and let them know. Perfect for the party guest who may want to indulge without causing a fuss. Hit up a partner and see where the evening takes you.

This event wouldn’t be complete without candy, of course. There are candies arranged on the tables in all types and colors. In front of them is a small description regarding each kind of candy. Be sure to read them carefully, as Loki has added a little . . . extra to the sweets, to give them a little . . . zing. ]

🍫 White Chocolate: For those who needs a little honesty ( truth effect )

🍷 Alcoholic Chocolate: For those who need to loosen up ( slight aphro effects, please mark headers accordingly and communicate! )

🍬 Sour Candy: For those who are tired of being nice ( shorter tempers )

🍓 Fruit Candy: For those who need to open up ( increased generosity )

If you have a question or comment to direct at the host, Loki is by the entrance dressed in red and gold with a mask to boot. he’s instantly recognizable, compared to the masked attendees. ]

Welcome.

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[soulmakingsound]

[River is dressed appropriately for the party, with makeup and accessories to match. She chooses a simple black mask for herself and hangs to the outskirts of the crowd, for now. Watching the party. Watching the people dance like brightly coloured bits of paper floating about.

Come talk to her. See if you can get her out onto the dance floor she keeps edging towards before retreating to the fringes of the crowd again]

[atypical_echo]

You know... You could just go out there.

[Because Mark's seen her do this whole edging toward the dancing three times now, and he's feeling bad about it.]

Like, you dance so beautifully. With a partner or without, you deserve to be out there, enjoying yourself. So yeah, if you get to talk me into being here, I get to encourage my best friend to dance.

[It probably also helps that his echoing of her empathic ability just reinforces in his mind that this is something she might enjoy. Benefits to being BFFs with an empath he guesses. Well, if River considers him a best friend. Okay, now Mark's got a low key anxiety bubbling in his head that he's read their friendship as WAY tighter than it might be from her side. Way to go Anxiety Boy, you're striking again.]

[soulmakingsound]

Quiet your mind. [She reaches up to brush her fingertips against his temple, feeling the anxiety starting to radiate off of him as it bubbles up.] Would I match you if we weren't? [And she does consider him her best friend here. Lest he worry further. She tries to push that thought, that feeling of warmth at him. Hoping he'll be able to feeling it]

Maybe my best friend will join me in a dance.

[atypical_echo]

[Right, that's a thing. He really noticed borrowing empathy with Caleb back home so much more than he did with her, because Caleb saw emotions more like the sensation of colors. But he tries to mentally hold it back, and when she offered the warmth of her friendship, he offered it right back, mixed with his own. Her friendship was part of what kept him stable here.]

I don't know. Black and silver are so classic. So you could just by statistics.

[When she offers dancing he frowns a little.]

I've never been coordinated enough for that, River.