( open ) surrender all your dreams to me tonight

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Who: Loki Odinson dothelokimotion + You
What: Fancy Opening Night
When: May 11th
Where: The Opherium, Central City
Content Warnings: n/a


( i. grand opening — mingle and drinks )

[ welcome to the opherium. open to all metas, provided you’re up to the dress code. so make sure you’re dressed to the gills with your fanciest clothes or you might just be asked to leave. you’re ushered into a grand hall. there are appetizers like shrimp cocktails and little quiches placed on large tables for you to nibble on and champagne glasses being passed around by waiters. located in the middle is a large chocolate fountain for all you dessert lovers (loki. it’s for loki). grab yourself a drink and go hit up a familiar face. ]

( ii. dance dance )

[ and of course, once the mingling and networking is done, the staff come to clear the chairs away and leave plenty of room on the dance floor. the lights go dim, casting soft shadows against the wall. slow waltzes begin to filter through the hall as gently encouragement to go find a partner, maybe hold them close, enjoy a little . . . company and more.

or maybe you just want an excuse to step on someone’s foot. equally valid. in fact, there might be a little magic in the air that tugs you towards someone you want to be with . . . ]

( iii. star gazing )

[ the party is winding down. maybe you’re ready to go back. curl up on bed after a late night with drinks and dancing. or perhaps you’re feeling a touch of wistfulness, a need to seclude yourself after all that jazz. consider then, finding yourself a nice quiet corner on the upper levels of the theatre, where there are some nice balconies for you to collect yourself.

and there are always the stars to keep you company. ]

Comments

[portolan]

"I've never been one to judge something before I've tried it." He probably does not have the specific type of learned dexterity to enjoy video games, the same way his typing speed limits his enjoyment of technology, but he'd appreciate the complexity of the medium. More than he appreciated junk for certain.

Right now, though, he's chuckling at Peter's admittedly expected reaction. "Alright, so you're going to let me lead, then, as I presumed. And Peter, when we teach dance, we say if you aren't stepping on feet you aren't trying hard enough, so do relax."

He takes up the basic stance, not much different from a waltz, guiding Peter's hand to his shoulder before taking his waist and putting their hands together. "You know this much, yes? And you look quite nice, by the way. I'm glad you picked that one -- it suits you."

[tinglesense]

"Who says that? Pretty sure the one time I got taught to dance, they were like," (here he puts on a mocking Extra Grownup Voice) "You kids better watch out! Gentlemen don't step on ladies' feet!" He grins a little, continuing, "Not that you're a lady, obviously, and that was some pretty weird gender essentialism to throw at teenagers, but still."

At least he recognises the waltz stance, though now that he's thinking about it, he's rarely led. If he'd gotten to practice this with MJ, he figures she probably would have led since that's the kind of person she is. He refuses to think too long about that right now, though. None of that tonight if he can avoid it.

"Yeah, this part is familiar. And…thanks. It's definitely not my normal style but it's pretty cool."

[portolan]

"Well, that is a terrible way to learn for one, and for another, leading and following are not genders, so I think we can safely say they were idiots."

He starts the box step of a waltz to see if Peter can follow -- slower than with David, because he doesn't actually want Peter to bolt. When he is certain Peter has that down, he continues, "Ivalician dance is improvisational. I've been told more like swing here. So what you're going to do is come back to this step if you get disoriented, and otherwise you're just going to let your body naturally flow through where I guide it. For example--"

He lets go of one of Peter's hands, using his other to spin the teen out.

He hasn't mentioned the years of dance lessons or that he's exceedingly good even by competitive standards.

[tinglesense]

Waltz, okay, cool, Peter can follow that.

Swing, though? That's definitely not something he has any experience with. He wonders if MJ does. It seems like something she'd like, just because of the origins of it; she likes to learn about other eras and she's always doing unexpected things.

No, damnit, focus.

So he's not sure how to improvise dance. What he is sure how to do is to use that tingle thing to predict the next part, just like he'd do in a fight. So he has the feeling before/as it happens, and he goes into the spin without thinking about it, letting the momentum move his body. He's an awkward person as far as personality, but he's not at all awkward in movement, not since he figured out the spider power thing.

He returns to Balthier, surprise on his face. He wasn't really expecting to follow, but he'll take the victory.

"I'm not very good at the whole improv thing, I think."