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JUNE 18TH, 2015
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hello calamity! we're nearing the two months mark in a few weeks. how time flies! right now we have two things going on that need your participation. the first is an activity check! it is impotant that you check in so you don't lose your face claim. the second is the otm nomiations! we're doing it a bit different than last time. so please submit your nominations in. a vote thread will be up in the next few days. there will also be a formal event coming very soon, so keep your eye out for that. keep being cool!
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Briley giggled a little at seeing how flustered she had made Cedric. It was cute. Like, really cute. She looked him over multiple times, taking it all in. Guess you never know how cute a guy really was until you put them in a suit and tie, huh?
"Ew, ew!" she mimicked him in a high-pitched sort of squeal, followed by a few snickers. "You sound like some kid that's seen a bug pokémon. Can you stop? It's too cute for me to handle."
She sipped her wine a little more, debating whether or not to let the question on the tip of her tongue slip out. She could drag him onto the dance floor against his whim, or think of something else that wouldn't embarrass him....
But where was the fun in that?
"Oh, come on," she said, tugging his hand a little and finishing her champagne. She put the glass down gingerly on a nearby table before pulling her partner onto the dance floor. "Look, it's easy. Just —" she took his hand and placed it on her waist, shuffling a little to hide the light blush on her cheeks. Briley then pressed her palms onto his shoulders, looking him in the eye and swaying side to side a little.
"Just go around in a circle," she said, a little more quiet than before. "You can step on my feet a few times, I don't mind." Briley was about to send him another wink but found herself distracted by staring into his eyes. How gross.
Shepherd stood a little ways away by a table somewhere, watching curiously.
she overlooks the balcony, seeing the stream of people enter the gala. it's perfect. there's no other shining moment. she's about to seal the deal. magma will rise to from the ashes and become what was it's former self. once the executives show up, then she'll be able to finish the negotiations and close the night without worry.
but now she'll just enjoy the formal. cass feels great. snooki stands by her side, the allotted one pokemon next to her. there's pokeballs tucked into the pocket of her waist, just in case something doesn't go as planned. she wears a pink dress. although it's unlike of her, she has to match the mask she wears. rory would definitely recognize her in this outfit, however outlandish.
she takes out her phone, shooting a quick text to rory. you're coming to the formal, right? it's the first form of communication between them since the fight, but she's sure that rory would respond back. she just wants to make sure that he'd actually show up tonight.
Post by Dmitri Khvostov on Jul 7, 2015 10:17:09 GMT
"C'mon Broski, don't be such a wuss, alright?" It had taken the better half of a day to convince Broski to come along, and even longer to adjust a bow tie for him to wear. Many stylists suggested he should wear the bowtie on his head, but Dmitri insisted that would make him look girly. Broski is wingman tonight, I need to show off his class.
Dmitri himself wore a blue suit with a white undershirt and an ebony undercoat. His bowtie was black whereas Swinub wore one blue just beneath his mouth, which could only be seen depending on how Dmitri held him. It was like cradling a baby that didn't want to be cradled. Broski seemed to get more aggressive in his resistance when the smell of food came wafting out the entrance hall. Shit, better get in there soon or the good food will be gone. His stomach growled in anticipating for the feast. Dmitri was standing just before the entrance.
"I'm here for the gala! I need a mask, please." Perhaps he'd run into a few trainer he'd met along the way to Slateport, and even more friendly faces. But the fact they were all wearing masks made things a bit stifling for Dmitri. How are we supposed to eat with these on? How am I going to recognize anyone? Suddenly the party seemed a bit suspicious. Masquerades died out centuries ago, didn't they? Evidently not. All these thoughts left him once he saw what looked like Usa and his Absol.
"Hey, Usa!~ He came jogging over to his friend, careful not to stretch his suit and plopped Broski on the Absol to play. He gave Absol a hard look that screamed "Don't mess with him, be cool, bro." Perhaps Absol would take offense to such a harsh look, but Broski seemed to enjoy being sprawled atop Absol's fur so delicately. He nuzzled in and settled tight until food was mentioned once more.
"It's been awhile. Whaddaya say we catch up and get some grub? It'll be just like the day we first met!" Considering the event seemed to be somewhat anonymous, he realized perhaps keeping his voice low was a practical approach. So he hushed up and pleaded once more. "I don't recognize anyone else here, please don't leave me stranded her, man." Swinub suddenly raised his nose skyward, sniffing for the scent of bread.
LAIKA OF GANGNAM STYLE
SUMMER GALA Attempting to thread with Usa Keji. Usa Keji
Post by Alastor Clarke on Jul 7, 2015 10:52:54 GMT
"No sir, I've got my mask, thanks." Standing alongside Alastor was his Houndour Daemond, whose neck was adorned with a spiked collar attached to a bowtie. It was the only way Daemond would consent to a bowtie, apparently, so Alastor was forced to oblige. You're lucky I don't cover you in a latex body suit as well, you troublesome dog. It got on his nerves when a pokemon's compliance required so much hassle for no reason.
Alastor was garbed in a simple red dress shirt that was covered in a black dress vest. His hat was a fedora that hung from a cord that dangled it across his backside, for the mask had proven too bulky to allow for both. It was a gas mask, though it seemed ill-advised nobody said anything about needing to be ordinary tonight. It's all for fun after all, right?~ The host seemed to furl a brow at his choice, but left him go nevertheless.
When Alastor finally made it inside, he spotted Sylvester and his Sylveon.
"Sylvester! Is that you?" I should have known, of course he's always a step ahead. Trodding towards his cousin, it seemed he would at least have a familiar face to surround himself with while partaking in the festivities. Marley seemed excited to show off her charm and elegance, at the very least.
Daemond didn't seem to care for Marley at all. He sniffed the ground with a jaded look, grunting whenever someone wondered too close.
He honestly seriously had no fleckin clue what drove him to think this was even a remotely good idea but…here he was with Machiko. The feline pokemon cradled carefully in his arms as his hidden gray gaze swept around looking at the other people currently in the room. His Glameow mask matching with his pokemon and she purred contently at seeing it upon his face rather than Sei’s. There had been a fierce fight over who would get to go before Machiko’s crying won out and Sei had simply given in to her desires much to her pleasure. It’d been a nightmare for Yami as he’d been right in the middle of it and had gotten the brunt of Sei’s angry words at the feline in his mind as well. However, there was a little relief to know that was over and done with…until he remembered he’d had to wear this monkey suit. Yami wasn’t very familiar with these events but he was familiar enough with the dress code seeing as he wasn’t totally oblivious to social events like his parents sometimes liked to believe. He just wasn’t very fond of them.
The brunette was dressed in a dark inky black suit, a few shades darker than his own hair and a white button down that only slightly hugged his torso. His tie was pulled loosely away from his neck giving it a purposefully messy look as his hair was done up in its usual up do. Machiko herself wore a pretty collar that had a frilly flower the color of her fur that was brushed until it shined more than usual. Yami hummed lightly as he wondered around, weaving through people and nodding his head in greeting at others as he moved about the crowd. So far there wasn’t a glimmer of recognition in any of these people for him, his steel like gaze night finding anyone he knew or could possibly know which meant it was time to sit back and watch. His gaze swept around, taking an offered drink by a waiter, before slipping towards the edges of the party so he could lean against a wall and just check everything out.
Yami set Machiko down and after she did a quick wash just to be sure she let out a soft mewl before weaving through the crowd to explore and possibly mingle with other pokemon. She was certainly going to get her money’s worth from this party if it meant finding another human to fawn over her in plain view of her own human. Maybe he’d pay more attention to her then.
no, him getting flustered was not cute. he certainly didn't think so. he found it less amusing when she mocked him as well. but a grin couldn't help but sneak up on his face as he shook his head. "s-stop... bugs are gross too," he added.
he sipped his champagne when she sipped her wine. then out of nowhere she grabbed his hand and started dragging him onto the dance floor. "n-no what--" but it was no use. he quickly put his glass down on a table and followed her onto the dance floor.
all ponyta could do was watch them from afar and snicker every once in a while. watching ceddy dance was going to be amusing to watch.
he followed her lead and placed his hand on her waist, an action he was quite familiar with. he grinned when she did it, he even saw the blush that appeared on her face.
"you're so cute when you blush," he winked. all the other couples looked very experienced. all ceddy could do was follow her lead, moving along with the tune of the song. his eyes soon met her gaze. this was quite romantic.
"you know i hate dancing," he whispered. he however was doing surprisingly well. he only stepped on her toes like three times. maybe more but at least he wasn't falling over.
Post by BRILEY BECKETT on Jul 7, 2015 13:23:26 GMT
OH NO
HE'S 2 CUTE
BY MINNIE OF GS
SHEPHERD is handsome as ever - -
Briley sent Cedric an overexaggerated offended look as he stated that bug pokémon were gross, looking between her partner and the Venipede she had at her side. Placing a hand on her heart, Briley shook her head and stared at him with unblinking eyes. "Ceddy, I don't think you know just how much you've hurt Shepherd and me right now." She was obviously joking, but Shepherd did look kind of annoyed. But only a little.
She rolled her eyes at the look of bewilderment Cedric had as they stumbled onto the dance floor. "You should see your face right now," she said before leaning in with a whisper, "You look really stupid."
Shepherd crawled over to sit beside the Ponyta, watching their trainers dance somewhat awkwardly. First of all, the girl was leading — which wasn't exactly bad, just kind of odd. Secondly, Cedric had no grace whatsoever. Shepherd glanced at the Ponyta, then back at the two humans. His mandibles clicked quietly as he thought what to say to start a conversation. He wasn't exactly the best at socializing.
Briley only blushed more at Cedric's comment, treading on his toes in revenge before stepping away so swiftly nobody else would have been able to notice unless they were specifically paying attention to them. "Sh-shut up," she grumbled, fighting back a smile. He was so dumb, but so cute, ugh.
Each time Ceddy stepped on her toes, Briley winced a little. It was hardly noticeable, but still there. She had counted four— nope, five. Make it five — times that he had slipped up, but she guessed it was better than him being a complete dunce like he usually is.
She snickered as he began to whisper to her, moving her ear closer to his mouth. She didn't really need to to hear his voice, but it was an excuse to get even closer than they were. "I figured you did, why d'you think I dragged you out here?" Briley waggled her eyebrows at Cedric comically, hoping to get at least a chuckle out of him. He was even cuter when he laughed.
Briley raised her eyebrows at his suggestion. "Smooching, huh?" she asked, smirk widening into a bright grin. She guessed that worked.
The ranger lifted her mask slightly, tilting her head just enough to let their lips connect in a quick peck. Returning her mask, she gave Cedric a playful look. "You want more? You've gotta work for it."
And then she promptly swung them around, stepping faster than before and giving him the lead. This should be fun.
oh right. he forgot she had that stupid bug as her partner. he doesn't actually hate them, he just doesn't want a bug on his team. he quickly gave ponyta and the venipede a look. the two seemed to be getting along well. poynta nudged his nose against the bug. he too was bad when it acme to socializing.
alright, he chuckled that time. her eyebrow waggling caught him off guard. "to torture me," he laughed. it was working very well. each second he spent on the dance floor he could feel his dignity slowly slipping away. he bet he looked like a fool right now. but he enjoyed it.
"yes, smooching," he replied. he too slightly lifted his mask when she did. it was enough for a quick peck, but he honestly expected more. it left him a bit disappointed. he let his mask fall back into place.
work for it, huh. he guessed he could do that. "fine, but you best keep your panties on," he smirked. so he started leading the dance, moving her back and forth, left and right. they looked quite dumb, he was sure of that. but he remembered this dance from a movie he had seen earlier.
and now for the big finale. as the song came to an end he placed a hand behind her back and swung her around, attempting to dip her. the dip worked, but it looked pretty awkward. he smirked once more and let go of her so she fell to the ground.
Post by BRILEY BECKETT on Jul 7, 2015 13:53:51 GMT
L M A O
THAT'S WHAT U GET
BY MINNIE OF GS
SHEPHERD is handsome as ever - -
If Shepherd could blush, that's what he would've been doing. The Venipede shuffled a little at the Ponyta nosed it, mumbling out a few quiet "veni"s in greeting. Wow, this was awkward. He should've hidden under the table.
Briley nodded, making a sort of face that basically said "yep, that's about right." "Pretty much," she said, shrugging her shoulders a little and cracking a smile. It wasn't long before she found her focus unraveling while Cedric smiled at her. Too cute, too cute.
She felt pretty accomplished at the glimpse of disappointment she saw riddle Cedric's face as she pulled away from the kiss. Perfect, just what she wanted. That gave him the perfect amount of incentive, and as he took the lead, she found herself fighting off giggles.
Wow, he was awful. She needed to teach him how to dance if he actually wanted to impress the ladies. Briley snorted as he mentioned her panties. "Puh-lease," she scoffed with another roll of her eyes, "if you knew anything about formal attire you would know that, when wearing a dress this tight, there are no panties to drop in the first place." Shooting him a seductive look, she winked.
His leading was atrocious. A five year old could do better, to be honest. But at least neither of them had fallen. Briley attempted to move as fluidly as possible, but Cedric's jerky motions left her feeling like a robot with an aneurysm. It was practically comical just how bad he was—
She gasped as Cedric's hand slipped around to her back, the two of them swinging wildly until Briley was dipped. Staring up at him, wide-eyed, she found herself breathless. That was kind of... impressive. Even if it was kind of badly executed.
But then he let go.
Falling onto the ground with a thump, Briley gasped again as the wind was knocked out at her. Cedric looked down at her, a look of pure deviousness as he uttered a small yet obnoxious "oops."
Nevermind, not impressive.
Briley swiftly kicked one of her legs into Cedric's ankles, making him trip and fall forward. If she went down, he was coming with her.
"w-what," he muttered. no...panties? if this was an anime he would nosebleed so hard so fast. he blushed hard and looked away for a split second, shaking his head at the thought. yeah, the look she gave him was sexy.
it was impressive. he definitely had the strength to do a dip, but not the grace apparently. so he let her go. she hit the ground with a thud that just made the other couples look at them. but he didn't care about them.
he stuck out one hand to offer her a hand up. but instead she chose to kick his ankles. the kick made his leg stumble forward, tripping against his other foot. he fell down onto her. the position they ended up in was quite... awkward.
he was on top of her. his face practically laying on her chest as he stumbled to get up. but he decided against it. instead letting his head stay there for a while as his hands found the ground. he finally pushed himself off just a little so he hovered over her. he was directly on top of her.
he smiled and gave her a very seductive wink. his face not even an inch away from hers. "so naughty..." he teased.
Post by BRILEY BECKETT on Jul 7, 2015 14:26:56 GMT
LES GET IT ON ALREADY
MAKEOUTS 2 ENSUe
BY MINNIE OF GS
SHEPHERD is handsome as ever - -
The more he blushed, the more she found herself unwilling to wait for more kisses. This was gonna have to move pretty quickly, otherwise she'd lose all self control.
Briley began to laugh loudly as Cedric fell, letting out an "oof!" of air as her landed. Her whole body quaked with laughter as he practically faceplanted into her breasts. C'mon, that was hilarious.
But then the ranger didn't move, instead keeping his face buried between her chest. The longer he sat there, the more uncomfortable Briley began to feel with so many people now looking at them. A bright pink blush plastered itself onto her cheeks as he rose with a smirk, losing most of her composure pretty quickly. When he wanted to be hot, he could be really fucking hot. And the wink wasn't helping.
"Shut up and take me somewhere to make out," she mumbled, just loud enough for her to hear. Briley began to move but found herself too happy with their position. Cedric looked pretty nice when he was on top.
But after shaking her head, Briley shoved him away just enough for her to be able to sit up and fan herself, waiting for Cedric to take her hand and lead her somewhere nondescript.
"Oh, and thanks," she said with a flustered smirk, "It's one of the finest eau de parfum in all of Kalos."
this was one of those rare occasions where he could actually make her really flustered. so much so that she found it difficult to speak. it was hella cute and ceddy found himself grinning the whole way through.
everyone was watching them. but he doesn't care. she seemed to mind, though. he however could have just made out with her then and there. showed how much he cared about other people.
he smirked at her request. "sounds like a plan," he replied. he let her shove away. he got off the ground and dusted off his suit. he watched her sit up and stick out a hand for him to grab. nah, that was too simple.
instead he reached down and picked her off the ground, carrying her in his arms. "wow you're heavy," he winked. he might have let one of his hands stray down and cope a feel.
he then carried her off of the dance floor and exited the ballroom, leaving the ponyta and venipede behind for now. he nodded at a few passing faces before finding an empty room and busting into it. a broom closet, how fitting. he locked the door behind him.
Post by BRILEY BECKETT on Jul 7, 2015 15:14:12 GMT
THERE U GO
THEY'RE HORNDOGS OK
BY MINNIE OF GS
SHEPHERD is handsome as ever - -
God dammit, he was smug and she could practically feel it radiating off of him. But Briley found herself incapable of talking, surrounded by the faces of curious bystanders that were probably frowning down at her and Cedric's antics. It was a little too much judgement for her to think straight.
The look in his eyes didn't make it any better. Ceddy looked at her like he was practically ready to jump out of his clothes, but luckily he had a little more restraint than that. Briley was reaching out for his outstretched hand when he suddenly retracted it, and just as she thought he was gonna play another mean prank, Cedric knelt onto the ground and picked her up.
To say the least, she was dumbfounded. Briley looked at him with a mixture of confusion, embarrassment, and wonder. But the mood was promptly ruined as he commented on her weight.
Pouting and crossing her arms, Briley stuck out her tongue at him. "If I'm so heavy, maybe you just can't handle —" but her statement was shortlived as Cedric's hand shimmied downwards and gave her butt a small squeeze. Briley jumped in his arms, uttering a surprised "Oh!" while a bright red flush covered her entire face.
Briley shoved her face into Cedric's shoulder as he carried her off, utterly flustered in every way. In the trek to wherever, she eventually calmed down enough to return to her regular demeanor just as Cedric let her down on her feet.
Carefully brushing through her hair with her fingers, she looked around the broom closet while Ceddy locked the door. How... quaint.
"Aren't you utterly romantic," she said, deadpanned despite her grin. Briley snickered at his comment.
"Are you kidding?" she asked with a quiet laugh, pulling the mask off her face and throwing it onto the ground without a care. "If forcing you to dance makes you act like this, we're gonna do it every fucking night from here on out."
Without another word, Briley wrapped her arms around Cedric's neck and planted her lips on his. It was pretty sloppy compared to other times, but hell, she didn't care. All she knew is that her dress was way too tight and his tux needed a few things unbuttoned.
you've got me on my knees,I'm beggin', darlin' please
he was actually looking forward to the formal. it was a chance to amend things with cass. but he was worried about it too. some of the aqua members would be there too. the admins picked up chatter about magma being there and so sent out some grunts to attend. they had no idea their boss was going to be there too. and he'd like to keep it that way.
but he wasn't so subtle about it. he showed up with lamia in tow as they made their way into the ballroom. he had gotten the text from cass but he just didn't respond. he wanted it to be a surprise.
he wore a sleek black suit, black shirt, white tie, and an arcanine mask. the mask was definitely cliched, he saw a lot of it around. that was a good thing he guessed. "have fun," he whispered to lamia and a second later he was gone. walked off into the crowd. he picked up a glass of champagne along the way and finally found cass.
"hey," he said. he strolled up next to her. she wasn't the best at keeping it subtle either. bright pink dress. dumb snooki mask. "give me cuddles back."
Post by kristmar mortensen on Jul 7, 2015 22:04:26 GMT
we are quirky, totally crazy, fairly broken but nicely decorated
This wasn't his first choice if he had to pick a way to spend an evening but it sure beat lounging around his room doing nothing but watch contest reruns with a beer or flick aimlessly through television channels in the hopes of finding a decent movie. It took a bit of preparation and effort to be ready for such an event but Kristmar supposed it'd be worth it? The slight change in routine was good enough, he guessed, as well as the free drink and food.
The actual setting was almost oppressively pretentious with all its lavish finishings and unneeded opulence but, for a budding coordinator who had a sense of etiquette, he was certain he'd be able to blend in. He definitely looked the part, at least, in his charcoal suit - tailored nicely to fit his lean frame - and crisp, white button up with a crimson tie that was the same vivid shade as his eyes. Finished off with a polished pair of dark leather wingtips, simple silver cufflinks, and a sleek seviper-themed eyemask, it was a simple outfit compared to some that he'd spotted almost as soon as he arrived, but it'd do fine. He was thankful that his parents had at least held onto the only formal wardrobe their son owned and, despite their current differences, had actually went to the trouble of sending it over from the next town along, Mauville, where they all used to live.
Unsure what to do with himself, Kristmar plucked a glass flute off a server's tray being offered to people as they went arriving and scanned the ostentatiously decorated hall. It oozed high society, a little funny if you considered that the invited all comprised of trainers. For some this would no doubt be the fanciest do they'd ever attended. Kristmar's judging gaze passed casually over the subpar choice of attire some wore and felt the corner of his lips twitch into a slight smirk as he brought the champagne to his lips. At least he didn't stick out like a sore thumb unlike some, even if he'd arrived alone.
Kris walked over to an unoccupied open window that granted a decent view of the moonlit grounds and the rest of the room. He mindlessly scanned the masked and unfamiliar faces that filled the place. His eyes lingered on a dratini though, dolled up with a cutesy ribbon, that his seviper - Kasimir - was silently eyeing up and went to swat the large serpent across the back of his head when... he gave the trainer the dragon belonged to a blatant double-take.
Was that... Bunny?
No, yeah, there was no doubt about it. The young lady dressed in the black sequined body piece cinched at the waist with a large billowing and pastel pink (was that chiffon?) skirt was Bunny. He hadn't expected - really hadn't expected - to spot her in a place like this and... dressed up as if she'd pulled out all the stops. Kris swallowed quietly and his lithe fingers nimbly fidgeted with the glass stalk of his flute. Should he go over and... say hi, at least? Or...
Or... oh... how about nevermind. Not... Not now.
It seemed like she had, um, company. Very affectionate company. The sort of company you... didn't interrupt.
Maybe later then... when she wasn't so caught up with her... friend?
Kris hastily dropped his eyes to his drink and turned back to the window rigidly, his back stiffly straight. There'd be other people to socialize with. Definitely. There was no reason to have a vague sensation of disappointment sit in his gut so early in the night. Pursing his lips a touch after taking another sip from his drink, the fair-haired male glanced over his shoulder cooly towards the other side of the room, keeping an eye out for anyone else he might hope to recognize.
For good measure, he lightly swatted Kasimir to get him to stop his persistent leering at the dainty dratini.
SHEPHERD is handsome as ever - -
she overlooks the balcony, seeing the stream of people enter the gala. it's perfect. there's no other shining moment. she's about to seal the deal. magma will rise to from the ashes and become what was it's former self. once the executives show up, then she'll be able to finish the negotiations and close the night without worry. 
