ellana...

He repeated, in almost a hushed tone. His lips curved back into a smile.

A lovely name, for a lovely woman. I'm lucky to make your acquaintance tonight, my dear.

As he said that, he lets his eyes drift down from your own. Making no attempt to hide the way that his gaze slide down from your face, over the slender line of your neck and then down over her curves. He made it seem like there was a weight to it, as if you could feel the way his eyes swept over you.

In her mind, he would push back against any attempt to hide away from that hungry appraisal. In fact, there was a subtle suggestion for you to shift to give a better view.

"Your friends? Yes, I see them over there. From where I sat, it did seem like they were getting a little loud with their singing.

I assume you came this way looking for a bit of a break. A break from the rowdy crew, just for a few minutes. A bit of quiet conversation.

Am I right?"

As he spoke, he tweaked your perception. Altered her memories of the last few moments. Not much. Subtle, delicate changes to make his suggestion seem like the most likely reason for your actions.

The twins are feverish and can't sleep.

Not quite an emergency, no. But... things are too weird for her to try to hold on for a while longer.

Besides, they pay extra for things like this.

Oh, if only you knew that she was a little nervous it was too cheesy a gift and that added to the sense of 'please don't open it on front of people' that she was feeling at the time. Not to say that parts of it aren't naughty, just not all of it.

There's a wiggle of fingers over her shoulder as she heads off into the night.

~

ladyella has started a new game with the following players:
ladyella

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~ chuckling and just shaking My head~

Another go ~ can’t have Sista laughing at My score!

"Long as they're cool with it. "

She took another bite of the cake. Giving a wave of her fork toward the twins and Ty.

Holly squeaked as she was sidehugged, doing her best to prevent icing from winding up where it ought not to.

"You don't understand how much I'm primed to drop a party out of nowhere, boo. I know it doesn't magically bring about world peace, but you know I'm a one-trick pony, right?"

And well, honestly she couldn't help the impression she leaves on others, but what can she do? She was no mind-reader and could only work with what she could personally see or hear. Maybe she was on the spectrum in some way? ADHD, for sure, but who knows what else was broken under her hat. It all sounded like shattered glass when she shook her head.

Talia Amin's phone came out and Holly paused between cake dispensing duties, looking over to her with a pout.

"Oh shoot, you don't have an extra five minutes for cake? Surely it can't be an emergency, no?"

The remark about the gift that couldn't be opened in front of people only made that pout turn into a devious smirk.

"Oh my god she's naughty, that's so fun!"

titsi has started a new game with the following players:
titsi

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Well, you were my primary source, yes.

An utterly mischievous grin as she looks over and up at you.

Oh, I don't know if I can.

Of course she's teasing you. Fiercely, even. But, she doesn't know if she can behave anymore than this. It clearly delights you, after all.

You move to take care of the cake and her watch vibrates on her wrist. Giving it a tap, even though she has no doubts who this notification is from. Plucking her phone from her purse, she sends a text back, then comes over to you.

Duty calls, gorgeous.

A little wriggle of her phone in the air before she reaches out and squeezes your hand, giving you a wink.

Enjoy your night.

Then, she's headed back in the direction she came from, where she'd parked. Only a few yards away, she spins and calls out.

Wait until you're alone to open that gift, Leo!

That naughty grin makes a return before she turns around again.

titsi has started a new game with the following players:
titsi

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A warm smile for you as you take the cake.

Sometimes, the delicious bad idea is the best idea.

A quiet laugh at that. "It was all good, if that helps. I was saying that, well, I'd been to Pride as an ally, but hadn't realized I was part of it til, well, recently. That I didn't really know how to sort of find folks in the community. She mentioend you as someone who might be willing to talk, or like, point me in the right direction?"

A small smile. "Thanks."

How's that going? Some of the joy fades into a much more complicated set of emotions. "Slowly, honestly? THere's so much about myself i just... didn't question. And now that I am, it's a lot. I'm sort of using he/they pronouns interchangeably, but haven't figured out a ton about what NB-ness looks like for me."

She was intense looking, that's what people tell her. When she was close enough you'd see the scarred eyebrow, lip, and the VI tat on her cheek and a cog tat on her neck. Not to mention the expansive back tat that went over her shoulders, down her back and along the back of her arms. Cogs, pipes, gears and smoke all black ink. No color.

"Hey." she offered to you too , between bites of cake. She watched the interaction between you, Holly, Leo and the rest of Holly's crew.

She did call Holls out about outting (though the capitals I promise were not yelling. Just accentuating the word them) your friend.

Holls tends to talk too much about things sometimes. V doesn't sugarcoat shit. Says it like she sees it and not everyone likes that.
Not everyone likes her and she could honestly give a shit less. World is full of people that don't like ya. She's ok with that.

looking into your eyes, my gaze held there a moment, then longer. a little shake of my head, looking back over
my shoulder to my companions across the crowded bar.

but my eyes quickly drawn back to yours.

i..i..i am with friends. i came in with friends and just...walked...and, i don't know..i am not trying to
be rude, or anything.

my words just coming out in a disjointed jumble, the whole time my eyes locked down by yours.

i should get back to them.

even as i say that i am pulling the chair back and settling myself on it.

my name is ellana..

feeling my breathing beginning to quicken.

titsi has started a new game with the following players:
titsi

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ladyella has started a new game with the following players:
ladyella

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~ twinkling~

Grinning tip of tongue out

Chuckles...Night night voda

be well

"Uh…"

Holly blinked and looked between you and Leo Sterling.

"Leo's been introducing themself as He/Them the whole day, V, but I appreciate the advocacy! I wouldn't do that without straightening it out with them first… It's all on the up-and-up, on god!"

She offered a salute, hand over her heart — well with her free hand, anyway. The other one held a frosting-and-crumb covered spade for serving cake onto paper plates.

"…and this is why I advised him to connect with you! You keep these ethical things in mind, you know what it's like!"

But nevertheless, she had to glance back to Leo Sterling to make double, triple, quadruple sure.