Masquerade Ball - Totally not an ambush

[hiken]

Who: Anyone going to the Corsair Island Masquerade Ball!
Where: ...IDK?
When: April 26th - 27th (Early AM)
What: The Masquerade Ball + Ambush (12am)
Warnings: D for dancing, V for violence, A for Ace, L for Luffy
Style: Action or prose.
Status: Open to anyone attending!

There are going to be two main threads. One for the ball itself and the other for the Ambush! There will be an obligatory third thread for FASHION. Just remember to tag your muse in the subject header and OTA or 'Closed to ???' as you comment.

Comments

[cherrybombpie]

[Ah, the company that you kept, Luffy. Not that Kodachi was any saner than the rest of his motley crew.]

[Somehow she understood his question and nodded once, positively glowing with glee.]

I would love to.

[She held out her hand for him to take, her lips quirking in a smile.]

Shall we?

[allendsmeat]

Mm!

[he swallows and takes her hand. It takes him a little bit to get situated. He practiced a lot with Marco and got far enough to stop stepping on his feet which is good for Kodachi, though once he has an arm around her waist he'll pull her a little hard and fairly energetically into the dance]

This is the fun part. [nod] But I wish the music was faster.

[cherrybombpie]

[Almost immediately, the orchestra strikes up a fast and furious paso doble. Kodachi broke into a smile.]

As you wish, Mr. Luffy. ♥

[She pulled away and struck the first pose, her hands held above her head and hips cocked.]

[Without another word, she spun into a leap, darting toward him to fall into his arms. Hopefully he'd catch her . . .]

[allendsmeat]

[he doesn't as he has no idea what she's doing. Marco didn't teach him about this kind of dancing.]

[cherrybombpie]

[Okay, so he didn't.]

[Kodachi would've crashed in an ungainly heap on the floor if she didn't expect it, but it was good he was just standing there; she pressed against him and bounced (well, okay, not bounced) off him and onto the floor, landing in a perfect split. 10/10.]

[allendsmeat]

Was I supposed to do that, too?

[well okay. He'll have to wait til she stands up to bounce off her though]

[cherrybombpie]

No, you were supposed to catch me.

[Kodachi sighed, tutting slightly. It looked like it was up to her to teach him the proper steps and passion of the paso doble.]

[From her split, she drew her legs together and stood up effortlessly.]

This is the dance in which I pretend to be the ferocious beast and you pretend to be the man inciting my fury.

[allendsmeat]

[he laughs]

If you were a ferocious beast I'd punch you in the head! [Why would you catch one when you could hit it?] Your dancing is pretty weird, Kodacchan!

[cherrybombpie]

[Kodachi thought about this. And then . . .]

I have an idea. ♥

[She spun around, then tapped his shoulder with her fingertips.]

Let's create our own dance. I'll try to touch you, and you'll try to dodge.

Shall we?

[allendsmeat]

Yeah sure! [it sounded fun and would be good practice for haki. He grins] You're kinda awesome, Kodacchan.

[cherrybombpie]

Why, thank you, Mr. Luffy. I think of you with the same regard.

[This was the closest she'd ever tell someone that they're "awesome", because this was Kodachi and everything she said had to be formal and theatrical.]

[Using the same speed she possessed that made her almost invisible to the naked eye, she darted toward him to tap him on his nose.]