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

[myfayevalentine]

"I'd have left you alone on the dancefloor already if it was." She leans in that little bit closer, and looks over his shoulder for these important people with medals. "Hmm, I bet those boys have a pretty penny to spend..."

[alwaysgrumpy]

"All the more reason. Once we get by them I'll disengage and search for do a little recon. You can chat away to your heart's content, since they'll think your dance partner left."

[myfayevalentine]

"Perfect. I'm sure I learned some interesting information from them. They'll know a lot, with so many medals."

[alwaysgrumpy]

"...You know, this ain't so hard. Once you get the foot placement out of the way, the rest comes pretty naturally."

He starts to lead a bit more, moving them both closer to the target zone.

"Do you dance a lot, back home?"

[myfayevalentine]

Faye notices when he begins to lead more, and says nothing about it but keeps going and laughs. "Does this mean you're actually enjoying yourself now?"

"Not really. Not like this. But I like it, and it's a useful skill to have."

[alwaysgrumpy]

"It's not bad, I guess. At least better than I thought it'd be," he shrugged, edging closer. They were finally within earshot of them. "Okay, this should be good. Slap me across the face as hard as you can and storm off like you're offended."

[myfayevalentine]

Faye grinned at his suggestion - she'd had no idea he could be such a drama queen. "Okay. But remember, you asked for this." And she gave a slap hard enough and loud enough that made other couples turn, though only to see Faye storming away.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Akira makes a good show of it, and he definitely feels it due to his diminished state, but the little grin he gives her is almost daring her to slap him harder. He mock-holds his face in pain and lumbers off by her.

"Good luck," he says under his breath, "Be ready to run when things kick off."

[myfayevalentine]

That grin that he gives her is almost enough to make her laugh, but she doesn't and continues with her despairing scowl. She barely mumurs gently in reply, "You too", then turns to disappear into the crowd. Sure enough, it isn't long before several of the heavily medalled men are giving her their attention, and that includes Faye gaining all the info that she needs. She does, though, throw one glance Akira's way, just to be sure he got away safely.