The Grand Ball

It seemed Akeya had decided to hold back for now and had put on a forced smile and asked Akeya to dance. Zack raised an eyebrow. He knew the two were a team and had come together, but hadn't realised they were that close as to dance together. Perhaps it was a bonding exercise of Akryns? Or perhaps the arm holding was something more. "I'll leave you two to it then. Enjoy your dance." he said and then turned around to walk away, but glanced back and winked at Akeya. "Stay out of trouble now ya hear me?" And with that he headed off into the crowd. Deniel seemed to have moved and whilst Zack could sense him he didn't feel the need to go and see what he was up to. It was time to mingle. Or was it?

A big grin came over his face as he had an idea and he walked off towards the centre of the ballroom. It was time to show off a bit. As he walked he glanced over at Devon who raised an eyebrow to which she got a nod in return. As Zack got to the centre he found an opening and began to spin rapidly on the spot. So rapidly that his body became a complete blur. When the blur cleared somehow Zack was standing in a different outfit from that he was wearing before. His suit was now golden in colour and he wore a white shirt beneath it. On his chest was a black and white tie and in his pocket a black white handkerchief of some kind. On his head was a yellow hat with a feather stuck into a black band around it. In his hands was a guitar which he struck with a single finger sending a loud echoing sound throughout the ballroom. "Smoking." he said loudly and Devon stood next to him. Zack began to blur rapidly and then there appeared to be several Zack's at once all playing various instruments beginning to play a rather up beat song. The real Zack though began to dance with Devon performing rather acrobatic movements that only those who could defy gravity could perform.

"SOMEBODY STOP ME!" he shouted gleefully and then as he danced he began to sing. If someone was to look carefully they would notice that their were lacrima the feet of every Zack clone. Where they had come from or where Zack's new outfit had come from was anybody's guess, but one thing was for sure. Zack was here to have fun and he certainly wasn't the elegant ballroom dancing type. He wanted fast paced exciting dances.

The exclamation given off by the not so newcomer was rather loud, through shock and lack of attention on that fact, the Violinist flinched at the question. To reply to her question about being an ace, he nodded his head hesitantly, still rather worried about the other situation at hand. His hand when back to normal, allowing the white covering and black jacket of the Tuxedo cover his marking one again. Light brown eyes shifted from left to right, then back again to the left, no one seemed to be paying much attention. Familiar eyes locked onto him for a little bit, but they were unable to see the mark from his position. For a brief moment, the boy snickered a little bit as he thought to himself as if he were speaking to that person. Yes, hello from your former Guild Ace. Hope you're doing well. He thought, then put the attention back onto this current conversation.

From there, the lady made an innocent comment, saying that the marking on his collar was pretty. An attempt to hold back a small laugh only ended up failing, and here he thought he would have to worry. After that moment, he ended up looking to the lady with a smile on his face. I'm sorry, it was just a little bit funny. I don't know why. Elyx explained, or made an attempt to. From there, the lady then understood the message behind what the Violinist said, as she then said what the mark on his collar bone was. Yeah, she got the message, it was amazing how she was able to make him feel so many emotions. At first, he felt nervous, with a comment, she made him feel relief, then back to regret and suspense. He made an attempt to keep his smile on his face as he let the next scene play out. Probably a big mistake.

A loud remark about him being in "That Guild". Yup, she didn't call out the guild specifically, maybe she wasn't that familiar with it. It seems she was familiar with it however. The good thing about it though was that she seemed to notice something about that comment. In response to herself, she leaned forward and continued to speak to him. This time, he spoke to her directly with useful information, using a soft tone to avoid anybody that was within earshot. Yeah, you know it. The name of it is Black Rose. The Violinist admitted, though the name and reputation can deceive. He had never killed another human being before, which was probably more than some legal mages, he had to be sure of that. The bounties he takes are arrest bounties only, Elyx believed that life was just too precious to take away from others.

The lady then pointed out that it made sense on why he was acting suspicious. Was it that obvious now? Elyx thought to himself with a bit of shame, for a Bounty Hunter, he was not that good at hiding things. And once again, she was able to calm his emotions down by laughing, in which he tried to avoid laughing nervously. After all, at this point, it was not quite easy to laugh normally. From there, she reassured him, promising him not to tell anyone in the ball about where he came from. His mind just shattered at that moment, this was a surprisingly better result than he expected. Being honest worked once again, people were a lot more understanding than they seem, the Violinist was unable to figure that out yet. He couldn't hide this emotion though, gratefulness. He put on a rather happy smile now, not just a grin anymore. Thank you so much! The boy announced, his tone being much brighter and full of confidence. Already he was putting faith in her, and was that a bad thing? Currently, she has proven to him that she was trustworthy, not many people can relate to that.

After introducing himself, the lady revealed hers at the same time. Venir Rulush, a fun name for him to pronounce. Venir then offered him her hand to shake in which her gladly accepted and did just that, making sure not to be violent. He's made that unfortunate mistake before, never again since then would he try that stupid idea again. Besides, this was a ball, and the one he was shaking hands with was a lady. She assured him that she makes just about as many mistakes, which is a rather unfortunate amount to make if it were same amount as Elyx. The Violinist laughed in response to that introduction, then let go of the handshake, a grin now on his face. She then apologized once again, but this time, she claims that she was holding him up. The Violinist put up his palm as a signal to stop, little did he know that Venir had already finished speaking. Nah, it's all right. You aren't holding me up at all. The boy explained as he tilted his head to the side. Only for that smile to be wiped as he realized that he just became informal for a small amount. Did he just say the word "Nah"? Well, that was rather pathetic. With his right fist, he knocked on the side of his head one time before smiling again.We were both suffering anyways, to know the feeling was mutual makes me feel a little bit better to be honest. Do you need any help with finding Allison, I'd be happy to search for the little fireball.

Kiersa came to the rescue, mentioning that Raven invited him, which was a great confirmation. From there, a conversation sparked from the adorable little nun. Hello Kiersa, it's nice to see you as well. The boy greeted with a smile on his face. There was not a moment in which she can come at a wrong time. It was a nice for her to be around, and the fact that all of them were Guild Aces. Elyx felt bad for her, Kai was so mean to her for no reason, then again, he was also mean to Raven... And oh did he get a beating for that one. Remembering that moment, he laughed a little bit to himself. Thank you again for helping me, this would have been so hard without you. You do a great job, your work is no unappreciated.

"It's the cape mostly. He was big on them." She said. Eli had a thing for the flashy. It really did help with his act, both as a conman and as a 'magician'. She remembered back to her days with him. People certainly did enjoy his slight of hand over actual magic. Perhaps because it often times took more time and skill to learn. Perhaps it was because it was something they could relate to. Either way, she remembered it making them a lot of money. Good times, but that was the past, and the now was them in the ball, having to mingle for now, something that Emilia wasn't particularly good at. It's not so much that she was shy or nervous, she was generally didn't see much point in social interaction, and was bad at small talk... and at being polite... aaaand at empathizing with others. If one were to give her a grade for her charisma, it'd probably be somewhere around an 8... out of 20.

Emilia's smirk disappeared as Vexel made a comment on her beauty. "Did you pregame this?" No one had ever called her beautiful, and only Eli had ever called her Emi. She couldn't tell if Vexel was drunk or if he was just sappy as all hell. Disregarding it, she started to walk into the party with Vexel and those guiding them in.
"Me lead... right. You probably know as many people in Sabertooth as I do. Besides, pretty sure most people here aren't from the guild." As she walked, she shot a look at Zack. She and Vexel would need to step him up with some actual dancing later.