The White Swanfish Gala (Open to All, including party-crashers)

[creepycyclops]

The White Swanfish Gala is this evening - A VIP-only event where invitations are only sent to the likes of the heads of industry, Mover stars, avatars, and their guests. The host is Wil Zan (Slade's affable civilian alter ego), and he is dressed in a fine white and blue silk nehru, smiling broadly and chatting with what seems like every patron there, one at a time. He has brought in the finest chefs to provide an unlimited stream of fine food and drink, popular musicians provide entertainment and lively music to dance to, and this gala is sure to be an event worth talking about for years.

Interestingly, Zan has set up some rather unusual security measures. Though your average riff-raff will be kept out, he has intentionally left strategic security gaps that can be bypassed by the bold and the cunning. Zan actually has men covertly watching these gaps, but instead of stopping these party-crashers, their instructions are to inform Zan. (This serves as a sort of test for potential apprentices that Slade may try to recruit in the future.)

((NOTE: This is an event log, so not every reply has to be toward Slade. Feel free to write what your character is doing at the party or how they snuck in, etc. "Zan" is likely to give you his attention, but others can too.))

Comments

[raavashing]

I've met Bolin and Mako. I don't like Mako.

[Wan frowned a moment before smiling.]

But Bolin is pretty nice. He's pretty smart, too.

[airyopalescent]

[Pff. Opal tries not to breathe out a laugh at Wan's displeasure over Mako. He's just so blunt about it that it's amusing somehow. She does smile over the compliments towards Bolin though.]

Bolin's a very sweet person. He's around here at the party too actually.

[raavashing]

I know! I talked to him a little while ago. Did you meet him at Air Temple Island during the festival?

[airyopalescent]

Not really. I spent a little too much time flying kites and talking to Korra.

[Her expression turns a little sheepish as she admits as much.]

We've been seeing more of each other lately though at least.

[raavashing]

[There was a visible moment when things 'clicked' for Wan and his eyes widened.]

You're his date!

[airyopalescent]

That's right! I tried to match him, at least in color. I got close to what he's wearing, right?

[raavashing]

You uh... yeah. You did.

[Now that Wan was actually paying more attention to what she was wearing, he saw that.]

Do people normally dress to match each other for parties like these?

[Because the only time he'd seen something like that, was during festivals on the Lion Turtle City or weddings. Otherwise people just tended to wear their nicest clothes for special occasions. At least from what few he'd seen from afar. The homeless like him didn't really have more than one outfit. And that outfit only really changed when they grew out of the last.]

[airyopalescent]

Sometimes. A lot of people dress completely different from each other too. There's no real rule about it or anything.

[The sappiness is strong with her next line.]

I just did it really because I thought it would be cute. I'm not really that great at dressing up either so it was actually easier to pick something that matched him.

[raavashing]

[Wan laughed at that.]

My date is the one that dressed me for this. I don't think she tried to get me to match her, though. Just make me look more fancy than I normally do.

[Way more fancy.]

[airyopalescent]

She really did a good job then. You're very handsome.

[No really, she's being completely honest.]

[raavashing]

[Varrick had said that, too. It was very odd to have people complimenting his looks.]

Ah... thank you.

[Wan blushed lightly and turned his face away from her, feeling shy now.]

[airyopalescent]

[Opal simply smiles. He seems like a sweet person, his blush endearing.]

Are you much of a reader, Wan?

[raavashing]

I am!

[He brightened right up, his head snapping around.]

I went to the library every day for the first week I was in the city and I've been going back every few days. Can you believe they let you in and read whatever you want and don't even try to make you pay for it? It's great!

[airyopalescent]

[At his glowing recommendation of the library, Opal laughs a little lightly.]

It definitely makes it easier on one's pocketbook!

[raavashing]

[There was a short pause as Wan realized her words implied she was used to buying them.]

Do you... own a lot of books?

[airyopalescent]

My family does. My own collection is a lot smaller but it's nothing to sneeze at.

[raavashing]

I don't own any books. I think I'd like to at some point, but I don't think they'd hold up well where I'm staying. It must be pretty nice to have all of that knowledge right there for you to look at when you want to, though.

[airyopalescent]

... I guess so. It's not something I've ever really thought about actually.

[There are a lot of things she's never had to confront, given her relatively privileged upbringing.]

[raavashing]

[He's getting that impression. A very rich family, used to getting what she wanted when she wanted it. He wondered if it was luck or a very dedicated set of parents that had made sure she grew up without lording that over others. Probably luck. In Wan's experience that's how it usually went.

Wan? Judging? Never]

Oh. Right. You're... used to... having... right.

[He cringed and looked away, feeling like he'd just put his foot in his mouth.]

I should... Ah... I think Nabu is waving for yo- for me! For me...

[He was just going to slowly slide to the side in the classic airbender escape before he shoved his whole leg down his throat.]

[airyopalescent]

[... Oh. Ooooh. Oh wait, had she...

Frankly at this point, Wan isn't the only one eating his whole foot. She cringes some internally, giving an awkwardly nervous laugh as he engages in the time-honored airbender technique of sliding out of situations.]

Ah, right, I'm sorry. I kept you a little too long. It was nice talking to you though!