~Sally~ 

I walked into the ballroom with a cookie tray, while looking around excitedly. It took Alice a while to walk in and examine the room. She can be so slow sometimes. The ballroom was pretty empty, except for a few awesome-looking people. I hoped I would make lots and lots of cool friends tonight! There were some delicious-looking food on a table, so I assumed it was the snack table. I put my tray with a bunch of Friendship Cookies I made with Alice in it on top of the table. I looked at all the tasty foods already here. I called over to Alice and said, “Look at all these foods, Alice! So great, I can’t wait to eat them. I wish we brought Snowy, she would love this.” Alice sighed and said, “She would love this, but don’t forget, this is a people ball, not a pet ball. We can’t ever bring her to something like this. Besides, she would bring too much attention.” I rolled my eyes and responded, “Don’t you EVER think that maybe attention can be a good thing? It could help you with your research. That’s why you are here tonight, isn’t it? Anyway, I am gonna practice my dance moves!” And before Alice could say more, I twirled out onto the dance floor. 

I will put something as Alice in a day or two.  

OH DUSK S I GET IT NOW DUSK SKY IS YOUR FULL USERNAME OOOOOOOOOOOKAY

Levana~

I stand at the door for several seconds before entering, switching between staring at the door, running my hands over the skirt of my dress, and getting lost in a tumbling spiral of frivolous, petty worries--- should I approach someone else? Will someone ask me to dance? Should I have brought a book? Is my outfit overdone?

I assure myself the answer to the last one is certainly a no- I'm wearing a royal purple, knee-length pleated dress with short sleeves, a small belt made of tiny silver jewels, a silver necklace with an intricate heart pendant, light makeup, and my hair in a small, slick bun. None too elaborate, I am sure.

It takes me far too long to realize how ridiculous I'm being about this whole matter. What will happen will happen. I will intercat as I see fit. I huff loudly, set my shoulders back, plaster a good-natured smile on my face, and push open the doors.

The ballroom is large and ornate, as always, with a large buffet and planty of room for dancing. A handful of AEs are already here, talking (however hesitantly) to each other- they seem to have all interacted before. I assess the situation, scanning the room for a place to stay comfortably. After a quick descision, I walk purposefully towards the left end of the giant snack bar. I look around and smile at whoever glances my way, but no-one approaches me. I find this a releif. 

FINALLY POSTING BLAZE  EVERYONE SORRY SORRY SORRY!

Name: Blazestar

Gender: M

Age/Look: Welll... AEs are ageless, and hes a cat/human, so kinda confusing,but 'round 13-14

Appearance: Human form: Short white hair, green cat eyes, 6'4'', catlike posture, sort of ready to pounce. Cat ears, tail, and claws. He wears blue jeans, a d&d tee-shirt, and combat boots. Cat form:   white fur, same eyes, nick in ear.

Basic personality: Kinda... Eccentric? If anyone else has read the Books of Elsewhere, he's Harvey.

Views on romance/significant others: Depends on mood- Seriously Blaze, where do you get those rapiers from-  OW!

Shipping status: *Whispers for fear of greatsword attacks* He had one once, but he's now open.

Other: 

~Alice~ 

People were already starting to gather in. Some danced, while others talked. It seemed that a lot of people were getting along with each other. Nobody has noticed me yet, thankfully. But Sally would probably be noticed, judging from the way she is twirling by herself. Maybe this romance thing was going to be harder than I thought.

I have learned from some books that to make friends, you should make the first move and introduce yourself, but I don’t have that confidence. The best I could do is to sit in a corner and wait. How embarrassing. Maybe coming here at all was a bad idea... if only I could be as bold as Sally. 

I hatched one more plan. If no one comes and notices me, I will get Sally to introduce myself to someone. My brain didn’t like any of those outcomes, but it was for the sake of research. For both romance and social research. So, I opened the book I brought, and started to read, while silently waiting. 

More AEs. I drew this before I saw Levana's outfit description--sorry about that!

Nymph~

People trickle steadily in under my watchful eyes. Some of them are interesting--the one in the hat, the one whose hair reaches the ground, the one in the leather jacket, and one who reminds me of Sea Glass. Having nothing better to do, I consider speaking to them. The only question is which one first. 

~Yeah, so, Nymph would like to speak to Lydia, Vivian, Apollo and/or Harper. If none of them do it for her, she'll make up her mind pretty soon.

Ace~

I lead the way into the ballroom, and find that it's already buzzing with people. Bean and Harper enter behind me. I give Harp a thumbs up, then make a beeline for the snack table. I see cookies and biscotti and- is that chocolate cake? I get a plate and a slice, and as I eat, I take a look around the ballroom. It seems like a pretty fancy place, and it has great food. Near the other end of the snack table, I spy an AE standing alone. I walk over to her.

"Hey," I say. "Levana, right? Have you tried this cake? It's fantastic." 

Caribbean~

I follow Ace into the ballroom, smiling. I enjoy attending these balls, for the food and the music and the fun of it all. Harper, walking next to me, looks a little nervous.

"Go, talk to people!" I say encouragingly. "Have fun!" She nods and gives a small smile.

"I'll be fine," she says. "You go ahead."

I walk away, leaving her to socialize. A pretty song starts to play, and I start to sway back and forth, standing at the edge of the dance floor.

Harper~

I nervously smooth down the folds of my dress and look around the room. Bean tells me to talk to people and have fun, and I tell her I'll be fine. I certainly hope I'll be fine- I've never been all that good at talking to people. I see Nymph over by the doors, and we make eye contact. I take a breath, and decide that I'd better at least give socialization a try, lest I end up sitting in a corner for the rest of this ball. I walk over to Nymph and smile, trying my best not to look like a nervous wreck.

"Hi, Nymph!" I say. "Um, how are you? Are you enjoying the ball so far?"