I can't find whoever was calling me. I sigh, and head towards the refreshments. Way to go, Star, I think to myself. One chance with making a friend and I don't even get to talk to whomever it was. This was a terrible idea.

Once I've filled a plate with deliciousness, I walk out of the ballroom. Wandering around the halls seems like the best choice. My plate is almost empty when I come upon a door marked LOUNGE. I push it open. Inside is a blonde, pretty girl with a sleeveless dress on. I blush, looking at her tanned arms. As I wait for her to look up I think about shipping and wonder if I mentioned it. I think and decide I can be shipped with either gender. Thinking about crushes and love makes me turn the shade of a tomato, so I switch the topic of my thoughts to saying hi.

"Um, hello. My name is Stargirl..." 

I ask Sirfire to read through Spellbound's thread about Adelaide (and her other AEs) then call me. There's a phone right outside this room, so I sit down by the door and await their call. Soon, I here a ring. I walk to the phone and pick up. She starts to read to me. She starts reading. (I'm adding only the important part).

"...Clear rhinestone earrings. Shipping?: Open to boys around her age."

I put my head in my hands. I'm not a boy, I think to myself. "Thanks, Sirfire. See you later."

"But I haven't finished reading-"

 I hang up then slump down on the floor. Why would she ever like you, Stargirl? You're weird and people don't like you. Just forget about it. She's not even your age.

I press my forehead into my palms and stay in my position.  

Puck~

We arrived a little late, as Joan was busy with homework and had completely forgotten about the ball we were invited to. 

"Come on Galahad! Hurry up!!" I shouted upstairs. Galahad wasn't sure whether or not he was coming at first, he's a little shy and timid, but Ariel and I both convinced him to come with us. It's been a while since he's been out of the house.

"Coming..." Galahad mumbled. "Does this look good...?" 

I looked at his outfit. He looked super cute and mature in his suit and shiny silver tie. 

"Aww Galy... you look great!" I ruffled his hair. 

"Th-thanks." He blushed. 

"Of course, I look FANTASTIC in this dress, don't you agree?" I twirled around to prove my point. Galahad nodded. "Mhmm."

"We ready?" Ariel asked. 

"YUP!!"

Joan finally dropped us off at the front doors, and from there, I could hear the music. Didn't seem like a whole lot was going on... so I decided to spice things a bit up. Before Ariel could say anything to stop me, I threw some glitter into the air, slammed open the doors to the ballroom and shouted: "HI! SORRY WE'RE LATE!"

Ariel rolled his eyes, but I just giggled and ran into the ballroom looking for others to talk to. 

Maybe someone would be up for a prank war later...  

The mansion, maybe:

I just realized I don't think I mentioned shipping on Apollo's sheet. I did on everyone else's though. Apollo is open to shipping with girls only.

Niko~

I give a start as Nihil grabs my hands and flies us up to a niche in the wall, where we sit. 
"I'm doing good," I answer. I look down over the ballroom, contemplating how high we are, and trying to decide whether or not I'm afraid of heights. I decide I'm not. "We're all a little disoriented by being basically changed into different AEs, Vivian a little more probably, but we'll get used to it." I squint. My colorblindness makes it difficult to pick out individuals on the floor, but I think I see my sister with Lux. "Look." I point. "Can you tell what they're doing? I can't quite see." Oh, great. Now Nihil's going to think I'm half-blind. 

~

Vivian~

I look down at the rose in my hand, and then back up at Lux. I smile again.
"Thanks," I murmur. I think I'm blushing, but I can't be sure. I snap the stem of the rose to make it a little shorter, and tuck it into my hair. "What do you think? Does it look nice?"

~

Alex~

I finally finish the food that was on my plate, and turn to look around the ballroom. Most of the people who look interesting are already talking to other people, and the people who aren't talking look like mostly hard-core introverts. I notice Apollo sliding along the wall, like he thinks he's invisible, and then he disappears through a door.
Suddenly a young girl wearing a sparkly silver dress bounds into the room. She looks interesting! I vaguely remember her as Sally, one of Dusk Sky's AEs. I walk over to her. 
"Hi! I'm Alex, one of Nyx's AEs! You're Sally, right?"

~

Ap0ll0~

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1 c0m3 t0 4 d00r m4rk3d L0ung3, 4nd th3n, st4rt1ng t0 w4lk p4st 1t, 1 4lm0st tr1p 0v3r 4 g1rl s1tt1ng 0n th3 fl00r. Sh3 g4ps 4nd t0ppl3s s1d3w4ys, 4nd 1 qu1cly gr4b h3r h4nd t0 k33p h3r fr0m f4ll1ng. Sh3 l00ks up 4nd 0ur 3y3s m33t br13fly. 1 s1ft thr0ugh my m3m0r13s 0f th3 0th3r 43's s1gn-up sh33ts unt1l 1 r3c0gn1z3 h3r 4s St4rg1rl, S1rf1r3's 43. 
"Uh, h1," 1 murmur, st4nd1ng up. "1'm Ap0ll0. Y0u'r3 St4rg1rl, r1ght?" 

The coat room and ballroom, maybe.

Niko~

I stifle a laugh, squinting at the pair. Now that Nihil's described it a little, I can just barely make out their cocoon.
"It's cute, don't you think?" I ask. 

~

Vivian~

I almost flinch as Lux tucks my hair behind my ear, the gesture is so surprising. I look up and realize he's blushing as well.
"You look amazing," he says, and I smile.
"Thanks," I murmur. My face is so hot, and it's starting to make me a little dizzy. There's a balconey nearby, where I could get a breath of the cool night air, but I don't want to leave and make Lux think that it got too awkward or anything. 

~

<tvwar>

Huh? Oh, you're playing video games again. 

<heyy> <canI> <come?>

You want to come to the ball?

<sure> 

Umm... ok.

Name: Nikai

CBer's name: Nyx

Æ or CAPTCHA?: CAPTCHA

Gender: Female

Age: I can't remember how old I made her. Let's make it 10-11-ish.

Appearance: She’s a small two-foot-long dragon with a two-foot wingspan. She has emerald green scales on her back and the bones of her wings. Her underbelly scales, wing membranes, and claws are a bronze-y-copper-y color, as are her eyes. She'll be wearing a black faux leather collar with fake diamonds in it for the party.

Personality: Cheerful and upbeat, scatterbrained, not terribly smart, but no one really cares about that unless she’s being teased about it. Gets mad easily but is back to cheerful almost as quickly.

Who you are coming with/partner (if applicable): Well her siblings are already here, so Idk. I guess she'll be coming alone unless there are any other fashionably (or not-fashionably) late people she could come with. 

Other: She’s open to shipping with males around her age, ideally other animal CAPTCHAs if possible, but if the other is okay with it she could be shipped with a human (if AEs and CAPTCHAs can be considered human). She speaks in <whatever these are>

I look up and am surprised to see a boy wearing all black, contrasting with his spiky blonde hair. Using this information, I realize that this is Apollo, Nyx's AE. He offers me his hand. I reach for it and as soon as I do, who comes shuffling out of the lounge but Adelaide. I smile, embarrassed, and ask Apollo (but don't exclude Adelaide) "Hi. U-um. Want to dance?

Download~~

We're so late. Soooo late. Sybill forgot all about this. I just hope Song hasn't forgotten about me. 

This night is a bittersweet night. I'm going on a date with Song, the most wonderful AE there is, but it's the last time I'll see her.

~~~ 

Arwen-

"Did you come with a partner?" Sam asks. "I only brought my sisters. Agent Winter has not used us for a while, and so we don't have many friends in the Chatterbox."

And all of a sudden I'm thinking of Zeon. "Oh, I um, I...." Faltering, I look down at the floor. I'm falling apart. I wasn't supposed to. I'm supposed to be strong. "I...no, I...." I take a deep breath and pull myself together, clearing my throat. "No, I didn't. I'm not open for relationships because...I guess you don't know Zeon, but he and I were dating for years, a long time ago, and um, I just...he's not, like, on the Chatterbox anymore but I still love him and I'm not going to ever date anyone else." It's hard to explain to everyone who doesn't know, hasn't even really known Zeon or me. But it's just something I have to do. 

"Oh," says Sam. "I'm really sorry. I guess I shouldn't have asked--"

"No, it's okay. I--"

I am interrupted by the doors to the ballroom banging open, revealing a shower of glitter fluttering through the air, and Puck. Everyone turns to look at the noise. She shouts, "HI! SORRY WE'RE LATE!" 

I can't help it. I smile. Which is good, because my throat was choking up. 

Serene- 

Abcde leaves to get tofu, although first asks if either Alice or I want anything. We both say no. Probably I'll try some of the food later, but right now, I don't really feel like eating. 

I'm about to turn to Alice to ask her a question, although I'm not sure what it was going to be because I was just going to try to keep the conversation going, but before I can speak, the ballroom doors fly open to show a cloud of glitter, surrounding Puck. "HI! SORRY WE'RE LATE!" She shouts. Ariel and Galahad appear behind her, looking slightly embarrassed. Puck dashes into the ballroom, no doubt to begin wreaking havoc. Oh boy. 

*Hazel*-

With my mouth stuffed full of chocolate, I survey the room. People are standing in small groups, eating, talking, or dancing. Nobody has really started to pair off to dance yet. GOOD. Like, ew? Romance is so gross? 

I'm never going to be tired of eating chocolate, but I feel like finding something else to do. There's a set of stairs at each corner of the front of the ballroom, framing the doors to the coat room. I think they lead up to a balcony. I decide to climb them to get a higher view of the ballroom. KitKats in hand, I dash over to the stairs and start to walk up them.  

Song~

I wait for a while, and I begin to get nervous. What could be holding Download up? Did Sybill perhaps already leave? The very thought makes me so sad I become overwhelmed. Will I ever see Download again? Have I missed my chance to see her one last time? My vision goes blurry, and I panic, not wanting the other AEs to see. I dry my eyes quickly. Download will come. She has to.

To both my relief and my delight, Download does finally come, with white flowers wreathing her red hair, as my flower crown decorates mine. She catches my eye, and her face splits beautifully into a gracefull smile. She is immaculate.

"Download!" I call, walking towards her. "Oh, my goodness. You... you look beautiful."