~Abcde~

I glance over towards my siblings. Rayne seems to be uncomfortable with all of the new people. Despite his strong exterior, he's really shy and sweet. Grace seems to be taking care of him, though, and I can't resist the pull of the music. I rush over to Shaow and grab their hand. "Come on! Let's dance."

I think Starlight likes Fauna and Night both... maybe Night and her can be friends? *Starlight + Fauna* yeah this'll be interesting 
Anyways,
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Starlight~

"Your Starlight, right?" the AE asks. I nod. 
"Im Night. Winter's AE. Um..." Night looks down. Im still holding her hand, which, feeling embaressed, I let go. Night perches on a sturdy branch next to me and I tug out my earbuds. 
"So... Are-you-regretting-coming-too?" I blurt out, then cover my mouth, probably beet red. Ugh, being social is hard! Night takes a second to think and then she says...

Pine & Felix~

Im leaning back against the stage, yawning, when I hear someone yell "Hello! I have siblings! Right over there! Come and say hi!" its that AE, Abcde, who thinks she's better then everyone else. Huh. 
"Should we go over?" I ask, and Felix nods.
I follow Pine as we run over to Abcde, who is pointing at two AEs, one with coppery hair and one with a mop of orange hair. 
"hello, Im Felix, welcome to the Chatterbox!" I say, grinning. Pine runs over- somehow he got sidetracked by a punch bowl.
"Grace and Rayne, right?" I say, holding my punch. I pass a cup to Felix and laugh at his confused expression. 
"You thought I would get it for you, huh?" I ask, then take out a third cup, this time with punch.
"Um... Hey, you did! Give it here!" Felix shouts, grabbing for the third cup. Overcome with a fit of giggles, I shove it into his hands. 
"hah, sorry. This is Pine, and his sister Starlight is somewhere around here..." I say, looking over my shoulder at the crowded ballroom.
"Pine, where'd she go?" I ask, and Pine shrugs.
"Maybe outside? That's something she would do." I say. 
"Star's a loner, you probably wont see her today. Uh..." I realize I can call for her- which is exactly what I do.
"STAAAAAAAAAAAAARLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!" I scream, then sit down and wait.
"Um, yeah, so we'll let you meet some other people... They're not all as weird as Pine, dont worry." I say, smirking at Pine. He sticks his tounge out at me.
"See you around! You'll love this place- and oooh, has PygmyOwl designed your rooms in your mind house?" I ask. Grace looks confused. Rayne just looks scared.
"Uh, a mind house* is where AEs live when theyre not being used. Ours is on the beach, but some have theirs an apartment in the forest or something." Grace nods. I think she gets it. Rayne is still just standing there stiffly. I smile gently at him and think that he and Starlight should talk- theyre both incredibly shy. Ill find her later.
"Star's probably outside. Wanna dance?" I say to Felix, getting up. He nods and so we wave goodbye to Grace and Rayne, then hurry onto the dance floor.
"I have to warn you I stink at dancing..." I say cautiously, but Felix just laughs. He grabs my hand and then the peppy music grinds to a stop, replaced by a slow song. I cast a horrified look at Felix and he pales drastically.
"Um... Emergency awkwardness?" I say, looking down. 
"We gotta get out of here- run!" I respond, so, laughing, we dash for the doors. 

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* Mind houses- not sure if these are a thing but I have my AEs live in a beach house on the 'Sea of Imagination' while they're unused. Its somewhere in my mind and I like to think that all the CBers minds are slightly connected so the houses are nearby eachother... yeah. 

Okay I know this is supposed to be an AE ball, but, Luminescence here, I'm changing one thing in Blaze/Midnight's appearance, because it doesn't work for this, as I'm realizing. Anyways, scrap the part about how old they look, (I only put that there because my AEs are usually the same age as me, but for this purpose, I'm changing that) and also... well never mind.

Blaze~

As the music changes to a slow song, I internally groan. WHY, Luminescence? Just as I'm about to complain to Midnight about the ridiculousness about no shipping, Luminescence pokes her head through the door. "You are NOT allowed to be here," Midnight says pointedly. Luminescence rolls her eyes. "I'm just here to amend my rule. You-" 

"Can be shipped?" I finish excitedly. Luminescence frowns. "Well, no, but, sure, I guess? I thought YOU were the one who wanted no shipping," she points out. I blush. "Well... I changed my mind!" I say. Luminescence laughs. "Well, BYE THEN!" I say, nearly shoving her out the door. She leaves, still laughing. 

Annoying embarassing CBers. "Kiwi," I whisper, feeling in the mood for some rebellious things, "I won't chaperone you if you don't want me to." Kiwi's little face lights up. "Thank youuu, Blaze!" She runs off in search of other CAPTCHAs. "Don't get stepped on!" I halfheartedly call after her. Then I walk off, trying to find someone to dance with.

Midnight~

A slow song? I really, really, really didn't sign up for this. I sigh. Well... better go find an AE to hang out with, if it really can't be helped. Preferably one who also hates dancing. But any AE is really fine. I'm just tired of Blaze.

I wander around for a while, looking for AEs looking awkward. I spot Arrow, and a new one who I've never met. Starlight and Night are talking. I decide to go for it. Edging around the dance floor, looking at my feet, I bang straight into an AE.

"Hey! Watch it!" I say, rather rudely, Blaze would say. "I don't know you," I say in a nicer voice. The AE just hurries away, looking embarassed and awkward. Great, Midnight, you just chased off an AE.

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So, now I'm back. Anyone wanna ship and AE with Blaze or Midnight? Any gender. And personally I'm not that confused on Blaze's change of opinions. I was expecting it. She's constantly changing her mind about things.  

Night Vision~ 

"I-I'm Night. Winter's Æ," I stammer. "Um..." I tense up as I realize I have no plans for what to say next. I didn't even have a plan for talking to anyone, since I didn't think I would be doing any of that. Of course, I hadn't planned to almost fall out of a tree and have to start a converation with my rescuer, either. Starlight's talking now, so I reluctantly pull myself out of my thoughts to listen to her. 

"So... are-you-regretting-coming-too?" she blurts out, then turns beet red, covering her mouth. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." she starts, then trails off, looking ashamed. 

"No, no, it's fine," I tell her. "I...I did regret coming, kind of. I really only came because Reese wanted me to. Actually, when I came outside just now, I was starting to wonder if I should text Agent Winter to come pick me up. I don't know many of the other Æs anymore, really. Most of my friends' CBers left, and I'm not very good at making friends, I guess--" I stop abruptly, realizing that I'm totally babbling. All she asked was if I regretted coming to the ball. I tug my jacket hood over my head, embarrassed. Why am I so bad at making friends? And wait, why am I blushing?

I turn back to Starlight, desperate to try and save the conversation before it turns completely awkward. "Do... do you know any of the other Æs at this party?" I ask her. Maybe I can make some friends through Starlight, at least. 

@Quill, idk if you saw, but I replied to your comment.

Flora~

I look around, overwhelmed at the sight of the glittering lights, tables of food, aand AEs, fancing, eating, and in some cases, standing awkwardly. My sister immediately walks up to the middle of the dance floor and begins to well, dance. Or at least her version of it, as she twirls around randomly. Well, she's having fun, at least. I head over to the snack table and grab something to eat, careful to take fruits and veggies. Hey, I'm a responsible person.

Sitting in a chair in the corner, I watch the party, wondering if I should start up a conversation. Hesitantly I walk up to a sulky- looking boy in all black, and say, "um... hey, I'm Flora. What's your name?"  He looks up, surprised. 

"Oh, I'm Arrow," he says. "Majestic Mary's AE."

Fauna~ 

Quickly motioning my sister to come with me, I walk, twirling all the way, up to the huge space in the middle of the room. I'm a little embarrassed, but I brush the feeling off easily. I notice that Flora didn't come with me, but who cares. I'm not here to be with my sister. I dance around the room, flitting between partners and grabbing a snack whenever I get hungry. At some point, though, slow dance music begins to play. I don't have anyone to dance with! I'm about to ask someone when I two boys rush past me and go out the door. Curious, I decide to follow.

~Sally~ 

Yes! Another ball! I loved it when Dusk takes us to these things. We pulled up to the midsummer ball, and Dusk let us out. "Alright, see you soon. Don't cause too much trouble alright? Alice make sure they don't..." 
"Everything will be fine," Alice said. I could see Shade rolling his eyes beside me. He was so funny sometimes. I knew Shade likes chaos a lot. I do too. Maybe I dhould get away from Alice this time and go with Shade. After all, it'd be better than being supervised by Alice. We all said goodbye to Dusk and went inside. 

The ball was already lively. Music was playing too! It was only a slow dance, but it was still something I could dance by myself to. I started twirling around happily. Shade groaned. 
"Alright Sally," Alice said. "You go take the cookie tray over to the food table. I'll be over there in a minute." 
"Whatt areee youuu going toooo beeee doing? Getti ngggg aaaaa datee?" Shade mocked. 
"N-No, of course not! I just want to look around, maybe talk to some people..." 
"Yeah, and maybe you can meet up with your friends! Like that alphabetical person!" I piped up. 
"My friend? We only talked for... for like five minutes! She's not my friend yet... I guess..." 
"Yeah sure. Well, I'm going to the food table. Shade, wanna come with?" 
"Finee," said Shade, and we set off. Maybe I could meet up with positive people like that Penny Packer person or some other AEs. Maybe Shade will even get a friend!... Although he isn't very good at being nice...