Fancy dress & Gambling (Pregame 1 LE Storage)

[John Slaktare]

"He holds his index and middle finger out towards her. They've healed up good after cracking them off of the last guy's head," he says with a shrug. "Thanks again for that."

With no means of stopping himself he continues drifting past, starting to get farther rather than closer now.

[Eilonwy Ainsley]

She reached out to grasp his forearm and pull him back, struggling a bit more than one would expect. Then, she examined his hand.

"Aye, they've healed well. Try to be careful with 'em for now. The more you break 'em, the harder they are to fix."

[John Slaktare]

He adjusted his position so that he was floating within foot reach of the floor, near eye to eye level with the doctor. That way he can push off if he needs to. He was pretty used to her dainty touch. He'd been treated by other docs in the pits of Solaris and they tended to be more gruff and rough. After meeting Eilonwy though, he realized they were more like him than he realized. Butchers really. So her gentler manner was a bit odd for him. But it was what it was.

"I practice my technique t'avoid breaks like that. Sometimes you just lose yourself though. I'll be more careful," he says with a nod. "How's the night going for you?"

[Lakshmi Kaala]

Meanwhile Lakshmi, Catherine, Ezmeralda and her lance started to chat around one of the card tables.

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[Eilonwy Ainsley]

"Good." She released his hand, nodding in satisfaction. "I'd like to keep all of you with as many of your original parts as possible."

She looked around, taking a bottle from a passing server. "I just got here. The night's still young."

[Yoko Lee]

Yoko smirked, "I'm not your mother, Miss Zhou. Though if you think you need a spanking.. "

Yoko trailed off to listen to the speeches by the officers, grumbling a bit under her breath after feeling called out for showing up in something grown up actually. Not that she was going to call out those who had dressed up, especially the distracting short skirts... Still, it was interesting learning what a stray crumb might do to a mech. Learn something new every day.

Turning back to the company she was with, "I appreciate the consideration, though I wouldn't say I have any rumors off hand. And it seems looking nice wasn't the idea here either way. Still, this isn't at all how I usually dress, so I'd consider it a 'costume' of sorts, pretending I'm something I'm not."

[Klaus von Zinzer]

Klaus loosens his cape, letting it flow behind him in a way that it must have been tailored for. (The zero g will not hurt either)

"Come now, there was supposed to be gambling here!"

(Approach if interested)

[John Slaktare]

He nods at that. "Hope its a good one then. Not really my thing most of the time. Don't drink and don't smile after all. Spider had to pick out this firefighter look for me," he says. Not that he seems uncomfortable in his firefighter outfit.

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[Mei-Ling Zhou]

"They're just jealous of how hot we look, if I had worn my schoolgirl "costume" the Major would shoot me out an airlock." She said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "But the next time we have a "Dress up" party we will be better prepared, I already have ideas based on what I see here and it gives us an excuse to go shopping."

Addressing those around her at the table.

"So who is going to dance with me?"

[Klaus von Zinzer]

Klaus coughs and flushed a bit, his sauve routine disrupted for a moment.

"Is that what you're betting?" He asks, incredulous

[Eilonwy Ainsley]

"Few things're as uniquely satisfyin' as a good party with good people."

[John Slaktare]

"Always found a good workout to be more satisfyin'," he replies. "Get a good burn and sweating out the stress."

[Eilonwy Ainsley]

She nodded. "There's nothing wrong with that. But, scotch can give a good burn too. An' socializing is a bit easier without all of that sweating. Well, most socializing."

[John Slaktare]

"Not the socializing I'm interested in," which likely sounds a bit like innuendo. But in his mind he's picturing a sparring match or a brawl. Then he hears what he said, and shrugs because that isn't bad either.

"And drink? I'd rather have my wits. When has anyone here ever known me to need liquid courage anyway."

[Eilonwy Ainsley]

"Not me." she shrugged. "You don't need to drink. I'll do it for you."

[John Slaktare]

"So kind doc, please do. And let me know if you need a hand later. I can definitely give you a zero-g ride back to your bunk if you need it," he offers.

[Aleksandr Korolov]

"So who is going to dance with me?"

Alek chuckled a bit "Considering I rarely wear anything other than that ratty leather jacket I'd say this qualifies as a costume." He said motioning down to the suit "But Mei that's an interesting idea, maybe next time you can have me inspect your costume ideas, for appropriateness of course." He said with a little wink

"And we already started a dance earlier, might as well finish eh?" He asked extending a hand to her as he righted himself.

[Eilonwy Ainsley]

"Another good work out." she grinned. "I'll keep that in mind and see where the night leads me."

"Have a good night." She touched the brim of her hat in a parting gesture and slowly made her way deeper into the party.

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[John Slaktare]

He nods, stretches his legs and makes contact before pushing off in a random direction.

[Mei-Ling Zhou]

"Oh what a gentleman." She said taking his hand and letting him pull her along.