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just as she was going to begin to thank in for the flowers, a familiar silhouette brushed against her leg. a large orange cat popped his head out from beneath the train of her skirt. "ugh, dio! you were not invited, I'm so sorry." she explained to the absolute unit of a kitty. with a throw of a random cat toy that had been laying around, she distracted him long enough to close the door behind her. "sorry, he thinks he needs to go wherever I go. yet hates cars." a soft laugh passed her coral-painted lips. "but thank you. they are simply gorgeous."

a nod and then abel offered her his arm. it felt fitting given the type of night it was and how dressed up they were. "was all of this hard to plan out and such? it's really amazing how much everything of yours matches. you gotta tell me all the steps. well, all the ones you want to tell me of course," abel yapped as he walked them both down to his car and then held the door open for her.

"You look stunning; as if you need me to tell you that. But what kind of person would I be not to tell you, you know?" Abel's eyes stayed on Luz's eyes though, unable to pull away from them. "Would love nothing more to get a drink with you. Lemme tell the date and I'll head over with you okay?"

eleanor wasn't exactly sure if it was a good idea to go to the prom since she just got back in town last month and she's still trying to settle back in aurora bay. but it seemed like such a nostalgic event that she couldn't quite pass up. always the people watcher, her eyes widened a little at the sight before her. " did you see that or was that just me? " eleanor voiced with disbelief as she turned to the person next to her, raising her brow towards them. // @aurorabaystarter

"nope. not you at all, that was definitely someone dancing with his hands fully on that woman's ass." there's a moment- a second where abel doesn't say anything else. quickly after though, he has added, "which no disrespect to, you know? more power to people who do that. just...-here feels like a weird place to do so. he was into it."

"Hey!" Gwen called out as she finally spotted someone. "Have you seen Harris around? I think I'm lost. I gotta find him before the sea witch does."

"Harris?" The question of who that was immediately lost in the comment about a sea witch. "Oh no, the sea witch is back? And here I thought we were all safe from her wrath."

"hey. works fairly well to me. it's kitschy, of course. like how certain filters are always used on cities and such. or sepia for an even older tone. but you won't hear me complaining about the neons." it was just a cool look to him through and through. "oh hell. a musical as well? you got anymore secrets to this movie as well?" abel joked in return, though his curiosity was spiking more and more. he would want to watch this after they were done here, that much was for sure. "that explains it. so i'm set up for failure. working with an expert over here who's doing spins and knows movies that fit the atmosphere here and i'm just being myself? seems unfair," he joked in return. "you're not lying on that traffic comment."

It didn't bother him much. Abel turned to her, smiled once the question fully registered to him. "Oh, of course. That's arguably too easy. To no one's surprise, kids love most comics. Do you know if they have a particular taste? In movies and such, you know. Prefers women superheroes, ones that have powers, really into MCU stuff, that sort of thing?"

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There's a shrug. "Don't have to be into it to find someone hot in a costume hot. But fair enough. The rest of us can keep our good taste away from you," The boss joked. "Have you been working on stuff lately? For yourself or for others?"

"We could, I just feel like I have been lied to at every pass by this establishment. I'm in such a rage," Abel joked once more. When Luz spoke, he was quick to listen. Abel was not the type to speak or think over another. Converse clad feet walked with deliberate, but quiet steps towards the table along with the other, his smiling face nodding along as she shared her plan. "Sounds good to me. I...I think I will stick to the fruitier things. Not so much into the dry...dry stuff, you know?" His words stumbled out, as they so often did, but with the added measure of speaking to someone he was a sort-of fan of.

If there was one mission that Abel would always seek out, it was making sure that creatives could continuously find inspiration to create. Art was so invaluable to them as people. "Some of my favorites in general? Arc wise I'd say Secret Wars from Marvel. Or Kraven's Last Hunt. Long Halloween for Batman. Then the independent stuff, definitely Somethings Killing the Children. Saga is stellar. Manga wise and honestly where you might want to start from all of this is a more recent one called Jujustu Kaisen? It's an action read for sure, but the creator really enjoys romance a lot so the tones are sort of underlying. Like pining...warrior types, but it's modern."

"oh! you know what, you're so right. it does have an eighties vibe with it as well. that's a good call. a movie with them combined? mmm. that sounds really interesting. when you remember definitely tell me. i'd love to see it personally. we could make an evening of it." eyes lifted up to her little spin, his face turning up into a smile and then his tattooed hands clapping furiously. "you look like you got a feel for those. way better than eighty year old, but no you definitely do not look so. and i appreciate you saying the same for me. i'll try and not let that go to my head," he joked and stood up to join her, though he did no spin or move like she had.