#danceofsins

Poppy was grateful for her makeup job so she wouldn’t be recognized by anyone. Not that she knew a lot of people here? Though it was currently hard to tell with so many milling about. “Do you go to a lot of events like this?” she asked Cass, trying not to sound as nervous as she was. She felt like she should be out on the buffet table or something. She was insane for agreeing to this idea, but she did have to get out more. Someone hissed nearby and her hand immediately went to her purse. She groaned. “Don’t worry. I left my weapon at home,” she grumbled, which was per his request. 

"What do you think? Mole? Or piece of chocolate?” Piper mused while standing next to Kisuke. The person in question couldn’t hear her, but she was simply making idle chit chat. She’d popped by to take a look at a piece of equipment that was malfunctioning and having finished that, was making her way back out. “You’re the expert here, so I’ll defer to you,” she added, amused little smile on her face. She said mole, but her way of finding out would probably get her kicked out.

Lucia had been cooped up in her office for far too long, so she decided to go wander the floor. She greeted various staff and guests, basically a queen surveying her kingdom here. She did find being the big boss suited her, though she worried at first that it wouldn’t. She spied a familiar figure near one of the poker tables and slid up next to him. “Well, hello Si, long time no see,” she greeted, her voice conveying her amusement. “Have you acquired a target yet?” she asked, preferring to chose his marks for him... it helped... keep his particular brand of chaos... contained. As much as it ever got at least. 

“I should’ve expected to see you here,” Nitara remarked to Aries before wandering by. “Are you enjoying yourself?” She was not known for her people skills or sparkling personality, but she was trying.

Lila gave Francisco a little wave when she spied him as she weaved her way through the tables. She sat down across from him and put her poker face on. Being around men, older ones especially, made her prone to unexpected bouts of rage and it didn’t help that she felt like she was in trouble for something. What? She hadn’t a clue, but she’d been summoned which felt ominous to her. “Hey, Cisco, what’s up?” she asked very casually and had her polite smile in place. Yes, the one she used for all the guests at the hotel, so it was a very convincing fake. 

Elodie was surprised to get a message from Lulu that she wanted to talk, so she invited her over to paint and then have dinner afterward. She felt like people opened up more when their hands were busy with something, which is why she suggested painting. The door was open for her arrival and Elodie was setting up a couple of canvases as well as the paint and brushes. “Apron, right,” she murmured to herself and went over to get one for herself. “I don’t need to ruin anymore shirts,” she added, obviously talking to herself. 

Odette sat across from Xavier at this little café and shook her head. “No, no, that is not enough to prove there were actually unicorns. I get it, I do, that you’re ancient... however, there would still be some sort of fossils to prove it! All you’re giving me is anecdotes and hearsay. I want actual physical evidence. When did they supposedly go extinct again?” she asked, her dander up, about this of all ridiculous things. 

Elodie welcomed Shiva into her home and led her out to her patio area outside. She’d set up some snacks and drinks, lemonade, little cookies, okay so she liked hosting and having friends over. “It’s so good to see you,” she greeted before giving her a quick hug and taking a seat. “How have you been?” she asked pleasantly. She’d sort of planned to start with this and then maybe go do some painting together. But she’d see what Shiva was interested in.