#divinecanopus

"Hey, woah! Be careful with that thing!"

@divinecanopus sent: “Come with me! Let’s dance together!” — Elizabeth (to Morty)

When they had met, just a few weeks before, Morty had thought that he would have never seen Elizabeth again. Not because he hadn't enjoyed her company, because he had, perhaps a little more than he should have. However, usually he never had the chance to turn the encounters he made during adventures into something more concrete. He had assumed that the same would have happened with the young noblewoman.

As it had turned out, though, he had been wrong. And he was very thankful for it.

Not only Lizzie had insisted on seeing him again, once the time to part ways had come, but he had managed to convince Rick to let him go back to her dimension. It had cost him, because he had been forced to bribe the scientist, but for how he saw it, it had been worth it.

The invitation to the party had been a bit of a surprise, since they usually hanged out alone, but he had accepted it with little hesitation. Both because he was curious to see how aristocratic supposedly fun gatherings worked and because it would have meant spending more time with Lizzie.

Now that she had asked him to dance, however, he was starting to wonder if he had made the wrong choice.

"W-What? I...In front of everyone?" He asked, resisting as she tried to pull him towards the dance floor. "I-I don't think...It's not a good idea. I-I don't..."

Was a rich American supposed to know how to dance? Was it part of the education he was pretending to have? He had no clue. He really needed to do some proper research, or he would surely find himself in this sort of trouble again.

The way his body froze up could easily be considered comical. It's clear that the whimsy of having a mansion to explore got the better of him, and in kind he certainly wasn't here for any regal upkeep or anything of the sort. Sora's visage perked up from that set of double doors that certainly wasn't leading towards the ground where the ball was to occur. Those faintly crept open doors found themselves immediately shut.

Set in Elizabeth's direction would be a set of serene, cerulean eyes that found themselves tinged with excitement. Righting his posture, that earlier entrance found itself ignored as he approached her, keeping a modest distance away as his arms crossed behind his head. "At this point, my friends would just wind up saying lost is my middle name. Still, that's the last way to be within someone's home here!"

That begs the question on why she was here. Sora internally assumed they might just be familiar with this family, given their know how on how to reach point A to B. It managed to be a blessing in disguise in the end!

"if ya don't mind, could I use your wisdom for a while longer and have ya lead the way? I'd really appreciate it!" Somehow, his exuberance felt practically off putting in an environment where a most stuffy atmosphere would typically be. In that same instant of time, an extra thought briefly pauses him, causing him to perk up as he remembered why he errantly roamed to begin with.

"--N' one more question? By chance you haven't seen any shadowy figures prowling around this location, have you?" It may sound like a fairy tale excuse, but he's being completely serious.

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❝ Wouldn’t you think I’m the girl who has everything? ❞ -- Lizzie to Vash

The little mermaid.

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“Hm.. I’ll do it, but only if you dance with me!” She held both her hands out. — to Vash from Lizzie

Unprompted.

@divinecanopus sent: “Do you want to come along and explore? I think it would be delightful!” — Elizabeth to any Morty

Getting separated from Rick during adventures was nothing new to him. At times it was on purpose to achieve their goal more quickly, divide and conquer. Others it was by accident, especially if they were being chased by some monster or by the local authorities.

In that particular occasion, the teen had gotten in trouble with a guard after the two of them had split up. He had eventually managed to lose the man, also because he had been smart enough to swap his usual clothes for some that could fit that Victorian Era like world. Pity that it had led to him being completely lost.

The offer came unexpected, causing Morty to stop mid-sentence as he had been profusely apologising after having bumped into the girl. Judging from how she was dressed, she had to be some sort of young noblewoman, so he had expected a very different treatment from her part.

Realising that he was gaping, he hurried to close his mouth as he hesitantly considered his options. He was alone without any clue of how to go back to where he was supposed to be. He could have kept randomly wandering around the streets, maybe wait for Rick to find him instead, but who knows how long that would have taken.

Or he could have accepted the girl's offer and maybe eventually gotten some help to reach his intended destination. Besides, she seemed nice and she was very pretty.

"I-I...Yeah, I'd like that. I-If it's really not too much trouble for you," he eventually stuttered out, rubbing the back of his neck before offering her a nervous smile. "I-I'm not from around here, s-so, uh, it would be nice to see the area, I-I guess?"

How was he supposed to address her? Miss? Ma'am? Some formal title he wasn't aware of? Geez, he was already starting to feel awkward.

and he receives them with all the pleasure. ❝ My...Elizabeth, what a bold move. ❞