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"You were extra amazing last night, I must admit," Alec said cheerfully. "Did you make any new friends?" "Did you have a good time on the dance floor?" Xander asked.

Everyone was asleep. The twins had considered briefly staying up until they heard their parents get home but then decided it would probably be a bad idea. So, once they were certain Ivy was sound asleep, they enjoyed some hang-out time of their own before heading to bed before Dark and Daizi...

As the night went on, there was a brief speech thanking everyone for coming out, and telling them what their donated money went to. After the applause, the band struck up again, and there was a nice variety of fast and slow songs. A couple of people approached Daizi for a dance, and one timid...

"It was a delight!" he told her. "Your wife is positively charming, sir. I am envious." He gave Dark a little bow and walked off to see who else might want to dance.

He smiled. "Fortune favors the bold, but I would never be so bold as to assume I could hold a match, let alone a candle, to your own beloved. Merely enjoying a dance that shall stay in my memory for a lifetime, for I am certain I danced with something akin to an angel, and I am unworthy." The...

"Ah, you have caught me, my lady!" he chuckled, swooping her around with care. "It is true that I know nothing of your personality, but it was not just your physical beauty - of which I would be a fool to deny - that caught my eye. It was the grace and confidence of your movements. The...

The man chuckled as he gave her a careful twirl. "Ah, but that is the beauty of a masquerade! It reminds us all that the face is merely one aspect of beauty, and, if I may be uncouth, while a face can truly be a work of art, too much emphasis is placed on the face. Beauty is so much more!"...

"It really is a shame because I would love to flatter you and tell you that you are truly the most arresting woman here," he remarked, leading her flawlessly in a simple but fun dance. "Yes, this event is turning into quite the success! It is gratifying to see such generosity. And creativity...

The man smiled as he took her hand and gallantly swept her away. "Madam, if you were not clearly already spoken for, I would make a fool of myself and say how I never intended to lose you now that I found you!" Once Daizi and the Steampunk Stranger had swept away to the dance floor, a man...

As the dance wound down, a tall man - though not as tall as Dark - approached and bowed. He was dressed in a suit with steampunk elements. Nothing too over the top, just a few little touches here and there, and a bronze mask that appeared to be made from gears. (It was not really, but it made...

The band had just finished a version of "Pink Pony Club" and started playing, "Music of the Night." A few couples tentatively made their way out onto the floor, encouraged by the slow melody. Surely even a poor dancer could keep up to this tune, even if it did have its sweeping moments, right?

The elf sighed and then gave them a graceful nod of his head. "Thank you for your assistance. May favor of the Fae grace your evening tonight." He reached into a little pouch on his belt and pulled out a tiny pinch of blue and gold glitter that he tossed in Dark and Daizi's general direction...

"Oh, just travelers?" The elf looked them over before giving a slight bow. "I am honored to have met such distinguished travelers," they said in a lofty tone. Then, slightly breaking character, they asked, "Have you seen a golden fairy? He was supposed to meet me at the buffet, yet all I...

A man dressed up as a Musketeer - as in, the Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, not the candy bar - sauntered along heading in a crossing path to them, but when he spotted them, he stopped, took off his giant hat with the even more giant fluffy feather, and gave a flamboyant bow to them both...

Everyone at the ball had dressed up in their best, but Dark and Daizi pulled their fair share of admiring glances, and Daizi's mask garnered many second glances, primarily from people trying to understand how she could see through it. There was many an impressive dress and costume and suit, but...