trans_9 | Prom explanation [Semi closed to Hiccup and Miku]

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Prom explanation [Semi closed to Hiccup and Miku]

[OOC: This is for Hiccup and Miku but if your character needs to have a demonstration of what prom is like rather than having it be explained they can show up. Just try to give me a poke beforehand to let me know.]

Sofia had readied the Sensorium. She had Stacy bring up a dance hall, complete with balloon decorations, refreshments, and a band. There were all ready people on the dance floor, dressed for prom. Now she just waited outside so she could wave Hiccup and Miku over.

She was all ready swaying to the music, even though she wasn't dressed for it. It was hard to resist, at least for someone like her. Any excuse to dance was welcome.

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Miku entered the sensorium hall with a look somewhere between curiosity and confusion. Though it had been explained (and she'd gotten suitably distracted somewhere along the lines of "Steve" and "Tux", but that was an explanation best left for another day), Miku still didn't quite understand it. Her school had Culture Festivals, and there was a folk dance at the end of it, but... none of those things had ever been like what Steve had explained to her.

She waved at Sofia as she approached, "Hello!"

"Hi!" Sofia said brightly. "It's good to meet you in person. I hope I can explain things clearly." Granted, she was more concerned about explaining it all to Hiccup.

"I'll do my best to understand," Miku promised and bowed neatly. "I was told it wasn't anything like the culture festivals I attended when I was in high school." She smiled as she straightened up.

"I doubt it. It is more like a formal dance." Sofia said, stepping back into the Sensorium. "Like this. Of course, this is only what I set up very quickly. The actual prom should be a lot better."

Miku stepped inside after Sofia and looked around.

Oh my, this was sort of glamorous, wasn't it? Like in a manga. "So pretty..." she breathed. She liked the simple kind of things, apparently.

Victory! Sofia couldn't help but smile. "It is nice. As you can see, it's mostly a lot of dancing but there are also refreshments. And I'm sure the real prom will have other things to do."

"I can't dance, but I think I'll like watching everyone else," Miku smiled brightly at Sofia. Also, Steve in a tuxedo, even if he looked momentarily uncomfortable with the idea of it.

Could he dance? Did he? Well, that was unimportant. Miku would probably just stomp all over his feet. "What did you have in mind, if you don't mind my asking?"

"I can teach you how to dance! It is so much fun!" No one would have the 'I can't dance' excuse at this prom. Not if Sofia could help it.

"I'm not sure yet. I might split the activities into an after prom party. I am more interested in hearing everyone's thoughts before deciding."

"I'll probably be terrible at it," Miku replied with a touch of panic. She took a half-conscious step backwards, as if trying to preserve her dignity. "An-anyway... there's a party after the party? That seems like a lot..."

"The most important thing about dancing is having fun. As long as you're having fun, you can't be terrible." Sofia grinned. "Besides, I am a very good teacher." She hoped. "And you don't have to go to the after prom party. I do not even know if we will have one. It is a lot less formal."

Miku raised her eyebrows, clearly dubious at Sofia's proclamation. "I... I'll take your word for it," she offered meekly.

She tried to file away what Sofia had said about the prom, but was momentarily distracted by the image of again stomping all over her poor, sweet boyfriend's feet. Well, he'd forgive her, wouldn't he? "How soon do you want to do have it? Very soon, or will we have a good amount of time. Do you want to leave all your plans written down in case GLaDOS-san decides your Avia is going to fall out?"

"Come on. It's a lot of fun." Sofia pleaded.

"I'm not sure when we can have it. Soon, I hope. But since Ava was repodded, we have been set back. I'll make sure to make sure any of my plans are in writing or shared with everyone else."

Miku held her hands up, "Oh, no, I believe you." Well, sort of. "I'm just one of those people who unfortunately don't excel at anything other than getting into trouble. Ah, maybe if I get a little less nervous, I will take you up on your offer." It wasn't exactly a promise, but it was enough of one.

So why on earth did it feel like a stone had just fallen into her stomach?

Oh well.

"Well, it sounds like we have at least a good platform to work from, doesn't it?" Miku smiled again and nodded once.

"Alright, I will let you think about it." If Miku was lucky, Sofia would let her think about it alone for several hours.

"I hope so. I want everyone to enjoy themselves."

"Thank you very much," Miku bowed again. "I appreciate it!" At least she wasn't as pushy as some of the Americans on board, even if she was... what was the word? Lively. Sofia was very lively.

Miku looked particularly awkward reaching out to pat Sofia's shoulder, "Don't worry, Sofia-san, we'll make it something very memorable. I'll follow your lead."

"Oh, so it's going to be boring again," Hiccup said, as he came into the room, and looked around at the simulation.

He didn't mean to sound insulting. It was just that he was used to much rowdier celebrations.

"Boring!" Sofia exclaimed. "What do you mean boring?"

Sorry Hiccup, offense taken.

Hiccup held up his hands in a placating way.

"I just mean...people apparently have different kinds of parties than the ones back home. This is a little on the quiet side and no one's drunk and wearing their wife's breastplate."

"Pues, this is only an exam-" Ohhhh. "No, no. This is a different party than that. No one is supposed to get openly drunk at prom, although people still do. This is-" She paused, trying to think of how to explain this to the viking. "Everyone is supposed to have fun without embarrassing themselves or others." Although people still do...

"But how's it fun if someone isn't getting embarrassed?"

Then again, he was the one people loved to embarrass at parties, but still. He's not seeing the fun here.

"So with this prom thing, there's no drinking, people have to wear uncomfortable clothes, and everyone is supposed to be well-behaved instead of acting crazy?"

Trying hard not to facepalm, Sofia thought this over. How could she make it sound enticing...

"During prom, yes. The uncomfortable clothes are supposed to make you look really good to your girlfriend. So that after prom..." She smirked instead of finishing her sentence.

Confusion.

"So that after prom, she tells me never to dress like that again?"

He didn't get it.

"No, so you can enjoy taking the clothes off." A brief pause. "If you want to that is. You can also just enjoy how really, really good she looks in a dress."

"Why would we enjoy--and I don't find this frilly stuff that good-looking on girls, to be honest. Forget dresses when there's, like...leathers and--"

Wait a second.

"Wait wait, is that all some protracted thing for teenagers to...you know? Afterward?"

"Well, for some people." Sofia couldn't stop the mischievous gleam in her eyes. "But for other people it's just an excuse to have fun. I know I love this." She said, gesturing to the crowd.

There was a subtle raise of eyebrows at the crowd.

"Well, I guess it looks, very...nice."

Read: formal and boring, but he was too polite to say so.

He wasn't sure if he was going to this one, since he didn't relish the idea of wearing the monkeysuits the guys were wearing, and Sofia seemed nice so he didn't want to crash the party again if it'd genuinely upset her.

If he went, the punch was getting spiked, though.

"But you don't like it?" Sofia frowned. She had wanted everyone to be able to enjoy themselves... "Maybe if we have an after party you could have fun there."

"There's nothing wrong with it. Really, it looks fine," he said, trying to be reassuring. "But Viking, you know, we don't really do formal. Well, we do formal, but it's not like this. It's...we wear the nice furs, and then everyone gets drunk anyway. And if, you know, any teens want to engage in a little...hmm-hmm afterward, they sneak off to the hayfields and everyone pretends not to notice when they come back with hay in their hair. All this...thisness is a little weird. Uh, Different. I meant...different. I'm not saying your traditions are weird, just...weird. To me. Weird in the context of not doing stuff like that."

You modern teens and your wacky traditions, formal dresswear, and not being thrown into giant cages to fight pissed-off dragons.

Sofia sighed. "I'll try and throw an after prom party. Those are usually more... wild."

Maybe she couldn't please everyone but she'd be damned if she didn't try.

"No no, you don't have to do that. Really. Hey, maybe I'll grab the girlfriend and we'll try this...thing, anyway. Learning about the traditions of other people is a good thing, right?"

Even if they're boring traditions. At least there seemed to be dancing?

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