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Waltz for the moon [open]

The setting was a large, elegant ballroom, punctuated by great stone arches and pillars, its ceiling an immense starry window through which anyone who cared to could look up and see a full moon, bright gold and immense against the night sky.

Waiters scurried about with food and drink for those who chose not to dance, but the main attraction was the brightly lit marble dance floor, upon which couples were engaged in a sprightly waltz. Laughter bubbled up through the air, the sounds of genuine delight from those who chose to seize the moment.

Watching from the top of the stairs was a tall, red-haired woman in black and green; she was without a partner, but didn't seem to mind. Overheard, a lone shooting star shot across the sky.

[ooc: Feel free to go wild here! You don't even have to talk to Midna if you don't have to, but give me a sign if you do :) ]

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Pain. There was nothing but lots and lots of pain for the twelve year old girl, having gotten drunk the previous night and then reverting back to her younger self. She was also sure she had said stuff she would regret later, but for right now, nothing mattered except nursing this fucking horrible headache.

So she wandered into the Sensorium, a wet rag pressed to her head, and found herself in the middle of this big waltzing shindig. She rolled her eyes slightly, but figured she might as well be in SOMETHING, so a moment later, she was in a black dress (http://photos-2.posh24.com/p/1084442/z/dianna_agron/chloe_moretz.jpg), and happily, the hangover was forgotten in the Sensoriums, thankfully.

She stayed by the snack table for now, sipping what tasted like seltzer water, trying to piece together bits of last night. Something with Ruffnut...

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Another kid? Well, probably no point in talking to her in her Twili form. Midna walked off quietly, so as not to attract the new arrival's attention, disappearing behind a marble pillar to emerge in her imp form once more.

That done, she teleported herself down to Mindy's location, rematerializing in a sudden cloud of dark particles.

"Hey. Nice dress."

Mindy looked over. She was pretty sure that she had seen this imp person before, although they hadn't had a chance to talk before. She had, however, noticed there was a woman atop the stairs before that stood out from the rest of these jokers. If she were trying to keep that secret though, Mindy wasn't going to say anything. She knew about the importance of alter egos.

"Thanks. I kinda like how you went and emerged from out of nowhere like that. It's pretty neat, and kinda useful. What made you put out this kind of simulation?"

"What, you don't like fancy shindigs? I thought everyone liked a party." Midna picked a canapé off a passing waiter's tray, munching on it thoughtfully.

"Yep. Not bad. Better than that gloop in the 'Mess Hall', anyway."

Ruffnut looked delightfully out of place as she wandered into the simulation, instantly flanked on one side by the simulation of her brother, and on the other by their two headed dragon Gassy and Sparky.

"The hell?" She looked around at the extravagance and felt the instinctive viking urges to ransack, pillage and burn such things. Destruction for destruction's sake. She probably would have started a full out two man one dragon riot if she hadn't spotted Mindy.

"What the..." She stared as her brain tried to process exactly what Mindy was wearing. If nothing else it earned a crooked sort of smile as she bit back a laugh. Sometimes Ruff would just never understand how people not from Birk worked.

"I'm not used to it," Mindy confessed. "Where I'm from, I just don't do it. So seeing it, being able to even be here, its kind of a first for me. I don't even know if this stupid dress works."

She sampled a bit of the food, making a face. "Gotta get used to fancy stuff."

When Ruffnut entered, Mindy was suddenly completely out of sorts. She reddened and turned around, looking angry and more than a little embarrassed.

"What are you smirking about? I can wear nice things sometimes damn it!"

Midna waved idly at Ruffnut. "Try some of the food," she said, still chewing. "And don't smash any tables. There aren't any rupees under there; trust me."

"What's wrong with nice stuff? Hey, you could have a mission sometime where you have to be a spy or something. You want to be the only one looking around like you have no idea what you're doing?"

"What's a Rupee?" Ruff threw out idly as she was so often found to do. Typically when people were talking about things she didn't understand she found it was best just to ask and someone would speak up. In the meantime she took an entire block of cheese and took a bite out of it still smirking at Mindy trying to wrap her head around the strange outfit. "What exactly is it? That I mean?" She gestured at the dress.

"Are you kidding me?" It just so happened Mindy DID know what a Rupee was, after all, she was a kid and did play video games, though she was more of a hack and slasher. "This is a dress Ruffnut: you wear them on special occasions and stuff. I mean come on, you vikings have to have special parties and stuff where you don't wear the same crappy clothes, right? It;s called dressing up."

And really, Mindy barely got to do it. It was purposeless ands he knew it, but a part of her did like it, if only to feel normal for a little while.

Mindy grabbed a piece of shrimp and munched, looking over at their host. "There's nothing wrong with it I guess. It's just usually not my style."

"It's money. Well, where I come from, anyway." Midna glanced at Ruffnut. "You're a what? What's a viking?"

"Well, you look pretty good in it, anyway. Looks like black's your color."

"Well sure we have parties!" Ruff protested, "If we need stuff for a special occasion we just you know...clean up and stuff."

And to Midna "Vikings are warriors!" She declared proudly and thumped her chest "I'm Ruffnut of the Island of Birk, a proud member of the Thorston Clan." As she introduced herself her outfit changed to a more traditional viking outfit of leather and armor and bone. This was more or less what she wore to special occasions. Not too different from her normal clothes just cleaner.

Mindy shook her head. "Well in mine we dress up, ok? Not often for me, obviously, but sometimes, just so I remember a little bit of what being kind of normal is like."

So much for that: and after she defended Ruffnut when the Overlord made fun of her outfit too! "Thanks," she said to Midna. "I thought it looked all right."

"And resident dumbass," she said, punching Ruffnut in the arm. but obviously meaning no harm. "What are you doing in here anyway?"

"Oh yeah?" Midna looked Ruffnut up and down. "Nice horns. What's the Thorston Clan, and what's the Island of Birk?"

She snorted at Mindy's comment about trying to regain some normalcy. "Yeah, and who could blame you? If I'd known I was going to be living in a giant nose, I would have brought a handkerchief."

Ruff cocked an eyebrow, "What's it sound like? The Thorston Clan is my family and the Island of Birk is my home." She glanced around the area and then back to Mindy. With a shrug she tried to make her own version of a fancy dress, it seemed to be made of animal furs with claw and bone based trinkets.

"How are we supposed to fight like this anyway?"

"You're not supposed to, its just for parties and stuff," Mindy replied. "Not that it matters: if I had to fight in it I would, just like in any other situation. A stupid dress isn't going to stop me."

Hell, she'd lose the damn thing if necessary.

She looked at Midna questionably. "Giant nose?"

"Eh. Guess I wouldn't know where Birk was, anyway."

She turned to Mindy. "You know, this ship. Humid, fleshy, sometimes filled with snot? A giant nose."

That made Ruffnut laugh and snort. "Dude it totally is!" She agreed and shoved some more party food into her mouth to stem the laughter.

"So immature sometimes," Mindy muttered, shaking her head and spooning up some cavier. "But yeah, I guess it kind of is."

"And you didn't answer my question Ruffnut: what are you doing here?"

Well, come to think of it, Midna was a little interested, too. It didn't seem like Ruffnut was really the type to show up at a fancy gala.

Ruffnut raised an eyebrow once more and swallowed the food in her mouth, "It's the Sensoriums, I was bored. And then I open this room and here's you in that dress." She gestured with a cracker before she popped it in her mouth and crunched away.

"Oh, all right." Hmm. She sort of wondered if Ruffnut would be here to check up on her, but she guessed that was ok too, her blundering in as usual. "The dress though: we can do better than that. Hmm."

She closed her eyes and now Ruffnut was wearing this (http://www.immoralfashion.com.au/cart/images/85.jpg) dress, high heels and all.

"What do you think Midna?"

"Hmm... Not bad." She turned to Ruffnut. "But are you used to heels? Those don't exactly look like beginner's shoes."

Midna preferred being barefoot, anyway. Easier to move around.

"Gyah!" Ruff was startled by the sudden shift and between the tight dress and the heels, her knobby knees quivered. She tried to take a couple steps and ended up flat on her face blushing furiously.

"Why would anyone wear shoes like these?" She muttered trying to kick them off.

"Oh, there's no way she's going to be able to walk in them," Mindy said to Midna, just as Ruffnut fell flat on her face. "It's kinda why I made her wear them in the first place. Nice dress though, huh?"

She turned to Ruffnut. "Now maybe you'll think twice about laughing at my shit, Ruff!" She snickered.

"Well, as much as I like a good joke..."

Midna snapped her fingers; in an instant, Ruffnut's heels were replaced by some slightly more sensible (but still quite stylish) boots. A little heel, but manageable if she was used to keeping her balance.

And warriors generally were.

"So, I take it you're friends?"

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Are you waiting for Ruffnut? I wasn't sure.

I was, but what the hell:)

Okay, didn't want to butt in.

^_^; Sorry I'm late, I'm crashin' the thread! let's have a threesome

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