trans_9 | Post Mission Party At The Bar

Kaya had decided to pour over her new nursing guidelines at the Drunken Dragon, politely asking the barmaid to keep the mead coming, as she preferred it to beer right now. She had for several months now given up the idea of trying to make her own beer: who had the time? She was already training wherever she could, reading as a hobby, and now being a nurse was going to be taking up quite a bit of her time. A part of her was quietly scolding, saying that she was throwing herself into this to avoid feeling bad about Matt, but she didn't have any time to listen to THAT either.

Matt was gone, and as hurtful as that was, she still had tons to do, and could at least make sure everyone on the bus was looked after, as he would have done.

So anyone approaching would see Kaya reading and writing things down in her newly obtained nursing packet, looking busy.

Despite the events that usually carried on in places like The Blue Recluse and the Slaughtered Lamb, Nokosi really had missed his time ducking in and out of the bars and taverns in Ironforge and Stormwind. The drunks always had the best stories, even if they were heavily padded with layer upon layer of fiction, with truth stretched so thin that an Ogre would question the authenticity of the tale.

The longing for the bustling, loud and generally cheery mood was why he found himself here, today. He hadn't planned to really drink much, lest he find himself in a string of awkward situations, but the atmosphere was what he was looking for, anyways.

Taking a quick glance around the homey bar, he spotted the back of a head that he recognized. Kaya looked fairly busy--not that that deterred him one bit.

Nokosi took long, languid strides to the table she occupied and sat himself down in a nearby seat but didn't utter a word. Instead, he leaned over to view what it was she was reading.

Kaya was still anxiously working, making notes in margins, organizing what she would be reading next and when, and found that the mead was already running low. She had a slight buzz going on, but nothing too severe, so she asked for another round. It was at that point she noticed that someone was reading over her shoulder, and looked up.

"Oh, Nokosi, hi!" Kaya said, brightening immediately. "I meant to find you! How have you been?"

His eyes lingered on the text, even as he was addressed. He'd been mouthing the words in the book, attempting to sound them out with his elementary level of literacy.

After a small stretch of silence, he finally looked towards Kaya, his smile mirroring her own.

"I have been as well as could be expected at this current point in time. I would say the same for Fontaine, since he is not here." Fontaine did like bars just as much as he, but for an entirely different reason. Barmaids and free scraps of food.

"And you? Busy as usual, I see."

She smiled as she watched him mouthing the words. She had been trying to help him as often as she could, but she had gotten far busier than she had expected, what with training with Morgan and now with Rory, but she made time when she could.

"I've been ok, as much as I can be while I'm busy with nursing. Hey, I meant to ask you a question: have you heard of that Prom that we're having soon? It's apparently this dance people have when they're old enough in school."

She smiled. "Would you like to come with me?"

He bobbed his head once in knowing. "Ronnae has told me of it. It is a greater deal different than what I know of a 'ball', though." Especially the music they had. He didn't know quite what to think about that, just yet.

"But of course I will go with you, though I must admit that I do not know what to expect. Perhaps I should speak with you and Ronnae about what is 'common' in such situations and events."

Kaya laughed. "I've been interested in it ever since my friend Nura started to tell me about it. It's not a ball though: Matt's shown me what a ball is like, and I've actually been to a few of them myself. It's more of a relaxed gathering to dance and have fun!"

She leave off the part about expectation of fornication later: Nokosi didn't need to know that.

"It doesn't seem too terribly hard, from what I've learned. You bring your date some sort of wreath of flowers to wear on her hand, you arrive, you mingle, then you dance! I can definitely show you the finer points of dancing if you're lacking: its become something of a specialty for me."

He dropped his head slightly, eyes shooting back to the book she had been pouring over earlier. "I think I will need to be educated on certain points of dancing that is appropriate for such and event, though. I have been shown by Ronnae the basics of what is known as 'ballroom dancing', but I do not think that knowledge will do me any good here."

Nokosi rose his gaze back to her face gave a sharp nod. "Flowers...then mingling and dancing," he repeated, as if going over a list in his mind. "Yes, I think I can do that. What is your favorite color, so that I may know which ones I should collect?"

"Oh, I can totally do that with you, trust me," Kaya said. "From what I've seen from earth customs, its something that you do spontaneously, in certain ways. It isn't important to try and keep decorum since it will have a theme, so o ball room dancing. I suppose it will depend on the music, but I've actually heard several different types of music, so we shouldn't be lacking here!"

She grinned. "Yup! Sounds fun, doesn't it? And really Nokosi, I thought you would have figured it out by now! My favorite color is blue!"

"I see. Well, I suppose that will not worry me at all, then," he said, eyes wandering the length of the bar. "What is the theme of this 'prom'?"

After he'd surveyed every small nook and any off-centered objects that he cared to view, his eyes finally settled back on her. A smile rose to his at her words and he placed his long arms on the sturdy table and folded one over the other.

"Now that you say that, it does make the most sense. I would have guessed it was white, though."

"I believe the theme is going to be underwater, so you have the option of swimming if you want. I'm also going to be helping Starfire with it, so I'll give you all the information as it comes, ok? Thanks for coming with me!"

She quirked an eyebrow. His smile was definitely worth looking at, but she was definitely curious about his answer. "White? Why that color?"

"You do not need to thank me for accompanying you to some place. It sounds as if it would be fun."

He shrugged one shoulder but still went on to explain. "You spoke of your home in the north, and though you are a water bender, I imagine that most of the scenery were wide expanses of ivory, towering, jagged icebergs and crystal-like glaciers. Not only is it a memory of a home that conjures up warm feelings, despite the very cold weather, you also mentioned that you are very fond of snow."

Nokosi rested his head against his folded arms, his hair coiling on the table beside him. "Besides that, you also have an affinity for the moon and not just because it increases your abilities. For these reasons, I would have guessed white."

"I wasn't sure if it was someplace you wanted to go," Kaya said, looking a little sheepish. "I think its fun, I just hope you feel the same when you're there."

She listened, thinking. "Well yes when you put it that way, I guess that it makes sense. Still, even though I'm surrounded by white, it was really blue that would catch my eye. It always seemed to catch my eye a bit more than the white, since it was always the most dominant color. Besides, I think of white as being an airbender color because of the clouds. But yes, the Northern Water Tribe does have its share of white everywhere."

The moon white? She always thought of it more gray, really.

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