Aside 23.1: Rosetta gets some one on one

Jul 17 22:02:38 <~zoofman>	First, a quick note: Earlier in the week Garcia showed up with a bag for you.  She didn't really bother to explain its contents, looking pretty sleep deprived, it was a pretty quick 'Hi take this bye' before she zombieshuffled back over to The Fifth Element.
Jul 17 22:03:50 <Rosetta>	Enough time to quickly ask him about his own costume? :O
Jul 17 22:05:08 <~zoofman>	"Not done with it, yours was first."  Didn't seem in a very talkative mood.  Inside was the Moltres-themed dress you requested!  It turned out about as well as you expected, but she also bought you a cute pair of red stilletos to go with it!  ...And...one other thing.
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Jul 17 22:06:11 <~zoofman>	A...sock in the bottom of the bag with a post-it-note stuck to it.  "I think you took one of mine and I took one of yours after we melted all the icecream."
Jul 17 22:06:42 <Rosetta>	"..."
Jul 17 22:07:20 <~zoofman>	ICE CREAM INNUENDO ASIDE.
Jul 17 22:07:26 »»	Rosetta thanks Garcia and puts that all aside to think about later!
Jul 17 22:07:47 <~zoofman>	Gabriella's pretty piss easy to find the week leading up to the ball, as she's been crashing on the couch in your rec room.
Jul 17 22:08:50 »»	Rosetta approaches her while she's taking one of her naps or something, folding up her shitty coupon into a tiny paper airplane and telekinetic flying it to poke her nose a few times.
Jul 17 22:09:01 <~zoofman>	You find her napping with the door wide open.  Looks like she didn't even change out of what she wore to bed, as she's wearing a white t-shirt and basketball shorts.
Jul 17 22:09:22 <Rosetta>	Poke poke poke.
Jul 17 22:10:09 <~zoofman>	She swats at the air hopelessly. "Nnnnn...staaaaahp."
Jul 17 22:12:04 <~zoofman>	"Fuckin' horseman get your own couch," she mutters, turning away from you
Jul 17 22:13:22 »»	Rosetta sighs. "Gabby wake up." She releashes Dolore from his pokeball. "If she's not up in a minute, you have license to do whatever you want, alright?"
Jul 17 22:15:12 <~zoofman>	She tosses a throw pillow in your direction and slowly pushes herself up, yawning.  "You even realize how wrong that just sounded? Bleeeh." She wipes the sleep away from her face and looks over to you.  "Sup Rosetta?"
Jul 17 22:16:35 <Rosetta>	"Lewd! Ghosts are pranksters, yeah? You know what I meant. Anyway." She snatches the paper airplane back and unfolds it, handing it to Gabby. "Think we can handle this without being at the gym?"
Jul 17 22:18:18 <~zoofman>	It takes a second or two to catch on. "Oh.  Personal trainin' bit.  Naw anywhere works - if we need somethin' we could find it in town here anyway."
Jul 17 22:18:34 <Rosetta>	"Shiny."
Jul 17 22:19:00 »»	Rosetta hops back a few paces to give her room to get up.
Jul 17 22:20:56 <~zoofman>	"You given any thought to what you'd like this new move to be like? Not like super specific but more like how it'd fit in your fightin' style..." She seems a bit perplexed by the hopping bit, and does a half ass imitation of it as she stands, hopping in place. "Do you do that everywhere?"
Jul 17 22:21:36 <Rosetta>	"Yes?" Rosetta tilts her head. "Is there something wrong with it?"
Jul 17 22:22:04 <Rosetta>	"I could teleport literally everywhere I go instead, but I'd probably drive Gen literally insane."
Jul 17 22:23:05 <~zoofman>	"Nada.  Just noticed you seem to do it a lot; it's really cute."
Jul 17 22:23:37 <~zoofman>	She starts stretching her arms and back.  "But yeah, any thought on what sorta technique this'd be?"
Jul 17 22:24:26 <Rosetta>	"Thanks I guess." Tilt the other way. "And nah, I don't have a...great idea yet or anything. I sorta figured we might spar a bit and figure that out or you'd have some suggestions or something?"
Jul 17 22:27:27 <~zoofman>	"Sparring?  Think I saw some stuff in that trainin' room of yours..."
Jul 17 22:28:24 <Rosetta>	"Oh, yeah, just had that installed about a week ago. Pretty rad, yeah?"
Jul 17 22:31:22 <~zoofman>	You guys walk on over to it - has your rock wall, a glassed side with a rack of free weights, a lot of training mats with some accessories, rubberish flooring, a few resistant weight machines, and a treadmill and cycle. Most these things have ways to make them Pokemon friendly. "It's aite for what makes sense to have on a boat I guess.  Who even uses this thing though other than you?"
Jul 17 22:32:35 <Rosetta>	"My pokemon? I dunno, I kinda paid for it all outta pocket cause I wasn't sure the others were as interested in having all this around."
Jul 17 22:33:58 <~zoofman>	She walks over near the matts and digs through a plastic crate to find some boxing gloves, and tosses a pair at you.  "Hehe, reminds me of that one pidove and the treadmill at my place.  What do you have your birds do?  Fly around with dumbbells in their talons?"
Jul 17 22:34:14 <~zoofman>	She seems actually curious, even if her tone's a teasing one.
Jul 17 22:35:02 <Rosetta>	"I actually haven't really let them at it much yet. Mostly it was makin' Dolore use the weights until he grew the rest of his body out of nowhere."
Jul 17 22:36:53 <~zoofman>	"How does a Haunter even get swo-ya know what, I ain't gonna question it.  Lesse how you've improved, lil' Rosie," she puts the gloves on and taunts you forward with her hand.  You're up speed wise!
Jul 17 22:38:44 <Rosetta>	"Well, normally in a serious fight I'd start off with something like this." Rosetta begins to do a Double Team but stops. "But that's a bit unnecessary for sparring, yeah? Alright, lightning edge!" She darts forward with an electrified jab.
Jul 17 22:38:53 <Rosetta>	1d20 hidden power elec
Jul 17 22:38:53 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, hidden power elec: 20 [1d20=20]
Jul 17 22:39:16 <Rosetta>	6d8+20+20 and flinches :B
Jul 17 22:39:17 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, and flinches :B: 67 [6d8=4,4,8,3,1,7]
Jul 17 22:40:19 <~zoofman>	1d20 "Caught-me-off-guard-with-that-one strike!" (Mach Paunch)
Jul 17 22:40:20 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, "Caught-me-off-guard-with-that-one strike!" (Mach Paunch): 7 [1d20=7]
Jul 17 22:40:48 »»	Rosetta ducks under that and delivers her jab first anyhow!
Jul 17 22:41:07 <~zoofman>	"Ow ow ow, I just woke up here girl calm yo tits."
Jul 17 22:43:05 <Rosetta>	"Alright, alright, er not-so-electrified kick!" Rosetta delivers a precise spinning kick at Gabby's side.
Jul 17 22:43:08 <Rosetta>	1d20 aerial ace
Jul 17 22:43:08 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, aerial ace: 18 [1d20=18]
Jul 17 22:43:18 <Rosetta>	2d6+8+20
Jul 17 22:43:19 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 2d6+8+20: 39 [2d6=6,5]
Jul 17 22:45:48 <~zoofman>	She shifts her body to take the blow a bit better, then goes for a punch to the right shoulder. "You owe me lunch for that one!  Second Wind Slam!"
Jul 17 22:45:51 <~zoofman>	1d20 drain punch!
Jul 17 22:45:52 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, drain punch!: 2 [1d20=2]
Jul 17 22:48:00 »»	Rosetta sidesteps that one easily. "Mega Punch -always- goes for that spot when she's mad at me, you know! Two taloned strike!"
Jul 17 22:48:11 <Rosetta>	2#1d20 double hit
Jul 17 22:48:12 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, double hit: 4 [1d20=4], 7 [1d20=7]
Jul 17 22:48:28 »»	Rosetta goes for a quick two punches and probably whiffs at least one ;o;
Jul 17 22:49:57 <Rosetta>	Or both of them, as it were
Jul 17 22:50:09 <~zoofman>	She baps your hands aside and tries to slam her palm into your chest. "Breath Taker!" Force Palm!
Jul 17 22:50:10 <~zoofman>	1d20
Jul 17 22:50:11 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, 1d20: 15 [1d20=15]
Jul 17 22:50:36 <~zoofman>	3d6+40
Jul 17 22:50:36 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, 3d6+40: 52 [3d6=4,5,3]
Jul 17 22:51:35 <Rosetta>	"Ow!" Rosetta quickly responds with an uppercut.
Jul 17 22:51:40 <Rosetta>	1d20 hidden power elec
Jul 17 22:51:40 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, hidden power elec: 15 [1d20=15]
Jul 17 22:51:54 <Rosetta>	"er...IMEANSHORYUKEN...wait shit."
Jul 17 22:51:57 <Rosetta>	3d8+10+20
Jul 17 22:51:57 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 3d8+10+20: 43 [3d8=4,5,4]
Jul 17 22:52:09 <Rosetta>	"That still counts as a name!"
Jul 17 22:53:19 <~zoofman>	You nail her in the chin, and she hops back a few steps, still mimicing your own motions, and then dives at you. "Your Lil Cuz's Favorite Technique!"
Jul 17 22:53:20 <~zoofman>	1d20
Jul 17 22:53:21 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, 1d20: 13 [1d20=13]
Jul 17 22:53:40 <Rosetta>	(if that's mega punch I think that still hits ;o;)
Jul 17 22:54:07 <~zoofman>	3d6+45 funhatersnobdox nerfed iron fist ;o;
Jul 17 22:54:08 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, funhatersnobdox nerfed iron fist: 55 [3d6=1,6,3]
Jul 17 22:54:39 <~zoofman>	She slams a fist into your right arm with considerable force
Jul 17 22:56:45 <Rosetta>	"Ow ow ow!" Rosetta clutches and rubs her arm. "That might be her favorite, but I hate that one." ;_; She looks to be getting kinda dizzy from the pain. (15/110 hp ;o;) "Desperation blow!" She launches an electrified haymaker with her left arm.
Jul 17 22:56:48 <Rosetta>	1d20 hidden power elec
Jul 17 22:56:49 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, hidden power elec: 6 [1d20=6]
Jul 17 22:57:04 <Rosetta>	"Shit."
Jul 17 22:57:38 <~zoofman>	Gabriella sidesteps and attempts to grab you by the arm as you run past.
Jul 17 22:58:02 <~zoofman>	6d6+5 I'm not sure if she has feats that give bonuses to this but :D
Jul 17 22:58:03 <DiceMaid-9001>	zoofman, I'm not sure if she has feats that give bonuses to this but :D: 28 [6d6=2,6,5,4,1,5]
Jul 17 22:58:28 <Rosetta>	3d6+5 combat rolls? that isn't even fair ;o;
Jul 17 22:58:28 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, I don't understand...
Jul 17 22:58:41 <Rosetta>	3d6+5 you dumbmaid
Jul 17 22:58:41 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, you dumbmaid: 16 [3d6=6,1,4]
Jul 17 22:58:44 <~zoofman>	(I think the ;'s confused her)
Jul 17 23:00:09 <~zoofman>	Gabriella hooks your arm, spins you around and pins you on the ground with you looking up at you.  She smirks and laughs.  "Alright, alright, not tryin' to put you in the E.R. here.  Think I got an idea."
Jul 17 23:01:31 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. How about an ice pack for my arm first?" :<
Jul 17 23:03:20 <~zoofman>	"Ppppft, you're such a...sissy."  There's an odd look on her face for a half second as she says that, but it fades back to her grin as she lets you go and helps you up.  "Alright, alright, you can have a soda break."
Jul 17 23:03:56 <~zoofman>	She takes off the gloves and tosses them toward the crate, heading toward the staircase up.
Jul 17 23:04:56 <Rosetta>	"Am not, you just hit hard." Rosetta hops off to the fridge to grab an ice pack and a black cherry soda before heading up to meet Gabby.
Jul 17 23:05:47 <~zoofman>	She was heading there with you silly!
Jul 17 23:05:58 <Rosetta>	Oh. Well that then!
Jul 17 23:08:14 <~zoofman>	She's fixing herself a protien shake with some milk and takes a seat at one of the booths.  "So, you're nimble, and can get a good hit in by hitting where it hurts no matter how tough you are and then gettin' out.  And I suppose your teleportin' tricks will help with this, but when someone does get in your grill and you can't, you're sorta hosed huh?"
Jul 17 23:09:34 »»	Rosetta nods as she applies the ice pack and cracks open the soda. "Yeah, something like that I guess. I mean, I picked up a chained weapon for a reason, yeah?"
Jul 17 23:10:07 <~zoofman>	"How about we work with that then?"
Jul 17 23:11:26 <Rosetta>	"Sure, lemme go get it." Rosetta hops off and returns a minute later with her ghosty glowly kusarigama.
Jul 17 23:15:23 <~zoofman>	She stares at it silently while she shakes her drink to get all the powder out.  "I'm noticing a theme here with this thing and what you did to those sneakers I bought you."
Jul 17 23:15:36 <Rosetta>	(I didn't do anything with those yet ;o;)
Jul 17 23:15:40 <Rosetta>	(no monies)
Jul 17 23:15:42 <~zoofman>	(Oh, oops :B)
Jul 17 23:16:06 <~zoofman>	ER, RATHER. "Well that could certainly put an eye out."
Jul 17 23:16:27 <~zoofman>	"How do you even use that thing without hittin' everything in a room?"
Jul 17 23:18:20 <Rosetta>	"Just gotta aim it really really carefully. It helps if I can isolate one target. The chain's more for just wrapping them up so I can zap 'em down the line. I don't actually swing the sickle part around on the chain as often."
Jul 17 23:20:07 <~zoofman>	Gabriella seems pretty damn stumped on something.  She pops the thermos open and drinks from it before speaking. "You need a good bit of open room to even try to practice with that thing, hrm."
Jul 17 23:20:49 »»	Rosetta shrugs. "If I need space, I just climb up to the roof of some old abandoned building or something, yeah?"
Jul 17 23:22:51 <~zoofman>	"Oh you little vandel.  Alright, here's what I'm thinking."
Jul 17 23:24:12 <~zoofman>	"We can either focus on how to react when someone does get ahold of you, or just assume it won't be often you're gonna get put in a position you can't just zip out of it and focus on keepin' things away from ya."
Jul 17 23:26:33 <~zoofman>	"Either way, I hope you don't hate how these things taste," she jiggles the protien shake.
Jul 17 23:26:45 <Rosetta>	"Why's that?" Headtilt.
Jul 17 23:27:02 <~zoofman>	"Cause you're gonna need em' when I'm through with you."
Jul 17 23:27:05 <~zoofman>	"..."
Jul 17 23:27:11 <~zoofman>	"...That came out wrong."
Jul 17 23:27:14 <Rosetta>	"I think I'd like to focus on playing keepaway. I mean, if someone shuts down my powers, yeah that's gonna be rough, but."
Jul 17 23:27:16 <Rosetta>	"..."
Jul 17 23:27:19 »»	Rosetta coughs.
Jul 17 23:27:47 <~zoofman>	"Uh."
Jul 17 23:28:04 <Rosetta>	"Anyway."
Jul 17 23:28:11 <Rosetta>	"That bad, huh?" Rosetta cringes a bit.
Jul 17 23:28:54 <~zoofman>	She shakes it off herself. "Uh huh, you said you don't even bother with the blade right?"
Jul 17 23:29:48 <Rosetta>	"I use it up close. The usual method is tangle someone up from a few meters away, then close in and cut 'em up with the sickle."
Jul 17 23:30:14 <Rosetta>	"If it's a really open area I'll just swing the whole sickle around, but that's sorta dangerous..."
Jul 17 23:30:56 <Rosetta>	"A lot of the times though it's just been safer to wrap someone up in the chain and run a current down the length." Rosetta sips at her soda.
Jul 17 23:31:03 <Rosetta>	"...Does this mean I have to drink fewer sodas?" :<
Jul 17 23:32:18 <~zoofman>	"Ooooh.  Nasty.  Less candy or less soda, gotta give somewhere, you little sugarfiend.  Here's how we'll start.  We're gonna stick a weight on it like a big ass fishing hook n' I'll come up with a few exercises to work on your upper arm strength and feel for controllin' it better."
Jul 17 23:32:30 <~zoofman>	"Once you improve that a bit we can think specifics."
Jul 17 23:32:59 <Rosetta>	(kusarigamas do have weights on the chain end already btw, but it could be a heavier one)
Jul 17 23:33:24 <Rosetta>	(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Kusarigama-crop.jpg)
Jul 17 23:33:26 <~zoofman>	(Yes, she means like sticking more weight on it)
Jul 17 23:33:51 <Rosetta>	"Oh, I do rock climbing and all that already. Guess this'd be a bit more intense, huh?"
Jul 17 23:35:03 <~zoofman>	"We could always just stick a bigger weight on it."
Jul 17 23:35:29 »»	Rosetta nodnods.
Jul 17 23:35:49 <Rosetta>	"Can I put soda -in- the shakes?"
Jul 17 23:36:12 <~zoofman>	"..."
Jul 17 23:36:33 <Rosetta>	"...that's a no, isn't it?"
Jul 17 23:36:52 <Karsten>	(In before don't mix milk and red bull)
Jul 17 23:36:55 <~zoofman>	"I guess you COULD, but I'm pretty sure it'd taste like dick.  Not that I'd know, I mean."
Jul 17 23:38:22 <Rosetta>	"Alright, alright. So what sorta exercises do I gotta do?"
Jul 17 23:42:32 <~zoofman>	She spends some time going over a few of her ideas.  A warm up one of sorts, 'free spin' where you do just spin it freely for a certain number of rotations per set.  One where she sets up some dumbies and calls out targets for you to constrict and release, a really dickish suicides one where you constrict, run to to 'kill', run back and release a series of targets that are farther and farther apart (no teleporting), and
Jul 17 23:42:32 <~zoofman>	her favorite: a dodgeball dealie where you gotta try to deflect the balls while only being able to move within a small circle.
Jul 17 23:44:02 <Rosetta>	"...I bet my cuz is gonna want in on that last one if I stop by the gym, huh?"
Jul 17 23:44:32 <~zoofman>	"Who -wouldn't- want in on that one?" She laughs.
Jul 17 23:44:39 <Rosetta>	"Fair enough."
Jul 17 23:45:03 <~zoofman>	"But no, what do you think of this for a start?  Once you get a better feel for it we can figure out somethin' in particular to apply to how you fight."
Jul 17 23:46:25 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, that sounds pretty good. Someone should make protein-infused sodas though." Rosetta says thoughtfully.
Jul 17 23:48:42 <~zoofman>	"It's all about moderation.  Anyway, I need to prep somethin' for this so you can actually start it - could do somethin' temporarily beach side at night with some life preservers and driftwood maybe - I'll see if I can get it done by tomorrow."
Jul 17 23:48:51 <~zoofman>	"So," she finishes off the protien shake. "Where we going to lunch?"
Jul 17 23:49:01 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. Thanks Gabby."
Jul 17 23:50:52 <Rosetta>	"Uh."
Jul 17 23:51:11 <~zoofman>	"Wah?"
Jul 17 23:51:15 <~zoofman>	"I wasn't kidding earlier."
Jul 17 23:51:24 <Rosetta>	"Oh c'mon, really?"
Jul 17 23:51:58 <~zoofman>	She sighs.  "Fiiiine, we'll go dutch."
Jul 17 23:52:53 <Rosetta>	"You're already crashing on our couch, yeah?"
Jul 17 23:54:23 <Rosetta>	"There's a decent Mexinovan place in town, but I think it might be better to just do a look up on Urban Spoon for what's nearby." Rosetta takes out her phone and starts taptapping.
Jul 17 23:59:16 <~zoofman>	She laughs as she gets up to clean her drink out in the sink. "Playin' hard ball huh?  Fine, fine.  You got me.  I'll handle the tab.  Usually only do that on dates, but you're fun enough to make up for it."
Jul 17 23:59:23 <~zoofman>	Looots of places around obviously!
Jul 18 00:01:39 <~zoofman>	A seafood buffet called Crawdauddy's.  A fancier french place with a slightly pretentious name you can't quite pronounce right, an all vegan diner, a pizza place, and a local brewery and restaraunt called Speak Easy Tavern
Jul 18 00:01:50 <Rosetta>	"No no, we can split the bill, was just sayin' that it's a bit ballsy to ask me to pick up the tab for lunch too."
Jul 18 00:02:31 »»	Rosetta squints. "Why would you name a place something that half your customers won't be able to even say?"
Jul 18 00:02:41 <~zoofman>	And of course, the Mexinovan place, Ludicolo Time
Jul 18 00:02:48 <Rosetta>	"Seafood buffet?"
Jul 18 00:04:07 »»	Rosetta flashes the phone screen at Gabby as she asks.
Jul 18 00:06:05 <~zoofman>	"Aw come on I'm just teasin' with ya, girl.  Seafood buffet? Hmmm...guess it is party week, might as well throw down till this ball business is done with."
Jul 18 00:07:47 <Rosetta>	"It's settled then. Guessing I'm gonna have to eat a lot with how hard you're gonna work me too, huh?" :<
Jul 18 00:09:33 <~zoofman>	She snickers.  "See, when you do it it's just funny.  I'll throw on somethin' presentable real quick while ya figure out how to get there."
Jul 18 00:10:47 <Rosetta>	"Hey!" Realization flashes across Rosetta's face. "...Dammit." She grumbles and taps at the map app.
Jul 18 00:14:44 <~zoofman>	She pops back up a few minutes later in jeans and a black fitted shirt with some white decaling of an anchor on an ocean floor.  "Well it least you're not awkward about it.  C'mon, let's go fatten up and talk about dumb shit like our plans for this ball."
Jul 18 00:15:40 <Rosetta>	"Sounds good." Rosetta hops up. "Just got my costume and all sorted out too."
Jul 18 00:17:38 <~zoofman>	"Shit.  Well I guess I'm slackin' then.  Don't even got an idea yet myself."
Jul 18 00:18:05 <~zoofman>	"Keepin' it secret till the big reveal or somethin'?"
Jul 18 00:18:09 <Rosetta>	(how long is it until the ball? Like...a week?)
Jul 18 00:18:33 <~zoofman>	(roughly, yes)
Jul 18 00:18:53 <Rosetta>	"You've got like...a week. What the hell are you gonna do?"
Jul 18 00:18:57 <~zoofman>	(I know what day it is but got sorta lost in the month transition :P)
Jul 18 00:19:37 <Rosetta>	"Guess I haven't really told many people. Enough it could be a sort of surprise."
Jul 18 00:21:52 <~zoofman>	"Wish I knew," she shakes her head.  "Probably will be a sorta crappy costume.  When dad was home he'd figure it out for me - he always had silly themes in mind.  First one where I'm actually there as somethin' more as a guest and I don't got a clue."
Jul 18 00:22:27 <~zoofman>	You guys find the place easily enough, it's near the port.  A guy out front in a Crawdaunt costume is trying to lure in costumers.  "Maybe I'll beat him up and take that one?"
Jul 18 00:24:12 <Rosetta>	"You might as well head to an amusement park and get a better selection if you're gonna do that."
Jul 18 00:26:42 <~zoofman>	"...Gives me a terrible idea, but better than noth - oh damn." You guys enter, this place has like. Ten rows of fish, sushi, sides and non-seafood as well.  Including big buckets of Kingler legs.
Jul 18 00:26:44 <Rosetta>	"Hey worst comes to worst you could pick up one of those dinky pikachu ear headbands and a tail."
Jul 18 00:27:26 <~zoofman>	Which is exactly what Gabriella grabs and starts going to town on after you get a table.  "Not even a hint on yours then huh?  Where'd you buy it at even?"
Jul 18 00:28:18 <Rosetta>	"I had someone make it for me." Rosetta tilts her head and goes for the clams. "Knowing me is enough of a hint for it I'd think."
Jul 18 00:32:17 <~zoofman>	"Oh." She puckers some at that.  "Why didn't I think of that...aw well."
Jul 18 00:33:25 <Rosetta>	"There's still time for that. Maybe. Okay probably not."
Jul 18 00:35:20 <~zoofman>	"I could always try my own hand at it I guess...It's a fun enough event though.  Not really the best for meetin' folks if you're not a complete social butterfly, but bein' as everyone shows up you're around buds anyway.  They save all the big excitin' stuff for it too news wise."
Jul 18 00:35:38 <Rosetta>	"What sorta news?"
Jul 18 00:37:07 <~zoofman>	"And once the formal stuff's over and the older folks head on out they bring in a D.J. and stuff gets all mardi gras up in there.  You know, like...big changes in the league side of things with the leadership, big accomplishments of explorer teams over the past year, next year's outlook and plan as an organization."
Jul 18 00:37:48 <Rosetta>	"Isn't it -always- Mardi Gras here?"
Jul 18 00:38:29 <Rosetta>	"Wonder if we'll get any mention in that 'big accomplishments' thing." Rosetta ponders while going for another round of shellfish.
Jul 18 00:40:28 <~zoofman>	Gabriella snags as plate of sushi and a small bowl of wasabi.  She's recklessly liberal with how much she uses.  "You know what I mean - goes from prim and fancy to almost a damned rave."
Jul 18 00:40:39 <~zoofman>	"Honestly?  I'd be surprised if they don't make some of it public."
Jul 18 00:42:51 <Rosetta>	"Guess so..."
Jul 18 00:42:55 <~zoofman>	"You guys are into some deeeep shit.  Even if it ain't direct recognition, it's gonna need to come out somehow."
Jul 18 00:43:20 <Rosetta>	"Doesn't help with trying to act more covertly though, yeah?"
Jul 18 00:43:57 <~zoofman>	"Eh I'm sure the General thought about that.  Shouldn't sweat it much."
Jul 18 00:44:11 <~zoofman>	"They'll say exactly what needs to be said."
Jul 18 00:45:32 <Rosetta>	"How's Norina doing anyway? Can't imagine she's too happy missing out on festivities. Though I guess if Ymir's also staying back at the gym..."
Jul 18 00:48:12 <~zoofman>	"No, they'll be there.  Pretty sure they are a thing now.  Not like, status update official, but between your cuz sorta strong arming him and Ymir givin' up on that snowgirl, I think it's about settled."
Jul 18 00:48:20 <~zoofman>	"I'm just glad most the folks I associate with don't got dates lined up for this thing." She pauses as she pokes at a rainbow roll. "...Least not that I know of"
Jul 18 00:49:47 <Rosetta>	"So she's got him whipped already? Geez." Rosetta headtilts as she cracks open a crab leg.
Jul 18 00:50:19 <Rosetta>	"I thought people tended to find dates there or something. What I was told anyway. Wouldn't really know, yeah?"
Jul 18 00:53:15 <~zoofman>	"AIn't whipped, she just got...I wouldn't even call it more assertive, just foreward with em'."
Jul 18 00:54:15 <Rosetta>	"That's...kinda shocking."
Jul 18 00:55:13 <~zoofman>	"It's hilarious, really.  Shoulda installed cameras to watch.  Every time she does the 'oops I dropped that thing and must bend over in the most sexy way I can' thing."
Jul 18 00:55:29 <Rosetta>	"..."
Jul 18 00:55:32 <Rosetta>	"What."
Jul 18 00:55:43 <~zoofman>	"But yeah - that's why it's a good thing.  Couples ruin all the fun of it."
Jul 18 00:56:00 <Rosetta>	"Holy hell are we talking about the same person anymore?"
Jul 18 00:57:37 <~zoofman>	Gabriella shrugs, "Think someone's been giving her 'lessons' or somethin'.  Though I think she mentioned when I teased her about it that someone told her to be a bit less subtle about it."
Jul 18 00:58:24 »»	Rosetta stops midbite. Then swallows. "...Yeah, I didn't think she'd actually do it."
Jul 18 00:58:31 <Rosetta>	"Glad that's working out for her though I guess."
Jul 18 00:59:31 <Rosetta>	"Though I sorta meant more, you know, say what you want upfront." Rosetta cracks another crab leg. "You -should- install cameras. This could be comedy gold."
Jul 18 01:01:18 <~zoofman>	"I'll get Chichi on it.  -I- was lookin' forward to the train wreck with little miss snow flake - girl is dense as a glacier.  Granted hell if I know if I'll have any luck that night myself."
Jul 18 01:03:03 <Rosetta>	"She's popular too, isn't she? Just...yeah."
Jul 18 01:05:01 <~zoofman>	"AIrheadedness is an endearing trait these days eh?"
Jul 18 01:05:51 <Rosetta>	"As if I'd know." Rosetta says with a shrug.
Jul 18 01:08:09 <~zoofman>	She snorts and laughs briefly, then leans back in her chair with a sigh.  "Okay.  I think that was a sign that I'm now spoinkified."
Jul 18 01:08:20 <~zoofman>	"Probably should do that hopping thing you do everywhere to work this off."
Jul 18 01:10:14 <Rosetta>	"Hey." Rosetta finishes off a last few mussels herself. "The parkour's better for that anyway."
Jul 18 01:14:33 <~zoofman>	"So are a lot of things.  Swimming, compound workouts, sparring, sex..."
Jul 18 01:15:36 <Rosetta>	"Mmm yeah, that's true."
Jul 18 01:15:40 <~zoofman>	"Was worth it either way." When the check comes along she tries to slap down cash for both of you.
Jul 18 01:16:39 <Rosetta>	"Nuh uh. Split the bill, please." Rosetta tells the waiter as she slips her card into the tray.
Jul 18 01:18:11 <~zoofman>	"Fiiine," she whines and takes half the money back.
Jul 18 01:21:29 <Rosetta>	"So what now? I guess I should make sure my costume fits and all that, but it can also be margarita time."
Jul 18 01:21:49 <~zoofman>	"Trying on clothes at the moment might be discouraging." she laughs.
Jul 18 01:22:48 <~zoofman>	"I'm gonna go pick some stuff up to get this little training program going myself.  Gotta do least -something- productive before the next self destructive binge."
Jul 18 01:23:24 <Rosetta>	"Alrighty, thanks again. I'll uh...find something to do that doesn't involve booze probably. Maybe practice my telekinesis."
Jul 18 01:25:36 <~zoofman>	She gets up and pushes her chair in. "...So many hilarious and useful mundane applications for a skill like that.  Have fun with that.  I'll catch you later alright?"
Jul 18 01:26:14 <Rosetta>	"Yup, see ya. Don't tell Norina I can do that yet. It might cut down on the hilarious if she knows in advance."
Jul 18 01:28:06 <~zoofman>	"Wouldn't have it any other way," she guffaws as you guys split ways for now~