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Vivienne Stanbury ([personal profile] kirkhammer) wrote in [community profile] pawnstorm2016-08-03 03:31 pm

[CLOSED]

Who: Vivienne ([personal profile] kirkhammer) and Maki ([personal profile] cutiepanther)
When: Several days after the dungeon!
Where: Around Caissa?
What: Discussions of dungeons, and then.. dress shopping! Not necessarily in that order. Also one thread serves as overflow from the ball log.
Rating: PG? I doubt this will escalate to anything beyond this.

["There's a first time for everything." is how the saying normally goes, and today marks the first time for many things for Vivienne. This is the first time she's agreed on a one-on-one social outing. This is the first time she's maybe looked forward to said social outing. This is likely to be the first time she's been able to feel... normal? Well, at least normal according to the standards of most other folk. By Yharnam's standards, she's as normal as can be, if not overly polite, but Yharnam's a very dank place.

Patting the pouch of colle at her side, Vivienne checks for at least the fifth time that it's still there. She isn't exactly jittery, she just isn't entirely sure what to expect. Despite her ample free time, shopping for a dress never crossed her mind, and would never have if Maki hadn't brought it up back during the ball. Why would it, after all, when she's so far removed from that sort of thing.

Anyway, it's nearly time to meet Maki at their arranged spot. Vivienne isn't late, but all the same, she does hope Maki didn't arrive early for any reason - somehow, the idea of having kept her waiting irks her. Strange, that.]
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-08-08 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Maki is the youngest in her idol group, and the mot bossy one of them all. It's no surprise really, seeing her upbringing. But it's good in a way, without Maki they might not have all worked as hard as they could, and if Maki has to be seen as the bad guy who pushed people to do better, then so be it. Luckily she wasn't alone amongst the 9 girls in that role though.

So it doesn't phase her that Vivienne is taller, older, stronger. Right now she may be all those things but she's still failing at someone Maki has been able to do since she was little. And she won't let Vivienne just pout and give up.

She watches Vivienne's feet intently for a few moments, then looks back up at her face. Watching where she is watching. Staying silent as not to disturb her while she gets the rhythm, even though it's off beat.
]

Okay. Good. Now look up at me. [ Maki waits, though when their eyes meet she can't hide the way the tops of her cheeks start to glow ever slightly. ] You need to find the beat now, and move with that. And you can loosen your grip on my back.
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-08-14 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's not surprising. Learning the steps was always the first part of choreography, after which making sure your timing was correct and in sync with everyone became more important. Maki might have been a piano prodigy, but she learned how to dance from an incredibly talented and strict ballerina.

But she's going at least slightly softer on Vivienne than she might have on someone else. She doesn't want to push her too hard, so she would just give up.
]

Huh? N-No, it's just... you want a little room between us..

[ It hadn't been painful at all no, but it had certainly pushed Maki ever closer to Vivienne than this dance needed them to be. Sure there are couples on the floor that close but... they likely had a different relationship than her and Vivienne.

Sighing, Maki tries to put those thoughts out of her head, looking down for a second again then back up to Vivienne's face.
]

What? U-Um, you don't have to thank me, it's--I just thought you seemed like you wanted to learn! I mean--you should learn, it's an important skill if you're going to come places like this! What if someone here like a rich prince asked you to dance or something?

[ She tries to hide her intense embarrassment by talking about just about anything else, even while she continues to keep in time with her box step. ]
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-08-18 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Then she'd sulk and then Maki would be proven right in her decision to go easy on her!

It's not that being close was a problem at all, but it does make learning to dance easier. Maybe when Vivienne learns more she could pull in in like that--

But now Maki looks up from Vivienne's feet (she's got the steps right now!) to tilt her head at that simple, confident answer.
]

Really?

[ Maki has to think herself about what she'd do... On principle though, she's pretty sure she'd accept, simply because it was the polite thing to do, and pretty much only for that reason. ]

Well--You're getting the hang of it a lot better. We could try the waltz steps now, it's just a little different since you step diagonally..
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-08-23 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
...Me? [ Maki seems to be surprised that that question would be pushed back on her. Which means she needs to look away, to hide her face. ]

I-I mean, I wouldn't like it, but I'd probably do it just to be polite. I'd rather dance with someone like you.

[ Wait... ] I just mean someone like you who I know! Not like, just because you're a girl...

[ Wait... ] N-Nevermind!

[ This is really turning out really poorly for Maki. So she focuses on their footwork instead, so that maybe Vivienne would forget she said anything at all. ]

Yeah... Did you listen to a lot of music back home?
Edited 2016-08-23 19:23 (UTC)
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-08-27 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's fortunate. But in another way, not all that fortunate. It's a difficult balancing act for a girl like Maki who can't just be upfront about her feelings. ]

I-I guess I can just take be happy with the fact that you didn't tell me no.

[ Maki laughs a little haughtily there... even though she clearly didn't give the other a chance. But things are fall into place now. Despite some mild missteps Vivienne is definitely learning. ]

I-uhm, yes, something like that... My parents would bring me to their fundraisers for their hospital. I really just liked it because I was able to listen to live music.
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-09-01 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Upfront is one word. Maki can't pretend that she didn't hear that at all, her eyes opening wide as she looks up at her dance partner, a look of something between admiration and embarrassment in her bright purple eyes. ]

For... me?

[ How does she even respond to that? Did that mean...? No, of course it didn't, but it doesn't stop Maki from thinking it despite everything. ]

Suitors? [ Even in her embarrassment, Maki can't help but giggle to herself at Vivienne's archaic choice of words. ] The only suitors I think I've had is my friend Rin, she keeps telling me she wants to marry me when we graduate. Even though she already said she's going to marry Hanayo.
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[personal profile] cutiepanther 2016-09-06 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With the dance flowing steadily, the sound of the pleasant waltz in her ear, Maki can't help but relax slightly. Even if she still manages to keep Vivienne on the beat by speeding up or slowing down her steps as needed, almost on instinct. ]

It's only natural, learning to dance is an important skill... It's not like I just wanted to dance with you or anything!

[ Wait, she definitely just admitted exactly why she pulled Vivienne out here, but she's also quick to push past it, almost pretending as if she didn't say it at all.

Actually, the next question makes her wish she could forget that too...
]

U-Um, w-well... I mean... n-no, no where I'm from anyway, not yet. Other places like in America where I've visited it's legal but-- I-I don't think Rin really means it like that... B-Besides I wouldn't want to get between her and Hanayo anyway!

[ Her face really is red now. ]