Angels In The Night [INACTIVE]

[Maid Melody]

Sofia nodded her head enthusiastically when Alaric asked if she remembered Honey. Seeing Honey after so long would be amazing! Upon seeing Honey, Sofia burst into a fit of giggles when the luxray started to act playful and continued to laugh all the more when Honey stole her mask.
"Honey give that back! I need that you silly!"she giggled as she chased after the luxray, being extra careful not to rip her dress.

Jaden's first reaction to Honey's entrance could only be described as ^0^. When Honey completely ignored him and payed attention to Sofia, Jaden sighed and turned his attention back to Rayna who by that time had turned away from him. Walking over to the riolu, he tapped her shoulder, bowed, and asked her for a dance in a very polite tone of voice.
"Jig, jiggly jig jig?"

Chrissy saw Honey run off with Sofia's mask and started to walk over to where the luxray was, wanting to join in on the game of keep away.

[Admiral Striker General]

Alaric gazed at Honey with approval as he watched the girl chase after her. Taking advantage of the moment before she returned, his attention turned fully to Harvey. He was a pretty cute kid, really. He seemed nice enough, mature for his age at least if his current behavior was an accurate gauge. Alaric almost felt bad for this, then. With a split second's gaze at the flawless angel chasing his Luxray, his decision solidified. Almost.

Moving closer to Harvey, the tall young man knelt down as to close the gap between them and removed his mask. He wanted to be certain there was no room for miscommunication, and for that the boy needed to see it in his face. His smile dropped fully the moment Sofia had started off, Alaric's expression now held nothing but cold, unyielding stone. There was no light in his eyes, no subtlest twitch, nothing of any kind that may indicate he was anything in the world but dead serious. The slits of his contact did nothing to ease this impression either, rather adding the effect that he could drown a Skitty right now and feel no remorse. "I promise you, Harvey," he began, his already abnormally deep voice even lower than usual and laced with ice. "If you ever hurt her, I will kill you." For several seconds he remained entirely still, expression not faltering even the slightest ounce, as he gave it time to sink in. Once he had, Alaric put his usual playful grin back on and leapt to his feet, replacing his mask as he turned toward Sofia and began running after them. Somehow, as opposed to five seconds before, the man seemed much harder to take seriously as his blinding silk suit sparkled brightly and his long fake tail flailed with each step.

Honey's eyes had not left her trainer (and as such hadn't really noticed the Happiny either), and the moment she saw he was done she slowed her playing, coming to a gradual stop over about half a minute as Alaric caught up to them. "Poor thing," he commented with a light chuckle, watching as Honey set down the mask and lay down, breathing a little hard. "Not as young as you used to be?" he teased his beloved. If looks could kill, the lion's gaze would have buried Alaric ten times over in that instant. Giving a deep, loving laugh as his only reply, Alaric fell to his knees-- regrettingly, as they hit the hard floor, but too late to care now..-- and collapsed onto Honey, hugging her neck tight and burying his face in her mane. "Oh, c'mon... You're a good girl," he purred sincerely. The Luxray sighed and rolled her eyes a bit, but was contented by this, beginning to purr and nuzzle him back. After a moment, Alaric glanced up at Sofia with a gentle smile as if inviting her to join in.

[Baroness Charmissey]

Harvey smiled and even giggled a little when Honey took off with Sofia's mask and watched as Sofia ran after the Pokemon. And what happened next caught him off guard.. The next thing he knew Alaric had come down to his level and had removed him mask. The look on Alaric face made Harvey take a involuntary step back and his eyes started to grow wide." Wh....What?" he asked before Alaric had threatened him. When he did Harvey for a moment was scared and did nothing but look into Alaric dead serious eyes as his threat sunk in. But, his fear that felt was soon filled with anger.....

Harvey could not believe someone who did not even know him threatened to kill him if he hurt Sofia! Harvey wanted now to attack Alaric but with his Pokemon out that would not be a wise idea... He was about to say something but Alaric walked away and started to hag out with his Pokemon like nothing had happend... Harvey's brown eyes started to look muddy and his body started to shake with anger. He then tore off his mask and glared at Alaric with pure hate. " How dare you!!!" he yelled and started to walk over to where Alaric was.

Rayna still ignored Jaden and started to power up her force palm if he did not leave her alone. But just then she felt fear in Harvey's aura and looked to see that Alaric was acting threateningly twords Harvey. Rayna gave a angry look and ran to Harvey's side. Then when Harvey started to walk over to Alaric she followed. " Alaric!! You have no right to threaten me!! You don't even know me!!! I would never hurt Sofia!!! She is my best friend and I care for her!!!" Harvey screamed at Alaric. He did not care if people where looking and right now did not care if Sofia got mad at him. He had every right to stand up for himself to bully's like Alaric... Tears now started to form in Harvey's eyes and he glared at Alaric...

" I will tell you something Alaric... I only came here for Sofia!!! I don't need a jackass like you to make this even harder on me then it already is!" he said angrily the tears in his eyes starting to flow more and run down his cheecks.... " Have fun at this blasted party.... I'm leaving... I don't have to stay and be abused by jerks like you...." Harvey said and then started to run for the door not wanting to be here anymore.... Also he wanted to get away from Sofia at the moment... He did not want to ruin her fun... Rayna did not try to follow Harvey right away, instead she looked at Sofia and spoke into her mind using aura. " Please, Sofia don't get mad at Harvey... What he said is true, Alaric did threaten him... I saw the whole thing..." Rayna said then started to chase after Harvey.

Piplup followed Chrissy as she started to move and wanted to play a new game not really noticing what just happened to Harvey.

[Jay]

Teme half smirked at this comment. "Better than a lie," Teme answered back. Maybe not....Liars led to thieves which led to killers which led bounties which led to move for her in the end. From a money's standpoint, it wasn't bad at all. The blond haired woman smirked even more as she took a sip from the drink. "But then you won't get an answer from where I am either," she smirked at her reflection in the wine with ease. She looked around the room and found that various pokemon were out with their trainers. She'd keep an eye on the bulk of them and only call out hers if she needed them. Paint would have been enthralled to have been released form his pokeball, yet Teme would not let him out just yet. There was too much at stake to make a mistake.

Sebastian was content to stay by Ciel's side at all times and simply walked where the boy led him. However, Mai had gone off on her own path mostly out of boredom and had eventually ended up staring at a food buffet on the right wall of the main area. The cat pokemon licked her lips rather playfully as though she were about to jump up and simply take what she deemed to be hers, and she would have been content to do so if there hadn't been so many humans around. Deciding to pay a human down and get them to feed her, the Glameow walked towards what appeared to be a human with rather spiky hair that had just entered the party as far as she could tell. Walking over to Jun, the Galmeow brushed up against his leg and let out a 'meow' as though asking if he wouldn't pet her.

Despite the fact that Mai believed she was not being watched by her trainer, Sebastian was indeed keeping an eye on his cat even as he followed Ciel about in the area. He found it rather humorous and was not about to spoil his own entertainment by going over and taking up his cat. Instead, he'd continue to watch and play oblivious.

[Ryder]

Ryder ran her hand through her hair as she leaned on the wall, looking around the large room. She snorted as she watched Brenden walk off, no doubt going to find someone else to talk to. Ryder herself didn't like to talk to others, she would rather hang out with herself. Though she was nice to others, she really wasn't a people person so to say. But then again, she wouldn't go out of her way to avoid them either, which is why she was here as well. Plus, she wanted to make her brother happy, to make him think that she was happy as well. He knew that she was better with pokemon then she was with people, after all pokemon didn't stab you in the back like people did. Well, most of the time they didn't, her own team had left her in the past, leaving her weak, and turning there backs on her. Only Zane had stayed with her, since he knew that she was better, and was deep down a good person. It still killed her to think that she hadn't been able to fight the darkness, and for sometime had lost who she was. Right now, her mind wasn't on the party, but more on her past, thinking about what she could have done different to keep herself safe, but she couldn't think of a way that would have made her outcome any different. She thought about when Jun had told her there was nothing she could have done to stop them, from hurting her. Her brother had told her the same thing, saying that she had done all she could have, and that she should stop thinking about it. But, she would always blame herself for it, she would always think that she could have stopped it. While she was thinking, she twirled her hand through her hair, and hadn't noticed that she was tearing off some of her own hair, the pain didn't seem to connect to her thoughts. She wasn't looking out at people anymore, just letting her hair hang in her face, as she stayed deep in thought. Her team now was strong, becoming stronger everyday, and she feared that once again she would become a target. She had been strong in the past and people still managed to take her down, so she knew that she could be taken down here as well, no matter how strong she was. The thought made her rip out another piece of hair, which sent enough pain through her skull to make her notice what she was doing, and she let go of her hair. Lowering her hand, she held the long piece of hair up to her Houndour Monster, and felt the flames of an ember slowly burn the hair away. She wasn't going to toss it out onto the floor that would just be weird. But, now that the pain had jerked her back, she looked around to see a ton more people around her, and her eyes got wide. Since when did so many people show up, and she didn't even notice it. Looking around she found that Artemis was still in her arms, and she quickly recalled the fox pokemon, thinking that she would just cause trouble. Instead she opened up another ball, and let out her Luxio Ziggy out. He would watch himself, and he also got along with Monster better then her Vulpix did. Sighing, she torn herself away from the wall, and started to walk out into the open. Seeing tons of people here, and quickly saw a cat pokemon walking around the floor. She knew that it was a Glameow, and thought back to the Butler who had one as well, and wondered if it was the same one. Seeing it though made her smirk, that Glameow tried to push Artemis into the water, and her pokemon hadn't liked it much. None the less, she didn't follow or looking around to see if it was the same one. She didn't have time really, cause she heard some kid yelling across the room, and go storming up to another person. She snorted, not listening to what he had to say, kids these days, didn't know when to shut up. She could tell that Monster wasn't happy either, as the fire dog was having a hard time holding back his flames of anger. Giving him a pat on the head, she pulled him closer, waiting him to put his attention on her, and not on the loud kid. Though the Luxray in the room did get her attention, as it lay on the floor with its trainer next to it. Though the fates would have it, that it somehow seemed connected in a way to the boy having a fit. Almost groaning aloud, at all of this, she started to walk deeper into the sea of people something really unlike her. Monster at her side, and Ziggy as well. Really, the only way someone would know it was her, was by Ziggy, since he was seen often with her. Almost laughing out loud at the thought of letting Zane out of his ball, that would not be good, but then again when did she do anything good these days. Looking at the ball, she started to head back out of the sea of people, and back out to the edge. She whispered, "Be good, and don't bite anyones head off." with that she opened up the ball, with a flash of white light, as the Charizard popped out. He seemed to have heard her through the ball, and didn't come out his normal, only kept his wings at his side, and stayed right next to her. Status; finished Words; 954 Muse; Good Pokemon: |Ziggy - Luxio| |Monster - Houndour| |Zane-Charizard| Song: Get Your Back Off The Wall - Family Force Five

[Maid Melody]

Sofia finally caught up to Honey and replaced her mask, giggling at Honey as she started to pant hard. When Alaric came over and hugged the luxray, Sofia knelt next to him and hugged Honey as well, burying her head in Honey's fur.
"Oh Honey, you're so funny. I missed you." she said in a kind voice after a minute or two before pulling away from the luxray just in time to hear Harvey scream at Alaric.
Sofia's initial reaction to Harvey's outburst was confusion until what Harvey said actually sunk in and her initial confusion quickly turned into anger as her cheeks puffed up in the ever familiar warning sign. Standing up, Sofia was about to yell at Harvey, furious that he would ever accuse her beloved cousin of something so vile when Harvey barely knew him. Sofia's face was evidentally growing more red by the second as Harvey continued to rail on Alaric. Sofia was about to open her mouth to yell at Harvey in return when the tears streaming down his cheeks finally registered in her brain. Rage quickly dissipating, Sofia ran after Harvey and grabbed his arm before he could run out the door.
"Harvey..don't go.."she whispered in a kind, quiet voice, very much unlike her usual loud cheerful tone of voice.
Without another word, Sofia pulled Harvey into a hug, tears now streaming down her own face as she saw how hurt Harvey was, even if she wasn't entirely sure what had happened.

Chrissy had by now reached Honey and had climbed on top of her, waving her arms happily up and down content for the moment.

Jaden was disappointed that Rayna had refused him when he saw the glameow by Jun and immediately perked up again, picking up a rose that lay at his feet. Approaching the glameow, Jaden tapped her on the shoulder and bowed politely, holding the rose out to Mai.
"Jiggly jig jig jiggly?"he asked in a polite voice, wanting to know if the glameow would dance with him.

[Da Smiffinator!]

Don't wanna be another player
Losing in this game. I'm trying to impress upon you
We're not the same. My own individuality is so unique,
I'm one impressive motherfucker, now, wouldn't you say!

It seemed that almost as soon had Jun made his way over the the table of drinks, chaos erupted at the party. Good damn thing he had just grabbed a beer bottle, cuz screaming kids were really not his forte. He turned around curtly after that, scanning the floor for his Houndour, Tzila. Had she sniffed out any other person in the Manjoume family yet? For all the hell he had endured just by arriving Jun hoped that his little mission would be a success.

And then, something rubbed at his feet... quite literally. A Glameow? Begging? Now wasn't that just degrading for a cat. Jun stared at the Pokemon blankly for a few minutes, but was saved having to make any decisions about whether he should oblige the feline or not, because a Jigglypuff came running up to it.

With a sigh, the youngest Manjoume brother stepped over the two Pokemon and took a large gulp of alcohol. He didn't give a damn about the laws and that he was only fifteen. Being a bit tipsy might give him a peace of mind while he was here.... at least, until he saw his brothers, if he saw them at all.

***

Tzila was completely focused on her task at hand. She was sniffing out any familiar traces of Jun's former family... for she too, hated them with a passion. Like Jun, Tzila was not spared their torturous ways, and it was for that reason that she refused to evolve. She would one day best the Manjoume brothers by herself, without the need to become a Houndoom.

And then, much to the canine's surprise, she heard the familiar sound of a Pokemon being released. Looking up from where she was sniffing, the Houndour noticed a Charizard... Zane. Blinking, Tzila wandered over idly, and upon approaching the group of Ryder's Pokemon, tilted her head before calling out a greeting.

"Houndour!" she barked, hoping to grab Zane's attention.

[Admiral Striker General]

Alaric watched the boy make a scene and sighed as he ran off, then Sofia followed, sitting up and leaning back against Honey, praying it was busy enough at this point not many people would pay attention to the screaming 12-yr-old. 'So much for a pretty mature kid..' he thought. Really, he didn't expect the boy to be happy, but he certainly had a thing or ten to learn about tact. To allegedly care so much, he didn't seem to care if he hurt her pride or feelings or embarrassed her by screaming his objection as opposed to any hint of subtlety. Of course, the 'omg I saw it!'-like reaction from his Pokemon so instantaneously told Alaric he likely didn't have much discouragement from acting so petulant, either. Sighing again, he just prayed he would grow out of it and continued to pet Honey idly as he awaited their return. He didn't see much good in following, and decided to wait until Sofia returned to confront him if she was going to.

While at least a number of the other attendants seemed not to notice the boy, Ava certainly did. Groaning, she facepalmed; she knew good and well what had happened the moment Harvey had used the words 'threat' and 'hurt Sofia' so close together, but really? Could he not have at least given the kid a few years before exercising his retribution? They both knew good and well Sofia had no idea about her engagement; did Alaric honestly expect Harvey would? And what kind of reaction could he have possibly expected even if he did? The kid was twelve. Sighing again, Ava decided maybe just one more drink wouldn't hurt...

[Rarity]

A gorgeous, tall female with long dark hair stood near the side entrance of the masquerade, looking as if she might have been lost. She glanced first one way, then the other, then back the first way to assure herself that she was alone, then visibly relaxed - or it would have been visible to any observers, of which there couldn't have been to her knowledge. Everyone she had seen go into the party had gone directly inside without casting a single glance about them first to be sure it was safe or whatnot. She was sure that she wasn't the only person who hadn't been invited to this place, but anyone she had seen thus far really had seemed as though they were meant to be there.

Though quite a few people would have been offended at a lack of invitation and used that as a reason to sneak in, Riku just wanted a bit of fun for the night - in more ways than one, of course. She adored the rush of slipping into a place where she was not invited and making herself somewhat of the center of events to a few people that she found worthy of her, then disappearing, sometimes choosing someone to take along with her in the process. The thought of her usual idea of a good night brought a faint grin to the girl's face as she put her mask over her eyes, positioning it so that, even though the holes were circular and difficult to see out of, her eyes would be perfectly visible to any who would see her. She knew her eyes were a huge advantage in any manipulations she might have to make.. and on that note, she adjusted her single-strap dress to make her chest stand out all the better.

However ready Riku seemed to enter the party, she decided to linger outside and wait a few minutes, if only to not come in so soon after the previous person had entered only a moment or two before she had gotten out from behind the well-pruned bushes. She did make her way towards the front entrance, though, as if to seem more like a normal guest to any who approached while she awaited an opportunity to enter herself. Pulling a small piece of bush from her hair, she stood near the doors, looking at them almost longingly; for behind that door was a large amount of people, several of which she knew would be lovely potential partners of hers for the night..

Dress + Mask (purple fading to red on dress)
Mask detail
Riku is wearing a tail clipped onto her dress, it is the same colors as her mask.

[Jay]

Black Jack Spade walked up towards the castle wearing a standard black suit and and tie. He had none of his pokemon out and would more than likely not let any of them out unless there was a specific need that night. He was far more interested on other matters. I bet there are a lot of hot girls at the party...Casanova mused rather pleasantly in the back of Jack's mind. The purple haired man did his best to ignore the voice in his head and hoped the others would stay silent at least for now. He needed to think clearly at such a large social event. Come on man... we're all in the same boat here... just pick up a girl or something.... Casanova continued, and Jack could all but see a face smiling in correspondence with the words. Jack shoved the thought back again causing Casanova to sigh rather depressed at his failed attempts, and for a moment the purple haired man found his thoughts at peace...

If only for a moment. As Jack walked up towards the castle, he saw a woman standing out front, and almost immediately Casanova was howling in the back of his mind. Biting the inside of his mouth, Jack did his best to ignore it for now and simply approached. "What's a pretty lady like you doing outside the party?" he smirked as he walked up towards the woman.

[Rarity]

Hearing an undeniably male voice behind her, Riku shifted her weight to rest more on her left leg, showing off her lovely ass in the process of moving, then turned around, making sure to flip her hair around her shoulder so that it covered half of her already mask-obscured face.

"Oh..? And who might you be?" she purred, eyes mischievous beneath her wolf-shaped mask and smile turned to a smirk. She decided to answer the question without awaiting an answer to her own.

"I.. am waiting for someone to go into the party with. I seem to have.. lost.. my invitation, and two going in at a time would be much better than one in that case.." She seemed to be asking him to accompany her without actually voicing the request as such, and she smoothly turned the rest of the way around, revealing her low-cut dress and lovely shape..

[Jay]

HOWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Casanova was howling in the back of BJ's mind to the point it actually sickened a few of the other personalities including Jack the Ripper who was woken up and successfully punched the living shit out of Casanova in effect also silencing him.Casanova I will fucking kill you if you don't shut up! The Ripper hissed before falling silent himself and appearing to seep back into the back of Jack's mind.

Black Jack Spade stared for a moment at the woman and then smirked at her with a rather pleased eye. "Well now..." he said with a rather melodic voice. "I can certainly help with that..." he answered holding out a hand with ease. "Care to walk in with me?"

[Rarity]

Riku pretended a look of surprise. "Oh? Would you?" she asked, then quickly resumed her sly smirk as she ignored the offered hand, preferring to be more of an arm-wrap sort of girl as she curved her arm through his and faced the door.

"Shall we, then?" she purred, tilting her head slightly. She wasn't certain yet whether she would stay with this man for a short while or if she would immediately drop him for someone else; it was difficult to tell when one couldn't see any of the others within the building yet, though she knew both were distinct possibilities.

[Jay]

Jack simply smiled back and suddenly thought on something. "One moment," he said taking out an easy white eye-mask and placed it easily over his face before starting to walk again. They walked straight into the castle with no problems from anyone, and the purple haired man was rather pleased with his find. So whatcha gonna do now? Casanova was extremely talkative far from his usual self. Jack didn't reply but simply started into the room more so. "Do you want a drink?" he smirked towards the woman he had walked in with.

[Rarity]

Glancing around the room, Riku noted that there were plenty of gorgeous people - both male and female - that she wouldn't mind leaving with at the end of the night.. or even before the end of the night. She spotted a male wearing a nearly ridiculous outfit that could pass as a lion costume, and she squinted at him, thinking that he looked vaguely familiar, but her thoughts were interrupted by the man who had accompanied her into the castle. She turned back to him with a smile.

"Of course~" she said, a hint of disappointment coloring her voice. She didn't wish to make this man shy away by appearing interested in someone else, but that one man had looked so familiar.. It wasn't as though Riku wasn't the town bicycle, but she rarely remembered one of her many partners at a mere glance.. And perhaps he had been someone else she had known, or maybe just someone she had seen before.. At any rate, she would be happy for a drink at this point.

[Ezio]

Ezio smirked back at Teme as she replied. "Well I wouldn't expect you to. It's a masquerade ain't it? We can be anyone we want to be without fears of tomorrow or at least, that's the general idea." He added in response.

Taking another sip of wine before setting it down on a butler's plate as one walked by, Ezio began to notice how crowded it the room was starting to get, with more people arriving and more pokemon being released from their pokeballs. Wondering whether to let out one of his pokemon, he eventually let out his Castform.

"They deserve fun too" Ezio explained as his Castform appeared. Ezio wondered whether he should have given a mask to Viento but just shook the thought as he turned back to Teme. "Would madam care to dance?"

[Jay]

Jack nodded and started off towards the refreshment table. His eye was running around the room from behind the mask. There appeared to be a lot of people and all of various ages. He could easily throw a magician scenario into play if he wanted and would most certainly captivate a lot of people, yet he was there to enjoy himself not to let other people steal his enjoyment. Keep an eye on the blond woman over there... She's a bounty hunter, and our head is pretty big for that last black market scheme.... the nameless voice appeared to be worried and had woken up more or less from the sight of Teme. The purple haired man said nothing in response to the voice but simply took it in. Taking up the refreshment, Jack continued to keep an eye on everything and moved slower than normal because of it.




The blond haired woman was surprised that all the pokemon had been released on such an occasion. It left a lot of things to go wrong, but then again this wasn't really her party now was it? She could make it hers of course but what would be the fun in that. Surprised by the offer to dance, Teme smirked a moment before looking out at those that were actually dancing. One dance won't hurt.... she smirked to herself before turning back to Ezio. "Alright," she answered back setting down her drink on the table with ease before starting to look back again. In that moment her eyes caught sight of one of her targets for the night. The Mad Hatter .... Real name considered as Black Jack Spade... now this was going to be interesting.... Why not use the party... Teme smirked to herself at the idea.

[Ryder]

Ryder smirked when she looked at Zane, some might say she was nuts for letting a Charizard out during a party, but hey, she wasn't going to leave him out. He was like family to her, her first pokemon, so to her that was family. She didn't care if others had a problem with it, she saw other pokemon out of there balls as well, though none were as big as Zane. Watching him, as he stayed still, looking at all the people, to see who they were, and what they acted like. She had noticed that Ziggy had gone off, going to the very conner of the room, to lay down, and get some rest. Though she wondered how that would go, with all these people around. Zane curled his tail to his side, puzzled by his building that was so big, that it even allowed him to stretch out his wings without trouble. A ton of people were here, making the fire pokemon wonder why his trainer had even come here, she wasn't that big into people. However, any thoughts that might have gone through his head didn't, once he heard a bark. Turning towards the sound, he saw a Houndour coming out to him, and if it hadn't said any thing to him, he wouldn't have bothered, since it could be any Houndour. But it had, and quickly he knew who it was, Tzila who he fought with in the temple for a short time. He gave a grunt to her, and gave her a smile. Using his tail, he nudged Ryder who turned to look at him. When she felt Zane nudge her, she turned around right away, wondering what her pokemon wanted. Looking where he was, she saw the Houndour, and smiled. She was sure since Zane had gotten her attention that they knew this Houndour. "Hello Tzila, didn't expect to see you here." Status; finished Words; 320 Muse; Good Pokemon: |Ziggy - Luxio| |Monster - Houndour| |Zane-Charizard| Song: Get Your Back Off The Wall - Family Force Five

[Da Smiffinator!]

Some say we're never meant to grow up,
I'm sure they never knew enough. I know the pressure won't go
Away, it's too late. Find out the difference somehow,
It's too late to even have faith. Don't think things will ever change,
YOU MUST BE DREAMING....

Tzila wagged her stub of a tail at the known company here. At least she considered Zane a friend, and Ryder too, since she and Jun got along better than most people her trainer had met. When Ryder herself turned to greet her, Tzila walked up to her, and put her two front paws on her legs, balancing herself on two feet similar to her. With a bark, the Houndour seemed to be saying, "I didn't think I'd see you here either."

With that though, Tzila put all four paws back on the floor, because a scent caught her attention. A familiar, yet distant scent. Another Houndour? She glanced to the side an saw Monster, and immediately, any amount of happiness at seeing old friends vanished. Tensing visibly, Tzila let out a small growl towards the other Houndour, warning it to stay clear of her if it knew what was good for it.

However, the moment of rage was short lived, because soon enough, Tzila's view was obscured by a pair of feet. Blinking in surprise, the Houndour looked up to see her trainer, Jun.

"What is it girl?" he asked. Tzila didn't say anything at first, and was more-or-less just astounded that the youngest Manjoume was so in-tuned with her. The growling she'd made surly could not have been heard over the roar of all the people here, yet... he knew that she had been uncomfortable.

Houndour shook her head once to signal that it was a false alarm, just her own discomfort, not the people Jun wished to obtain revenge on. Jun sighed, and picked up his Pokemon. Tzila nudged him with his nose, trying to get him to pay attention to Ryder, and when Jun finally complied he blinked in surprise. He wouldn't have known it was Ryder if it weren't for the Charizard and the distinct feeling of familiarity, but regardless, he was surprised to see her here, "Ryder?"

Yes, after all the time between being stuck in the Arcane Temple and this party, Jun had remembered someone other than himself. Shocking really. Then again, who could forget the person that you were stuck in an ancient temple with for hours? A feeling of relief took Jun over at the sight of Ryder, not because he was necessarily happy to see her, no... but because now he at least had someone here who he knew he could work with... or at least not want to murder.

"What are you doing here?" he continued at last. "You didn't exactly come off as a party-person."

[Rarity]

While waiting on her drink to be delivered, Riku decided to get another good look at the person who had looked familiar, but before she found him again her eyes were drawn to an abnormally tall, highly attractive woman. One could almost see Riku's jaw drop; this was unusual for the normally highly composed girl, but she just couldn't help it. Dayum! she thought, then realized that she must be staring and shook herself slightly, looking nearly like a wet dog drying off, then regained her composure and resumed her sly grin. She still watched the tall lady, no longer paying attention to look for the mystery man, and having nearly forgotten the man getting her a drink altogether.

I must pursue her.. thought the female, and her eyes showed a look similar to that of a predator seeking out prey as she began her move across the floor towards that astoundingly attractive woman; though she was speaking with a man and a girl who looked as if she was mature for her age, Riku was certain she could worm her way into the conversation..