Happy Birthday, BleachAsylum RP! / Masquerade Time!

[Dizzy]

Yep, as of today*, our RP's been alive for exactly one year! Party and rejoice!

To celebrate the occasion and to give me an excuse to neglect plot threads, we've got an epic birthday bash planned for your enjoyment. Ladies and gentlemen, living and dead, welcome all to the Birthday Ballroom Gala!

Each and every one of the characters in the RP has just received an invitation to a masquerade ball. They will have until August the 25th (EST) to prepare their clothes, hair, masks and other what-have-you miscellaneous items. The ball is to be English-style attire; save your fancy kimonos for next time. Attendance is compulsory - anybody who does not come will be shot, unless they have a good excuse like not being here. Feel free to invite all your NPC friends as well.

When the time comes, humans should meet immediately outside of 'A park in the Central Business District', the shinigami should assemble in the Seireitei meeting hall, and hollows should gather in the entrance chamber to Las Noches, whereupon all partygoers will be teleported to an undisclosed hotel.

Weapons will be confiscated at the doors, and violence will not be tolerated. This is a high-class establishment and we would prefer not to smash the place up or get bloodstains on their nice carpets. In order to have our hollow population fit inside the hotel, they will be reduced to near-human size. How this will affect their dancing ability remains to be found.

In this thread, feel free to post your characters getting ready for the party, maybe buying a new suit or plotting to have a drunken one-night stand with somebody. All posts here should be in-character, questions can go in the Questions Thread (http://bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?t=1666).

Disclaimer: This event will be completely filler/off-scene/omake, entirely separate from the main RP and with no future implications or repercussions whatsoever, just something we're doing for fun. Like the Sand-Fury story, characters will not remember anything from this party. Assume that the characters are backstage, and can break the fourth wall, just so long as they remain in character.

As we're not sure how long it will last, regular RP activity will still be going on during the span of the party. Writing for the party will not be graded; however, every character will receive a point bonus to be named later.

As I won't be here between now and then, I'll leave it to the rest of the staff to flesh out the plans. This post will be updated with all the latest developments. Good luck, and godspeed.

*Well not exactly today for most people, this was supposed to be out earlier, but I was hoping that someone else would make it instead. But it's still the right day for me, so ha.

[Unicorn]

In disbelief, Sayuri re-read the invitation for the twentieth time. Okay the Nobles had parties, Seireitei had parties, but never before had they demanded that everyone attend.

Sayuri hated parties and meaningless social activities where everyone tried to know what you were doing and why.

Tucking the crumpled invitation into her sleeve-pocket, Sayuri went to the 4th Division office in charge of missions. She was hoping to avoid the whole ridiculous thing by volunteering for a mission out of Seireitei.

[halfnhalf]

Kotone had heard about such an event....finally a place where he could get jiggy wit it! It was his time to shine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIduOvEoVeQ&feature=related

(OOC: We should get Jmanbeats to be the DJ lol)

[Hiraeth]

Soul Society: 4th Division Headquarters

"Mother fu-"

Shinigami passing their captain's office put their heads down and scurried past, ears turning blue at the sheer vileness of the curses she was slinging around.

"Those sons of bitches! I won't stand for this!" There was a thump as a heavy object hit the wall. Anyone brave enough to look inside would see that Takada Ren had in fact pinned a piece of paper to the wall using her zanpaktou. The piece of paper in question had the look of an invitation about it, however it was mostly illegible, as the katana sprouting from the centre of it made it difficult to read.

The Fourth Division Captain herself was leaning heavily on her desk, breathing hard, an expression of pure rage on her face. "I will see Seireitei burnt to the ground, overrun by hollows, the very balance of the dimensions out of line, before I let those bastards put me in a dress! I will-" She suddenly paused, as though remembering something, and stepped forward, removing the invitation from where it was impaled on her sword. She scanned it, pursing her lips in interest "All alcohol supplied? Interesting..."

[Kolbertt]

After re-reading the whole invitation around six times, Azul couldn't really help but thinking...

"WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO WEAR!!"

Of course, being a ginormous monster, colored in black and white, and not exactly owning the largest wardrobe around, options are highly limited.

After experiencing the bad way that the black cloak was untouchable, she decided to do the only change to her body possible... Coloring her white feather scarf with a rainbow theme.

"Geez... Wonder if I can go small a bit earlier and go buy some clothes to match"

[rayne_himura]

Voices were coming from all directions, she only half understood what they were saying. The girl shook her head in confusion and opened the door of her room revealing an invitation. She craned her neck and saw two shinigami scurrying away, nearly tripping. Idiots... Rayne lazily reached for the envelope and broke through with annoyance, crumpled it and tossed it outside.

A party?... The vice captain rolled her eyes and tossed the rest of the invitation outside her window.

Finally a smile quirked on the edges of Rayne's mouth, she reached for the piece of paper using her zanpakutou and tucked it in the sash around her waist. This can come in handy..

"What a stupid idea," Kicking her sandals off, she plopped down in bed with her feet propped up on the window pane.

[Shdo]

"OH MY GOD! THIS IS SO AWSOME!" Lana threw the invitation in the air, "I like need to go and steal a dress now, AND MATCHING SHOES AND PURSE!"
The door opened with a slam as the kleptomaniac girl charged at the city shops.


*


Ezzo held the invitation and wondered 'why?' but the 'why?' is enough reason for this researcher of humans to participate. But he will not use this 'finger' for this, no, its too big and misshaped for the occasion.
But deep in the jungles there is one 'finger' that was made for those reasons, for more subtle interactions with the apes.
It awoke.

*

Deep in the jungles beyond rukongai the main temple was laying in mocked ruin and deep inside a scaly eye opened, time to work.
This one was different, it was smaller, 1.80 centimeter only, and with much more human design, even the snout was reduced to human size and the tail was short.

Now all that was left is to find a suit.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn247/shdo_photos/ezzohumanoid.jpg

"does black look good on scales?"

[DarkPulsar]

Erin


She was in her office in 4th Division filing some paperwork when the invitation appeared. Curious as to what would appear out of nowhere on her desk, she picked it up and began to read. (A party?!) she thought somewhat frantically. She hadn't been to one since before her academy days, when her family required it. Still, it sounded like this could be fun. At least she hoped so. She left her zanpakuto at her desk as she stood to go find Sayuri and her captain to ask what this was all about. On her way towards the captain's office, she heard a large thump smacking off the wall. (Um, better not go there,) she thought wisely. (I'll just go find Sayuri-chan.)


She knocked on Sayuri's office door, not waiting for an answer before she opened it. Smiling cheerfully, she held up her invitation. "Ah, Sayuri-san, did you get one of these too?" she asked with a curious expression on her face. "I'm going to need some new things, would you like to go shopping together?"


Ally


Ally squealed in delight as she found the invitation. She must've read the thing 10 times before it finally sunk in: she was going to a party! She jumped to her feet, squealing annoyingly yet again, as she danced around in celebration. It didn't take long for her to figure out that she had a problem. Oh shit.


"Oi, you two!" she screamed, pointing to Alex and Gabriel. "Look at this!" She threw the invitation at them. "We're going to a party! Hurry up and get ready, we've got shopping to do!" She rushed over, grabbed them each by the arms and began to storm out of the cafe. "I need a dress, and so does Alexandra-chan," she said to Gabriel. She turned to look at Alex, already sensing the murderous intent and rebellion.


"Ne Alex-chan, don't fight it. You need like, the full salon treatment or something," she said, nodding knowingly. "But fret not my dear! We'll pretty you up, I swear!" she giggled.

[Aoi Innocence]

Soul Society, 3rd Division

"Stuck with paperwork again! And just when I tried my hardest to hide it somewhere." Unhappily signing her name at the bottom, Yukiko moved the paper in the 'FINISHED' pile. Her eyes strayed over to right. She cocked her eyebrow at the piece of paper that float down to her desk. Picking it up, she skimmed the message and jumped up slightly.

"Alright! A party!!"

Soul Society,4th Divison

Naomi washed her hands in the sink until her hands were as pale as can be. Walking back to her office, she stopped in her tracks as she stared at the tapped paper on her door. Grabbing it, she opened it and read it slowly.
Question marks appeared around her head and she walked past her office to find Himura-san. She walked through the open door that lead to the 5th seat's office, she held the paper up.

"Himura-senpai, what's this all about?" She turned her head as she finally notice Erin-san.

"Oh! Erin-san, sorry I didn't see you there. Did you receive one too?"

Karakura Town, Apartment 416

Kokoro stood up when she heard a slight rustle in her mailbox. Standing up, she walked over and open her mailbox.

"What's up with this?" She grab the paper in her hands and read the entire message. Her face lit up and she ran out her apartment. Knocking on Souji's door, she screamed out in joy, most likely disturbing the other neighbors.

"Hey, Souji-kun!! Did you get an invitation to a party!!!"

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Karakura Town, Appartment 417

Kokoro: "Hey, Souji-kun! Did you get an invitation to a party!"

Souji nearly jumped a foot off of the floor as Kokoro-chan called out to him from outside of his apartment door. His nervous gaze shifted once again to the invitation the he now held within his shaking right hand. It had been slipped under his door not even a minute before. He re-read it, ingesting the content, and then turned to open the door, allowing his friend inside. "Yes, I did, just a moment ago!", he replied with a big smile plastered on his lips.

Hueco Mundo, Los Noches

Rem was hanging upside down from the cieling of his bed chamber, holding the invitation rightside up and attempting to read it. He could. Two emerald orbs blinked slowly in contemplation. "A party? A social event... I'm Expected to attend." Silence followed as the fancy paper slowly drifted down through the cold air to finally rest on the chamber floor amongst the dust. "Ah well, I shall attend, if that's the case. I might be able to cause a little... trouble."

Soul Society, 11th Division

Kaoru was sitting on his bed, dressed solely in a cream-white robe, with his long purple hair dripping clear droplets of water. Yep, he was fresh from a shower. He had dried his hands off thoroughly and was now holding an official invitation of some sort. His dark purple eyes scanned down the page, the information registering in his mind. "Well... Attendance is mandatory... But...", he paused, sighing softly as he set the invitation down on the bedside table. "Well, I'm sure that I own something appropriate for the ocassion..." A small smile finally touched his lips.

[Shdo]

"Attendance is a must…" Ja'eq puzzled about the invitation, no one seemed to care WHERE this came from and HOW, they just accepted it. it was as if their actions weren’t their own and only controlled by other beings who had their own agenda and wanted to write something funny, regardless of Ja'eq character.

Why was he suddenly so interested about this? A sharp pain filled his head and he could have sworn that he saw a massage saying 'stfu, you are a major arch type and therefore there must be at least one of you at the dance.'

And then for some reason Ja'eq remembered that he had something for this all along, and how could he forgot that he loved such parties…


He opened his closet and found it, his wardrobe for this dance:
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn247/shdo_photos/thumb_45_apollo_white_large.jpg
http://images.secure2u.com/569/Proc/Full/1079956.jpg
http://members.tripod.com/vega78/images/mainvega.gif


this would be splendid...



**********


The ceremony was ready, and after the sacrifice of dozens of snakes was done, the various 'fingers' started to work on the suit, and when they finished they tried it on the chosen 'finger'.

Before them stood the peak of how vain Ezzo could be, a slim reptilian humanoid with snake leather tux.

"hmm…if I had photoshop I might have done a better job…" Ezzo thought to himself, "but i am sure they will get the point."

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn247/shdo_photos/tux.jpg

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Rem
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This would be Rem's prefered outfit, minus that strange contraption on his left arm and the kitty ears on his head and the tail. He'll most likely come wearing an Oni mask of some sort.

Souji
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/LightLavastine/Boys%20And%20Yaoi/Rem1.jpg[/CENTER]"]http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc292/LightLavastine/Boys%20And%20Yaoi/Rem1.jpg
Here's Souji-kun! Leave out the tiger plushie and the tatoo. Naturally, it's just the clothes that are needed, since the features don't match the character. His mask can be the face of a tiger!

Kaoru
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh186/gilnokoibito/Dragon%20Knights/rathgilfire.jpg[/CENTER]"]http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh186/gilnokoibito/Dragon%20Knights/rathgilfire.jpg
Hmm, I'm afraid this is the best I could find for Kaoru... You can't see the bottom of the picture, but the gown seperates and flares out around his legs, revealing that he's wearing black pants and white high-heeled boots underneath it. Love that collar. He'll probably be wearing the mask of a Kitsune.

[Magest49]

Crimson

After reading the letter once again he leaned back on the 11th Division's roof. "Damn, now I have to go out and find something formal." He sighed and closed his eyes. He didn't like to rush things and he wouldn't worry to much about this. After all, if there was no weapons no fighting then he didn't really care anyways.

Anzen

Anzen had only to read the letter once before he went through his things to find something to wear to the party. After all, some higher up being had told him that he must go. Soon he had gathered enough clothing that he could try them all on. Within moments he picked out a set he liked.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f249/Magest49/l_5ebd6173eedfe3427b4569e983e57a26.jpg
"Haha! I get to use this outfit after all!"

Tenaku

Tenaku stared blankly at the letter. 'Where in the world did this come from?!' was his only thought. After much deliberation he decided that going to this thing wasn't going to kill him after all and that it might be nice to have a little social company for a change. So, with a smile he walked out the door of his apartment intent on finding a new outfit for this occation.

[Superunknown]

"YEAHHH! PAAARTYYY!!!!", the childish voice of Roja interrupted the quaint silence of the room. Noira didn't seem to care much, but Gwen read the invitation and hoped to meet any intellectual people. Kiso was experimenting with non-lethal chemicals which exploded due to the lack of concentration from his behalf. He approached Roja and read the invitation. Kiso's face became dull, he thought: "Parties? Parties are a waste of time, done to socialize with other people. Socializing is so not my style, so fuck you all..." However, he read the part of the compulsory assistance and then he let out a long sigh.

"OK! Our mission is to assist to that party and make us be noticed! BWAHAHAHA!!!". Gwen and Roja were filled with joy but Noira hated the idea, she was extremely anti-social and avoided such events because she didn't relate with them and was the only girl without any partner. "I'll be wearing my favourite vest, with the Violet Flower kanji enblazed on its back (菫). Noira will be dressed elegantly, like a house maid with some Loligoth touches."

Noira nearly puked at the idea of assisting to useless events, but she didn't want problems with her boss so she had no choice. Kiso continued: "Roja! Wear some sandals at least! A one-piece dress would work on you, and take off your pigtalis, you look better with loose hair. Gwen will use a classical vest. Questions?" Everyone in the room had no complaints, except for...

"Hey! Hey! What about me!?" Kizer screamed from inside Kiso's brain.

"You aren't going to the party. Remember last time I let you out on a party?" Kiso said as he reminsced the events of the past...

"EVERYONE SING WITH ME!!! YOU GOTTA FIGHT! FOR YOUR RIGHT... TO PAAAARTYYY!!!" Kizer screamed like a Banshee as he jumped repeatedly over a stage platform as he sang through the lyrics of the Beastie Boys hit. He suddenly took a lighter and threw it to the ceiling provoking the showers to go off. However many assisting Hollows were moshing and the party literally costed a fraction of Las Noches. "OOOOOH YEEEAH! BITCHES!" Kizer ended screaming to the quiet room.

Returning to the present, Kizer said to his defense: "Hey! That didn't happen at all!"

"No, but I won't let you take charge of my body during a party. Knowing you, I'd get AIDS a week after the party's over and find out that I literally made a female guest pregnant so NO." Kiso affirmed to his alter-ego.

Kizer said to Kiso: "But won't you make me a gigai to contain my personality?"

Kiso simply said: "Maybe I have a spare gigai" The three girls pouted at the thoughts of having Kizer crashing a party, but Noira thought: "If the party closes due to Kizer, he'll be my hero..."

An hour later, there were two Kisos. The sedated Kiso said to the other psychotically grinning Kiso the following: "This gigai is only made for one night only, if you don't return to my brain after its time is up, you'll die."

The other Kiso (Kizer) smiled and said: "You don't worry, I may be crazy as hell but I have my responsibilities." Kizer eyed through the room. "If you want I'll participate in your super-sentai introduction of Team Violet".

Kiso answered: "You thought I was serious about that intro?"

[blackluster]

Upon returning to his room from a day of mundane training, Shuga was surprised to find a note on the door. A very regal looking invitation to some kind of party. He stood in silence contemplating who would play such a practical joke and what the possible point of such a joke might be.

"what is 'english' style anyway...."

OOC: Congrats to Bleach Asylum. Its been fun to have been a part of its one year run. Hopefully there is much more to come. Well done to Dizzy, Mystic and Primera Espada in absentia for putting together such a kickass little RP.

[Unicorn]

The missions office had nothing. Apparently the top bosses postponed all missions to allow every shingle shinigami to enjoy this... party. Sayuri morosely wandered back to her office and tried to concentrate on her paperwork. When suddenly her door opened.

"Ah, Sayuri-san, did you get one of these too?" she asked with a curious expression on her face. "I'm going to need some new things, would you like to go shopping together?"

"Himura-senpai, what's this all about?" She turned her head as she finally notice Erin-san.
"Oh! Erin-san, sorry I didn't see you there. Did you receive one too?"

"I think everyone received an invitation." Sayuri responded, then sighed. "I don't want to go, but its an order from the top. I've no idea what english dress is either."

Sayuri fidgeted, surprised and a little wary that someone wanted to socialise with her. She latched onto a backup plan... Naomi.

"Would you like to accompany Erin-san to buy things?"

...

"Ne Alex-chan, don't fight it. You need like, the full salon treatment or something," she said, nodding knowingly. "But fret not my dear! We'll pretty you up, I swear!" she giggled.

Alex grabbed a fistful of shirt under Ally's chin and pulled her upwards a few centimeters.

" **** Over yer **** dead **** body." She hissed, eyes glinting dangerously.

....

Nyarle received the invitation, read it twice and she purred happily. Finally! A chance to get out of this boring white uniform and wear something more tastefully elegant.

"Luskel." Nyarle turned and looked at her fraccion questioningly. "Do you know a good tailor, a good jeweler and a good silk merchant?"

[Mystic Serenade]

Keiji

Having just stepped out of his lab, he found a curious looking envelope on his desk. Inside he found an invitation of some sort.

Hmm a party...interesting...

It wasn't as if Keiji was a stick in the mud that didn't know how to enjoy himself...maybe...but it had been a long time since he ever been to any sort of party. Heck, he couldn't even remember if he went to any back during his human years. Which wasn't entirely that so long ago...so if he forgot probably not...

Well, not like he could avoid this one if he wanted to, so he figured he might as well enjoy the experience.

I wonder where I'm supposed to get a suit...


Mai

A devious smile spread across Mai's face as she read the invitation to the party. It sounded so fancy too, and the fancier they were, the more fun they were to crash.

She quickly went to her lab to "prepare" for the party.

"Kekekekeke."


Mani & Masaki

Mani was reading the newspaper when Masaki had suddenly called for his attention.

"Hey there seems to be party going on, we got an invite," she said, waving the invitation in her hand.

"I see, that's interesting," he said barely paying attention and turning a page of the newspaper.

"We're going..."

"Sure we'll go," he said, disinterest still evident in his voice."

"And you will buy me a new dress for this occasion. Of course you will also buy a new outfit to match."

Mani knew that last statement was not one he was supposed voice his opinion on. He merely responded by adjusting his reading glasses and nodded assent. Dammit...

[♠ Saint ♠]

Yugao's dress without the matching wrap:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/DarkKunoichi/1211548779953.jpg

Yugao eyed the invitation like it was poison. She'd never been invited to an event like this before and even now, after sewing the dress she wished to wear, she still found it unbelievable that she's been invited. Choosing her hair style and a few pretty pins for her hair was easy enough. Since she had no formal income, she had virtually no money. In a bid to make some money, she loaned her musical talent out to some of the higher end restaurants in the Seireitei. She managed to make a low wage and earned a generous number of tips, all of which she stashed away. She did not trust banking institutions and refused to let her money be anyone's hands but her own.

With that money though, she bought some more beautifying products and a few pieces of jewelry so she could practice making herself stunning for the party. Why she was even trusting going to this thing was a question in itself, really. She didn't know anyone really aside from Keiji so she supposed that she would stay close to him at the very least. These large gatherings could be quite intimidating.

[Mad_Scientist]

Hueco Mundo, Las Noches, the quarters of the 9th Espada -

Alan read the invitation several times, just to make certain that he hadn't misunderstood something. A Masquerade Ball... for Hollows and arrancar. With mandatory attendance. And the gillians and other giant Hollows were going to be shrunk, so they could fit better.

"Does Mircalla-sama have a sense of humor that we didn't realize, maybe?" Alan asked. The ever-present voice in his head, that of his wife Ninian, answered back. "Maybe, but even so, I'm not sure what to make of this. I have this strange feeling about it that I can't quite describe."

At least if the Masquerade Ball was what the invitation actually claimed it to be, it could make for an amusing evening. Inside Hueco Mundo, humorous situations and gaiety in general could be difficult to come by, unless you were in the company of some of the more peculiar arrancar.

As Alan prepared for the ball, he soon learned that there were quite a few unusual things located in the various store rooms of Las Noches. In one, he found a horde of clothes, including everything from speedos to chicken suits. And chicken suits wearing speedos. Alan chose a simple black tuxedo, like what many humans might wear to a wedding, but Ninian kept chiding him for not choosing the speedo-chicken.

Finding another storeroom, this one full of masks, Alan was presented with an even greater array of choices. After thinking for a while he had nearly decided on a nice stylistic French mask, like one he had seen someone wear to a Masq Ball in a movie once while he was still alive, when something horrifying caught his eye. Barely avoiding giving a little scream, he drew his sword and prepared to attack what he thought was an intruder, only to discover it was just another mask.

Buried in the corner of the room, nearly hidden, was a mask modeled after the face of Elexender Vertinsky, a pyschotic freak and minion of Dios de Diablo. Alan could not understand why anyone would want to make a copy of that face, but... the sense of humor that Alan possessed but often buried surfaced, and he somehow found himself leaving the room with the Elexender mask, Ninian laughing in his head the whole time.

(In case anyone doesn't know what Elexender looks like and is curious, see this post (http://www.bleachasylum.com/showthread.php?p=481526#post481526)of Kolbertt's. )

[DarkPulsar]

Luskel

Luskel raised her head slowly, having barely noticed that she'd been asked a question. She yawned, and stretched as she stood from her nap, looking to Nyarle.


"My apologies Nyarle-sama," she purred lazily, "but I don't. Perhaps we could make a trip to the living world and find something?" she suggested.


Ally

"Ne, don't be such party pooper Miss Alexandra-chan, this'll be fun!" She eyed Alex up and down, giving her the old lookover. "Plus let's be honest, how often do you ever pretty yourself up? Never gonna catch a feller lookin' like that my dear," she teased. "Just let little ol' Ally pretty you right up! You'll have em drooling and stuff."


Erin

"Hello Naomi-san, nice to see you," she smiled gently. "It looks like we may need to convince Sayuri-chan here to come with us," she whispered. She turned back to Sayuri.

"Don't worry Sayuri-san, we won't bother you or be a burden. I don't really know English dress too well either, but we'll look less foolish if we all go together," she prodded reassuringly.

[Final Boss]

Gabriel

"What!? A party?"

Gabriel was still busy processing the information through his head when the invitation came flying into his face. Was it like those topless pool parties he had snuck into in high school? Or parties where women fell out of their dresses? It had been quite some time since the last time he had been invited to a party, in fact he wasn't even invited to the last party he had attended. All he knew was that parties were a good place to pick up ladies, and that was enough for him.

Things were getting heated between Ally and Alex, going as far as Alex grabbing Ally by the collar and threatening her life. He was only slightly concerned, if Ally was going to be his wife then Alex would have to learn to accept her.

"Now now Alex, we can settle this peacefully. When's the last time we got to go to a party and have fun anyways?"

Shinji

Shinji was snoozing peacefully in the solitude of his room when his nap was unfortunately interrupted by mumbling out in the corridors of the 6th Division, quite annoyed Shinji slowly rose from his bed and stepped outside of his room. Strangely he discovered a letter pinned on his door, still uninterested Shinji quickly glanced through the letter.

Mandatory attendance? Whatta drag...

Looking on the bright side, parties served drinks and food but there was still some preparations that needed to be made before he even thought of going. Still unsure of what he was going to wear and not exactly willing to take the time to search for an outfit things weren't off to the greatest start. Finding the easiest way out Shinji decided to enlist some help, like usual the first person he could trust with help was his good friend, Ren.

He felt guilty about resorting to Ren to bail him out of even the slightest amount of work but he honestly had no one else to turn to. He plotted out how he was going to request Ren's help as he headed towards the 4th Division. He knocked before entering Ren's office and gave her a smile, unsure of how to start Shinji decided on asking her how she was doing.

"Heya Ren, how's life goin'?"

Lala and Lulu

"A party!? Yay!"

Lala jumped up and down in excitement as Lulu calmly read the letter aloud. She continued to inform Lala that the attire was to be English based and attendance was a must. Lulu was educated in English clothing to some extent and had some idea of how they were to dress.

"So shall we go and get some clothing?"

Lala shook her head in disappointment, "Well duh! Unless ya want to go naked."

With that the twins left their chamber in search of matching dresses for the party.

[Shdo]

Lana

The Café door opened with a slam, Lana stood in the entrance holding a dress in each hand, one was black and one was red, "Gabriel-kun! I need your help!" she dashed to his side, giving him a watery look ( :wtf ), "I need to chose which dress to steal for a party, not that I didn’t stole the other one…but I can't really take both with me…actually I can…but still I need to know which one to wear!"

She presented the red one, "this one match my eye color and will give more emphasis on my ebony hair, while this," she presented the black one, "will make my eyes more noticeable, of course both show enough cleavage and are of the same model but I still need to chose on color!"

[Unicorn]

"Don't worry Sayuri-san, we won't bother you or be a burden. I don't really know English dress too well either, but we'll look less foolish if we all go together,"

Sayuri hesitated again. Much as she didn’t want to go shopping with others, Maine had a valid point. The others could also chat to the shopkeepers and ask questions. Maybe…

“So you want me to come with you?” The question sounded hesitant and uncertain.

…


“"Plus let's be honest, how often do you ever pretty yourself up? Never gonna catch a feller lookin' like that my dear," she teased. "Just let little ol' Ally pretty you right up! You'll have em drooling and stuff."

"Now now Alex, we can settle this peacefully. When's the last time we got to go to a party and have fun anyways?"

Still holding a fistful of Ally’s shirt, Alex glared at the other girl. “Go **** pretty Gabe up instead.”

She turned her glare onto Gabe. “Have just as much *** fun in the bar. Don’t need ta **** dress up and have annoying **** like this” She lifted Ally a few more centimeters “Hangin’ around.”

….

"My apologies Nyarle-sama," she purred lazily, "but I don't. Perhaps we could make a trip to the living world and find something?".

“The Living World contains more craftsmen and silk merchants.” Nyarle agreed, then paused as another thought struck. “Do we have human money? Or it is not necessary?”

[DarkPulsar]

Ally

"Ne, but my Gabey-chan doesn't need prettying up. You so definitely do," she scowled at Alex. "And I am NOT annoying!" she spat in Alex's face, sticking her tongue out.


Erin

She smiled and nodded encouragingly at Sayuri. "Yeah, come with us!" she said enthusiastically. "We'll have fun. I know you're not the social type, neither am I really. But it can be nice to get to know people too," she explained.


Luskel


“The Living World contains more craftsmen and silk merchants.” Nyarle agreed, then paused as another thought struck. “Do we have human money? Or it is not necessary?”

"Ehh," Luskel yawned, "it shouldn't be a problem. I don't think we have any, but most humans can't see us anyway. And even if they could, they couldn't stop us from taking whatever we wanted," she droned lazily. "We can just take whatever you like, Nyarle-sama."

[Final Boss]

Alex did have a point, no doubt she could always head to a bar instead of a fancy party. Gabriel tried to think of what there was at a party that she couldn't find at a bar, he didn't even know much about the party himself.

"Well, parties are much more formal. Besides I can't go to the party without my partner, if you don't go then I can't and I really wanna go with my stunning fiancee."

Suddenly a familiar face came bursting into the cafe holding two dresses. It was indeed Lana and she had come to ask Gabriel for his advice on what dress to wear. Gabriel examined the two dresses in Lana's hand and finally decided.

"Hmm so both have show the same amount of cleavage? I guess I would go with the black one, I like how it brings out your beautiful eyes."

[Shdo]

"Oh…so you think I have beautiful eyes? Good taste," she gave Gabriel a kiss on his cheek and a big smile, "now all I need is to steal a matching purse and shoes…and maybe get a date to the party as well, maybe Tenaku –Kun is free…but this invitation is only for one…" the dresses disappeared into the rift space and the invitation came out.

"What is the chance that anyone else I know got this invitation? A million to one?"

[Unicorn]

"Ne, but my Gabey-chan doesn't need prettying up. You so definitely do," she scowled at Alex. "And I am NOT annoying!" she spat in Alex's face, sticking her tongue out.

"Well, parties are much more formal. Besides I can't go to the party without my partner, if you don't go then I can't and I really wanna go with my stunning fiancee."

“Ya **** are impossible ****.” Alex snapped irritably. Of all times, Gabriel would choose to use the guilt card on her now. “Gabe ya owe me big time for this.”

“And you.” Alex shook Ally a little, then loosened her grip. “Shut up and stay outta my way.”

Only then did she turn her glare onto the thief. Whatshisname? "Gabe got them invites too, an' they're hounding me 'bout it."

...

"Yeah, come with us!" she said enthusiastically. "We'll have fun. I know you're not the social type, neither am I really. But it can be nice to get to know people too,"

Sayuri eyed Erin warily, unsure what information the other girl wanted to know about her.

...

"Ehh, it shouldn't be a problem. I don't think we have any, but most humans can't see us anyway. And even if they could, they couldn't stop us from taking whatever we wanted," she droned lazily. "We can just take whatever you like, Nyarle-sama."

“Good idea, Luskel.” Nyarle agreed after a few moments of thought. “Let us go and start the hunt now. We want the very best, of course.”

She sketched a symbol in the air, and a portal opened. To Karakura Town. :D

[Shdo]

"But why shouldn't you go? maybe there are drinks there? and maybe you will find another filthy-mouth-always-drunk-ex-gang-member to get friends with and maybe more...i think you could use some attention from the opposite sex every now and then...but you will need a dress...a REALLY GOOD dress that is...and a total makeover, and something with this hair, walk and mouth of yours...you should also better..."

Lana noticed she talked too much thanks to Alex glares, "oh never mind me i just blubber around," she turned back to Gabriel, "so he is coming as well...i better get ready my chastity belt and several canisters of mace."

[Unicorn]

"Did they **** know they're inviting a **** thief?"

Alex's glare promised slow painful death to the thief, and she turned her glare to Ally who had recently been spouting the same nonsense.

A slow mirthless smile crept across Alex's face. If she set both girls against each other, maybe she'd have some peace and quiet.

"Ya won't need tha' **** belt and mace." Alex drawled and pointed at Ally. "He got his wife right here. Even gonna give her beauty stuff and buy her a pretty dress."

[Shdo]

"not a **** thief...just a thief," she sticked her tongue to Alex.

the cheerful demeanor changed the moment Alex said the word 'wife', the moment Lana understood what was going on her eyes changed to cold death, "you bastard didn't even waited half a week and proposed to another girl..." she said that with her back toward Gabriel, "you should know, Gabriel, that there is nothing in this world as scary as a woman scorn..." she turned to him with a canister of mace in her hand and started to spray his face and followed with a shocker to his belly, "see the mace is still handy..."

as Gabriel was spasming on the floor she turned her attention to the new girl, "so this is the boyfriend snatcher?" completely disregarding the fact she was the one who handcuffed Gabriel in some back alley, something in Lana went all possessive over Gabriel.
she simply loves what isn't hers.

"his taste with girls simply borders on pedophilia more and more..."



((FB, i decided to go with option number 2...rage against gabe))

[Hiraeth]

Soul Society - Fourth Division

Shinji

"Heya Ren, how's life goin'?"

Ren, having recovered significantly from her earlier episode, looked up and grinned wolfishly "Can't complain. Free drinks at this masquerade thing. Guess you're here to ask me to help you out then?"

She waited for him to plead his case.

Living World - Wolf Cafe

"This is a terrible idea, atrocious, horrendous, horrible..." Philippe trailed off into even more adjectives as he entered the Wolf. His expression was hovering between annoyance and fear. It swung towards the annoyance end of the spectrum when he saw how many people were in attendance at the cafe.

"I take it you have all received an invitation from this mysterious host?" He stalked over to an empty table and took a seat "They even invited Stern." He sounded particularly annoyed at this, and gestured to his ever present manservant to take a seat.

Hueco Mundo - Septima Espada's Quarters
"Durante-sama!"

Durante opened his eyes to see Suvi standing next to his sofa, eyes glittering. He was immediately suspicious. "What?"

She shrank a little at his tone of voice and held out an innocent looking piece of paper. When he had read what was on it, however, Durante realised that it was far from innocent. He folded it neatly and handed back to Suvi, a thoughtful look on his face.

Giddy with excitement, she could scarcely restrain herself from jumping on him and beggin him to be allowed to go. He watched her in amusement and eventually gave in to the pleading in her eyes "Oh all right, we can go."

Her shriek of pleasure made even Otso look up from where he and Suvi were playing with a family of lizard hollows. Suvi ignored the noise and popped one of the lizards into her mouth, crunching the bones happily.

Durante rolled his eyes at his fraccion's response "It's not like we have a choice anyway, Mircalla-sama has said it's compulsory." He grinned evilly "Since you're so excited, I nominate you to be the one to tell Suvi."

The look of horror on her face was priceless.

Soul Society - Twelfth Division
Kiku opened the letter with trepidation, but was pleasantly surprised to see how benign the contents actually were. She found to her great surprise that she was excited about the event, having never attended any kind of ball before. She wished there was someone she could celebrate it with, but she didn't have many friends in Twelfth Division, she didn't have clearance to visit the Living World that day, and her sister was probably busy. She resolved to just wander around the corridors in general happiness until she found someone to tell her news to. She set off.

[shinikage]

((Happy birthday, BA RP :D
For this party, I make it that Shinn's friend in his past story had never died. Mystic said it's fine :D ))
Shinn Fujiwara
Shinn returned to his room in 11th division headquarter after doing shunpo around Seireitei aimlessly. When he was entering his room, he noticed that there was a letter slipped under his door. He tore the envelope and read it.
'Masquerade party? Not like I'm interested. And so what if it's a must?', he thought. He threw the letter on a table, and sat on his bed. Looking around the room, he suddenly noticed that there was still a letter under his door. He picked it up and read it.
Hey, Shinn.
I just got an invitation for a masquerade party. Do you get it too? You'll come, won't you? Let's have fun there since we haven't met for some time.
See you there
-Guess Who-
P.S. Make sure you look great
Shinn smiled slightly. "Do I really have to guess?" It was obvious that the only one who sent this letter to Shinn was his best and only friend, Kaede Ichimonji, who lived in Rukongai. 'It'll be fun to meet her', he thought.
He scratched his head lazily, and said, "Fine. But don't expect too much." He smiled, picked those two letters and saved them somewhere. Then he typed a reply for Kaede.
"Now how should I get an English-styled attire?"

[Shdo]

Something moved behind Lana, a shimmering bended light (think predator movie) around the size of a man started to form. The bubble collapsed and a person stood there, a person she hoped never to see.

"YOU!" she pointed out and pulled a gun from the rift only for her adversary to touch the gun with his finger and swallow it into his own rift world.

"Look what I have here!" he presented a invitation with his two hand, covering his mouth in a childish demeanor and only revealing his bright burning red.

"Why did you got a invitation?" she asked with clear dismay.

"Just because I am a NPC doesn't mean I can't have some fun right? Besides, I might get lucky and give you another sister or brother!" The response was a quick kick to the groin from Lana part but it was stopped by a metallic sound and a low whimper of pain from Lana side.
"Oh, you have still much to learn, my young Padawan, men can also wear chastity belts," he turned to the rest of the girls and gave them a smile, "are any of you girls legit?"

"Leave them out of this Darwinist nightmare..." Lana whispered from behind her pain.

[halfnhalf]

SETH

It was nine o'clock in the morning. Seth awoke to find a note on his chest. He crumpled it and threw it into the garbage can. He turned to pick up his watch and there again the note appeared this time on top of his watch. He crumpled it, cursed at his own untidiness and went to go make breakfast. He opened the cabinet and there lying on the pan was another note. Seth now pretty pissed off knew his apartment had been tampered with.

Seth threw the note in the trash and searched the house. In the 100 places he checked 99 had notes in them. The only place that didn't was his toilet...and even then something was in there that wasn't his. He decided to read the notes...all the same. A party?? All this for a party, no doubt the organizations doing, noone else would be smart enough or stealthy enough. Seth was actually in need of a break...and one held by the organization was to be filled with his superiors and some pretty women. Seth decided to get dressed nicely but nothing fit or looked good on him. He wanted to wear something unique something classy...a suit....a business suit!

For about five hours Seth combed the streets and all its shops looking for the right suit...none of which had it. Finally getting hungry he went to China town and grabbed some Dim Sum. Peering out the window...he saw the suit...it was perfect...its color....everything! He payed the bill, and half eating a pork roll, he ran to the store. But it was not as it appeared to be, the suit was perfect but it was at an anime store...something Seth had never experienced...he didn't have the time. He bought the suit, entering the foreign store...but along with it came a semi plastic sycthe...one he couldn't not buy...it came with the suit...actuallly IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE SUITS RIGHT ARM! But the suit looked nice and Seth could make it work out...so he headed back to his place. He tried it on....it was perfect...though when he wore it, he felt like he should kill some criminals....it was strange but it was worth it.

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"Oh yea...this is it!"

ISAMU

He wandered Las Nochas and found a note in front of him. He picked it up...he read it....a party...ones like he had attended when alive...surely it would be as much fun! He decided to not get dressed up, pincer arms just ruin any good suit! Besides...he used to be good...at trashing partys!!!!!!!! :D

KOTONE

After seeing the wide pandamoneum and popularity of the party, Kotone decided to do something wild. He went to a custom tailer shop, a hair cuttery...and a pedicure/cosmetic surgery shop. Kotone got his nails done, got his hair dyed black, he got a nice suit....and he got his skin dyed white...not to mention his contact lens dyed red. He had done this to look really good. And he couldn't worry less...it was all reversable! Too bad the same treatment for Micheal Jackson wasn't! If only he had waited 2 more years..:eek:..LOL

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk41/evilerico/mikami_teru.jpg

Kotone even bought a nice car...He was ready...He was gonna jiggy at this party in extreme style!

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Living World, The Wolf Cafe

Souji looked himself over one more time. He pulled the hood down off of his head and freed his long black ponytail from its confines. It felt so strange not to have the Seire Suji wrapped around his exsposed forearms. But in its place were now two leather bracelets and a wristband. That would do, he surmised. Besides, there was no point in bringing weapons since they would be confiscated upon arrival to the Ball. 'Well, I hope this attire is acceptable...', the teenager thought to himself as he stepped inside the cafe. Some others had already arrived, but he knew none of them. He moved over to an empty space and proceeded to wait for Kokoro-chan to arrive.

Hueco Mundo, Los Noches

The resident feral child was presently dressed in a most unusuall outfit. There was really nothing abnormal about the shirt but the clothing on his legs... Extremely short purple shorts, covered by tan leather leggings, layered over with a large thick tan leather belt. Not to mention that he wore no shoes on his pale feet. But the most unusuall thing was that he was currently balancing on his head, the palms of his hands pressed firmly on the smooth cold floor. Rem was just far too used to being upside down. He sighed, closing his emerald orbs. "Since this event is entirely devoid of logic and I was never very sane to begin with, I want Isamu-Nii to show up right now!!!"

Soul Society, Meeting Hall

Kaoru - Normal
Kaito - Italic
Bael - Bold

The Third Seat fussed, straightening the fabric of the black and white gown that was adorning his figure. His long hair flowed unbound down his back in a purple wave. With every step he took, the heels of his boots made a noise. Clack clack clack. Finally, he walked inside the Seiretei meeting hall, only to find that not many others had arrived before him. Kaoru adjusted the Kitsune mask over his face and moved to sit down in an empty seat near the wall. 'This is going to be the worst night of my afterlife...', he thought silently to himself, resting his chin in the palms of his hands.

"Well well, the whore princess is all dolled up tonight. Nice." Kaito made himself known in a most unpleasant manner.

"YOU stay quiet. Don't pay him any mind, Ruru. His comments are meaningless. Besides, I think you look even more lovely than you normally do." Bael proceeded to over-rule the darker personality.

Kaoru shut his eyes. "I do Not need your input, Kaito. It's bad enough that Sai-chan has gone missing..."

Kaito let loose a spill of wicked laughter from inside his skull. "You're pathetic! Can't even stand to be alone... Always need someone to commfort you. Well, that's two lovers that have left you. Maybe you should just give up and live the solitary life, always begrudging others for their happiness."

"I said Shut Up! I did not leave Ruru through any choice or will of my own. As for your suggestion, you can shove it. Kaoru is not that kind of person. He's perfect just the way he is and he deserves someone special.", Bael injected.

Kaoru raised his chin and moved both of his hands up to hold the sides of his head in a pained gesture. His purple irises were covered by a thin veil of flesh behind the mask. "Thank you, Bael... Dear sweet God, I miss you so much. I really wish you had your physical body back. Then you could be here with me. As for you, Kaito, please, leave me alone."

Kaito ignored the current owner of the body that he inhabited. Instead, he continued on a twisted conversation with Bael. "Yeah, right. I'm sure that someone at this party will be looking for a lovely partner to enjoy a one night stand with. Ruru can hook up with them, get laid, and then having something to whine about later, which will gain him some attention or comfort and he will get his fix."

"For the last time, will you shut the **** up!?" Bael was really beginning to wish that he could physically beat the tar out of Kaito for the things that he was saying. No one should be allowed to get away with insulting or hurting His Ruru.

"Yeah yeah, sure. Whatever." Finally, Kaito stopped egging them on.

Kaoru continued to hold his head. Soft whimpering noises started to escape him and he felt a strong headache coming on. He didn't even have the mental capacity to realize how... strange... he must've have looked. Not to mention that he'd just held a conversation with himself. "I can't do this..."

[Gol D. Roger]

Soul Society

Itō strode down a hallway, heading towards the arranged meeting area. In his hand, he examined the note that had been left for him.

A mandatory meeting, with no explanation... How strange... he thought.

I expect we have some fun in store for us, echoed a familiar voice in his head. Itō turned his head and smiled at the small phoenix upon his shoulder, its fiery orange and gold plumage contrasting nicely with the clean white of Itō's haori.

"Well, good morning, my friend," Itō said with a smile. "It's been a while since you've come for pleasure instead of business."

You know what they say about all work and no play, don't you? Akebonohtori asked him.

"Of course. Something I'd do well to remember myself, once in a while."

Indeed. And besides, I have a strong feeling that today will be quite enjoyable. You'd do well to actually allow yourself to have some fun.

"I suppose... My duties as Taichō have just kept me so busy, and then with my 4th Seat springing surprise visits on me while I sleep... I just haven't had the time to relax."

Oh, come off it, Haruki-chan. There's always time to relax, you just choose not to see it.

"I wish you wouldn't call me that," Itō said. Then he turned and waved as he passed by a fellow shinigami.

I'm far older than you, whether you'd care to believe it or not. So what else ought I call you, child? the phoenix asked with a sort of musical, chirping laughter.

Itō sighed, shaking his head, and attempting to conceal a small grin. Just then, he reached the doors of the meeting hall, and proceeded inside.

[Unicorn]

Sayuri

She looked at both colleagues and fidgeted awkwardly, unable to shake the feeling that they were waiting for her.

"Erm. So shall we go?" She asked hesitantly. "The faster we leave, the faster we return right?"

...

Alex

Alex frowned as the thief attacked Gabriel. She was about to pull Blue out and bind the other girl when several other people entered the cafe. One of those people attacked the thief, and another one was Philippe.

She moved quickly behind the counter to get a wet cloth and dropped it on Gabe's face for him to wipe off the mace.

Then she turned to Philippe with a mirthless smirk. "Exactly my thoughts. I have more fun in a bar. But I'm goin' cos Gabe won't go if I don't. Anyway, ya want coffee?"

...

Nyarle

*in a large fabric shop*

"You call this silk?!" Nyarle hissed at the terrified store manager, pinning him against the wall with a roll of cloth. "I don't like being lied to. Where do you keep the real silk?"

"Luskel. Ask one of the others."

[Aoi Innocence]

Living World,The Wolf

http://15dollarstore.com/img/2087.jpg

Kokoro checked over herself once, twice, then three times before entering the cafe. It took her at least 4 hours to fine the perfect dress to wear. It was completely red with black high heels that buckled at her ankle. Her hair was straight and complemented with a ruby barrette that pulled some of her hair from her face. Silver hoops hang from her ear and a white choker with a silver and ruby heart was around her neck. She wasn't a fan of make-up so she settled for just a touch of pink lip gloss. She sighed as she remembered that she had to leave her weapon at home. Things didn't feel right without Kuro Kokoro by her side.

She looked around and gasped when she saw Souji on the other side. She stopped in front of him and smiled.

"Hi, Souji-kun!" A girl with blonde hair and green eyes appeared from behind Kokoro and smiled too.

"Ciaossu, Souji-kun." Blair smiled, waving at her friend.

Seireit Meeting Hall

http://www.brownsfashion.com/public/pictures/products/standard/86880_1.jpg

Yukiko sighed and put on a small smile for the passing shinigamis. For some reason, she felt that she stuck out to much in the crowd. Her dress was a darling sliver that seemed to glimmer when hit by light. She had knee length sliver sliver boots and a series of crystal bracelets on her wrist. She refused to wear any type of make-up and her hair was up with a white clip holding it together.

"This party better be worth it." She said before smiling at another shinigami.


With Sayuri

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/users/3/30311/27_2007/lime%20green%20dress.jpg
Naomi looked around before smiling brightly. She knew she wasn't the type to be so bold but sometimes when she's going to a party, a different side of her comes out.

"I was just wondering if they were serious about letting our enemies attend to but, if you don't know what English style is then I can show you a dress I have in my room. Come on!' She grabbed Sayuri's hand and dragged her out her office with Erin-san close by.

[Unicorn]

Sayuri

"I was just wondering if they were serious about letting our enemies attend to but, if you don't know what English style is then I can show you a dress I have in my room. Come on!' She grabbed Sayuri's hand and dragged her out her office with Erin-san close by.

Startled and not sure how to react, Sayuri let herself be pulled along. Eventually they reached Naomi's room where a pale green dress hung on the wall.

Sayuri felt a warm blush cross her cheeks. The dress was short and sleeveless!

"Are all the english dresses revealing like that?"

[DarkPulsar]

Luskel

"Luskel. Ask one of the others."

"Yes Nyarle-sama," she replied lazily. She looked around to find an employee.

"Oi, you there," she said, pointing at the fragile young woman. "Show me your most expensive, beautiful silk dresses," she commanded. "And quickly, unless you'd like my boss to kill your boss over there," she added almost as an afterthought. The woman quickly returned, a couple dozen dresses in hand and threw them on the nearest table.

"Here you are!" she hastily replied, trembling significantly.

"My my, some of these are nice," Luskel purred. "Nyarle-sama, this one brought me a bunch, some of them are very nice. Come have a look."

[Aoi Innocence]

"Are all the english dresses revealing like that?"

Naomi smiled back at Sayuri and giggled under her breath. For some reason, it was rare to see Sayuri-san act like this.

"No. There are many that aren't revealing. So what are you looking for, Sayuri-chan? What type of dress?"

[Unicorn]

@ Aoi - :( Naomi's laughing at Sayuri! :cry

Sayuri

"No. There are many that aren't revealing. So what are you looking for, Sayuri-chan? What type of dress?"

Sayuri was too busy being horrified at the revealing dress to notice anything out of the ordinary.

"Something not so revealing." Sayuri mumbled. "Something with covered arms and covered legs."

ooc: quick someone suggest a nice sleeveless long dress with a shawl!


Nyarle

"Good work, Luskel. As always." Nyarle praised, then dropped the store manager and wandered over to look at the dresses. "Very nice."

"Do you want a dress too, Luskel? If so, we can just take them all and choose at our leisure."

[DarkPulsar]

Luskel

She brought her index finger to the corner of her mouth as she looked pensive. "Yes, I suppose I'll need something too," she decided. "After all, these outfits are nice, but they won't do for an extravagant dance," she concluded. Luskel turned to the young woman who'd brought her the dresses, and bowed lightly.

"Thank you for your service," she said. "It looks like we'll be taking all of these." She scooped up all of the dresses into her arms, and began to walk off with them when she felt the indignant stares of the two attendants. "Oh, if I hadn't made it clear, we won't be paying. And if you value your lives, you won't try and stop us," she purred menacingly.

[Aoi Innocence]

Sayuri was too busy being horrified at the revealing dress to notice anything out of the ordinary.

"Something not so revealing." Sayuri mumbled. "Something with covered arms and covered legs."

"Something not revealing that will cover arms and legs." Naomi put her index finger on her chin to think. A light bulb seem to appear above her head.

"I think I remember seeing a dress that fits your description. It's in the expensive shopping district down in Rukongai!"

@Uni-She's only laughing cuz it's rare to see a her superior shrink down by seeing a revealing dress:)

[Magest49]

Tenaku and Anzen

They both continued with their preperation for the party.

Crimson

Upon entering the Seiretei meeting hall Crimson looked around. He didn't kow why he came so early but it didn't really matter to him. Maybe he would find someone to keep him company so he wouldn't have to run around with two butterknives for swords while at the party. Eventually he picked up on his Division's 3rd seat's voice. He waited before the 3rd seat stopped talking to himself before approaching. "I knew the 11th Division memebers were different but this is just insane!" He said to Kaoru. "I mean, I don't think you'll get an escort to the party for you, yourself, and mister crazy here." He said, sitting next to Kaoru. "And I'm pretty sure that yourself and mister crazy wouldn't make to great of dates by the sound of it." He leaned back as he laughed to himself.

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Living World, The Wolf Cafe

Kokoro and Blaire: "Hi, Souji-kun!" A girl with blonde hair and green eyes appeared from behind Kokoro and smiled too. "Ciaossu, Souji-kun." Blair smiled, waving at her friend.

Souji blinked a number of times as he suddenly found himself in the presence of two of his friends. 'Blaire-chan came too...? Woah... Wait a minute! So now I'm escorting both of them to this Ball!?', his thoughts became just a tad erratic. 'I wouldn't put it past Blaire-chan to try something like tripping me to make me fall onto Kokoro-chan...' But he quickly recovered himself. "Hi, Kokoro-chan! Blaire-chan! You look really nice tonight! So glad that you could make it!" The teenager bounced lightly on the pads of his sneakers as he returned a greeting to them.

Soul Society, Meeting Hall

Crimson: "I knew the 11th Division members were different but this is just insane!" He said to Kaoru. "I mean, I don't think you'll get an escort to the party for you, yourself, and mister crazy here." He said, sitting next to Kaoru. "And I'm pretty sure that yourself and mister crazy wouldn't make too great of dates by the sound of it." He leaned back as he laughed to himself.

Kaoru moved his hands and looked up as his Seventh Seat suddenly walked over to him and made a rather uncalled for comment. Crimson then proceeded to address his superior's other personalities before sitting down in the open chair next to him. The more the other talked, the more it stirred Kaoru up. But the final straw snapped as the redhead started to laugh loudly about the insults he had just made.

Before Crimson had even finished laughing, Kaoru raised his left hand and issued a loud, ringing slap across his subordinate's face, which promised a stinging red mark of pain. The initial smack seemed to echo off the nearest wall. Kaoru's purple eyes were damp and glistening as he recoiled his hand, looking away from the other. "I must say... I'm really disappointed in you, Shenkibeto-san. When I first met you, you seemed like such a nice person, outside of a fight. But that was just... just...", he trailed off, hiding his face in the palms of his hands.

"Well well, that was most unexpected of you. You should do that more often... Show that you have a little bite in you." Kaito would have been smirking while speaking.

"Kaoru... It's all right. Don't listen to them..." Bael tried once again to comfort the poor soul that he had left behind.

"I'm sorry... Just be quiet...", Kaoru murmured from behind his hands. His voice was weak and shattered in places. Though he had not yet begun to cry. Being on the verge of it, he tried to steel himself. This was not the place to suffer a total mental breakdown. It didn't help that Crimson had confirmed that he would probably be spending the entire evening alone.

[Gol D. Roger]

Soul Society

The moment Itō stepped into the Meeting Hall, he froze, a hint of color creeping into his cheeks.

A bit under-dressed, are we? Akebonohtori asked him with a mirthful chirping.

"I guess I just skimmed through the invitation..." He kept looking back and forth between all the immaculate partygoers and his own traditional shinigami garb.

Not to worry, said Akebonohtori, I have something prepared for just such an occasion.

"What are you...?" A quick burst of flame suddenly enveloped Itō, then disappeared. He looked down at himself in absolute awe.

He was dressed in a sharp crimson suit, orange shirt, and gold tie. His hair was now tied back into a neat ponytail. On his feet were a pair of pristine black leather shoes, and around his neck hung a white scarf with a Taichō's symbols emblazoned on the end in black.

"A bit flashy, don't you think?"

Exactly my style. Wouldn't you agree, Haruki-chan? his zanpankutō spirit asked him with a laugh.

[Aoi Innocence]

Living World, The Wolf Cafe


"Hi, Kokoro-chan! Blaire-chan! You look really nice tonight! So glad that you could make it!" The teenager bounced lightly on the pads of his sneakers as he returned a greeting to them.

Kokoro smiled brightly and giggled.

"Thank you, Souji-kun! I wouldn't miss it for the world." Unnoticed to her, Blair moved right next to Souji. She didn't miss the thoughtful look that was on Souji's face before he greeted them.

"Sooooooooo, what were thinking about?"

Soul Society, Sereitei Meeting Hall

The sound of a slap reached her ears and Yukiko looked over. She didn't see what happen but, the next she knew someone was crying. Sighing, she walked over to the scene.

"Alright, what happened here and why is he crying?"

[Hiraeth]

Alex

Alex frowned as the thief attacked Gabriel. She was about to pull Blue out and bind the other girl when several other people entered the cafe. One of those people attacked the thief, and another one was Philippe.

She moved quickly behind the counter to get a wet cloth and dropped it on Gabe's face for him to wipe off the mace.

Then she turned to Philippe with a mirthless smirk. "Exactly my thoughts. I have more fun in a bar. But I'm goin' cos Gabe won't go if I don't. Anyway, ya want coffee?"

Philippe

He shook his head regretfully "One day I will actually get to sample your coffee Mademoiselle, but perhaps not today. I find myself in significant need of a mask to wear for this 'masquerade'." He said the word like it was distasteful "I doubt it will be anything like a true masquerade though, I've seen what these young people consider ball gowns."

He reached into his suit pocked and retrieved something "Here, I have one of these for you, one for Gabriel, and two spares for whomever you deem it necessary to give one." He handed them each two small silver rings "This will enable us to locate one another during this ball. If anything goes wrong just simply turn the ring in one complete revolution around your finger, the motion will activate it and alert anyone else with a ring to your location so they can assist you."

He raised a hand, showing that he was already wearing one of the rings "It will expand to fit your finger size, and it can only be removed by the person who is wearing it, so no enemy can disarm you and take it.

"Oh and also if you're looking for something to wear, any of you, over the years I have somehow found myself in possession of a number of gowns and tuxedos, in various sizes. If you would like to come and look at them please just drop by."

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Living World, The Wolf Cafe

Blaire: "Sooooooooo, what were you thinking about?"

Souji jumped, his lithe body going rigid as Blair suddenly appeared at his side. 'What the...!? How the heck did she sneak up on me like that...?', he wondered as he slowly calmed down. Then it was time to answer the question that he had been asked. He laughed cheerfully, his body shaking slightly. "Well, I was just thinking about how nice the two of you look tonight... Not that you don't look nice every day, that is."

Soul Society, Meeting Hall

Yukiko: "All right, what happened here and why is he crying?"

Kaoru

Kaoru knew the owner of the voice to be Hiyashiwa-san. But she didn't seem to have recognized him, which he was suddenly very grateful for. The last thing he needed tonight was more unwanted attention. 'That's it... I need to get away for a few minutes. Kaito, come out...' He kept his hands up, concealing his eyes as his purple hair began to bleed black from the roots down until each and every inch of every last strand was completely black. Finally, the Third Seat stood up. Only it was no longer Kaoru.

Kaito

Kaito lowered his hands from his face, revealing eyes that were completely dry and dark as ever. He cast a twisted smile at Hiyashiwa-san and then answered her inquiry. "Oh, it's just a little Lover's Quarell, you understand. It's really nothing for you to be concerned about! Nothing at all. Now, if you will please exscuse us..." The shinigami reached around and grabbed the collar of Crimson's shirt, physically hauling him to his feet. Then he dragged the other along with him until the two were away from the main gathering.

"Listen here.", Kaito growled at first, roughly shoving Crimson against the wall and pinning him there with unyielding strength. "It's all well and fine if you want to make fun of the whore princess but do not go thinking that I am the same as him. Now, you would do well to remember that we're your superior officer and we do have the ability to drown you in paperwork and if you don't do it, then we will have your ass, literally.", he finished with a sadistic smirk that promised everything he had said. Upon releasing Crimson, he turned around and started to walk away.

[Unicorn]

Okay people.. sorry. Due to potential RP clashes, I have shifted the Living World meeting spot to 'A park in the Central Business District'.
...

Sayuri

"I think I remember seeing a dress that fits your description. It's in the expensive shopping district down in Rukongai!"

“What about Maine-san? Shouldn’t we go shopping for her too?” Sayuri’s protest fell on deaf ears as Naomi dragged her determinedly out of 4th Division. “B… but I can’t afford…”


ooc: feel free to post around me and organize Sayuri’s dress and accessories. I’ll be at work and can’t keep up with you guys.


Alex

“Here, I have one of these for you, one for Gabriel, and two spares for whomever you deem it necessary to give one. This will enable us to locate one another during this ball. If anything goes wrong just simply turn the ring in one complete revolution around your finger, the motion will activate it and alert anyone else with a ring to your location so they can assist you."

"Oh and also if you're looking for something to wear, any of you, over the years I have somehow found myself in possession of a number of gowns and tuxedos, in various sizes. If you would like to come and look at them please just drop by."

“Yeah ‘kay.” Alex accepted the rings, eyed them suspiciously for any weird devices or spells. She suddenly brightened up.

“We can borrow some clothes off ya? Cool. Ya have a spare tux my size?” Alex noticed the look on Philippe’s face. “Maybe not, huh?” She mumbled sourly.

Alex put on one ring and twisted it to see what happened next.


Nyarle

Nyarle strolled out of the fabric shop, well-pleased with her excursion. She was about to head back home when she suddenly remembered something. She turned around to glance at her fraccion.

“We need jewelry befitting the occasion.” Nyarle declared.

[halfnhalf]

Hueco Mundo, Las Nochas

Isamu wandered the dry halls...he had no idea of where the party was at...and he really wanted to do something devious! He whistled for a while until he saw a hollow hanging on the ceiling!

"Hey you up there!...come on down!" (imagine it like the announcer guy on the Price is right)

Yes...he was getting quite the good vibe from this ceiling hanging hollow. Yes indeed.

[Magest49]

Crimson sat completely still in stunned silence. Had his superior just slapped him? He slowly looked up to Kaoru, seeing that what Crimson had said left him with more of a stink than the slap. Sighing he opened his mouth to try and retract his last statement only to have someone walk over, interupting him. After a small dialog with himself Kaoru then replied to the question.

Crimson noticed three things wrong once Kaoru turned. One, he said it was nothing more than a lover's quarell. Two, Kaoru's hair had changed from purple to black before his eyes. Three, Kaoru's eyes had changed as well. Quickly Crimson established that this was not Kaoru before him but someone else, but before Crimson could finish thinking Kaoru grabbed him a dragged him out of the room.

He let Kaoru hold him against the wall. Let him tell him off, but once Crimson was released he was no longer willing to deal with any of it. Reaching forward he grabbed the back of Kaoru's gown and pulled him back toward him. "Maybe I'd be afraid of that if an 11th Division member really cared about paperwork. Also, I'm not one to write on the stuff, but burn it. So, unless you can truely scare me I don't care that you're my superior Kaoru." He stopped for a moment. "You know what? I felt bad for a moment in there too. I was going to take back what I said and go with ya but after this little performance I'd rather not care to be around you." With that he shoved Kaoru forward, stuffing his hands in his pockets and walking off past the meeting hall.

[Final Boss]

Gabriel

"Ahh!"

After hearing about the relationship between him and Ally, Lana seemed to suddenly attack. She quickly shocked him and sprayed mace in his eyes effectively bringing him to the floor. Gabriel was confused as to what earned him the attack especially after helping her pick out a dress. He continued to claw at his face in irritation until Alex came to help out, dropping a wet cloth for him to use.

He wasted no time in washing out the mace from his eyes and quickly brought himself to his feet.

"Why Lana? I thought there was something special between us?!"

Shinji

Shinji chuckled nervously, it seemed Ren knew exactly why he had come.

"Well ya know, I sorta need help pickin' out a suit for tha party an' I was hopin' ya could help me out. Please?"

[Magest49]

Tenaku

Tenaku opened the door to The Wolf slowly, peeking inside. There seemed to be people moving within so he decided to enter. 'Maybe all of these people got an invite too..?' he thought to himself as he walked through the door into the cafe. Tenaku was wearing black slacks, a black unbuttoned, longsleeved shirt, sleeves rolloed up, and a white under shirt. On his feet he wore leather shoes. In his head he knew he wouldn't eat as well until next pay check but it might be worth it. Walking through the area he found himself a seat. He would rather not be one to stand out in this crowd.

[Shdo]

"because you actually proposed to another girl! in less then a day you cheater! i should and would kill you for that if i wasn't pissed about this bastard!" she was still rolling on the floor from pain.

Lance on his part was just smiling like some cartoon.
Lance is a tall person, look extremely young for his age, 45, and featuring the same face as his daughter, alien in beauty.
"oh? so you planned something with this breeder? you should, we L series are pretty impressive and the more we get the stronger we are...you know that all your sisters have at least one child (where ever they dumped them)?"

"i have sisters?!" she yelled at her father.

"3 sisters, 5 brothers and about 12 nephews and 3 uncles...but never mind us, you will learn about them when you actually finish that other thread...but this guy...Gabriel, right? he is a undertaker, couldn't you find something more unique? more...not undertaker? not that being a undertaker is something bad," he said with a voice that was half apologetic and half taunting, "its simply...another one..."

"yea, yea i know, and its not like i am going to do anything with this fellow, he got the manners of a octupus..." Lana gave a mean stare at Gabriel.

"well, i cant blame this fellow, surrounded by all those girls..." Lance approached the pair of quincy "quincy right? i love your high and mighty nature, all this Quincy pride...any of you girls ever been to Paris? want to take a trip with a nice and totally harmless stranger?" Lance gave out a scary aura, he was simply a older and richer version of Gabriel, scary indeed.

[~Sachiko~]

She eyed the letter, a confused look on her face.

The hell is a masquerade party...and what the hell am I supposed to wear to it...

She contemplated what it would be like to be near human size again, maybe it'd be easier to hug people...

[Magest49]

Tenkau

Leaning back in his seat Tenaku laughed. He had been watching Lana and Lance, listening to them talk with one another. 'Might as well watch something while I wait for the party..' he thought to himself. Slowly he felt the surface of his rings. He hoped that no one would notice what his rings really were. Looking down at them he sighed. 'If someone can send me an invite without me knowing them then I'm sure they would know my rings are a nice weapon set...' Looking back up he studied the place, then the people. They were all to busy to notice him and that was just the way he liked it.

[Hiraeth]

Philippe

rolled his eyes as Alex twisted the ring around. Before long all the rings had changed to a gold colour and had gone from cool to hot. He reached out a hand and tapped hers twice, disabling it "Any longer and it would have forced our rings to emit a gold light in your general direction, that we would then be expected to follow. This is only visible to the person wearing the ring. Please stop playing around, these are valuable devices.

"As for what you wear, I really do not care, so if you want to look like a tramp that is entirely up to you."

Ren

shrugged "Sure why not, I know the perfect place, you got any particular colour in mind, or is it up to me?" She peered up at him "Also are you going to bother brushing your hair before this or just stay your usual scruffy self?"

[Mad_Scientist]

Soul Society, 11th Division Headquarters -

"BWHAHAHAAHAAAAA!!!"

Katai laughed, and laughed again. This was going to be a very fun evening, he was sure.

He had been quite surprised when his invitation first arrived. He had no idea what a "Masquerade Ball" was at the time, but it sounded fancy, the type of things nobles or high ranking officers would go to. And he was an unseated commoner. And a member of the 11th Division, a group known for its thuggery. He was sure his invitation was a mistake.

But he didn't care. It would be fun to go, and if anyone tried to stop him from entering, he'd wave his invitation under their nose. Katai's only issues had been finding a good outfit to wear. He had no idea what sort of mask one was supposed to wear at such a ball, and he had only a faint idea about what English attire was like. He didn't have much money to spend on clothes, either.

But he had lucked out. A shop keeper in Rukongai had a bargain on a suit he said was from America, which was an English speaking country and therefore qualified as English attire. The suit was in a "classic look," apparently. It was certainly more... vibrant than Katai had expected, what with it's bright, almost neon colors, flaring pants, and sparkly jacket. Katai had a feeling it wasn't exactly the latest style, but how much difference could a few years make?

Finding a mask had been only a little harder. Another Rukongai shopkeeper had a bargain on a mask that was a perfect likeness of Commander General Kenjuro. Katai would show up at the party wearing the face of the first division taichou. A tiny part of him had the feeling that this wasn't quite the type of mask usually worn to a Masquerade Ball, but he ignored that voice, and laughed aloud at the thought of how people would react when they saw him.

Smiling to himself, he headed towards the Seireitei meeting hall.

[Aoi Innocence]

Living World, The Wolf Cafe

Blair blinked twice before shrugging her shoulders. She already knew she wasn't getting anything out of him.

"Thanks for the complement. It's not everyday you'll see me like this." She had a valid point. Blair was usually seen with many piercings in both ears with one lip piercing that was connected by a chain to one of the piercings on her ear. Her was usually messy and unkept and she tended to wear her usual leather jacket.

Today although, her hair was brushed and pulled to the side with a hair clip. She wore a red blouse with a dark blue denim skirt that ended to her knees. Her choice of footwear was a pair of dark black boots. Her piercings weren't in her ears or lips and she practically looked different.

Kokoro stared at the two before smiling. "Thanks Souji-kun. You look cute yourself." Blair only looked before smirking and pulling out a cigarette box.

Soul Society, Seireitei Meeting Hall

Yukiko only shrugged before walking back to her spot. She only glanced back when she noticed the different atmosphere. For some reason, the 11th divison member looked different but, she payed it no attention.

Soul Society, Outside 4th Division

Naomi stopped before turning back. She stared at Erin before grabbing her wrist and dragging her along too.

"Don't worry, Erin-san. I'll get you a nice dress as well!"

[Kaoru Miyazaki]

Living World, Park

Blaire: "Thanks for the compliment. It's not everyday you'll see me like this."

Kokoro: "Thanks Souji-kun. You look cute yourself."

Souji

"You're both welcome.", Souji replied, a small blush coloring his cheeks at Kokoro's comment. 'Yeah, that's true... Probably won't ever see Blaire-chan like this again.' He then moved a few steps away from Blair as she pulled her cigarettes out. The second hand smoke made him uncomfortable.

Hueco Mundo, Las Noches

Isamu: "Hey you up there! Come on down!"

Rem

Rem tilted his head backwards to get a good view of who had just called out to him. To his mild surprise, it was a rather large Mantis Hollow. But that was just who he had been wanting to see. The feral child dropped from the cieling and flipped while still in the air, landing on his feet with a loud quake in front of the Mantis. "Hey yourself.", was his only form of greeting at the moment.

Soul Society, Meeting Hall

Crimson: "Maybe I'd be afraid of that if an 11th Division member really cared about paperwork. Also, I'm not one to write on the stuff, but burn it. So, unless you can truly scare me I don't care that you're my superior Kaoru." He stopped for a moment. "You know what? I felt bad for a moment in there. I was going to take back what I said and go with ya but after this little performance I'd rather not care to be around you."

Kaoru

"Kaito, stop! I didn't want you to take it that far! I'm taking control back!", Kaoru shouted, paralyzing their shared body. His hair and eyes reverted to their original color and his voice became his own once again. Now that he was back to his normal self, he too started to reach out and grab Crimson's arm. "Crimson-kun, wai-" But he was blocked by another figure and cut off.

Bael

The taller warrior had already gently hauled Crimson back, holding his arm in a firm grip that wasn't likely to be broken. "Now now, there's no need for all this hostility. You see, that was Kaito you were dealing with, not Kaoru. Kaito is so much more than just a jerk... But please, don't take it out on Kaoru. Let's all try to be civil and friendly, and attend this party together, shall we?", Bael suggested calmly, wrapping his free arm around Kaoru's shoulders and pulling him into a one-armed embrace against his chest. Only then did he release Crimson's arm.

"Ruru, I'm sure that you're wondering how I'm standing here and holding you right now, but let's not ask questions and just be grateful, all right?", he asked, smiling softly down at Kaoru.

Kaoru

Kaoru suddenly found himself face-to-face with someone who had only just been a memory inside of his head not a few moments ago. But there he was, standing before him like a wall. Bael was already busy explaining the situation to Crimson for him. He was so surprised that he couldn't bring himself to speak yet...

Then he felt a strong and all-too familiar arm around him and he gently laid his head against the taller's chest, his eyes closed. Hearing his pet name made a smile break onto his lips. "All right.", he replied. "So, you'll be my date tonight, right, Bae-chan?

Kaito

"Damn it...", Kaito cursed. "How come he gets his own body, huh? Whatever. I've had my fun for tonight. Go enjoy yourself, princess."

[Mad_Scientist]

Hueco Mundo, Las Noches Entrance chamber -

Alan strode into the chamber dressed in the black tuxedo he had found before. It was stylish but not extravagant, befitting Alan's personality. He looked pretty good in it, actually, and aside from his arrancar mask fragments, there was no way to tell that he wasn't a human. Even though his sword had to be left behind, he could still hear Ninian, and he smiled as he entered the chamber.

Alan carried his mask with him: his freakish Elexender-inspired joker mask. Alan was actually quite pleased with his choice, now. When he thought of Masquerade Balls, he thought of royal courts and castles and the like, and Elexender did look something like a court jester, so the mask fit that theme. Also, the mask had a somewhat sinister and freaky appearance to it, which was befitting an Espada.

Alan looked around at the meeting chamber, and found it empty. It seemed he was the first to arrive. (ooc: I think, correct me if I'm wrong.)

Soul Society, Seireitei meeting hall -

Katai strode into the meeting hall dressed in the absurd outfit he had purchased earlier. Unknown to him, not only was it out of date, it wasn't even all part of a single outfit. The flaring white pants and the neon green shirt were from different suits. So was the sparky red jacket. But if Katai had any idea how ridiculous he looked, it didn't show on his face.

Though in fact, one couldn't see his face, because he was wearing his Kenjuro Yoshida mask. And it wasn't the type of mask one would usually wear to a mask ball, obviously a mask and easy to take on and off. Nope, Katai's mask was a somewhat form fitting and fairly convincing thing. At first glance, someone might actually think he was the 1st division captain. Well, except for the fact that the Soutaicho would certainly never wear such horrible clothes.

Katai gave a big wave to those already in the room. "Hi everybody!"

Some park in the Central Business District -

Aoihana was ready. Clearly this invitation had the mark of divine guideance. It was a chance for her to recruit more people to her cause, and learn things she would need to know. It was all ordained by heaven, she knew.

Aoihana was well dressed and ready for the occasion. She looked quite pretty in her sleeveless green dress. It had a moderate neckline, low enough to be some skin but high enough to be considered suitable modest by most people, and designs resembling vines covered a large portion of the dress. Aoihana's dark hair was gathered at the back of her head in a fancy fashion, held in place by a small hairpiece decorated by emeralds.

Aoihana held her mask in her hands: it was decorated to resemble a flower. Aoihana guessed that it was pretty, as such things went, though she herself found the type of masks worn at a Masquerade Ball to be quite odd looking in general.

Aoihana waited patiently. She knew that soon others would arrive, soon she would make another step on her journey to fufill her fate, her grand destiny.

[Magest49]

Crimson

Crimson turned around quickly upon feeling himself getting tugged. Seeing this tall man Crimson stopped. Listening to this man's story he gave Kaoru a surprised look. It was going to take some time for him to take all this information in. 'Kaoru and... Kaito..?' he thought to himself. This was all confusing to him but he'd deal with that part later. He was just glad that the real Kaoru was back and that he didn't have to deal with Kaito.

"I guess I'll go with ya guys but no lovey dovey stuff, got it? If I see any of that stuff I'm going to get a very large stick and poke you guys right in the eyes." He laughed, relieved that he had been let go of by the big man.

[Final Boss]

"Hmm a color? I'll just leave it to ya, whatever ya think fits me tha best."

He ran his hand through his hair as Ren mentioned it.

"Well, it's alot o' hair. Ya wanna brush it? Nah I'm jus' kiddin', I guess I'll brush it."

Shinji stretched out his arms and let out a small yawn, "So let's get goin' ta that 'perfect place' ya mentioned."

[Hiraeth]

Ren snorted "I have enough trouble with my own hair to worry about yours."

Standing up, she grabbed her haori and zanpaktou and crooked her finger for him to follow her. As they walked out of Fourth Division she described the place they were going to "Now Shinji my dear, you have to promise me that you'll keep this place a secret, not many people know about it, they get stuff straight from the Living World to their customers, and I don't want the whole of Soul Society finding out about it."

They left Seireitei and headed out into one of the seedier areas of the Rukongai. Recognizing her haori the residents of the district either ignored her or offered a nod, occasionally a smile. They eventually turned down a small alley and went into a dingy little shop. Their eyes took a moment to adjust to the light, but when they did they could see that it was crammed full of various gowns, suits and other accessories, including some lovely masks.

Ren gave a brief nod to the owner who disappeared off into a back room and retrieved something wrapped in brown paper. The little men grinned at Ren's obvious interest in the package "I heard about this ball and set this aside thinking of you."

She lifted up an edge of the package and her eyes widened in approval "Nice! Do I need to try it on?"

The man shook his head "Nah, it'll fit, I know yameasurements. I've got a mask here, gloves too."

Ren nodded in approval "Great. Anything for this guy that'd match?"

She flicked a thumb at Shinji and the little man frowned and peered at the Sixth Division Lieutenant "He's a little tall, but I think it'll still look good."

He disappeared once again and re-emerged moments later, handing Shinji a suit and matching mask.


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[DarkPulsar]

Erin

Erin gasped in surprise as Naomi came back and dragged her off, but let herself be led out of the division. It didn't take the group very long to find one of the finer formal wear shops in the entirety of rukongai. It seemed they'd be able to get anything they needed here. She looked around, surveying the landscape of the shop, and looking for anything in black. Black was definitely her color. She spotted a few she thought she'd like to try out, and quickly rushed in to begin the search.


"Ah, looks like this is a great place you found, Naomi-san! Sayuri-chan, you should be able to find some quite tasteful things here, feel free to look around!" she said as she rushed off to look for something in her style.

[Mystic Serenade]

Mani & Masaki

Masaki walked happily into the jewelry store as Mani followed close behind carrying a couple of bags. It was time to buy a few accessories to compliment the dress she had bought earlier which much to Mani's dismay, was not cheap at all but rather completely the opposite.

However after a few minutes she tensed up and scanned the store. She wasn't really paying attention too much before, but now she felt the presence of a couple of strangers close by that she believed shouldn't be in this place at all.

[Unicorn]

Sayuri

They ended up in an expensive part of the shopping district. The dresses were extremely beautiful, however Sayuri was distinctly uncomfortable with the revealing style as well as wasting money on such a meaningless party. One dress could probably buy garden fertilizer for three years!

"Ah, looks like this is a great place you found, Naomi-san! Sayuri-chan, you should be able to find some quite tasteful things here, feel free to look around!"

Just inside the shop entrance, Sayuri stood awkwardly as Erin cheerfully rushed off. Suddenly, she was approached by a snobby-looking woman.

“Welcome, Madam! We have several lovely styles that just arrived, which are suitable for your Masquerade Ball! I can recommend several that will suit your lovely figure. Please come this way!”

Sayuri stared in alarm and began to back away.

....

Alex

Fascinated, Alex analysed the results after she twisted the rings.

"quincy right? i love your high and mighty nature, all this Quincy pride...any of you girls ever been to Paris? want to take a trip with a nice and totally harmless stranger?"

“Paris is over-rated.” Alex responded coolly “An’ ya sleazier than a used-car yard sales dude.”

"As for what you wear, I really do not care, so if you want to look like a tramp that is entirely up to you."

Philippe’s next comment earned him a glare.

“An’ that means m’clothes r’not fancy ‘nuf fer this gig, huh?” Alex translated, raising a questioning eyebrow. Her next statement took on a challenging tone. “Could’ve told ya that. So what ya offerin’ that’s fancier than leather, huh?”

…

Nyarle

*In a random jewelry store*

“And I’ll have that… and that… and those.” Nyarle commanded, pointing rapidly at various shelves.

The shop assistant scrambled to keep up with the obviously rich yet eccentric customer and her servant.

“Which pieces would Madam wish to try on?” He asked nervously, having lost track long ago.

Nyarle stared pityingly at him. “I should have known that you talking monkeys are stupid. I shall repeat to allow you to serve me properly.”

“I want everything on that rack, and that entire cupboard, and the whole row of that. Do you also have any thick armbands with snakes on them?”

[Shdo]

"That hurts girl…a used car sells man? I was called a devil, a godly lover and a magician but never a sales man, I don’t sell anything…I only offer my services for free and in a way I am buying," he eyed Alex from head to toes, she was a little rough but the genetic material might be worthy of something, he wondered how good those hips are for child baring.
"If you change your mind and want some good time in any spot in the world feel free to call one of us in this number," he presented a visit card.

The card had writing on it with actual gold:
For quality assassination and strike teams call 1-555-QAIN.
The Qains, killing your targets since 6000 BC.

Lance gave a look at Ally, she was too young and too small, he didn’t want to break a perfectly breeder who is still too young.

"But never mind me, I am too old for that, but my children…" he approached Gabriel and checked him out.
"Hey…can you come over here for a second I want to check something. No need to worry, I don’t harm people in their home…without a contract! HAHAHA…HA…never mind me, assassins joke, you either get it or not…"

[Magest49]

Anzen

Anzen quickly changed and left his room in the 6th Division, heading for the meeting hall.

Tenaku

Yawning, Tenaku looked around the room. There had to be somthing to do. Eventually he eyed Lana. He had just seen her a moment ago but paid no attention to it. 'So she got the invite too?' he thought to himself. 'Maybe I should talk to her...' While thinking of his next move he leaned back in the chair. 'Might as well I gues..' Sitting up he called out to Lana, "Hey, Lana, what up?"

[Hiraeth]

[OOC: In the interests of moving the thread along for you Wolves I'm dragging to Philippe's apartment whomever would like to go]

Philippe

rolled his eyes at Alex "More to the point what am I offering that is not fancier than leather? Most everything, in case you did not understand the rhetorical nature of the question."

He turned to head out the door snapping his fingers for Stern to follow him "Come Alex, we will find you something more appropriate. I promise it won't have a skirt. Gabriel, various other people, you are welcome to join us." He glanced at Lana and Lawrence "Except you two, only the girl can come, although I'm not sure why you would bother since you already have a dress."

He left, relying on anyone who wanted anything to follow him, they piled into his limousine, parked around the corner as usual, and in minutes they'd reached his mansion.

He led them inside, down the main hallway, past the drawing room, which was further than any of them had gone before. They passed several other rooms, which were dark and dusty, and mostly empty, indicating that they hadn't been used, as they stared into them he offered a brief warning "You may want to stay out of those. They are mainly designed to keep out anyone who would come in through the window. Walking in there would be unpleasant, to say the least."

At the end of the hallway was a large open room, with a double staircase that presumably led up to the higher levels of the house. They did not go up these stairs though, instead they walked to the wall between the foot of the two staircases, where Philippe pressed something in the wall, which slid away to reveal an elevator. They were led on, noticing that the buttons, as well as have G and 1, also had a number of buttons labeled V with a number after them. Philippe pressed the V4 button, and a keypad lit up on the display, its keys glowing with a blue light. He entered an eight digit pin number and the elevator sank. He glanced at his companions "If any of you were thinking about perhaps coming back and visiting here at some point, I should warn you, that keypad is also a fingerprint scanner, so unless you beat me unconscious and drag me down here to input the code it's not very useful. Also that specific code only works for this floor, and if you want to steal any of this, well I'd rather you just came and asked."

The elevator door swung open to reveal pitch blackness. Philippe stepped forward and clapped his hands, and lights flashed on. And on and on and on, down the rows of shelves that extended off in front of them. They were filled with clothes, and shoes, and every kind of accessory that you could possibly think of. It was like being in a department store that was set up in someone's basement.

[halfnhalf]

ISAMU

"So I hear you're one hell raiser...care to join in the madness? Were gonna trash this party, that is...assuming you care to join"

For some reason, Isamu felt a similarity in this individual hollow. It radiated from him, this liveliness, this similarity and suddenly thoughts flooded his mind of his childhood days. Isamu didn't know the reason for this but when they ended he payed no heed to them...they were just memories...useless at this moment and time...after all how can you trash a party if you going in and out of a delirious state?

[Superunknown]

Kizer and Kiso were in separate bodies for the ocassion. They were identical, except for the fact that Kizer had multiple veins popping out on his head and made a crazy face in contrast to Kiso's collected face. They both were wearing tuxedos, with Kizer hoping to score multiple dates. They couldn't wear masks since they had a huge cobra helmet as a remains of their time as a Hollow. Gwen was dressed elegantly, with some of her cleavage exposed to attract men, with a black mask covering her eyes. Roja had thrown away her pigtails and adopted a new hairstyle: a short hair with bangs style, her dress was a bit simple for a masquerade, and since her "mask" was a small crown she crafted a tragicomedy mask to wear when necessary. She also wore skull condecorated boots. Noira tried to go dressed as the magnum opus of Gothic Lolita, she tried to copy the style of Malice Mizer's songwriter Mana:

http://images.guitarmasta.net/artists/106590.jpg

She did it well. Kizer screamed out of nowhere: "Like hell I'm entering with this team! I'm not a pussy! I'll go with my own group!"

Kiso sighed and said: "Violet is a violent color, too psychedelic but with a huge strand of masculinity, and I don't give a big @#$% if you don't want to come with us. We are too refinate for you, too freaking bad."

Kizer got impatient and screamed even louder: "MAN! When is this hellish party going to begin!? I need to get laid before midnight!"

The waiting was to be very long...

[Hiraeth]

Durante

arrived at the Hueco Mundo gathering point, but as he was already wearing his mask it wasn't immediately obvious who he was. His outfit was striking, to say the least, but he thought it suited him quite well. His black hair hung down his back, completing the ensemble nicely.


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What gave away his identity was the three pink haired fraccion, as always trailing dutifully behind him.

Sisko had obviously made an effort, as well as a mask and a dress, she'd also picked shoes and gloves that matched the dress quite well.

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Otso had somehow been forced into a suit by someone, most likely Sisko, and was staring glumly around from behind a white mask that matched those of his sisters.

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Imagine this much bigger, and with a black tie instead of red.


Suvi had obviously struggled with her captors, and although she'd eventually been persuaded into a dress and mask, although shoes were noticeably absent. In one hand she also carried a jar of lizard hollows, that scrabbled at the glass, trying to get out. She'd informed Durante that it was neccessary, in case there was no food that she liked. He hadn't bothered arguing.

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[Shdo]

Ja'eq arrived second to the Arrancar meeting area, with his attire already on, and while he had a mask that covered everything except the eyes it was clear who this tall and white haired Arrancar was.

If there was any doubt it was soon broken by a chilly and emotionless voice from behind the mask, "oh, the new 7th…dressed to the occasion I see," he looked at the fricons and went back to Durante, "I see you also brought your minions, how adventurous of you…I proffered to keep Kayder here…for the sake of everyone else."

(cloths in the second page)

[Superunknown]

Kizer, Kiso and the trio of girls went to Las Noches main hall. Kiso didn't want to speak with anyone, but Kizer had his own ideas...

Kizer eyed many arrancar with exaggerated dresses, but he decided to talk to anyone since he couldn't spend more than 10 minutes without opening his mouth.

"Hey!" he walked to a group of nearby Arrancar, the group of the Séptima Espada to have his own chattering. He looked to Sisko and Suvi. "My, my, what are beautiful stars such as you flying so low? Let me take you to a higher plane of existence..." He was hoping his flirting attempts would work on them, he loved pink-haired women the most.

[Hiraeth]

"Sixth, how wonderful to see you." Behind his mask Durante rolled his eyes "Well if my fraccion were as ugly as yours I'd probably leave them behind too." he glanced at Otso "Although there's only a marginal difference. Still I'll have to abandon them at some point during the evening so their hair stops clashing with my suit." He sounded particularly resentful of this.

"Speaking of fraccion, how do you plan to spend the evening? Putting your sticky fingers into places they don't belong?"

[Mad_Scientist]

Alan listened with interest to the conversation between his fellow Espada. It seemed neither had realized he was already in the room. Well, that suited him just fine, as one could learn interesting things listening to conversations when people didn't realize you were there.

In addition to the the 6th and 7th Espada and the 7th's 3 fraccion, a yellow haired arrancar Alan didn't recognize also entered the room. He was followed by 3 female arrancar: Alan had a feeling that if this guy ever became an Espada, those 3 would definitely be his fraccion. Alan didn't recognize any of them either, though. Perhaps they were new recruits.

Striding over to the newcomer, Alan introduced himself. "Hello, I am Alan Mataiha, the 9th Espada."

[Superunknown]

(OOC: Are you speaking with Kiso or Kizer? They are currently on split bodies)

Kiso looked at the Espada he's been monitoring ever since he went to Las Noches. He was fascinated by this man, he sensed another layer of Reiryaku inside of him. Kiso introduced himself: "Hello, Novena Espada" he bowed to him. "My pleasure to meet you, my name is Kiso Asupu, researcher, psychologist and psychedelics specialist, Número 27. The three beautiful girls behind me are Gwen..."

Gwen said hi as Kiso introduced her.

"Roja..." Kiso introduced the joyous Arrancar to the Espada.

"and Noira" Noira was looking to the ground in an autistic fashion.

"And that guy over there" Kiso said pointing to his clone which has hitting on some Fracción "is my other personality, Kizer. As the Violet Collective we're pleased to meet you."

[Shdo]

"Well, he is ugly in his sealed form, I'll give you that…but that isn’t the reason I didn’t brought him, he