Character dialogue

"Oh. Well. If nobody cares..." *Falls back asleep* ~Narvik

"Uhm... nice weather we've been having?" ~Daekom

"Oh, is it? I hadn't noticed. *starts playing around with weather* Which would you prefer, wencher, sleet, snow, or sunshine?" ~Tannar

*For a moment Daekom's eyes flare with a light that no one's seen before. He stands, faces Tannar, meets his gaze unflinchingly*
"Sleet."
*Turns deliberately and strides from the room* ~Daekom

"Ooooooo, I knew the 'wencher' thing would get him. *runs out, grabs Daekom, drags him back* Come on, now, you know I didn't mean it. Can we get a drink here? Ahah, just kidding." ~Tannar

"Am I missing something here?" ~Kit

"Couple of brain cells, perchance?" ~Kallik

"What's a wencher?" ~Kit

"It is nice weather actually. I like it hot." ~Rohsair

*Daekom very gently removes Tannar's hand from his arm. He looks like he's about to say something, but Alaitha rushes in at that moment*

"There you are, Daekom! I was afraid you'd wander in here." *Stops suddenly when she sees Tannar* "Whoa..." ~Alaitha

*bows* "Hello, m'lady, I've heard ever-so-much about you, shall we dance?" *sweeps her into a waltz before she can protest* ~Tannar

"Oh, and Kit, a wencher's someone who 'knows' a lot of...well, wenches." ~K'ratcha

"Clarification: Daekom is, in fact, not a wencher, there was simply one inccident with someone drugging his drink..." ~Danteel

*Alaitha is too shocked to do anything at first, then stumbles, unable to keep up with the waltz. Daekom bristles for a second, but gets an assuring look from Danteel. He relaxes*

"Well this (oof) is a new (ack) dance..." ~Alaitha

*claps* "Oh, whizz-whizz, sir!" ~The Raven

*everyone stares*

"Alaitha. Tannar. Surely no one's going to take it amiss if I - the super-rude, anti-authoritarian, never polite freak - is polite, for once." ~The Raven

"See something new every day. A polite Raven is something strange indeed." ~Fal.

"Oh, and yes, Ally, 'tis a most strange and wondrous dance that the Elementar dances." ~The Raven

*Kallik, Kit, Fal and Rohsair all fall into fits of laughter, while the Raven remains poker-faced*

*looks puzzled while still draggin poor Alaitha around the dance floor* "What?" ~Tannar

"Inside joke, and not excrutiatingly funny anyway." ~The Raven

"But if you consider what goes with it, it is! Out of context - meaningless, in its true surroundings - hilarious." ~Rohsair

"Well, if you look at it like that . . ." *starts giggling crazily* ~The Raven

"Dancing! What dance? A samba, perhaps?" ~Fal.

"Don't! My sides are hurting, and everyone thinks we're crazy!" ~Kit

"We are crazy!" ~Rohsair

"Coconutically crazy!" ~The Raven

"Ooh, that sounds nice. Womens-handbagitically mad! No, doesn't have quite the same ring. Coconutically crazy . . . I like that, I really do. Wonderful word, coconut. The alliteration of the "c"s twice, like beats on a drum, ending with the sharp tap of the "t." Tap of the tee. Doesn't that sound nice?" ~Rohsair

*share a mutual three-way glance* ~Tannar, Danteel, and K'ratcha

"And I thought we were strange." ~K'ratcha

"Apparantly there's strange and then strange." ~Danteel

*skillfully manuvers Alaitha and Daekom into dancing with each other* "And then there's strange and strange." ~Tannar

*sings to the theme tune of Pingu* "Strange, strange, we are strange, strange, strange, we are strange, we are so, so strange!" ~The Raven

"Time difference sucks. Who was it who first thought it up, I wonder?" ~Fal.

"It 'sucks'? Never thought I'd hear you say a word as chav-tastic as that, Fal." ~Rohsair

*serenely* "There's a time and a place for everything." ~Fal.

"Whoa, how did we get dancing together?" ~Alaitha

"Er..." ~Daekom

"You okay?" ~Alaitha

"Yeah, yeah, sure." *Looks at Tannar with a half-grateful, half-infuriated expression* ~Daekom

*grins at Daekom* *half-whispers:* "Spin her!" ~Tannar

"Great, so now he's giving romance advice." ~K'ratcha

"Why do we always seem to be merely standing off to the side, commenting on everything?" ~Danteel

"What, you're saying we sould be more proactive here?" ~K'ratcha

"Well, the place could certainly use some sprucing..." ~Danteel

"And you think I can just wave my hands and give the impression that we're all in a gigantic ballroom with chandeliers and tiled floors and all!" ~K'ratcha

"No. I don't think. I know." ~Danteel

"Huff." *waves hands and creates illusion of a gigantic ballroom with chandeliers and tiled floors and all* ~K'ratcha