An Interesting Way to Meet New Faces (Come one come all!)

[Drakron DeManshai]

Drakron approached Chevelle from behind about the time she started to ask who wanted a refill. "I do Miss 'Elle." He said as he shoved a glass toward her and smiled. "As for interests I'll go ahead with mine. I love martial arts, working on my zoid, and kicking my Captain's butt at video games. I also enjoy good music and fast cars." He was beginning to get a bit tipsy from the alcohol but he could still stand straight and his speech wasn't slurred.

The band had begun to play, pounding out one of their favorite songs as Drakron took his now full glass back from Chevelle. "Thankee M'lady." He was teasing her. It was a game of his, one that he played on occasion. He would mess with people just to see their reactions. "Maybe we can all go for a swim after the party is over. Swimming is good too."

[Reyna]

Reyna was feeling a little unnerved by the people here. They were very extroverted and it was completely opposite of Reyna's personality. The drinks at the table weren't helping. Reyna had never been never one for alcohol and having others become even somewhat drunk only compounded her nervousness.

Chevelle asked about their hobbies, and Reyna was tempted to answer first, but suddenly the white-haired man from before answered. Reyna felt a little taken aback, but it was an unnecessary feeling. She got her turn after that. "Um... I enjoy trying on new clothes, shopping when it happens, and riding with Angel." Drakron said something about swimming and Reyna's face brightened. "Oh, I would love to come with you for that."

[Drakron DeManshai]

"Well then. It's settled. We shall hit the beach once the party is over and take a nice long swim. Anyone else feel up to it? Or is it just me and Reyna?" His smile beamed over the few people that had gathered. The band picking up the pace into a more party-like song and the drinks never seemed to run dry. Drakron could hold his liquor amazingly well, all things considered, but he layed off the drink and switched to unsweetened ice tea, he had volunteered to be the bouncer for the duration of the party.

It was only ten o'clock anyway and more people were bound to come in. "So Reyna, how is Sniper working for you? You like it there?"

Drakron lost his train of thought and just left those questions by themselves. He didn't even wait to hear her answers before another thought came to him. "Would you like to dance, perhaps?" He smiled and held his hand out toward her in a gesture for her to grab ahold so he could lead her out onto the floor. "I don't bite. I leave that for my Dragon."

[Xero Shifter]

Xero smiled, most of the people around him seemed to be having a good time. He stayed away from the alcohol though. He hated the taste, and he personally though that the affect it had on people didn't make them look, smell, or act any better.
Xero was still overwhelmed by Charles's cologne, it made it hard to identify the smells of other people in the room, though it did seem to cover the smell of alcohol, witch he was thankful for, even if he never admitted it.
Drakron proposed swimming after drinking, though Xero had to think on this for a moment, he finally decided. "Sure I'll join you two." Though Xero had never been one for ocean swimming, he had always loved the water, almost abnormally so.
Xero could only smile as Drakron asked Reyna to dance. Xero personally didn't mind dancing, but he wasn't always the easiest to get to dance. For most parties he remained as a "Wall Flower." He almost enjoyed watching others happy and having fun as he enjoyed having fun himself. He could only hope that Reyna wasn't a timmid enough person to refuse. He stopped to think a moment about his own personality.
Wait, why am I hoping that Reyna will dance with Drakron, I guess this makes me the oddest one in the room presently.
Xero silently counted his guest numbers.
Hold on a second... Nice, there are just enough Males over females, that I might be able to avoid the floor for the night.
A funny though popped into Xero's head and he could only grin as he walked over behind Chevelle, then over to Charles.
"How about it Charles, Dance with me?"
Xero could only imagine what Charles was thinking at that moment, he could only imagine the funny faces he was making behind his real one. Xero himself almost burst out laughing, but managed to keep a totally serious face on as he waited for the reply.

[Terensu]

“I think we’re done for the day, I’m going to head to town and get a beer from the pub.”

“..and I’ll be accompanying you,” Hiro responded.

“Its not like I need a babysitter,” commented Terensu.

“O I know, its just usually pubs are the best places to find fights; and given how boring today has been, I couldn’t let you have all the fun if one managed to break out.”

“Fine get in,” spoke Terensu as he waved the organoid to follow into the cockpit of Kapa.

Checking out the map system, it seemed the pub wasn’t too far out of reach from their chosen training playground of the day. After taking note of Hiro entering the cockpit, Terensu closed it as he placed a cigar in his mouth and lit it. The warrior then entered the correct coordinates to the pub and made way with the Shadow Fox in quick movement. The widly colored Shadow Fox made the travel look lightening fast as it moved with such grace and speed. Thirty minutes later, they had arrived to the pub.

“Shit..,” commented Terensu

“What’s up boss?” responded Hiro.

“Looks like the pub is being rented out for some ZBC party, quite the annoyance.”

“Yeah well, after a few beers maybe you won’t any notice.”

“Whatever, let’s go in.” replied Terensu as he opened the hatch to Kapa and jumped out.

Slowly the towering pilot entered the pub, taking note of it being not that busy; not much of a turn out for a party. With Hiro walking beside him, he made his way to the middle area of the bar; a few seats down from the small group that seemed to inhabit it currently. He gave a simple nod to the barkeep, ordering his beer before lighting up another cigar. Quietly he sat, smoking away peacefully and minding his own business; maybe this wouldn’t be such an annoyance, though he did rather find entertainment out of random bar drunks. Shrugging it off, Terensu grabbed his beer from the barkeeper and took a sip before placing it down; his mind sitting still as he sat quietly.

(ooc: I colored my text red, figured it be easier for me and others to keep track of when I'm talking.)

[Chevelle Bentley]

Chevelle handed Drakron's drink over to him before grabbing her own second round. Though many in the group were a bit young for the drinking part of the evening, Elle was anything but. And even if some of them may have had issues with her partaking in the adult beverage, well... she didn't really care. She knew her limits, and she was a grown-up. She was perfectly in control of herself, besides that, and if anyone was going to keep her in check, it would probably have been her Shadow Fox outside. Grinning at the thought, she turned back to the group just as Drakron mentioned something about swimming later on that evening.

On second thought, I guess I should cut myself off a little early, especially since there's going to be swimming after this.

Yes, I will not take kindly to your wretching in my nice, clean cockpit.

Disgusting, Chan.

Absolutely.

She rolled her eyes and returned to the conversation at hand just in time to see Drakron escorting Reyna onto the dance floor after a short quip about how he would leave the biting to his Dragon. Grinning, she lifted an ear to focus on the music. It was an upbeat number, and very fun. She tapped her foot along to the rhythm and pretended not to notice as Xero made his way around the table. He diverted around her, however, and went over to Prince-Ryoko.

"How about it Charles; dance with me?"

Slightly less than offended, she decided to make the joke on Xero.

"You wish, Xero. Charles promised me a dance when he walked in here!"

Without waiting for an answer or response of any kind, she grabbed Charles' hand and dragged him behind her out onto the dance floor near Drakron and Reyna. They danced to the song more as a group than as pairs, but it wasn't long before Chevelle noticed that Xero hadn't followed her cue to join them all. She put up a finger to indicate that she would just be gone a second to the rest of the group. When she got a nod or two of assent, she sidled back over to their table which Xero was currently occupying alone. She crept up behind him quietly, so as not to be heard approaching over the hum of the music, and then swiveled his chair around while pulling him up to his feet simultaneously.

"You owe me a dance, too. Come on! We've got a group dynamic going that you would fit into perfectly!"

Once again, she set to dragging another unwilling male out onto the dance floor behind her. Her eyes darted to the door as it opened slowly, revealing a pilot she almost thought she recognized. When he simply ordered a drink and sat down on his own, however, she shrugged it off to be recollected later.

[Xero Shifter]

"You wish, Xero. Charles promised me a dance when he walked in here!" Chevelle jested at him.
He smiled kindly and then replied "Well shucks." he gave a false stamp of dissapointment, and sat down at the table, smiling, watching the others contently. He could only roll his eyes as Chevelle crept back over to force him out onto the dance floor.
"You owe me a dance, too. Come on! We've got a group dynamic going that you would fit into perfectly!" she said as she dragged him out onto the floor.
"What do you mean? Everyone in the group is crazy like me?" Xero grinned and danced haphazardly with the group. Another patron entered the bar and he quickly gave his little speech before returning to dancing. "Welcome, all drinks are free tonight, or rather free for you haha. Refills as well, just try to enjoy yourself." Xero smiled at him as he turned back around to dance.
So far everything in the bar was at least some what to Xero's liking.

[Charles]

"Swimming is good, I might as well join you, and since you like fast cars, I have something you might like sitting out front, but we can get to that in due time, this new cologne is making my eyes water," he laughed as he threw the top part of his suit to a chair, quickly using his abilities to guide it to its place so nobody would notice.

Xero smiled and asked Charles one of the oddest questions in the world. "Ah, wha!?" he replied without thinking, but being one of the wittiest people in the world he regrouped and put on a sly grin, "Why certainly," he laughed. He turned away and grabbed a drink, by mistake only he seemed to have recieved an appletini. Gagging on impact was the term that could be described here.

"Ugh, thats disgusting...." he laughed as he spat the nasty liquid into a napkin. His white button up had now been ruined but it was replaceable.

[Reyna]

Reyna thought about the offer. She had learned to dance, of course, to any sort of music, but she was such a timid creature, and it was such a fast song. The hand was extended but wasn't for long. She was abruptly pulled into the crowd of dancers. She would just have to learn to adapt. After all, if she had pushed herself to come here, she might as well enjoy herself. A small smile crept along her face with the music. She was enjoying the dance. Hopefully a slower song would play and Reyna could be more comfortable.

Edit: I am really sorry for the lame, short post. My brain is doing backflips tonight.

[Khongol Halasian]

Xero's party had been the topic of discussion between Khongol and his girlfriend and teammate, Valkyrie. Do they attend to make him feel better or do they pass on the event? This was not a discussion to be rude to the guy or avoid him, but the thought of time alone in the base where they could simply relax and watch some movies sounded appealing. Eventually they decided to attend so he had Val go through his clothing to find something which was in her opinion appealing. When she slipped off to get ready he put the garments on, feeling a bit odd as he almost always was in the uniform he designed for piloting his Blade Liger and later modified to have Fury's logo emblazed on the arm just under the shoulder.

Once he was dressed in what she selected (black undershirt, bright green, with some various colors added and very thin vertical stripes, over shirt and blue jeans, He wandered to her room to wait for her. After regaining his breath and telling her that she looked stunning, Khongol escorted her to the car he owned long before becoming a Zoid pilot. Soon after they arrived at the bar that Xero's invitation said they were to come to, so he parked between a red Shadow Fox and someone's nice candy apple red sportscar. Khongol shut his vechicle off and climbed out, and walked around to the passenger side he opened Val's door to be a gentleman and assist her out. Once she was out he crooked his elbow to her with a smile.