Valentine's Day {Event}

"May I have your attention please?" Ryoshi, the master of the guild Light Bringer, said into the microphone at the front of the stage. His quiet voice, amplified many times until it boomed through the speakers in the hall, would hopefully bring everyone who was attending the event to order and make them quiet down. Caring little if they did or not, Ryoshi continued to speak.

"Welcome, everybody, to the Valentine's Day event hosted by Light Bringer. I am Ryoshi Akuryo, the master of the afore-mentioned guild, and it is my pleasure to have you all here. Now, I am obligated to law down a few house rules." Here, the golden-haired guild master paused to allow for the groans he expected - no one liked their partying to be restricted. After a few moments, he began to speak again.

"Any fighting will immediately be broken up and result in both parties being thrown out. This is a night for love and romance, not violence. It doesn't matter who started it, both people will be immediately ejected from the party to cool their heads. Excessive inebriation is not recommended, as it could result in ejection from the festival. The beverages are there only to help love flow freely, not to make one drunk. Of course, non-alcoholic beverages are provided from those too young to drink, or those that simply wish to avoid getting drunk. In addition to these rules, there is one more: Have fun. This is the night to spend with your special someone, should you have one, or to meet the love of your life, if you haven't already. As previously stated, beverages are provided, as are snacks. There is also a time slot for karaoke, if anyone wants to try their hand at performing. Other than that, the night is yours. Thank you all for coming, and I wish you the very best of Valentine's Days."

His speech concluded, Ryoshi acrobatically leapt off the stage and made his way to the shadowiest corner he can find. On his way there, he snagged a glass of champagne from a passing tray, one that was enchanted to float randomly through the crowd. Once he reached his hiding spot, he slumped against the wall and took a large swig of the bubbly beverage. From there, he took a moment to view his surroundings. He was in a large room, left open to the elements on three sides. The ceiling, support posts and back wall were all decorated with large hearts in red, white and pink, and streamers and paper chains alike, in the same three colors, stretched across the gaps. The room was brightly lit, the light spilling out of the open walls to pool on the grass outside. Already, partiers were spreading out on the lawn while others remained inside to mingle or dance on the slightly elevated dance floor. More floating platters drifted around, returning to the concessions table to be refilled every once in a while. Ryoshi suppressed a sigh and took another gulp of champagne.

Ryos had one emotion when he walked inside, and it was surprise. He was new to this, and he thought that it was strange to have a specific day just for love. But, hey, full humans were weird.

 He was standing in a large room, belonging to the guild 'Lightbringer'. He stopped in Fiore to find a job, but decided to check what all the fuss was about. He closed his eyes and took in the emotions of all of the people. Most were flirtatious, some were love, and Ryos chuckled to himself as he felt disgust from a girl who slapped a young man, storming off. He looked at the stage to see another young man.

 'Is he the guildmaster?' His question was answered soon thereafter. He saw the guy walk off and slunk into a corner. Ryos picked up a cupcake and walked up to him, sitting down. "Well, for such a lovely speaker on this subject, you don't seem to be having much fun yourself."

"What a depressing situation this is." Thought Hiroko to himself as he stepped inside the guild hall and witnessed the horrible, yet good enough for some people, pink decorations. He just couldn't believe how strange was his own race, humans just did some stupid things once in a while and this was probably one of them. He didn't even know what was he doing in such an event. He didn't even have someone to be with and he wasn't someone who really enjoyed making friends. Woman he did enjoy, but not like people were suppose to that specific day of the year.

He walked inside ignoring every stranger in the hall and sat on a table. He wasn't sure how would he spend his time there, but it would probably be drinking, the next step was to find the beverages, but his search was quickly interrupted by a guy with a microphone. It was Akuryo Ryoshi, Lightbringers' guild master. He stepped up on the stage to introduce the people to the event and place some rules before letting people go wild. Hiroko didn't really care about those rules, he wouldn't ignore them, but they were so easy to follow he wouldn't even realize they were actually there. When Ryoshi finished his speech and left, Hiroko got up and walked towards the bar for a drink. He really wasn't sure what was he doing there. But if he got too bored, he'd just leave and return to the ship.

"Wow, that guy sure knows how to make an exit.", Obsidian commented to himself before taking a drink out of his Cola. He was currently attending a party in his undercover alias; Alexander Tricks. Despite being the guide for the lost girl, Blanc/White Heart, he believes that the parties that they were invited to may have been a good time to see how she can handle social events. So they're currently separated and he kind of wants to see how she handles flirtation from others. She was hostile when they first met, he wonders how she'll respond to the advances of others. Ah, that's right, violence is prohibited at these events so she'll have to endure it through its duration.

"Man, I would pay to see her struggle.", he muttered to himself as he began walking around to find something to do. Maybe he'll meet new people that'll be beneficial for him in the long run. He began making his way to the Bar as it would be a hot spot for people who wants refreshments and snacks. However, as he was thinking about his plans, he accidentally bumped into Hiroko and spilled his Cola onto him when he was nearing the Bar.

"Whoops! Sorry about that! I wasn't looking where I was going!", he apologized to Hiroko sincerely. Although, internally, he was grateful as the encounter may provide him as decent distraction for himself as he try and enjoy his time here.

A night of love and romance. It would be so nice to finally experience such a thing, but never in Clawford’s life had he encountered a female exceed before. He knew they existed though, so he went to the event anyways with a little bit of hope of finding the exceed of his dreams. He was charmed by the decorations and effort put into this event. Light Bringer sure knew how to throw a party!

When the speech started he flew up to get a good view of the speaker. The rules that were mentioned were pretty mandatory and self-explanatory, thus he was not one of the people that moaned at the sound of them. When the speech was over he scouted the crowd for any exceeds. Though it was a difficult thing to do with the height of his own kind, it would be similar to trying to find a soccer ball in a large crowd.

He sighed, disappointed that he wasn’t going to find love tonight. After taking a moment to let the disappointment sink in he shook his head to snap out of it. If he wasn’t going to find love tonight he was certainly going to try and find his dragon slayer! It was his destiny to become the companion of one anyway.

As he was scouting the crowed he saw a man spill his drink over another. He felt sorry for both men, one looked like he was having a bad time and the other must feel horrible about spilling the drink.
This was his time to shine, he would come to the rescue! He flew over to the bar and grabbed some napkins. He then flew over to the men before landing onto the table. He reached his paw up to Hiroko to hand over the napkins “I saw what happened and got these napkins for you, please take it”

The Godslayer sighed. He was not exactly in the mood to meet people. Kent had just come off of a job and he was exhausted. Having battled his long time nemesis, Marcus Dima, he was still seeing stars after the walloping he got. But since he was in the city he would enjoy himself perhaps it would get him out of his miserable defeat.

The city was bustling with people wizards and non-magic folk alike, the atmosphere alone would have been enough to get anyone in the mood for love. Kent saw people chatting and drinking some making fools of themselves for some pretty face and some just sitting and enjoying the sights and sounds of Crocus. It usually only gets this busy around the Grand Magic Games he thought it was an impressive sight to behold and actually pleasant to see so many people around.

Looking around, drink in hand he decided to find a nice and quiet spot near the back of the hall to keep a look out for anyone interesting without having to engage in boring conversation with the rest of the people. "I'm so glad I have my whisky. I wouldn't be able to function otherwise." he muttered under his breath. He sat and watched as the event continued looking of the most interesting person to talk to.

It was an especially awkward day. Not only did he not understand the traditions of "love" he also did not feel the emotion required TO understand the traditions.

"Well this place is sure about to go down hill fast" Ryu said to himself as he leaned against the wall by the stage with a mixed drink in his hand. He wasnt afraid to get drunk considering his body was fake and he couldnt get drunk even if he tried to.

He looked around and sipped nonchalantly on his drinking, waiting for someone to want to interact with him in the slightest. He had already signed his name onto the Karaoke slot however he intended to actually perform for the rest of the attendants

Having come of her own accord, Victoria had left her guild without much notice. She’d informed some of her whereabouts but other than that, she had merely informed her guildmates that she was going to an upcoming celebration. Of course, others were to be going to one as well. Whether they were at the same one as she, she was uncertain. It wouldn’t be surprising seeing as this was a public event. However, she did want to branch out her relations. Being of a neutral alignment, it could prove beneficial understanding some members of the other guilds in terms of possible alliances in the future.

Of course, that was just the political side of things.

She had also come for a change of scenery. She had been there before, but not for any celebration or anything; she was usually just passing through. However, love wasn’t really her best interest at this event. She’d witnessed it from humans before, but nothing had ever struck her in the same way. Nor did she really mind whether it did or not. Of course, there was speculation at one point between her and the old guild master, Harvock when they had first joined Rusty Hearts. But, that was mere rumor. He was more like a younger brother to her than anything more. However, that was not why she had decided to attend. She had come merely figuring that perhaps here she could sit back and just talk with people, not as a guild master really, but just a normal person. She liked her position, don’t mistake that against her. It’s just been some time since she’d spoken normally to people. And perhaps, being surrounded by those she hadn’t really known would allow some time to back down.

She was standing towards the back of the crowd, arriving just before the Light Bringer’s guild master had begun his speech, introducing himself and setting some rules. Although some moaned and groaned, she understood the reason for laying down a few ground rules. It was rather similar to those at the tavern. He hadn’t wanted any battles, especially on a day of such romance. Drinks, both alcoholic and not, were to be supplied, and karaoke would be an event to take place. Taking a drink from a floating tray as Ryoshi stepped down, she decided she’d pass on the karaoke. Singing wasn’t really her forte. ‘Well, I need to do something… Where to go, where to go… Maybe start in a more familiar setting? The bar, that should work.’ She’d wander around the back of the crowd - not wanting to get caught up stuck in a cluster of people with her parasol - towards the bar. Usually the more intriguing events happened around the larger alcohol hub, mayhaps some of the more interesting conversationalists. However, there was always a chance she’d get pulled aside along the way. Either way, she wouldn’t mind so long as the person or people were tolerable.

With the abrupt appearance of a walking, talking cat, Obsidian was more than surprised when the creature offered a napkin to Hiroko to clean himself of the mess that Obsidian had made. "Oh, hey, an Exceed! Never seen one of those before! Let's divert all of our attention on the magical cat and forget about the mess I'd made so that I won't feel bad! All in favor? No one against the idea? Good!", Obsidian joked in an attempt to lighten Hiroko up as he doesn't want to upset him with the messy drink.

"Haha, just kidding, so guy that I don't know the name of. This guy's offering you a napkin to clean yourself. Might as well accept it and forgive so that we can can end this little encounter! Haha!", he laughed to lighten up the mood which is difficult seeing that everyone around them are in a festive mood already.

Ryos got up, not getting a reply from the guildmaster. He sighed and walked over to the bar. Though he was in no mood to drink, he head there anyway, hoping to meet someone new. Then he saw something strange, a girl with a parasol at a bar. He walked up to her. "What's with the umbrella?" He asked politely. He tried to sense her emotion, but wasn't sure what it was.