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Post by Alana/Opal on Jun 5, 2013 16:32:53 GMT -5
Alana was finishing with the equipment as the caters were starting to put the food out. The owners of the bay-side restaurant were nice enough to let the royal sisters use the establishment for the 'ball' for all the mermaids to gather at. It was amazing to find out that there was actually a decent number of mermaids that had been swept up along with the curse aside from Triton and his daughters.
Ariel and Adella had proposed the idea of the ball, to reconnect with old friends, just cut loose, and to ease their father into this world's culture... while still celebrating their Oceanic heritage. Alana had been a little reluctant at first, not knowing how her father would feel about it... but after some encouragement from Eric, she decided it was worth a try.
It had been a couple weeks since Ariel had her heart returned to her, all the sisters reunited for that event... but it was high strung; Triton was concerned about Maleficent coming for Ariel again, or perhaps another one of his daughters. They desperately needed some time to just cut loose and have FUN. Alana was all for that...but there was something inside of her that was convinced that everything was going to end in disaster. And the Opal within didn't like the idea of being around ALL those people... mermaid or not. She tried to push it aside with a sigh.
She turned on some music to check the levels. She made a playlist, so she would be free to mingle most of the night, except for when she or her sisters would sing sometime in the night. Yes... they were singing. Adella had her guitar, and a piano was set up on the stage, but some of the sisters preferred background recordings.... and of course Karaoke was an option too. Alana was slightly nervous about her singing; it came naturally for a mermaid, but she honestly hadn't used her voice like that aside from humming to herself, either in the shower or to chart out a plan on what to do with her music on computer.
Alana ran over the words of the songs in her head. She agreed to do three... ONLY THREE, and then she was DONE. She was getting nervous as some of the words escaped from her head. She huffed to herself but then turned in Eric's direction.
"Everything looks good, thanks for helping, Eric." She ran her hand through her short hair. She needed to change into her dress, which was hanging up in the bathroom. She felt like such a mess. At one time she had been known for her beauty and ability to work a crowd... but she felt grungy and anti-social at the moment. Curling up on the couch in some loose sloppy clothes, listening to some music: sounded much more appealing at the moment.
"The girls will be arriving soon. So you might wanna..." She felt like a jerk for kicking him out after he had spent the hour and a half with her, setting up. "I'm so sorry... but we're keeping the amount of humans tonight down to the number of caterers serving...Otherwise I would totally want you to stay. I'm... I'm sorry..." She was blushing. Gosh... it had never bothered her before, pointing out the differences between Mermaids and Humans before, especially when berating Hook to Ariel.... but now that she was pointing it out to ERIC... wonderful Eric... It just seemed so petty.
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Post by Andrina/ Brittany Harrington on Jun 5, 2013 18:32:24 GMT -5
"Alanaaaa!" Andy stepped up on the decks in her ridiculously high platform heels and her pink sparkly earrings jingling all the way,"How are you? Is Dad here yet?" She flashed that 'millionaire' smile and even scrunched her nose for extra 'cuteness'- but her smile eased when she saw the man beside her sister- the falseness of her cheeriness became more evident. He was handsome, sure, maybe even the kind Brittany might have tried to take home(assuming he was of the right status), but he had legs, and not the look of a merman by any stretch of the imagination,"You, be a sweet heart and get me an Appletini or something," He had to be some sort of waiter, right?" Go on, Scoot" "Wow sis.... little on the cheap huh," She said glancing around, pretending the 'waiter' had already left.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 5, 2013 18:53:55 GMT -5
Ariel walked into the Ball looking for Adella this was after all their idea and Ariel hoped it would help her father be at little more ease around humans. She picked out the prefect dress in her favorite color which had become a staple in her wardrobe anyway. Ariel felt a bit scared to face all her sisters again after her heart incident like she would ever live that down. Still she was doing this for Daddy and her sisters so Ariel would have fun tonight if it killed her. She smoothed out her dress as she opened the door to the place and looked for anyone she knew. Ariel left her hair down and curled it a bit to form waves around her face. She spotted Alana next to Eric and went over to say hi before finding Adella.
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Post by Prince Eric/ Ron Anderson on Jun 5, 2013 19:21:23 GMT -5
"Alana I'll go don't worry about it. I got it mermaids day or whatever no handsome princes allowed but really its going to be a shame I have to miss out on dancing with you in a pretty dress." He wanted to say more when a blonde started asking him about drinks.
"Um I am not a..." Eric trailed. "I am helping with the music?" He told the spunky blonde who he was guessing was one of Alana's sisters.
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Post by Alana/Opal on Jun 5, 2013 19:33:02 GMT -5
He was so understanding she couldn't believe it....
And then came Andrina.
Before Alana could even get a greeting out, she was telling her older sister's boyfriend... well... SECRET boyfriend, to go get drinks. Perhaps Eric couldn't pick up on it, but Alana could tell when Andrina was talking down to someone. Because a very long time ago, Alana had been the same way. "He's not a waiter. Does he look like he's dressed like a waiter... no... I don't think so, dear sister." She had to bite her lip and smile broadly to keep from lunging. Why was she so understanding about daddy, but when it came to a fellow sister making fun of Eric...
This mermaid felt like she might grow some claws...
She felt Eric's hand on her back. She sighed. Right.... only love and fun tonight. Fun and love. "I gotta go change in the bathroom before more people arrive. She turned towards Eric almost leaning in for a kiss, but she stopped herself just in time. "Thank you... Eric... I'll... ugh... call you when it's over... for tear down." She shook his hand awkwardly and made her way to the bathroom.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 5, 2013 19:59:15 GMT -5
Ariel walked over to Eric, "Hi Eric its nice to see you again." She remembered Alana wasn't announcing her secret boyfriend yet so she kept that part quiet.
"Adrina, how are you?" Ariel asked seeing her sister who Ariel couldn't remember speaking to in a long time. She left early when they all gathered for Ariel's heart thing... she still didn't like thinking about it.
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Post by Andrina/ Brittany Harrington on Jun 5, 2013 20:07:15 GMT -5
"Peachy..." Andrina said dryly,"So is Daddy not coming then... or....?" She made a slow motion for Ariel to answer, but when it didn't come fast enough she just sighed and put a hand on her hip,"Just let me know when he gets here, got it?"
She then made her way over to the punch bowl without another word.
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Post by Alana/Opal on Jun 5, 2013 20:16:39 GMT -5
Alana kicked off her chucks and shed her clothes off, slipping into her flowy purple dress. She had raided Opal's closet for something appropriate to wear... but all of it was black, dark purple, overly Asian Lolita or borderline goth. She was gonna have to get Ariel and Aquata to go through her closet one of these days to get her back on track fashionably. Even thought the ball came up quick, she managed to find this gorgeous dress at a second hand store; DJ and mixer work didn't pay well, so she was pretty happy about that. It was a bright purple, gathered and twisted in the front, structured and strapless. It had a criminally short under skirt... but shear billowing layers that created an evening gown appearance of the same color of purple and a dark aqua underside. Opal had tons of earrings, so that wasn't a problem, and far in the back of Opals closet, UNUSED, was a pair of awesome silver sequined shoes. Opal had thought the were too mainstream... Alana squeed with delight. She looked up at the necklace hanging up on the hanger and smiled to herself. She had saw this in the window of the down town jewelry store; pure abalone, like the kind her mother would wear... but the price was out of her range. She had been sad about it, and mentioned it's beauty to Eric nonchalantly over lunch... only to find it in a case on HER desk the next day. She didn't know what to say. Alana the mermaid was used to being adored and having gifts lavished on her... but she had grown used to Opal's outlook of material possessions and never expected anything. Alana immediately put the necklace on. It was gorgeous. She bit her lower lip. She wondered how Eric would react to seeing her in it... and ONLY it... She blushed immediately and set about getting the rest of her outfit on. She could contemplate THAT later! She freshened up her make up, though felt it was hopeless, and teased and sprayed the crap out of her short hair to give it volume. Afterwards she hid her street clothes under the sink and went out. She walked over to Ariel.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 5, 2013 21:06:31 GMT -5
"Oh Alana you look so beautiful," Ariel hugged her sister, "Amazing! I love the dress and necklace." Ariel told her as she watched Eric looking at Alana he was so in love with her and Ariel wished someone would look at her like that well maybe one day.
"So Andrina was less then welcoming..." Ariel mutter, "Oh well once Daddy gets here maybe it will be better." Ariel hoped so.
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Post by Adella/Cadence "H" Williams on Jun 6, 2013 12:38:42 GMT -5
Adella looked a bit flustered as she walked inside, hoping she wasn't late. She looked around and was surprised at how many people were already there. Of course, there weren't very many right now, but she was actually expecting less. She smiled at everything, confident that their father would just love it! It almost looked like the balls they used to have in Atlantica and everything looked amazing, including those attending! Adella marveled at her sisters. They all looked so beautiful! Adella made sure to keep up with appearances this time rather than just throw something together. She pulled together all the money she had to rent the dress and shoes she was wearing and Attina let her borrow some jewelry and hair accessories from her shop. Her dress was a rich, light green and strapless that flowed at the trim and opened slightly at the front. She wore heels of a matching color with a crimped ribbon decorating the front. Her jewelry consisted of tear-drop shaped peridots on a silver chain with matching earrings. She wore her hair in a combination of a ponytail at the first layer, leaving the rest down, with her natural waves and curls accentuated to give it a flowing look. It was all pulled together with green, pearl hair pins. Part of her was satisfied with her appearance while the rest of her worried if she looked "mermaid enough" for their father. This was really more for him than anything else, at least to Adella. She spotted Ariel talking to her sisters and walked over. "Hey, I hope I'm not late, you all look amazing! Dad is just going to love this!" Attachments:
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Post by Alana/Opal on Jun 6, 2013 17:50:44 GMT -5
"Oh thanks...you too! WOW...." Damn, the club must pay GOOD. Why was she in that crappy apartment again?
... Probably so she could buy all the fashionable clothes that she always has on. Alana grinned. When did her youngest sister become the Fashionista of the family? That was a complete turn around from times in the other world. Alana wasn't jealous... it was just amusing. "You look like a mistress of Neptune himself!" She laughed.
She gave a glance at Eric, surprised to see him still there, staring at her, and wondered why his mouth was slightly open... with a focused look on his face. "Is.... is my makeup alright?" She started getting self-conscious about her appearance.
She then heard her phone vibrate. She didn't have pockets, so she took her phone out of the top of her dress, knowing how undignified it looked and looked at the screen. "It's dad! He's... oh shit, he's lost. I gave him SPECIFIC directions so this wouldn't happen..." She brought up his contact info and called him, walking off to the side with the phone pressed tightly to her ear, her hand over the other so she could hear.
Alana gave her dad directions. He was close, he just missed a turn and got stuck going further away on a one way street.
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Post by Andrina/ Brittany Harrington on Jun 6, 2013 17:59:08 GMT -5
"WHAT?? Daddy's lost??" Andy practcally materialized behind Alana,"Well we have to go get him! What if he gets lost again??? Not that I don't trust your.... navigational skills, Alana Hon..." Her voice practically oozed with Insincerity.
"I'll go get my car and look for him" She declared boldly," All of you just.... wait in case he does make it...."
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Post by Alana/Opal on Jun 6, 2013 18:14:08 GMT -5
"Wait, Andrina! That's not necessary! He's-" She cut off and listened back into the phone. "Yeah I'm here daddy... do you see it? It's two levels, we're on the top level, with a balcony and bay view.... white painted brick and green... YEP! That's us! Okay, see you soon. Love you." She tapped her phone to hang up. "It's okay, Andy. He's on his way.
She put her phone back in the bust area of her dress. "But thanks anyways. He's kinda terrible at directions... says it's not the same as instinctually knowing where to go in the vast wide ocean." She smiled, thinking it was ironic and maybe slightly funny, but Andrina just glowered at her, as if her older sister was being so insensitive.
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Post by Ariel on Jun 6, 2013 22:25:09 GMT -5
Ariel smiled at Alana, "Well it pays okay I have to admit when I got here I made a friend with a ton of money she gave me a makeover and got me started on this worlds fashion. I want to look nice since I am on stage every night." Ariel told her.
She watched as Alana got the call Ariel was worried. She turned to see Adella.
"Oh Adella you look so pretty!" Ariel ran over and hugged her.
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Post by Adella/Cadence "H" Williams on Jun 6, 2013 22:32:16 GMT -5
"Thank you, Ariel!" Adella hugged her youngest sister back, "In that dress, no one in the crowd will be able to take their eyes off you tonight!" Attachments:
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