imperial_stage | Party time and more [Action]

[In a ballroom at Central City.]

The auction was done and a hefty pile of wealth had been gathered to help pay for the reconstruction of Amestris in the wake of the devastating undead invasion. All that was left at this point was the after party, and EVERYONE has been invited. The majority of the party has moved to a huge ballroom, complete with an in house orchestra, several tables of light snacks and drinks, a large dancing area, tables around the edges of the room, and servants with trays of drinks making sure no one goes long without a glass. Brag about your newest acquisition, seeth with jealousy at the guy who bid more on the piece you wanted, enjoy fine food and drinks from across the empire, get drunk, dance, have fun. Mr. Wayne is footing the bill tonight.

[Elsewhere, later that evening...]

A dark figure edges close to the tall wall surrounding the manor belonging to the mysterious man known only as The Major. It produces a grappling hook from under its cloak, and is perched atop the wall in short order to get a better look at what it has to contend with here.

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[ Envious glances? Only if someone was brave enough to consider it. After all, Cornelia did not enjoy social gatherings and if she caught someone looking at her for more than a passing glance, she just might make this party fun.

Fun with a fashioned fist fight. Pausing in her thoughts (the only thing to keep her truly entertained), she looks down at the glass in her hand. ]

Suitable for a party of this nature. Don't tell me you're afraid to try.

Oh, come now. I'm just savoring it. There's no point in wasting good wine early in the night, after all, and it wouldn't look too good if a man like me drank too much.

That's your reasoning? It isn't as though you'll drink the place dry.

No, I won't, but even my alcohol tolerance has a limit.

I wonder what they will say to me drinking this much and your refusal to do so. They might mistake you as responsible.

Like I said, it's not a refusal. And you make it sound like I'm not responsible.

What have you done with the real Mustang?

[ That's a comment made out of jest. ]

I've just set him on good behavior tonight, that's all.

[Well, he's rolling with it.]

I was unaware he could be set as such.

All it takes is some proper motivation and a sense of what's important.

I thought the sense department was where you had the most trouble in.

Hey, it's never steered me wrong on the battlefield. Though I guess that's pretty apparent as it is.

I'm going to need a refill within a minute or two.

So soon? Are you that thirsty?

No, but if orders are to smile and look as though I'm enjoying myself, I'll need a lot of aid.

Well, if you think you need the aid that much, far be it from me to stop you from seeking it...up to a point. Drinking too much isn't something we want here, either.

You don't need to play the role of a legal guardian. I know my limits.

Still, it's always good to have someone to put some trust in for this kind of thing. There's just something about the feeling of knowing someone else is watching your back.

You may watch my back in battle, but do you think you've earned the right to do so here?

Well, who better to do so here than me?

[ Busying herself by looking over the guests around them. ]

Surely there is someone familiar here..

...Most likely. But how many of them would be willing to bump me out of the equation?

If I bat my eyelashes just right..

You think that'd work on someone who knows you?

[A bit of teasing here.]

It might. I bet it would work on you.

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