She bounced as the curtain started to move and his hand was tossed aside. Ouch…but then, they hadn’t established anything, heck, he didn’t even know if she was single. He nodded to the young man who came out.

~~“Fausto, great songs! They sounded awesome once you got them all put together! This is Koga by the way. He's a new student at the mansion.”



The other guy only looked at him to get the message across; it wasn’t a glare but more of a question.

He waved. “great ssshow!” he congratulated.

Koga knew it only took a look but he knew, so he gave them some space, he wouldn’t be pushy about what he wanted and really he still needed to get to know Katrina a lot better before he even knew that he liked more than her eyes and well the rest of her.

So he continued with the other two in the band for a moment complimenting them both. Stopping a short distance away, He couldn’t hear them but if she still wanted to find him she could. It was about that time he noted Abyss had followed them down…and was smoking or no, this was the brother that needed to cut down. Saturn blew a lungful of smoke at Koga,

Koga responded by coughing and then grinning at the big red guy. “ Kat sssaysss you need to get on the patch big guy.”

He smiled apologetically even as he said it. What was he thinking! Well he could probably travel through this crowd a bit easier.

~~”Stop it! It isn’t funny….”

“If that is not funny, nothing is.”


~~“Go, go, go….”

He laughed and followed as she ecscaped.

~~“Well, since I am going to blame you for everything that happens tonight, I think you should decide.”
“So, what do you want to be blamed for?”

“If you want to give me credit for the best night you have ever had then you should follow me back to that room, If you simply want to blame me for a good time then I suggest we get back to the dance floor.” He wasn’t deciding because he wasn’t sure he could make the decision for her. He certainly wouldn’t take her back there and do as he pleased with out her consent.

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~~"In what universe does spandex look good on a crime fighter?"

Mars raised an eyebrow at her an then laughed. “ this one I suppose.”

~~"In what universe should I not be kicking your villain butt? I, sir, am a crime fighter. Let me whip you into shape."

“Again this one.”

~~"The moon called. They're revoking your power until you grow up."

~~“Ouch. Lame license revocation!” Pluto said as he caught up to her in a succession of about seven shots, “less talk and more drinking if you think you can take me Sassy Lass.”

Mars chimed in again, Logic arguing its point against foolishness.“Hey, unless you are enjoying his company," he paused and shook his head. "No, You know what I am not going to let you subject your self to such iodocy, if you want to drink there is plenty at home." Mars Walked over to the lithe sailor Venus and scooped her up in one arm.

"we are taking your Limmo, find another ride."


Pluto Picked another shot downed it and shot Mars the bird. He wasn't looking at him as he down three, four, five,....etc more shots as they went away.Pluto grinned, well with Lori the destroyer out of the way he could acctually go have some happy fun. hmmm maybe he should go pose for pictures with celeberties...

after they put some distance between them and PLuto he spoke to Lori quietly. " I really am sorry if you had a reason to sit there, and I really don't meant to treat you like I have a right to pick you up and walk away, but if you aren't gonna protect yoursel against him, I am."


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Saturn stared at the young man who looked like he was sporting their look. He blew smoke at the young and obviously upset teen. He was just holding Kat’s hand and that disturbed him to a level that it shouldn’t.

“Kat sssaysss you need to get on the patch big guy.” The little red guy said.

“Oh, she did, did she? I’ve found a more convenient way to get the nicotine.” He replied lightly “cigarette?” He offered the young man one of his. If that wouldn’t light a fire under her he didn’t know what would.

“No? Well, I hope you are at least behaving your self around her.”

He resituated on his stool.

Thinking about it a moment, Jaxon laughed. “Oh… Let’s dance. After all, we don’t get the opportunity very often, and we can save the rest for a more private time…” Leaning into him, Jaxon began swaying to the now sedate music that had taken the place of the almost-rock concert when they had left.

“This way we might actually talk as well..” She laughed, posing her body for him to take the lead as the music began to shift to a new song.

What made him thinking that she would say yes? why he though that she would jump in his arms without any glance of doubt as if he were a prince ?. he was just a little punk with radical and impossibles ideas to change the world , he had no family nor even a house .
On his face there wasn't place for blush , he was entirely pale. the excitement had vanished from his face. he looked at her with disbelief , he just looked like the puppy that is under the rain and looks to his master through the window wondering why he cant go inside ? a puppy that is always trying to give joy, trying to make you happy every day. What did I do wrong?

The child was expecting a clear answer . Yes or No . Indecision was not expected, he wanted just a slap or a hug. but he didn't have neither one . Katrina wonder if he really should go but he didn't replied to her . he had to leave and there was no possibility of change ,
Fausto was disappointed with himself that he had no desire to continue to justify and answering her questions. he should have asked for any better advice to Sam instead of trying to be honest and trust in his luck. he had been unsuccessful and what bothered him most was not the fact he failed but the fact that he put Katrina in a very uncomfortable situation. She had no blame for his stupids feelings.

¨I am not like this!! is this change what love make ? i don't want it ! i can be alone , without a house or a family but i am the future conqueror of the world . i am the future owner of all the things in this planet . come on stupid ! wake up !

He smile recovering a little of the emotion he had lose , but his face was still pale .it was true , he wasn't like that , he never give up not even in the worst circumstances .
the words appeared clearly in his mind , like someone else was whispering these words to him .

"I will return to you safe and sound. Until You do decide how you feel,I want us to be how we are. I don't want my feelings for you, to ruin what we already have. Promise we will still be friends no matter what you decide?"

The boy did not want to keep standing there with all that people around , he wanted a giant worm to break the ground and swallow all the people there to let them alone but none of that happened .
he did not wanted to let Kat say something to him . perhaps if she asked him to stay it could be a simply reason to quit the mission .

“Ouch. Lame license revocation! less talk and more drinking if you think you can take me Sassy Lass.”

Lori blew Pluto a nice slightly pickled raspberry and reached for another shot even as Mars was telling her no.

“You know what I am not going to let you subject your self to such iodocy, if you want to drink there is plenty at home."[/color] Mars took a step toward her and scooped her up with one arm, flinging her toward the vicinity of one shoulder. Lori attempted her last shot on her way through the air, but it only mostly went into her mouth. "Hey~!" She was still functioning! She was going to remember this tomorrow!

"we are taking your Limo, find another ride."

Mars turned on his heel and Lori lobbed the booze-slick shot glass at Pluto's head just for funzies. Obviously, this was the most dignified way for a sailor scout of love to leave a party. "You suck!" She shouted at the Tuxedo Pluto that was getting smaller and smaller and her exposed bloomers were getting closer and closer to the paparazzi outside. "Pluto has herpes!" She informed a cameraman. "He's a horrid, horrid person. With herpes."

Mars was apologizing, but Lori noticed that he didn't bother to take her down from over his shoulder. "If I'd walked away on my own, he might not have forgiven me." She flashed Mars teeth as much as a smile. "He's a dirty hooker."

Current Theme
So lonely inside so busy out there~

Luna walked in the grand building wearing a silk silver dress her hair tied in a pair of pigtails, her hair still the same green as ever. Her eyes a blank hazel brown. Her lips were pursed into a tight line. Even now she was still edgy being out in public affairs. She was just a young girl after all.... She looked around seeing and looking for a familiar face or two. She knew basically everyone would be here so she was not surprised if she was some facs from her original home at the Xavior Mansion- that was something she dreaded. As she entered the large room, she took note that there were alcoholic beverages as well and steered clear of them. She blinked as she listened to the live music being played and she suddenly felt out of place here. But she reigned in her nervousness as she continued to walk through the room hoping and not hoping to bump into someone she knew....

If you want to I can save you I can take you away from here~ Someone please tell me, so I can finally see where you go when your gone~

Bleah. That was about anything Alexandra could think about the party she was being dragged to. How did she end up doing this? Ah yeah. She reminded herself that she needed to keep her mouth shut in front of a mutant before she knew what he was able to do. She glared at her date, whose name she had forgotten by now, as he dragged her out of the limo. However, she hadn’t forgotten the young mansion resident’s power. Quite an interesting one as a matter of fact. He had the power to influence others to do what he wanted, as long as they said yes, yeah, and anything along those lines. It didn’t quite matter if they meant it or not. So there she was, at the Valentine’s ball, where humans and mutants were celebrated alike, because she had answered his question if she wanted to join him to the ball with a ‘Yeah, sure. Like that would happen.’ Some mutants… deserved to be killed. Maybe she’ll do it. Later, when she was out of the Mansion.

She had strongly considered going to the ball in jeans and a t-shirt, just to embarrass her stupid date but on the other hand it would only bring more attention on her. Not that she wanted any. So instead of a casual outfit, she was wearing now a fancy dress and matching shoes. She hadn’t done much with her hair and make up, preferring to stick with a natural look. The dress was enough, thank you very much. The only thing that was unnatural were her eyes, as she had decided to wear her contact lenses tonight. She wasn’t planning to use her powers but they looked better with her natural look. With a sigh, she let herself being dragged out of the car… only to be blinded by flashing lights. She felt the urge to run back to the car or at least close her eyes before any permanent damage could be done. Her date pulled her close to him and Alexandra felt the need to growl. Which she did, and a few centimeters were added between their bodies. The flashes continued, her date with a tooth paste commercial grin on his face. As far as Alexandra knew, his parents were some important snobs who were now pro-mutants because of their son. Great… Another mental face palm for herself.

An easy elbow hit and a growled ‘smile’ from her partner made her want to throw up. Yes, the marvelous world of mutants, where you are under the influence of an idiot that drags you to the most important valentine party in human history. Alexandra’s mouth widened in what clearly wasn’t a smile. More like showing off her gritted teeth. The inevitable questions followed. Answered completely by her date. “Is your date mutant or human?” She snorted at that one. Somewhere along the reporters’ questions he found out her date’s last name. Jared Jameson. Pffft. What can you do?What can your girlfriend do?” She snorted once more. She was the living proof what he could do. And who the hell ever mentioned that she was his girlfriend. Like that would happen. “Well, I can’t show you what I can do.” he said in a way as if he could make the whole world vanish just by snapping his fingers “I might have to kill you later.” he added in a joking tone, followed by a wink. Alexandra rolled her eyes. “But my girl here can show you, can’t you dear?”

Another growl. “Your girl?” she muttered under her breath. And dear? She really wanted to punch him right in the face but the unwanted attention she had just suddenly gained from reporters and photographers made her stop. So much for the not-using powers part. Heh, he was toying with his life. “Sure.” she said between her gritted teeth. She considered showing both the photographer and her idiotic date what exactly she could do by depriving them of oxygen. Uhmmm, well, not such a good idea, public assassination would cause trouble. Oh well, she’ll just have to do it later. Alexandra closed her eyes for a second then reopened them, their color changed to another shade of blue, a darker one. She focused on the small amounts of water in the air, manipulating them to move from her surrounding area to her now extended hand. Small drops of water began to form, sparkling brightly in the flashlights. It looked like shiny small stars were being pulled in the direction of her hand. More flashes. It didn’t take long to form a sphere out of the water she was gathering that was gently floating above her open palm. Her fingers waved as the water began to go up in a spiral. It went around the reporter’s head like a snake then turned around and back to Alexandra’s hand. Having the water shaped in a liquefied giant crystal, Alexandra bonded the molecules together to form ice. It was harder keeping the molecules floating around than creating the crystal itself. The diamond-shaped ice sculpture began to rotate, sparkling in the artificial light. Even more flashes, if that was even possible. She closed her palm as she broke all molecular bonds. To human eyes, it looked like the crystal had vanished. What Alexandra did was to return the water molecules back to their original place. Her eyes changed colors again as she gave another of her ‘charming smiles’. “So are you a water manipulator?” another reporter asked. “Molecule manipulator.” And I wish I could manipulate your head away.

Jared let out a small laugh, probably proud of her display of powers. He smiled a few seconds to the photographers then began to walk away, dragging Alexandra along with him as well. Well, he even dared to put his hand around her hips. An elbow found its way into his ribs. “Don’t make me blow your head in front of the photographers.” No, she couldn’t do it, unfortunately. But there were some other ways she could use her power against him and do permanent damage. But the hand was quickly removed. A smile graced her lips. Oh yeah. She was so mean. The doors opened and Alexandra found herself in a very spacious and very crowded ballroom. Insert eye roll here. Like she didn’t do that before. Having wealthy parents meant fancy parties were a must. Alexandra scanned the crowd looking for some familiar faces. She found some, unfortunately, none that could save her from the nightmare that was glued to her. He was like a damn shadow and followed her steps like a faithful dog. She half expected him to bent down and lick her foot. He even wanted her to dance with him. Definitely no. 2 minutes later, she had had enough. She turned around with a pissed off look on her face. “Excuse me. I need to… powder my nose.” she said in a harsh tone. Hmmm… she didn’t think she’d ever say that. She slammed the bathroom doors, gaining some curious looks thrown in her direction. But it was enough to see her face and all the fine damsels there would quickly turn around. She made her way to one of the sinks and turned the cold water on. Well, she couldn’t throw water on her face, so instead she decided to have one of her hands showered by the cold water. She glanced up and looked herself in the mirror. The furious blue eyes scared her a bit. Maybe she was over reacting about this. Maybe it was bringing too much of her past and her parents into her new life. With a sigh, she turned off the water. Instead of using one of the dryers she used the best dryer in store. Molecular manipulation. Alexandra made her way back to the door and opened it. Only to have it closed back in less than a second. Other curious glances thrown her way. The stupid Jared was standing near the bathroom door, waiting for her. Oh for the love of god, did he seriously follow her to the bathroom?

The following thirty minutes were spent in the luxurious bathroom asking every person that got in if Jared was still out there. Did that sound strange? Of course not. When the last person she asked had confirmed his presence, she had had enough. He was suffocating her. She was done playing nice. She threw the bathroom door open and went straight to him. He was smiling, humming along with the song, occasionally moving his head with the music. “There you were. I thought-” A raised hand quickly silenced him. And wiped off his smile as well. “Stop it. Stop stalking me like we are together. It’s not going to happen. Live with that. I’ve come to the ball, that is as far as it goes. If I see you near me again I swear I will kick your ass so bad that it will be the first page of newspapers across the world for a week.” And with that, Alexandra left. She stopped not knowing what to do. Should she go back to the mansion or stick around and see if anything interesting happens? She scanned the crowd again, looking for a familiar figure.

“You Don’t need to apologize Gweneviere, he will survive and no one was hurt. You Weren’t hurt were you?” the waiter ought to prey that she wasn’t.” Perhaps we could read the story together?”

Reading was something she didn't do in a long time. It is a fact that most children hate reading but when she was young she didn't have a chance to read as much as she wanted. The question was now, would she understand what the book would be about. She never passed 6th grade reading or something. In a matter of fact she was taken out of school just when she had finished learning how to read. "Ok." She said a bit hesitantly and decided that reading would be good for her. The fact that a friendly big red guy wanted to help her made her feel like she met santa for the first time. Atleast there where some similarities. She put up a chair next to the red man and sat down next to him in a attempt to read along with him.

Kasumi walks with Shin as she smiles till looking at him with her eyes. She looks at the table kind of in awa as she stands there with her hands in her lap. Soon she smiles more as she takes the cake "Thank you." Her voice is happy she takes a small bite her eyes open wide. "Wow this is good you have to have a tast." Smiles as she cutes a bite off for Shin to tast. She gets it on the fork as she holds the pace of cake to his mouth.

Kasumi nods "Yes he does he is going to make it big." Smiles as she looks at Shin still soon her eyes are looking into his as she blushes some. She looks down really fast with the pace of cake for Shin to eat still. She wounders why she feels so shy around him. She has never liked anyone as much as she liked Shin. Could she have a crush on him? No how could she he likes her as a firned after all. Right? She was not sure what to think after that.

Katrina could see the emotion drain out of his face. Any excitement or anticipation that had been there, about the concert, about the trip, about Valentine's day, about declaring his feelings, all of it was gone. Perhaps it was just the dim lighting, but he seemed pale.

>>>"I will return to you safe and sound. Until You do decide how you feel,I want us to be how we are. I don't want my feelings for you, to ruin what we already have. Promise we will still be friends no matter what you decide?"

“I promise. Nothing changes for now.” She nodded solemnly. It seemed like such a solemn situation. Fausto was leaving and she had quite possibly broken his heart. She felt so bad. Why couldn't she have figured it out sooner? Why couldn't she just have known right away how she felt? It was all so confusing. She did have feelings for him, but they were still like a tiny sprout, just barely emerging from the seed. They still needed water, sunlight, and time before she knew what kind of plant those feelings would grow into. It could be romantic love some day, or it could be like the love between a brother and a sister. It was so hard to tell right now.

Fausto seemed to be ready to walk away. Before he could go, Katrina ran up to him and gave him a big hug. “I'll miss you.” She really would. The mansion would seem so empty without him. There were tears in her eyes as she buried her face in his shirt. They must have squeezed right out when she hugged him. Then, after a long moment, she let go again. It sounded like it was something that was really important to him, so she had to let him go do it, what ever it was.

"Mmm~" Shin ate the bite of cake, cupping his hands under his mouth to catch any crumbs. He finished chewing and swallowed, wiping a bit of frosting off on his sleeve."You're right. It is good." A trail of white frosting was now on his nice suit's sleeve. Realization sunk in. "Oh darn." The sleeve dangled as he held his arm up to look at the smear. "You think they have club soda here... ugh, hindsight. So anyways..."

The music lulled and he swung his head, looking to the band. It looked like Iron Mouth's crew had finished playing. Now it was back to ballroom dancing and classical music. Dun dun dun dun. He caught sight of Alex scanning the crowd. He wondered if her molecular manipulation trick could remove pesky stains... turning back to Kasumi, he gave her a smile and noticed the blush. He tilted his head.

"Are you feeling alright?" His hand pressed up against her forehead, checking for a temperature.

~~ “Oh… Let’s dance. After all, we don’t get the opportunity very often, and we can save the rest for a more private time…”

“Dance we shall.” Venus wasn’t the time to be pushy at all, about what he wanted; he could find other solutions to those needs, perhaps the Red head over Jaxon’s shoulder.

~~“This way we might actually talk as well..”

He took the lead with a dramatic move, propelling her to spin but giving her enough time to realize what he was about to do. They were about to steal the show.

“Well Miss Kane I would say that we have made extensive progress in our practice today. So What else do I need to know about you? Any deep dark secrets I should know?”

~~


~~"You suck!". "Pluto has herpes!" "He's a horrid, horrid person. With herpes."

Mars glanced at the camera, “Not me, my brother.”


~~"If I'd walked away on my own, he might not have forgiven me." "He's a dirty hooker."

“true on both accounts, And you don’t need the dirty hooker’s forgiveness. Let him simmer and stay clear. I can’t imagine him letting it be once he is having fun.”

“Good night.” He shooed away a reporter. “anyone not out of my way in a moment will be removed.” That cleared the path.

“Sorry Lori, I assumed you wouldn’t come to this sort of thing or would want to. I should have asked you.” Mars apologized again. “If you are up for it we could still go out. Or simply cruise around.”

He looked over her appreciatively. “ So I think I remember something about you whipping me into shape? Or was that my imagination.”

~~


~~"Ok."

“Ok.!” Jupiter flipped back to the start and began reading again, this time out loud, his baritone carried enough that he wouldn’t have to worry about the silly classical music drowning him out. He griined at Hymn as they finished the first chapter.

He put a finger in the book, “Before we continue I have a question to ask, When is your birthday? I want to be able to return the favor.”

“do you want anything to drink or eat?” H glanced at a waiter while they were still coming this way.

~~
Mercury wasn’t even in the builing even more there was an overflow party next door that he and the girls had ended up with, he wasn’t sure why but as the night went on they thought he was more and more funny and charming. That was until they started passing out and he had to carry them around. He was protecting them from men with eyes that resembled vultures or jackals. The last of them was taking a drunken stumble when she asked him to take them to their room. Did they have a room? Oh well he certainlycould get a room. He got out the plastic rectangle that got him things he wanted and handed to the man behind the counter that was in some sort of disturbed awe at the arm full of petite passed out women.

“I want a big room, And nice enough for these sleepy woman.”

Mercury carried them over to the elevator and up up up up they went til they couldn’t go higher. Ahe walked behind the man showing him hissuite and then left them all alone. He lined them up across the pillows and removed there shoes. Shoes weren’t allowed in bed. He then removed his shoes and socks and laid across the bottom of the massive bed an went to sleep.

~~

Pluto had already out drank Lori six times over now and was laughing at his table for one, the drinks were emptying out as he drowned himself in a sea of alcohol. He couldn’t wait until tomorrow morning when ever any insults she flung at him were for naught, as he had already won the game.
~~
Saturn slid the box over to Koga and then lighter, “Kid, this is a great stress reliever, particularly if your living at the mansion, I kow they have to be over working you there.”

“If you ever get sick of the place come try out the Sanctuary you’ll have a lot more freedom there.” Saturn didn’t know that this speech was beyond pointless but he dangled the worm anyhow to see if he could get a nibble.

~~
Abyss watched from the balcony as all the dresses swirled and the people chit chatted below, he gritted his teeth. This was sickening, the human’s were using his people to make them appear more humane. Well he didn’t want there humanity.

“Do they think this will actually work?” he spoke to no one in particular, “do they honestly think tonight will change one single thing out there? One thing in here? No, it won’t, this ball is useless just an opportunity for the famous trash of the world to snuggle up to the truly powerful. I feel nauseated.”

Venus swept her out onto the dance floor and from his movements she could tell he was building up to something. Following through on the spin, she gave him a slightly smaller smile, not really wanting to ask. “Oh, so you know my power and you think that’s all there is, hmm?"

Following his lead, catching his gaze elsewhere already, she smirked softly. “Oh, Venus you poor thing… Such a short attention span. No appreciation for the chase." She patted his shoulder, humoring him as she followed the steps. "You know, you miss out on the essence of a person when you overlook the details.” Giving him a look of gentle mocking she shook her head teasingly. “Maybe my deep dark secret is that I kill men who underestimate me…”

~~“Oh, she did, did she? I’ve found a more convenient way to get the nicotine.” “cigarette?”

Koga shook his head at the big red man.

~~“No? Well, I hope you are at least behaving your self around her.”

Koga looked down to the pack and the lighter curiously. He had just said no hadn’t he? Ugh, he wasn’t caring for this big red oafs at all. They were pushy.

~~“Kid, this is a great stress reliever, particularly if your living at the mansion, I know they have to be over working you there.”

“Overwhere? Oh, the mansssion, Nah, they are under working me.” He replied honestly.

~~“If you ever get sick of the place come try out the Sanctuary you’ll have a lot more freedom there.”

He glanced at the curtain opening and the fact that Kat hadn’t came back out yet. “I don’t think that will be too likely, I like it quite a bit over there and have all the freedom I care for. Are thessse mine?” He asked nodding to the pack of cigarettes.

Saturn nodded and grinned inwardly as the boy took the bait.

Koga snatched up the pack and threw them into a nearby trashcan and then slid the lighter back to the big guy.

“I am trying to quit.”Koga snapped in a bravado that he didn’t really recognize in himself. More than likely it was about Saturn’s obvious distaste for his new and beloved home. Of course it didn’t hurt that he had over heard the other Abyss tell some of his crew to be on good behavior.

~~Saturn gapped at the audacity of the boy. “You realize that I could crush you before anone could get to me right?”

“Really? Are you ssssure about that? In a room full of mutantssss you can say that? Have you sssstopped to consssider whether my power jussst so happensss to be incorporeity, make my hand like a ghost put it in your chessst make my watch sssubssstantial again in your heart and pull my hand back out? You ever wondered if anybody can get over here fast enough to ssstop me?” he laughed at the increased shock on the giants face.

Saturn pushed down on the table top and Koga hoped up and back as the tabletop snapped in half catching his chair as it fell. “take it easssy big guy. I’ll leave you alone.” Koga put the chair back in front of the half table and waved to Saturn. He turned around and managed to walk back over to the hallway. Letting out a cough as he neared just in case they were being sweet on each other.

Lori guffawed at the cameras that could ever mistake Mars for Pluto. What a joke! This was all a very sick joke that would have to be expunged from memory via alcohol. "The moon said to vanquish Pluto! He does not love! He only spreads his infectious diseases!" Lori continued to preach the horrors of Tuxedo Pluto all the way to the limo. She didn't need the dirty hooker's approval or forgiveness by Mars' account. And so a little petty, red-nosed revenge was as good as she could muster at the moment.

“Sorry Lori, I assumed you wouldn’t come to this sort of thing or would want to. I should have asked you.

"I wouldn't. She maintained. "It was a pretty and long string of lies that got me here in the first place. You know I did this because I thought appeasing Pluto would..." please Mars... crap. She dropped that train of thought like it was hot and went on to defend her non-invitation. "Don't you know I don't dance?"

"If you are up for it we could still go out. Or simply cruise around.”

Mars carefully squeezed through the limo Sailor Lori and all. "I don't know if the night is salvageable, Maaaaaars." The dragging out of his name amused her addled brain and she giggled against his shoulder. What better seat was there than here limo or not?

“So I think I remember something about you whipping me into shape? Or was that my imagination.”[/color]

"Ho yesa. I will turn you into an upstanding mutant citizen." Lori leaned back in her Mars-seat and recognizing the values of a private enclosure wriggled her leotarded self as close as was mutantly possible to the red man she actually enjoyed. "We'l start with petty crime. And after that" She reached over to the limo minibar and started helping herself, never bothering to extricate her lower half from Mars. The result was an outstretched Lori pouring and grabbing and twisting to her hearts delight. "after that we can forget this whole nonsense and plot drunken revenge. I hear drunken revenge is often quite inspired. As long's someone is writing things down the brilliance is oft not lost."