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Colton looks at Sylvi "At least you didn't get launched by a faulty hulu hoop"

"The day's young, yet," she replies with a wry grin. "How many more performers, do you think?"

"Well, Nadeen is going up soon, Lyron, who else...another Teanecker.. my guy... so four or five?" A pause "May not feel like it but it should go quick"

"Well, I know Nadeen's been practicing, and the little I've seen makes me think she's going to be really good. I'm guessing Lyron, too. I don't know anything about who's dancing from Teaneck...maybe Baron Kealan himself?" she suggests with a grin. "And who did you say is dancing from Darkgate?"

"I didn't.. having seen how well others did. I don't think he's gonna place highly. He tap dances"

"Well, if he enjoys it, hopefully it'll be fun to watch, even if he's not going to win." She shakes her head in amazement. "Bluebell and Siv were both just...wow."

"Do not discount the wowness that is you. And I think Siv got help from Piper's music.." A confused look "I thought she was dating Jonas?"

"I...uh...think that's kind of a flexible arrangement." She purples a bit.

"Huh? Oh" A blush "right. Fiona. I. oh my. Wow. I sound like a prig saying this but i do not think I could do that"

"Yeah," she says quietly. "I mean...I don't know how they don't get jealous. Or...worried."

"Guess it takes some wiring" He says baffled then he looks at her "Don't get me wrong. I don't want to be one of 'those guys' but.. yeah I'd be hurt if .. if you did." A pause "And I'd feel bad if I did with another.. i mean, we'ren ot uhm oathed or anything "A blush "I'm just saying...you know?"

"Yeah, I know." She gives him a little smile and squeezes his hand. Then some silence, followed by a bit of nervous laugh. "I wonder if...I mean, she's Fiona...I wonder if they all....together, y'know?" Definite blush.

"Well ah.. I think I might be in trouble for thinking about it too hard" Half joke "I am pretty sure I'm not allowed to imagine other women naked"

She shrugs a bit at that. "You can imagine."

He looks Sylvi over, half closes his eyes, and in a roguish ssmirk says 'ooo yes. good imagination'

She smiles pokes him in the ribs. "Well, now you've got to live with not doing anything about that imagination for a while."

He laughs , but kisses her "Well, the real Sylvi is better than anything I can imagine anyway"

She kisses him back and murmurs, "Well, maybe we can both imagine what we'll do later when we have some time alone...."

"You are so creative" he says

Then the next act is announced "Aster , Soldier of Dark Gate, to Tapdance for our entertainment to the tune of I'm a yankee Doodle Dandy"

"I told him I didn't think that one was wise. he says every loves it" A shrug "Let's see"

"I hope he does well," Sylvi says, then focuses on Aster.

Aiden raises a brow. Tap dance? This is who he trusts to guard his southern border?

Sylvi may look a bit dubious, too, but she's politely hoping for the best for her boyfriend's team.

Gwen wrinkles her noise a slip in the stoic mask

But aster is ..good! Not as good as Sylvi, but good. Lots of foot work.

"Not..bad" Colton admits

Sylvi blinks, and grins. "I...kinda like it."

"Win or lose, I may buy him a drink later. Takes guts giving the ribbing he's gonna get later. They're going to ccall him Private Twinkletoes" Colton says

A polite applause...
Briar rolls her eyes

"Performing is an act of courage, yeah."

Applause varies but still strong

Sylvi applauds happily. "I enjoyed that. He did okay!"

And it ends. And someone says "Baroness Nadeen ap Varich, Liaison to, and dancing for, Rivervale"

Sylvi applauds, but doesn't shout like she did for Siv. She doesn't think Nadeen would appreciate it. But she does clap LOUDLY!

Aiden applauds softly, intent.

Briar whoops! then shrugs to Gwen. “What? She doesn’t suck, okay?”

applause from all round

Nadeen looks breath taking, and Piper finds her music set up to be a medly of sorts,transitioning from classic to modern

Piper smiles, gives the sidhe a thumbs up, and then starts to play! Flute isn’t her normal go to, but she knows how to play, and does her best to follow Nadeen’s motions and match the tempo and energy!

The sugar plum fairy outfit has an odd crystaline pattern to it

and she begins...

No sooner does she truly establish the moves of classical on point when the music and her dance shifts, the frill of her tutu breaking into ice shards as she changes to contemporary! Daching through the change of tempo, the evolution of ballet, showing the form of yesterday need not hold one back but rather slip into the pattern of the modern! It is not a story like Bluebell. It is instead a theme manifest!

She locks eyes with Dagmar for a moment, a smile in her eyes, before whirling anew

thumbs-up!

And as the last song ends, she leaps off the stage, seemingly about to break her damn ankles, save, it's more like a feather falling than mortal weight, only to land before Baron Aiden's view and give him a classic ballet curtsy to him, then turning to give it to all

He is drawn to his feet for a standing ovation before anyone else, starting applauding, eyes on Nadeen, awe mixed with pride.

"Whelp" Gwen says applauding and admits "I feel big ugly and clumsy now" Probably only Briar hears her "Again"

Tove says "Oh thank god I thought she was going to hurt herself"

A little brow-furrow, but she stands to applaud Nadeen.

"W-wow...." Sylvi murmurs, stunned. She misses the start of the applause, but then is on her feet with everybody else.