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Feliks Łukasiewicz ([personal profile] niepokonany) wrote in [community profile] bravenewworld2014-04-07 10:08 am

Dancing Through Life [OPEN]

Who: Feliks, and whoever shows up. Mingle log, everyone's invited!
Where: The old Łukasiewicz manor
When: In the evening, on the day after spring's sudden onset.
Warning: Alcohol will be available? Otherwise, depends on the players--stick a warning in the subject line if anything gets out of hand.


The rumors and casual invitations started a long while ago, in the wake of Team Evolution's departure, but it took a while to nail down a date, and to shine up the rarely used public areas on the lower floor of the Łukasiewicz family estate, two floors on top of one of the towers towards the outskirts of the residential district. Paper invitations came several days ago, to damn near everyone with an address (though of course, the nobles' are on finer paper, hand-written by Feliks's grandparents and properly sealed.) Though everyone is invited, the general public has also been reminded to dress well and behave themselves presentably--it isn't every day you're invited into a noble house, is it?

Even for the nobles, honestly, it's rare to see this one. The heads of the family are aged, and while they often appear and are pleasant enough at everyone else's events, they have little energy for arranging their own in general.

They seem to have gone all out on this one, though, perhaps because the first ball of the spring demands it and perhaps because they're celebrating so many things at once. First there was Feliks's performance in the tournament, then his evolution, and of course they're still looking to find him a nice match. And spring, quite suddenly, is in the air, the weather pleasantly warm and the balcony gardens overflowing with blossoming flowers--a small legion of gardeners has been brought in to keep the plants under control, actually, given their overabundance lately.

The food and drinks are fantastic, varied, and plentiful, laid out at strategic points around the wide, gleaming dance floor. The best musicians from all over the city have been hired to encourage people to make use of it, and to keep the atmosphere nice and light.

So come on in--talk, dance, eat all the little berry pastry things, and welcome the spring!

[OOC: Will put up a couple of threads for different areas of the party to keep it organized, feel free to mingle and tag around with everyone!]
antiseptic: (Tch.)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-04-15 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It was with one primary purpose in mind that Jade had came to the party: to secure more funding and support for the Rangers from the nobles. And what better way to do so than to speak with the guest of the hour? The Łukasiewicz family is wealthy, and Feliks, with his experiences with Team Evolution, should know better than anyone the importance of furthering the Union's progress.

Jade waits patiently through the evening. Getting distracted at a function like this is all too easy, and he'd rather approach Feliks in a quieter, more personal setting. He sees his chance when Feliks slips away from the ballroom. After making his excuses to his current partner, Jade follows, arriving at the balcony a few minutes after Feliks does.

"Master Łukasiewicz," he says, the syllables rolling easily off his tongue, "I hope I'm not disturbing you."
antiseptic: (Why yes I kill lolis.)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-04-16 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Something about Feliks' mannerisms immediately brings thoughts of Peony to mind, and Jade has to fight the strangest urge to smile. It's made easier by the fact he can tell Feliks isn't entirely happy to be speaking with him, and while Jade doesn't feel guilty for disturbing him - he had planned on it, after all - , for the first time he feels a twinge of regret.

Well then, he'll keep this short.

"I was simply hoping for an opportunity to speak with you." He says. "I had been observing your progress during the tournament. I was quite impressed."

And while it is partly flattery, it is also the truth; for someone so inexperienced, he had been a surprisingly powerful force in the fights.
antiseptic: (I know something you don't)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-04-19 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Ever polite, Jade smiles and nods as he speaks. But it doesn't take long for something more calculating to enter his eyes, even though his smile is as genial as ever as he leans forward slightly.

"Strong enough to beat Rory?"

It's mostly a rhetorical question. They've all seen the power of his Blaziken. Jade doubts any trainers currently in the Union could hope to beat it alone, even if they sent their full team against it.
antiseptic: (Tch.)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-04-20 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Jade smiles, but it's cold, devoid of any amusement. It's clear that he's making Feliks and his companions uncomfortable, but he doesn't plan to let up yet, not until he gets them to admit the necessity of finding new ways for all of them to grow stronger.

"That doesn't answer my question now, does it?" He asks, his tone still light.
antiseptic: (Festivities)

[personal profile] antiseptic 2014-04-28 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
It seems Feliks' stubbornness doesn't only stretch to Team Evolution. Jade isn't one to keep pushing when it's obvious they're going nowhere, so he has no problems conceding defeat and changing tracks.

"That's quite an admirable goal," he remarks, still smiling, light and teasing. "If only my recruits are as dedicated."

Which isn't entirely fair to the recruits. He knows most of them have been working hard; otherwise they would have already been asked to leave. But there's a limit to what hard work can do.