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The Masquerade Ball Begins

Who: William Shakespeare and EVERYONE
Where: His ~~playboy~~ Mansion
When: Friday 16th
Summary: Shakespeare organized a Masquerade Ball.
Rating: PG

[ Shakespeare work hard and organized the best thing ever. Or at least he spent tons of money in this party. Soon the day arrived and everything was ready for this to be a night people would never be able to forget. ~~HAHAHAHA THIS IS FUNNY CONSIDERING WHAT IT'S AWAITING FOR HIM~~

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That was rather my plan, yes.

[ He glowers at the world. ]

This is very foolish.

I'll bite.
What exactly are you doing out here~? Couldn't you find a suit in your size~?

This isn't foolish, it's delectable. I've been longing for a party like this for some time.

Ah, don't you ever have any fun, soldier~?

Making sure that if the shadows or.... anything else dangerous comes to us, someone at least will be ready to fight.

[ About her question of fun, he pauses. ]

I have had fun a few times. In the practice cages against Torgaddon, in our private meetings with my primarch, drinking wine and speaking of all the things in the galaxy, or when I sat quietly with Nero and shared her wine, and spoke of battles past. And then there was... [ He stops, and scowls at her. ]

You know, just because people dress up and relax a bit doesn't mean they aren't capable of fighting if something should occur.

[At this, she'd fold her arms and tilt her body to the side.]

Uh-huh. So let me get this straight, you like working, talking about work, wine with someone who also likes work...and something else~?

Please, please don't make this work related.

[ Garviel meets her eyes, a mixture of anger, frustration, and a lot of other, less definable emotions boiling in them. She's broken his reserve. A victory for her. ]

You know what else I enjoyed.

[She knows what that hesitant look means and she can't help but to revel in it.]

Ah, it's a pity you aren't seriously attending this little function. I might have made you my dance partner once more.~

Ah, but you might not be interested.~ I made such an effort to look my best and you haven't paid me a single compliment.

I'm hurt.~

[ Garviel looks down. Noticing the plunging neckline. Looks down more. Looks back up at Beato's eyes, his face flat. ]

You are even more lovely than you normally look, of course. And more maddening as well.

I am not here to dance, but to wait for a fight.

[She'll nod, graciously accepting the compliment and somewhat giggling at his still stoic expression.]

I'm glad you find me to be both. I do believe I had the same effect on Gilgamesh when we danced together earlier.

So, you see, it's quite alright that you're not here for dancing. It's not like my arms will be cold.

However, it's you I worry for. It's normal to want to fight and work, but one must make time for pleasure as well.~

[ Garviel shrugs his shoulders, not going for the proffered bait.

I find it unusual that you'd be worried for me, and what pleasures would a man like me take, anyway?

[You're no fun at all, Garv. Huff.]

Why would that be unusual to you~? Have I not done my utmost to make your experiences with me enjoyable?

And you are a man more than in name only, are you not?

They are enjoyable AND infuriating. [ And then she provokes him. ]

I shall show you what sort of man I am.

[ He reaches out, taking her by the waist and shoulder, and pulls her almost-roughly to his chest, leaning down to kiss her almost ferociously, and a little awkwardly on the lips, his nose bumping into hers with a surprised grunt. He holds her for a long moment, obviously awkward with a woman in his hands, and even more obviously clumsy with his first kiss. ]

[Before she can make another snide comment, she'll be roughly tugged against his body and into one of the most feverish, hungry kisses she has ever been party to. Certainly there was no elegance in his embrace, but such a longing was conveyed quite clearly. After she had recovered from the initial shock, she had to admit it was oddly charming. She knew he was attracted to her, but not enough to be so forward. The thought itself gave a feminine warmth to her cheeks.]

A..Ah~ My apologies for doubting you earlier.
However, this is exactly what I mean by taking pleasure for yourself.~

[ He looks down at her, eyes seeming like burned, sifted ash, still smouldering somehow. ]

It was improper of me, and for that I apologize, I am sworn only to the bonds of brotherhood, and you...

....

You make me impulsive, where I am reserved. That is infuriating. I am to be steadfast, not confused.

[She'll take the moment to cup his chin, using her thumb to wipe a smear of her gloss from his lips.]

There's really no need to apologize. You were rough with me but it isn't like I'll break so easily.

Let's be honest, here. If I'm steadily leading you down a path of ruin and my presence makes you a monster, all you need do is tell me so. I won't haunt you.

But if you can admit to yourself and me that the kiss you just stole made you feel alive; that that race of impulsiveness momentarily killed your confusion, then I'll forgive you wholeheartedly and absolve your conscience.

So, which will it be~?

[ He is quiet for a long time, and will reach out to her again, far more gently, and just pull her to be held against his chest. ]

It made me feel alive, yes. It was beyond duty or hope. .... And it was the strangest thing. I felt fear. It wasn't like a foe or a battle, I feel nothing but a desire for victory in such circumstances. I just do not want to be disloyal to my duty, and I wonder if by reaching out to you....

But it did make me feel alive. It was a pleasant experience.

[She'll relent to his embrace, curling to his chest and seemingly enjoying the warmth she found there.]

Then all is forgiven.

There is a part of me which relishes in your emotional freedom. I want you to feel what you've missed and to realize that you've missed it.

I've shown you what it means to live, to fear, to seek pleasure. All things you stated you discarded.

I feel quite accomplished to be perfectly honest.~

[ Garviel looks very unsettled, and then scowls. ]

I would advise you not to try to tempt me from my duty, though. These games may serve you now but I would not react well to such things.

[She'll take this time to trace some little nothing on his chest to amuse herself.]

Have I not already done so~? I personally believe you've reacted splendidly.~

You have not. For I am human here, not astartes. The Army is allowed time to spend with women, war permitting. As a human I can probably allow myself that much.

[With that comment, she'll pull away from his grasp looking a bit indignant.]

If that is the case, then I suggest you find some. I grow weary of coming second to your sense of honor.

[ He glares at her. ]

What would I be without honor and duty? They are my life.

There is more to life than the abstract, Garviel.

When you learn that, come and find me.

I....

[ He doesn't know what to say. He just looks at Beatrice, somewhere between frustrated and confused, with maybe a bit of hurt in there. ]

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