IT IS A NEW YEAR

[garmentgoddess]

When: Dec 31st
Where: Commons
What: PARTY
Who: EVERYONE IS INVITED



Rene hung the last of the party decorations over the door and quickly put the ladder away. The tables were set with various edibles, the curtains were crisp and ironed, the paper decorations were festive and cute, and the year was about to change.

2017 though? What a strange number. She wondered what their calendar was based on. No matter, a celebration was always a good time.

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[magicdancer]

"Then it was all worth it," Shantae said with a beaming smile. "Now c'mon, let's get you into that before you spring out of that bra!" she joked with a laugh, getting behind her to help her get the dress on.

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae laughed a bit alongside her but her face reddened a bit. "Are you sure I won't spring out of my dress while at the festivities? B-because I'm pretty sure I'd die of embarrassment..." Really, she would!

[magicdancer]

"Relax, it was a joke!" Shantae replied, taking the dress to help her step into it. "You'll be just fine! And you'll look amazing to boot!"

[shiest_sunbeam]

"O-oh right, I... yeah I hope so." She smiled sheepishly considering that her track record in 'you'll be fine' wasn't the best to really count on.

However even so, she fit the dress with Shantae's help and gave a small twirl. "Well... How... How do I look?"

[magicdancer]

Shantae nodded with a bright smile, taking hold of her shoulders and turning her towards the mirror. "You look incredible," Shantae said happily. "You're gonna knock 'em dead when we get back to the party!"

[shiest_sunbeam]

"Can they just be knocked away and let me just meld in the back instead of being dead?" she half-joked, half-wished.

Nonetheless, she did smile a little and turned back around to hug Shantae... And then kiss her because that was a natural reaction you know? Pressed, soft kiss and then she quickly backed away looking a bit stunned at herself.

"S-sorry, sorry! Don't know... I... I got caught up in the moments. I'm really sorry..."

[magicdancer]

Shantae's eyes widened at the kiss. She was quiet when it finally parted, and she stared mouth agape for a few moments. "...No... No, it's okay," she said when she finally got her senses back. "I just... Heh! Well, you really wanna know, I thought for sure you'd end up kissing Gordon before you kissed me," she said, trying to lighten the mood, and smiling again. "It was nice."

[shiest_sunbeam]

Ronnae's face was a flurry of emotions, but most visible was embarrassment. "Really? I mean... The thought did cross my mind a few times but... Honestly it always felt more like he saw me as a comrade, a partner in the lab maybe sometimes a friend? But never more than that I mean, other than well, the fancy most people would tend to have. So I guess I never really gave it much thought other then the passing image of it." And she sometimes felt like she felt herself trying to show that she was adept at what she did for some reason.

After her little rant however she realized that Shantae had said it was nice and that put her heart a bit more at ease... At least she didn't ruin the friendship she hoped. Looking away for a bit, she stayed silent for a while.

[magicdancer]

Shantae could see Ronnae was bothered by what she had done. She didn't particularly MIND, but really, this was something she wanted to discuss with Gordon before acting on anything. But one thing was for sure, Shantae had to put her friend at ease.

She did that by throwing her arms around her from behind. "Hey, it's okay," she said reassuringly. "I've just gotta talk to Gordon. You know, before I do anything else about it?"

[shiest_sunbeam]

Before I do anything else about it? What WAS there to do she wondered. Nothing in her mind, it was an in the moment kind of thing and now that it had happened Ronnae only feared the worse. But it'd be even sadder if she held up her friend because of her dumb mistake and they both missed the festivities.

"I... It's okay, I feel we should probably head back. You... go on ahead, I need to pass by the stage to make sure the final preparations are set. It's almost time." She gave a small smile of reassurance hoping she'd believe that she was at the very least okay for the moment which technically she was.

[magicdancer]

Oh if only you knew, Ronnae... Sufficed to say if Shantae had approval, she really WOULD be exploding out of that dress. But until then.

"All right, I'll go on ahead. But don't be gone too long! Don't wanna miss anything," Shantae told her, smiling. To prove there was nothing wrong with her feelings on the matter, she tugged Ronnae in and gave her another quick kiss. "See you soon!" she added as she hurried off.

[shiest_sunbeam]

"I won't, I just need to do a few more adjus--" And there was another quick kiss and Ronnae's chest tightened. She stared as Shantae left and she wondered if she should have done what she did... Wouldn't be the first time she ruined something good because of her feelings and this was definitely something she didn't want to interfere in... Worst case scenario, she'd just be a recluse, nothing new.

Picking up her dress a little, she hurried off to make sure the systems were ready and locked to blow. It'd be a year to remember, that's for sure.