Gathering: Masquerade Ball

[concierge]

A large sign placed prominently in the Nexus lobby reads:

The Nexus Hotel
proudly presents the
MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE BALL

Event Location
Nexus Dining Hall
8 PM - 2 AM

Masquerade dress recommended, but not required for all guests

The Dining Hall's central table and chairs had been removed to create a dance floor wide enough to accommodate fanciful masquerade costumes. On one end had been placed a long bar providing free drinks, and on the other a small chamber orchestra providing the music for dancing. The entire room was bedecked in gold bunting and twinkling candlelight, and masks were available for those guests who hadn't brought their own.

Comments

[silverandcold]

Elsa smiled faintly, shaking her head. "You? I can hardly believe it." She felt as if they were playing some kind of game, waiting for the other to say the truth but to shy to be the first.

[of_mirkwood]

"I have not found one I feel strongly enough toward to share that part of myself," Legolas said, sliding an arm around Elsa's waist.

"It has been a long time since my heart has been open to another, is all."

[silverandcold]

"I understand, in a way. I was the same with my sister, afraid to let her into my heart...And now..."

Elsa looked across the room, smiling at Anna. "I realize how much I've lost, not letting people in.