Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

[maximoff_girl]

Who: Wanda Maxiomff, Kate Bishop, + Anyone who wants to show up
What: Club HQ's grand opening
When: January 31st
Where: HQ (Across the road from house 14)
Summary: Kate and Wanda finally unveil their Nightclub.
Rating: PG to PG-13.


[After a lot of preparation, opening night for Luceti's newest club is finally here. The music is loud and insistent, the kind where you have to shout a bit to be heard above the noise. Flashing, moving lights above reveal the purple decor, mostly devoid of chairs, and plenty of room to dance. A well stocked bar should be able to provide liquid courage to anyone too nervous to shake there groove-thang sober, while a patio out back affords a space for anyone wanting to have more intimate (or just quieter) interactions. There's also a coat room, for anyone looking for a warmer spot for intimate interactions.

The doors open at seven, and will stay open until two am-- plenty of time to drink, dance, talk and generally have a good time. When the DJs aren't spinning, a house mix is put on, so there's never a quiet moment.]

Comments

[wildbluevagner]

[Apparently she is Wanda. Fascinating. And horrifying.]

Fun? ...Yeah! [He runs a hand through this hair with a nervous smile.] This is nice set-up here. I mean... It's out of sight! You, you're... fun? Having it too, I mean?

[maximoff_girl]

[Oh, she can be a LOT of fun, Kurt. You just have to ask.]
I'm... yeah! I mean-- I love dancing. [She breaks out in an almost relieved, honest grin. She really does love dancing, and it's a relief to focus on a topic she feels is safe.] It's pretty much... the best thing I can think of. ...Right?

[wildbluevagner]

Really? The best thing I can think of is hamburgers...

[But he quickly snaps himself out of that and shakes his head.]

I mean - yeah! Dancing. Lots of fun. Bust a move!

[maximoff_girl]

Well... you could always have hamburgers and then dance. Or-- dance and then have hamburgers. ... I think I'd choke if I tried to do both at once though. [She is attempting a joke. Take pity on her.]

[wildbluevagner]

[He'll have pity. A pity smile - even a small chuckle. His feelings are all over the place right now, after all.]

It's definitely a learned skill. But don't worry... I'll save the burgers for later! Dancing on a full stomach? That's not fun!

[maximoff_girl]

Mmm, no. A few drinks, will do, for dance. ... Work up an appetite, for after! [Thank you for taking pity.] Actually, I'm not sure if we have burgers here... I know we planned on a kitchen, but-- I'm sadly ignorant to my own business, I'm afraid.

[So long as she's talking about ANYTHING ELSE, she doesn't have to think about the Swan Boats.]

[wildbluevagner]

Nah... If we did have any, I would know. Because... I'd have taken care of them!

Drinks... Yeah! That's all we need! Do you want any drinks... uh, boss?

[maximoff_girl]

Ahm... sure! Why not, I haven't had much of a break from the dance floor yet. [She flushes, though in the alternating darkness-flashing lights of the club it may be hard to tell.] You don't have to call me "boss"-- Kate's in charge of most everything, really.

[wildbluevagner]

Great! What'll you have?

But, uh... sorry! I guess just because you're bossy, too. I mean! That you're also like a boss, but... you're not really bossy? ...I'm sorry!

[maximoff_girl]

[Did you just call her "bossy"? That's a bit hurtful!]

Uhh... Cranberry and vodka, I guess. [Her expression has fallen a little. She's never been called "bossy" before. ] ... Thanks.

[wildbluevagner]

[It was a slip! That he immediately rescinded.]

Sure! I'll, uh, I'll get right on it! On the double! [He looks around both ways and bamfs off for a moment, to get that for her. And something for him. He hadn't been sure about drinking, but if she was, than why not?]

[maximoff_girl]

[Wanda's with the Bad Guys(tm), so she's allowed to misbehave and drink. That, or she's European. Which you are too, Kurt, so indulge!

While he's away, she does her best to get back into the music, trying to forget about the name calling, dancing like flowing lava; beautiful, but somehow scary, and maybe best not to touch.]

[wildbluevagner]

[He'll indulge alright. He'll just feel guilty because he knows Ororo and the Professor wouldn't approve.

He mixes her drink as briskly as he can and then goes for his own. He thinks he should try for something a little more manly... so he puts a little extra vodka in his drink. And then he's stuck wondering, what's more manly than a cranberry?

He settles on 'pineapple'.

So soon, he's back in a bamf. And, he's ready to serve her, line and all, but.. she's dancing again. He'll just stare until noticed. She really is dynamic.]

[maximoff_girl]

[Pineapple is very manly, Kurt. It's covered in spikes and things-- that makes it manly, right? Totally.

It only takes her a moment or two to notice his return, gyrating her way around until he's back in view. ]

Oh--! [She was half expecting him not to come back. ] You're back. ... Thank you. [She reaches for the red drink, with a nervous, somehow apologetic smile.]

[wildbluevagner]

[Totes. He holds out the drink towards her a bit sheepishly.]

You're welcome! Enjoy? [And he quietly at sips his own drink. That is some alcohol alright.]

[maximoff_girl]

[Indeed it is! Delicious, red alcohol. ]

Thanks. I am, actually. [She's misunderstood his "Enjoy?".] ... So many people turning up... Dancing. ... I was half afraid I would be dancing alone, tonight.

[wildbluevagner]

You? No way! I'm surprised you don't have a line of boys waiting to dance!

[maximoff_girl]

What? No... I'm a terrible dance partner. ... I think Billy is the only one who's reserved a dance with me. [Missing the point: Wanda's favourite pass time.]

[wildbluevagner]

[Billy? If it weren't for knowing that Billy's with Teddy, he'd wonder if they were an item.]

I don't know about that. You seemed pretty great going solo, so I don't know see how being a partner would make you worse. Billy must be the only one who knows how it goes, then! [And he drinks some more.]

[maximoff_girl]

Yeah... I love dancing. [She accepts the complement with a bob of her head, taking another deep drink.] I get a little tangled up when I dance with other people, though. ... Back home, when I'd go to clubs, guys would try to dance with me and... It'd be like they were trying to hold me in place. I don't know. ... I think maybe Billy feels obligated to dance with me. Because-- y'know.

[wildbluevagner]

Know what? [He asks genuinely. And then he raises an eyebrow.] Oh, because your powers are kind of alike? I don't think that has to do with it. He knows people like us where he comes from, so I bet he just somehow knows already that you're slamming dancer! Whatever guys you danced with before must not have known what they were doing.

[maximoff_girl]

[Wanda arches her brows in return. ] ... Yeah. They were-- really grabby, too. Nice. ... Always bringing me things from the bar. [Seriously, Wanda, don't take drinks from strangers.] But-- waay too... touchy.

And-- not so much that our powers are alike. More because ... family obligation, or whatever.

[She finishes her drink. ] Thank you, again.

[wildbluevagner]

[He frowns at her description of the guys.]

Whoever they were, it sounds like they had to go! And you're definitely welcome.

[He takes a nice long sip of his... and then spits some out as it clicks what she said.]

Wait, did you say 'family'?

[maximoff_girl]

Yeah. [She blinks, spine straightening in surprise at his minor spit-take. ] ... And yeah, I did.

[Wait-- was Billy still playing this on the Down Low? Did people still not know?]

[wildbluevagner]

[He looks towards her, confused.]

I never knew that. [Does that mean that Billy's related to Magneto as well?] How... exactly?