Thomas Kyle (cantkeepmeout) wrote,
@ 2012-04-26 22:06:00

Happy Birthday Foxy (blood-free version)
Tonight was a strictly non-business night. And he was for all intents and purposes going to pretend this was March 20th and not...over a month later. So while he may be dressed in an all black suit and shirt with a red tie and a classic domino mask that was just Robin enough for her to see it, but not enough for a too obvious connection for anyone else, he was certainly not really "Robin". That would mean there was some aspect of the crimefighting in there. And tonight that was off the table. This was about as close as to the real him as he could get, that odd mix between Thomas and Robin that never appeared if he was worried about fighting crime or people not finding out he was Robin.

About a week ago he'd broken into one of her safehouses and left a note about the party they were going to hijack for her birthday.

Because if you were going to crash a party discretely you had to do it with style.

And for the two of them? That meant a masquerade party was the way to go.

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	outfoxing 2012-04-27 01:58 am UTC (link)
	She accepts the drink. "You are too." She looks very entertained though. "I do like this place. Nice open rooms." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well I picked it because well...fancy mask party with dancing. Thought you'd enjoy it. And it's a semi-normal activity for your birthday. We shouldn't go into too normal..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:04 am UTC (link)
	"I can't do normal," she points out carefully. "It's not.... easy for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:08 am UTC (link)
	"This is pretty normal," he has to point out. "At a fancy fun party for your birthday with absolutely no work reasons. And you were smart enough to bring along someone to glare at ogglers," he teases a little. But really he had checked to make sure there was absolutely nothing related to the mafia here tonight, just for her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:12 am UTC (link)
	"Ah but.... disguises," she points out. For her that's pretty normal. And the fact he is here to glare at people for her has her smiling again. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"It's a masquerade party. Everyone is in disguise. For once it's completely normal," he smirks. Well he's here for more than just that but figures she knows. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:21 am UTC (link)
	This is almost like a date for them. Well, it pretty much is. And she is pleased she might get him to dance with her and not get horribly teased first. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:29 am UTC (link)
	He pretty much counts it as one, and fully intends to get a dance out of her. But first things first. He glances over at something behind her, "Are they handing out food over there?" Well they are but he takes the moment she turns to look as an opportunity to turn slowly and shoot a rather menacing glare at one man who was staring. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"It looks like," she agrees. She takes a good look at what is being laid out. "Do we need any?" She's not hungry right now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:34 am UTC (link)
	"No just pointing it out for later," he smiles innocently to hide any sign that he'd been glaring at guys staring at her. "So...have I deserved a dance with the birthday girl?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:40 am UTC (link)
	"If you don't dance with me I'll sulk. I got all dressed up for this," Sarah teases as set lets a waiter take her empty glass away. She slides one of her hands into one of his. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-27 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"Well we can't have someone sulking on their birthday," he smiles and plays along as he gives the waiter his glass too. He takes that hand and gently pulls her through the crowds towards the dance floor. All while taking note of the various masks around. It was quite fun he had to admit. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-27 02:55 am UTC (link)
	She thinks that the masks are fun. And he is in a mask too. This opens some things up possibly but she won't press the issue. She wants to dance with him and enjoy this first. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-04-27 03:01 am UTC (link)

He had actually thought about what the mask opened up but...he wasn't going to dwell on it right now. Enjoy the party first.

Pulling her into the dance he smirks and leans in to whisper in her ear, in Farsi (he's been practicing), "What do you think? Paste and she can't tell?" He's glancing at a rather extravagant necklace one woman decided to wear. Really, half the fun at these things was to see how many pieces were real.

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	outfoxing 2012-04-27 03:04 am UTC (link)
	She considers the necklace. It's a good fake and looks real enough in this light. So she decides to tell him what she thinks. "She knows. Her fingers don't stray near it to make sure it's still there. Good fake," she tells him in soft Farsi trying to make sure they didn't draw any attention. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-04-27 03:09 am UTC (link)

People didn't pay much attention to them as long as they were dancing. He carefully adjusts his hand so it's resting on her lower back and he can pull her in.

He looks over to verify what she says but then looks interested. "Ah but the husband doesn't know. He's too concerned." He shakes his head a little, he could already tell her multiple threads that would lead to that but really...good fake or no, it was never a good sign when both didn't know.

"Okay...how about the jade earrings over there?" He's having a little bit of fun with this game.

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	outfoxing 2012-04-27 03:15 am UTC (link)
	"The color is good," she decides as they dance. Her hand slips around him a little more. "They might be real. I'm not as good with jade," she admits sticking to Farsi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-04-27 03:24 am UTC (link)

"That one's real. The pendant on that other lady is actually serpentine." Maybe a bat really shouldn't know that much about telling real and fake jewelry apart, but it wasn't like he was expected not to know anything about it. He just happened to have had a very thorough education in the subject.

The hand on her back might be holding her closer than most people seemed to be dancing but he doesn't seem to notice. "What's your specialty Foxy?" He'll stick with Farsi because he needs the practice and, more importantly, because she likes it.

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outfoxing
2012-04-27 11:29 am UTC (link)

"Hmmm. Good eye. I thought it was," she admits. Honestly him being able to tell that kind of thing isn't weird to her at all.

"Sapphires are the easiest for me to judge," she admits. "Diamonds follow up closely followed by pearls. You need to be careful with pearls."

She doesn't care that they happen to be closer than other people right now. Even through the fabric of her dress that feels pleasant.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-04-27 04:52 pm UTC (link)

"Sapphires? Because you like them or more practical reasons?" He'd admit that jades were only a specialty of his because his mother had liked them. Diamonds too for that reason. And it was so much easier to learn about them when she'd pull out her jewelry as examples to compare to. But that also meant he wasn't so good with pearls. It was an unwritten rule in the manor that unless it was for a mission, people didn't wear or talk about pearls.

Dancing did give them an excuse to be this close, and he was quite glad that he actually knew how to dance. He really wouldn't have this opportunity to be near her otherwise.

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	outfoxing 2012-04-27 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	"No. You need to be more careful since so often they can be easy to mistake for other stones depending on their color," she explains. "I can tell the difference." Not until later and he probably wouldn't feel nearly as 'teased' by the dress by then. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-28 01:17 am UTC (link)
	"Speaking of colour..." He looks down at his tie then pointedly at her dress with an amused look. "We didn't even try and we're matching." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-28 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"I thought you'd like the dress," she says with a slight smile. "I do like that tie though... very classy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-04-28 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"Thank you," he smiles genuinely and gives her a glance. "I do like that dress. Red suits you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-04-28 01:31 am UTC (link)
	That just gets a very pleased twinkle in her eye. She likes knowing that he enjoys the dress. "Good. Took a bit to figure out where I left this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)