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"Yeah... I hated being this short..."

Satisfied with the state of their paws, Elliot stood up and stretched beforemaking their way over to the food tables and effortlessly hopping up onto one, walking along in search of fish. Or any kind of meat, really.

"I would be absolutely honored," the Duchess replies with a soft smile to the Humble Fiddler.

She helped the Sylveon up to the table and chuckled a bit. "It's okay, I used to be really short once too."

"Thanks," Wander said, patting her head with a ribbon

"Oh fate is very much a thing but it needs a little nudge in the right direction sometimes, at least so I've learned!" Light laughed. "And cool about rural! I used to live in a lakeside place myself.... a long time ago", she said, suddenly sounding a bit wistful at the memory. "A cabin by the lake it was..." At the mention of dances, she shook her head. "Ah don't worry, like I said, I'm not even good at it either, I just wanted to celebrate the victory of brain over brawns! I'd have offered a toast but with my mask it' kinda problematic to drink..."

Wander walks along, making sure not to step on the food, "Hmm"

A bit of his hidden grin made it into his voice as the fiddler gingerly took the duchess' hand and asked, "Would the lady prefer to adjust ballroom dancing to the current music, or a dance perhaps a bit more suited to something so peppy?"

" They call me crazy, They call me mad, The day you left me you were all that I had" he sung as he danced around

The Wyverian's relief at the avoidance of dancing was quickly washed over with interest at Light's former home. "Ah, no worries about the drinks. I'm in the same boat. Speaking of boats; a lakeside home? Really?" Their sharp red eyes softened, seemingly fond of the memory. "I live near the sea myself. I can't stand the idea of being away from it for long."

"If you are to lead, I will follow. Surprise me, my friend," the Duchess responds with a gentle smile. She casts a pleased glance toward pan as well, glad that he was enjoying himself and entertaining the other guests at the same time.

"Oh, what's this...?" Elliot asked as they found a fish that was left outwardly intact for aesthetic purposes. "Well hello there!" with a lot of struggle and effort, Elliot heaved the fish upright and hugged it. Thankfully, compared to their overall body size, they had excessively large arms. "Oh you are a beauty," they said to the fish, beginning to drag it to one side, finding a nice empty spot on the table to dump it over their legs, carefully peeling the skin aside to dig into what was quite a sizeable meal for such a tiny demon.

Nexus stepped away from the snack table with a glass in hand and more than a few wrapped chocolate candies. Satisfied with her raid of the decadent desserts, she returned back to a chair, taking a seat. She offered one of the candies to the staff before giggling.
"Oh right, sorry, squid. I forgot you couldn't have any through that little staff of yours. It's a shame, it looks so good, doesn't it?"
She took a bite of the chocolate truffle, clearly amused by the staff's irritated-looking state.

Lute, guitar, and a few wind instruments, those should be easy. Again the snowmen's head said speaking for Nyx.

"The piano may take a bit more effort. Sir" The young lady finally spoke up, her voice being much timider than the Snowmen's.

Nyx walked over to a nearby table and grabbed one of the pieces of coal from the snowmen's face. She held the piece of coal over the clear spot on the table. A circle of magic appeared in her hands and on the table. She began muttering to herself.

After a minute of muttering, She crumbled the piece of coal in her hands. The dust began to fall, but, instead of staining the table, they form into a small pile of Instruments. A lute, a guitar, and a few wind instruments. All in which of great quality

"I'm going to need time and material for a piano."

((I need to get faster at this to keep up.))

"Let's hope this doesn't try and leave," Wander said, grabbing a small piece of chocolate

Light Raygun nodded, smiling fondly at the memory of the small cabin where her family had lived. "We had to leave it for... safety reasons, let's say. But it's still got a special place in my heart, and someday I hope to return there. Sometimes we'd go out at night and watch the starry sky mirrored in the crystal clear waters of the lake... it almost felt like there was no telling where one ended and the other began."

Wander unwrapped the chocolate and starts to eat it, At least it isn't running

"Very well," the fiddler stated, and tugged the duchess a bit closer. For all the propriety he had being showing and having a violin packed away against his back, the style of dance he guided her into was not something so formal as typical ballroom dancing. It was a bit more spry and almost folksy, matching the current music. Movement could flow a little more freely. He still tended to keep her close, frequently in contact in some way; and while he would certainly let her move as she desired if she tried, the duchess would find that it didn't matter if she had ever danced before in her life, as he could move with her well enough to make her look an expert if she but allowed.

Although, dancing with this particular fiddler could sometimes make a person tire just a bit faster than usual. Nothing likely to stand out or anything.

The Wyverian reclined their elbow against an empty pedestal in the hall, their head resting in their hand. "It's a shame you had to go," they replied. "I've had to leave a home due to danger before as well. I know how that goes, yeah? Still, it doesn't replace the memories you have in that location. There was a village not far from where I was at one point. They had a fishery that's a great source of food. I hunted separately, but I made sure their environmental pests were kept low so they could have the better catches. I respected their space and they respected mine."

A shrug followed. "Well, up until they didn't, that is. No offense taken." Or maybe a little offense taken. "It's whatever now. I live in the moment, not the past."

"Maybe someday we'll return to it", Light said. "But at least I can return to it in my memories....!" She trailed off at the mention of a village and looked at the Wyverian with a surprised look. The look of someone who knew only too well what he was talking of. "Up until they didn't..." she echoed, looking away a little wistfully. "And that's right... the past can't really be changed, can it? Just teach valuable lesson for the future."