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"Uh I.... uh..." Elliot fidgeted in a flustered manner for a moment. It had them very off-balance when Anul moved them, and they almost fell over onto their face when they were released onto the stool. "P-prepare to be amazed!" They squeaked as they regained their balance and messed with the fur on their chest as though rearranging a tie. They waved the invitation they were still holding for a moment, then realised they still had it and tossed it aside, letting it float aimlessly toward the ground. "Watch this!"

And Elliot leapt into the air. Easily two metres from where they started. maybe a couple of inches more. They landed on a nearby table in a bow-like pose as though their fairly decent act of acrobatics was in fact of equal status to the most powerful of magics.

As Elliot's invitation flutters toward the ground, it melts into the air like a snowflake on a warm rock. Perhaps it has gone elsewhere in the multiverse, to invite another soul.

Ollie makes a large production of chewing and gnawing on the beef jerky sticks. "You must be a great hunter," he borks approvingly to pan. Then he notices the birds on pan's shoulder. "Are you going to eat those?" he asks in innocent excitement.

Asmodeus does indeed watch, head tilting softly as his gaze follows the tiny demon and their little trick. His grin melts into a kinder smile as he chuckles, trying to clap but the platter kind of defeats that. So instead the man just whistles with a warm laugh. "Delightful," he praises with a nod. Noah is fond of acrobatics, familiar with them himself though the man is better with card tricks and slight of Hand. "I'll do a trick for you some time too," he promises Elliot as he passes by, wandering around with his little platter in hand-- sneakily trying to eat some before another approaches him with an empty stomach.

Sentinel chuckled, saying, "You prepare to be amazed." He breathed in deep, and suddenly, the ground beneath his feet cracked. He turned as dense as a neutron star for a moment, then he reeled back and summoned a great warp; Wind ushered out from all sides, and it appeared that a multitude of lesser demons cam from it. After the rift closed, the ground seemingly repaired itself as he now had 25 different miniature versions of himself, all stacked around his feet. And oddly enough, he began a performance.

The little versions of him stacked and flipped around his arms, doing an elaborate show of climbing, trapeze, and more. He became a one-man circus. Eventually, all of the miniatures stacked up around him, and they created a great 5 point star. Sentinel nodded as the nymphs disappeared into smoke, and then bowed deeply.

Carrying an invitation in one hand alongside a large grimoire and a cane made from silver with a red mahogany wood handle in the other, Rhens approached the entryway to the masquerade. He hovered off the ground with his lower half comprised of a rolling and undulating magenta and cyan cloud. Mounted on his face was a simple mask which covered all but his mouth and resembled a hawk in appearance.
"It seems the party started without me. I hope I'm not late." He says with a smile, closing up his grimoire and making his way in, glancing about the hall. "I suppose my employers want me to take a vacation as well. How kind of them."

“ oh? That’s melony and lucky, there my pet birds.” He said as both of the birds on his shoulder looked scared. “ you can’t eat them my friend” he said to him

A sylveon walks in, Is this the right place? I think so... They were wearing an imitation of a suit, with a small mask on their face. Not helping at all to conceal their species. "This is a big place... at least I don't have to pretend I'm a girl this time around..."

Hoshiko was alittle surprised but smiled "Oh that's very generous of you!" She said excitedly "If it isn't too much troublr i'd love to have it, I always like to keep some souvenirs from the places I travel, i can't pass up the opportunity to have such an amazing one now" she said, a chuckle of delight accompanying her words

"Though, i must say, you seem like a very intelligent person" she remarks suddenly "I can't even begin to comprehend how much work and thought goes into inventions such as these" she says "It's always a pleasure to meet people of such talent, it was an honor to have this opportunity to meet you" she said genuinely, giving a light bow, her cape moving in unnatural ways as it follows her movement

"Okay," Ollie agrees, looking mildly crushed that the birds aren't for eating. "I will be friends with the birds." But there appeared to be even more people arriving, and this lifted his spirits, causing his ears to perk up and his tail to wag again.

"of course I brought a few more wonders which I'd be more than happy to hand off should any so desire. though first." she plugged a straw into her mask and took a sip from some nice non-alcoholic fruit juice. for all her prior grace, she looed kind of silly with the straw and drink. SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP. 'ah, such wonderful taste. quite refreshing." she'd say with a chuckle as she removed the straw once more and reached into her pocket. She would clap her hands three times for a moment as the occularum rolled up before floating down to Anul's hand. "here you are." she would hand it off to Hoshiko. "there are instructions written on the ends. I'm pleased to share what I create, after all, what good is ones own skill if you cannot share it with others." she would place a cube onto the table. "does anyone care to hazard a guess on what the nature of this device is? It is a rather fun one I must admit." she would state, offering for others to guess before she turned it on.

"W-well... uh m-mine... mine is more... elegant..." Elliot said, trying to reduce the embarrassment they were feeling. Just their luck that they would have to compete with this! "B-besides... I can do other things i-it's just... I don't want to uh... break anything. That's all." Their eyes darted each direction, then they scurried along the table and performed a number of leaps until they felt they were far enough away to escape the aura of embarrassment that had befallen them.

As luck would have it, Elliot had arrived beside a selection of dessert items. Finding what appeared to be a hard butter candy wrapped in a fancy bundle, Elliot sat down at the edge of the table with the candy on their lap, opening it up to use the wrapper as a napkin to prevent it sticking to their body fur. They then grabbed the candy in both hands and casually started sucking the end of it, trying to be as discreet and out-of-the-way as possible after being so totally shown up.

"Not at all late," says the Duchess as she approaches Rhen, smiling with welcome. "You are exactly on time, and fashionable as always." Nevermind that they hadn't met before... had they? Just then the sylveon Wander arrived as well, and she claps with delight. "And you've made it just in time as well, my friend! Welcome!"

"Thanks for the welcome ma'am"

" come on, let's go meet some more people!" he said, being a little more excited then. he went over to the front of the door, hoping his friend would follow him

Sentinel laughed loudly, his head back. he says to the retreating form of Elliot, "Oh, my friend, my friend, my friend. Elegance is subjective, and we are both biased. Why not ask around?"

Wander walks over to the fruit punch, having noticed someone else over there, Let's hope it wasn't spiked

Ollie seemed to think that meeting more people was a great idea. Possibly one of the best ideas ever. He trots along after pan, wagging his fluffy golden tail and panting with interest to see who they would meet next.

It turns out on the platter he had grabbed had just been an array of seafood, from shrimp to crab-- things Asmodeus isn't exactly fond of. Still he has touched the plate and feels the need to clear it. And so the Ruby skinned man nears Then and Wander, scooting around the Duchess silently as to not be seen-- knowing she will very easily blow his cover. His gaze falls upon Rhen's cane, head tilting with a smile. "That is crafted beautifully," the man points out before looking to the platter awkwardly. "Uhh-- interested in shrimp?," He gives a meek smile.

By great luck, Ollie is now next to the door when Asmodeus comes up to join them. And Ollie is interested in shrimp. He indicates this by sitting down very firmly, staring up at Asmodeus again with the neediest, cutest of big eyes.