forum Hear me out, anyone up for a Selection based rp? (10/14 spots taken)

Started March 01, 2019 by @gracehustle

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"Pretty much." She shrugged. "I've left Vincent in charge and I've been training him since we were kids so I'm pretty confident he'll do okay."

Talin looked down at her with slight concern, “Are you sure? I don’t want you to loose your siblings just from you being required to be here. Is there anything I could do to help?” The song was slowing and he hoped he would get an answer before the song stopped completely.

She smiled a little. "If you'd be willing to help my mother quit her drinking addiction, then possibly. But please, don't stress about it, you're already doing so much for me and you've got plenty of other responsibilities to look after. Don't let my broken home life take up more of your thoughts than it has to. I've lived for this long with it, I'll be fine."

“I could see what I could get together to help her,” He suggested with a small smile, “Where are you from? Just so I know what region I’m working with.” The song stopped and so did he, half bowing to her again before taking her hand gently and leading her off of the dance floor.

Jade had nothing to do, so she went to annoy Marcus. He was just standing by the wall, looking bored and a bit uncomfortable.

"Marcus."

"What?"

"I'm bored."

"Okay. What should I do about that? It's a ball, go dance with someone."

"I have no one to dance with."

"Still not my problem, Jade."

"Will you dance with me?"

"No. Go find the Prince or something."

"He's busy."

"I'm busy too."

"No, you're not. You're just standing there."

Marcus sighed and pushed back some hair. "That's called guarding, Jade. Look it up."

"Oh, come on. I know that you're not guarding tonight. Most of the guards are invited to dance with us contestants. Besides, aren't you supposed to be polite to me?"

He pretended to think for a moment. "Actually, no. I think Talin would agree with me on that you need some rudeness against you sometimes. You're really annoying at times."

Jade snorted. "Rude." Then she left him to start walking around the room in boredom again.

“I could see what I could get together to help her,” He suggested with a small smile, “Where are you from? Just so I know what region I’m working with.” The song stopped and so did he, half bowing to her again before taking her hand gently and leading her off of the dance floor.

"Talin, you're really too kind." Her smile brightened a little. "I'm from a low caste town in Kent which I guess explains why the child mortality rate is so low there." She chuckled softly, glancing around the room when she noticed Jackson. He was dead staring at them both, his eyes burning with jealousy. Her brow furrowed slightly, what was up with him? Jackson had never taken any interest in her before he left so why was he acting like this?

"Talin, you're really too kind." Her smile brightened a little. "I'm from a low caste town in Kent which I guess explains why the child mortality rate is so low there." She chuckled softly, glancing around the room when she noticed Jackson. He was dead staring at them both, his eyes burning with jealousy. Her brow furrowed slightly, what was up with him? Jackson had never taken any interest in her before he left so why was he acting like this?

Talin shrugged with a smile, “It’s the least I can do.” Jackson staring at them either didn’t phase the prince or he didn’t notice, he was used to getting nasty look from people. With another small smile he stepped away from her and nodded, “Well, it was nice talking Cassie, I’ll see what I can do and I’ll be sure to get back to you.”

"Of course. I'll let you get back to your night." She smiled brightly before bounding off to interact with the French women like she did at the beginning of the night.

For a minute he just watched her go, a smile on his face. He shook his head and cleared his throat, going off and wandering around the ball looking for another one of the ladies to dance with.

Zaera had been dodging and weaving different members of her family for most of the ball. She had been considerably lucky so far and was so focused on not running into her family, she hardly noticed when she nearly ran into the prince.

Lillian and her husband were waltzing in their matching purple outfits. The Queen had observed every girls interactions, some worried her, not for her son's sake but for the girls. She sincerely hoped none of them would get caught in a romance while their stay at the castle continued.

Talin was wandering around, jumping slightly when he felt someone run into him. He didn’t stumble though, a small smile crossing his face, “Sorry, Miss Zaera, I didn’t see you there.”

"Ah," Zaera stopped and stepped back to look up at Talin. She gave him a slight curtsey, "My apologies Prince Talin. I'm the one that ran into you."

He smiled slightly, “I think we both ran into each other, but never mind that. Are you busy right now? Or could I ask you to dance?” Talin offered her a hand and his smile grew, deciding that if she said yes, it would be his last dance before he danced with the ambassador. After dancing with her though, he would go out and see if he missed any of the ladies to dance with.

Zaera smiled back to the prince and carefully took his hand. If she was dancing with the prince, her family had no good reason to bother her, "No, I'm not busy right now and, yes, you can ask me to dance. My answer is yes if you must know."

“I was going to ask you that next,” He said with a chuckle of a laugh, leading her out to the dance floor and placing his hand on her waist. The song started and he started dancing with her, eyes glancing up at her hairstyle and back to her face, “So, Miss Zaera, where are you from?”

"I'm from Paloma," Zaera looked up at the prince's face, since that was the polite thing to do, and let out a light laugh, "Well, my father is in charge of the province. So while I've never been to most of the province myself, I could tell almost anything you need to know about it's geography, political affiliations, and how it benefits economically."

Talin smiled, his face showing how impressed he was, “Wow, that’s quite a lot of knowledge for somewhere you haven’t traveled most of. Is it just you and your father?” He knew of Zaera’s family, since they were from a higher caste, but he was trying to be polite and learn more about her not from a magazine or news.

"No," Zaera said with a slight sigh as she glanced down slightly before looking back up, "I have a mother and six elder sisters to live up to as well."

“Ah, that’s a lot of living up to do,” He looked around for a moment before back at her, “So, what else should I know about you, Miss Zaera? I haven’t gotten a chance to speak to most of you ladies, so I want to get to know you guys a little better.”

"Besides the obvious," Zaera thought for a moment before continuing, "I find much simpler things enjoyable than big fancy parties such as this. However, I've never really had the luxury of being able to enjoy such things."

Talin nodded, keeping it in mind, “What do you consider simple?” He spun her gently as the song continued, feet moving almost on their own. Dancing came natural to him, though he wished he was a natural at something else, like running a kingdom, or making the right choices that wouldn’t ruin the kingdom.

Zaera had no problem spinning, her feet moving in the familiar rhythm of past lessons, "Oh, I don't know. Things most people think beneath a person of my caste like playing childish games or, or actually doing physical work. I don't know, I find it both fascinating and enjoyable."