#007 The Roaring Twenties

[hosting]

[It's that time of the month again! The Host Club is once more opening its doors for business, this time with a couple of new additions and a couple of losses... The ballroom has been completely transformed into a 1920s style speakeasy.

A few hosts are serving behind the bar, namely Allen, Maladict and Cole, all of them dressed in this bartender outfit. The rest of the hosts are dotted around the room dressed in this attractive outfit, complete with the hat. There are two notable exceptions to this - one of which is Haruhi, who is dressed in a flapper dress, and Tamaki who is dressed in a white suit.

There are tables for playing poker, chips provided, as well as three American Pool tables to have a go on. By the door, there are racks of dresses and suits in 1920s style, in case any of the guests wish to take part in the theme themselves - manning the racks is Delta, instructed to persuade the guests to take part and compliment them on their new look.

Come on and all and enjoy the club!]

[ooc: Please wait for the sections THE SECTIONS ARE UP - one for host club members to mingle and discuss the theme, and one for guests. Feel free to threadjack around in both sections, talk to your fellow hosts, your fellow guests, and everyone in beteween!]

Comments

[eternityalone]

And you continue to flatter me each time we meet. I should think that I would prefer to have you around more often.

[impetuous]

[Keep him on a leash, Katherine.]

Don't toy with me, my lady. It'd be cruel to raise my hopes in such a manner if your words were untrue.

[eternityalone]

[She would have no problem with that.]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but my words are very true. You'll just have to deal with my company.

[impetuous]

I believe you are confusing this celebration's purpose. I am here to please you, not the other way around.

[eternityalone]

[Her lips purse slightly, smirking at him after a moment. She offers her arm to him.]

Then I accept your company.

[impetuous]

[He takes her arm with a smile.]

Where would you like to head first?

[eternityalone]

Here I was under the impression that you were to be an expert. One that I could trust with guiding me through the harrows of this castle.

[impetuous]

I can if you wish me to decide for you. Here I thought you'd appreciate the option to choose.

[eternityalone]

I think this evening I would prefer to leave the choice to you.

[impetuous]

Let's start with a walk then. We can explore the place together.

[eternityalone]

That sounds lovely. [She nods and takes his lead.]

Do you enjoy being a part of this club?

[impetuous]

It's an enjoyable to meet new people. Certainly more enjoyable now.

[ He smiles at her. ]

[eternityalone]

[She smiles at him, oh such the flatterer.]

What else are you enjoying here in the castle?

[impetuous]

I'm not much of a castle-dweller. [ From his tone, it is implied he has been to several already and failed to like every single one. ] I prefer the outside.

[eternityalone]

I've heard of a few people finding residences outside of the walls of the castle. Are you still safe?

[impetuous]

I am. I may not have access to wishes, but I don't lack for anything.

[eternityalone]

Well, I am glad for that. It would be a shame to allow you to go without.

[impetuous]

Your concern warms my heart.

[ He unlaces their arms to raise her hand to his mouth. He presses a chaste kiss to it. ]

[eternityalone]

[At his gestures, she drops her chin. Old habits and all.]

Still with such kindness. [Her head cants slightly, trying to catch his line of sight when he draws back up from the offering to the back of her hand.]

You must steal a great number of hearts.

[impetuous]

[ He meets her gaze, a ready smile on his lips. ]

All but the one I desire most of all.

[eternityalone]

[Her gaze narrows a bit, curiosity on her features.]

I fail to believe there is a woman that could resist such charm. Who is this woman, I should see about having a conversation with her.

[impetuous]

[ He points behind her to a mirror set behind the bar. ]

There she is.

[eternityalone]

[She glances behind her, then smiles, turning to face him again.]

You and I both know that is hardly true. Gwaine, I am touched, but I know there are far more worthy women.

[impetuous]

Not to me.

[eternityalone]

[To say that his words give her pause is an understatement. They give her pause and make her steps beside him slow. It isn't as though she doesn't hear compliments like that in her day. It has been a while since she has heard them to this tone - from this sort of courtesy, but she has heard them before. It still brings something different, lifts a piece of her out of the ashes that she has long since tried to forget.

Her hand reaches for his, taking hold of one and placing her other atop his.]

Sir Gwaine, you do flatter me with your words, but you should take care to keep them guarded. Emotions, love especially, can wound as easily as they can endear. [She can't even help her tone, feeling it sliding backwards through the centuries.]

It is such a promise to make to someone, to care without conditions and it takes much more than simple walks or time spent with someone to truly trust in such feelings.

[It's a rare moment, so rare that it is even startling Katherine herself -- being so vulnerable, so exposed as to let someone actually hear what she truly believes. Something she's kept buried beneath layers of protecting herself above all else and discarding the emotions she once favored to isolation.

She can't help but see herself, see her past in him and maybe that's why it's so simple to forget the years of running, the lies and manipulation.

Her hand releases his and she takes a small step away.]

You should find someone that can give you all that you require, Gwaine, not just some of it. [She's not intending to make it seem as though his words hold weight, that he's not simply following his own code of honor - but she knows what awaits him if he did mean these things and she can't allow that.]