Another successful outing by him and his friends, which meant a bit of celebration was in order. Really anything called for celebration in Suto's eyes, he just wanted to have fun. In a world as miserable as Aincrad it was only natural you combated it with extravagant dances and parties. Sure, maybe his pockets resented him a bit for throwing these get togethers, and maybe his superiors weren't fond of his attitude, but he didn't particularly care. Everyone had their own means of dealing with the stresses of the game and this was his. It had become increasingly difficult to organize one as well, being in the KoB left little free time to its members, especially when you were so closely connected to one of the higher-ups. Whenever he got the chance to let loose he was going to, and he was going to make sure people knew it. Gamers in this world were renown for many things, some their skill, others like Nero their wealth. For Suto he was fairly famous, or infamous depending on your circle for throwing over the top parties. And tonight he was going to live up to that reputation even if it drained every Col he had earned in that dungeon. What bit he had left was spent on a simple set of dress clothes for the evening, consisting of a dark blue tuxedo jacket which, in typical Suto fashion, was left unbuttoned and open, sitting on top of a black button down shirt. He had a pair of dark blue tuxedo pants to match as well, though he wore his typical combat boots simply for comfort. Overall his 'fancy' attire was rather casual still, which might come to the chagrin of Nero who was as usual rather extravagant.

In spite of a bit of a slow start it was pretty soon a very lively outing, encompassing most of the town center. An NPC band was playing and while not the greatest would do just fine for their needs. Just as well, Suto didn't have much cash left to pay any real musicians. There was food, games, even a few drinks here and there for people who felt like it, not that they generally did much. For someone who wasn't typically a party animal in reality here he found himself mingling will all sorts of folks, enjoying the company and carefree nature of everyone around him. It was a breath of fresh air, a break from the game of death they were trapped in. Maybe it was just a sorry excuse for an escape, like pulling a blanket over your head to tell yourself there were no monsters there. Even so, he was going to keep doing this. He'd party right up until the game was cleared, and at the end he'd probably end up throwing some bash he couldn't even fathom at the moment. Beaming at a pair of girls who said hello to him he chuckled and waved, watching them leave before abruptly being pushed by someone. Stumbling and catching himself Suto blinked in confusion, his face paling considerably when he saw Luna glowering up at him. "H-Hey Luna, long time no see!" he said nervously, letting out a short laugh.

"Yeah, no kidding, long time no see my foot!" Luna snapped, balling her hands into fists at her sides. "I've been busy training by myself while you've been off playing with your Guild and the rest of our friends, but did you think to invite me at all? Oh heavens no!" She was quite clearly steamed, if her shouting weren't evident enough. It was probably a good thing for Suto the music was loud enough to drown her out from anyone not in the immediate area. She had gone through the lengths of getting dressed up for the party as well, wearing a deep purple dress with frilled shoulders, and a strip of lighter, almost pink fabric hanging down from the front of her waist to her feet. Her arms had long gloves of the same color as her dress, and her hair had been tied back into a neat and tidy bun. Puffing up her face slightly in indignation she growled and tried stomping on Suto's foot, then proceeding to stick a finger in his face. "Am I or am I not part of this group of ours? Because I will so gladly walk away and find another group to work with if all I am is some friend on the side!"

Suto really didn't know where or how to even begin. Luna was pretty pissed, and rightfully so. He kept on meaning to invite her along but things moved so fast, and he may have sort of forgotten on one or more occasions. Wincing as his foot was stomped on he drew it back reflexively, hopping slightly with a nervous smile on his face. "You are definitely a part of our group, you know that!" he said hastily, putting his hands up defensively, "I got a bit busy with things and maybe it slipped my mind to invite you, I'm sorry! Tell you what though.. Tomorrow we'll go hit the fields, just us, and we'll train just like we used to. And I'll fill you in on what the next dungeon we'll be tackling is so you can get ready, how's that sound?"

Luna wasn't so much looking for an offer for a run as she was an apology. She sort of got one in the form of a hasty 'sorry', which wasn't quite good enough. But she had been given the chance to go in a party again, something she hadn't done with the others for some time now. If she was going to reject that then she'd also seem totally insufferable, and that wasn't what she wanted. A bit red in the face she huffed softly, folding her arms and turning her head away, lifting her chin haughtily as she did so. "I suppose that will suffice for now, yes. I just hope you're willing to be patient with me, seeing as I am of lower level than you all are now." Looking back at Suto and Nero she smiled slightly, tilting her head to the side. "I expect you to help me reach your level before the dungeon, and I want to party up with you and the others, not some randoms. Also, I expect you to keep me in the loop about what we're doing, it's only fair, don't you agree?"

"Hah... Ha... Yes, yes it's fair, it's all fair," Suto agreed, sweating a bit on the spot as he rubbed his neck uncomfortably. Sheesh, was Luna always so demanding? And scary? It was like having your mother scold you but ten times worse, yikes. Though it was asking quite a bit he acknowledged he was at fault here, and if this was what he needed to do to make it up to a friend then he would. Reaching over with one arm he slung it around Nero's shoulders, pulling the other boy closer before pointing at him. "Nero here will see to it you get outfitted with the best gear for your level, isn't that right buddy?" he asked, laughing before patting his chest, "You know Nero, a charity case and all. I'll even try getting it together by tomorrow so you can train in your new gear!" What a start to his party, he was being extorted by one of his friends! If he had the money left over he'd buy Luna's gear himself but for obvious reasons the bulk of his wealth had gone elsewhere.