[center][h2][color=orangered]~ Carmen ~[/color][/h2][/center]

Carmen sighed. She was far past the point of raising her voice and was currently in the business of forgetting the whole thing. Of course, if there was anyone she wanted to talk to about the scene she had just made, it would be Lily.

[color=orangered]"I hardly blamed [i]everyone[/i],"[/color] the skylark replied, beginning to walk aimlessly as her mind decided it was too much effort to find Maria and explain everything to her only to have her probably just shrug. [color=orangered]"The blame is squarely on Criston's shoulders. Did you [i]see[/i] how rude he was? He had the DJ cut off the music that fit the scene [i]so[/i] well and that I lovingly compiled for the event without so much as asking...in the [u]middle[/u] of a piece. Then he strutted over with the most smug look on his face, like he was happy he cut [u]me[/u] off. And then...[i][b]and then![/b][/i] Did you [u]hear[/u] how conceited he was with his little 'explanation'? It was...it was [i]revolting[/i]."[/color]

The exasperated woman sighed again.

[color=orangered]"And as if [i]all of that[/i] wasn't bad enough, he replaced the waltzes with the most putrid excuse for music I've heard in a long time,"[/color] she huffed. [color=orangered]"His actions, his demeanor, and the drivel he put on that sound system wasn't just something I had an issue with. It was disrespectful and frankly [i][u]insulting[/u][/i] to not only me, but you, that room, everyone else there, and the Academy as a whole. And, well...I can't [i]not[/i] speak up when something like that happens. You know me, Lily...I can't help it. If someone's going to try to desecrate the Academy like that, I'm [i]going[/i] to make a scene. It's something I'm good at."[/color]

There was a pause, before another outburst suddenly broke it.

[color=orangered]"And in front of all of those [i][u]new students[/u][/i] as well! What kind of image is he trying to portray to them?! Of here, of us? I care about you and everyone else and the Academy too much to let that happen."[/color] 

There was another pause, before the skylark continued in a more relaxed voice.

[color=orangered]"Forgive me if I made you uncomfortable...I really am sorry. But I couldn't just stand and let that slide."[/color]

At that moment the speakers in the ballroom cut back in even louder than they were before. The strawberry blonde-haired woman stopped, frozen in her tracks, her face wearing an expression that seemed to say "I'm about 3 seconds from snapping and going truly insane." 

[color=orangered]"Lily, I'm about 3 seconds from snapping and going truly insane. Please help me to not do that,"[/color] she said strongly yet quietly.