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Aaron turned around at the sound of a familiar voice, and burst into a surprised laugh at the sight before him. With those billowing sleeves from who-knew-what century and the lavish waistcoat, Salem looked like… well, frankly he looked like Varis turned up to 11, though Aaron wouldn’t tell him that. After all, it was a suitably extravagant look for the Revel; it wasn’t like Aaron himself would be caught dead in [i]his[/i] outfit any other night. 

[color=f0d705]“Happy Revel, Salem! Nice outfit,”[/color] he chuckled in greeting, dipping the crest of his feathered mask to the man. [color=f0d705]“I see you saw through my foolproof disguise. Shame though, you should have caught me sooner. I just took a break.”[/color] He raised his drink in a white-gloved hand as proof before taking a sip, furrowing his brow and regarding the glass suspiciously as he realized it was alcoholic. Weird, he thought he’d grabbed a non-alcoholic drink, but he shrugged. It wasn’t like something so small would affect him. 

Aaron was certainly in a better mood than usual, barely feeling that little pang of dread anytime he and Salem were in the same room, though it seemed like Salem was feeling the same way. He had an urge to ask if Salem had slept through the day as well, but he wouldn’t ruin their fun with [i]that[/i] quite yet. He’d save it for texts after everything was over, he decided. Then he’d get the chance to think of how he could throw Salem off the scent of their joint inquiry into the nightmare. Tonight, though, was for fun. 

Even if he [i]had[/i] earned the chance to be here by throwing Salem under the bus. 

Taking another, somewhat longer sip of his drink, Aaron eyed the flower in Salem’s mask. Fresh flowers were a common accessory, but he had a hunch it wasn’t a [i]cut[/i] flower in the mask. [color=f0d705]“Nice flower,”[/color] he commented, gesturing to it with his free hand. [color=f0d705]“Your affinity is coming along nicely, isn’t it?”[/color][right][sub][@Trainerblue192][/sub][/right]