Akane's dress flowed elegantly with her dance, she was really glad she had decided to wear this one today. Through her performance her movements had become looser, and her muscles felt much lighter, almost like she was flying. It had caught her off guard for a moment, but she had gone with it, until the song had come to an end. By then the kitsune was out of breath, her face flushed now that the alcohol had finally made it's presence known. The heat didn't usually bother her.. but she certainly felt it now. 

Applause rang out, and Akane gave a bow before she headed back to the others to take a seat, letting out a breath. 

[color=rosybrown]"Whew.. now it's pretty warm."[/color] She said, fanning herself with one of her fans before she turned to look at Cora and giving her a smile. [color=rosybrown]"How was it?"[/color] She asked, as she always enjoyed hearing the mermaid's opinion. 

Ivory and Aurel both smiled at Illy's compliment. 

[color=darkgray]"Oh Illy, you're making me blush."[/color] She joked. Neither of them could disagree with what she had said. 

Aurel had never thought he'd ever truly enjoy dancing but.. there had been something about being given the freedom to do as he wanted with it that had made him warm up to the idea, and now he genuinely found it fun. It made him feel like he was understanding the snakes in a different way, and it helped him strengthen his bond with them all, just as he had made new bonds with all of the troupe. 

Lucien joined the others in applause as Akane had finished her dance and taken her seat to rest. He could tell from her expression that she was finally feeling the effects of the alcohol, he'd be sure to keep an eye on both her and Cora. Still, he was glad that they appeared to be enjoying themselves. Even though Aurel, Illy and Ivory weren't not as involved, he could tell they were at least more relaxed and in brightened mood. That was good. He was glad that the party doing what it was supposed to.