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Pallas took the opportunity to run golden eyes over the feminine figure that was now seeking to make conversation with him.

It was the first time he'd really looked at her, since he was previously dodging eye contact to avoid drawing attention to himself.  She was well put together for the event at hand, wearing a nice dark blue mid-length dress, and with a white hibiscus clipped in to adorn her hair, Pallas immediately assumed he was looking at someone who had been here for a while - to have dressed up for this party occasion in order to meet new faces.  

An assumption she immediately squashed with her next statement...

[color=0054a6]”You’re not wrong. I only got here this morning and all I’ve seen so far is a few friendly faces, chaos and public indecency. Definitely not my scene,”[/color]

She got here today.

But something had definitely happened.  He could tell that much.  Something had worn her down, tired her out, or otherwise disappointed her.

Presumably whatever she'd seen as 'chaos and public indecency'.

He took another bite, as he saw she was about to speak again, to ensure he had extra time to come up with a reply.

A white hibiscus, culturally it tended to mean innocence... or peace.  If Pallas had to fathom a guess, it looked like something had shattered that with this one.

[color=0054a6]”I’m Ocean. Did you get in earlier this evening?”[/color]

[i]'Ocean.'  One guess at her lineage...[/i]

As he chewed he came to the decision to go back on his earlier choice to stick with 'Paul'.  It seemed more sociable to go with the other name, so as to not have her at a disadvantage, given her own name.

[color=daa520]"I'm Pallas.  Or Paul, if you prefer.  And nah, if the map's anything to go by, think I might be one of the last few in."[/color]

It was the second time she had mentioned 'chaos'...

[color=daa520]"That's the thing...  I've never been one for just diving on in, without having some idea of the depth first, Ocean.  Figured I'd get a sense of the turbulent waters and chaos first, before I throw myself in."[/color]

He offered a smile.  It met his eyes, but did seem a little forced.  He was never one to smile readily.

[color=daa520]"But I'm sorry to hear you haven't been having a good night.  Any chaos in particular you think I need to be looking out for?"[/color]
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