[url=https://i.imgur.com/y6vKARF.png]Elora[/url] arrived with a bit of red to her cheeks, feeling anxious for arriving at a social gathering like this. Yet, as socially awkward as she was, she had several reasons to attend. For one, she felt responsible for her failure in the practice mission, and so felt she owed it to the rest of the squad to make an appearance, lest she be forever marked as a hopeless outcast. Her second reason was that she wanted to distract herself from the grueling reality of life aboard Solaire, spent between training and learning about software, and more recently hardware with Bugatti's tutoring. She also felt like it was the only good opportunity to wear the dress she originally bought for her graduation after-party, but never ended up attending.

But most importantly, Elora was grateful for the kindness Serah had shown her by trading the gift from Bugatti to herself. So, to make up for it, she had arrived, holding something behind her back as she approached Serah and the others in the group. "Um, hi, Serah." She glanced at the others, and shook slightly from nervousness. 
"So, um, I wanted to thank you for being so nice to me. And well, as I visited the Pit in the engineering section together with mister Bugatti, I...managed to get this." She brought out the surprise gift: a bottle of Strawberry Daiquiri.
"Uh, surprise~" she added with an anxious smile. "I, uh, thought you might like it."