Elora's smile gradually turned more natural as as she realized Serah accepted the gift, only to gasp in shock as she was embraced by her.
"Oh, um, please…” She tried to protest, but couldn’t fully commit to it. In the end, she awkwardly reciprocated the hug before finally pushing softly away. The wide smile on the blunette was a bit more than the shy pilot had bargained for, though she did let herself feel content with how happy she ended up.

Afterwards, as the table was prepared with the dishes, Elora sat down, her hands on her knees and eyes lowered, though she did give a small friendly wave of the hand to the other guests. Aurora was quite beautiful, yet she also carried herself with poise and grace, almost like a fairytale princess. However, she also seemed a bit distant, which was understandable: Elora also liked to sit at the far side of the table from her if possible. She also greeted Minerva, finding her style incredibly cool and empowering, like a rock star. Sparks, while less glamorous, dressed quite nicely. “H-Hello, mister Quinn,” she greeted him.

Arrish himself outshone the former guests as the host for the occasion, seemingly in his element as he organized the fancy affair. However, it was Lucius who most caught her attention, finding herself stealing glances at his uniform, and blushing at seeing his dashing smile. At that moment she felt a bit self-conscious at her own dress and lack of fashion sense, with a dress that she felt must have looked like a tailored tablecloth: she must have seemed very plain and boorish with nothing really going on, like a mere commoner among the upper crust. Even Rhylaen, who was in a more casual style, seemed to fit in more than her.

Still, she quietly enjoyed her dinner, her eyes wide in awe at the performing servers. The food was nothing like she had tasted before, and her eyes sparkled at the deliciousness of it all. “Ahh! So good!” She found herself giddily exclaiming, soon to be followed up with a grimace of anxiety at having been accidentally so loud. “Uh, sorry…” Fortunately, it seemed neither Corporal was present to chide her about uncouth table manners. However, she found it strange that Ava Lane, a very diligent and responsible person and the squad leader of their unit, was absent. She was probably very busy, she thought to herself.