Retreat Dance!

[Event !]

One of the events held during the retreat is a dance in the dining hall. One of the campground staff is acting as a DJ, and it's time for the students to rock out. As much as they can at what is still technically a school dance. It's held the night of the 27th.

All posts at the dance belong in this thread.

[Mia Bell]

Mia walked through the dining hall doors; she felt weird walking into a dance by herself. She was never one for school dances but she just couldn’t help herself this time. She was slowly starting to do things that made her get out of her comfort zone, and coming to the dance was one of those things. She was in the girlest outfits she had ever worn in her life. This was the only dress she had owned, her mother bought it for her hoping to cheer her up after her father died. Now she wondered if her mother had seen this day coming.

Mia walked over to the drink and snack table; she took a deep breath as she got herself a drink. She didn’t look around to see who else was at the dance, or if she knew anyone. She felt like she was going to throw up so she wasn’t too keen on talking just yet. She made her way to one of the many tables and sat down as she took a sip of her drink and then placed it on the table in front of her.

The pink haired girl moved some of the stray hairs that kept going into her face. Her hair was swept to the right side of her head, she had put a spiked hair comb to give her outfit that slight edge. Mia scanned the room; looking for anyone, she knew as she ran her fingers over the rim of her cup. So far, she didn’t recognize anyone; it made her feel a tad bit lonely.

[Cameron Osiris]

Contrary to popular belief, Cam actually liked keeping his grades high. So the camping retreat was a must. Besides, it was a prerequisite to have good grades in order to come, which meant there wouldn't be any trouble makers or low lives around for a whole week! You know, other than himself. Cameron really liked dances, so it only made sense that he would make an appearance before going for a swim or something later.

He'd only brought casual clothes with him, so he strolled in with a smile on his face, his arms relaxed by his sides. He wore a light blue t-shirt and some camouflage cargo shorts. There were plenty of people dressed up, but once again, someone had to be the low life around here.

It didn't take long to spot a familiar frock of pink hair.

"Mia!" He yelled over the music, waving frantically at her. Really, did she expect any other kind of greeting. He practically ran over to her like a lovesick puppy dog. "So you actually had the grades to be here?" He asked, as though that were a surprise. He laughed and then gave her a hug. It was nice seeing her again.

[Mia Bell]

Mia sighed as she sat there at the table playing with her cup. She wondered if this was a bad idea, to show up at the dance. She was quickly reminded why she didn’t do them, but at least she could say she had attended and could say she was doing something out of her comfort zone. She was starting to wonder if she should just leave, this wasn’t her scene.

But before she had made up her mind she heard her name. She looked around and smiled as she saw the blonde. She shook her head slightly as she watched him walk over toward her, or rather ran. Was she ‘that’ big of a deal? Surely he had other friends at this dance? “Hey! I can say the same thing for you! I didn’t even know you were here…” Of course Mia had the grades, getting good grades came naturally to her, most of the time she didn’t even have to study she remembered everything perfectly fine. Mia was quite surprised by the hug but hugged him back.

She looked him up and down as she bit her bottom lip. “Maybe I should have put on something less dressy..” She mumbled, she rather not draw attention to her outfit, especially when it came to Cameron. She felt awkward being in a dress while he was in shorts and a t-shirt. She was starting to regret her outfit choice. “How have you been liking the retreat?” She tried talking over the music; it was quite easy; the music didn’t seem too loud.

[Cameron Osiris]

Oh hell yes she was that big of a deal! It didn’t really matter to him that he was acting like he hadn’t seen her in months. It was just good to see her again and Cam wasn’t one to keep all that energy to himself. Really, he didn’t want lights exploding tonight. He let her go and sat next to her, his attention all on her. “I didn’t even know you were here! But you’re sort of hard to miss so it didn’t take me very long to figure out,” he said with a shrug, then pointed at his head, “this, that’s why I’m here in the first place.”

“But you look really nice!” He added, glancing around the room. Eh, so he probably wasn’t really dressed for the occasion. It was a camping trip, and he’d already worn a monkey suit once this year, though he did clean up rather nicely. It didn’t take much though, it was the man who wore the clothes. “It’s been really good so far, but it’s only the first day,” he said with a smirk. “I can’t wait to go hiking, and swimming, and everything else they have planned.” Oh yeah, this was right up Cam’s lane.

“Too bad about that 11 o’clock curfew though, I really wanted to go skinny dipping,” he added with a wink. Not really, he was content obeying the rules of the school. It was why he was even here to begin with. You know, until next year, when he made The Talk a big deal again. This year’s had been totally lame. No, Neville wasn’t going to get away with that twice.

[Mia Bell]

Mia smiled, though she couldn’t help but smile. It was strange talking to Cameron as she was wearing a dress; it wasn’t her style and she wasn’t planning on making it her style either. It made her feel more secure with Cameron here; at least now, she knew one person. She chuckled “I know right. The pink hair is a dead giveaway… I should stop dyeing it.” She wasn’t being serious, she had no intentions on stopping. She giggled and shook her head “That’s why everyone’s here.” She had never thought Cameron was dumb, she just didn’t think he behaved well enough.

A deep blush creeped onto her cheeks, she looked at her hands at his compliment “Thank you. So do you!” Then again, Cameron always looked nice; she was pretty sure every girl at the school would agree with her. Therefore, her words didn’t feel like they meant anything at all. She looked at him and nodded “Yeah, I love the outdoors. It’s so beautiful here.” She said with shinning eyes; nature amazed her. “I can’t wait to go hiking either. Though I think I will stay away from the water.”


Mia placed her hand on her stomach at the thought of being naked in the water in front of anyone. She giggled and shook her head “You can always ditch curfew. That is if you want to get sent back to the school. And you know possibly ruin the trip for everyone else. “ She said with a smirk. She wondered why he had winked at her, was he expecting her to do it with him?

[Calliope Gallo]

Did someone say dance? Calliope and her slightly above average grades were totally there! It really did help to have a smart brother who had done those classes before. It was the best possible tutoring system around. She hadn't really brought any dresses she thought she should really wear. So instead, Calliope opted for skinny jeans with high top sneakers. That and an ill fitting dark grey shirt; cut away to show some of her abdomen and sleeves rolled up a few times. Her hair was left out, blonde ends curling naturally. At any rate, a dance was a dance. And that's what she was going to do!

When she walked in, she sort of scanned the room quickly to see if anyone was around that she recognised. But before she could get too far, the enticing beat had already taken over her feet. She was practically drawn into the dance floor within moments. Callie couldn't help but inject herself into the small crowd of people who were moving around.

These kinds of things were fueled by dance music. That meant hip-hop style dance; popping and locking her joints and limbs with a little extra power. Dancing alone? There was nothing wrong with that!

[Cameron Osiris]

Cameron frowned. “Stop dying your hair?” He asked, reaching over to touch a lock of it, before shaking his head. “Nah, you wouldn’t do that. You like it too much,” he said with a grin, leaning back in his seat. He chuckled. “That dance isn’t mandatory,” he said, shaking his head. “Besides, I didn’t really thing you were a dancer,” he said, eyebrows raised.

“Thank you! I tried so hard,” he said, ruffling his messy blonde hair. “Hey! Maybe we can hike together or something. We won’t swim together though, since you don’t plan on it.” He smiled a bit. Yes, this retreat would be excellent, and fun. And next year, maybe he could convince the teachers to let them do more extreme things. Like chasing bears.

“Curfews are for chumps,” he said, all talk and no game. Cameron wasn’t about to ruin his trip, and he guessed no one else should have it ruined for them either. Better to play it safe for now.

“So are we gonna dance or what?” He asked, standing and extending his hand towards her.

[Mia Bell]

Mia felt her heart starting to beat faster as Cameron touched her hair. Inside she was squeeing like a little fan girl, but she just blinked at him. She smiled “You know me so well.” It was kind of scary that he did know her so well and how he knew so much about her; at least more than other people. She shrugged “True but who would pass it up?” She would have if she hadn’t had talked herself into it. “I’m not.. I kind of never been to a dance before..” She was never interested and when she had been interested, it didn’t end so well.

Giggling as she shook her head and smiled at him. “I can tell.” She winked at him. Mia eyes lit up, like he had done something amazing. “Oh! That would be awesome. We will totally have to go hiking together!” She looked down at the ground; “You’re so considerate.” He really was, you would have never guessed he was.

Mia shook her head “well you’re going to have to be a chump for a week if you want to go hiking with Me.” She gently poked his nose teasingly and winked at him; though her point was valid.

Mia opened her mouth to protest but stopped before sound came out. Would she really pass up the chance to dance with Cameron? Uh that was a no. She took his hand gently as she stood up and smiled. “Alright but don’t laugh at me if my dancing sucks..” Considering she only ever free styled danced in her room.

[Cameron Osiris]

“Wait, this is your first dance?” He asked. Aw, she was just so... Mia. Really, Cam loved everything about this girl. He smiled at her. Yes, now he had to ask her to dance. “Considerate?” He asked, a bemused smile on his face. Well, that was a first, no one had ever called him that before. “I’d do anything with you Mia,” he said, before extending his hand. She really had no idea, did she?

“I didn’t ask if your dancing sucked,” he said, wasting no time in grabbing her hand and pulling her to the dance floor. Dancing was about having fun, not who was the best dancer, it wasn’t a competition. Unless of course, you were Callie over there. He gave her a wave and a small smile. Seriously, that girl could move. He moved about haphazardly to the music, smiling the whole time. “So have you made any new friends yet?”

[Mia Bell]

Mia gave a sheepish nod “Yeah.. I kind of always ditched.” When school dances came about her and her older brother would always ditch and wind up just dancing together at home in her room. She missed doing it really. Her heart ached at the memories and was glad when Cameron’s voice pulled her out of it. She grinned “yes considerate.” Really, who would have said they didn’t have to go swimming if she hadn’t planned on it? She gave him a sheepish smile; no, she didn’t, she was clueless. But how could she not be when he had told her flat out he loved his ex?

Mia sighed “No You did not. But I asked you not to laugh at me.” There was a difference and she rather not be laughed at especially from him. She noticed his wave as she tilted her head to the side as she saw Callie. They knew each other? What a small world. Mia placed a hand on her stomach upon seeing the girl’s shirt; she admired the girl’s confidence in her body. Mia started dancing to the music, smiling with Cameron. “Yeah, I’m in this Environmental Awareness Club, made a friend from there. And there’s this Asian girl, she’s pretty cool. Have you made any new friends?” She chuckled at her question knowing he had been at the school way longer than she had so he might not have made any new friends. But it was worth asking.

[Calliope Gallo]

Cam's wave caught her eye, and Callie's blue eyes turned quickly in his direction. Not just Cam, but there was also that girl Mia. She'd met her at the ridiculously strange EAC meeting. They knew each other? Huh! Callie offered a broad smile and a wave in their direction.

And she mouthed something; Small world!

The flow through her arms stopped with the impromptu blowout of her joint; her forearm refused to connect to her upper arm for the moment. Callie winced with the pain. While her threshold for it was high and she was used to this, it was still annoying when it happened. She allowed her right arm to rest at her side until it would comply with the reconnection, but it didn’t really stop her from moving.

[Cameron Osiris]

Of course he loved Ravyn. She was beautiful, fun, kind, and a great kisser. But he really like Mia a lot too. He didn’t love her, not yet anyways. He didn’t know anything about her. But still, she was beautiful, loved good music, was quick witted, and he knew that if he stuck around long enough, maybe he could fall in love with her instead. Ravyn hadn’t spoken to him since they fought.

“I would never laugh at you,” he gave her a wink, “not a lot anyways.” Cameron would laugh if the moment felt right. “Environmental Awareness Club?” He asked, weaving from side to side. “That must be new.” He liked to think he was supreme and knew every happening at the school. He laughed a bit, and shrugged. “I’m always running into new people, but I like the people I know most of all.”

A slower song came on, and Cam didn’t hesitate wrapping his arms around Mia’s waist. “What about romantic entanglements?” He asked, a cocky grin on his face.

[Mia Bell]

If Cameron loved Ravyn, why would he even have feelings for her? That was Mia logic anyways. Other than that she rather not be second best; she felt like she would never be good enough for Cameron. Of course there was also the underlining fear that if they did end up dating that Cameron would break up with her in a heartbeat for Ravyn. She already had an excessively amount of insecurities of herself she didn’t need any insecurities of her relationship with someone.

Mia pushed him a bit at the ‘not a lot’ remark and stuck her tongue out at him. “at least you're honest…” She mumbled; that was a plus, even if it was in a kind of negative way. She nodded “It is new.” She had only really joined because of the polar bears. Someone had to remember them. She smiled “That’s good. It seems like it’s easy to run into new people at this school..” No matter how long you had been there. “Like me?” She looked at him with doe eyes.


The slower song came on and she instantly felt uncomfortable. She was content on sitting this song out but it seemed Cameron had other plans. She gulped as her heart rate increased, now she was even more uncomfortable. She rested her hands on Cameron’s shoulders and looked down as she bit her bottom lip. She looked up at him when he asked about her romantic life; not that she had one. “Uh I’m still single if that’s what you’re asking..” Why did he care? Why was he asking? She looked down after she answered his question; a small blush appearing on her cheeks.

[Cameron Osiris]

He had feelings for her because he had fallen for her. It was possible to love more than one person at the same time, so, he did. Cam still loved Ravyn but he was apparently not good for her, so, he was starting to fall in love for someone else. In his mind, he saw it as a scale. Mia on one, Ravyn on the other, and the side with Mia was slowly starting to go down.

He laughed. “Well I wouldn’t laugh to make fun of you, I’d laugh because we’re having fun.” He said. Seriously, Mia was so insecure. But why? She was amazing. “Yeah, like, you. That’s what I was getting at.” He made a face at her then. “Wait, why didn’t you bring me to this new club?” Yeah Mia, come on, don’t you like him?

“I was just wondering,” he said with a shrug. He couldn’t make a big deal out of this. “I just remember you told me once that you didn’t want to date, so if you were dating someone, I’d have to give you hell for it,” he said, giving her a small wink. Couldn’t friends slow dance together?