Bright Lights & Sweat [open to all]

[jinkyung]

This was the night. It was a perfect Friday night, the weather abnormally warmer than what they'd been getting for the past few weeks, and in celebration, many of the students and staff alike were making the most of it, breaking out the lighter apparel and heading out to town to start off what should be a great weekend. Since the dance, JJ had began to break out of his tough shell ever so slightly, not afraid of showing his face in public places, and definitely not afraid of having a good time. He wouldn't always plaster on that 'serious face' of his, but might even crack a smile or two. Tonight was gonna be a good night, maybe he'd get lucky in more ways than one.

The line for this particular place was out the door, a bouncer even present, probably to check their ID's for underage kids, including himself and to mark an X on both hands. Then there was the cover charge as well. JJ walked to the back of the line, clad in appropriate clothing for the place, light enough to sweat in without overheating, and just enough layers to not freeze his cojones off when and if he was to walk back to Hammel that night. This place would have to be rockin' tonight, it was the newest club on the street, heck in the entire town. It had to be hot, and judging by this line of scantily dressed girls and guys, those points corroborated with his thoughts. Luckily, he had his music to occupy his time while he waited, getting him pumped for what lie inside.


About twenty-five minutes later, it was his place in line to show his ID and pay the $7 cover charge for his underage-ness. But that was little sacrifice to what he saw when he walked in. The brick building was thumping along with the bass notes of the remixes from the DJ's stand, lights swirling around, and tons of young adults occupying the dance floor. This was out of this world, and he couldn't help but grinning. This night was gonna be awesome.

Quickly, he started to get a feel for the beat, and started to make his way through the crowd to the middle, swaying with the beat, trying to find some pretty something to dance with, male or female. If he got lucky or crazy enough maybe he'd even start a break dance battle. Now that would be something..but for now, he'd rather find someone to dance with. Onward.

[Riley Romero]

It was a Friday night, beautiful weather outside, and no work for the whole weekend. Yet, Riley was stuck inside of her apartment with nothing to do. There wasn't anyone to call, an she really didn't want to have dinner alone. How boring would that be? So, she grabbed a newspaper, and began flipping through the pages in hope of something interesting to do. Past the wanted Ad's, the lame comic strips, and the all so depressing obituary, she found what she was looking for. It was an Ad for a new club that was apparently really popular in the short time it had been up. Since it was the weekend, and she didn't have to work, it was the perfect time to go to the club and probably get wasted. Who knew, she might even meet a hot guy there. Plus, this was the perfect chance to try on her newest homemade outfit. It was a vibrant colored dress that was quite complicated for a new designer, but it was indeed the work of Riley. After putting on the dress, she added a necklace that matched the dress and some clear high heels. With her silver pocket book in hand, Riley decided to walk to the club. After all, it wasn't that far from her apartment according to the instructions. Plus, she was pretty talented in walking in heels.

It only took about 10 minutes to reach the club, where there was a huge line of people. This must have been a really good club. Riley really didn't want to wait in this line, but it didn't seem as if she had a choice, so in the long line she went. After a while of the bouncer checking id's and checking women out, Riley got closer up to him and showed him her ID. She was 25 years old, so of course she was let into the club. Once in the club, she really just wanted a drink. What tasted better then the sweet taste of alcohol on a nice Friday night. Riley pulled up a seat at the bar, and ordered an Apple Martini. A sweet drink for a sweet lady. The drink sure did quench her thirst too, but it wasn't enough to make her lose her senses to a drastic extent. The lights from above started to entice Riley. It actually enticed her enough to get her onto the dance floor, and dancing immediately afterwards. She was doing her normal thing, just dancing with some random guys who seemed to have a sexual interest in her. Too bad she didn't have any interest in them.

While dancing, she noticed a boy at the club. He was obviously underaged, but that wasn't what intrigued Riley, it was the fact that he was familiar to her that actually intrigued her. She could have sworn she saw him at the Hammel Institute before. Backing away from the guy she was dancing with, she decided to walk over towards the underage boy. She walked over to the boy who was dancing, and tapped him on the shoulder.

"Now, how exactly did a young man like you get in here. Let me guess, a disease that makes you seem younger than you actually are?"

Riley didn't have any intentions to tell on him or anything, she just thought it would be nice to talk to him. Besides, he probably payed the bouncers off anyways.

[jinkyung]

A provocative voice entered his range of hearing, and it seemed close. He looked up from where he was dancing to see a familiar face. He knew of her, but didn't really know her altogether, but wasn't that how it was for most people at Hammel? He was able to gather a lot about them without uttering a word to them. But this young lady was easy to figure out and identify. After all, she wasn't a student at all, but not a teacher either. Instead it was a secretary or whatever she wanted to be called, Ms. Romero. She was still pretty young, and now that he looked over at her, making sure his eyes only glazed over her outfit, so as to not look too interested in what she had to say, noticed that she wore a perfect little homemade dress for this place. It was slightly..old-fashioned for the rave, but then again, she wasn't in her teens anymore was she?

He listened to what she had to say, as she provoked some sort of squirmish answer from him. Instead of blurting it all right out, he lifted his hands slightly in the air, palms inward so that she could see the X's on the top of his hands. Then he remarked casually, "$7 that was worth my time." With that he winked at her and continued to dance in his place, half-wondering if she had something else to add, which he was sure she did, and would continue to be polite enough to let her speak with reason, that was, unless he found a bombshell to go dance with first.

[Riley Romero]

Just as she had expected, bribing the bouncer and with only seven dollars. Kids these days, they were just a big handful. Although, it wasn't a big deal to Riley, mainly because she had never been the angel child when she was younger either. Although, she did behave enough to make good grades. The kid started back to his regular dancing, and he actually seemed to be getting into the beat. Riley figured that she should probably do the same thing, so she got onto the dance floor and began dancing with some other guys again. Some people would call her a slut, but she was just having fun. Despite her age, she was still deserving of having a little fun.

(Short :x)