Factor Industries Charity Event: October 18th, 2016

[ceofactor]

Even for Benjamin Factor, arranging this charity event had been something of a challenge. Just as he held great influence in Gateway City, Thunder Corp's influence in Locke was great as well. But with time and money, all things were indeed possible in this case, and the Memorial Dance Hall was playing host to the night's events. It was a glamorous affair: politicians, captains of business, dignitaries, and celebrities had been invited. For whatever controversy that existed, the world legitimately wanted to heal the wounds left by the invasion, and that meant there were a lot of people who wanted to use events like this to either advance that cause, or to make themselves look good.

But they weren't the only sorts of individuals who had recieved an invitation.

Benjamin Factor had also made it so the Numbered would be invited to his little party. Arrivals through the teleporter would be greeted by drivers at the community center, and the same courtesy was extended to anyone who might live in Locke. The only stipulation? Was that anyone who came make an effort to make themselves presentable. If that was a problem, or anyone arrived without knowing, they had clothes on hand for people to change into.

Indeed, it seemed that the Numbered would be well provided for tonight. That being said, their presence would get people to talk, given the presence of news crews making live coverage. Nevertheless... "getting people to talk" seemed to be exactly what Benjamin Factor wanted to happen.

[Event Links: Event Speakers | NPC Interaction | General Mingle]

Comments

[abundantlove]

Molly was doing her best to not feel overwhelmed by the party, but with so many people around, it was hard not to. But... she wanted to make an impression, and meet people, and get a better sense of what being a Numbered was like. So, she had to persevere through it.

But then... then she saw someone whose face she knew, and she felt a bit better. Smiling, she hurried over.

"R-Rakka!" she said, smiling. She knew Rakka hadn't seen her face, so an introduction was in order. "It's me! Molly Anderson from the network!"

[charcoalfeather]

Molly wasn't the only one feeling a little overwhelmed by the party surroundings. Even after speaking in Japanese parliament, Rakka still felt the tingling of stress along her back when she walked in. Notably, she was more relaxed by now, since she'd seen several of her friends arrive.

As she was moving through the middle of the room, she spotted something out of the corner of her eye. A... school uniform? It was enough to get her attention, followed by that familiar voice that brought a smile to her face.

"....Oh! Molly! W-what are you doing here?" Not that she wasn't happy to see the new girl for the first time.

[abundantlove]

Molly stopped once she was close enough, and laughed, twirling a strand of her hair. "Ah, well, this is something all the Numbered were invited to, right? I thought this was my chance to finally meet people in person...!"

[charcoalfeather]

Aww, Rakka beamed happily at her. Seeing a new Numbered experience something so great was... touching, in it's own way. "Well, here we are!"

"Live and ready to party!" Fougere chirped, hovering over to Molly and getting a closer look at her. Rakka was only going to stop him if he started eating anything Molly had without asking.

"You look, uhh, great!"

[abundantlove]

Molly couldn't help but giggle at Fougere's antics. "Your fairy is so charming!" she laughed. "He's so funny to listen to!"

At Rakka's comment, she blushed, twirling her hair yet again. "Really? This is just my school uniform..."

[charcoalfeather]

"Ah.... you think so?" That.... is not something she usually hears when someone meets Fougere, not that she didn't think Fougere was the most awesome Fairy around either. It was pleasant, as well as a nice little ego boost to the baby fairy. "Yeah, really! Aw yeah. She's good people, I can tell."

....All of a sudden, Rakka was hit with an curious feeling. Seeing Molly like she was... it reminded her of, well, her. Huh.

"Just your uniform...?" She frowned, shooting her a look of confusion. "W-well... it looks cute! But... what are you wearing it?"

[abundantlove]

Molly smiled when Fougere called her "good people", but the moment Rakka asked her question, she swung back around and blushed out of embarrassment.

"Ah, well... I don't really have anything more fancy. So I decided... well, the school has a dress code for a reason, right? So it's the closest thing I had!"

[charcoalfeather]

"...Oh." Well that seems to fit well enough in Rakka's mind. Fougere merely nodded as h continued to gnaw on some cheese. "Well... if you really don't have anything else, maybe we can go shopping together? I'm sure there's something you'd like a lot more then just a uniform."

Rakka doesn't know the first thing about dresshopping irl but bygonit she's going to try for Molly's sake.

"Does that sound okay?"

[abundantlove]

Molly's eyes widened. Someone... wanted to take her shopping?! That sounded like a dream come true! She'd never gotten to go shopping with anyone!

"I've never gotten to do that with someone else close to my age!" she exclaimed. "I-I'll have to save up my allowance, but that sounds wonderful!"