Emily and Ashton and OPEN
Emily checked over her appearance in the mirror. For some reason she wasn't as nervous as she was with her "date" with Trent. Probably because there was no uncertainty...as far as she knew. They were going as friends. Ashton wanted to learn and take part in human customs so he wanted to go to a dance with a date and apparently he wanted to experience it with her. She had also never been to a dance before so they could learn about it together, and it would be fun...she could tell. With the theme she decided to wear a swimsuit since she heard something about the possibility of swimming, but just in case she wore a flowy sarong like dress over. She had curled her hair and pinned a fake exotic flower to a curl so it rested just behind her ear. She readjusted her hair as she ran a hand over her outfit then smiled. Yeah...this would do.
She met Ashton outside and was a little surprised when he attempted to literally pick her up. At first she squealed in surprise then giggled and informed her that she didn't mean literally. When they entered the ballroom Emily gave a quick glance around but she found her eyes resting back on Ashton. She found watching his reaction was far more enjoyable. He smiled...sure it was small but she saw him smile...something she hadn't seen him do before. A bright grin came to her face as he met her eyes again and asked what's next.
"Well," she linked her hand with his, "I'm not really sure...I think we go around and mingle and dance and eat and...I really want to dip my feet in that waterfall, you in?"