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dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

hardwired

allopatric isolation

6'4" / 193 cm height

i get by, but it's hard to forget in the smoke of denial and the fog of regret.

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GIDEON GRAVES

ARIA [MASQUE]

POSTED ON Dec 14, 2022 16:51:20 GMT

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"D-do I know you?"

The masked woman had asked, slightly hesitant yet still accepting of his request.

“You don’t, no.” Gideon replied in an amused tone, grasping her hand gently as she laid it in his. “But I suppose that’s the fun of a masquerade.”

And they were off. Just as he’d performed in his previous dance, GIDEON GRAVES demonstrated a layman’s level of proficiency in terms of style and grace. He could execute the routines of the waltz with clinical accuracy - void of errors, to be sure, but also of pizazz and an inherent joie de vivre one might expect from a dance partner. Still, what he lacked in the dance department, perhaps he could make up for in conversation.

“Quite the beautiful choice of mask,” He began, his umber gaze trailing from the green lattice to the tip of the adorning feather - which looked as if it had been plucked from the wing of HO-OH itself. Being the bird nerd that he was, Gideon appraised it with a critical eye, deciding that it was likely real, but perhaps dyed for a vibrant effect. It was at odds with his own mask: a blank slate of pale silver with no patterns or embellishments.
suit check + mask
mission: MERRY MASQUERADE
(repeat)

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Zelle

She / Her

~22

August 17

Hammerlocke, Galar

Unknown

Interpol

Officer

for love, I will handle your sins

for justice, I will show you mine

42 height

I am not a creature that was born. I am a fire that was set.

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Giselle Sigebrand

ARIA [MASQUE]

POSTED ON Dec 16, 2022 22:21:27 GMT

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So she didn't know him. Zelle glanced away at the realization of her own paranoid assumption, assuming that he had recognized her.
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The man's grip was reassuringly firm and warm as he grasped her hand in his, leading her onto the dance floor. She followed wordlessly, brow furrowed over her icy-blue eyes as she met his gaze, ready to meet this challenge.
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In spite of the warmth and humanness of his grip, his dancing was lesson-perfect, almost mechanical, and Zelle found herself settling into the rhythm of it all. The dancing classes that had been drilled into her, lesson after lesson, flared to life as she followed his lead with fluid motions, silver-sequined shoes peeking out briefly from beneath the fluttery hem of her emerald gown. Their dance rose and fell with the graceful predictability of the moon pulling the ocean waves; there was comfort to be found in that, amid the unfamiliarity and mystery of a masquerade.
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"Thank you," she said, momentarily releasing his shoulder to touch her mask's brilliant green plumage, her gaze downcast in brief thought. She clutched at his shoulder again and said, "I... someone recommended it to me. I'm not the most fashion-aware."
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Her mouth quirked to the side in a half-smile. "Even so, I can tell your suit looks pretty dashing to me." The clumsy compliment fell from her lips, and she took a deep breath, collecting herself.
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"A masquerade is a pretty exciting event," she said. "Did you think you'd ever attend one of these in your lifetime?"

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+ Mission: Merry Masquerade

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played by

dove

dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

hardwired

allopatric isolation

6'4" / 193 cm height

i get by, but it's hard to forget in the smoke of denial and the fog of regret.

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GIDEON GRAVES

ARIA [MASQUE]

POSTED ON Dec 22, 2022 21:31:30 GMT

Giselle Sigebrand likes this

"You could have fooled me. Your ensemble looks exquisite. Then again, I'm a sucker for greens." It was one of his favorite colors, reminiscent of a calm summer forest. "Thank you, though. My brother suggested the blue, actually. I think he picked well."

Gunner Graves had quite the unexpected eye for fashion, a talent that both Graves brothers shared.

"Did you think you'd ever attend one of these in your lifetime?"

"It's not something I would have necessarily gone out of my way to attend," At heart, Gideon was most comfortable in his lab or out in the wilds doing fieldwork. The politics that came with hosting an event like the Winter Masquerade at his museum were not particularly to his liking, but an understandable tolerance. Most science couldn't be done without money.

"But I'm actually enjoying myself more than I thought I would. The anonymity of it all adds to the excitement, to be sure."

From the corner of his eye Gideon saw another couple approaching, oblivious to how their dancing took space from other partners. They were just about to run into Giselle Sigebrand's, in fact, but the director steered her away just in time.

"And yourself? Does the dancing and the music and the grandeur suit someone like you?"
suit check + mask
mission: MERRY MASQUERADE
(repeat)

☉