HEYY what do you know coolio
ok how would you like to start then? Should we do any brainstorming?

@BubblesByTheCreek they could be at lastos apartment when he gets the invitation before the war n stuff

@Lastovitsa
Ok for sure would you like me to start?

@BubblesByTheCreek sure!

@Lastovitsa

Rayla helps herself to a cup of coffee from Lastovitsa's coffee bar. Calypso was sitting on the other side of the counter with her chin resting on the countertop, dozing with her eyes half-closed.
Rayla takes a sip and shakes her wings out. "Do you want any? Now I've already taken what I want."

Lasto looked up and scratched his head.
"Sure," he mindlessly replied, shuffling through a pile of mail. His brow furrowed when he pulled out a light blue envelope with small white snowflakes etched on. The wax sealant was a dark blue with the marking of the Polar Kingdom.
I'll be damned," Lastovitsa sighed, plopping down on the couch. Using his claw to slice the letter open, he pulled out a formal invitation to the yearly ball.
On the letter was the northern lights that shimmered (cont)

@BubblesByTheCreek in the light and neat cursive explained the details of the ball.
"Oh f.uck, the ball, and I'm expected to bring a guest," Lastovitsa mumbled. Looking up at Rayla, he shrugged.
"Hope you want to come to a ball, because I sure as hell don't," he said fidgeting with the shiny invitation.
X audibly groaned. "Those good-for-nothing f.ucksters at the kingdom really bothered to send us an invitation?"
Lastovitsa nodded . "I'm still a citizen there, unfortunately."

@Lastovitsa
"A ball??" Rayla abandons the second cup of coffee and almost trips on Calypso's tail on her way over. "Oooh, what a fancy invitation." She says admiringly.
"The two do you could wear those fancy red dresses we got at my brother's place." Calypso briefly awakens from her doze to turn and smirk at Rayla.
"Absolutely not." Rayla flicks Calypso with her wing. "When is the ball?"

Laughing, Lastovitsa replied,
"3 nights from now at midnight in the Polar Kingdom."
X snorted. "I'm not goint." He flicked his tail and rolled over on his side, back facing Rayla and Lasto.
"You'd have to purchase a legitimate ball gown thats a style of the Polar Kingdom actually," Lastovitsa explained, tucking the invitation back into the envelope. He tossed it on the coffee table and groaned. "Do you really want to go, Rayla?"

@Lastovitsa
"Ah. Ok. I don't know what that would look like." Rayla bites her lip thoughtfully. Calypso shrugs, turning around to nap again.
Rayla sighs. "Yeah, I do want to go. Is it boring?"

@BubblesByTheCreek
"No, its quite the oppisite, there's a lot to do. There's just some old family I don't want to see," Lastovitsa said, shuffling over to his coffee bar. As he was making a cup, he added,
"Dresses are warm fabrics and usually blue, purple, white, or silver with winter designs."
(X's pov)
X was growing antsy and couldn't get comfortable. He growled and glared at Calypso who occupied X's usual spot.

"Oh. Then I do want to come! I have a pink and white dress that might be suitable... I would just need to get a dress jacket to go with it, maybe." Rayla picks a loose feather out of her wing And looks over at the coffee bar with a start. "Oh! I forgot all about your coffee... and my coffee..." she says guiltily.

(Calypso)
Calypso gives X a great big yawn, revealing her pearly white teeth. she gives him a little smirk and settles back down.

@BubblesByTheCreek
"That probably would if you rekon its warm enough," he nodded, carrying his coffee mug and Rayla's. Lastovitsa handed Rayla her coffee, then sat down. He reached over to scratch X's neck, but X was too busy glaring at Calypso.
"My dress is a white and blue halter top," Lastovitsa sighed, as he hadn't gotten it out of storage in years.

(X)
Giving Calypso the middle finger, he growled at her. "****.ster.

"It's not very warm at all. It's sleeveless." Rayla says mournfully and takes a long drink of her coffee. "The skirt is also very light. It's more of a summer ball gown, I guess." She frowns. "I'll make do, though."

(Calypso)
Calypso pretends not to notice, closing her eyes and breathing softly.

( @Lastovitsa oops I forgot to ping you)

@BubblesByTheCreek

"We can find you a dress when we arrive. I'll probably purchase a new one, too," Lastovitsa suggested, almost finished with his coffee. He probably needed a dress that wasn't an old hand me down anyways, as it was originally Adeline's.
"We will leave tomorrow, we have to travel by foot. Also, bring food and warm clothes," Lastovitsa instructed Rayla.
(X)
Growling, X stood up and stomped over to Calypso. He moved her aside to reclaim his spot.

@BubblesByTheCreek (thining about make lasto my same height bcs hes canonically pretty tall since spacelings are supposed to be but itd be hilarious. lasto... shorter than rayla LOL)

@Lastovitsa (PFF yeah I always think of him as rlly tall lol. Although Rayla is pretty short too she's only like 5'3")

"Ok... well, I'll look forward to that! I love dress shopping." Rayla says excitedly.

Calypso growls and snaps at X as he pushes her out of the way. "Do you mind?!" She hisses, whacking him with her tail. "Hold on, we travel on foot? How far is it?"

@BubblesByTheCreek
(thoughts on short lasto x,D?)
Lastovitsa looked out the window, as the sun was already setting into warm oranges & pinks. It was blazingly hot due to summer, but the Polar Kingdom was freezing all year and the sun set early.
"About a full day of walking, but if we leavy early enough we can span the trip ove two days," he explained, not looking foward to the trip.

(X)
X snickered. "Lizard here and the fairy princess will freeze before we even arrive."

@Lastovitsa (I think it would be rlly funny also his BIG personality would make up for it LMAO)
Rayla studiously ignores X. He was just being an idiot, as usual. She had spells for warmth, and hypothermia too if it came to that. Which it wouldn't. Because she would pack well. "Ok, I should go home and get my stuff together then." Rayla says, and gulps the rest of her coffee down.
(Calypso)
The "lizard" growls at X again, not quite as good at ignoring him. "Yeah, I think my patience with this fluff brain is wearing a little thin anyways." she grumbles.

@BubblesByTheCreek "Meet me at dawn tomorrow morning," he instructed, placing his mug in the sink.
(time skip?)

@Lastovitsa
(ya sure)
Rayla knocks at Lastovitsa's door bright and early. Well, maybe not bright. It was the crack of dawn after all. She tugs at the thick sweater tied around her waist and adjusts her backpack on her shoulder. She had packed well, at least she hoped. Calypso was in her passive form, since she had been complaining excessively about the early hour. She hoped she wasn't too early. Or too late.

@BubblesByTheCreek Lastovitsa didn't pack much, and wasn't wearing anything special. He was up and ready, finishing his second morning coffee when Rayla opened the door.
"Good f.ucking morning," Lastovitsa yawned, opening the door then stepping out with X, who was the one wearing the backpack containing the tent.
"Lets move quickly. We'll take a bus to the gates of Nixtorm," Lastovitsa explained, locking his apartment. He scurried along swiftly to leave the Zone.

@Lastovitsa
Rayla follows him quickly, nearly tripping over herself on the way out. "Do you always go to this ball?" She asks Lastovitsa curiously. She stifles a yawn. Maybe she should have taken the time for a cup of coffee after all.

@BubblesByTheCreek "Nah, I always get out using work as an excuse," he chuckled. Arriving at the bus stop, the early morning bus was already there.
Spacelings wearing buisness clothing were the majority of the occupants on the bus. Lastovitsa felt awkward as he found a seat on the bus.
"X, sit behihd us," Lastovitsa instructed, as the demon needed more space.

@Lastovitsa
"Ah. You must really not like that family then." Rayla says, sitting next to him. She hugs her backpack to her chest and tucks her tail neatly out of the way of the other bud occupants.

@BubblesByTheCreek
(slight time skip?)
Lasto was relieved once the bus stopped. He climbed off and was greeted with the gates that led out of Starlight. A few drowsy guards were by the gate were eyeing Lasto. One guard, a macaw mix, was trembling while looking at X.
"Why are you here?" A dragon mix guard asked, flaring her wings.
"Need to go to the Polar Kingdom," Lasto said, showing his invitation.
"Oh, sure," the dragon guard said, opening the gate and moving aside for the group to leave.

@Lastovitsa
Rayla followed Lastovitsa as quickly as she could, glancing fervently around her. She nearly bumps into Lasto when he stops for the guards, but checks herself and shakes out her wings in an embarrassed fashion.
She takes a few hesitant steps after Lasto after he talks to the guards, then pauses. "I, uh... I'm with him." She says, pointing at Lasto, and hurries after him, hunching her wings close to her body as if to hide herself from the guards.

Passing through the gates of Starlight revealed long flat terrain for a bit, but far in the distance lay mountains.
Lasto stepped onto a path worn out by travelers. Outside of Starlight, there were no metros or developed technology until they reached another kingdom.
"Let's go, we can travel until lunch," X instructed, taking the lead while carrying most of the luggage.

"Ok..." Rayla answers. She wasn't exactly sure how long she could walk without stopping, as she had never really taken the time build up her stamina, but she wasn't about to voice her concerns right then with X carrying most of the stuff.
Calypso was still in her passive form, staying quiet and still. She must be really tired.