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[b][u]Aliquam: Tobias’ Gala[/b][/u]

“Who is that man?” Tobias said, floating away from his guest mid-conversation as his sights narrowed down on Lucien. One of Dylan’s new companions, if he remembered correctly. It was the strangest thing. The suit was impeccable, and he new from a quick glance that he had Lily to thank for that, but the hat...

It was [i]wonderful.[/i]

A panda hat with a fine suit. He was bold! Innovative! A visionary in the realm of fashion! He was decided. Like a tiger stalking his prey, he stalked forward. By the end of the night that man would be his latest acquisition. 

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Dylan felt his face freeze up as they brushed off his concern, but they seemed to be relaxed and on the cusp of enjoying themselves, so he bit off his comments. His friends were strong - there was no way that Tobias could work his magic that quickly. 

[i]“How about we just explore the mansion, Estelle?” Marcus asked with a smile. “See what the rest of Tobias’ home looks like, and see what else might be happening in some of the other rooms. Would that be alright, Dylan? Dalia? And Trixie, if you’d like, you could come with us?”[/i]

“That’ll be more than fine!” Dalia smiled. “He does have galleries throughout where he shows off his personal collection.” She leaned forward conspiratorially. “And he does have a couple of Dylan’s pieces in there as well. What about you?”

Dylan shrugged. “I think I’ll join the others near the bar. Enjoy yourselves!” He bowed out of the conversation, heading to join the other group, ordering himself a nice red wine and settling in.

Dalia turned, dashing after the group that ran up the stairs, catching up with them after they came to a stop in front of one of the parlor rooms. “Oh, well,” she said, catching the end of Trixie’s question. “It’s the school, but really, most of the people are nice. Do you want to head in and talk to them? I’m sure if you tell them your guilders they’ll want to hear all your stories!”