What Not to Do (Kallisti)

[Danika]

As soon as the show concluded, Danika hopped to her feet. The precarious shoe wobbled under her ankle, and she had to catch herself on the table to keep from falling! She briefly looked around to see if anyone noticed the embarrassing incident, but everyone had eyes for the performers. Danika was quickly swept up with their admiration and clapped animatedly in appreciation.

In the closing moments afterward, the audience was already talking among themselves. Some were filtering out now that the show was done. Danika wondered if another would follow, but she had to assume it would take time to set up. The club wasn’t a theatre, after all, and with the curtain drawn, it felt more like a club again.

A server eventually came by and Danika was parched. She ordered a rum and diet coke, which she drank greedily by the time Nox had started mingling the floor.

“Oh my god i’d love to stay and meet the girls! How fun!”she finally answered Ilesha’s offer just as she elbowed the other girl. Nox was coming their direction! When he stopped, she moved to hug him. It wasn’t that she was that friendly, but she wasn’t sure how else to greet him. Afterward, she was all eyes for the top of his head until he asked about her drink.

“Oh well yeah there’s diet coke in it,” she smiled. “But also rum..”