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Leaving the pair and walking inside as she caught her breath, Symphony glanced around to assess the place: it was just loud enough to block out hearing what the surrounding ponies were talking about and the coloured lights in what was otherwise darkness made her seem almost like any other pony there - though her new friends would still stand out.

 

"Cider. Three times." She ordered as she reached the bar: not being much of a drinker or having much knowledge of such.

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Sabel looked at Percy and grinned, nodding towards the club.  "C'mon Ace, let's go unwind.  And you're giving me a rematch sometime!  I didn't know you were so fast."  With a laugh she turned to enter the club behind Wind, with only the barest trace of a limp.  She did her best to hide it, trying to pretend her leg didn't hurt.

 

"Woa-hoh-hoh!  Wicked..."  Sabel looked around the club, the loud music pulsing in her ears and the lights playing colors across her feathers.  She could feel their gazes as different ponies turned to stare at her, but she just shrugged it off.  A griffon got used to stares from ponies pretty quickly.  First time in a club...  Stay cool, Sabel.  Don't make an idiot of yourself.  Watch what Percy and Sonnet do, and just follow their lead.

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Percy simply stood against the bar, and carelessly, downed an unfinished drink left there. It tasted strange, but it might've been out for awhile. He looked at Sabel, she looked like she was absolutely unsure of what was going on. He walked right up to her and wrapped a leg around her neck, "Hey! Just dance, find a partner! Have some fun!" He chuckled, "You look so lost, Sabe!"

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"Drink up!" Announced Symphony as she slid the hard-cider along the bar towards the griffins: she knew that it wasn't the most potent drink in the world but it would have to do. She didn't want to risk anything too powerful: as much as she was choosing to ignore the fact she was quite aware of her already less than rational thinking.
 
Overhearing Percy, she flinched. Thankfully, the lights and movement around her would have concealed it.
 
'Dance? Okay, you two have fun with that...' She thought. 'Not my thing, I'll stay here thanks...'

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Percy finished talking to Sabel and downed the drink. Noticing Wind was seemingly trying to seclude herself from any activities, Percy grew a mischievous, sly grin. He immediately grabbed her by a hoof, thought still careful not to scratch her with his talons, and dragged her out onto the dance floor, where he started letting loose, and urging her to join in, "Come on Symph! You've got this, dance with me." He winked.

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Sabel laughed at Percy when he told her to grab a partner.  "Yeah, dance!  Sounds fun..."  Even just thinking about dancing made her leg hurt.  Her relief came when the other griffon decided to grab Wind and drag her onto the dance floor.  Whew!  That was close.  

 

Sabel took the opportunity to hop up onto a bar stool to let her leg rest a little, picking up the cidar that Wind had bought her.  "Cidar, huh?  First time for lots of things tonight, it seems."  With a shrug she brought the mug to her beak, tilting her head back and quickly downing the beverage.  Not bad.  For a pony drink.  Sabel leaned back against the bar, banging her mug against it until the bartender filled it back up, then entertained herself by watching Percy and Wind over towards the dance floor.

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"Nygh!" Was roughly the sound that formed in the mares throat as she failed to hold her ground and found herself pulled her onto the dance floor. 
 
'No... No this isn't good. Not exactly inconspicuous. In any way.'
 
She wasn't sure whether or not to shoot him a glare in response to his actions but decided against it - it was a club after all: her own stupid fault for agreeing to go there in the first place.
 
'That look on his face: he knew that I didn't want to...'
 
She sighed inaudibly under the noise of the club and gradually let her body start to move: she didn't really know much about dancing - not beyond some more formal dances she had taught herself to blend in with nobles for a robbery. She had spent a long time learning how to move with grace and fluidity: a far cry from what the ponies around here were doing...
 
'Vengeful Celestia, stop over-thinking things and just do something!' She thought as she started to move to the music, face stuck somewhere between a smirk and a glare as she watched Percy.

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She thought as she started to move to the music, face stuck somewhere between a smirk and a glare as she watched Percy.

 

 

Percy caught the look, and couldn't help but to laugh out loud at her distress. She wasn't exactly the most skilled dancer...not for clubs, anyway. He didn't want to bother her about it, but he couldn't bring himself not to tease a bit, "Hey, Wind, you know this isn't a gala, right?" He called out, so she could hear, "C'mon, loosen up a bit! You don't want everypony in here thinking you're uptight, do ya?" He chuckled mischievously to himself.

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One one hoof, she was starting to pick up the movements of the ponies around her and she was very quick to adapt. Of the other hoof, the more she did, the more confident she became and the more likely she was to draw attention to herself.

 

"Why, do you think I'm uptight?" She asked him, raising a brow questioningly as the light caught her good wing, sparkling in the dark room. She grinned, but winced internally.

 

"Anyway, so what if I've got a little class? That such a bad thing?"

 

'Just stop showing off, dance a little and get back to the bar. Make sure Sabel is okay: hope she isn't too shaken up - I got pretty carried away. That happens a lot around these two...'

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"Why, do you think I'm uptight?" She asked him, raising a brow questioningly as the light caught her good wing, sparkling in the dark room. She grinned, but winced internally. "Anyway, so what if I've got a little class? That such a bad thing?"

 

At her first question, he simply laughed. "Well, you don't fit the description of 'party animal' like most ponies here." He grinned.

 

At her second and third question, he stopped dancing, and knelt down a bit so they were on eye level. "No...no, I actually find it mildly attractive that you have 'class,' as you say." He said in a confident, yet sarcastic tone. It was partially to mess with her, but also partially true, he did find it strangely attractive. "Whatever..." He through the thoughts away for the moment. After he made his comment, he simply winked once more, and awaited a response.

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"Wait, what?" Symphony remarked, immediately catching the smirk on his face, at which she flicked her useless wing.

 

"You probably picked the wrong place to find a date in them at case." She teased, motioning to the so called 'party animals' around them. "But I'll take it as a compliment all the same."

 

'Wind Symphony! Joking of not, that's a Griffin! Stop playing - the games over! Those things are dangerous!'

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Percy finally decided he would be flirty, more or less for his entertainment, if anything. He put on a fake pouting face. "Ohhh...and here I thought you were my date! And we were having such a good time." He put on a narrow grin, he cocked an eyebrow, and smiled. "Come on, cutie." He chuckled.

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'So that's the game you want to play? I find some poor fool to play it every day!'

 

Of course, it was kind of different with a friend - or at least, an acquaintance that she didn't want to drive away Smirking and glancing down at the ground, shy

 

"Why Percy! Did I ever give an indication that I was interested someone such as yourself?" She chided. "For all you know, I might prefer my partners to be mares... Or the same species perhaps?" She said, eyes watching his as she took a step closer into his personal space and smiled.

 

Of course the problem with playing the game like this was that without a goal, how was she supposed to know when it was over? Normally it was when she had managed to acquire whatever she was trying to take but without actually wanting anything from him it felt strange.

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"Why Percy! Did I ever give an indication that I was interested someone such as yourself?" She chided. "For all you know, I might prefer my partners to be mares... Or the same species perhaps?" She said, eyes watching his as she took a step closer into his personal space and smiled.

 

 

Their eyes had been locked for a moment now. Without a thought, he rose his tail and hind end a bit, as if about to pounce. His grin became more mischievous as he went along. He wrapped one foreleg around Wind, as if to pull her in for a hug, but he didn't. He pulled his beak not more than two inches from her nose, and with his voice in a slight rasp, he whispered, "Then I'll just have to take a chance, won't I?" His grin maintained.

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"Oh really? I suppose because you're a Griffin, with your talons and claws, you can take chances that others wouldn't?"

 

At some point over the conversation she had found herself slipping out if Sonnets tomboy persona without realising it. Still, everything seemed fine.

 

"What about your friend? Sabel might get jealous if you take all of your chances on me...

 

Huh, he reminded her of somepony she once knew, the way he tried to dance around his words. Curious.

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He stared down into her eyes with a deep gaze, and grinned even wider. "My talons and claws just make sure you won't run away. I thought you were the prey here, babe. No need to change the hunt around."

 

His objective was to instill fear, while also provide some sort of embrace. He had never done this before. "What are you doing, you idiot?" His thoughts erupted in manners such as that.

 

He still maintained the grin, "I don't think Sabel will mind...looked like she was enjoying her drink." Yet still, the once thin smile, had grown even wider across Percy's face, and was now more cocky than mischievous.

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"Prey?" She said, raising a brow again but this time in a condescending manner. She leaned in and whispered coolly in his ear. "Dont underestimate me - sometimes prey bites back. Especially if the hunter is too cocky to keep his wits about about him."

 

She flashed him a grin and pulled back without really putting any distance between them, eyes sparkling with the thrill of the game - a chase didn't always have to be physical, in fact, she preferred it this way. It was more... personal.

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"Well then, bite me." He whispered back, as he used his beak to brush away her mane behind her ears. He wasn't sure if he found this fun, attractive, or both. He knew there was some enjoyment coming from it though. It felt good to finally cut loose a bit, rather than work mornings and waste nights. "I'm sure I can handle such a pretty pony," he cocked an eyebrow now, "...unless, of course, I'm underestimating you...why don't you help me find out?"

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"Help you? And how do you propose I do that?" She teased.

 

Flirting with danger: it wasn't exactly something new to her but this was by far one of the most literal instances. Despite how unorthodox the thought was, she was starting to realise how much she appreciated the Griffins form: somehow they managed to pull off 'powerful' and 'graceful' at the same time with ease - something most ponies seemed to struggle with.

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"Help you? And how do you propose I do that?" She teased.

 

 

"Like I said, 'bite me.' " He finally put his beak as close as he probably could to her snout without the two touching. He had now gently moved his claw up to her cheek. "Hit me with your best shot, Wind."

 

He decided that the pegasus was either loving, or hating this by now, and that her next move would probably tell him just that. "The anticipation is killing me..."

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I know this is slightly godmoddy but it was too good an opportunity to pass up! Let me know if its a problem and I'll edit it.

 
Symphony smirked: getting back into the game had been easy and while she had already established that she wasn't ever going to beat a griffin in any kind of fair contest, fair contests weren't exactly how she worked. Truth be told, she had kept her options open: she was kind of tempted to kiss or head-but him - just to see the reaction she got more than anything.

 

She didn't though: she stuck to what she did best. It would probably be funnier - assuming he didn't try to attack for or something.
 
"Percy, when I bite? You wont even know it. Lost anything recently?" She winked and pecked him on the cheek before twisting away in the direction of the bar, using her back leg to kick a pouch of coins into the air with a flourish and catching them with her tail. "I guess this rounds on you?"

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"Percy, when I bite? You wont even know it. Lost anything recently?" She winked and pecked him on the cheek before twisting away in the direction of the bar, using her back leg to kick a pouch of coins into the air with a flourish and catching them with her tail. "I guess this rounds on you?"

 

 

Percy was surprised, yes, but he showed none of his surprise at what Wind had done. He thought it would better the outcome of the situation. He simply grinned once more, partially glad their little back-and-forth had ended. He approached the bar next to Wind and Sabel. "Sneaky, sneaky, Wind." He chuckled, and darted his eyes at his cheek where she pecked him, "Oh, and so was taking my money. Just don't blow all of it on drinks, one of us is gonna have to fly the others home by the end of the day." And that'd probably be the case anyway, it was mid-afternoon and they were in a club, drinking. Finally, after awhile, he put on a genuine smile. "It's good to see you loosen up a bit." He then looked at Sabel, "Also, I hope you enjoyed our little show, Sabel." He laughed.

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Sabel had watched the two of them for a little while, but when they started a different kind of dance she turned back to the bar with a slight blush.  Just watching that makes me feel like a third wing.  She quickly finished her drink before waving the bartender down again.  "Hey barpony, something stronger this time.  I'm a big girl, I can take it."  

 

She watched as the barkeep poured her a drink from a bottle, not recognizing any of the drinks and really not knowing what she'd just ordered.  With an experimental taste she laughed and ruffled her feathers.  Okay, THAT has a kick!  She'd been distracted enough by the new drink that she hadn't realized Wind and Percy had come back to the bar, about half of it already down her beak.

 

"Oh, hey guys.  Have fun dancing?"  She spun around on her barstool to face them, having to catch herself on the edge of the bar.  This may have been a bad idea...

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Sliding another round of drinks down towards her pair of companions, alongside the slightly lighter pouch of Bits, Symphony shrugged.

 

"You asked for it!" She chided. "Don't worry, I'll keep my hooves to myself."

 

'Drinking, in a club. It's not even night! Still, I guess the really weird thing is how many other ponies are here at this time...

 

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Noticing Sabel swaying, she darted over to support her.

 

"Woah there feathers, what was in that stuff? Come on, stay upright!"

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Percy smiled again once Wind went to help Sabel sit upright, and joined in to help. He chuckled, "How much have you downed, Sabe?" He shook her a bit, to make sure she was aware, and wasn't going to just tip over. "And yeah...dancing. I had fun. I dunno about Wind," He smiled at the pegasus, in a way that might show he was beginning to like her.