PROM: Unseen In Plain Sight

[Erin Hackett]

They had talked about this; she and Lydia, so there was a plan but that was not making it any easier for Erin. She was going to Prom, with another girl. She never actually planned on going to prom; it was not a place she wanted to be. So many people, in a large area but still a lot of people. Girls all over the place looking tempting and just again a lot of people. Just thinking about it was almost enough to make her want to call the whole thing off. Yet, she was the one who brought up that they could go for a picture so Lydia's mom would be happy.

"This is what I get for trying to be nice." Erin muttered to herself as she headed to Lydia's room, where she told the girl she would pick her up at. It took a little while for her to actually find something to wear, since she didn't actually talk to Lydia about matching, but friends didn't do that, right? Right, she was pretty sure people who went as friends didn't worry about matching so she got dressed and headed out.

It took a little longer to get to Lydia's room since she was wearing sandals and it was something that she rarely did. Especially because sneakers were just so much easier to walk and she only ever wore this kind of thing for special events with her father. Sure she could bust out a suit but she felt like her body worked best with dresses when it came to this sort of events. When she got to Lydia's door she took a deep breath, as if that would allow her to hold all of the boldness she had before she came over here, and knocked on the door. "Lydia...uh..Erin..here." Erin stuttered out. Just great, lost most of what she had already.

((Tag: Lydia Faust))

[Lydia Faust]

Lydia had been so very excited, panicked and nervous at the same time. Erin had been the one to actually come up with the plan, which made Lydia even more flustered over the whole thing. She wasn't one to be super hyped or excited for something like prom, at the very least she had never even thought of herself as such, but now here she was, spending hours adjusting her hair and make up to be just right.

The girl had finally gotten herself comfortable and stopped second guessing how she looked in her dress, and her make-up. And with her hair done up. And with her earrings. She wasn't one to dress up often, and even now she didn't over do it. Lydia was the type of girl to not plaster make up, just to prefer it when it made people's natural beauty more evident. Not that she was vain enough to think that she fit into that category.

She thought she was done with second guessing, until the moment that the knock came on her door. She nearly fell over moving to the door and took a deep breath before opening it.

The door slowly slid open, the blonde just peaking her hair and eyes around the corner, as if she were naked. She felt like it, even though she was fully clothed. Her hazel eyes sparkling in the light. As the door slowly slid open her jaw dropped at Erin. "Y-you look...." She paused for a few seconds, waiting for her brain to catch up to her mouth. "amazing." She squeaked. 

[Erin Hackett]

For a moment Erin was worried that Lydia would have changed her mind. Well, not worried as in that being a bad thing but worried that she had gotten ready for nothing when she could have done her original plan of playing through all of the Mass Effect games. Erin still didn't want to go to prom, not because of who she was with; because she was damn happy that someone even asked her but it was just not her thing. Not all the people, the music, the dressing up, and just pretty much all of it. She never saw the point in it and still didn't but Lydia had asked her so nicely and she really did want to help the girl out.

So here she was, with a plan and ready to go as soon as Lydia was ready to go. The door slowly opened revealing what Lydia was wearing. Erin of course got fully absorbed in looking over the girl and those missed pretty much everything that Lydia said or would have said. She only caught the amazing bit which had her thinking and trying to figure out what Lydia said. There were so many things that she could have said were amazing. The plan, what Erin was wearing, just the night in general? Damn, when will I learn to focus? Erin thought to herself.

When it doubt, play it off. "You look absolutely stunning, it the perfect choice that really brings out your hair and skin. Plus the jewelry really complements it as well." Erin said, dabbling a little into her creative side to try and say the right words about the dress. She then quickly cleared her throat, not wanting to be standing around in view for too long. "You ready to go? My plan is that we can walk there like normal, and then when we are close I'll use my power until we get to the photo booth. Then take some picture, use my power again, and then get out of there." Erin said, going over the plan again. It helped her stay calm about all of this and try to focus on something other than checking out Lydia's body.