Ophidian nodded with a smile.<span style="color: #b35900">"of course, i am alwa-"</span>he stopped and looked at Leena and Nyarien and grinned a little.<span style="color: #b35900">"nearly always available."</span>he nodded to Amere with a smile and turned to head back to his table. Amere smiled happily and leaned against Ras with a broad smile. Kuro was blushing as she stepped into the center of the gathering beside Britomart who was very drunk but somehow focused on her task as she fitted a large crank handle into a contraption about the size of a small travel chest.<span style="color: #ff0000">"ready when-when you are."</span>Kuro looked at Britomart for a moment and her blush darkened before she nodded. the Engineer smiled nodded and began turning the crank quite fast at first but as resistance built she slowed to a slow and obviously laborious pace. nothing happened for several moments before the first keen note of a piano sprang from the box and Kuro began to sing along with the small box making big music. the song, for those who understood Darnassian was about a couple who's love had healed their ancient wounds. Iron would see Kuro stealing glances at her constantly, borrowing the emotional strength the shy druid needed for such a public show to go with the wine given bravery needed to even consider taking such action. in the end Britomart's box came through, holding together for the whole song and once the handle was extracted only a dull thrumming came from it before she patted it and gave Jim a triumphant smirk and stuck her tongue out at him.<span style="color: #ff0000"> "see, i told you it would -hic- work."</span>most of the guests chuckled and gave the pair of them some gentle applause.<br/><br/>Rachel bit her lip and shook her head.<span style="color: #0000ff">"i wasn't blaming Ras my dear and i-"</span>she frowned and looked up as the music started and then went silent to listen to them.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>