“Oh shit.”<br/><br/>The words pounced into Marion’s head like panthers from the dark of the room, now jungle dark with moving forms little more than shadows, talking chatting shadows. It was very appropriate to the panic that coursed through her heart as the Purple Dress moved toward her.<br/><br/>Her hand closed around the money, fingers folding as they knew to do, holding the money. Money for drinks…she knew where the drinks were, she could do this. The pale red head blinked her bright blue eyes to clear her head. Get a grip.<br/><br/>She was moving now through the people and the Purple Dress was right beside her like a vibrant angel guiding her. She touched Marion’s shoulder and it was almost like a shock zipping though her body. She didn’t jump but she did turn her bright eyes to the side. The purple dress was almost blinding.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> "I'm Misty, who might you be darling?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>She was speechless at first and her head was noisy with internal racket. Don’t stare, your staring, don’t stare, tell her your name, for gods sake, don’t just stand there!<br/><br/>“Marion!” She said a little too loudly and then flushed swallowing up her freckles and sending a sash of scarlet over her pale nose. “I, ahh, my name is Marion…” she said with a small smile that she meant to be secret but there it was on her full pink lips.<br/><br/>Her eyes went back to Misty’s dress and then to her beautiful feline eyes, eyes that belonged in a jungle like this, eyes that could rule a jungle like this. The money disappeared from her hands and the drinks filled her palms, her fingers knew what to do, troopers till the end.<br/><br/>“And you look…” she began as her internal voice tried to strangle her. Don’t do it! don’t you dare, don’t say it!<br/><br/>“You look beautiful.” Marion heard herself say in a silly star struck way that made her want to hide.<br/>