<div class="floatright">(http://www.u2mtv.com/files/actor/9/7/97f4b8ceb7d493913b51f5c63b8d03e9.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Juliet Rhodes (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=281599.msg13847695#msg13847695)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Navy mini-dress and taupe, strappy heels (http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Viacom+TCA+Summer+2016+azEUeWS62uXx.jpg) (wearing name tag)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Hilton Hotel Ballroom -> Table<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Tanner, Open!<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Intentional or not, Juliet had certainly not begun her day thinking that Tanner would be the one to sweep her off of her feet - literally, or figuratively, for that matter. Who he was in high school was a far cry from who he had become, at least as far as appearances went. It just cemented the idea that a lot could, and often did, change in ten years.<br/><br/>She briefly thought back to their sporadic and seldom interactions during high school, how whenever he approached her, it was with wide eyes and a red face, his speech often altered and his breaths always wheezy. As she smiled at the memories, Juliet paused to take another bite of food, then swallowed it down with her half empty Shirley Temple.<br/><br/>The apples of her cheeks were rosy, she could tell because they had started to burn ever so slightly. A tilt of her head gifted her with a look from Tanner, causing their gazes to align just before he shared his thoughts on the matter and responded to the hint that she had dropped. What he said, however, was not exactly what she had been anticipating.<br/><br/>Tanner informed Juliet that she was the definition of unattainable back then. Her teeth sank against her lower lip as she felt her head drop slightly, her gaze drifting away in flitting embarrassment. He went on to express what it was like for him whenever they passed each other in the halls, how he convinced his friends that he would speak to her.<br/><br/>Juliet’s emeralds linked with Tanner’s sapphires again a moment later, a nearly apologetic look on her features. “You know, I recall hearing a rumor that you had a crush on me. But, I just thought you needed help getting to the nurse’s office.” She released a chuckle, one that seemed self deprecating. “I’m sorry for not paying closer attention.”<br/><br/>She supposed he was right, just the same. To someone like him - in high school - maybe she was unattainable. However, to someone like him - now - well, that was a different story.<br/><br/>“Me too,” she concurred with a gentle nod of her head, after he mentioned that he liked how much they had changed since then. He remarked that they had both been through a great deal, and who hadn’t after ten years? But, perhaps all of that helped to lead them to the here and now. “A lot happens in a decade,” she breezily replied.<br/><br/>Yet, their conversation seemed to shift gears when Tanner concluded his statement by admitting that he wouldn’t mind only speaking to her for the rest of the night. Juliet’s grin widened as her cheeks flushed another degree brighter. She giggled out a melodic tone, clearly flattered by the compliment.<br/><br/>“Well, then I guess we’d better get to work on that conversation. I would hate to bore you, after all.” Something about her voice seemed to tease, ever so slightly, as she reached out for the centerpiece at their table. It was a transparent vase, which held several small notes inside of it, all folded up on pieces of purple and gold stationary paper.<br/><br/>“Icebreakers,” she informed him, before seizing one slip of paper between two digits, tugging it out gingerly, and leaning back in her seat to unfold it secretly. “Ooh, this is a good one.” She twisted slightly in her seat, so that she faced him a little better. “If you could have any three wishes granted, what would they be? And just for the sake of a more interesting answer, let’s say you can’t wish for more wishes or eternal life.”<br/><br/>Setting the slip of paper down beside him so that he could read it for himself if he wanted to, she folded her hands within her lap and sat back, intently watching him as he thought about his answer.