— Lady Z —
((OOC: Wonderful Tangled reference, Cor. Well-played. I approve.
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"Ah! That would be simply grand!" I take a sip of ginger ale. "And I can assure you that no serious harm would befall you. I try to refrain from permanently losing Companions, since it can be so rough on both parties, you know."
"Perfect! Though don't worry, I love a good adventure now and then. I'll meet you at the TARDIS after the party, then, and we can take off to see the stars." I smile, fully looking forward to the trip.
My attention is returned to Lady Z as she begins hiccuping after drinking some punch. "Hmm..." I pull out my sonic and quickly scan what's left of the punch in the glass. "It's been spiked with... Ultracorlean carbons and... hello there! We have extract of palm root. Good heavens, Booky! You have been a naughty boy."
The hiccups continue to come full force as Cor scans my punch. I can barely get a word out between my squeaking. "Ultra—hic!—corlean carbons." I swallow hard, then hiccup again. I know exactly what they are, and Cor's exactly right: Booky has been a naughty boy. "What's the—hic!—remedy?"
But before he can answer, it becomes clear that he seems to have affected two other people as well. Cor rushes off to help both Ara and Anne.
I learned about ultracorlean carbons in my fifth year of Overlady school. I spent 50 years total there, so the details are understandably a bit fuzzy. It's a fun party trick that causes different effects in each person that drinks it. And from what I can remember, it's mostly harmless.
Mostly.
It's then that my feet start to tap, completely against my will. A few moments later, I start to sway—again, completely against my will. Ohhh no. I know what this effect is—I read about it in 17th grade—and it's not going to be pretty. Then again, the sight of me dancing never is.
I fold my arms as my feet continue to tap, trying to remain as nonchalant as possible despite the adverse effects of the punch. I hope that no one will notice if I start spontaneously breakdancing in the middle of the room.