The next day, right before the dance, Lina was wearing normal blue jeans of which had small tears at the knees that showed signs of excessive wear, a white speghetti strap tank top and a pink striped button-down T-shirt over it. Lina stepped out of her dorm, planning on going early to set up, until she saw Miaka and Rikku on the other side of the corner.
Lina backed away immediately and ran around the corner she had just come around. Miaka and Rikku always showed up before dances and they always made her look like a weirdo for the performances. It wasn't by her own will either.. they would run her down, grab her and drag her into someone's room where they would have various jobs for different people to work on her. One person would be dressing up her hair, the other would be picking out her clothes, and one other might be doing her make up or something. It was horrible...not only did Lina not believe in make up, dressing up, or appearance enhancements like that sort, but they also made her look hideous... at least.. in her eyes. Rikku was Al Bhed. Let's face it: Al Bhed dress a little on the wild side...Rikku dressed Lina up like she would dress an Al Bhed up; sometimes it was even worse.
She saw an open door. Lina rushed inside and slammed the door shut behind her. She found herself in Karen's dorm. The rest of the band was in there, watching TV. Dan yawned and leaned his head against the side of Karen's bed. He patted the space next to him for Lina to sit down and enjoy the TV.
"Wondering when you'd get here," Dan smiled casually, not taking his eyes off the television. Lina sighed with relief and sat down next to him. Ten minutes later they left for the ballroom together as a group, but Lina noticed Miaka and Rikku around the corner. They tried to jump her, but she dodged and ran off in the opposite direction of the Quad.
"Lina! We have to go!" Dan yelled out to her, but she was long gone. Karen chased after them and Dan followed closely behind. Seifer and Scott stood in the gray hallway, abandoned and forlorn. They didn't know any better than to just sit and wait for them to come back.
Five minutes later the band arrived at the ballroom with no changes. Lina didn't have a different outfit or anything.
"Thanks for that, you guys," Lina said gratefully. Karen and Dan nodded their "no problem"s. Rikku and Miaka slipped into the crowd covered in bandages. Dan smirked and set his gunblade down at the back of the stage.