Everything was just so colorful. Elsa didn’t know where her eyes should focus. On the decorations, the tents, the people- It was all so vibrant. Very unlike anything Elsa had seen back home. Arendelle was a very… quaint and quiet place. Oh, they had their festivals and celebrations. But everything was very warm and intimate. Casual.
Who Elsa could only assume was the Master of Ceremonies arrived on the stage at last to thunderous cheers and applause. A local favorite, she assumed. She even clapped a bit herself, though not nearly as energized as the crowds around her. In the noise Elsa thought she heard someone’s voice beside her. Not the same rowdy hooting as the rest of the crowd. She glanced behind herself to see if she was right but found no one who seemed to be paying her any mind.
Maybe she’d imagined it. After all, she didn’t know anyone here. Whoever it was must have been talking to someone else. But then her gaze lifted when she realized there was a shadow being cast from above her.
“Oh-!” she stepped back quickly when she realized there was someone hanging from the pole she was standing next to. How long had someone been up there? She bumped into another party goer in the process who grumbled for her to watch where she was going. She only smiled sheepishly as they walked away. “Sorry-!”
Well… Didn’t she feel silly for being so easily startled. It’s just a man on a pole. He wasn’t even looking at her, maybe he didn’t even notice that she’d startled herself.
SHE SAW HIM. HE COULD NO LONGER REMAIN SILENT and simply contemplate and admire her from his little corner. No, now she knew he was near her. What to do? His nerves were already acting up ( Quasi was grateful for his physique, in a way, it allowed him to not lose his grip on the pole despite feeling like a nervous wreck on the inside ) and all he could do was either look away and utter unfinished sounds. Every time he tried to say something, his voice got caught up on his throat.
Remembering the wise advice from Victor and Laverne, Quasimodo closed his eyes and began to breathe softly as he counted to ten. And when he reached said number, he simply began counting from the beginning again.
The process was repeated a couple more times until the bell-ringer had completely calmed down. Then again, it was only a temporary solution, one which only affected his own well being and not the current scenario at hand. What should he do now? Should he say hi? Maybe Quasi should say hi…
“H—Hello…” Darn, he did stutter in the end. Why was it so difficult to start a conversation with someone? Especially someone new? Even know Quasimodo found it hard to keep a conversation afloat with the Parisians he interacts the least with ( though, he is improving too ).