Ice Cubes || Eric & Perseus
With the party raging on Perseus was having the time of his life. The costumes were lovely, the people were friendly and the decorations were fantastic. The Maldonian royal family had gone all out for this event and it showed in all the little details they’d put together to make this night the best it could possibly be. After spending over an hour dancing and talking to anyone that would listen Flounder made his way over to one of the many large refreshment tables that dotted the sides of the enormous ballroom dedicated to the occasion.
As this was only his second time on land most of the human cuisine lined up on the table was a mystery to him but he wasn't going to let that deter him from enjoying himself completely, and that including eating as much food as his body would allow. He grabbed a plate off the dwindling stack and started picking out any and all food that looked even the slightest bit appetizing, slowly making his way up the table to the beverages. There were four clear punch bowls sitting there all with a different coloured liquid, all of them smelled vaguely like alcohol but since Perseus had already decided he really didn't care if he got drunk or not ignored the smell in favour of trying to get a read on the other ingredients.
It took him a moment to realize that even if he could smell something he probably wouldn't  recognize it anyway but once he did he made the decision to just try them all. He'd picked up both a cup and the ladle to the bowl closest to him when he noticed small squares floating in the drink. He stared at them confused for a minute before looking around for someone to ask about them.
He spotted a man slightly out of speaking range and called to him, raising his voice to be heard over the music. “Excuse me, sir, I was wondering if you would be able to tell me what the little floating things in this punch are? I'm afraid I've never seen them before.”
