[Rem]

A man suddenly slipped into the room, twisting around to hide behind the entrance door, seemingly in avoidance of a small group of females who swished past immediately after, giggling and surveying the ballroom with eager eyes.

The green-haired male exhaled a sigh and pulled a small white leather case from an inner pocket of his shiny coat. He walked to one of the large windows, pushing it open and slid a slender cigarette from the case. "Mind if I smoke?" he said to the room at large, then lit the cigarette without waiting for an answer.

He sat on the windowsill, back leaning on one side with his boots resting against the other and took a deep drag with obvious relief, exhaling the silver smoke slowly.