Cordelia barely went to her own prom -- her parents had lost all their money and no matter how she worked she still couldn't afford that dress. Luckily, Xander had come to her rescue and bought it for her. Not that that makes up for cheating on her or her getting skewered in the aftermath but at least that story ended on a better note than it could have. As it was, she and dances didn't always go so well. There was the time she was kidnapped by Marnie the invisible girl (okay, so she gets she deserved that one in retrospect) and she'll never quite forget Slayerfest 99 (and after all that neither she nor Buffy won Homecoming queen, that's the real tragedy here) but she figures hey the ship isn't on a hellmouth so what's the worst that could happen?

Besides, she's not even going to have to return this outfit. Being on a ship where everything is free is kind of awesome. She wears her hair in loose curls to complete the look.

But she's also not going alone -- which is why she dragged Angel with her. Besides, it's good for him to get out and actually mingle with people during the hours the sun is away. And they don't have Lorne or Fred or anyone they trust enough to watch Connor here so of course the baby comes with them. That's totally normal, right?

Cordelia laughs a little as she watches Connor chew on his father's mask. "Guess he didn't think that was the best look on you, huh?"