Room 528, Monday Evening

[icecoldfrost]

Emma was trying very very hard to talk herself out of doing something horribly impulsive.

It was one of the most exclusive parties to kick off the season, and Emma had her laptop on her bed as she refreshed websites, reading the commentary and making remarks to the air about some of the outfits. The urge to see if she could fake her way into the gala was strong, and she was sure her powers would keep her from getting kicked out, and so the only things giving her pause were that there were so many cameras, and there were good odds that her older sister might actually be on the guest list.

And there were fewer things Emma wanted to avoid more than an impromptu Frost family reunion.

So she'd content herself -- for now -- with sipping from her vodka stash and reading the live blogs. And making notes about who was talking with who, and what they were wearing, because that sort of information could come in handy later.


[Open door, open post. Enabling of method RP blamed firmly on bitten_notshy because I am drinking and looking at the outfits.]

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[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

Sookie, bored by her own room but not completely committed to finding a common room, wandered down the hall looking for an open door to peek in.

Naturally, she found Emma's. "You're not doing some sort of homework, are you?" she asked, concerned.

Sookie maybe needed to learn the internet wasn't just for school.

[icecoldfrost]

"Only the best kind, darling," Emma promised, turning the screen so Sookie could see. "It's the Met's Costume Gala. Who's hot, who's not, and whose cleavage is about to be eaten by a midget twin of Cousin It."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"And I thought I had -- oh my gosh, what's on her shoulder?" Sookie had come in a bit to see the picture. And now she was mildly horrified, yes.

[icecoldfrost]

"I don't know, but I think it's carnivorous," Emma confided. "The dress is pretty enough, and if she wants to draw attention away from her breasts, wearing...that thing... seems like a horrible plan."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"It's a pretty color," Sookie offered, trying to be nice. "But the thing on her shoulder just...looks like someone's toupee got stuck there and she's too nice to remove it just yet."

[icecoldfrost]

"And then we have those attempting to become human discoballs," Emma put in dryly, clicking on some more pictures. "Or mumus of some type."

"Don't these people know that nice clothes are to be enjoyed?"

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I could make that baggy dress from some old curtains, and it probably costs more than my house," Sookie sighed. "My god, people. And I'm all for, y'know, sparkling, but sometimes less is more. Are they supposed to look insane?"

[icecoldfrost]

"No, they think they look unique and edgy. Pretty sure I've seen some of these at Goodwill," Emma sighed. "Some actually are fabulous, but I'm still waiting to be dazzled."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"I liked my prom dress better'n all of these," Sookie agreed, taking a seat with Emma. "I thought being edgy was about looking attractive, not like you got dressed by a crazy person. Who was drunk."

[icecoldfrost]

"You were beautiful," Emma said, completely sincere. "I liked my dress too. We would totally rock the red carpet."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"We would. Yours was gorgeous," Sookie sighed happily. "So why're you looking at all this stuff if it's just, you know, crazy-looking and not actually pretty? Lying in wait for something good?"

[icecoldfrost]

"Wishing I could be at the party," Emma admitted, pouting slightly. "It's supposed to be fantastic. And, yes, waiting for something good."

She hummed thoughtfully and tapped her finger against one photograph. "I do sort of like this. It's plain, but it's timeless."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"You'd get to go?" Sookie asked, tilting her head before looking at the picture. "And okay, I don't love her necklace -- it's kind of big -- but the um, lines of the dress are real flattering."

[icecoldfrost]

Emma just grinned and wriggled her fingers. "A blank piece of paper and a little bit of suggestion can get a girl a long way with what she wants," she laughed.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

And up went Sookie's eyebrow. "...that's one of the uses for our powers that I never actually considered," she mused. "Getting in places I want to go."

[icecoldfrost]

"And a running mantra of 'you don't see me, you don't see me,' to get out again, unnoticed!" Emma laughed. "I can usually do it if there's just one or two people, but a party of that size would be too much for me."

Which is why Emma had picked up forgery very quickly, but she wasn't going to say that to a nice girl like Sookie.

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"See, I think I'd just have to trick the bouncer," Sookie said thoughtfully. "Look in his head, find out who he thinks you are, or that he's stepping out on his wife, and use the information to your advantage." She paused. "My goodness, listen to us! And I just took a class on magical ethics."

[icecoldfrost]

Emma wrinkled up her nose in distaste. "Magic," she scoffed. "What I do isn't magic, it's science. It's in my DNA, not a spell. Magical ethics need not apply."

[justwantsquiet.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know," Sookie agreed with a shrug. "I mean, I don't know where mine came from, like you do, so for all I know I'm some kind of magical fairy unicorn telepathic princess thing. But they don't really have a course on 'How to be ethical with one's telepathy!' Yet. Frankly I think the island would better benefit on something that taught them how to act around us, anyway."