FASHION WEEK ON SPIRA

[NightSister]

The party was going well and Natalya was enjoying herself, but at the same time it seemed to be lacking a little life. That was fine - she was in no rush to get out and she was sure that as soon as [member="Claire Organa"] showed up things would kick off. In the mean time, she would find some others to hang out with - that was what she'd come for, after all. There were plenty to choose from - a few glamorous-looking women in one corner, a man covered in tattoos who'd just entered with another woman she presumed was his date, and finally arriving, [member="Claire Organa"], with [member="Viktor Alexander"] close behind her. She smiled and ordered a drink - she'd heard they made the best champagne here.

 

[Judah Lesan]

"Look like I said there are likely a lot of women in there who will be more than willing to head back to the suite with me. I'm not into easy though. You want me to stop flirting with you I won't, but I promise to let you go your own way when you want."

Was he ready? He was as ready as he was going to be. The crowd was expecting him, so when the door opened and he stepped through, all eyes were in him. This was going to take some getting used to. Quint almost turned right around and walked out the doors again, but soon the music started up again and all the eyes turned back to what they had been focused on. A sigh of relief escaped the tattoo artist, and he went right for the bar.

Hands gripped the lip of the counter as he leaned in and looked at the barkeep. A knkwing look at all the booze there told Quint this partner was not going to be as tame as [member="Marzena Choi"] had suggested.

"I'm gonna need some whiskey," he told the attendant, and looked over to the left.

His eyes fell on a brunette standing next to a friend of his [member="Azula Feanor"]. This was going to be interesting. Was the Echani on the prowl. Quint knew how to have some fun with this one. A smirk crossed his lips as he walked up and looked to the brunette one, [member="Arabella Darkhold"].

"Azula here has the body of goddess. You should let her talk you into going home with her tonight if that's your thing."


[member="Natalya Thane"] [member="Claire Organa"] [member="Viktor Alexander"]

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor chuckled.

"Oh I don't have to wonder..........I will be finding out soon enough."

Even so Viktor hooked a finger under the fabric gently pulling it way when Claire leaned in to kiss him before letting it go. He followed her to the next party without any further protest knowing his would get his time with her in the end. He knew he was throwing her behind so he would behave.............for now.

[member="Claire Organa"] [member="Natalya Thane"]

 

[Arabella Darkhold]

Bella heard a voice and turned looking him over from top to bottom, "ahh the artist speaks. " She looked at Azula, "yes she does" she stepped closer to Quint, "maybe I should take you home with her I'm sure we could have a good time"

Bella looked at the Goddess, "Azula pretty name" then to Quint, " I hear your the flavor of the week. Maybe you have time to show me your work"

She smiled, "who is your friend?" She looked at Marzena,"she the flavor of the night?"

[member="Quint Salis"] [member="Azula Feanor"] [member="Marzena Choi"]

 

[NightSister]

Natalya had in fact been wanting a tattoo but at the moment the man for the job seemed to be getting swarmed with women and it would kill her good mood to have to fight her way through. Perhaps in a few hours it would be easier, but in the meantime she wanted to go and meet the woman of the hour.

"Hi, it's wonderful to meet you," she greeted [member="Claire Organa"], offering her hand. "Natalya Thane, slicer and regular shopper at Contessa."

[member="Arabella Darkhold"] [member="Quint Salis"] [member="Viktor Alexander"]

 

[Marzena Vaas]

Marzena merely sighed at Quint when he said he wouldn’t stop flirting, and she stepped side to let him enter first. She watched as Jean Paul’s party-goers seemed to perk up with the arrival of their guest, and she found the designer shuffling quickly across the room towards her. As Jean Paul approached, she moved forward to greet him, placing a kiss on his cheek – strictly plutonic.

“You found him! Oh, Marz... I owe you one.” Jean Paul gave her a pat on the back.

Before she could even answer, she saw that the designer was holding out a shopping bag for her. Safely nestled inside was one of his new designs, not even out on the market yet. She accepted the gift with a smile, Jean Paul always knew that she had a soft spot for pretty things.

“So, are you going to get a tattoo now?” She asked, tilting her head curiously.

“Yes.” He answered quickly, his eyes were on Quint. “And I’m not going to tell you where... but do you want to know?”

Marzena wrinkled her nose and shook her head, Jean Paul laughed jovially and ushered her over towards the tattoo artist and the two women he was standing with. She took a moment to look them over... the first was blonde and a bit over dressed for a cocktail party, but she looked stunning nonetheless. The second was a tall brunette; with a bit of a sinister or mischievous expression on her face... the singer couldn’t decide which.

“Hello, Mr. Salis! I’m Jean Paul Renaud, your generous sponsor.” Jean Paul called, greeting Quint with a pat on the shoulder; his hand lingered for a moment longer than was probably expected. “I see that you already know our fabulous Marzena, please introduce us to your enchanting friends.”

[member="Arabella Darkhold"], [member="Quint Salis"], [member="Azula Feanor"]

 

[Arabella Darkhold]

"Oh enchanted I'm sure, I'm Arabella, and this is Azula we are planning on keeping Quint up all night" Bella looked over to Marzena, "perhaps we will keep this delicate little flower awake all night too"

Bella winked.

There were many things to do at a party one was mingle, and Bella was currently mingling and trying to alleviate the discontentment she felt and if she had to do it with the crowd like this, why not all the merrier.

Bella looked at the Designer, "Do tell about this design you want that you will never get rid of and will age as you age?" She smiled if he was thinking of getting it on his butt it would sag one day the thought made her laugh.

She looked back to Marzena, "Are you considering a tattoo?"

[member="Marzena Choi"] [member="Quint Salis"]

 

[Nymeria Vizsla]

As [member="Quint Salis"] stepped up to the two of them, Azula rolled her ocean blue eyes. Watching him intently as he stood beside her. She then leaned close to him, blowing a soft cold air down his neck and wrapping her arm around his in a formal fashion. "You flatter me Salis." She said looking down on him. Normally they were the same height, however her icy heels increased her height allowing her the pleasure of looking down in a mocking, yet friendly way.

She then met the others, specifically a beautiful woman named [member="Marzena Choi"]. "Greetings miss Choi, my name is Azula Feanor...It is a pleasure to meet you." Her accent was so thick, she took advantage of this though. Azula was very aware of how sexy her Echani tainted voice could be.

After all, she was here to gain support for a much more important reason other than to socialize, gathering the affection of others was her mission. Letting her thoughts fall back onto this woman, she let her dark red lips curve into a seductive smile as she gracefully let her arm slide out from Salis's grip, taking [member="Marzena Choi"]'s hand and laying a soft kiss upon it as she knelt down slightly.

She then turned her attention to the conversation and caught the last words [member="Arabella Darkhold"] spoke, inquiring about Marzena getting a tattoo. She did have a comment, but for now she would see how the event played out.

 

[Claire Organa]

[member="Viktor Alexander"]

"Rather sure of yourself aren't you?" She smiled not that knowing what he wanted was a bad thing it was a definite change than some of her more recent male friends. She laughed just as they entered she was greeted by [member="Natalya Thane"] , "Well hello Natalya thanks. So what do you like best about Contessa?"

She had all the time in the world for customers and their opinion they were after all the reason she had a business. She looked at Viktor for a moment to let him know she had to talk to Natalya it would be rude not to.

She did however take a quick look around and saw [member="Marzena Choi"]

[member="Quint Salis"] [member="Azula Feanor"]

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor smiled giving [member="Natalya Thane"] a nod but did not interrupt. He simply gave Claire a wink as if to say take your time. He reached out grabbing a wine glass from a passing waiter. Looking around he took a sip also noticing [member="Marzena Choi"] was at the party.

He passively listened to the conversation between Claire and Natalya the fact she is a slicer not lost on him. It actually made him curious how much of the stuff from Contessa she had actually paid for with her own money and how much of it she had acquiring through ill gotten means. They were thoughts however he did not put to voice.

[member="Claire Organa"]

 

[NightSister]

"It's the quality," Natalya answered. "You can tell how much effort went into everything." Many people assumed that in the same way you were either Force-sensitive or you weren't, you were either a slicer or not. Because of this, a lot of the time the effort she put into slices went by unnoticed, which made her unusually appreciative of effort, hard work and talent. She worked hard for every credit and Contessa was her favourite place to treat herself after a particularly rewarding slice.

 

[Marzena Vaas]

“It’s a pleasure, Arabella.” She said politely to the brunette. Marzena didn’t bat an eyelash when Arabella casually stated that she and Azula were planning on keeping Quint up all night... that was fast. Perhaps she had underestimated his effect on women. She merely smiled when Arabella winked, but she looked away rather quickly, not wanting the other woman to think she was accepting any sort of invitation into their beds. When it came to matters of intimacy, Marzena certainly did not like to share, and she didn’t have any sort or desire to be shared. Just one lover was enough, as it guaranteed that all affection would be hers alone.

She turned to the blonde woman that had been introduced as Azula Feanor, and remarked silently that she’d never heard an accent quite like hers before... very exotic. Marzena was a bit taken aback when the woman gently grasped her hand a placed a kiss upon it. She couldn’t count the number of times her hand had been kissed by men, but this was the first time that a woman had ever done so. Marzena wasn’t disturbed at all, but found it rather flattering.

“Lovely to meet you, Miss Feanor.” Marzena nodded.

Jean Paul was rambling in the background about what sort of tattoo he would like, and she only caught a bit about him liking the idea of red roses... If he had already revealed his location of choice for his new artwork, Marzena had missed it... but perhaps she was better off not knowing. She perked a finely groomed brow when Arabella posed the same question to her.

“Oh, unfortunately I am not in the market for any tattoos.” She started. “I rather like a clean cut look.” Not to mention that it could wreak havoc upon her future wardrobe choices, and would likely conflict with roles in her HoloDramas... Her projection of class and sophistication would always remain.

“What about you?” She asked, looking from Bella to Azula. Marzena smiled, realizing then that Jean Paul had the sense to play some of her music for ambience.

Spoiler

Jean Paul is basically Austen Scarlett, for any fellow Project Runway fans

[member="Azula Feanor"], [member="Arabella Darkhold"], [member="Quint Salis"]

 

[Ghost Rand]

Ghost walked into room looking for just about his only friend [member="Azula Feanor"] . It didn’t take long for him to find her; not only did he know her smell by heart and could smell her out in almost any room, but also still many eyes remained on her at all time. Ghost for the occasion had not dropped his giant wolf form and to his exasperation she had talked him into wearing a black bowtie around his neck. He had to admit it actually liked it a bit, it made people look at him with looks that represented the look one gives something one likes, not something you want to run away from. Still people didn’t approach him while he made his way through the room, but at least they weren’t afraid of him now. He liked that, this was not a scene where he wanted to cause unpleasant feelings.

Ghost walked up behind [member="Azula Feanor"] and gently bowed his head and nuzzled up against her thigh looked up at her and attempted to smile, not entirely successful but he was satisfied. He didn’t say a word for he rarely spoke amongst others as he preferred to avoid the inevitable unwanted questions about his past and people actually asking what he was. So he just looked up at Azula with his big Ocean Blue eyes that he had copied of her, happy to be beside his best friend again, he looked at at the people around him as he leaned slightly on Azula in an affectionate way.

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor chuckled.

He couldn't believe the response Natalya had given about the quality. It screamed of an answer to an unexpected question. Viktor wrapped his arms around Claire planting a soft kiss on her neck.

He then looked up at the woman.

"Natalya was it?" "I am curious what is your favorite Contessa line?" "A person's wardrobe is an expression of who they are............I am told that goes double for women."

[member="Claire Organa"] [member="Natalya Thane"]

 

[Claire Organa]

[member="Viktor Alexander"] [member="Natalya Thane"]

"I'm glad you really like the quality we do try our best to create items that will last but we also want them to be beautiful, something that every woman deserves to wear. Should be comfortable fit well, and be the color you are wanting." Claire smiled.

"Are you enjoying Jean's party, he tries really hard."

Now Claire wasn't certain what a slicer was and she'd have to ask Viktor she wasn't so worldly that she knew. Viktor came closer showing his protectiveness, which made her smile.

 

[NightSister]

"The party is going wonderfully in my opinion, Jean is a brilliant host clearly," was Natalya's smiling response. She looked at the man beside Claire - she wasn't sure of his name. "In answer to your question, you're correct about the clothes making the woman. My favourite line is probably...oh I know - the latest cosmetics range. My favourite clothing line on the other hand...I can't say I have one."

[member="Claire Organa"] [member="Viktor Alexander"]

 

[Nymeria Vizsla]

As the woman was listening to them speak, her ears almost 'perked up' when she felt his presence. Once her furry friend came up to her she smiled and ruffled the fur atop his head, even giving him a bit of a rub behind his ear. Which was his favorite spot of course. Azula then leaned down to meet his eyes, identical to her own. She kept eye contact with him for a moment, like they were speaking, yet with no words.

The Shaper then proceeded to look up and as [member="Marzena Choi"] finished with her question, she nodded, pushing the strands of her silven hair that had fallen from the braid she had pulled up. "I have quite a few..." She rolled her eyes slightly, and then spoke again.

"This is Ghost, by the way." Azula motioned to her large wolf, his fur almost accenting her own hair. Together, it was like they naturally matched. And she was very pleased to see he wore the bow tie she picked out for him.

[member="Ghost Rand"]

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor smiled nuzzling Claire's neck talking about the dress Claire was wearing.

"Well my favorite Contessa line has to be the one she is currently wearing."

He smirked.

"Like I told Claire here I have always believed the woman made the clothes." "But to each their own I guess." "I can;t help but think this dress on anyone else would just not look as.............................seductive."

[member="Claire Organa"] [member="Natalya Thane"]

 

[Arabella Darkhold]

"[member="Marzena Choi"] Pleasure is all mine" she responded when the daring little flower spoke. When she looked away Bella wasn't sure if it was her being shy or her being playful either way she would proceed carefully not wanting to chase her away.

"Me" Bella thought for a moment, "I have not decided while it would not interfere with anything I'm doing it would have to be something small." She looked at [member="Azula Feanor"] who was calling over a large creature, "now that is something I've not seen too many of Azula, what is he?" Definitely a he the way he loped, predator, but now the bow tie...interesting..

Was this a pet? Or was this something, or a shifter. Bella arched a brow.

She could hear other voice as she looked towards [member="Viktor Alexander"] [member="Natalya Thane"] and Claire Organa. Well this was a crowded little part of the universe, her cousin Claire at an event and on the arm of a man and talking to a slicer. Organa women certainly knew how to draw trouble.

[member="Ghost Rand"] [member="Quint Salis"]

 

[Marzena Vaas]

Marzena’s eyes shifted to the side as she heard a small squeal escape Jean Paul, and then she saw a large white wolf approaching. What was such a creature doing in the designer’s penthouse? She highly doubted that wolves wandered the streets of Spira on a regular basis, there had to be something strange and special going on here. She inched closer to Jean Paul and placed an apprehensive hand on his shoulder, even though she knew that he would be of little comfort or protection.

“Oh,” She looked back towards Azula when she introduced the beast. “So you know each other, then?”

She drew a breath and relaxed again, letting her hand slip away from her friend’s shoulder. It was strange that Ghost and Azula had such similar features... but perhaps she was just seeing things. The new arrival had drawn much of the attention at the party, and it appeared that Arabella was curious too.

For a moment she let her eyes wander the party goers, and she noticed that Claire and Viktor had slipped in. Marzena offered them a polite wave before turning back towards her companions, as it appeared that Claire was engaged in conversation with another woman.

[member="Arabella Darkhold"], [member="Azula Feanor"], [member="Ghost Rand"]
[member="Natalya Thane"], [member="Claire Organa"], [member="Viktor Alexander"]