Re: Welcome: Sofía and Scarlett
"Scarlett! Hi." Sofía returned the smile, a little surprised to see Scarlett wearing something so traditional-looking. She looked gorgeous, though that was less of a surprise. "You look amazing. Like... an empress who's just seduced her way into power." That was a bit of a bold thing for Sofía to say and a testament to how she'd come to trust Scarlett over the last few months.
She glanced down at herself. "And thank you." Sofía was pleased with how her outfit for the gala had come together and even more pleased by the reaction that a preview of her corset had garnered from Bash - since she'd got ready at her parents' house, it had only been a photo, otherwise she suspected that they might not have made it to the gala after all. "I did the big ball gown thing for my quinceañera so I thought I'd try something different." Sofía had celebrated her fifteenth birthday surrounded by family and all the trappings of her Mexican heritage. At the request of her grandparents, she had spent the majority of the summer holidays in Mexico and they’d offered her an opportunity to do something she knew she’d never get to do properly at home. It had been a relatively small party but incredibly touching: all of the symbolic gestures had brought Sofía to happy tears, especially dancing with her dad. The way he’d looked at her so proudly had just been the icing on the cake.