Emmeline "miscellaneous graph things" Vance (vancey) wrote in blurred_lines,
Emmeline was clutching her drink with both hands, dawdling near the bar, when she heard Lawr's voice. Her head jerked up to see her friend waving almost frantically at her from across the other end of the bar. Emmeline managed a small smile at this and walked over, holding her drink slightly above elbow height to prevent people from nudging it. Really, if living off the meagre salary of a book slave taught her anything, it was how to save as much as she could. Emmeline gave Lawr a brief hug before settling in the bar stool next to his and taking another sip of her drink.
The small amount of alcohol was doing her nerves some good, at least. She had seen Riley's journal entry moments ago and it didn't help her mood. The mixture of anger and frustration was making her head pound and ache. Nevertheless, she tried to put on a slightly less antsy face for the moment. Emmeline didn't want Lawr to worry about this just yet. Not just yet. "Would it be redundant to ask how you are?" she asked, smiling weakly. The news had clearly reached Lawr, who looked far less chirpy than what Emmeline was used to.