neogenesismod (neogenesismod) wrote in neogenesisrpg, @ 2009-04-06 11:47:00 |
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Entry tags: | amy chen, jasper bowen, leon felder, may paik, miranda reeves, noah browning, taro yamada, teja jansen, tylan matthews, victor shou, vivian yahni |
Who: OTA
What: The inauguration of the University of Washington Development Fund
When: Tuesday, April 7, shortly before 8 PM
Where: The Westin Bellevue Hotel
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress
The Westin brimmed with activity, like a champagne glass ready to overflow. It wasn't unusual. Receptions were held there often and men and women dressed up to the nines were a familiar sight at receptions and dinners organized for this or that occasion. The only particularity this time around was the increased security by the main entrance. Once passed it and into the lobby, the atmosphere changed, lightened. Champagne glasses clunked together sweetly, laughter hid voracious verbal tennis. And while this too wasn't unusual, having Seattle's elite - and then some - condensed on a single floor of the hotel could only increase the number of avid pretenders.
In the foyer, on couches and high heels, leaning against walls and propped onto someone else's arm, guests simmered in wait, trickling more slowly out into the ballroom than they had thus far.
A second ID check at the door, not for age, but for names and faces, and then the last hurdle cleared as one entered the Ballroom. White tablecloths on round tables, eight places each, and a live quartet with nervous fingers at the far end of the room, the pressure to appease high-end clientele immense.