"I've been here for ages," she said with a bored sigh. "Mother and Father are always the first to arrived. Fashionably late isn't a phrase they are familiar with." Susan grabbed a champagne flute as a tray passed and took a long drink from it. "I spent an hour being introduced to eligible bachelors from various countries, most of whom spent the entire time staring at my chest."
Susan smiled at her friend and rolled her eyes. "My plan is to get just drunk enough to stay appropriate and make fun of everyone here. Join me?"