Emma Grace (white_diamonds) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2012-05-09 21:03:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, emma frost (white queen), pepper potts, tony stark (iron man) |
Who: Emma Frost (and family), Tony Stark, Pepper Potts
What: Family drama at a fundraising event
When: Tonight (Wednesday)
Where: Somewhere in Rich People Land, CA
Rating: PG-13 for repression and upper class misery
Status: In Progress
It was with lingering uncertainty that Emma attended the party. Even when she'd been in her family's graces, she'd never been especially wild about the annual fundraiser that was held by Winston Frost and a number of associates, large names in Southern California business who attended more to pat themselves on the back than help those in need. In the end, Emma had gone to keep up appearances; as far as she'd been able to discern, her departure from her father's company had been kept more or less quiet. Her not coming to the party would send a bad message and she figured that she'd owed it to Winston to at least attend for a few hours, smile like a Barbie, and pose for photos.
There'd been an auction, but that had happened earlier in the day. Emma had gone only to the after party, which took place in a large hall. There would be performances through the night, good food, and plenty of alcohol. Emma, upon arrival, had headed straight for the drink table, knowing that she'd need it to get through what was ahead.
As she floated through the small crowd, Emma found that few eyes flitted to her. She had yet to catch sight of her parents or her older sister, but suspected they'd glare venom at her once they realized she'd had to audacity to attend. These suspicions were confirmed when, in a dark corner near the ladies' restroom, Adrienne Frost cornered Emma, grabbing her roughly by the arm and quietly growling, "You've got some nerve showing yourself here."
Emma's reaction was instantaneous, yet calm. "Remove your hand, dear sister, before you cause a scene."