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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 15:02:53 GMT -8
The Foundation Room...that was a weird name for a rooftop bar, located at the pinnacle of the Mandalay Bay. You know, because Foundations were at the bottom, not the top. Hilarious thought in his own mind, he would have to add that somewhere into his stand up routine if he ever made one. Either way the bar - It was gorgeous, mood lighting on point, couches were comfy, bar was well stocked, it just had an amazing atmosphere to it as it gazed over the whole of the city. It was a fantastic place to simply be above it all, away from the problems that existed on the ground. To add to it all Archie had booked the entire balcony - it was reserved for the Mixer itself. Well stocked with some bottles already but service was always a wave away. Plus the fresh air this high up was refreshing. Perfect for clearing out the bad vibes. When any of the guests entered they would just have to drop the name Hartman, and they were whisked away to their private party pad. At the moment, the host was nowhere to be found and whomever trickled in now seemed to be the first to arrive...Oh well, first choice of where to sit! And the chance to enjoy just how awesome ThisPlacewas Awesome
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 14, 2021 18:17:53 GMT -8
Danica arrives early and sits in her car, the shitmobile, for a good 45 minutes, trying to decide what she is going to act like when she goes in. She's made her wiry, hard to manage, red hair, as smooth as it could possibly be. It is half up, her bangs forming a bit of a victory roll in the front. The rest of her hair is that weird, somewhere between curly and wavy.
Her outfit is a very form fitted black sweater dress and her makeup looks... much prettier than she could have possibly done herself. That's because she didn't do it. She told one of her coworkers and the girls did her up. Because she's going to feel good about herself and not be sad about it all. Right? Right.
She groans as she steps out of the shitmobile and stands there, trying to make life decisions. I could say I was sick. I had a family emer- you don't have a family... right. Um. I got caught up at work. No. How was she going to deal with this?
The Elemental takes a deep breath. Alright. Time to put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
Slowly, she makes her way inside, getting herself guided up to the rooftop bar. Which is also called The Foundation Room. She was confused when she heard it be called that. Wait... seriously? A joke? Not a very funny one. She steps inside and looks around.
No Archie... am I the first one here? I swear to god if he is pulling what I think he's pulling. She goes and finds a seat, waiting anxiously for others to arrive.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Feb 14, 2021 23:02:12 GMT -8
I've got this.
Riley stared at themselves in the bedroom mirror. This had been the fifth look for the coming evening. Archie had been vague about this evening's Talent Mixer. It sounded like others that he was managing getting to know each other. Networking The lack of information had made the Darkling nervous. First impressions were important, but these people, who ever they are, were unknown factors. Were they actors? Singers? Comedians? What circles did they walk? Would the Bright Ones gender and sexuality be welcome? Or would it be alienating. THe question of of how queer to be was always easier to takle in circles Riley knew. The unknown was hard to account for. So they went through a variety of looks, gender queer, feminine, masculine. It had almost driven them half mad. Picking up their phone they called Claire and talked it through. “I don't see the problem.” “How can you not!?” “ Well, R, what feels right?” “I don't know what they-” “No you dummy, what's right for you, not them. Right now, tonight!" “Oh…” “Yeah. Oh. So what is it?”
Tonight Riley was feeling like she. When Claire was able to comfort Riley that by no means that was normative, (when have you ever been normative!) did Riley finally find her look for the evening. Taking some of her over the knee leather boots from her show closet, a cropped leather jacket, and a light short black dress, and leather cuffs, just for some spice. Riley had even managed to start prep for the evening extra early. Running late was habitual for the undiagnosed ADHD addled moth, but not tonight. Arriving an outstanding twenty minutes late, Riley was pleased with their timeliness. She stepped from the cab, taking a look down at their new Iphone 12 to make sure Archie had not sent any last minute notes or reminders. Seeing the phone was clear, Riley made her way inside. Directed to the Foundation Room, Riley gave the attendant a smile before stepping inside. To find the jaw dropping room mostly empty, say for the one person the Bright one had not expected to see at all this evening. Firebringer. Riley stopped, struck by the sight of the elemental. Her mouth opened and shut in surprise, her antennae flicked nervously. “Oh. Hey Dani. I didn't- I hadn't. Uh. Hi” the bewitched finally stammered out. Where was Archie, where was anyone else? The Darkling had a sudden realization. I don't got this.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2021 23:09:29 GMT -8
A ping on both of their phones - a text message...From Archie!
“Hey! Sorry, something urgent has come up! And it looks like RSVP’s were light so it looks like its just the two of you. Have fun, the bar has my card on file so don’t worry about paying! Just have a good night! They have cab chips as well, or if either of you need a room just charge it. Sorry again! : (“
Oh no...those gosh darn circumstances.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 14, 2021 23:37:33 GMT -8
Fire had been on her phone, scrolling through random posts on reddit while she waited. It wasn't until she heard that familiar voice saying her name that she jumped. Her phone nearly flew out of her hands and she had to steady herself in her seat. Her orange eyes gaze up at Riley who looked absolutely stunning... and completely taken by surprise. She supposed, as least she herself had had some level of warning. Had Riley? Unlikely.
"H-hey, Riley," that's when she felt the buzzing from her phone. She looked down and saw the text from Archie and she made this squinting face before announcing, "I fucking knew it! I knew this is what he was--" she pauses and awkwardly looks back over to Riley. Her heart is racing in her chest. It feels like it could just explode at any moment and she can't decide if it is from embarrassment or terror or from whatever weird fluttering nonsense had gotten into her. "I-I don't mean- this isn't- uh... Archie is a fucking dick and I will now not be convinced overwise."
"Not that-uh. I just-uh..." there is a long pause, what the heck was she going to say now? Her mind was racing to find something to say that wasn't awkward. "You look pretty." Pretty? Just pretty? She looks. Just. Like she could step on me and I would thank her for acknowledging my existence. It all catches up with her and her skin just glows a bright red.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Feb 15, 2021 8:55:52 GMT -8
The bright one hadn’t quite gotten over the surprise sight of Firebringer when the phone went off. Glancing down at the screen she had only gotten half way through the text before the Ifrit let out a loud expletive response.
Riley jerked surprised, and looked over towards Firebringer making eye contact with her as she glanced across the room.
She knew? Wait how did she know? Why was she- Than it began to dawn on Riley that this had been a setup. Her mask blushed a bright red in realizing the basic of what was happen. The details however were elusive. Archie was going to get some words, what words were yet to be determined.
The Bright one recovered from their shock, regaining a semblance of poise. Hearing the statement. “Archie is a fucking dick and I will now not be convinced overwise." The moth let out a laugh.
“I assume you got the same text then? “ Should I offer her a way out? Or is she in on this-
The thoughts stopped at the compliment from the Elemental. Another wave of blush hit her cheeks. She moved her hand up to her white hair tucking it behind her ear.
“Thanks. You-” She paused actually taking in Firebringers look this evening. Thedancer was struck by Dancia’s look and couldn't help but relate the striking hairstyle to that of a pin up. It was a new look for the Elemental and she rocked it. Riley's mind wandered back to Imbolc. She felt her heart skip a beat, and would have kept staring if she hadn't noticed her own mouth agape. In honesty it was only a brief half a moment, but to the Moth it felt embarrassingly longer.
“You look stunning. Hey uh-” They glanced at the bar.
“It be a shame to waste a good tab. Do you want a drink?”
Play it cool.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 11:48:30 GMT -8
That flush doesn't seem to want to calm down. The shock, that somehow wasn't a shock, but was at the same time, still hadn't worn down. She was here. Riley was here. Archie pulled that 'throw them in a room and see what happens' trick. Is she more mad that she didn't just call him out on it before? But if she had, maybe this wouldn't have- Calm down. Why don't we try that whole see what happens thing?
Right. Breathe.
"Thanks-" She thinks I'm stunning. Eeek.
"Definitely could use a drink," She chuckles, and shuffles a little, trying to figure if she should stand or, well, Dani was closer to the bar.
"Not that hanging with you needs alcohol, but um. Sorry, I'm hella awkward." She reaches up her hand to run her fingers through her hair, though they don't really go all the way through. She also needs to be careful not to mess up the work it took to get her hair to do this. It was hard finding a style to make that piece of hair she'd accidentally burned off not look weird.
"Here, uh, what do you want? I can go order it." She puts her phone in her satchel that's hanging across her chair.
That is, after she sends a quick text to Archie reading: How very dare you.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2021 11:56:41 GMT -8
There was an immediate reply to the text message that Firebringer sent.
"Sorry I can't reply at the moment, there is a pressing matter that requires my attention. I will get back to you as soon as possible!"
It was an auto-reply...He must have totally been very busy.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Feb 15, 2021 12:45:56 GMT -8
Riley made her way across the room towards Fire The sound of the boots heels almost echoed in the near lounge. It gave them a moment's pause realizing there was nowhere to hide, it was just the two of them and the staff , But Bright One had developed a way to cope with the anxiety of such moments.
When you can't hide, shine.
Pausing at the chair across from the Elemental, Riley removed her bag and placed it on the back of the chair before making direct eye contact with Dani again.
“Oh? Do I make you that nervous?” they smiled. They both already knew the answer.
“A Cosmo would be awesome. ” Riley drew the chair out taking a seat, crossing one leg over another.
There were only two options for Riley at this point, seize control of the moment, or melt to the heat.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 13:50:43 GMT -8
Watching Riley walk over, their heels click in a way that made her feel like she was in trouble somehow and all her brain could scream was 'HELP'. They know how to do this flirting thing and Dani just didn't. Hanging out. Just. Hanging... it's fine. Play cool. You're a fire. What's cool?
"Heh. Heh. Heeeh." Is all she could manage to get out at that. I can't possibly be the only ball of anxiety here.
Before she can say anything weird, she says, "On it," She says in response to the drink, so which she orders along with a vodka cranberry for herself. She watched as they put the drinks together, noting with a moment of interest with how they'd put them together. Okay, maybe she was judging. But in this case, she didn't have much to judge. They knew what they were doing. Shame. She enjoys her silent judging of other bartenders.
When she has the drinks in hand, she slowly and carefully brings them back over to where Riley had settled. No shaking. You're fine. She sets down the drink in front of them and sits down at her seat, sipping on her own drink. It is weird with how intimidating they can present just how soft she actually is.
"So," she starts, playing with her straw a little bit while she holds her drink, "H-how's it goin'?" How's it going? Really? "I mean, we haven't really gotten to talk talk since-" Imbolc, "well, we only seem to ever talk at parties in general." That wouldn't be true if you would just send a text.
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Feb 15, 2021 15:32:06 GMT -8
As Dani went to the bar, Riley swiftly fished out their cell phone pulling up the contact “Bowtie $”. Quickly the darkling swiped out a text to her manager.
Did y’all plan this? Why is Fire here?!
Last Riley recalled seeing her manager interact with Fire was at Imbolc, calling him out on some hot take. What was that again?
Hearing Firebringer return to the table Riley flashed a smile. Taking a moment to watch the mannerisms of the Elemental. There was a softness, no, a warmth to the Ifrit, but so easily she could be fierce, terrifying. It was an enthralling trait.
“Thanks,” the moth said, taking a gentle sip, before placing the glass gently down. Then she alluded to Imbolc. It was true they only seemed to talk at parties. The antennae fidgeted in a subtle tell of embarrassment to the fact.
Riley wanted to tell Dani about the hundred of deleted text messages they had drafted.
Whoa slow the roll cowboy.
The thought of admitting that they had spent that much time thinking about and failing to contact Firebringer was certain to sound a bit...desperate.
“Sorry 'bout that silence.” I wasn't avoiding you, well I was, but not like that.
“ Archies had me really busy. How...do you two uh?” The bewitched paused.
“Didn't take ya'll to be buds.”
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2021 15:36:50 GMT -8
There was an immediate reply to the text message that Riley sent.
"Sorry I can't reply at the moment, there is a pressing matter that requires my attention. I will get back to you as soon as possible!"
It was an auto-reply...He must have totally been very busy.
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 16:15:51 GMT -8
As Fire watches Riley and the silence sets in between the two, she nervously sips her drink.
Oh, god. they find me boring. Maybe that's why Riley only talks to me at parties. Instant sad. She takes a long sip of her drink at that. She doesn't realize it, but she's nibbled a little bit on the straw. Nerves.
When Riley finally speaks again, it is as if the doom finally lifts. At least, somewhat. "It's fine."
"We're not. Buds, that is." She pauses, trying to figure out how to formulate her thoughts, "Um, well, I've told you before I'm into political activism. I do a lot of PSAs at the bar and I've worked as a speaker at rallies when I was back in Baltimore. Not hard to inspire rage, honestly, and nothing really big. Archie kind of caught wind of that and decided he wanted to help out."
She kind of looks off to the side for a moment, trying to go to what she needed to say next, "I'd asked who else he'd been working with and I guess I shouldn't have been surprised that your name came up." A little flush comes to her cheeks. And then Archie decided he was going to play matchmaker. Quick, change it up- "You know, I realized I haven't actually gotten to see you really dance before. I mean like, in your element."
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Post by Riley Sorsa on Feb 15, 2021 16:37:19 GMT -8
Riley hardly had time to give the phone a withering look before putting it away. They lifted their glass and took a sip leaning one elbow as Fire mentioned their work in Baltimore and how she and Archie had started to work together.
So Fire must of known, right? But she seemed too flustered to have orchestrated this...right? If so that meant Archie for sure was behind this. That sly- son of a. The moth took a sip to calm that train of thought. When Dani suggested she had not seen Riley dance in her element, the moth shook her head in protest.
“You haven't seen me perform. That’s different than in my element” the statement was followed by a confident smile. You saw me in my element.
“Well...Archie says he has something in the works, whatever it is...maybe you can come to my next show?” Or not. No pressure.
They doubled back though pulling the topic once more to Firebringer.
“ That’s cool though right? Didn’t think that was Arch’s thing. Has anything come of it? Like do you have any projects?"
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Post by Firebringer on Feb 15, 2021 17:41:46 GMT -8
Dani chuckles and says, "Mm, I suppose that's true. For some, they are the same." Like Talia. She just lights up the moment she is on stage.
She takes another sip of her drink before nodding, "Yeah, Archie had mentioned it, so I'd definitely love to watch." There is a warmth to her smile, which adds just a little more pink to her cheeks. The thing she finds weird with this skin is that she flushes so easily. So easily, she can be likened to a tomato if one tries hard enough.
Oh. The topic has now turned to her thing. Her thing was so much less formal. At least, for now. Though the idea of becoming more well known at all was kind of daunting. She never did things to become known, she did things to make other things become known.
"I've been working on a project with the history. So many people don't know where the LGBTQ+ movement really found fire. They don't know about Stonewall. They don't know much about the AIDs crisis, back when it was called GRID. They don't know what battles had to be fought to get where we are now and why we have to keep fighting. Why we can't become complacent and not pay attention. A lot of people kinda look at me like I'm weird with it, as if we should be leaving the history telling for those who lived through it, but that's how it's getting lost. The young have to carry it and pass it too." She looks very impassioned as she speaks, though not in an intimidating way.
She purses her lips a little bit then, "I shouldn't be the one to deliver it though. The vibe I give off is very inflammatory. I'm great at giving a speech, but it's not for this. It needs a lot more care. You have to know which battles require which amount of force."
She waves her hand off a little though, that weird distant look gone as she smiles again, "I suppose we'll just have to see what happens with all of it. I'm excited to be working on it with the girls either way."
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