Marinalia Romus Olympus "Mali" & Victoria Darya Romus "Vika"
Swan songs to Hesphestus Manor Art show . Saturday Evening . Park View district .
Marinalia remembered her day at work before. They had seen her earlier leaving with Xia from a alittle lunch prior, well mini date and or so? Was it a date, a lunch with a girlfriend... Well in the most exact sense of the word. Her mind was plain swimming with coniations and versions anyway. Well work... A certain Katy Perry song had been played a few times, it was hard to escape that particular cat was out the bag alot faster than she hoped. That and a few Suprised people who never expected her to either lean that way, or disappointed glance from a cute finish guy who had fancied her. Someone might get a laugh from the song. At least she did not mind the artist...
It was not like she had hidden things though she had to admit, lunch holding hands on the way out and so... She should have known... Or part of her wnated to be honest about things. What was the real point in lieing to work all the time? Not like she was doing anything wrong.
Her wandering thoughts where soon distracted away by Xia in a rather pleasant way, and her reaction... Well she knew she would be safe tonight, or at least have back up this time of they wanted to start a fight or argument. Contently with her slate grey eyes twinkling into hers, she really was feeling more natural than she expected about all this. Marinalia still blushed a little pink at the complement.
"Thanks, I may have to go shopping. Your my guest. Your far more welcome than they are. Don, t be took good." . Smiling, she was a tad cheaky and headed to see what trouble awaited them, or suprises.
Meeting Maria, well she as at the party and wanted Xia to feel welcome plus her mum... Well she was kinda important in her life to say the least. Turning round, Maria,s black dress glittered with many little crystals. Maria smiled with a very English accent quite warmly toned. She was glad to know Xia seemed far nicer than a few of Marlins past mistakes.
"Miss, making me feel young there. Not complaining! Nearly be Mrs in a few weeks. Beuterful is my daughter tonight, you two have fun. Leave the pretenchous arty types to me girls." Happy she met someone nice, even if abit Suprised by her change, long as she was happy. She was not one of these ones obsessed entirely with one goal of grand children and huge families.
" Thanks Mum, but I get my looks from you. Im sure I can handle a few but a alittle interference is more than welcome. " shrugging, some of the society types she did not want to deal wrih tonight, and get some time with Xia, not like they lacked it but... They had no reasons to be running of early, or work to get back to tonight. Victoria had not always been so sure but it made sense somehow, after getting over the suprise.. Well they worked.
"Just looking out for my older sister, I'm glad Marlin met you, and I think we may see each other fairly often at this rate. " Victoria accent was tinged with Russian but no threat and a alittle bit of a joke. Yep well they certainly where not exactly using the spare room last time.
Victoria was watching events a alittle nervous, they where not exactly friends about and she always was conchous of who was allies or potentially not, being more frail she had learned to use any advantage you had. Spotting Marcus and Reya she gave them a wave but Milos, s suddon Aperence Suprised her. Well not in a sens ebut she was not sure how to deal with this situation, things had been messy... And she had tried to avoid the mess till she could make sense of it all. Slightly unsteady on her feet a second, she might by kissing the floor in heals, but thankfully she chose flats. Holding onto a chair she closed her eyes a second and called before carrying on and kept a free hand on a solid object. She still had bad spells, though they often... Annoyingly tired to stress and emotions or tiredness. Oh Marcus.. They did not exactly start on a good footing.
"I Don t bite, hey, Mali, oh Marlin said you where pretty good.
Welcome to our home, I'm Victoria and my sister is the one in backless white number" The girl was definitely cute, and they looked happy, wait she recognised her from the night club? Marcus was failing to chat her up or so, luckily he got past that phase.
"Don, t worry, I'm taken tonight . This eggs all yours miss... Have fun." in truth greeting a few people was a good distraction from Paige, whom she really decided was not one to antagonise too much and Siobhan who well, a distence might help. Cursing slightly, she could not hide her little instability as much as she liked to. Victoria gave Ashton a friendly wave and endeveres to talk to her later, well maybe once this rush calmed down and Hannah Solo was more distracted. She did not reconise the others quite, the village was not quite that small.
Without really intending, she caught Milos gaze a second, even behind the blaxk hair, and a new blue cocktail dress in a pallete she could not pull off before, well she could not hide some of her frailties and sipped a glass of a decent German white wine, her off hand resting against a chair, Paige was definitely dating him, that probed Siobhan words... She was not just playing games on that point.
Meanwhile, Paiges display and overt threat had Made Marinalia a little nervous, not for other things but she really did not want to ruin there first propper date with some past event blown out of proportion. Xia did help her calm down but put a alittle more pressure on her hand drawing some balence off her. The stunt was fancy, and showy... Impressive even with her nerves. Being polite as she could be anyway. Situation between the sisters and the friends was somewhat a tentertieve truce.
"Bravo, I've not seen that done many times. Quite different to what I was taught. " The Siobhan floored her... Well floored her by a good mile with that slight... Huge suprise. She never expected that! Feeling a arm round her waist and a alittle brushing the skin of her well toned back in the rather not so conservatively cut dress making her mind wander a fraction.
"umm, well I never quite fully apcepted the fact till I met Xia. But explain a few train wreck choices... " deciding a partial honesty, she really did not trust to her admit her true answer to anyone bar Xia or Family. She knew she had moments, especially when drunk she had ended a alittle friendly with female friends but passed it off as being well, drunk and abit silly.
"That makes tonight a alittle easier. This Cities a village I swear Siobhan! Of course, you are tonight's main attraction, or is the art? " adding slightly playfully. She did not know why Siobhan did that or if she was true or not but played along and hid her doubts beneath a layer of distractions.
"a contenous point, but I Don,t begrudge you two, fairs fair, you want your handsome boyfriend , he can come. Maybe lunch first, Joel might not think I was so well intentioned. Though as you say... No threat! " Well Marlin was a alittle unsure how he would react and all but kept that locked behind her a upper class English accent and fell into her best heiress layers of politely handling it without drama, even of suprise made her far less eloquent than Siobhan.
Turning back to Xia, she let the suprise go and dropped her somewhat layers of protection round her feelings and thoughts, slightly Suprised and rested against her girlfriends arm a second, well she was Suprised she was even able to think like that so easily, but a few things did start to make sense. Retuning the low whisper
"no clue at all... Hopefully just Gossip. Paige is cold but fair... Begrudgingly... Milos decent, should keep things somewhat in line." shaking her head, she had ernough feeling strange and had a kind and rather attractive women on her arm, what's the worst they could do? Maybe not that as a question.. The art did not apeeal, well not all of it. A particularly winter scene however of the park reminded her of home... She was a wealthier woman than she let on by a good margin because her grandmother was a very capable woman who left her some very reliable investments. She never met her. But Marinalia had definitely looked after her namesake. That one she would have to put a quiet bid on. Retuning a small wave to Milo, she kept her distence deciding not want a repeat of her previous confusion.
Maria noticed despite what people sometimes thught, things definitely where a alittle tense, and also noticed the slightly coded glance, nod and so to one painting. It did remind her of the Olympus Estate back in England. Noting that one down. Well that would definitely suprise Siobhan, in a intresting way.
Victoria saw the crowds gathering, the art show was more popular than she thought, even in a area where there was not the same facilities for transit and parking. A woman in a rather daring but attractive dress, another and a date in a Indian inspired outfit. It certainly was a wide range of people for sure who had come, and everyone was dressed to impress. Swing Milo Paige and Siobhan laughing away after leaving Marinalia who looked... Confused but happy, well that was a real enigma... Sliding slightly to the side out way of the rush, she reconised the canes snow flake guard and very distinct design. Was he giving it to her, or some form of taunt? So many enigmas, she was going to have a headache before the wine gave her one. Looking over to Marcus, she relised she was lost in thought a second.
"Sorry, just needed to get out of traffic. I'm just a alittle less steady on my feet. Not drunk. I just need a few minutes to regain my balence. " explaining a tad embarrassed her health acted up now, she did not want go give up and resort to a cane, but really did not want to look like a alcoholic... Brushing over her social worries, she decided to try and forget those for now.
A little thought to go say hi, but... That would be... Well she barely knew where she stood and was not exactly among friends. Her self preservation decided that better off having a quiet word without them so directly involved. Impossible to utterly avoid but maybe if the patrons disgraced Siobhan abit... Then there was the... Late like any rockstar Ethan... She one what she was getting into, but still. She did not do her makeup, buy a new dress and more just to make small talk...
Marinalia shaken out her confusion a second by the. Sudden arrival but noticed someone... Yeah the drink girl they saved.
"I remember her.. She was drunk, we finally met properly. " thanks to her, well somthing happened. Following Xia over, she might least be more friendly, the woman with a strange name. Admitly the fact they where holding Hands, and rather obviously, there was not much hiding the fact they seemed protective of each other in diffrent ways, Xia was more fire but Marlin did hide a rather defensive streak for family or those whom she valued and was close to. Approaching the woman in the striking pearl dress, a rather dramatic cut to the front, and not much behind. It definitely was dramatic.
"Hey, or you might not remember me. Metal. Club night? You where a alittle ready for home.. That dress looks stunning by the way. I may have got arrested that night!
Hey Ashton! No crying into a bar tonight needed, welcome to our home. Happy memories this time, this is my kinda... Well. Is Girlfriend Xia. Long story either way... " The words still did not quite come out but a small peck on cheek from Xia and there comfort with each other and a arm round marlins waist. Ashton was a strange egg, but she was unlike many here genuine and meant well even if she made a mistake. She could least try and show it was not all risking drama bursting out or overly Confusing apologies. She genuinely wnated to just have a good time, Xia to... And maybe end the night with a cuddle, maybe a alittle more, she would just have to experiment. This all was new for her. Not that it was any distrust in Xia, she was one who first invited her to bed that night things turned cold.
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