Loose Lips Gossip - April 2, 2012

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04.02.12 - 9:07 AM Kisses for the Fools A Few Pecks Before You Go Here's some real gossip for you today, darlings. As opposed to what you all made blow up over social media yesterday and then had egg on your face because it was April Fools Day. I don't know why so many of you thought Tony Stark marrying me was the fabulous truth, but a girl can dream, can't she? First in our salacious bag, we have socialite Roxanne Danvers getting back up on her horse. Or two of them at once, my pets. As I broke the news to you precious readers not long ago, our favorite socialite Danvers has Cadet America living with her. Though after a particularly dour dry spell, she seems to be back on the prowl. While her cut blond cutie is there, she also has a dark and mysterious man visiting often. It doesn't matter what time, day or night, girl's getting back on top. Also seen about town is one Alistaire Shaw. While that's not particularly of note, what is is that he seems to have the same woman on his arm wherever he goes. It seems a Miss Alisa LeBeau has thrown her lot in with the one of the least mentionable Shaws. Sometimes, we forget he's even there, but he's out and about now. Of Miss LeBeau, we've picked up she's an art appraiser of some sort. She caters to the rich and famous. With her following a playboy about town, she's either in for a heartbreak or heavy pockets. I'd watch yourself if you're having anything authenticated by her and then it suddenly ends up in Alistaire Shaw's hands. Though let's just hope this is a nasty... rumor. Speaking of Shaws, we come to the most prominent living one we have in town. Miss Stephanie Shaw has apparently moved on from being dumped by the Brazilian Bronco. First it was a string of boys at Columbia. Apparently none of them measured up to her former mug of hot chocolate. Further solidifying that once she went black, she never went back, she's been seen out romancing Brooke Wyngarde. They've been seen together frequently in public and on a romantic dinner date. They were so taken by Languedoc that they bought it. Shortly thereafter, they went to the Diamond District. Together. I hope to score an invite to the impending nuptials. Since it is legal here in New York and in Miss Shaw's native Spain. It has come to my attention that young Miss Erin Sterling, daughter of Ambassador Maximilian Sterling, has been hanging around the young men of 890 Fifth Avenue. With Roxie Danvers oh so slowly getting back into the swing of things, (only two, dear? tut tut) it seems as though the Avengers have a new blonde minx who's been leaving a lot of wet in her wake. And we don't just mean her ability to control water. And finally, our usual Monday treat, which eligible singletons should you try to score by the week's end? No surprise, the number one guy is Tony Stark. Dress yourself up in nothing but strategically placed iPads and turn his head, darlings. If he's not your thing, try someone a little exotic: Marcelo Alencar da Silva. Rumor has it he's been out at a lot of hot nightspots lately. For those looking for the female persuasion, let's not forget brains and beauty as I have it on good authority Valeria Richards is still single. She appears a little down right now, but the right man could turn that frown upside down. Equally as lovely but a bit more hot-tempered is Eva Worthington. While she has been seen dressing down a few cabbies lately, it's nice to know a girl who knows what she wants and has a nice set of lungs. Don't you think, my cinnamon sticks? And that's the tidbits I have for this Monday. Let's be back on Wednesday with even more to talk about. Mwah, darlings!

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[hellfire_empath]

"Brooke," she said, taking Brianna's hand. "Brooke Wyngarde." She attempted a warm smile at Danielle, with whom Brooke hadn't spoken all that much since their first meeting, and rose politely from her seat. "You don't have to knock when I'm in the room, Danielle. It's your room, too." Yes, she realized that she had amends to make with her fellow empath.

She just didn't know how. Brooke wasn't exactly the amending sort.

[frostfurlady]

"Hello, Brianna. Okay, Brooke." She does appreciate that Brooke's rather attempting, in her way.

[kinetic_assault]

"Nice to meet you, Brooke." Brianna said. And then she realized that Brooke and Danielle were roommates and realized she must have been more angry than knew to just barge into their room.

"I'm really sorry about this. I usually don't go barging into people's rooms. I was just really out of it earlier. I didn't mean to impose." she said, rising from her seat.

"I should probably go."

[hellfire_empath]

"No, please," Brooke said. "You didn't impose at all. As long as Danielle doesn't mind, I'd love for you to stay for a chat." She realized, after all, the need for friends within the Institute. It couldn't just be her and Stephanie all the time.

Despite what Miss Report seemed to be suggesting.

[frostfurlady]

"Aye, 'tis quite all right. What where ye talking about, if you don't mind my asking?"

[kinetic_assault]

"Okay, if you say so. But don't forget to handle that issue." Brianna said.

"Danielle, we were talking about some miserable journalist who gets her kicks writing lies about people." Brianna said. "She gives journalists a bad name, actually."

[frostfurlady]

"Och, that's dreadful! Perhaps people should call their solicitors? Granny once had Mummy's blood-father prosecuted for libel."

Achievement unlocked! Danielle thought of a normal Midgard thing to do in the circumstance. Even if she had no idea of the differences between U.S. and U.K. libel laws.

[hellfire_empath]

"I joked about buying the paper, but that would probably set this anonymous writer free to write even worse things on the internet," Brooke said. "Besides, buying something that displeased me was what got me, at least, into this mess in the first place."

She sat back down in her comfy armchair and smiled at Danielle. "Though getting everyone who's ever appeared in the Loose Lips column and having them simultaneously sue the paper would be something to see, sure."

[kinetic_assault]

Brianna chuckled. "Yeah, I bet they'd verify their stories a little closer after losing a few million dollars." she said.

[frostfurlady]

Danielle listens to them both and nods to parts. But then, canting her head in near-canine confusion, "Thou ist in trouble for buying something? Didst thou forget the silver plastic?"

[hellfire_empath]

"Oh, no. I never leave home without the silver plastic. Or the black one, either. Or the blue or the green." She had a lot of different credit cards, that Brooke. "No, a friend and I went to lunch, and when we found some of the things on the menu not to our liking, we bought the restaurant to have the offending items removed," Brooke said, as though it were an everyday occurrence. "We went to the Diamond District afterwards, and the reporter, hearing of the incident, surmised that my friend and I are lovers, which is the trouble."

[frostfurlady]

"Och, well that was rude of her, aye." Buying the restaurant to alter the menu doesn't faze Danielle much. She's used to her family's owning most of anything that can be owned in a pretty wide radius, so she doesn't really have much basis for finding it Brooke's approach odd. Such things are no business of theirs anyway, until a betrothal is announced."

[kinetic_assault]

Brianna didn't say much regarding the talk of money. She had a good deal of her own, but it was her mother's in truth. Her father was more of a vagabond, though he also had his own stash of hand cash lying around for emergencies.

"Well, you and your friend are not lovers but the three of us and your friend, know that. Is this going to cause you any trouble outside of that specific situation you mentioned?" Brianna asked Brooke.

[hellfire_empath]

"It really shouldn't. I haven't had much of a social life lately, and in any case, my father's in London and Mother ran away and hid when he appeared in town a couple of months ago to, you know, tell me that I was his daughter."

[frostfurlady]

"Och! That's horrid. What is it with Midgard fathers not telling people they're their fathers from the start?"

[kinetic_assault]

"I don't really know, Danielle. I'm really glad my mother and father got along so well, suddenly." Brianna said.