A Charity Gala to End Whatever Important Thing

[ngm_miscellaneous]

New York City high society had been absolutely buzzing over this April's charity gala by a certain Mr. Tony Stark. It was seen as exclusive, or as exclusive as his 200 person guest list could be. Some invitations were a given, like Tony's daughter Alexa, whereas others came from what the party planners figured as the right people to make the party memorable or talked about.

The charity event was for the charitable arm of Stark Inc., Stark International. Despite being for charity, it was also seen as a good way for businesses to be seen and network.

The event was held at the Hudson in the Library and Private Park space. It would comfortably fit the people into its 2,600 Square Feet.

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Library 1

[ngm_miscellaneous]

The bar was in this half of the massive room. As well as the interior entrance and exit.

[avengingwarbird]

The perks of being the daughter of one of the city's most illustrious magazine editors was that Roxie Danvers was invited to almost any important event in the city - after all, there was the fact that the events needed good write-ups, and with Roxie in attendance, there was no way that Carol Danvers' magazine could ignore the event. Of course, given who was throwing this party, Roxie would have been invited regardless.

She gently lifted the hem of her hot pink and black lace gown, ensuring that she didn't rip the delicate fabric, as she walked up to the bar and ordered herself a raspberry flirtini, twirling a lock of her honey blonde hair around a perfectly manicured finger.

Ever since Joe Rogers had entered Roxie's life, the Avenger had started feeling more herself. Enough so that she'd actually reverted back to her natural blonde hair colour. It was lovely, what a little bit of Olympian magic could do for a girl's hair colour.

She smiled and turned to the party, surveying the crowd. Many were faces she hadn't seen in awhile. This was her first party since the Kreenapping, after all, and it was a Roxie with a very different mindset from before who was gracing the event. No more crazy drunken antics this time - or ever again.

[stormy_skrull]

Mary was here in part as a representative of the Future Foundation. And the dress was actually real, rather than shapeshifted, which was a rare enough thing for her.

And then... great. Roxie. Of course she'd be here.

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[soulstealingstark]

Alexa wasn't hugely excited about these kinds of things, but was rather obligated to be there. Which is probably why she chose silver flats despite wearing a very formal, bump-showing ballgown.

Her feet needed to be comfortable after all.

[aqua_gambit]

Remi was beside his woman in her bump-showing ballgown. He was at this party as Alexa's date and not the Future Foundation representative. He was wearing a white vest over a purple shirt paired with some purple pants. Though he was sans shoes and floating an inch off the ground.

"So, are these surfacer parties any livelier than the dull ones in Atlantis where I had to behave or else?"

Library 2

[ngm_miscellaneous]

This half of the library was where the stringed quartet was playing. There was a small dance floor set up, but the space was mostly for mingling.

[avengeriniron]

Carefully skirting the bar, Tony took up a position in the room with the musicians. As a general rule, he didn't particularly enjoy this sort of elbow rubbing, schmoozing. He was good at it, but he didn't have to like it.

He was on his best behavior tonight, making the rounds and drumming up funds for his latest charity venture.

[legacy_of_evil]

Norman Osborn's entrance garnered several stares and many pictures from the paparazzi upon his arrival. They had questions, of course. How did he manage to cure Lupus? What was next for OsCorp?

All he did was smile and walk past them, not feeling inclined to engage in their inane banter or give them fuel for their idle gossip.

He entered the library and went to the bar. A drink wouldn't do anything for him but nursing a drink would make him seem human, wouldn't it?

Yes, he needed to seem human for a bit this evening.

[valeria_richards]

It was rather easy to slip into the party after she given she the invitation at the door. She flashed the pretty smile that had been hidden since. Well... since perhaps Honolulu? Of course that hadn't been for a Gala. That had been for saving a city and culture and... so many other things.

The last time she was at a party was simply her own if she recalled. But there were so many things to remember. But bright smile, turn down a hall and well. Gone. Gone for 20 minutes before suddenly shimmering to the side of one of her father's old comrades and someone who felt just as uncomfortable as she. She knew. MIT types never liked parties without drinking and considering Mr. Stark...

"Good evening, Mr. Stark. Long time no see."

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[iced_cherub]

Bobbi was staying by the wall after slipping away from Brooke, she felt under dressed in the green dress she wore, unused to dressing up as much as she had.

It was a grown up event, but she didn't mind, in her bag she had stuffed a sketchbook and was currently staying out of the way sketching the quartet. She shifted a little uneasily, her wings were hidden with the device she had been given, but she still felt worried about how others would react if they did get exposed. Getting up she tucked the book into her bag, and went to get a soda knowing most of the servers only had alcoholic drinks.

Re: Library 2

[light_as_a_rock]

Eva made her way through the crowd, stopping here and there to chat. This party was great for networking, but really, she was here to relax as much as possible... and drop off a nice fat check from Worthington, of course.

She walked up to the bar. "Ah'd like a mojito, please."

Library Garden

[ngm_miscellaneous]

Outside of the three french doors was an immaculately kept garden. The unseasonably warm weather at this time of year made the spot seem more welcoming.

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[hellfire_empath]

Brooke Wyngarde - she was seriously considering legally changing her name to Brooke de la Rocha - stood outside in the garden, a glass of sparkling pink champagne in her right hand. She breathed in deeply, and looked around, watching party-goers mingle. She saw Roxie Danvers off in the distance and grimaced lightly, turning away from her, even if there was something going on between Brooke and Roxie's brother Alexander.

She reached up to ensure that her updo was still in place and then gently smoothed down her beige and autumn red ballgown.

She'd texted Stephanie not five minutes ago and told her where she'd be. This would be the first time that she was meeting Stephanie's mysterious Brazilian boytoy, and Brooke wanted to make a good, elegant impression.

Given that, she drained her champagne and handed the empty flute over to the nearest waiter and waited.

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[pyroprincess]

Stephanie had an excellent native sense of direction and had homed in swiftly enough to the location where Brooke was, Marcelo on her arm- and the "lead" between them being highly dubious at best. Along the way, she'd acquired a glass of red wine with the sort of effortless aplomb that came with being a Shaw.

It was a fortunate thing too, because truth be told, she was not particularly enamoured with champagne. She tended to find white wines in general rather insipid.

Seeing Brooke, she smiled broadly and walked Marcelo over to her, the sight of the much smaller woman dragging along her boyfriend probably more than a little amusing.

"Brooke." Stephanie's face lit up as she got closer to her friend, exchanging the inevitable air kisses before a much more genuine hug. "You look absolutely stunning as always." She stepped back slightly, before gesturing towards Marcelo.

"And, at very long last ... Brooke, this is Marcelo. Marcelo, Brooke." She hoped the two would hit it off well. Tension between two people so key in her life was not something she needed. Frankly, she had enough problems as it was.

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[light_as_a_rock]

(Continued from here)

"Related to him?" Eva raised an eyebrow. This wouldn't be the first time someone had tried the "relative" trick to scam some of the Worthington money. "What do you mean?"

Re: Library Garden

[iced_cherub]

"I was... well some of his DNA runs through me. Look, I'm not looking for anything from him... Maybe meeting him in person, but I'm okay if he wouldn't want to meet me." She glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention to them before she exposed the wings. They were a lot smaller than his wingspan. "You can call Dr. McCoy he did the blood tests. Would he have a reason to lie about something like this? I mean they were friends..." She wouldn't tell about her other parent, after all it wasn't that important at the moment right?

Re: Library Garden

[valeria_richards]

The Gardens wasn't quite a place of escape. Everyone who wanted to escape the madness probably went out here with everyone else who was going crazy and pretending they weren't. It helped that Valeria had means of escaping if she didn't want to be seen. But not as much as she would want. She had a date.

Her cousin, not her blood cousin but cousin enough for her. She brought Ryan.

She looked adorable enough, fresh and young enough in the peach bandeau dress she wore with a simple black stole and matching pink peach heels. When she arrived she flashed her smile brightly, as if nothing had changed. Questions about her parents but she smiled, shook her head, and pretended she had nothing better to do. Oh, the pointed out the singleness but she didn't care.

That's what you're supposed to do when coming out of the word work. Smile. Pretend. She didn't think she'd be any good but Valeria was shocking herself. She clutched to a Roy Rogers as she quietly people watched. Though she did warn Ryan she'd be off in the Gardens for a while to get her breath and regain her composure before drifting to cameras and people she knew.

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[realstarpower]

Ryan surveyed the crowd around him. Beautiful women. Great looking guys. Impossibly rich, most of them. He was aware that a good section of this crowd probably also wore their spandex costumes beneath their elegant finery, or they were wearing something created out of unstable molecules that could suddenly switch from elegant to practical.

For his part, Ryan carried in his hand a strawberry nojito and looked - if he thought so himself - quite stunning in his casually undone tuxedo.

"How's it feel, dipping ye old toe back into the social whirlpool?"

Library Garden 3

[ngm_rogues]

Parties.

Parties were fun. Parties were full of drunk people staggering about their daily, insignificant lives, supposing that they were having so much fun and that they could distract themselves from the nastiness, brutishness and shortness of their lives.

Well.

At first the skinny guy looked almost pitiable, and then one could see the slow trickle of blood out of his nose and the crazy bloodshot look in his eyes.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the elite ... all you bright young things of the oppressing classes ..." He took a glass of champagne from a waiter's hand and bolted it down. "You came here to have a party. Well, be careful what you wish for."

Hopped up on a shocking variety and high dosage of stimulants, he'd stayed up for over a week solid. His power was near its very peak, at a level that demanded the respect he'd been denied in his life. He began using that hideous power, planting images, sensations and emotions into minds.

"Every single one of you has a scorpion inside you that obeys my will. If you so much as think nasty thoughts at me, the scorpion will sting you from the inside. Get it too mad, and it'll come out to say hi to Daddy. Through. You."

He laughed maniacally and started to walk towards the group where Brooke, Stephanie, Alexander and the others were.

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[iced_cherub]

As probably the youngest there when she heard the voice she looked at the man.

Hearing what he said though she visually cringed because ew bugs in her? This feathery blond isn't fond of that idea. The glass of sparkling cider in her hand, well it explodes from rapid expansion because ice fills more space than liquids.

Part of her wonders if now would be a good time to see if she has a icy form like one of her genetic donors. If nothing else at least she knows she can handle temperatures too cold for the bug.

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[light_as_a_rock]

Eva is too lost in her own thoughts to immediately notice the amphetamine fueled lunatic advancing on them.

But she did notice the exploding glass.

"What... what did you do that for?"

She raised her hand to the side of her head, confused. Eva's conscious mind didn't realize it was under attack yet, but some instinct did, and kicked in her powers. The bench she was sitting on creaked and groaned as her weight increased along with her density.

She frowned hard.

Non-Alcoholic Library 2

[ngm_rogues]

Charlatan had managed to talk his way into this party. He always had a gift for selling himself higher than he was. This party would be a great place for money. All these people with it, ripe for the plucking. Tony Stark throws a party, well, everyone dresses to the nines with precious things to impress the others.

He leaned on his cane and eyed the room. Well, time to start some confusion. Charlatan reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out an ashtray. He casually flicked it toward the floor. It hit with a soft clunk and managed to skid a bit away from Charlatan.

Once the ashtray stopped, it started hissing out thick, black smoke.

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[wateronthebrain]

Erin had finally settled into the the party. She just had to mingle for a few hours and put on a good show even if she hated parties.

The smoke threw her right off guard. Who expected a party to get crashed by robbers? Certainly not her. The youngest Avenger at the library is going to be pretty surprised.

"What's going on?"

Alcoholic Library

[legacy_of_evil]

The sound of a jet engine became audible when he got within a few hundred feet of the building. Few of the guests probably paid it little attention when they heard it.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Many of the guests looked around in confusion, some covering their ears as they heard what could only be described as laughter.

When wall behind the bar exploded, throwing glass and people about the area that finally got everyone's attention.

A monster not seen in New York for many years hovered into the room on his goblin glider as he looked around the room, smiling maniacally.

"All you parasites with more money than brains are a cancer on humanity. I'm here to operate." the Green Goblin said.

And with that, he tossed a pumpkin bomb toward the opposite end of the room, right at the feet of Joe Rogers.

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[the_next_avenger]

Joe saw the bomb coming but damn if old school chivalry didn't override his common sense just then.

"Roxanne, get down!" he said, trying to push his girlfriend out of the way of the explosion.