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A Charity Gala to End Whatever Important Thing

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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There was a time, not too long ago, when Roxie would have seen Mary and would have glared icy daggers at her, even insulted her. It was a Kree/Skrull thing.

That time had long since passed. Instead, Roxie smiled at Mary invitingly. They were, after all, colleagues, in a way, being superheroes. She wouldn't make the first move to walk over to Mary, though. Given the history of their people, Roxie didn't want to do something that could potentially come off as a threat and cause a scene.

Joe arrived a bit later than he wanted, having had to find a suit after everything that had gone down not long ago. He adjusted his tie and walked into the building, keeping his eyes on things as he did.

He wasn't comfortable with high-society shindigs but Roxanne would be here, so Joe wanted to be supportive and friendly. Besides, it was a chance to be seen with her. He wasn't going to pass that up.

Roxie grinned at Joe and walked up to him, the delicate chiffon of her gown swishing gently. She held up a finger to Mary (not that finger), indicating that she'd be with her in a moment before wrapping her arms around Joe.

"I honestly didn't expect you to come," she said, kissing him on the cheek. "But I'm glad you did."

Joe smiled and kissed Roxie on the cheek in return, hugging her close.

"Seeing you smile was worth it. It's still a little weird but you're someone here that I know. And Mr. Stark is around here somewhere, too. So now I don't feel so weird. I think Sammy will show up, too." Joe said.

"You having a good time so far?" he asked.

"I just got here a few minutes ago, but it's nice so far." There were some stares and whispers, which were par for the course, considering the fact that this was Roxie's first social outing in awhile. She leaned into Joe, slipping her hand into his and squeezing it warmly. "Better when you're around, but that goes without saying." Roxie paused. "I realize that you've probably never met Alexa, Tony's daughter." Most people tended to call him Mr. Stark or Uncle Tony. Roxie was one of the few to just directly call him by his first name.

"I...think I remember her. The short little redhead that always needed parts for her laser cannon?" Joe asked with a laugh. Any child of Tony Stark's was probably blessed with knowledge of mechanics. Joe had to learn the hard way and he was nowhere in the league of a Stark.

He held Roxie's hand as he looked around.

"So, who else should I know around here? I figure if we do this more often, I'm gonna run into the same people over and over, right?"

Okay, so Roxie had a new boytoy. Crap. She should probably know who that was, because he looked familiar. And she actually seemed to be fairly civil.

Had Roxie been replaced by a Skrull? Could she tell when people were Skrulls? Was that a thing that she did? Probably not.

"I think that intermingling with some of the other city's heroes wouldn't be the worst place to start," Roxie said, waving Mary over.

She really wanted a fresh start with the Imaginaut, and though they hadn't had a ton of interaction lately, Roxie wanted to make amends. After all, the Kree turned out to be so far beneath the standard she'd always held them up to.

"You really don't mind all of this being part of your life, though?"

"No, I don't mind. Mom and Dad think I need to be more visible anyway." Joe said. He didn't know why he needed to be more visible but if it meant hanging out with Roxie from time to time, he'd do it.

"I keep forgetting how often you do this stuff. You'll have to give me a few pointers along the way so that I don't offend anyone with my rough edges." he joked.

Mary put on her best friendly smile as she approached Roxie and her date.

"Roxie," she said, politely. "So good to see you again."

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"No way to be more visible than at one of Tony Stark's public things," Roxie said softly, a glimmer in her eye as Mary approached them.

"You too, Mary," Roxie said warmly, if uncertainly. She didn't know how this conversation would go, to be honest. "You look fantastic." She stepped back one step and then said, "By the way, this is Joe Rogers. Joe, this is Mary Storm."

Joe smiled at Mary, offering a hand. "Hey, Mary. Nice to meet you. Storm...like Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four?" Joe asked cautiously.

Great. He was a total hottie. Of course.

"You look good too," she told Roxie, being polite. "Likewise, Joe," she added shaking his hand. "And yeah, that's my pop. Rogers? Like Steve Rogers?"

Roxie hesitated for a moment before answering. She knew that things between Joe and Steve weren't the greatest in the world, but at the same time, she also realized that Joe was trying to tear himself away from the shadows and darkness that had engulfed his life as of late, and that Joe wanted to be a part of the world that she inhabited.

A world that had many, many social situations.

"That would be him, yes," Roxie smiled.

"Yeah, he's my dad. Awesome guy, even when he's lecturing you." Joe joked.

"How are you liking the party tonight, Mary?" he asked.

Joe sensed that something was a little off here but he wasn't sure what it was for several minutes. Then he remembered hearing something about the Skrulls and the Kree and how they weren't all buddy-buddy...

Oh. Damn.

He suddenly wondered if this moment could get any more awkward.

"So far so good," Mary said. She needed to get her rhythm back. Not playing "I can insult you more" with Roxie was throwing off her game.

That wasn't intentionally what Roxie was going for, but she could tell that Mary was feeling a little twitchy. They usually bantered lightly for a minute or two before their verbal arguments got, well, ugly.

"I know, I'm weirding you out," she said after a long pause. "I promise, it's not me setting you up for something horrible."

"What?" Mary asked. "Me? Worry?"

Okay, she let out a breath.

"Okay, who are you and what have you done with Roxie? Are you a Skrull? Because you have to tell me if you're a Skrull. It's in the handbook."

"On this matter, I feel like I have a little knowledge. I can vouch for sure that Roxanne isn't a Skrull." Joe said.

"Unless you catch her getting out of bed at 5:30am. Then she's a bear. An angry, but rather cute, bear." he teased.

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"I'll never be a real morning person," Roxie laughed. "It's why I was always late for school. The headmistress at Woodbridge hated me because of that." She warmly squeezed Joe's hand and then shook her head lightly. "No. I'm...turning over a new leaf," she said. "The Kree turned out not to be who I thought they were, and so I'm distancing myself from them a little bit." She then added, "I'm sorry about our mutual past, Mary. The things I'd said to you? A lot of them were undeserved and terrible."

yeabutwut? She didn't even know Roxie knew how to apologize.

She sheepishly rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, well, I may have been a little... kinda... hard myself. So... yeah. I'm sorry too."

Joe let the women discuss their past, staying silent as he didn't think levity was necessary now. It looked like they were starting over and he admired Roxanne for admitting that she'd been wrong about someone.

Mary also seemed pretty cool. If he ever saw Tommy again, maybe he'd set them up. He'd ask Roxanne about it later.

Roxie had become someone who was full of surprises these days.

"So, we can start over then? Because it's beyond wrong that we're both heroes in this city who fight each other, you know? We should be directing our strength in other directions."

In spite of herself, Mary allowed herself to smile.

One more whore joke for good luck? she considered. Nah, not with her boyfriend around. Good taste too. ...Where is Griff?

She held out a hand. "Deal."

"Mary!" Griffin looks.... good. The suit he is in is well cut and very classic looking. It isn't over priced looking.

He has a small clear box that has some kind of flower in it. At a glance it can't quite be identified. "I'm so sorry I'm late. I was finishing a special project."

He smiles shyly. "For you."

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