maybe it's a cruel joke on me, whatever [Jenny]

[Victoria Heart]

The bar was pretty dark apart from the glow of the occasional phone. Victoria Heart's was included, the light blue offsetting the indigo of her rather tight dress, and matching her eyes as they scanned the time. Just as she had suspected; it had been way too long to justify the wait she was dealing with. She had sent a couple of texts checking up on Aiden, making sure she wasn't in some sort of trouble (you never knew with Tintagel), but given she received nothing...despite the fact that this was an entirely new experience for her, she was going to have to accept the fact that she was probably not going to show up.

Some probably would be overthinking the entire previous interaction, wondering what they had done wrong to deserve something like this. She could easily see Nancy going down that train of thought (and if she ever did, whomever stood her up would probably be found trembling with a bunch of marks from all the thorns she had tied them up with). Hell, there were probably a few moments in that conversation where she could see Aiden making this decision.

The thing was, however? Tori knew there was no excuse for this, at least not in terms of anything Tori had said or done. If Aiden didn't want this, she should've just fucking said so, and if she wasn't going to, she was no great loss. She scoffed, muttering, "Well, crossing you off the list, then," and then putting her phone back in her clutch, to be left untouched until further notice.

Her typical charming smile returned as she leaned towards the bartender and asked, "Hey, two zombies, would you please? I'd especially love it if you had some cranberry juice in it, it's the closest to the berries in Wonderland we get here...oh, where's the girl I was waiting for?" She shrugged. "Nowhere, but I'm sure I'll find someone else to join me soon enough...thank you, miss." She was already thinking of how much she ought to tip her. She liked to be generous there, make someone's night even if she somehow struck out...double the order sounded like a good start.

She turned from the bar, crossing her legs as she scanned the crowd for someone to help save the night.

[Jenny]

Jenny was hot and flushed, having spent the last couple of hours dancing up close and personal with a small group of boys she had gathered around her since arriving at the club. It was unsurprising really, her tiny, tight dress barely covered areas that her mother would be horrified to see so nearly on show, and with the very skilled and practiced smiles and hair tossing she'd thrown their way, the poor boys really hadn't stood a chance.

But after a lot of dirty dancing, pressing certain parts of herself against certain parts of them, and more than a few kisses shared between them, Jenny was starting to get bored of the little saps, and really needed a drink. Eventually shaking the group off, who quickly moved onto their next target, she rolled her eyes, hoisting up her strapless dress and making her way over to the bar, her eyes peeled for Todd as she went. She was determined to wear him down, and she knew he was working tonight, but as she reached the bar and couldn't see him she huffed, blowing a strand of hair out of her face and dropping onto a stool beside another girl.

"Shots. Lots of shots." She instructed the bartender, giving the girl beside her a sidelong glance and a smile.

[Victoria Heart]

Sometime around when the newcomer was trying to shake off what was apparently her own little harem (well done, darling), Tori caught a glimpse of her. Even with the poor lighting, she could tell she was gorgeous, and that she clearly had no troubles in showing that off. Tori personally tried to leave more up to the imagination than one might expect from someone like her. She thought it was more fun to lead people towards imagining how she might look without her clothes on, rather than all but offer it...but she could hardly begrudge girls who weren't interested in being subtle. Least of all when it was a good look on them.

What was far more interesting to Tori, because she was a self proclaimed busybody, was the look on the other girl's face as she seemed to scan the bar, almost as if she were expecting someone, and the fact that she was pouting when she clearly hadn't found them. Now that, she hoped, could lead to at least an interesting story for the night, and the fact it would come with such a lovely girl to look at was a glorious bonus.

"Looking for someone?" she asked, returning the smile. "I couldn't help but notice you seemed rather disappointed for a moment there." Just in time, her cocktails were set by her, and she only pulled her gaze away to lift them up. "Don't suppose you want one of these? I'm more than happy to share..."

[Jenny]

Jenny never said no to a free drink, it really didn't matter who was offering. Without questioning, or giving the girl time to change her mind, Jenny's hand swooped in and grabbed the drink, taking a long sip before smiling at the other girl. "Thanks." She said with a smile, as the bartended lined up six shot glasses in front of her and began pouring in something green - Jenny didn't care what shots she got, and the bar staff here knew her well enough now not to ask and just to pour. Once they'd been poured, Jenny pushed three of them towards her companion. "Here, do shots with me." She grinned, throwing her first one back.

"And I was looking for Todd - he's always working, it's weird that he's not here..." She muttered, raising herself up on the stool to scan the bar again. She frowned when there was no sign of him. "Ugh, I told him I was coming out tonight, I can't believe he's not here."

She span around on the stool and leaned back against the bar, crossing her legs and positioning herself so that the majority of her thigh was on show to the dancefloor. Hell, if Todd wasn't going to take advantage of the way she looked tonight, someone else would just have to take his place instead.

[Victoria Heart]

Tori returned the smile and started sipping her own, and she could taste just the right hint of what she was looking for. Oh that bartender was getting an even better tip than she initially thought. "No problem," she remembered to say, just in time to see the shot glasses being slid towards her...oh, she had definitely picked a great companion for the night. She beamed. "Well thank you, don't mind if I do." She set down her zombie (though kept a VERY sharp eye on anyone near her because like hell anyone was sneaking anything into her drink), the threw back a shot.

Just because she was having drinks, however, didn't mean she was going to let that mar her ability to offer an open ear to the disappointed pretty girl...oh, so she was looking for one of the many Todds around here? Seriously, why were there so many of them in this town? Who would name a kid "Todd" anyway? But apparently whichever one she was talking about was one she was very much into. Huh, she wouldn't have thought she was looking for one single person, but that just went to show how rarely appearances told the whole story.

"Well that sucks. I actually got stood up myself, so I get what you mean," she said, offering a sympathetic smile. She was actually about to say she should just forget about Todd for the night, but it looked like, from how much she was showing off those fantastic legs of hers, that this girl was way ahead of her. Yeah, she was definitely impressed with her style.

"I'd say no sense in letting this ruin our night, but clearly you already figured that out." She raised her zombie glass, and proceeded to drain it.

[Jenny]

"Oh, I didn't get stood up." Jenny made sure to quickly correct the girl. She could not have it getting out that she had been stood up, by anyone. "No, I don't get stood up. Todd just said he might be here, whatever." She shot a smile at the girl. "It's not important. It's not like I haven't got other options." She said with a wink, looking out to the dance floor where her harem of guys were still dancing, but regularly looking over to her and gesturing for her to join them again. She gave them a little wave, waggling her fingers at them and blowing them a kiss.

She grabbed another shot and threw it back, before turning her attention back to her new companion. "Sorry you got stood up though." She said, not really sounding sorry at all. "That sucks. But hey, you can have one of mine if you like." She grinned, gesturing to her harem on the dance floor. "I'm Jenny." She introduced herself, following suit and draining her own cocktail glass before downing her final shot.