The Perk, Saturday Morning

[icecoldfrost]

Emma had gotten an interesting message when she'd check her phone last night between bouts of club-hopping with Candy, and thus she was back at Fandom today after spending all-night Portal-hopping. Playing with Portals while drunk was possibly not her best idea ever, but here she was.

She'd swept into The Perk, sending the more experienced baristas diving for cover and leaving her with some bit of fresh meat who just about cried. Good. She could use the tears to sweeten her ridiculously over-fancy drink while she figured out what do to about her caller.

[Open post, come and fortify yourself with caffeine for your visitors!]

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[icecoldfrost]

For those who do not wish to deal with the Frost Clan scions in all their early-morning bitchery glory.

Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

Emma had barely sat down and gotten out her PDA when a familiar blond figure sauntered in to place his own order at the counter before coming to join her.

"I heard that," she said neutrally, sipping at her latte. "Stop charging things to my account without asking."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Just remember you love me, when you get the hotel bill with my room service charge," Christian replied smugly, shoving his sister over so he could sit next to her in the booth. "But I needed a phone to call you, and it would have been beyond rude to just drop-in on that boyfriend of yours without sending my card around first."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

Emma rolled her eyes. "You don't have a card, and never did," she reminded him, falling into their familiar patterns so easily. "What would you even put on it, anyway?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Christian Frost, Professional Fuck-Up, and your phone number," he retorted. "Or my phone number, if you buy me a phone this weekend."

"Although I think my little sister is trying to steal my title."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"Cordelia tries to steal everything that isn't nailed down, and even that isn't enough to deter her most of the time," Emma replied, deliberately misunderstanding him. "But I might be convinced to get you your own phone for the weekend."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

Christian nonchalantly reached over and wacked Emma across the back of her head. "Wrong little sister," he said mildly.

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"I'm older than you, and of a height," Emma sniffed haughtily. "I'm not a 'little' sister anymore."

Logic, Christian, she has it.

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Sorry, Ems, you were little when I kicked it, so little sister you stay," Christian said, brooking no room for negotiation. "I know you like to pretend you don't have a single sentimental bone in your body, but I know better. Stop being a colossal pill and give me a hug already."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[glacial_queen]

Why would Karla want to avoid the Frost children? She adored bitchery!

"Kiss kiss, darling," she said, breezing in, Kayla in arms. "Fancy getting to the island and feeling you on it. Two weekends in a row, Fandom must be up to its tricks."

She wasn't going to specify which tricks, yet, as she wasn't sure if Emma was in hard denial mode. She knew the only person that would be visiting Emma on a weekend like this; what she didn't know was how Emma would be feeling about it.

"So of course I had to come here immediately and make sure you left enough coffee for the rest of us."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"This place is a madhouse and I'm not sure how she survived it. I'd ground her to New York, but she's just as likely to get in over her head there," a helpful voice offered, and it was a male face that swung around to look out of the booth at Karla.

"Emma, darling, who's your little Teen Mom friend?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[glacial_queen]

"Well, there's no doubt about the relation there," Karla said, taking a seat at their table anyway. "Hush, darling, don't talk back to your elders or I'll make you sit at the kiddie table."

She went to send an order on a psychic thread, only to pause and say, "Emma. Did you really have to make another one cry?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"You're my age-ish, hence that makes him older. Clearly being dead has scrambled what little brains his drug habit didn't kill," Emma said dryly. "And yes, I did, I have a reputation to maintain."

"Christian, Karla. Karla, as you've guessed, Christian. I'd tell you both to behave but that's not going to happen, and I'm starting to think I should have had them spike my drink."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"How can you call yourself a Frost if you don't start drinking when you get up? Honestly, Emma," Christian sighed, rolling his eyes. "It's like you think you get to be a functional human being and not a hot mess like the rest of us."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[glacial_queen]

Karla looked him over, noting his resemblance to Seifer, of all people.

"Warren and I just had a birthday," Karla said with a laugh. "I might even be older than you are now, Ems. Kiss kiss, Christian. It's lovely to finally meet you. Emma's mentioned you many times over the years."

Often obliquely. Sometimes grudgingly. Very rarely openly and happily. She was never one for letting down her guard very easily.

"I must say, I already like you better than Adrianna. Congratulations for managing to hop over that low bar."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Lies, but pretty lies, so thank you. Emma's such an excellent poker player because she keeps everything close to her chest, especially if it's real," he said, before the second part sunk in.

"Oh god, you had to deal with Adrienne? And the island is still in one piece and not on fire?" Christian looked around warily. "Why is the island not on fire? Emma what did you do?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"Nothing! She came in, terrorized everyone who ever had anything to do with me, and waltzed out again," Emma said, holding up her hands placatingly. "It's fine, Christian. She ignores me, I ignore her existence, and we never even come near each other."

Except for that bit where she'd ratted Emma's location out to Winston, but details.

"I haven't seen or heard from her in years."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[bitten_notshy]

It was a bit odd to live on an island where one ran into one's girlfriend's dead brother twice, but Jack had never really seen death as a permanent state anyhow. Besides, he quite liked Christian, and hoped seeing him again might help Emma come to terms with having had to burn his diary.

Coffee in hand, he joined them at their table with a kiss on the cheek for Emma and a manly shoulder clap for Christian.

"So what terribleness are we up to today?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Telling my sister she's an idiot. A very sweet idiot, but an idiot," Christian replied, throwing a smirk to Jack. "Hello again, Priest. Haven't you learned how to keep her out of trouble, yet?"

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"You'd think someone who'd already abused my credit card getting himself a hotel, a new suit, and a coffee would watch his manners," Emma said lightly, although a bit of tension eased out of her shoulders at Jack's arrival. "But no. I'm cursed with an ingrate for my brother."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[bitten_notshy]

"You like him better that way," Jack teased. "Anyhow, you wouldn't want him going about in outdated clothes, would you? How would that reflect on the Frosts?"

To Christian, he added, "I think keeping Emma out of trouble would take a stronger man than I. Besides, you have to admit she has a knack for keeping things interesting."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[frater-glacies.livejournal.com]

"Interesting in the Chinese curse type of way, maybe," Christian scoffed. "I think she should buy me my own phone, don't you? And more clothes, and more coffee. It's not like she can spoil me too much."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[icecoldfrost]

"You're both terrible," she complained, but Emma was hiding a smile behind her latte. "Besides, if I stayed out of trouble, I'd be boring, and neither of you want that."

Re: Emma (and Christian)

[bitten_notshy]

"You could get him one of those prepaid phones," Jack suggested. "A full contract might be a bit much under the circumstances. And I know you too well to think you could ever be boring."

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[icecoldfrost]

The world doesn't get to end just because the dead have risen.