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multiversallogs2011-09-30 05:32 pm
defenestration) wrote in multiversallogs2011-09-30 05:32 pm
Entry tags:
- @ brock marsh,
- ava lockhart,
- charles xavier,
- hellboy,
- ilde decima,
- ivan,
- james t. kirk,
- jones,
- penelope lane,
- rachel conway,
- raylan givens,
- steve rogers,
- { boromir,
- { nazca barsavi,
- } adrian veidt,
- } aimery le gode,
- } alan shore,
- } alec mcdowell,
- } asbjørn strand,
- } ashelia b'nargin dalmasca,
- } balthier,
- } buffy summers,
- } cindy,
- } don draper,
- } erik lehnsherr,
- } evan rosier,
- } gabriel gray,
- } hamilton fish,
- } kate bishop,
- } katherine pierce,
- } leonard mccoy,
- } lex luthor,
- } lionel luthor,
- } max guevara,
- } njoki rainmaker,
- } raven darkholme,
- } ruby van alst,
- } shiori sakita,
- } xenophilius lovegood
Costume Party in Honor of Lex Luthor's Birthday [OPEN]
As stated on the invitation, Adrian is throwing a costume party to celebrate Lex's twenty-fifth birthday at the Luthor-Veidt Building in Brock Marsh. Everyone is welcome, whether they know Lex or not. There's plenty of food and free alcohol (mostly wine, fancy beer, and champagne), music and a space for dancing, and room to mingle and make new friends. Some simple and classy decorations, purple of course, have been put up on the first and second floors to create a festive atmosphere.
(A note to those who might try to take the opportunity to go snooping: security is insanely tight. The elevators will not go beyond the first and second floors without a special code, and there's an elevator operator who is very obviously there to make sure you don't try anything funny. The stairwells are likewise under guard and the private areas of the first floor are locked and under camera surveillance.)
[ooc:Please wait until a few threads are set up before tagging! Party time! Everyone is welcome!
Note: I've turned off notifs so if you need my attention in a specific spot, please PM or plurk me.]
(A note to those who might try to take the opportunity to go snooping: security is insanely tight. The elevators will not go beyond the first and second floors without a special code, and there's an elevator operator who is very obviously there to make sure you don't try anything funny. The stairwells are likewise under guard and the private areas of the first floor are locked and under camera surveillance.)
[ooc:
Note: I've turned off notifs so if you need my attention in a specific spot, please PM or plurk me.]
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The information Lex shares brings a dark look to Adrian's face, and he turns his head sharply toward the other man. "I found Aimery to be incredibly helpful. Should I be reexamining his possible motives?"
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"Aimery has decided to help my father 'settle into the city'. I'm not certain what that entails other than his specific mention of assisting with groceries, but after specifically telling him to keep his distance I can't say that I'm pleased."
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"It's possible Aimery is simply easily taken advantage of, but I find it disappointing that he seems to be deliberately circumventing your instructions. It maybe a good idea to limit his involvement in anything potentially sensitive, for now. I will, however, say that he seemed genuinely eager to make sure the party was up to your standards."
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"You should know that he seems determined to know what goes on behind closed doors of this house. I suspect it's less personal and even less fatherly instinct and more about him perceiving our accomplishments as competition to either bring down or acquire."
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Although the fact that it involves the elder Luthor may spur him to at least have a brief word with Aimery about being more careful who he associates with if he intends to remain employed.
"Then he'll find there's very little to learn from having Aimery do his errands. He's not allowed in the labs and I don't entrust either him or Miss Lockhart with sensitive materials of any sort. Beyond that, maybe it isn't such a bad thing to give your father something to feel uneasy about." Adrian isn't really into being underestimated. He much prefers to allow his competition to understand just exactly how bad an idea it is to challenge or provoke him.
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He sighs and looks to Adrian with resignation. "But tonight isn't about dwelling on the hypothetical. The present has been treating me quite nicely." The beginnings of a smile start once again. "Thank you for this. I hear you've been quite the host."
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His expression warms as the topic moves back to the party, and he raises his eyebrows a bit at Lex's remark. "It's truly been my pleasure, Lex, and I'm happy that you're enjoying your evening. As for what kind of host I've been, I should hope I could manage to at least be a sufficient one. Everyone seems to be having a good time and as far as I can tell they're all on excellent behavior, so there's been no reason for me to be a bad host." Now stepping just a little closer, and lowering his voice so that one would have to be very near indeed to hear, he continues. "I have a gift for you as well, although I hope you'll understand that I prefer to give it in private."
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"I understand perfectly well, Mr. Veidt, especially if you gift is anything like mine was to you." Practically this is true. If Adrian were giving Lex a statue in return, then hauling it around the house is not the best of ideas. He's also certain that the man picks up on certain other implications.
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"I can't promise it will have the same grandeur, but I do hope you'll find it sufficiently meaningful. At least as meaningful as yours was to me." There's a subtle indication in Adrian's tone that he isn't only talking about the statue of Ramesses, but perhaps also of what that gift was meant to commemorate. "And of course," he adds, this time with a suggestive lift of his eyebrows, "it certainly isn't something I'd want to entrust in someone else's hands."
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To Adrian's latter comment Lex looks pleasantly satisfied, and at the word teacher there's a hint of suggestiveness in Lex's tone and expression in return. "'I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.'" Speaking the words of Alexander himself make him feel powerful, especially now. For all that Lionel wants to tug Lex away from what he has built, Lex wants to remain where he is and that most definitely includes Adrian who has been vital to Lex's success within the city.
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His reply is in the language Lex chose for his states, Adrian's childhood tongue, a habit that seems to occur with increasing regularity whenever they begin to discuss the ambitions that drive them. "Soon enough, we'll be the teachers, the leaders others look to for guidance. The saviors the world is desperate for." He scans the crowd and then returns his gaze to the man at his side. "One day this city will look back and see tonight as their first glimpse of the future."