Drink to our youth! (Valerie)

[Claudia Bishop]

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The pulsating throb of trance music bled into the atmosphere, sending waves of the heavy sound into the air like a beacon. The dance floor was rife with party goers, the young and the reckless shaking off the stresses of the week with little to no care of who was watching. Strobe lights framed the dancers in momentary bursts of light, capturing the wholesome debauchery within it's glaring flashes. It was a Friday night and the revelry had only just begun, anything less and the club would've been downgraded to a B-list establishment.

Claudia had entered the nifty new club on a whim, knowing that complaining siblings and hours online shopping was all that awaited her if she returned home. Whilst she'd grown quite fond of such happenings it had been a very long time since she properly hit the club scene without having the image of her ex in her mind. Tonight she was going to get drunk for herself!

After a day's work massaging and beautifying clients, there was no better comfort than a vodka with coke and being surrounded by a crowd of sweaty, half drunk and horny individuals. The venue was certainly already making an impression and the music wasn't half as bad as the rest of the clubs littered around Pilot Ridge, for what it was worth this 'SOHO bar' may just become a favorite if she didn't get puked on before the night was over.

"Hey you, pretty boy. How long has this place been open?" The Queen Bee asked the bartender, titillating her gaze with the sight of the handsome young man and a duo of go-go dancers gyrating on a podium. "How many drinks have been spiked here by the way?"

I wonder if he's got a big dick? She mused, cocking her head slightly and using her imagination to do all the guessing.

"Been around for three weeks aye." He smirked, tossing a can of redbull to a co-worker in the process. "And as far as we know, no drinks have been spiked. Yet." He shrugged, offering her grin.

"Well isn't that reassuring." Claudia quipped with a slanted smile, sipping on her drink as she scanned the venue for anyone else noteworthy. There were definitely good looking people here, but whether they were worth her time was yet to be discovered. She was returning to her element, playing it fierce, fabulous and as independent as a Queen Bee could possibly get.

[Valerie Danner]

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Valerie was definitely enjoying her nightlife. Some spent with Noah and some spent alone, it was healthy. And she always met with the most interesting people. 

As she stepped into the club, she was immediately overwhelmed by the strobe lights and the pulsing music. It wasn't a bad thing, not to her. She was so used to this scene that after blinking a couple of times, she walked straight to the bar to order her usual gin and tonic. It was a little hard to grab the bartender's attention, especially since it was occupied by a ridiculously beautiful woman, so Valerie waited a little, her body swaying to the music.

She looked back to the woman to see if she had retracted her claws from the bartender to find that she had, so Valerie flagged the bartender down and placed her order. "I'm going to go to the dance floor so if you could just send it over there. Thanks!" She waved at the bartender and walked over to the middle of the dancefloor and started to dance to the music. 

Not working at the House any more felt weird. She found herself wanting to dance even more. The clubs didn't give much when it came to choreography but it did allow her to move as much as possible.

Her eyes kept drifting to the girl at the bar, finding her familiar somehow. She threw little smiles in her direction, hoping she would recognise her somehow.

[Claudia Bishop]

Sipping on her drink and crunching down on the ice cubes that managed to slip into her mouth, Claudia allowed the cold, sweet sensation to tickle her tongue as she watched the frenetic dancers toil away. The brunette Bishop did gain quite a lot of satisfaction gorging her eyes on the lusty physical exchanges between the good looking people not far from where she sat and it would've taken a lot to sway her gaze, or a highly attractive individual simply passing by.

Propped on the fat side of the bar, the young woman was certainly a treat to look at, although Claudia did keep her gaze as subtle as it could be. The flitting glances were enough to gain some appreciation for the dark haired hottie and it was only until the girl was walking away with her back turned did the Queen Bee shamelessly stare.

Claudia was still in dark about whether she simply appreciated female beauty or whether it was something more, something she had only reserved for the male part of the population.

Regardless, the vodka drinking metahuman eventually found herself catching the other woman's brief attempts at gaining her attention and after checking to see if it wasn't for the bartender she felt a seed of confidence sprout in her mind. Still had it!

"Hey handsome, what drink did that girl just order before?" Claudia asked with a smirk on her features, running her finger atop the edge of her glass.

"Gin and tonic." He smiled, already passing the glass to her as if he already knew what she was going to ask.

Downing her own drink and giving the bartender a thankful smile, Claudia sucked in a deep breath before standing up with the strangely familiar woman's drink in hand. She wasn't some balding middle aged man so chances of freaking the other woman out was less than likely.

Squeezing past a couple midway through their makeout session, Claudia naturally found herself moving to the beat of the music, keeping her eyes on her target as her hips sent her in the woman's direction.

"I believe you ordered this?" She grinned, lucky enough to speak during muted outro of a song, her slender figure sliding close enough to get a good look at this stunning female.

She was familiar, but still a mystery.

[Valerie Danner]

The looks sort of worked, bringing the other woman over to her but when she came over, it was clear that she didn't know who Valerie was either. It didn't matter, she supposed. New friend!

Taking the tumbler from the other girl, Valerie grinned and thanked her with a nod. She took a sip and licked her lips. She sized the girl up and realised just how much distance did not do her justice.

Up close, the girl was simply stunning. Valerie would even go so far as to say she was jealous of how flawless the girl looked. Valerie was quite aware of her own beauty, which made the thought all the more telling.

"Dance with me!" The collegiate grinned and finished off the rest of her drink, dropping the glass on the tray of a passing waiter.

[Claudia Bishop]

It could not be helped, but a wicked grin naturally found its way across Claudia's lips as the girl took the drink, the worst of it was over and now she apparently had someone to enjoy the night with. Although playing the Lone Ranger in this new club may have been a fun experience, the brunette Bishop found the company of beautiful individuals much more gratifying than drinking herself into a crazed stupor.

The close quarters were enough to properly look at the dazzling 'stranger' and Claudia found herself greedily positioning the girl's face to her memories. Where had she seen her before? The sheer fact that the Queen Bee couldn't remember someone so good looking was almost depressing.

But her mind snapped back to the trance induced dance floor and she happily obliged the gorgeous young woman.

The bass shuddered through the floor, spreading upwards into the air like wildfire as the lights flashed and flickered across the girl's features. Claudia moved in time with the other girl, her hips following the motions of the crowd that surrounded them. An elated grin easily settled onto her face after a few short minutes and it didn't take long before she realized just how good the beautiful stranger was at moving.

"Oh my god, teach me!" She laughed, half joking as her eyes watched in awe at the dazzling spectacle.

[Valerie Danner]

Not at all aware of the other woman's intentions on the dance floor, Valerie pulled her close and started dancing with instead of just by her. She hadn't gone dancing with a girl since...well, since Spencer. Wow she missed her girl friend.

Shaking her head of her thoughts, she came up with some pleasant ones, ones that revolved around Noah and school and right then, dancing with a ridiculously hot girl. Who was asking her to teach? Teach what exactly?

"I can't teach you anything." She shook her head and chuckled. She was moving just fine on her own. "I'm Valerie, by the way. You look really familiar."

[Claudia Bishop]

As much as she wanted to rid the thought of a certain ex-douche, his face managed to slip into her mind during the mix of a familiar song. Claudia may have dwelt on it, the memories of nights out alongside him and his vulgar friends tip toeing the edge of her focus. It was a challenge but she brushed the thought aside and paid attention instead to the current moment.

Here she was in the presence of good looking company, there was little else she could ask for.

"Valerie, well shit you do seem familiar." The Queen Bee mumbled, cocking her head to the side as she attempted to place the name and the face to the situation. A possibility snapped in her mind and she felt herself smile. "I'm Claudia...and I think I may have treated you at the Ella Baché salon on Fitzroy street." She nodded slowly, pursing her lips as she gauged Valerie's response.

"If I'm wrong you have a sexy lookalike who paid for the Brazilian." She smirked, half joking.

[Valerie Danner]

Valerie had to lean forward to hear what the girl was saying and by the time she was done introducing herself, the Pan Asian's eyes bugged out and she started laughing to herself, covering her face in embarrassment before shaking her head and embracing the fact that this girl had seen as much of her as her boyfriend had.

"Normally I'd say, buy me dinner first but I guess we're ten steps ahead now." She teased as she continued to move with the music. She was still a little embarrassed by the fact that she had basically willingly exposed herself to this girl, but she figured, she must have seen more than a fair share of them not to find it ridiculously embarrassing.

"But maybe you should buy me a drink at least." Valerie smirked.

[Claudia Bishop]

Claudia naturally felt herself sympathetically smile at the girl's reaction, the customer anonymity that made her work not so awkward was now broken and she couldn't help but giggle alongside Valerie. It truly wasn't something she had contemplated nor particularly dwelt on, that stuff was simply a part of her job and was viewed as such, vaginas just happened to be a part of it all.

It was, however, one of the more interesting origin stories and the Queen Bee wasn't likely to ever forget about it. It was enough to make her chuckle then and there on the dance floor. How many others in this club had visited the salon and completely exposed themselves to her hot wax and mindless small talk?

"Ok, now that was very smooth." Claudia grinned, cocking a brow at the very impressive suggestion. This girl was good. "Just for that, I think I will buy you a drink." She stated with a nod, curling her arm around Valerie's before glancing over to the bar. "Shall we?"

All it took was to squeeze past the couples grinding all around them, something that shouldn't be too hard.

[Valerie Danner]

Claudia's remark made Valerie shrug and raise an eyebrow suggestively. It was all in the name of fun. She had to make light of the situation if only to remove any awkwardness she was feeling right then. Laughing at the girl's eager agreement, Valerie thought what the hell. She was getting a free drink! Who could turn that down?

She followed Claudia, letting the girl guide her back to the bar. Sliding on to the bar stool nearest to her, she pushed her slightly sweaty hair back over her shoulder and signalled the bartender to come over. It took him a while so she turned her attention to Claudia.

"This is most certainly turning out to be an interesting night." She said over the noise. "What brought you out tonight?"

[Claudia Bishop]

After shoving past half drunk couples, wholly drunk perves and teenage lightweights Claudia and her gorgeous new companion finally made it out of the writhing sweaty labyrinth, in tact of course. It couldn't be helped, but the Queen Bee felt elated with everything going on around her. The sights, sounds and distinct taste of liqueur on her tongue were enough to spark a pleased grin across her lips.

Much to her excitement, the hot bartender was still toiling away and he provided some brief eye-candy before Valerie seized her attention once more.

"I'm not even tipsy yet and it's going good." Claudia chuckled back, nodding her head before scanning the crowd around her. Yep, definitely got the most good looking individual to be her bar buddy for tonight. "Would you believe me if I told you that I'm here to erase the memory of my dickish ex and make new friends?" She smirked, before finally noticing the waiting bartender.

"Give me something strong and colorful." The adopted Bishop grinned, flickering her gaze at the girl next to her before offering the man a coy little smile. "She wants the same." She nudged with her head, giving him the money before swivelling her body to face Valerie.

"What about you huh?" Speaking over the bass of the music.