16256/A southern bell comes to see the ice

A southern bell comes to see the ice
Date of Scene:	10 May 2024
Location:	Hellfire Club - Manhattan
Synopsis:	Never underestimate the power of a makeover
Cast of Characters:	Rogue, Emma Frost

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Rogue has posed:
It's been an awful time lately for Rogue. Usually she'd be hanging out in the Mansion - but that's a bit too dangerous in her mind right now. In fact, even as she walks into Hellfire Club, she's peeking out the door once - perhaps even twice more - just to ensure she's not being followed by anyone. Looking around the place as she steps in, she feels fairly underdressed (and perhaps completely out of place) but she's heard that people she knows come here, and it's maybe that which leads her to coming here to hide out instead of her usual stomping grounds.

The woman is dressed in long jeans, a tee shirt and boots, but beneath that it's apparent she's wearing her typical no-touching suit and black gloves today to sort of match her attire.

Getting to the bar, she settles down onto a stool and takes another look around. Doors leading off to mysterious places, and it doesn't seem terribly busy. Yeah. She's out of her league.

And briefly wonders if she should leave before she's in over her head.

Emma Frost has posed:
" Anna Marie? What brings you here?" comes a cold voice. Even though the tone sounds cold, that voice has a rich, sultry purr that seems to rub on the skin softly. You see her, Emma Frost, standing in her white queen, getting up with a hand on her hip..

     She frowns. " I'm still a part of the school; this isn't another.. shake.. wait," she frowns and walks closer. Suddenly, her face moved from cold to something else. " Are you alright? " . As an omega-level telepath, it's hard for her not to sense something is up!

Rogue has posed:
"Oh. Hey Emma. Wasn't sure if I'd see a familiar face here or not. Then again, I s'pose you're a bit surprised to see me here at all yeah?" Rogue offers this with a little smile. Of course Emma could see right through her. No mask one could wear or attempt to wear could fool a telepath. "To be honest with you, Emma, things ain't right at all. I've gotten into a little bit of trouble with the Friend of Humanity. As in, they came into Fred's Diner while I was havin' a quick meal. Stirred some shit. I stood up for the place...but..." She glances up at Emma a moment and then looks down at the bar top again.

"They got hold of Logan. That was...horrible...he's fine now, thank goddess, but..." She shrugs, then buries her face into her hands a moment. "Essentially I got a death threat hangin' over my head, Logan's recoverin' from being hurt, and I'm so twisted around thinking these people are gonna jump around any corner it's ridiculous..."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost She Frowns and thinks she knows Rouge well, a little big. They've fought a few times, and she's on their side now.. but she researched the xmen.. especially when one has somebody like Mistique as a connection! So she holds out her hand. She doesn't grab Rouge. She offers her hand "Come on, lemme take you inside the club... You'll be safe. Nobody gets in here without my say, so... You were allowed in because I said you could. "

     She sighs "To be honest, I thought you were here to rumble with me again, thinking I'd gone evil again." She smiles as she starts to move deeper into the club. This is a place where the mega-rich and power gather, so it's very, very secure. But she takes you into a private place with warm lights and big very comfy couches to sit in.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue shakes her head. "When you're me, you sometimes realize that life ain't black and white. It's colored in various shades of grey. If I can get along with Mister Sinister, I can get along with you Emma. This place stuck out to me for a reason I think." This is all said while Rogue is led deeper within the club, where she'll be safe and secure. Maybe it's not what Logan wanted - but she has to come up with a game plan. They cannot just go all in for the attack - that's been proven enough already.

"Thank you for this, Emma. Really. I'll try not to take advantage of your kindness. And if I can pay anything to stay here for a bit...just let me know. My pockets ain't real deep, but they're deep enough for a little time, I reckon." This said, and then her eyes find that big very comfy looking couch and she almost immediately walks right to it and flops down on it with a sigh. "Do you know anything about the F.o.H?"

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost Walks over and sighs. She's not stupid, and she has enough power to make a very thin layer of tk around herself.. So she just reaches out and softly rubs the other girl's shoulder. She knows how touch-starved poor Rogue is, and in many ways, she can relate. Nobody wants to give her the touch; she only wants what they wish.

     But she nods softly. "We both from Xavier and x-men help each other even if some don't trust me all the way still " . She sighs a bit and looks at her. "You're welcome to stay here at the club. I'll have a VIP room set up for you right away." She pauses a moment, sending telepathic instructions for that. "If you wanna do something, hang out in the club in some nice outfits and make the place look pretty.. having a pretty woman walking around always makes a club better " . She is trying to give her fellow mutant something nice, distracting and low brain power so she can recover.

Rogue has posed:
Rogue seems to relax a little at the touch to her shoulder, and then looks around the place once more. Touch-starved more recently than not. She was doing well enough but then this whole debacle has set her back a long way. So the thought is appreciated of course.

"Thanks Emma. Would Logan be allowed to come visit? If he promises to behave? We're teamed up you see... and I'd like to make sure he and I are on the same page while planning our retaliation against the FoH." She offers this much with a smile, one gloved hand reaching to cover Emma's own on her shoulder. "I'll see what I can do. I do part time bouncer work at Club Evolution, so being a pretty face would be a nice change of pace."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost She smiles and seems to enjoy the touch with her fellow mutants. She's learned not to be the cold bitch; she nods " Good as for the group, yes, I know them, the hellfire club has a lot of mutants in it. Remember, we keep tabs on all anti-mutant groups," She thinks. " I'll get you our files. As for logan, of course he's welcome."

     she pauses and adds, " And don't bother trying to make him behave. It will just trigger him; we already have anti-logan tricks here.. it's called strong beer and lots of tasty bar snacks and High-quality cigars " . She winks

     She taps her chin. " Would you like me to have my seamstress come in? While I'm here, I can block your powers so she can measure you up and touch you without risk " .

Rogue has posed:
Rogue nods. "I would really appreciate that. Anything you can give me. Sinister and a friend of his are working on figuring out who the men were that attacked me the other day. I don't yet know who attacked Logan.." She offers this much more. Though when Emma notes that they have anti-Logan tricks at the club she actually lets out a laugh. A genuine one. "Well that's good. Still, sometimes I gotta keep him on a bit of a leash. He listens to me." Then again, they've been dating for almost a year now so...

"Uhm. If you'd like for them to come in and... measure me up. Are you offering they make me a gown or two?" That'd be kinda awesome. "I would have to insist on paying you something for that, since I know gowns can be expensive...but..yes. I'd love that. I'd also really love a whiskey on ice right about now if we could make that happen..."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost Laughs brightly and leans over and kisses your cheek! " Oh dear, wait " She stands and walks over to a huge dresser.. but when she opens it .. it's like a bartender, nirvana,. Everything is high quality and top-of-the-line booze, every kind. " This is the hellfire club we have the best of everything and things you've never heard about, " she winks

     She grins. " can't have you being a cute girl in this club without some nice dresses, and besides, dear, I'm filthy rich buying something for somebody I honestly wanna be friends with is no issues " . % She pours you a drink and brings it over as several ladies come into the room, and she chuckles, " Ah, she's already here, good " .

Rogue has posed:
"Well. People can look but they can't touch. Literally and figuratively. I'm actually spoken for at the moment." Which she figures Emma has already deduced given her telepathic ability but Rogue isn't sure if it's something that's passive and always on or if Emma has to push for information in some regards. A general empathic feeling is one thing, actual thoughts may be another. Watching as the woman walks to the dresser, a brow lifts at the sight of all the alcohol within. "That's...a very nicely put together collection..."

Then people are coming in, and she takes the drink offered as there's likely going to be a fuss in a moment taking all of Rogue's measurements. "You really are a darling, Emma...thank you..." She can't thank the woman enough, really. At some point she'll need to let Logan know where she is but for the moment she's going to enjoy the pampering as much as she can. It's helping in the long run.

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost She knows right now the girls are a mess, and not thinking is the best way to help. So it's simple take her to a spa.. Take her to get hair and makeup, and thanks to her money and connections, when they get back from doing that. There is a killer dress is waiting for her to slip into and look all sexy and fine. Nothing takes a girl's mind off things like a makeover with a friend!

     doesn't always work, but it works a lot! Emma is the queen at this! Emma never makes a move. She's just sultry and flirty. It's her nature. But she looks to the other girl after some spa time. " Feeling better? "

Rogue has posed:
Rogue is taken to a spa, given a makeover, and shopping! It's a whirlwind, but it's a GOOD whirlwind and one that keeps the woman's mind off of other things at the moment. Once they're back, she looks over the dress that's been made up for her and just gasps. "My my. Heads will certainly turn when I put this on, hmm?" Saying that, well it's phrased as a question but it's more a rhetorical one than anything else.

In fact, she first person to come to her mind that she'd love to see herself in this outfit is Remy. Something like this may just make him eat his heart out that much more since they stopped dating so long ago. And she does love to drive him fucking mad. "I am feeling much better. Thank you, Emma..."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost Grins. " Good, need you at your best after all, " She chuckles. " After all, if I go off the rails, you are one of the few people who can stop me," She says as she makes a hand turn diamond .. before switching it back. " So gotta keep you in good shape just in case " .

     She smirks and hands you a fresh drink." Besides, while taken, it doesn't mean I can't enjoy looking at something pretty while we make all the boys drool."

Rogue has posed:
"Careful. I'm taken but I don't think Logan would say no to a threesome..." Rogue jokes with a smile and then reaches to touch Emma on the arm briefly. "I'm sorry I sort of barged in on your night and everything... but this has been truly amazing. I really needed it..." She takes out her phone then and sends a couple of texts. Then she poses for a selfie in the dress and sends that to someone else.

Evil Rogue.

The fresh drink is taken and sipped. "Am I allowed to smoke in here? If not it's fine, just thought I would ask." High class places like this can be hit or miss...but given mutants frequent this club also - it might just be that smoking doesn't bother anyone considering some of the abilities ones have.

Emma Frost has posed:
    Emma Frost laughs. "Smoke away. We have cigars for a reason.. and yes, I know Logan wouldn't have an issue with a threesome, and I don't have that issue." She gives a hug. "I think the one who has the most issues is more you."

    She breaks away and grins. She likes evil Rogue, but then again, she's the white queen. Revenge is kinda of her thing. But she thinks, "I think we hae a cigarette girl still walking around somewhere... I could find her, or you can smoke. We have lots of ashtrays around; think nothing of it dear. Like I said, I'm an Xman too, and you clearly needed help; stay as long as you need."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue has pockets where people would not think pockets are - but also she's wearing jeans over her leggings so that's a thing. A pack of cigarettes is produced along with a lighter and then she lights up and takes a slow drag. "Meh. Nothing a power inhibiter couldn't help with...you think Logan stays with me simply because I'm good looking?" She asks this with a grin and then gives a shrug of her shoulders.

This is fun. Sitting in a plush lounge, smoking a cigarette, drinking a whiskey and just -talking-... she hasn't been able to do something like this in so long. The more she remains here the more she feels she can relax, not having to look over her shoulder, not having to worry that someone who wants her dead will come barging through the door. "You're a good person, Emma. And if that tries to switch, I'll be sure to set you straight." A pause. "Well...back to yourself anyway. I think I like you a bit crooked myself..."

Emma Frost has posed:
     Emma laughs brightly, " Oh darling, I never went straight more." She pauses for a moment, " More like I realized I can think for more than just myself. That can I care for more." She grins, " And being an X-men lets me care about my people, about mutants. The right away, every body else is tools or trash." She shrugs. She's still Emma.

     She likes to pick a bit. "Think that you're southern, so have the patience of a saint and can put up with his shit and fight back .. you also are that good-looking; I don't pamper ugly girls " .

     She blows off her fingers. " Well, no need for that device while I'm here.. I can just turn off that part and leave the others," she winks, " though I have to stay close cause it's not easy " .

Rogue has posed:
Rogue nods. "Well that's good. Got your priorities in the right places then... for the moment at least. And I am glad to have you on our side. Perhaps might even see if you'd like to join Logan and myself on our little quest to thin the ranks of the FoH." Offering this much more as she settles back, crossing one leg over the other. There's something -powerful- about being all dressed up among favored company.

Though she knows she'd enjoy it better with one other person around.

"We'll have to see about that, I think. It's a lovely thing to flirt with and think about...but I've never really been able to figure out how Logan feels about sharing...he can be quite possessive and jelaous..." Then she shrugs. "Well, he at least knows I'm here, and I trust if and when he arrives he'll be led to the room I'll be staying in..."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost She sits back down, lounging like the queen she is, but she grins "Sure, but one rule.. wrecking the room is fine, but no breaking down the walls, okay.. we have other guests " .

     She enjoys having Rogue around somebody to just be with who understands a bit of the struggle she has. Of all the people, the rogue has more similar issues with Emma than most. " I'm bored, so I'd love to help destroy an anti-mutant group."

Rogue has posed:
Rogue smiles. "Good. I'll get Logan here and we can go over everything that's happened, and come up with a plan." She says this much and then shifts to settle a little more. "No breaking down walls. Got it. We can be careful." She offers and then chuckles. "But I feel like I should get settled. Thanks again, Emma. For everything."