<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=106394.msg4720962#msg4720962">Quote from: DemonWing01 on 01-06-2011, 00:29:49</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Mira giggled and nodded to Beth when she talked about just being here was helping her out. "Forgive me, Beth, but I don't feel particularly helpful right now." She was getting more comfortable with using the shorter version of Beth's name, certainly a good sign. Upon Beth's statement that things were going to get started, Mira lifted her head and looked back inside. "Well would you look at that? I'd have missed it and stayed out here all night. Do you think that we should go in now?"</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Beth nodded, and with Mira she returned to the ballroom. Both women were accosted by annoying strangers almost immediately—Beth found herself faced with a network executive who wanted to make a made-for-hv movie about her life story, while Mira was suddenly interrupted by the twelve year old brother of the birthday girl. He was apparently obsessed with the<em>Einenlancer,</em>wanting to know all sorts of things about it and express how upset he was over it getting trashed by the<em>Eberhart.</em><br/><br/>After both women finally managed to excuse themselves, they made their way to their table. Mira found herself seated between Beth and Sardar Sangma, but thankfully the latter did not flirt with her any further due to how upset his girlfriend was with him.<br/><br/>The party finally began with the parents giving cloying speeches about how proud they were of their little Tiffany. This was followed with the young woman having a dance alone with her boyfriend as everyone watched—clearly Tiffany wanted her party to have all the pomp and circumstance of a wedding.<br/><br/>Once the dance was over with, the servants went around began bringing out the first course of the meals, with quite a number of options available. All of it was very expensive and impressive—Beth started with a tomato and gorgonzola soup that she had to admit was absolutely delicious.<br/><br/>“So, Mira, how are you enjoying your evening thus far?” Sardar suddenly asked her. His girlfriend starred at Mira suspiciously.