Girl's Night

[grandmas_gurl]

Ruby was generous with her definition of "first round." She ordered half a dozen shots of whatever might knock them out, and a couple long island iced teas just for sipping at. She'd just gotten her paycheck that day, and the money was pretty much burning through her pocket...

Besides, if her friend was going to abandon standards for the night, she was going to need to get pretty drunk. It was the sort of thing they'd both be ashamed of, later. At least it would help her get out from under her father's thumb, though: and maybe help her relax in the future...

Raising a glass to her friend, she tipped the first shot back.

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[cantgoback]

Jasmine raised a shot glass in return and followed Ruby's lead. She was never really one for drinking, and all of this alcohol in front of them was a bit intimidating. How much would it take before she started feeling the effects? What would that be like?

She was a little nervous, but took the shot nonetheless. It made her grimace and cough, the taste less than pleasant. But she was rebelling tonight, and wouldn't let a little thing like an unpleasant taste stop her now.

"Sorry, this is new to me." Jasmine decided to sip at one of the long island iced teas for a bit instead, finding that preferable.

[grandmas_gurl]

Ruby made a face, setting her own shot glass down. She didn't really like the taste, either.

"It... Um. It takes a little getting used to." She wrinkled her nose, and then gave Jasmine a little smile. "More you drink, the better it tastes." Or at least the less you minded how much it sucked.

[cantgoback]

"That makes it seem like an odd thing to do."

Nonetheless, Jasmine was willing to continue giving it a try. She grabbed another shot and took it, grimacing again but at least that time she knew what to expect.

"Your Granny doesn't mind that you drink like this?" Her father certainly would, but he took notice of everything she did. This would no doubt outrage him as extremely un-princess-like.

[grandmas_gurl]

"Granny minds everything I do..." No matter what she does, no matter how good a girl she is... She loves her grandmother, but "overbearing" is pretty much the word on every day of her calendar.

"i try not to think about it."

[cantgoback]

"Then she'd get along with my father." Perhaps if she was a parent she could understand, but... not to the extent of her father. And apparently not to the extent of Ruby's grandmother either.

"Was she like this back home too?" Jasmine asked while taking another sip of her drink.

[grandmas_gurl]

"Sometimes..." Ruby tried to smile, but her expression was tight. It looked more like a grimace than any expression of joy. "Sometimes, I don't think she trusts me very much..." Or maybe she just hated the wolf.

"What about your dad?"

[cantgoback]

"I know what you mean."

But being a princess and being a werewolf were two very, very different things. While the first restricted her freedom significantly, the latter was... difficult to comprehend for Jasmine. She didn't know how Ruby dealt with it, and she couldn't imagine how her father would behave if she had the same affliction.

"My father definitely doesn't trust me. He seems to think the second he doesn't know where I am, I'll go and fall in love with someone he disapproves of. As though nothing in the world could be worse." She gave a quiet laugh, but her own expression was less than joyful.

[grandmas_gurl]

She probably wouldn't have to find out about the werewolf thing. Probably... But... "You can't control who you fall in love with," Ruby remarked, rolling her eyes a touch. She lifted a shot in honor of Jasmine, downing it.

"...He doesn't know where you are now, right?"

[cantgoback]

"He seems to think I can," she replied, taking another shot but not drinking it just yet. Jasmine wasn't sure how many of these would affect her, and was a bit nervous about the possibility of getting herself drunk and returning home that way.

"...And no, he doesn't." He would have a fit. But Jasmine was determined to do what she liked, whenever possible. "But that's fine. How will I ever make friends if I never leave my house?"

[grandmas_gurl]

"Then I guess that makes us rebels." She gave a little grin, and took yet another shot. She'd been having a rough time with Granny, ever since she accepted the wolf inside her again. Granny still hated the creature inside them, still hated herself. She'd been the only one in town who hadn't believed in Ruby...

And that stung.

"Maybe we should just hook up with someone at random... That's what they're expecting, right?"

[cantgoback]

"I've always tried to rebel, even back home." Jasmine thought they both needed a little excitement and adventure in their lives. She was already partway there, drinking with someone else.

"Hmm..." At random? While that would surely upset her father, Jasmine did have high standards. She didn't want to make someone feel she had feelings for them when she didn't. "Maybe. But who?"

Sorry for the delay! DX

[grandmas_gurl]

"I think you're missing the point of... random." She downed another shot. Normally, she had standards too. But when her self esteem took a blow like this, Ruby was liable to do stupid things. Maybe she wouldn't go all the way - she certainly wouldn't forgive herself for a one night stand with a random - but...

"Did you have an idea?"

Sorry on my end too!

[cantgoback]

"Oh... you're right." She sighed, taking her last shot and looking at it while considering. She then looked back up at Ruby, also thoughtful. It was an unusual notion to be sure, and one that would truly infuriate her father if he found out.

But wasn't that what she wanted? Adventure? And she did like Ruby.

"You?" She smiled, making sure she could back out in case the other woman laughed at her.

Nooo worries. c:

[grandmas_gurl]

"Me?" she pointed to her chest, ruby lips popping lightly open. She'd gone a little extra wide on the makeup today. She wasn't feeling very naturally pretty. But... Rose? Jasmine? Wanted her?

"You want... Me?" It was an unusual notion, alright. But with this much alcohol in her... she giggled. "So how would we start?"

[cantgoback]

Jasmine's smile widened at Ruby's response, glad that she wasn't laughing at her but rather seemed interested in the idea. Admittedly, Jasmine wasn't entirely sure how they would start. Certainly, the thought of being with another woman had passed her mind before, but she'd never gone through with it. When would she have the chance with her father's watchful gaze over her?

"Yes, you." She laughed, also feeling the alcohol. "Well, with somewhere private I would assume."

[grandmas_gurl]

"The inn's got lots of room," she pointed out. "Granny wouldn't have to know..." Though her wolf hearing would be hard to avoid. Ruby needed to look into sound proofing a room or two when she was feeling more sober.

"Come on..." She stood, a little shakily. Her knees were trembling a bit, but. She was sober enough for this. "Let's go." Have some fun. Together. Besties...