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Jun 06, 2009 02:19

Truth was that Blair hadn't been quite sold on the whole "island is a hell hole of suck" until fairly recently. Sure she'd acted like she was taking Free Bird to its most literal of meanings and cut off her hair, but it worked for Audrey so there was no reason it couldn't work for her too. Whether she wanted to admit it or not, the island was ( Read more... )

kaaaaaate, plottings

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 07:57:21 UTC
I came into the rec room looking for a newspaper, but once I see Blair sitting on one of the sofas, I make a quick change of plans. It's not that I know her or anything -- other than a few anecdotes from Serena and seeing her at a few parties, I don't know her at all -- but she more than likely knows Vanessa from home.

And yeah, I might've made a promise to stay away from the bi-- barista, but I see no harm in asking for a less biased opinion than Nate's when the opportunity presents itself. Besides, I'm still not convinced she isn't crazy.

"What do you know about Vanessa Abrams?" I ask with no preamble, arms folded against my chest.

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filmstarbeauty June 6 2009, 08:45:07 UTC
Eyebrow arched, Blair surveyed the girl in front of her. One of Serena's that was without a doubt. From what she'd seen of her the girl seemed to be step up from Nita, the miserable wreck of Serena's last bought of philanthropy. Closing the magazine, she considered exactly how much truth this girl wanted from her. Dare she explain that the girl was like a blackhole of indie hipster waste and that a highlight had been when she pretended to be the dreaded V during a weekend of bodyswapping?

Probably not. She'd give the girl a chance to catch her bearings. "Only enough to know that she likes to insert herself into places and situations that don't concern her. Her hair could use a good defrizzer or relaxer and that she's practically a cliché." Blair paused, tilting her head expectantly. "Or were you looking for straight and dirty facts?"

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 08:53:50 UTC
With an answer like that, it's hard to believe Serena's friends with her -- let alone best friends. Being from the UES, I know her type all too well: the Queen Bee who rules the school with an iron fist. But while I would've avoided her like the plague at home -- or, more likely, kicked her ass during fencing -- this flavor of honesty is exactly what I'm looking for.

"The latter."

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filmstarbeauty June 6 2009, 09:03:26 UTC
Ah well, that's an easy thing to give away. While the UES might be a lifetime away, the habit she had for gaining all the secrets and knowledge she felt like wasn't one that had come up for retirement. The island still had people on it, and as long as it did, she'd keep knowing what there was to know.

"From Brooklyn, best friends with the guy Serena was dating back home, has a thing for coming and going through windows. Let's see, home-schooled or something and always toting around a video camera for when she feels like making art or living vicariously through others. Annoying." Blair paused again. "Why? What are you looking for?"

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 09:16:58 UTC
"More the dirty facts than the straight ones," I say after a second's consideration, since little of what she tells me is new -- and the stuff that isn't is just plain weird. I mean, windows, seriously?

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filmstarbeauty June 6 2009, 09:24:57 UTC
"What I know..." Blair began slowly, allowing for this stort of thing to build. It was like making soup or at least what she supposed making soup was like. The giving up of these sorts of things required time and the need to boil. "Isn't much. It's hearsay, brought on from what I gathered off others. Unrequited love for her best friend, possible lesbianism, borderline stalking. That sort of thing."

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 09:29:27 UTC
"Possible lesbianism what?" I say in a rush, latching onto that first thing for what I hope are obvious reasons.

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filmstarbeauty June 6 2009, 18:28:35 UTC
"It's not major or anything." Or even a proven fact. In fact it was bordering on being a fiction, but like someone running back and forth across the Canadian border, it was still fact enough to count. "I mean, just look at how she is with Serena and Little J. I'm S's best friend and I draw the line of overly open displays of physical affection."

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 18:31:04 UTC
"...riiight," I say slowly, stretching out the vowel. Shaking my head, I hold up a hand. "Okay, go back to the borderline stalking."

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filmstarbeauty June 6 2009, 19:05:42 UTC
"That's an easy one. For a girl who despises proper society and all of that, she has this tendency to always be there. To just show up, video camera in hand like starving artist is in and get her nose in everyone's business like she knows us. Very judgemental but without any moxy back it up. Gatecrasher extrordinaire."

Only without any of the stock to back it up. You can break all the rules you want if you have the power to go along with them.

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forhawkeye June 6 2009, 19:15:30 UTC
Without invitation, I perch myself on one of the sofa's armrests, half-turned towards Blair. As far as upstairs/downstairs romances go, I'd been expecting something a little more, well, romantic. Or, at the very least, something a little less creepy. I mean, at least when Eli crashed my sister's wedding, it was because he was trying to save us, not to play paparazzi.

"So, that's how her and Nate met? She gatecrashed?"

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filmstarbeauty June 7 2009, 20:23:09 UTC
Honestly this whole reliving her past thing was starting to bore her. Sure, it was fun to nostalgia and everything, but after a while there wasn't much of a point.

"Yeah. Pretty much. In fact I think that's half the reason she showed up at my seventeenth birthday. But Nate didn't show, so the rest of us had to deal with her."

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forhawkeye June 7 2009, 21:27:37 UTC
"How romantic," I note dryly. Somehow, though, knowing their relationship wasn't this torrid love affair for the ages is reassuring. I wait for a second before standing up again, since I figure that's all the information I need, really. She might be the ex, but she's not an important one.

Unsure of the proper protocol for conversations like this, I decide to go with the traditional: "...thanks."

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filmstarbeauty June 8 2009, 20:16:12 UTC
Reopening the magazine on her lap, Blair smiled. Her job was pretty much finished and if Kate was going to be the one to replace her, well then, it was better than whatever the hell Vanessa was.

"Anything for the girl who is replacing me. I mean, I've talked to you for five minutes and you're much more suited that Vanessa."

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forhawkeye June 8 2009, 22:51:25 UTC
Figuring it would probably be for the best if I didn't start something with another one of Nate's exes, I decide not to comment on the whole 'replacement' thing in a rare moment of self-restraint. Besides, coming from a person like Blair, it's practically a compliment.

"Yeah, well, from what I've gathered, that's not actually all that hard."

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filmstarbeauty June 10 2009, 20:27:33 UTC
"True. The bar is set remarkably low when it comes to her."

In fact, Blair was half amused that Vanessa still had managed to fail to live up to their collective nonexistent expectations. That almost took skill.

"But anyways, you practically belong. It's like nothing's changed. That's good for you."

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