"Thanks for inviting me! I am so in need of a spa day."
Sydney smiled, raising her eyebrows a tad as she nodded in response. She had acted out of character in inviting Victoria, and Jane's confused and flustered response proved that, but she wasn't going to be completely friendly to Victoria. She was only here until Sydney figured out how, if at all, she could be used to her benefit. After that, Sydney would have no remorse in Victoria returning to her status as the desperate little follower that she had been since grade school. She didn't feel bad for treating her as if she were disposable, because when it came down to it, she was. Victoria held more status at Constance than many of the other minions that flooded the comment's section on her Instagram pictures, but it wasn't enough to make her an obvious choice of friend. Without Sienna, and according to Piper's text to Jane, her too, Sydney's social circle was going to be a little lighter than normal. That still didn't constitute officiating Tori in as a real friend though, and Sydney cringed at the idea of how ignorant Tori had to be if she thought she really wanted to be friends with her all of the sudden.
"So, do you guys do this often?" Tori couldn't help but to be overzealous and continue to converse with Sydney despite her bare responses. She followed closely to Sydney as she navigated through the Lynch penthouse for the first time. Jane's father had to be one of the richest people in Manhattan, if he was not the richest, and their home reflected that. It wasn't much of a culture shock to Victoria, whose father had secured a nice net worth himself, but even that meant nothing to Sydney when she had friends who were that much more wealthy. Despite Jane being blatantly against her joining them, Tori tried to remain positive. Jane was just a dumb bitch in her mind anyway, and she preferred to hang out with Sydney one on one, without anyone there to get in the way anyway. Originally, she had felt bad for posting the note about Sydney and Vincent because it had done harm to Sydney's reputation. She still felt guilty for it, as if Sydney was actually a friend who she had betrayed, but it had clearly driven Sienna and Sydney apart. Just as Piper was seeing it as her chance to get closer to Sienna, Tori saw it as her opportunity to become Sydney's best friend. Finally. Jane was still possibly going to pose a problem but Victoria had no doubt that she could be easily shut down. The dirt that Brent had just given her would be a good start, but Tori wasn't going to post that yet. She needed to save that for when it was really necessary, and for now, she was already off to a good start.
"Mhmm," Sydney hummed in response. Spa days were a regular thing in their group. A lot of times they went to the many upscale spas that New York had to offer, but other days they just rented out the facialists and masseuses to treat them to a day of relaxation in the privacy of their home. Sydney was used to the days including Jane and Sienna and Piper, but she didn't want nor expect Sienna to come, and if Piper wanted to act like she was better than her, then Sydney wouldn't pretend to miss her for a second. There was still a part of her that was reeling over the audacity that Piper had to text Jane that, but she tried not to be distracted by the pettiness in this moment. She would deal with Piper later on, preferably when she had access to Jane's phone, but for now, she had to focus on Tori. "Go up to Jane's room and put on a robe. Hot stone massages do not work in school uniforms," Sydney advised, barely looking away from her phone to acknowledge Victoria, or the staff who she looked towards next. "Three cosmos, please." She was surprised that Jane being Jane, hadn't had drinks already waiting for them but couldn't pay it much mind when Victoria spoke up.
"Oh, I'm actually okay. I'll just have a water."
With a quirked eyebrow, Sydney let out a chuckle. "Spa days are for cosmos, Tori. Now run along, I want to get started before midnight."
Victoria couldn't object even though she wasn't interested in drinking. Having to sip at a vodka cocktail would be far less painful than being rejected by Sydney. Tori hoped so, anyway, considering that she rarely ever drank. Obliging to Sydney's last comment, Tori spun around on her heels and headed back into the hallway. She didn't know where Jane's room was, but figured that she could ask one of the many house staff she had seen around if she couldn't find it within a few minutes. She knew that she could pop back into the kitchen to ask Charlotte or Carolina, but she also knew how wrong of her it was to ditch them, and she didn't want to deal with that yet.