10021/Night on the (Mutant) Town

Night on the (Mutant) Town
Date of Scene:	12 November 2019
Location:	Bushwick (Mutant Town), Brooklyn
Synopsis:	Sam gets to meet Warrior Joe, Sam and Alexis kick some butt.
Cast of Characters:	Prismatic, Cannonball

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Prismatic has posed:
    "Goodnight, Al!" comes a voice from inside one of the shelters as it closes down its lights in the front, the 'night light' burning for any late comers in the chill late fall night. Alexis Carr, bundled up with her beanie over her head, her thickest sweatshirt wrapped around her and a scarf blocking some of her face, the olive-skinned young woman turns to make her way to her apartment elsewhere in Bushwick. She has her violin case slung over her back as she hurries through streets.

    The hightened threat of violence against mutants has been weighing on her mind as she walks, casting her eyes to the shadows and down alleyways, hitching her shoulders a little higher as she cuts through a small lot, and hears a voice call out:

    "Hey, baby! How'd you like to keep a ugy warm tonight?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie actually is just coming out of one of the doorways of one of the apartment building "Ok, Bill you get some rest, and if you need me to bring you some more chicken soup or something let me know." Sam's station wagon is on the street outside, and he is heading to it, stopping to stretch a moment beside it.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Please, leave me alone!" a thin voice cries out, within earshot of Sam.

    There's a girl in a bright pink jacket a couple blocks down at the tail end of an empty lot. She has her head covered, and three guys are surrounding her, all together too close for comfort. She's bowed down,body language screaming that this isn't something she wants.

    And that's when a little five-foot-two shadow slips in, and delivers a kick to the seat of the pants of one of the three fellows.

    "I beleive the lady asked for you to leave her alone, gentlemen!" Alexis's voice is easy to hear, and she stands, her body set, her shoulders square. She's almost a foot shorter than the tallest guy.

    Looks like she's ready for a fight.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will have started jogging that way when he heard the girl's pleas. Now upon seeing Alexis step up he will smile ever so slightly and moves to stand behind her. He looks the three goons over with an experienced eye. He keeps silent, giving them the hard stare.

Prismatic has posed:
    One guy gives a yelp as he's kicked, and turns to regard both Alexis and Sam. The other two stop their jeering of the girl -- who appears to have glow-in-the-dark eyes and freckles, and quickly makes a get away once the other two are distracted.

    Alexis pauses, glancing over her shoulder at Sam, and gives a slight nod before turning back to the three guys.

    "Dunno what your problem is, guys. Even those freaks deserve some love, right?" the head one jeers, giving a smirk over at Sam and Alexis. "Who knows? She mighta enjoyed it after a couple of rounds with the guys!"

    "She said, 'no thank you'. What is it about single syllable words that you didn't understand?" Alexis replies smartly.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will calmly look at the men and says "Ah believe the lady wants to be left alone, you can leave her alone and head on out of town, or you can head out of town when you wake up. Personally, gotta admit, Ah am sorta hoping you pick option number 2." He moves on up to beside Alexis, and she may notice he is holding himself a bit different more ready for a fight perhaps. "Miss, you can head on home." He says to the mutant girl.

Prismatic has posed:
    And that girl is gone, running along the street as fast as her legs will take her.

    The lead fellow, a towhead with a thick neck and cleft chin who might have been handsome if he didn't look so mean gives a sigh, and cracks his knuckles.

    "Why don't you go tip some cows there, Johnny Hick, and I'll make sure your lady friend here gets to know her place, huh?" he gives a counter offer.

    One of his ocmpatriots, a bit thicker in the body, built a bit squatter makes kissing noises at Alexis, and the third, whose hair was covered up in a Yankees hat just jeers at the pair toothily.

    "Yeah man, she did come right up and kick Chase. We could get her for assault."

    Alexis squares her stance again, and from her side she draws out a thin plastic rod -- an adjuster wand for a set of blinds. Now just what was she going to do with that?

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "Well you had your chance no neck." He tells him, and will says "You want Chance, while I deal with No neck, and kissyfur here?" He steps to the side a bit more to give Alexis a bit of room and says "Well if your wanting that butt kicking might as well bring it."

Prismatic has posed:
    Chase gives a smirk, and he shakes his head. "Well, I'd hate to pick on a girl, but y'know. Maybe you can give me the chance to kiss it better afterwards?" he jeers at Alexis, and he goes on the attack, reaching out as he steps forward, trying to bear-hug the smaller girl and just lift her off the ground.

    No-Neck barrels forward, and he throws a haymaker at Sam, aiming for the country boy's jaw to try and knock him off balance. The third guy gives a whoop, calling out "Kick his ass, Hunter!"

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis, meanwhile as stepped back, and raises the wand like a fencing foil, bringing it up to smartly snap it accross Chase's hands as her body tenses, falling back into fencing form.

    "You're too kind, Mr. Guthrie, I'm sure I could take all three of these cads!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie has fault a bit more than some bullies and thugs. He does not seem upset or afraid, actually oddly calm. He will move to dodge the punch. He will move to side kick the No-neck's knee and says to him "Hurts like hell don't it." in his best Sam Elliot impersonation. without taking his eyes of the fight and says "Well my ma, taught me to protect a lady, but also to share, so first one free gets the cheerleader? He motions towards the third guy.

Prismatic has posed:
    No one really likes bullies, even other bullies. The snap of the plastic wand causes Chase to cry out in frustration and pain, waving his hands to the side a bit before they curl into fists. Chase strikes a boxer's stance then, and appears to take the threat of the much smaller girl more seriously.

    "I'll teach you a thing or two, bitch!" he snarls out, and starts throwing swings.

    The second guy, No-Neck gives a sharp cry when the kick collapses his kne inwards, making him stumble a little bit and favor his now not-possibly-sprained-but-probably-broken-leg, reahes down and picks up a glass bottle, lobbing it at Sam! "You bastard! My leg!" he snarls out.

    The cheerleader, meanwhile, heard the threat. And he backs up, looking someone more afraid. He's the smallest of the three, and could have been scrappy if he ever learned how to fight.

    No, instead there's a flash of street light on metal, and the sudden rapport of a handgun.

    Alexis had given a laugh, side-stepping one of the blows Chase was trying to hit her with as she roled the thin plastic wand over the back of her hand and with a graceful arch of her arm, snapped it accross the back of his neck! "Sounds fair enou--"

    Then the shot is fired.

    A singed hole from a hot bullet peircing through the fabric, and it makes Alexis gasp, reaching for her stomach.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's reaction to this is swift, it was fun and games, but once the gun was pulled it went a bit different. He will move side steps the bottle, and moves to put a kick to No-neck's chin. He aint trying to kill the guy, but he has went into put them down hard and fast mode. Sure of himself, after the kick he is heading over towards Alexis. and remembering her powers, he will ask "How bad is it, as he moves to make sure he is between the gunman and her. Waiting for her replay on taking down one of the two or grabbing her and blasting her to the nearest hospital.

Prismatic has posed:
    No-Neck gives a sharp cry, and goes down. The cheerleader and Chase turn, and make a run for it as Sam puts himself between the shooter and Alexis, and she gives a couch, loking peturbed as she grasps something in her hand, through her sweatshirt, and then drops a bullet to the ground, where it tinks against the pavement.

    "Knocked the breath outta me, the jerk..."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to her and once he sees she is ok, he looks over to the running figures and will say "I'll be right back." he will turn and he is off in a blast moving to grab the two men by arms or legs, what ever he can get and keeping his shield between him and them takes them up. "You wanting to bring something more than fist to our little dance I can to." He makes sure to get them very high up in the air and hovers there holding them.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis gives a nod, and hangs back a moment, giving a cough to try and straighten herself out.

    Meanwhile, Sam grabs at the two fleeing men, and takes them up, over the street. "OH GOD, HE'S ONE OF THEM!" the smaller of the two cries out, the gun dropping down from him. Chase gives a surprised cry, dangling from one leg as the ground gets farther and farther away.

    "Look man, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!! I'll never come back here again!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to them and says "Ah should drop you and watch you go splat. For what you were going to do I should, what what you did to my... friend. Ah so want to. He looks to them and says "Ah am going to take you back down to your friend and your going to take him and get he hell out of her. If you ever come back, well lets just say Ah do not make the same mistake twice, do you understand me?"

Prismatic has posed:
    "I understand perfectly! Totally clearly! I don't even *LIVE* in New York City!" Chase squeals out as the HCeerleeder gives a whimper and a nod in agreement. "Please don't drop me! I'm allergic to being road kill!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will jet back down toward where the fight was dropping them from about ten foot up, before landing himself. He makes sure that the fall will do no real harm to them. "Your buddy's knee should be popped out of joint doctors should be able to fix it and he should only be out of commission for a month or so, but if you come back here, if Ah ever hear of you hurting someone else mutant or human, Ah will find you, do Ah make myself clear?"

Prismatic has posed:
    "CRYSTAL CLEAR!" No-Neck yelps from where he's sitting, and the two gather themselves up, grab their friend and all together hobble away as fast as they can away from the mutant duo.

    Meanwhile, Alexis glares at the retreating trio, then sighs, and sticks her finger through the bullet hole in her shirt.

    "I'm outta red embroidery thread too. I'll have to make this flower pink or something." she mutters crossly, but gives a look up to Sam.

    "Thanks for being my hero, though?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will walk over to her, and takes her hands in his and says "Ah should have seen he had the gun and taken him out first, Ah am so sorry, but your sure your ok right?" He actually seems still worried about her.

Prismatic has posed:
    "I'm fine, Sam. Honestly. Just the close proximity knocked the breath out of me." Alexis re-assures the Kentucky boy, and she gives him a little smile, curling her fingers against his, then gets up to her tip-toes to brush her fingers against his blond hair, right behind his ear.

    "But it is fuh-reezing. C'mon, my apartment's not far from here."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and will move to put his arm around her to let her lean against him as they walk and share his body heat "Well lets get you inside and warm you up, and if you need some more thread, Shannon probably has some she can share, she likes to sew and her family sent her her craft room Ah think, Ah carried at least half a dozen boxes up to her room.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Your extended family is ridiculous." the violinist states wryly as she leads the way, leaning lightly against him with a quiet 'really, I'm fine, Sam!', but she gives a laugh.

    She leads the way to a run down brownstone building, and unlocks an access gate with a stiff masterlock. She re-locks it behind her, and then heads down a narrow set of concrete stairs to an underhang, where she opens a door marked "PRIVATE -- AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY"

    And then in here, there's several 'apartments' made up. The walls are thin. The rattle of machinery can be heard from a shop somewhere nearby, echoing down the pipes, and Alexis leads to a most-assuredly-not-to-code door with a mail slot marked "A C"

    And once inside, Sam might be able to see how Alexis lives.

    She's in an old boiler room. There's a single window, with one pane boarded up and the other two cracked. Plastic is taped over it to keep in the warmth. There's a beanbag chair and a low coffee table that's being supported by a flower pot in one corner. A piano has been moved down here -- likely a long, long time before she moved in -- and bears signs of being worked on in recent weeks. There's her guitar and her gig bag in the corner, near a mini fridge and a hot plate, and a shelf above that holds a coffee maker. There's a single lamp in the room, which she turns on, and a little storage area beneath a high, twin-sized loft bed.

    And on this loft bed is a scarred up warrior, missing half an ear. A massive scar is traced accross his face, the nub of his tail oddly lengthed, but when he registers the light being turned on, the orange-furred creature yaaaawns, showing sharp teeth and stretches his forelegs, before purring and rubbing against Alexis's spread fingers.

    "Joe, Sam. Sam. Warrior Joe."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie squats down and will put a hand out to let the cat get a scent of him and says "Well hello, Warrior Joe." He says to the cat. He looks around the room a moment, He feels guilty a moment about the place, but he knows the girls past as well. "Ah am really glad your ok Alexis, you were pretty good out there with the plastic rod. Seems you know how to scrap if needed

Prismatic has posed:
    "I used to fence, a time ago." Alexis answers, and she putters herself about, pouring water from a jug into the coffee pot, putting a new filter and some fresh grounds in.

    "I'd almost forgotten that I was quite good. Nearly pursued it as a career choice before... life had other plans." she trails off, and she gives a laugh. "But now I need a new wand to adjust blinds! I dropped mine and forgot it completely!" she laughs in embarrassment.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie hmms and says "If you want one of those collapsible batons Ah can probably get ya one cheap, had to pick one up for a student the other day." He will tell her, and if the cat lets him will pet it a bit "I am sure we can find you a new wand for your blinds as well. " He looks over to her and says "And thanks."

Prismatic has posed:
    PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR PRRRRRRRRRRRR says Warrior Joe, happily rubbing his face against Sam's fingers. Seems like in spite of his wounds he's a friendly old man.

    Alexis p auses, and she glances back over at Sam. "Thanks? For what? A coffee I haven't made yet?" she replies with humour in her voice, "Or for cracking that fellow's hands like a Catholic nun?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "For trusting me enough to bring me back to your place." He tells her and gives joe a bit more scrittching and then stands up, and smiles over at her.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Yes... well, I figured it was an eventuality that you might learn where I live." she replies in a wry tone, and she motions to the room. "Welcome to Chez Carr, where your dreams are precisely that but at least it never gets cold enough to freeze the water." she states, and wrinkles her nose. "The shared bathroom is sdown the hall. I'm decently sure it used to be a gym of some sort."

    Joe miiiaaws, and follows the hand as Sam pulls it away, batting at him a moment before hopping off the bed, and making his way towards a Cool Whip container, investigating it for food.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Well be it ever so humble, and all that. Trust me, learned a long time ago, you judge a person by what's in here." He will reach to lightly place his hand on her heart, and not what they have or have not. Rich or poor the heart is what tells of a person.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis blinks a moment as Sam presses close, his hand placed over her heart, which is beating like madcats in her chest. Her eyes go a little wide, her cheeks flush, and her ears turn pink, as to her fingertips, tracing from the coffee cups she's holding to her wrists as she blushes.

    "... Sam... I..." Alexis begins, looking up at the blond farm boy, and she gives a small breath out, giving a nervous little swallow, but she doesn't move to move his hand from her.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks at her, and instead of actually saying anything will move to lean down, he is trying for that kiss again, and with their cheek and chin kiss the other day he feels a bit more confident this time. His hand moving from her chest to softly cup the side of her face, as his other hand finds her hip.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis is still holding those coffee cups in her hands, she has no defense! Unless she were to hit Sam with the coffee cups, but that'd be horrible.

    No, Alexis feels her face cupped, his hand on her hip. She presses a little closer as he leans down, trying for that kiss, and her eyes close, her lips pursing slightly, her fingers curling against the mugs.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will hold the kiss for a long moment and then slowly letting their lips part, and smiles at her "I think that may have warmed me up more than any coffee could." He grins at her and will move to take one of the mugs so she has a free hand

Prismatic has posed:
    She has a free hand now! She blinks as Sam draws away, her eyes opening a moment before she gives a little breath out, curling her fingers again a moment before she brushes her fingers against Sam's side, and gives a small smile, still bright, unnatural pink.

    "You are... entirely something I did not expect, Sam... at all..." she breathes out, and she leans her head against his shoulder and chest.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie wraps his arms around her, and says "Well Ah hope Ah am a good surprise." He says and his free hand will rub along her back, enjoying the closeness. "And you are a very special person Ah am really glad Ah got a chance to meet, and hope Ah get to know a whole lot better."

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis gives a small smile, and brushes some of her dark hair back, and she gives a soft sigh against him. "The best kind of surprise. Serandipity." she replies gently, her free hand stroking against Sam's back and shoulder, standing in her crummy tiny basement apartment-slash-boiler room.

    "So... just as a note, Andrea is /not/ permitted to know in what conditions I live. I have the distinct feeling she would hire people to kidnap me in the middle of the night an move me to a different country."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and says "Ok, Ah think Shannon might help, but Ah do want you to promise me if something happens and you start feeling the cold outside you can come to my place, and crash there, can even bring Warrior Joe." He looks into her eyes and says "course your welcome to come over there even if it is not getting cold in here." He tells her. He continues rubbing her back, and seems to be content to hold her close and forget about the coffee.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Miiiaw?" Joe asks questioningly from the Cool Whip container, happily crunching on cat food.

    "I don't think the school would approve of some.. some stranger just showing up with all her stuff and an ancient alley cat." Alexis replies mirthfully against his chest. "Seems a horrible way to introduce oneself." she jokes.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "I was thinking more the place Doug and Ah am getting the school your welcome as well, not really any pets there though. One of the kids just got a service dog today." He will yell her. "And if your want an introduction we can head out there when ever ya want, Ah'm content to stay like this a while longer to be honest."

Prismatic has posed:
    "Oh, that's right -- ah, but... if it's you and Doug, wouldn't it be a bit crowded with three? Especially if you're..." she trails off a oment, and purses her lips, thinking back as she takes a deep breath.

    "Nevermind, I forget. Roommates do make it easier, but it's not... like I can contribute equally to the house fund. Or food funds."

    She leans her head against Sam's shoulder. "Joe eats better than I do."

    "Miiaw!" says a very self-satisfied Joe, who hops back up to his warm place on the bed.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie rubs her back and says "Ah aint asking you to give up having your own place, but if it gets to a point where it is not safe for ya here weather or what, I want you safe. He looks to her, and says "And Ah will just have to have you come have dinner with me more often." he teases.

Prismatic has posed:
    "This is Mutant Town. We're constantly under threat of control or attack by who knows what, giant robots, hateful people, ninjas coming from other planets -- who knows?" Alexis mutters in exasperation, "This is New York City. It gets handled. Somehow."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "Ah don't think I have seen the space ninjas yet but you never know with town. Probably should let you know sometime in the next month or so you will probably have a chance to meet a few other members of my family if ya want besides my brother.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Oh? Are they coming up to visit?" she questions, and she gives a soft 'hmm' sound "How... how many of your siblings are mutants, again?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Coming up to see the school, and hear Andrea when she plays at the club. there are five of us who are mutants, 3 different types of flyers, and then one brother can shoot electricity and sister can change her body into other things.

Prismatic has posed:
    "... your mother is simply one amazing woman." Alexis compliments, "children are hard enough without one flying off in one direction, another in a totally different one and your daughter's suddenly a picture frame." she jokes, still just leaning happily against Sam.

    "... but I really should pour the coffee. Even though this is very nice."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "And then maybe we can share the beanbag chair for a bit?" He asks her grinning and gives her the mug back so she can fill it. He will slowly let her g and move to have a seat while she gets the coffee

Prismatic has posed:
    "Ha, only seats one." she laughs, "I would have to sit on your lap, and then we get all lovey-dovey and you end up with hot coffee on your trousers. No one would like that. Shannon might swear a vendetta against me." Alexis jokes casually. "Let's see -- how do you take your coffee?"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles a bit and says "Well ok with the first part of that second not so much but first might be worth the risk." He says grinning at her "Little cream little sugar, but not to much of either one." He adds "Shannon is a bit protective."

Prismatic has posed:
    "Shannon takes her relationship with you with the utmost seriousness. I honestly do beleive if I ever were to hurt you she would cause me to spontaniously combust. It's horrible. I'd be sneezing the entire time, ashes everywhere afterwards." Alexis gives a smirk -- putting in a little milk, a packet of sugar and pours in the coffee. Her own is taken black. She offers the first mug -- a white coffee mug with a chip in the bottom -- to Sam with a small shrug.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie nods a bit and says "She grew up with no siblings, and took her in as one of mine, and Ah think part of it is, she thought a lot of the world was cut off from her, and having shown her that it is still open, has even strengthen that. It started off as a crush, but had to let her know did not see her that way." He says sipping his coffee.

Prismatic has posed:
    "She'd mentioned something like that." alexis replies, "It wasn't my place to pry, though. I figure she'll come out with information as she feels comfortable..." she trails off, giving a small smile. "I would consider her performance to be a major event for you both. It must be difficult to be so patient."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and says "Ah am just glad she is finally willing to do it, Ah am just hoping she does not bring it spur of the moment on me, Ah want to have her mom and dad up for it.