11263/Dang Money

Dang Money
Date of Scene:	28 March 2020
Location:	Staff Meeting Hall - Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Kitty invites Alice to discuss employment or school, but poor Alice can't possibly afford that...
Cast of Characters:	Shadowcat, Red

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Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty Pride...well.....prides herself on knowing what's going on. Mostly that's down to her being able to get in and out of places. Other times it's by being a computer genius. It's the latter this time that's caused her to look into Alice, See. Kitty sleep phased into her store. And now....Kitty's done her digging.

Paperwork sits in front of Kitty in the middle of the conference table, Kitty stood by a chair waiting.

She's willing to bring the talented artist in to help the school out. Mostly since, hey, Kitty's not about to turn down good help when it's offfered.

Red has posed:
The call had been somewhat surprising after that sudden appearance of Kitty on the shop the last night, and now? They wanted to talk about something. She had taken a bus up to Westchester and ten a taxi to that school. She doesn't have a car or other vehicle after all. What did that woman want to invite her on such a short notice and offer to pay the drive?!

Shadowcat has posed:
Indeed Kitty did pay out of her own pocket and has shown her into the conference room. "Plaease, take a seat" she nods and pulls out a chair herself, settling in. The paperwork's in the middle of the table, as Kitty takes a breath.

Red has posed:
Alice settles in, tlting the head a little as she eyes the other mutant. "So, what's so urgent that you dish out almost a hundred in bus and taxi from NYC to Westchester and back on such a short notice?" she asks curious, folding her arms across her chest.

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty looks amused to Alice. "So you're wondering why I was going to ask you to come here" she nods. "First off. You got amazing things in your shop and you are talented. Secondly, I'd like to make an order. But more importantly" Kitty nods. What would you say to a fully paid and compensated position teaching here among mutants?" she asks with a smile. Kitty's smart, really. She's also ever so slightly worried.

Red has posed:
"It's not my shop, just work there. Like, earning my share there." Alice answers with a little shrug, then some disbelief enters her face. "But me teaching? Comeon, I have no college ed, let alone a teaching license! I couldn't qualify for that possibly egen. I mean, sure, my grades were not TOO bad, but I had no chance to get into any college and afford it, so yea, made my part time job a full time job."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty looks amused and shrugs herself. "Ah, well I could take you under my wing and offer you courses?" she explains. Okay if you're not qualified teaching may be off the table, but you could definitely fit in around here" she nods looking relieved. "So, it's your call. I'm sure you would be welcomed here, and you'd make a lot of friends" Kitty nods leaving the whole question firmly in Alice's court

Red has posed:
Alice shrugs a little at the strange offer. "Uh, I don't think some courses make me qualified to teach? I do think there's like some needed qualifications and I don't think I match those... especially on a prestigious school such as Xaviers... Heck, I *knew* I had no chance and never applied to any college in the first place."

Shadowcat has posed:
New forms are put on the table as Kitty speaks having put the teaching ones back away, wherever they'd fit best. Ah, gotta love Kitty coming prepared.

"So. You think you can't get into collegee? Why?" she asks looking across the table. "You're smart, you are articulate. You came here willingly, and you didn't freak out and shoot me the other day" Kitty points out. Kitty looks over to Alice again.

"What do you want to do with your life?" she asks.

Red has posed:
"My grades are not the best and atop that... I can't afford it, I don't qualify for any sports scholarships, I am not a genius to qualify for those and I know about not a single scholarship that is specific for poor X-gene carriers or cosplay workshop employees." Alice notes with a litte snark, shrugging. "Why you think I would succeed in any of the college tests but for some backwater community college that I still can't afford? The shop doesn't have a gun under the counter, and I could at best have shot you with paint."

A moment or two she ponders, then shrugs again. "Pretty much just earn my living?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty nods. "Lok, you're doubting yourself. I get it. You think you can't afford college" Kitty says simply. "There's plenty of ways you can get in college" she says with a look over Alice. "Earning your income. You can take online classes, remember?" she points out looking pleased. "You can take online classes, you can do a million ways to go to school" she offers simply.

Red has posed:
"I can't afford college, that's just a fact." Alice notes, pulling out her phone, searching for something and then she shows the screen of her bank account. Which was not very much stocked. Enough for some spending, but by far not enough to fund college classes. "Online classes don't change a lot in that it's expensive."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty sighs shaking her head. "Okay, well..." she starts. Great. Curveball. Hm...

She watches Alice then the phone. "Huh. You could use a few thousand more dollars. So" Kitty muses "Tell me what draws you to working in a costume shop then?" Kitty asks gently. "I mean. Aside from the pretty costumes that is. What is it about working with the costumes that draws you to it?" she says, finding a spot to sit. Lockheed is nowhere to be found. Which is just asking for trouble, really...

Red has posed:
"A few ten thousand, yes." Alice notes, sighind as she puts her phone away. "I wok with costumes and props because I can. Got that shop in highschool to earn myself poket money, and it's kinda easy for me. I mean, half of making costimes is modeling props and armor, and that's like.... super easy."

Shadowcat has posed:
"Easy for you? So you're naturally gifted huh?" Kitty asks, with a curious loook over to Alice. That's a subtle hint to ask about mutants and gifts...

Kiitty's doing a tiny bit of digging to figure out who and what Alice really is.

Red has posed:
Alice sighs as she brushes her own hair back. "Really? You like walked through the wall of my workshop and you're just as much an X-gene carrier as me and you saw me turning a piece of EVA into a glove and you still ask why propmaking is easy for me? I know, it's not something to put out on the street. Dang, I grew up in M-Town, I know how invaluable it is that some genes don't mark you for what you are."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty nods. "Yes. Yes I did" she says with a grin. "What of it? So you admit to carrying the X-gene. And your gift is to mould EVA right? Well, you're what....a plastic shaping mutant?" she asks.

"No, no. I'm serious. I'm serious. That's actually awesome"

Red has posed:
"Not plastics, polymers." Alice notes, with a little shrug. "It's nice for arts and crafts, not so much for a lot of other stuff... that's unless yea find shoving someone's underwear up to where the sun doesn't shine awesome."

Shadowcat has posed:
That. That gets Kitty giggling hysterically. "Death by wedgie?" she asks through hysterical laughter. "Oh that's just....that....just too funny" she says crying with laughter at the image that brought forth.

Once she gets her breath back, she grins. "So...so....you kill people by od means?" she asks. "Remind me not to piss you off"

Red has posed:
"Death? Nah, they hauled the guy to the hospital. He was like.. trying to extort shops and then his gangmate shot at him, then a cop blasted him with more bullets, someone gave him a hard swing and he reverse excreted his underwear. Never killed anyone. Murder's like... lockup forever and all." Alice says with a little sigh.

Shadowcat has posed:
Cue more giggling from Kitty. "You know those days when you really shouldn't bother?" she asks with a nod. "See. You've got uses though. Some days why even bother?" Kitty asks with a smirk. Lockkheed comes in to check the giggling. "So. See. You're a smart mutant, but let me check something. Do you just want to keep your head down and hide, or fight for equality and a better life?" Kitty asks carefully.

Red has posed:
Alice shrugs. "I tried to kickstart a lawsuit against Trask for the whole sentinel thing with a rather big commisssion, if that counts." she notes, then her eyes go wide at Lockheed. "Wait, is that a dragon?! Dragons are real?!"

Shadowcat has posed:
"Didn't work?" she asks. "And yeah. Lockheed, meet Hello my name is...Alice" she says. She even does the dot dot dot with her fingers too....as Lockheed's nibbling at fingrs.

"Hey. Quit it. Quit it. You won't get any food" Kitty warns. Lockheed soars to Alice again and circles her then returns to Kitty's side.

Red has posed:
"Justicia turns slow, no idea if the lawyer managed to round up enough people that were actual victims that could sue..." Alice answers with a little defeated shrug, eying the dragon. "You domesticate dragons?"

Shadowcat has posed:
Kity laughs. "Justice does. And no. I don't domesticate. He chose me" she shrugs looking amused. "Lockheed" she says and pets the dragon. Adorable, really. the dragon is all happy like and does the tail swish thing happy cats do, too.

Red has posed:
"So dragons are cats, they domesticate humans?" Alice asks, lifting an eyebrow. "Eh, now... yea, I guess I can't really afford college, let alone a prestigious one like Xaviers."

Shadowcat has posed:
Kitty shrugs, watching Alice. "Who said anything about Xavier's and college? It's important. So" Kitty says with a nod, reaching down to pet Lockheed again. She looks over to Alice, and smiles.

"Look, whatever happens, happens" she nods looking serious for a moment.

Red has posed:
Alice nods with a sigh, brushing through her red hair. "Well, as important as it is, I can't at this moment. There's bills to pay after all. I mean, thanks for the invite and all... but I guess unless I can get sone scholarschip I stay a small artist." she notes before looking onto her watch and getting up. "Sorry for wasting your time, but if I want to catch my bus home, I need to get going sadly."

Shadowcat has posed:
There's a spark of amusement in Kitty's gaze as she looks over to Alice. "Get home safely" she says with a smile, taking out a$50 bill. "Here, it's for your bus fare and spending money" Kitty nods. "Enjoy"

With that she's gone through the door. Her mind's whirring and racing. Scholarship, huh?

Red has posed:
Alice sighs as she nods, taking the bill with a dry smile. "Thanks for the trip though... you got my number to call if you wann talk and stuff." she contemplates, nodding before she leaves to the door, then - probably escorted - the grounds.