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Today is the day! Neon Dreams
Date of Scene: 01 August 2020
Location: 66 East 11th Street, Greenwich Village
Synopsis: Andrea springs big news and gets a not so amazing reaction.
Cast of Characters: Rage, Cannonball, Barghest, Icarus, Prismatic




Rage has posed:
It's an exciting day! Neon Dreams launched at #4 on the charts, the highest any of her albums has peaked. The lead single, Electricity, has been getting a ton of time on the radio and in clubs with several remixes already on the way from a number of popular DJ's. Andrea can't be happier as she practically prances about her new Penthouse. She has one of the Entertainment channels on that is buzz-worthy, listening to updates as well as one of her upcoming interviews in which she got to talk about the music and her upcoming concert featuring Dazzler at Club Evolution.

The Penthouse is packed with balloons all tied in bundles, as well as a large cake sent over from her studio. They even sent over a box of records for her to autograph and send to a few fans. She had invited some of her friends over to celebrate, as well as the promise of some 'big news' to deliver.

"Nevada, throw me that magic marker!" She calls over as she flops down on the couch and reaches into the box for a record.

Cannonball has posed:
A roar can be heard as what may look like a comet is coming in towards the Balcony. As it gets closer, it can be seen to be Sam, carrying Alexis who has a couple bags with her. The roar lessons as the comet slows, and Sam comes in for a landing on the balcony. He sets Alexis down and says "The goggles help?" He asks her smiling offering to take the bags they brought.

Barghest has posed:
"You wear that one out already?" Comes Nevada's murmur with his face focused on the screen of an iPad and a pretzel stick hanging out of the corner of his mouth. He blindly reaches over to the table at the side of the couch and fumbles for the box before passing the whole mess over. Metallic silver ones, fancy. "They need to make permanent markers that smell like something other than solvent."

At the sound of an incoming man-shaped rocket, he looks over the rim of his iPad and raises his free hand in a wave. "Whelp, party time I suppose," He remarks while putting down the tablet.

Icarus has posed:
Jay was on his way out of the kitchen just as the A/C kicked in, sending balloons bouncing around in the flow of air from the vent. Right into his path. He ducked low then popped back up just in time for one of the air-filled beasts to hit him square in the face. A faint mutter as he shoved it away with his arm, managing to make it to the living room with a round of drinks for Andrea, Nevada and himself. He got them on the table as he heard the roar. "I'll get that."

Off to the door to the balcony, giving a big smile to his brother and Alexis. "Hey, y'all. Glad you could make it."

Prismatic has posed:
    "The goggles do help, yes." Alexis confirms as she steps down, hands Sam the bags and shaking out her arms (and poor Sam, having been gripped pretty hard by her!) and then lifting the goggles, she removes the borrowed leather jacket and gives a bright grin to the assembly inside.

    "Afternoon, everyone! I Heard there's a bit of a party going on?" she greets them.

Rage has posed:
Reaching across to snag a marker, Andrea uncaps it, then takes another record out. She takes a moment to admire the cover, which looks something straight out of an 80's Retro party. Lots of purple and pink splashes of neon lights with her on the cover wearing a black leather jacket with the backdrop of the city behind her. It was raining that night they took the pictures, making the road slick. It's a powerful image. An adult image.

As she signs her name with a small heart at the end of it, she puts it into the completed pile after blowing on it. Glancing over to watch Jay get bopped, she giggles, then hops up to her feet. "Hey Sam, Alexis!" She calls over as she waves a hand.

"I got prezzies for you!"

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie smiles and does not mind the tight holding on. He lifts the goggles he wore to his forehead and smiles. He steps forward giving Jay a brief hug, and lifting one of the bags, he says "Made you a pineapple cake." He will tell those here. "Figured should bring a proper house warming present." He says of the bag. He looks over tot he others "Hey, seems the record is a hit Andrea."

Barghest has posed:
"Thanks, Jay." Says Nevada as he leans over to grab a drink and then stands up, giving his back which pops like he'd just stepped on a piece of bubble wrap. Muttering, he stiffly makes his way for the main dining table and slides aside a few boxes of autographed swag to make room for the incoming food. "Yah, there's a bit of a party! There's room over here to drop anything off. You two want a drink?"

Icarus has posed:
The hug is returned to Sam then Jay waves them all inside. "I'll stay on drink duty! Andrea is on autograph duty. And I think Nevada is on 'do anything Andrea says' duty today. It's the hardest job in the house." He winks playfully at Andrea before giving Nevada a grin saying he signed up for this, even if he didn't. He takes the bag with the cake toward the kitchen, deftly avoiding the killer balloon this time but eyes it suspiciously.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis hangs back a little bit, and takes in the scene before she steps inside and closes the door behind her

    "I can't imagine Nevada has the easiest job, Andrea is quite demanding." she quips, "Hullo Andi, Jay -- hello Nevada." she greets everyone in turn, setting her own bag to the side.

Rage has posed:
"Don't get it twisted. Jay is on 'rub my feet because they hurt after dance practice duty' also. That's the hardest job. My puppies are howling." Andrea says with a grin as she heads over to give Sam a hug, followed by another to Alexis when she can. "All of this swag is for the kids at Xavier's. I got shirts and badges autographed and about a hundred albums to hand out."

She is practically dancing in place as she sways back and forth, high on adrenaline and excitement. "Thank you guys for coming over and hanging out with me. Even if it's just for a little bit to have cake. My label has called me a few times with sales updates and may call a few more times as well but they don't last long. I'm not worried about that. I'm at number four right now and I maaaay get as high as two later depending on how things go, but I don't think I'm gonna tip Vibe off their number one. Boy bands, right?"

Sngging Jay by the hand, she practically drags him to the couch once he is finished moving the cake to the kitchen.

"OK! So, I do got one big surprise I wanted to show you guys. It's mostly for Sam and Jay."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie 's brow raises and looks over to his brother at the talk of surprise for them. He will put the bags he brought over down and walks back over standing beside Alexis "Should I be worried?" He jokes a bit and will look to Nevada "Ice Tea if you don't mind." He says of the drink.

Barghest has posed:
"Fine, fine. Jay can have drink duty. I'll supervise the snacks." Nevada remarks as he crunches on the end of his pretzel. "Oh sure, I'll help my sis if she needs something, but I draw lines at feet rubbing. She can afford a professional for that." Since the red-winged man in question is soon being stolen, he goes into the kitchen to fetch drinks.

"Probably." Is his commentary towards Sam before disappearing behind the fridge's open door.

Icarus has posed:
At the question from Sam, Jay gives a very positive nod of the head. "Anything she has prezzies and hasn't told me about it ahead of time? It's time to worry." It's just the nature of the beast. Love for the woman or not, she loved to spring things on them and Jay tended to brace for impact. He looks over at her curiously, waiting for the bomb to drop.

Prismatic has posed:
    "Snacks are also an important duty." Alexis replies, and she purses her lips "Water for me please, and thank you." she comments to Nevada before she blinks at the idea of presents, that is more for Jay and Sam. She purses her lips in amusement, and follows along, unafraid of whatever Andrea has up her sleeve.

Rage has posed:
Incoming hurricane Andrea! Once the Guthrie boys are sat down, Andrea takes her phone out of her pocket, then turns the TV on with it. She taps a few times on the glass to pair the two and share her screen. Yes, her wallpaper is an adorable picture of her and Jay smooching together with her arm held out for a selfie. It's disgustingly cute. Her notification bar also has over ten-thousand in waiting to be checked on. The life of a celebrity.

"Okay, so, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and I know that is /really/ dangerous when I do that, but this particular idea has meant a lot to me. So, I got an insane bonus from my contract and album launch and I wanted to take a chunk of it and do something really nice for the two people who have supported me the most in my life. One as my boyfriend and best friend, and the other as my teacher and mentor who saved my life a few times and helped mold me into the woman I am today."

"So, since I believe in giving back to family, I have made arrangements in a nice surburb in Lexington, Kentucky to buy your mother and your family the house of their dreams." She taps her phone to reveal a beautiful house in a slide show format that goes from room to room. "This is in a beautiful gated community with a top of the line school district. It's a five bedroom, eight bathroom and it has a few acres of land to roam about on. It comes with a pool, a basketball court, a wide outdoor patio with a firepit and a basement that is fully furnished designed to be the perfect hangout spot."

As she sways on her feet, she gives them both a bright smile. "I know your mother has had it really hard after your father passed and raising all those kids in a town that doesn't respect and is afraid of them is challenging. So, I spent a lot of time with my real-estate agent to find the perfect home in a great progress surburban neighborhood away from the hate and toxicity and squalar."

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks to this and he does not smile, but he does not frown either. It seems a lot is going through his head on this one. He rubs his hand through his hair, and after a moment, he says "Have ya talked to Ma about this Andrea? It is appreciated, but Ah aint sure mom will accept it, and the farm.." Sam will trail off, and look over to Jay, a moment "I don't want to sound unappreciative, but not sure it is going to work."

Icarus has posed:
As she starts to pair things up with the tv, Jay is still grinning. Until she begins making her presentation and slowly that grin fades to stunned silence for long moment. Seems both brothers are in the same boat. "I...It's..." Jay reaches up a hand to brush back through his hair. "Sweet baby Jesus." He immediately glances up. "Sorry."

Back to looking at Andrea. "It's absolutely gorgeous and would be great for the family. But I'm not sure Ma would accept it. I mean, she's the one we got the whole not liking to accept charity thing from. I know it is meant as a gift of love but she might take it that way. You know I'm still learning to be understanding of you giving freely because you care for everyone so much. Might be even harder for her. And the farm is where Pa is. So I know she wouldn't want to give it up entirely."

A little scrunch of his face and he shrugs. "You can see what she says. But I don't know if she'll just accept a gift like that."

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis levels A Look to Andrea, and she rubs the back of her head, and keeps herself quiet. She didn't have a horse in the race, so to speak, but can picture Ma Guthrie's wrestle intenrally with such a gift. She looks between the two Guthrie lads, then to Nevada, then to Andrea and excuses herself a moment to grab a piece of cake.

Rage has posed:
"Your mother can still keep the farm and run it like a real business now, as opposed to doing all the heavy lifting herself. She can use it as real income now without the worry of trying to manage it around bills. I literally factored that as well." Andrea says as she taps the glass again to pull up a business plan.

"My financial planner is willing to sit down with your mom and go over the bills and help her understand the numbers. That way your mom has the dream house, has the best school district in the area, your siblings having a safe place to grow up without your red neck neighbors trying to poison your pets or set fire to your yard or whatever other bullshit that goes on down there, /and/ she can run the farm the best way possible." She gives a motion of her hand towards the picture of the house. "You are family and let's be realistic here, mutant and human relations are kinda at an all time low. There is no strings attached and everyone can be happy."

"I was also hoping maybe you two can talk to your Mom and .. we can say this is a gift from all three of us? Like .. ta da? We love you mom?" She glances over to Nevada, one of those sibling mind-hives. 'How am I doing?' 'Probably really bad!' 'Shit.'

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie will stand up, and moves to pace a bit. "The farm has never really been a business, it was home, we sold some stuff, but it was Pa working in the minds that paid the primary bills. "MA has been selling a bit more stuff, but I don't know." He looks over to her, and says "Maybe, I was looking at buying some land down there, through some of Berto's companies and then buying it from him. "Maybe if I can get it, we can hire some of Mine, Jay's and Paige's friend's to run the new farm and back home." He says trying to figure it out.

Barghest has posed:
Nevada is standing there in the kitchen after having poured tea. He looks to Andrea with the sides of his mouth pulled back and there is that covert sort of back and forth. He flicks his gaze aside to Alexis briefly as she escapes like he did before looking back towards Andrea and the Guthries. He seems to be keeping uncharacteristically quiet. There's clear uncertainty on his face, but for now he's keeping his opinions to himself.

Icarus has posed:
At mention of possibly buying some land down there, Jay looks at Sam a moment with his lips pressed tightly together. Then he leans forward on the couch, resting his elbows atop his knees as he tries to figure out what is right here. "Going to have to think on this a bit. Even as a gift from the three of us, not sure. Home is home. It would be hard for her to just walk away from that, I think. Even if she didn't take it as charity. Let me digest this a little bit."

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis reflects that uncertainty that Nevada holds on her face as she draws herself near the counter, giving a slight wince at the tangible level of awkward in the room that was going to go down. "So." she inquires, quietly, "... cheer for any proper football teams, or am I going to have to feign knowledge about the Mets again?" she inquires to give the two of them something other than the awkward to talk about.

Rage has posed:
There is a pinching of the brows together as Andrea taps the phone off. She tucks it into her pocket and lets out a low breath. "Okay." Well, all the air just got popped from her balloon. She heads back over to her couch and flops down into it, taking out another record, followed by her marker. She scrawls her name across it, along with the heart. "Just kinda thought you guys would be happier about it, or somewhat excited." She gives a motion of her free hand. "But, whatever, cake and Mets. Have at it." She reaches in and takes another album out to sign that as well.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie looks over and says "We appreciate the thought Andrea, and it means the world to us that your considering family family and want to help them , it's just ." He sighs a bit "It took a good bit to get me off the farm, and even more to get Jay here off it. Our family have bleed for that land for a lot of generations." He looks over to the TV where the image was. "Ah could be wrong, Ma could be happy for it, but think you would have more luck building her a bigger place there if your wanting to help her out."

Barghest has posed:
"You're safe, I don't pay a lot of attention to sports." Nevada murmurs aside to Alexis. "Good to kill time when nothing else is on, but I ain't winning fantasy games anytime soon."

As he spies Andrea deflating and taking a spot on the couch, he abandons the kitchen at last. First, it's to pass Sam his requested iced tea before sinking back down into the couch. "Leaving behind memories isn't easy, especially not for what feel like another world. It's a big question, but no harm in asking."

Icarus has posed:
Jay tries to put his arm around Andrea's shoulders. "It's a lovely gift. I just don't want you to get your heart broken if she isn't accepting. I mean, you are already disappointed by our reactions. We'll talk to her, put the offer on the table. Maybe she would be open if she keeps the farm as well, allowing for her to go there if she wants when she wants?"

Prismatic has posed:
    "And here I was hoping for a rousing sports club talk." Alexis protests, British accent plain before she also goes over, and gives a slight smile to Andrea, and sits, quietly, her lips pursed as she draws one leg up and sets her chin on her knee, watching the goings on around, the two sets of siblings talking.

    "Well. If she doesn't want it, keep it anyway. Your starter home, for when y ou come back from tour and you and Jay get to making additional little Guthries."

Rage has posed:
"I don't have to buy it. I can just tell my agent to skip it. It's fine." Andrea says as she takes out another album, scribbling her name along it. "Everyone thinks it's a terrible idea. I was out of pocket." She puts the album into the 'done' pile, then inches away from Jay's arm as she pushes up to her feet.

"I'm gonna hop on this call. My manager is gonna be buzzing me in a few minutes and I should actually take one of these." Sliding her phone out of her pocket again, she starts down the hallway, then up the spiral staircase to the next level with quick footsteps.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie sighs and runs a hair through his hair and says "Andrea, AH know you want to help and want to give Ma and the family something special, but know this, you have already given us all something more valuable than money, you make Jay happy, and thats more important to ma than a mountain houses. " He walks over to sit down beside Alexis and looks to her and sighs a bit. "Damn feel like a heel now."

Barghest has posed:
Nevada watches his sister go upstairs with a frown beginning to darken his expressions. "Nah, it's not you." He murmurs towards Sam and then Jay. "She just isn't seeing the other side of it. Not everyone needs all of that to be happy. I get where you guys are coming from. It'll work out, don't worry about it. There's bound to be other ways she can contribute if it'll make her feel like she's helping."

Icarus has posed:
As she moves away, Jay can't help frowning a bit. He tracks her progress. "She does so much for everyone. She sees it as being nice. Friendly. She doesn't realize sometimes it makes people uncomfortable. That it steps on their own upbringing or pride. It's taken me a while to adjust to it and I just know Ma would see it as pity for her situation as opposed to something wonderful, like it should be. It just will take time to figure out how to approach it so Ma doesn't deny it outright." He brushes his hand through his hair again, leaning back on the couch.

Prismatic has posed:
    Alexis glances over to Jay, and gives a soft whisper of "Sorry to throw you under the bus." to the winged singer, rubbing the back of her head a moment before she hops up, and goes to follow Andrea up the stairs. "You lot stay down here, I may need to deliver some girl talk." she warns as she goes.

Cannonball has posed:
Samuel Guthrie watches over to Alexis heading up the stairs, and sighs "Sorry had not told ya about buying property back home, had to it a bit sneakily to have a chance at it. Not sure if I will get the whole lot, was a lot of land, but figure a decent patch on the edge of the east side." He says confirming where he is trying to buy.