12795/Still Alive

Still Alive
Date of Scene:	05 March 2021
Location:	66 East 11th Street, Greenwich Village
Synopsis:	Andrea comes home and has decided it's time for a new house in the country.
Cast of Characters:	Rage, Icarus

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Rage has posed:
It's early in the morning and Andrea is just now getting home from her trip to Boston with Sam. She gives a long stretch of her body, then trudges into their bedroom She drops her bag on the ground with a thump, then steps out of her shoes. They had an early flight (First class of course) and didn't find any sleep.

Peeling out of her jacket and hanging it up, she rubs at her eyes with her palm and looks around to see if Jay is still asleep or if he's up and about. "Baaaabe." She calls out with a yawn.

Icarus has posed:
There is a giant lump in the middle of the bed, the sheet and comforter covering the body. It seems he slept in the middle. On both sides, peeking out from under the covers, are the ends of feathers which are a bold red against the color of the bedding.

At the sound of her voice, the mass begins to move a bit then the top folds down as he shifts to his side, the wings from one edge disappearing with the movement. He peeks out, bleary eyed and hair an utter mess. "You're home!" Yes, the statement of the obvious is pretty pathetic.

Rage has posed:
"I am! Mission was a success." Andrea gives herself a bit of a playful 'wiggle', then leaps into the bed to pounce him. She may not be a wolf at the moment, but she still has the playful antics of one. She leans in and presses her lips to his for a kiss, then goes about sprawling on top of him as she curls her arms about him.

"I missed you." It was one day. "You slept in the middle of the bed?" She says with an amused noise in her throat. "Bet you were glad to get all the sheets to yourself for a change, huh?" She says as she tucks her head in against his neck and shoulder.

Icarus has posed:
As she works her way into the bed, he quickly puts her pillow back where it belongs. Seems he was hugging it, like a kid would a teddy bear for comfort. He pushes the covers out of the way she she can wiggling in with him. He's shirtless so his wings aren't hindered, but does have on a pair of sleep pants in a light gray color.

As she snuggles in, he pulls her close. "So everything is settled and set up then?"

Rage has posed:
"Yup, everything is cool. Sam got permission from Alexis's family, except her dad. We just didn't tell him because he's a jackass. Good thing he didn't come home while we were over there. I woulda put him through a wall." Andrea says as she curls up against him under the sheets, sliding a hand along his chest to seek out the comfort of his heartbeat. She leans in and rubs her nose along his jawline, breathing him in with a happy rumble. "What'd you do yesterday on your man day? Please don't tell me you just stayed home and watched TV."

Icarus has posed:
Jay opens his mouth and snaps it back shut. Because she just told him not to tell her what he did after asking what he did.

"I did write out a little ditty that was running around in my head after watching binging a few seasons of Vikings," basically saying he stayed home and watched tv without saying it and thus meeting the clause of her requirements

Rage has posed:
There's a low snort from Andrea as she finds herself amused. She knew it. "You and Nevada shoulda got into some trouble. Like go out and get drunk and run around naked in the courtyard or at least see a movie." She says as he squeezes him tighter in her arms.

"I want to hear this little thing you wrote. Sing it to me." She hums to him as she peeks up at him with her dark eyes, giving his chest a few scritches with her manicured nails.

Icarus has posed:
"It's not done yet. It's just got a lot of percussion. Very inspired by the show obviously. I want to get some actual Norse for the song. Or something that sounds sort of it like it. I dunno yet."

Jay shrugs then gives her a quick kiss before settling in to just hold her there. "You are so much better than your pillow," he says. "It smells like you but that's about it."

Rage has posed:
"If you only had a wolf nose. The things I smell is super amplified." Andrea says with a giggle as she leans over to give his neck a sniff, followed by a peck of her lips against it. "Oh, I think I'm going to sell this place. I found a new one out in Salem when I was poking around the internet out of boredom last night."

Sliding her phone out of her pocket, she pulls up the link and slides it up to show him. "Look at this place. It's cute and out of the way of the city. The perfect place to have a family and sooooo much cheaper than this. I'd get a crazy profit off the sale price here."

Icarus has posed:
As she mentions selling the condo, he lifts his head just enough to focus properly on her phone. When she pulls up the image, he frowns as he tries to fit words with image.

"Cute? It's gorgeous but I'm not sure I'd call it cute. A two bedroom is cute. That place is enormous! You planning on us having as many kids as Ma or something?"

Second thought. "

"Don't answer that."

Rage has posed:
"It has three bedrooms and six bathrooms. It's on a five acre lot. I think we can turn one of the studies into a fourth bedroom though." Andrea says with a big grin.

"Of course I'm going to answer that. Yes?" She says teasingly to him as she circles her finger along his chest. "I do want kids, a ton of kids. They can run around this big ass house and jump into the huge pool that I will build in the backyard along with a waterfall that connects to it. It will be amazing."

Icarus has posed:
"Why?" Jay realizes that doesn't really help. "Why is it as big as Xavier's but only has three bedrooms? And why does it have six bathrooms? One for each bedroom and two extra, one on each end of the house is still only five. Why are there six?"

He knew she was going to answer the kid question. He also already knew she wanted a lot of kids from past talks. "Pool with waterfall sounds nice," he admits. "Plenty of room there to fly without being seen." Wait is he actually considering this?

Rage has posed:
"There is three bedrooms, but there are multiple larger rooms. The entire basement is furnished with a game room and a underground movie theather, so there is a bathroom there. There is two studies, one on the main and another up top. Besides, you can never have too many bathrooms. In a place that big, you could be walking from one side to the other and then nature calls." Andrea says with a big smile on her face as she tiptoes her fingers up and down his bare chest as she lays with him.

"See, when you say that outloud, it sounds pretty freaking amazing, huh? We can turn one of the studies into a studio with sound proofing and then get an entire set up wired through the floors to handle the mixers." As she stretches herself out under the sheets with him to curl her toes within her socks. "And we can be free of people taking pictures when we head out for breakfast. Salem is so much more small and cozier."

Icarus has posed:
"You're you. We'll still have people at the edge of the property. Drones trying to fly over and snap pictures of you. But it would be better than the city at least. Not like I'm not a known mutant now so I wouldn't have to hide my flying." Like he used to have to do here in the city, sneaking out under the dark of night from the balcony or rooftop.

"I think it's a nice idea. I still want to get a place back home though, near Ma and the littles. So we can go look at this place if you want. You can schedule it."

Rage has posed:
"If you look at the property lines, there is acres of land between the main road and the house. High security gates. Flying a drone out that far will be difficult and even then, I will not be making this purchase public. I will be going through a proxy and use cash to pay in full." Andrea says as she gives a smile at the pictures on her phone as she flips through them with her thumb. "I want to make sure that we have our own slice of paradise away from all of that crazy."

"It may not last forever, but it's far more privacy than what we're used to. And we can still get a place near your Ma."

Icarus has posed:
"Sounds like heaven," Jay has to agree as he watches each image closely. There is very little about the place he doesn't like. And that won't be hard to modify. Some paint here, maybe a little remodel there. Yet in truth? They probably could leap right in to get the studio set up.

"And plenty of room to add on to it for kids. Since we'll need more bedrooms. Each should get their own."

Rage has posed:
"See, now I got you talking about kids." Andrea says with a grin to him as she leans in to press her lips against his for a kiss, feeling her heart flutter. "Buuuut.. you gotta propose to me first." She says teasingly against his ear before giving him a light 'whuff'.

She lifts her left hand upwards teasingly, giving her fingers a wiggle, followed by big, dark puppy eyes. "I'm ready to say Iiiiii Doooooo when you are."

Her foot taps his a few times under the sheet. "I am hungry and I want breakfast. I'm thinking pancakes."

Icarus has posed:
"I know. And I will. When it's right." Jay says. He's been getting a lot of guff on this topic for a bit now but they both know it'll happen. He just has to get over some personal hangups.

"You relax. I'll cook breakfast for you." He pushes off the covers and moves to get up, tucking his wings tight against him as he does, so he won't smack her in the process. "You can just sit and relax since you had that flight. Can't believe you couldn't get something at a better hour."