13541/Alone in Central Park

Alone in Central Park
Date of Scene:	22 June 2021
Location:	Central Park, Manhattan
Synopsis:	By sheer coincidence, Kit managed to meet two other mutants in central park and wound up with an offer for a place to stay.
Cast of Characters:	Kit Killovarras, Red, Pixie

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Kit Killovarras has posed:
Nearly mid-day and Central Park is alive with people, from picnics to people relaxing, joggers and geriatrics feeding the birds. It's in a more wooded area of the park though that Kit suddenly wakes up, his body curled up tight among the branches of a large tree, somewhat out of view. He moves an arm, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and quietly mutters, "Slept in again..." to himself.

Red has posed:
Alice had taken a run in central park and now was starting to slow down. Searching for her water bottle from the pockets, she slows even more. Finally she stops and start stretching in the shade of a few trees, letthng her long legs rest on a park bench fo a few more moments.

Pixie has posed:
Phew, is it ever hot! Good thing she has her wings to fan her, and while Megan should be trying to make more of an effort to hide them, well, it just felt too good to fan herself with her wings every so often as she jogs around the park circuit.

Dressed in a garish green and pink tie dye t-shirt and black biker shorts and bright pink running shoes, pink hair tied back into a high ponytail, she's bound to attract the wrong kind of attention.

Hopefully there are no mutant haters around.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
When Kit notices the people around, he curses under his breath, ears laying back a little as he checks his clothing. Jeans still on? Check, hoodie? Check! He pulls his hood up, carefully slipping it over his ears as far as he can. Normally he'd find a spot to remain out of view, but this is too many people for his liking.

He tries to quietly climb down out of the tree, trying his best to stay out of sight, but his usual run of luck catches up to him. A branch breaks and he lands with a THWUMP! on his back, letting out a groan a moment later once he's able to breathe again.

Red has posed:
Alice gives Pixie a wave as she passes by her. "Hey Megs!" she greets, taking a quick sip before following after her so she doesn't get left behind too much. "Taking your vacation down in good old New York?" she asks, the bottle in her hand spraying some of its contents out.

The movement from the tree makes her head turn and slow again, before she speeds again. Which brings her right under the breaking branch when it cracks, coming down upon her with a scream from her.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn smiles and waves to Alice, slowing her own jog, stretching her legs and taking looong sips of her cool ice water. Phew, it sure is hot today! "Hey Alice, how's it going?" she smirks and shrugs, "Not really a vacay, just enjoying a day off. You?"

She blinks, following Alice's gaze towards the tree, and frowns a bit as she notices someone falling out of the tree. "Ohh..Heey, are you..Okay..?" she's not entirely sure who - or what - she's looking at at first..A large animal of some sort, or..?

Kit Killovarras has posed:
"Please don't s--" he starts to say something, then he hears the scream and jerks to a sitting position with a wince, looking towards Alice and calling out to her, "Are you hurt?" His hood had fallen off as he sat up and when Megan speaks, his ears swivel back to catch the sound. He glances to her for a moment. "I'll be fi--" Then he notices the wings and stops, giving a momentary look before he chuckles, though the sound ends in more of a cough.

Red has posed:
Alice fights with the branches in her face, shoving them away as she tries to get herself free before making a basic check how it is. "Ouch! That hurts..." she mutters as she bruhes over a few scratches from the branch, shaking herself as she eyes to Megan, then Kit... and stops for a moment, trying to parse if she had seen him before. "You're not from Brunswick, are you?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn peers at Alice, offering her a hand up. "Heey, did you cut yourself? I might have a bandaid around here somewhere.." she peers into her cute anime mini backpack for a bandaid, offering some to Alice if needed.

She then peers at the new comer, biting her lip. Oh. Is he a mutant? Reminds her a bit of Jax. But..Scarier. Still..

"What is it? What's so funny?" she pouts a bit, folding her wings back against her. Was she that funny looking? "Anyway, look who's talking". Oh wait, did she just say that out loud?

Megan gasps and covers her mouth. "Err, I mean..sorry, didn't mean, err..Hi! I'm Megan. And this is Alice. Are you..You' know, a mutant?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
"I didn't expect to meet another mutant," Kit says with another glance to Megan. Then he picks himself up, keeping himself a little slumped, trying not to stand his full height. "And yeah, at least that's what I've been told."

When Alice comes out of the fallen branch, Kit moves over to her, studying her scratches with those mismatched eyes of his and almost reflexively, his left hand - or paw? Are those paws? - moves out towards them, his claws crackling with a sudden violet energy for a moment before he stops himself. He draws his hand back towards his muzzle, almost like he's about to gnaw on his own knuckles as he murmurs, "Sorry! Please don't scream..." then a mild pause as he shrinks back a little, adding, "I can.. I can fix, those." as he motions to her cuts.

Red has posed:
Alice is mostly ok but for a few scratches, but still is ok with Kit coming closer. "Eh, no need, those are but small." she notes, flinching a moment as she brushes over one of those.

"You ain't from Brunswick, that much is clear. That's like the place where there are more of us than mundanes." Her eyes narrow at the request not to scream, and she balls a hand, glancing over her shoulder and then down the path. "Why should I scream?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn's eyes widen a bit as she studies the new Mutant, but tries not to stare. Well, at least he's not standing at his full height, or else she might feel juust a bit intimidated. "O-oh, you can heal? Really? That's pretty cool.."

She chuckles, "It's okay, you're one of us, so no need to be worried. Hey, what's your name? Do you live around here?" she glances up at the tree curiously, wondering if he lives in trees or...You never know.,.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
'Us', it's that one word that makes Kit relax. He lets his legs buckle, coming to sit on his knees as he gives a sigh of relief, muttering, "You're both mutants." more to himself than anyone else. He closes his eyes for a moment, then explains, "People usually scream when they see me..." with a look to Alice. "Sort of a reasonable response when someone sees a giant monster, you know? Then again, some of them have tried to shoot me too." Then he looks to Megan and nods, "Mm-hmm, I can actually fix just about anything." Then he pauses, standing up again as he walks towards the tree. "Speaking of which.."

He jumps up onto a branch, finding where the one on the ground had broken away from. "Let's just, put this back." he says as energy crackles around one arm. The fallen branch lifts away from the ground, away from the others and comes to hold in place where it had broken while Kit traces his claws over the broken wood, leaving a soft, violet glow around where it had frayed that quickly begins fusing the wood back together.

When he's finished, he jumps back down, landing in a crouch before he sits back on his knees again, "My name's Kit and.. sort of? I don't really live anywhere. Not easy to find a place to stay when you've got a tail. I usually just sleep in trees or the occasional abandon building."

Red has posed:
Alice snorts a moment as Kit calls out normally. "You know, if you shape hard plastic like wet clay, you are not exactly average. And what constitutes a monster isn't looks, even if Hollywood wants you to believe that. Its how you behave. The real monsters are not those that look bad, they are those that commit atrocities."

As Kit shows off hiealing the tree, she whistles, brushing through her hair. "Well... you allow me to call someone? I might arrange for a stay somewhere. How come you're down here in central park, New York? Dreaming of being a hero?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn nods in agreement with Alice. "She's right you know. It's what you do that makes you a monster or not. Not how you look. And to be fair, I've seen all sorts of mutants, soo, it'll take a lot to scare me!"

Maybe..

She peers up at the tree then, as he uses some sort of glowy lighty thing to fix it, eyes widenned in appreciation. "Oooh, wooow, that's sooo cool! What a cool power!" she grins, offering a hand. "Nice to meet you, Kit!"

Although she pouts a bit, tilting her head. "Oh..Really? You just live wherever? That's too bad. And kinda sad. I know of a place where you might be able to stay..Although I'm not sure I have the proper authority to just open the doors to you. Do you typically hang out in this park, Kit?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit chuckles a little, his lips tugging back in a faint smile as he explains, "I know I'm not a monster, but it's how many people see me." He gives a little shrug, then adds, "People see a huge animal with claws and fangs and assume I'm dangerous." Then he looks between Metan and Alice for a moment, one of his ears perking up slightly as the other folds to one side. "I mean, I wouldn't mind having a place to stay. I can pay for room and board fairly easily, it's just not easy finding places that'll let me."

He looks to Megan when she mentions 'sad' and tilts his head, "Sad? How? I mean, it's not much different than camping." He stretches a little, then curls his tail around his legs and adds, "As for hanging out here, I've been sleeping in that tree for the last few days."

To the question of 'being a hero' he just chuckles a little and gives Alice a weird look, "A Hero? Please, people run in fear when they see me. Nah, I'm here looking for someone. My grandfather was only able to teach me so much about magic, but he told me about this legendary sorcerer somewhere around here, so I've been trying to find him since I got off the boat."

Red has posed:
Alice raises an eyebrow as he mentions magic, once more brushing through her hair. "Magic? Eh, not my ield of expertise. But maybe we can rrage a spot for you to spend a few nights at least. A roof is better than not, even if you are lucky and it's summer. And over in Brunswick nobody would bat an eye."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn ooohs, "You know magic? That's sooo awesome! I've been trying to learn, but it's been pretty slow going, y'know, between working for the Xmen, college, and trying to assist in teaching music. Of course I've found a suitable teacher..Maybe, but she's kinda scary.."

Megan makes a face as she says that. "Yeaah, it's too bad that other people like to judge us mutants based on our looks. I feel sorry for the Morlocks, living in the sewers. But, it'd probably be safer for you to be around like minded individuals. I'm gonna make some calls and I'll get back to you as soon as I ca. Unfortunately, I'm pretty new, so I don't think I have the authority to just 'let you in', y'know?"

She peers around, "Soo, a sorcerer, huh? What's he look like?" of course that's when her phone suddenly rings and she meeps. "I gotta take this call.." Megan steps away from the two of them for a moment as she pulls out her phone and murmurs into it.

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit nods a little at the mention of a roof being better than none, "Well, usually yeah. Might give me a chance to get rid of these fleas for a while too." he says, scratching at the back of his neck a little. "As for the sorcerer, I don't know what he looks like, that's part of the problem. I've got a possible lead, but it'll be a few days before I can look into it." Then the phone rings and Kit's ears twitch a bit, but he just nods.

Red has posed:
"FLEAS?" Alice asks with almost a shriek, trying to dial a number on her cellphone, but cursing that she can't get a connection a little later. "Dang, well, you'll need to see a doc or something about those. But do you know a name for that sorcerer you seek?"

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit nearly falls over laughing at the shriek, regaining himself a moment later to explain, "I actually have something I use to get rid of them, I just need a shower to use it." with a smile, then he shakes his head and admits, "I actually don't know anything about him except for the fact that grandpa called him the 'Sorcerer Supreme'. Kinda sounds more like a fast food item to me, but oh well."

Red has posed:
Alice hmmms, shaking her head slowly. "Can't say I know thoat one. I mean, never heard that title, but maybe Megan might know or know someone that might know. If he had a movie, I could tell you like anything..."

Kit Killovarras has posed:
Kit shakes his head and chuckles a little, "Yeah, no. Grandpa couldn't tell me much about him either. It feels a little like I'm chasing a myth sometimes with how little information I've managed to find."

Red has posed:
Alice calls a different number as she tries through some. "Well, that is something for tomorrow. The task for today is to get you a roof for the night."