13898/Witches out for coffee.

Witches out for coffee.
Date of Scene:	21 October 2021
Location:	The Coffee Bean - Manhattan
Synopsis:	Wanda stops in for a coffee with Willow and Pietro. Some things are said.
Cast of Characters:	Willow Rosenberg, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver

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Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Finally, fall had arrived. Cool days, with cooler nights.. There were some of the days which Willow gloried in.

Today, after picking up a few pastries, including the ones that were special for Halloween, Willow had sat down - ironically at the same table that she had sat with Pietro - to drink a coffee and see if she might be able to find one something about Heng Zhihao. She booted up her laptop, and quickly she was lost to the world.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff occasionally just wants a quick hot beverage. She often drinks coffee, or tea, and sometimes even goes to far distant places to get it. Today, however, quick hot beverage is the name of the game. And so it is that Wanda walks into The Coffee Bean.

And sees a face that is at least semi familiar. She offers a nod to the other redhead as she passes by on her way to the counter. There Wanda waits patiently for her turn. Once it is her turn, she orders a hot mocha. Once her transaction is done and her coffee is in hand, she turns to have a glance over the room, to see who all is here today. As it happens, she's not specifically meeting her brother here today, but often, probabilities fall in her favor.

Quicksilver has posed:
It's not an unheard of thing for Pietro to pop into the cafe to pick up a hot beverage and a few pastries before he makes his way to Willow's apartment to visit her for a while. He slows as he comes down the street, and then he stops in front of the cafe. Pietro lifts his right hand to lightly pull his fingers through his hair, and then he steps forward to the door to pull it open.

A moment later, he steps inside and gives the interior a quick glance. And then a second one. Probability isn't his thing! But here is not only Willow sitting at her laptop but also Wanda. He chuckles softly and a flicker of amusement shows in his blue eyes. Then he attempts to do something that he might have a chance of pulling off -- or half pulling off if he runs out of luck. He zips over to Willow to attempt to tug a lock of her hair, and then attempts to do similar to his sister. And then he'll step over to get in line to order a drink for himself, which will likely be tea.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
The room is pleasantly full. But for a change, the woman who had kept her eye on Willow, and had made arrangements with the waitress to get her revenge on Pietro wasn't here.. but she had been watching to make sure her plan would be successful. Both Willow /and/ Pietro purchased pastries here often. Everything was falling into place.

Willow didn't catch Wanda's first greeting, being as she was, deep into a rabbit hole of names. All she had determined prior is that Zhihao had done this before. And to Chinese persons. Which made no sense with the current victim. Unless it was to get back at Zhao? That she didn't know; she needed to talk with him sooner than later.

"Ouch?" That was strange. She was lost in thought, and suddenly.. maybe she'd done it herself? Weird! But she now sees Wanda, and waves. "Hey! Would you like to share a table? There aren't many open."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
That trick might have worked with Willow, but it doesn't work with Wanda. The moment Pietro gets to the building, Wanda knows he's there. Though she can't really see him move, as such, when he's turned on the speedster side of his self, instinct tells her when to step... now!

Wanda takes half a step to the left, and smiles at Willow. "Sure, that would be great. How are you getting along?" She settles to the table opposite Willow, and leans back against the chair back. She lifts the coffee and drinks a careful sip of it. "Mmm," she murmurs. It might be more chocolate than coffee, making it less a mocha and more a cup of hot cocoa with a dash of coffee.

Quicksilver has posed:
The first part of his mischief went smashingly well! Willow hadn't even noticed him, and somehow he managed to slough the blame onto Wanda. Well, sort of. Maybe. But probably not, because... Wanda! And thus the second part of his mischief was avoided. It doesn't stop him from trying! The pastries here are quite tasty, and this is but one of the reasons that Pietro likes to stop in here for them. They also offer a number of varieties of tea for him to be able to choose from. He really doesn't need the caffeine, give how fast he is regularly. When it's his turn at the counter, he orders a spiced rooibos tea and an apple cinnamon pastry.

Pietro pays, including a tip as is his habit. Then he glances towards the pair of redheads and can't help but to quirk a grin. He picks up his pastry and cup of tea when it's ready. And with both items in hand, he starts to pick his way towards the table where both of the redheads that he cares about happen to be.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
Willow puts her laptop aside. "I think.. well.. I guess I'm getting along well. I was checking on something. Nothing is coming up." She shrugs, and then turns her whole attention to Wanda. "You did mean that, right. Not a segue to your brother?"

And because she's Willow, she blushes.

For now she doesn't notice him.. yet.

Scarlet Witch has posed:
If Wanda has noticed her brother on a conscious level, she isn't saying. In reality, she might not realize he's there. She smiles to Willow and nods, then shakes her head. "I meant that for you," she says. "Not as a segue to my brother. If I want to check up on him, all I have to do is look." Probably with magic of some sort.

She drinks another sip of her cocoa turned coffee as she studies the other redhead. "What is it you're checking on? Perhaps I might be of some help?"

Quicksilver has posed:
Midway along the path to reaching the table, Pietro pauses before he lifts his cup of tea to take a small sip of it. It's a delightful blend of warm spices along with the rooibos tea. One of his eyebrows quirks up slightly as he looks from one to the other of the redheads, and he neatly sidesteps one of the other patrons as he closes the rest of the distance to their table.

There's a smile that turns at the corners of his lips, and he takes a sip of his tea again. "Now come, Wanda, have I given you a reason to need to check up on me, recently?" he asks with a touch of amusement to his voice. "May I join you both?" he asks, gesturing slightly with his pastry towards the table. His gaze turns to Willow, and he tilts his head slightly to one side at her words, a flicker of curiosity showing in his blue eyes. Wanda asked the questions that he might have done, so he simply awaits the answers.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"You don't mean..?" That one she hadn't thought about. "Really?" She was almost going to ask her something, when Pietro came up to the table. "Of course you can! I bought some of those bat things! They were supposed to be a surprise."

Quickly she shoved herself over to put his seat down.

"I was looking for a name." Willow includes both of them. "But so far it hasn't panned out. Either this name is so common, or so strange, it doesn't appear in any records that I can find."

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff turns her head and raises a brow at her brother. That red brow is arched, ever so elegantly. But the expression is telling. "When do you ever give me a reason /not/ to need to check up on you?" Her tone is as dry as the Sahara desert.

She snorts a breath out her nose, more a chuckle than anything else. "You know you're always welcome where I am, Pietro. Unless it's sex. You're not welcome if it's sex."

Her attention returning to Willow, Wanda just smiles sweetly at her. "I do mean," she says. Then she relents and shakes her head. "But I don't unless there's a need. If something were wrong with Pietro, I would know, so I don't really have any reason to look. Besides..." She glances at Pietro. "Naked Pietro? Ew." She gives a theatric shudder.

"Hmm. What's the name? Why are you looking for it?" Wanda sounds curious, but not so much so that she wouldn't be willing to let it go if it looked like the other redhead didn't want to talk about it.

Quicksilver has posed:
There's a smile from Pietro at Willow's words, then half a bow to her. "Thank you," he says in a warm tone. He settles easily to the seat, and then smoothly crosses his legs at the knee before taking a sip of his tea. The cup is set upon the table, and he glances from one redhead to the other before nodding to Willow. "They are still a surprise," he comments, quirking a smile.

"A name?" Pietro wonders aloud, one of his eyebrows quirking up slightly. His gaze turns to his sister, and he blinks at her before lifting one of his shoulders in a slight shrug. "You might have a valid point, with that. But it has been a little while since I have found any trouble," he points out. As though that makes much of a difference at all! He snorts a breath though his nose and shakes his head. "Hey! Sex is private. It is not my fault if you have bad timing whe you choose to check up on me," Pietro comments, half grumpy and half amused. He rolls his eyes at her shudder and makes a soft grunt of sound, a lock of his white hair falling forward over his forehead as he mock-sulks. Then he winks at her. "You always know when there is something wrong. It is part of your charm," he comments, giving a single nod. His gaze slips over to Willow, and he raises an eyebrow slightly, awaiting the answers to his sister's questions.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
"I happen to like him naked!" But then again, Willow is most definitely *not* his sister. Ew is right! Of course, if Wanda didn't know before, she certainly knew now that her brother and Willow were knocking their boots together, so to speak.

She looks between the two of them. "Well, my friend is in a bit of trouble." That's an understatement. "The man's name is Heng Zhihao. He's kinda in possession of my friend." A pause, and she leans into Pietro, with her voice down low, "She hasn't listened to us, has she?"

Scarlet Witch has posed:
Wanda Maximoff simply smiles sweetly to her brother, but otherwise ignores him for the moment. She shudders theatrically again. "You might, but I don't. So didn't need that image in my head," she grumbles. Naked Pietro. Not quite what she wanted to imagine!

She grows serious as Willow speaks of the name. "Hm. Not good, that he's possessing your friend. I'll ask around. See if anyone in any of my circles knows anything. If you can't get your friend free, do let me know. I might be able to help."

Help offered, Wanda finishes her cocoa-coffee and rises to her feet. She grins at Willow. "Of course I haven't listened to you two. Like I said. Ew." She winks. "You kids have fun. Pietro knows how to contact me if I'm needed. Later!" Then, with a wave of her hand, Wanda walks out of the coffee shop.

Quicksilver has posed:
There's a blink of surprise, and Pietro raises an eyebrow slightly as he looks to Willow, a blush creeping up to his cheeks. Did she really... just...? Yes, it would seem that she did. His chin ducks and he lifts his cup of tea, attempting -- albeit unsuccessfully -- to hide the fact that he's blushing by taking a sip of his tea. That cat isn't going back into the bag.

His brow knits at Willow's words about her friend, and he tilts his head a bit to one side. "That seems somewhat of an odd way to put it, that this man is in possession of your friend. Do you mean that he has kidnapped your friend?" he asks, a touch of curiosity to his voice. He doesn't jump to the same conclusion that Wanda does, about possession, it seems. And then he blinks at Willow, opens his mouth as though he's about to say something and then closes it again before giving a small shake of his head. "I think I did not need that particular notion," he comments, glancing towards his sister and then back to Willow. He hadn't thought of that particular scenario before.

He lifts his cup of tea, taking a sip of it. "Mm, I do, and I will, if there is need," Pietro says, a smile tugging the corners of his lips. He chuckles softly, then lifts his free hand to wave to Wanda. "Later, yes. Be well, Sister dear," he says in a warm tone.

Willow Rosenberg has posed:
She says goodbye to Wanda, promising to call her if needed. Then turns to Pietro. "See? I wasn't the only person who thought that for the first time!"

No. In fact she means possession. "That name is the one who has taken his body over. And so far, I'm not getting any clues. I am stumped." After all, demons, etc, taking over the body should be easy - that's what she does, for criminy sakes.

Then she asks him, "What is it like growing up with a sibling?" Because with Willow there had been none.