4934/Have hammer, need nails

Have hammer, need nails
Date of Scene:	15 July 2018
Location:	Xavier's School
Synopsis:	Erika and Laura talk about clothes and stuff.
Cast of Characters:	Souvenir, X-23

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Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir walks into the back yard, fuming. She has a cardboard box under her arm, and is in her usual clothes and makeup. She flops down at a picnic table, putting the box down and looking around in irritation, thinking for awhile. She looks at the box, then pulls out a small notepad and pen and contemplates stuff to write in it. Hmm.

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks over, curious, as she considers the box, and Erika. She starts over. "What is that?" she asks. Direct and to the point, as ever.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir smiles and opens the box. It's almost overflowing with various colored silicone wristbands. "Hey Laura. How are you doing? It's a box of wristbands. We had an idea of getting people to wear wrist bands while they practice useful skills, so I could wear a few and have some skills that I might need."

She frowns. "So I went to ask a teacher. I asked Mr. Drake, and he told me I should just learn how to do everything. I don't know what I need to know! I'm not, you know. Batman or anything." She glares at the table in frustration.

X-23 has posed:
Laura considers it. "It is a good idea." The girl who's trained with her powers since birth seems to consider power training important. Go figure. She considers, and reaches out a hand. "I will wear one if you like."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir hands you a handful. "Sure. Let me know what kinds of things you practiced doing when you get them back to me so I can take notes." She smiles some. "I don't know what all kinds of things you know how to do. Or anybody. I'm trying to figure that out."

Then she looks down. "I just kind of wish other people could see that. I mean, *I* thought it was a totally reasonable idea."

X-23 has posed:
"Mostly what I do is fight." Laura looks over. "That was what I was trained to do."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Not, like, sneaking or anything like that? I mean, fighting is awesome and all, but I don't think I can count on punching my way out of everything." She hmmms a bit, "I probably need to know how to do other things. I just don't know what they are yet."

X-23 has posed:
Laura pauses. "Oh. Yes. I can do that also." To her it's all part of a huge package. "But I do not...practice often. That was something I did on assignments." Sadly, she's probably one of the least qualified to help with "skills", because she's so laser focused.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. She hmmms. "Well, okay. I mean, if you can think of anything that might be useful for getting back out of a situation, that's probably going to be useful."

She hmms, "So how have you been doing? Have you been talking to people or doing anything interesting?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura replies "I can get out of specific situations, but..." She frowns. "Abstracting is not my highest strength." Much more of a see-problem, solve-problem kind of girl. "Nothing worth note lately. It has been...very dull compared to what I am used to."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods, listening. "Oh? What have you been doing?" She sits and goes into listening mode to see what you are up to.

X-23 has posed:
Laura sighs. "Trying to learn to deal with people. It is annoying. But there is much less training than I am used to. I am not used to so much...free time."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Okay. Well, you can jog with me and Tyler if you want, but you probably would be able to outrun us. And he likes to have somebody to practice with on his jujutsu. How are you doing with dealing with people?"

X-23 has posed:
"Not well." Laura admits. "Too many of the children here seem so...worried about things that are not very important." She shakes her head. "I do not like it. You, at least, have a proper focus on improving."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Yeah, they do that. I do that too. I don't mean to." he looks off to the side in thought for a bit. "Nobody agrees on what's important to them." She hmmms a bit. "I wonder who else I can ask about these. I don't really know anything much about the teachers.."

X-23 has posed:
"Start with your teammates." Laura suggests. "Or if you can find her, Miss Grey. She is very intelligent." she looks to Erika. "If only you could share your skills with others."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods, "Yeah, I know. It's kind of frustrating. I don't even learn anything from them, really. I mean, I kind of remember what I did, but I don't remember why, and it's all kind of.. hazy. Like when you are doing something and you aren't really paying attention to it."

X-23 has posed:
"I pay attention to everything I do." Laura says. "I was punished if I did not pay attention." She looks to Erika. "Teach me something about being...normal?" she asks.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Sure! Do you want to know about anything in particular? Like, I dunno. Music or makeup or clothes or something? Or going somewhere to hang out? I mean then it's really just going someplace to talk to people at. Did you ever work in a team?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura thinks. "Start with clothing? I always wore a uniform before. And no. I always worked alone, as directed. Only when I was being tested or trained were others around."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Okay. Hmm." She thinks. "Do you know what size you wear? We can go looking at clothes. Is there anybody around that you like the look of?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks lost. "I do not know size. Andrea selected the clothing she bought." She thinks a moment. "Not like Andrea. It is too bright. Tactically unwise."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Okay. No bright colors. Probably loose, too." She hmms, and starts writing notes down on her notebook. She looks around. "Maybe look at people around and see if there's any style you like?"

X-23 has posed:
"The only people I see are our teammates. And there are only two other girls. Andrea is too bright. You have..." she waves her hand over her own face. "Too much on your face." X-23 is not a makeup girl.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. Scribbles. "No makeup." She looks back at your face. "Maybe a little bit of makeup?" She tilts her head. "What about the teachers?"

X-23 has posed:
"I do not know makeup." She's never worn it. "What about them?" she asks, confused, not seeing the connection.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir hmms, "Do any of them dress in a way you think looks interesting? Even if it's just one little bit or anything." She taps her chin with the pen. "Or like, characters on TV or anything. Or we can go out and watch people or something."

X-23 has posed:
"Ms. Grey dresses pleasantly enough. But I do not know that her clothing styles would pair with me?" It's her best guess at fashion.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir hmmmmms, trying to remember when she has even seen Jean. "What was she wearing? I haven't seen her much.." She furrows her brow, and scribbles down 'like ms. grey?', pondering a bit. "What about her look do you like?"

X-23 has posed:
"A fitted top, and a..." She doesn't even know the word. "It was fabric, but it encircled both legs." Skirt. "But I do not have her..." She indicates, with her hands, a more hourglassy figure than she possesses.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "Was it knitted?" She thinks. Maybe a sweater or a blouse? "Like, wrapped around her legs? How far down did it come? Do you know what it was made of?"

X-23 has posed:
Laura looks frustrated. "It was...like a tube? Above her knees. I do not know the word. It was grey cloth." She sighs. "Things were much easier when I was just given uniforms."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods. "That sounds like a skirt. A dress is like that on the bottom, but it's all one piece for on top too. We can get a skirt." She glances to get an idea on bra size, considering colors and things like that.

X-23 has posed:
Rare for a comic book girl, X-23 is on the petite side. No more than a B cup. She nods to Erika's evaluation. "Skirt. It seems impractical. But it looked nice." And she has a little bit of hero worship where Jean is concerned. "Money will be a problem. Angela paid last time."

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir hmmms. "Yeah. Maybe I can get my parents to cough something up or something. Hmm." She taps her chin more and puts 'circle?' next to the word 'skirt'. "I think I am getting some ideas here."

X-23 has posed:
That gets a curious look. "Josh said his parents did not approve of him being a mutant. Do yours?" She has very little experience....VERY little....with parents.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir uhms. "So far, yeah. I mean, they were cool with it. I haven't talked to them all that much yet.. I've called a couple times. They didn't really... get it, and I didn't, you know. Have great answers."

She frowns some, "I kind of miss my old friends too. I'm still kind of getting used to all this. I don't know what to say to anybody at home."

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods. "And...they do not mind being away from you? Do you mind being away from them?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir frowns. "They seem like they mind... And I miss them. But everything is weird now, and I don't have a bed there I can use, so... I don't know. I'd stay there if I could, but I feel like I would be hiding all the time and it might be weird. I'm not sure who I could talk to about things close to home. "

X-23 has posed:
Laura tilts her head. "What happened to your bed?" She doesn't understand why there wouldn't be one there. "Could you not speak to your family?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir uhs, "Beds have sheets and blankets on them, and my powers click on them. If I'm linked to anything, I can't sleep. My bed here is like.. An aeroponic garden table with clover on it, because I don't link to things that are alive. And I talk to them on the phone..." She frowns a bit and sighs. "I miss everyone, I just don't know how to be back there yet."

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods slowly. "But...those things are yours? Would you not just link to yourself?" How does that even work? Laura's confused.

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir ohs, "I don't link to myself, but like... If other people just touch the stuff or touched it once, there's a little tiny bit of memory there, and I don't know how to erase it. It keeps me awake."

She hmms. "I'm hoping one of the other psychic people can help me figure out how to erase things, but they've been kind of busy and I think I have to get things figured out a little bit more first, anyways."

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods. "I would help, if I could. My talents are more physical, though." Pause. "It was very interesting sparring with you, though. Do you remember it?"

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir frowns a bit. "Yeah, but I don't remember how I was doing it. That bugs me! It was cool, and now I don't know what I did. I'm working out a bunch so I can hit hard without hurting myself though!"

X-23 has posed:
Laura nods. "Perhaps if you try again, you will retain more? I can always teach you normally as well." Honestly, there's likely no better combat instructor at the school, except possibly her "father".

Souvenir has posed:
Erika Kristasdottir nods, "I've been working out with Tyler lately.. he would probably love to work with you too though.