Owner	Pose
Alexis Carr	Alexis opened the door to her tiny apartment, still apologizing for its condition. The piano she'd been working on has largely been repaired, the keys were at least all the right color now. Warrior Joe sat on the top of it, purring, his scarred face turned towards a desk lamp left on. It's presently the only light in the room.     Alexis's bed was still out -- the work table just had an air mattress thrown over it, piled with thick blankets. The boiler was happily running, bubbling away.
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie had fixed the broken window putting in a cat flap that keeps heat in but allows Warrior to come and go as he pleases. He smiles at her, and asks "Is it working well?" Of the flap. He does not seem bothered by her place, and says "Hon, Ah grew up sharing a room with three brothers at times, it is ok." He grins at her.
Alexis Carr	"Warrior Joe comes and goes as he pleases, but I've been keeping it shut while I'm out. Don't need Warrior Joe's fierce competitors to make a mess of things." she jokes, and Alexis takes off her beanie and shakes out her hair.
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie will watch her with a smile and step in to give her a soft kiss, and says "So hope it was not to much of a surprise bringing one of my friends you had not met yet tonight. She lives near the school, and her boyfriend teaches there, but Ah don't get to see her a lot, and meeting you gave me a reason to get her to come out and about some.
Alexis Carr	"Oh, I kknow all about not getting out much -- but Miss Rahne seems nice, and hey, someone I can drink a PROPER cuppa with." Alexis jokkes as she grabs a T-shirt and a sweatshirt, and a pair of jeans, and hops behind a changing curtain!     "I was more surprised to see you there than anything else, but I should know better by now. You have mysterious ways of tracking me, the red string of fate! Or that I told you were I was playing so if you happened to be in the area you could stop by."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie grins and makes a bit of a fake pout as she steps behind the screen, but only for a moment, and smiles a bit more over to her. "Well, Ah believe she would like that, we have a few others who might get along with ya on that as well around the school, Besty or Theresa, and Sean all come to mind." He does move to sit in the bean bag chair offering joe a lap and petting if he wishes "Well can't blame a guy for wanting to be around you."
Alexis Carr	"I cannot blame him, no, but I can continue to question the wisdom of hanging around a starving artist who keeps turning down jobs." she points out, her head poking from behind the brightly colored, pink flamingo shower curtain.     When she comes out again, she's wearing just a white tee shirt, jeans, and a heavy sweatshirt.     She might have been considering sharing the beanbag, but Joe gets there first, with a whiney 'mioooow', flopping dramatically to his side on Sam's lap.
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie will give Joe some scritching, but he does offer her the rest of his lap, and says "Well what jobs have ya been turning down, hmmm?" He grins at her, and says "And trust me, you will never starve with me around, I can make a mean ramen, as long as Ah got 50 cents or so." He jokes with her.
Alexis Carr	"Ah yes, Praise our High Sodium Savior, In His Blessed Name, Ramen." The girl gives a smile, and she laughs, and just sits on the air mattress, with a little difficulty. It's high up.     "Well, if you count all of the very kind, thoughtful people who have dropped help wanted ads in my bucket, at least six stripper's positions, 'modeling', 'acting', and in general some odd items like how they think I'll somehow make more at a Starbucks than I will busking." Alexis points out.
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie grins and says "Well Ah hope you reserve the stripping for me." He continues petting the cat, and says "You do know if your ever short on money, and need help you can ask, and if your not wanting to let me help out that way can always give you some shifts waiting tables or such right?" He asks, fully expecting her to say no on letting him straight help but maybe the waitress job will be remembered if she is in real need.
Alexis Carr	"/SAMUEL GUTHRIE/!" Alexis chokes, trying not to laugh, but she does turn that embarrassed shade of Barbie pink, and she rubs the back of her neck. "No, no, I make more money busking, honestly, most weeks than I did waiting tables. And I'm a horrible cook, really don't have the skill for it, or waitressing. I'm a much better consumer in that department." Alexis states wryly, her shoulders slouching. "Not for lack of trying. But all my skills were in the arts. Performance, writing, fencing, piano, violin, voice..." she trails off a moment. And she huffs a breath out. "I honestly keep saying 'no' because I don't want it to seem like... I'm only there for the benefits, as it were."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie grins a bit and will probably disapoint the furry overlord as he moves to stand and walks over to her, and says "Well I am glad you like the benefits your willing to take." He says and leans in kissing her nose. "But if your in need of something let me know, Ah grew up where folks didn't have much but if you had it and a friend needed it you helped out. As for work am lucky was able to convince Bobby to buy this place and give me a chance to run it, or would probably be delivering pizza for my spending money still. Only really had three jobs. Club Manager, Pizza boy, and coal miner." He tells her.
Alexis Carr	"At least you've had the chance. Most jobs won't hire you if they can't actually track down your paperwork." Alexis admits. "So, I would have to use my real name, real social security number -- and I was born in Boston, I /am/ an American Citizen -- and that would give others the opportunity to track me down."     She motions at her apartment. "This is the first place I could really call mine. Being a transient, living in shelter to shelter, dragging a guitar and violin and playing at piano bars for tips... all to not be found, Sam."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "Well, Ah might be able to help with that as well, Ah know some people who might be able to get you some paperwork, but hon." He will take her hands, and says "Your an adult, they can't make you go back, if your dad is going to be a jack ass, well he will have to go through me to do anything that you don't want him to hon. Ah have faced a few antimutant folks before, and Ah wont even kick him in the knee." He jokes about their mutual encounter with the thugs.
Alexis Carr	"THat might be Sam, but that would be imposing. And you're a man of good standing -- a hard worker, a talented and powerful mutant, run a nightclub, go around and just help everyone--" she throws her hands up, and she laughs. "You are a hard act to follow, you know that?" she laughs, leaning back against some pillows. "And it's not just my dad. There's legal issues for having been awayw all that time, I'll have to apologize to every member of the Italian side of my family, see if Papa still plans to leave a share in the olives to me or if he gave it to someone else -- there's... just a lot of family politicking, and it's become far more difficult with my being a mutant. So far, I'm the only one in my family who is."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "Ah was the first one in my family, and now seems like half us kids are. My sister can rip her skin off and be something different under it and then rip that off and be normal again, my next brother has wings and can sing like a choir of angels. other brother can shoot electricity at the bullies and an occasional cop car, and now my other sister seems to be able to fly and has a glowing field around hers, but hers is just looks it seems so far. " He smiles and says "I do know a lawyer here in town that helps people who need it and mutants are not a problem for him." He moves to cup her cheek softly and says "And ah am willing to help you face any of the family things. Have a bit of experience with family after all.'
Alexis Carr	Alexis leans her head into Sam's hand, and she gives a soft puff of air at his smile, giving a petulant pout. "You don't like anyone to be sad or angry, do you?" she questions him, and brings her hand up to cover his.     "And Papa, by the by, is my grandfather on my father's side. Nonna is my grandmother on my father's side. Very, very Italian." she purse sher lips. "... and also would not approve of my ah... sleepovers at the school."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie smiles a bit and says "No and even less someone Ah care for." He tells her. "Ah want to make everything right for those ah care about, and well, Ah figure we can keep that part under our hats, no need to upset Nonna, and Papa. Mine was Granny and Grandpa." He tells her smiling at her.
Alexis Carr	"Yes, but Nonna and Papa are old-school Italian Catholics, and we haven't even reached the point of discussion to which religion we get to apologize to first." Alexis jokes, sticking her tongue out at Sam in a neutral fashion, then she leans back. "Also: I've decided that while I might not be in the Yoga thing with Jubilee, I'm... considering taking her up on parkour. I'm flexible enough, I should think. Even for your taste."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie chuckles a bit and shakes his head at this not a no but at the silliness of the line. "Ah am sure she could probably teach ya well, it is a pretty decent thing to know Ah should probably work on it some, you know flying through walls not the best for being stealthy." He jokes a bit, and "As for religion, when warrior is old enough I say we let him decide for himself." He jokes.
Alexis Carr	"Miiiaawwww." Warrior Joe miaows, hopping up onto the bed and sitting on Alexis's stomach, paws outstretched, his tail taing up her lap. He purrs louder when she scritches his knobbly head. "Aww. Poor Joe, being forced to make that call all on his own."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie smiles at her, and says "Ah will admit Ah don't go to church as much as Ah probably should, but Ah honestly thinks it really comes down to trying to be a good person and helping those who need it." He rubs her hips and says "So you ready to meet my ma soon?"
Alexis Carr	"I... haven't gone to confession for probably a year and a half. Now I'm feeling particularly guilty." she frowns. "Unfortunately my other grandmother is part of the Anglican church, so there's already contention." she states, and she glances back to Sam. "I... just assumed you were some kind of Baptist to be honest."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie chuckles and says "Oh cause I am from the south, Ah am a southern Baptist?" he asks a bit and says "Well am, but my best friends are Catholic, Mormon, Presbyterian, and the others get sorta weird." he grins a bit at her, and says "So, you think Ah make any points for caring for ya?"
Alexis Carr	"No, because you're an American, and there's approximately six million different versions of Baptists!" Alexis playfully argues, and she gives a small shrug. "The shelter takes in all faiths, even though it's attached to a Catholic mission. I would be just Catholic, but my grandmother who did the majority of the raising was involved in the Church of England, and my mother and father both did a significant number of ineresting drugs in the early thousands, so I don't think they're anything in particular anymore." Alexis gives a wry grin.     And Alexis gives a small grin. "Sam, you're ridiculous, would you need to score any additional points with me?"
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie says, "Well, I don't know brownie points are always a good thing." He tells her, and says "You know Ah just want to see you happy right?" He looks to her, and says "Allegra Caradenza Ah want you free to be you." He grins and says "Ah did drugs once, was young and stupid, and really did not think about what Ah was doing."
Alexis Carr	"Yeah, they were young, stupid, and had a lot of money. Nearly ended my father's career." Allegra admits quietly, and when Sam uses her real name, she starts a moment, as if forgetting who she really was... but she ends up just smilling, and leaning back a bit farther, Warrior Joe potecting her integrety
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Mine was during the dog collar days, was not wearing it that night but was at a album debut party and Ah was all worried about others being more knowledgeable or more refined or what not than me, and then someone told me to take this and would make me look cool for Lila, I did it, turned out not only to be a dumb ass thing on my part, but the guys were trying to get me away from lila to get her to do something she did not want to
Alexis Carr	".. ah. Well, all I know about my parents mishaps is what I gathered from researching it. A couple of benders. Myself? I've... not had much interest in it. I was always afraid I wouldn't want to play music afterwards, because when I'm on stage, when I'm performing, it is the most honest version of who I am... a ... little ironic, in that whenever I'm singing, I'm someone else!"
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "Yea all the crazy stories Ah know about my parents is more pa getting uncle Luke out of jams. Ah think your always you it is more just what parts you let others see. You did not just start wanting to help people with music once you became Alexis I am pretty sure.
Alexis Carr	Alexis gives a small shrug, and she scrithes on Warrior Joe. "Eh. My uncle in Italy got into some rough scrapes. There's talk that my family has at least loose connections with the Mafia, but I've... never seen indication of it? But whenever I visited the villa, my papa was always very quiet about business, unless he was talking about the winery."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie nods, and says "Well, the important thing is what we do with out lives, and hopefully we can do it together." He smiles at her, and says "So what would my admitted girl friend, like to do now?"
Alexis Carr	"Take a nap. Your admitted girlfriend has been awake since six AM. I was going to try and take a security walk tonight, but I would like to think everyone in the neighborhood is still hopped on tryptophane." she jokes, raising her eyebrows a moment. "I'd offer to let you crash here, but... the air mattress is admittedly not as comfortable as your bed."
Samuel Guthrie	Samuel Guthrie looks to her, and says "Well I am pretty sure beside you on rocks would be better than not beside you on feathers." he grins at her "But if ya tired and want me to go I can, and let ya sleep.