12934/Crush and a Redhead

Crush and a Redhead
Date of Scene:	30 September 2022
Location:	Harbor Road and Post Road
Synopsis:	Mary Jane meets Crush out over at Happy Harbor.
Cast of Characters:	Mary Jane Watson, Xiomara Rojas

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Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson has been in Happy Harbor for an audition. She's wearing jeans, a spider-man t-shirt underneath a jacket with a backpack on that she's carried her things to the city. She looks fairly non-chalant and relaxed. SHe didn't get the part, but it's the effort and attempt that counts.

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Having managed to escape classes for the day, and for once not having to work, Crush had remained on school grounds for the soul purpose of watching the newest variety of students... the freshmen.

She could have been one of those Seniors to attempted to 'initiate' new kids, instead she was one of those Seniors who stayed as far away as possible yet still there. She was still working on her social skills after all.

Sitting now on the back of a bench, with her booted feet on the seat, she was eating an ice cream and watching people coming and going.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Xiomara stands out over to her. IF only due to the SHIELD files that she's seen distantly on the recent arrival on Grail that have at least come up in public reports. The skin tone is rather different, so it's likely they're not teh same species. And different skin tones are a fairly common thing . And she's more white than grey anyways.

Mary Jane goes to head over in the direction of Xiomara, giving hera wave. "You waiting for the next class to start or somehting?"

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Content to eat her ice cream and people watch, Crush did not miss the red head walking along. A few random thoughts pass through her head about the woman's loveliness, and then the red head is right there, talking to her.

Crush blinks slowly just one time, staring at the woman afterwards. "Wha... me?" She looks back behind her for a moment to see if someone else was there, even though she knew there wasn't anyone there, then looks back to the red head.

"Uh... no," she finally then says slowly. "Got no classes today," she adds and then her tone goes more accusing, "Why are you.." but she stops suddenly and cracks her neck.

"No Crush, ya don't ask that shit like that," is said to herself before once again her eyes level on the red head. "I ain't used to people just walkin up and talkin to me, they tend to run in the other direction."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would nod over and cock her head over and glance at Xiomara and shrug, "Yes, you." She would tease over and gesture at the girl. "You're hanging around here and obviously no one has any sort of issue with you as you're sitting out here and relaxing." She would offer after a moment.

"And I'm from New York. You're being rather relaxed here and I've seen a lot weirder." She would smile over. "I mean, a few months ago I saw a giant cybernetic wheel about two stories tall rolling through the financial district fighting Superboy."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crushes left eyes twitches a little, no obvious reason for it to happen, but it does. When the Czarnian said she wasn't used to people just talking to her, she was dead serious, and that was part of the reason she was still learning social skills.

"Okay, so um... you see me sittin here, eaten chocolate chip mint..." she holds up the ice cream for a moment to show yep, chocolate chip mint. "Big assed pale white chick with black markings on my face... see no one reacting to it and think, "I'm gonna talk to her."?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would shrug over at Xiomara, "You looked lonely and kind of fun honestly. If I'm making you uncomftable, I'm more than ahppy to head out and give you some space. I' msorry, I shoudl have asked if you were okay with it first." Mary Jaen's tone is chipper and polite. Tehre's no tthe slightest bit of judgement over in her tone.

Wait, someone is apologizing over to Xiomara for being rude to her in a social situation?

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crushes lower jaw drops an inch and she blinks a few times in disbelief. There are a lot of things that had happened to her in her life, from the murder of her adoptive parents when she was 14, to her murdering the drug lord that did it and ending up on the streets, and of course learning who her real father was. Hell, she was even able to call The Man of Steel a friend... but someone apologizing to her? No, that was new, so new in fact it kicked her mouth into gear before her brain could engage.

"You're okay, you didn't really do anything wrong, I just got a lot of issues that lead to suspicion and I've been called intimidating so many times I lost count, but you're okay, want to sit?" And then she breaths and realizes she rambled off a few things this red head probably didn't need to know.

Hanging her head a little, not embarrassed... there is no redness to her face at all (maybe it wasn't possible). "Er... you kin call me Crush, you got a name?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Nice to meet you Crush. Thanks for letting me join you. I'm just wandering around here until I haev to take the bus back to New York. So I have the rest of the day and thought I'd just be wandering. I haven't spent a great deal of time here so it seemed a good excuse to go exploring in case I ever come out ehre again and plan to go to somewhere speicfic that looks fun."

She would if permitted go to sit down over next to Crush. "I'm Mary Jane Watson. I'm from New York."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
"This area is pretty much dominated by the high school and its students," Crush offered, jabbing a thumb in the direction of the high school that was large enough to not be missed anyway. "Technically, we're on school grounds, but whatever."

She watches the woman approach and sit down on the bench, still trying to figure out how she looked 'fun' to someone. Crushes resting bitch face quite literally was a scowl, though perhaps the ice cream had made her smile a few times.

"Just... Crush, from... no where," she then adds, trying very hard to be social and not a royal bitch. "Uhm... what uh, brought you out to the Happy Harbor area?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Oh, there was a play putting on an audition. I was going for the part of one of the extras. There were a lot of girls showing up for it and I hadn't done enough prep for it, so I wasn't one that made the cut for the next level. I made sure to set aside enough time if there was a wait or they wanted to do something more involved. So waited in line, spent a couple hours, did a few takes, got told that they appreciated the interest but I didn't quite fit how they visualized the character would be. There's going to be more parts in other plays, so just have to keep looking. One of a few hundred thouand actors wanting to be the next big thing."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Finally sliding down off the back of the bench to actually sit on the seat, Crush listens as Mary seems to ramble off not only what she was doing, but in a way the sadness of not having been selected for a part. It may not have been the most obvious part of what Mary said or how she said it, but Crush could still pick up on it.

"You're pretty enough to be an actress," she blurted right out, trying to be encouraging and realizing only after she said it, just how that might have sounded. There was nothing to be done about it now, she could ramble off other things, try to back peddle, act like she was joking, but all of that would have been lies... so she decided to stick with what she said.

"If they didn't see that, then fuck em... they're blind," she then adds more firmly, sticking the landing.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "Thank you. And the point is that like anything you have to work your way up. I try out for parts. I learn what I'm doing wrong an dget input. It's about the process. Even more than the parts whether I get them or not, it's about making contacts and learning the ins and out. Anything in life you have to learn on the job and there's a lot of things you don't learn in classes. And htank you." For the compliment, a light flush in her cheeks.

"But I'd like to get the part as I'm the best at it, not as I'm pretty. That tends to in the long term go badly for your career and your reputation."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Truth be told, Crush knew absolutely nothing about acting, actors, plays, etc. It was an areas of knowledge she had never bothered to read up on. The school might have a drama department, but she had no idea and was /not/ going to go looking.

"So.... that's your goal? To, be an actress?" she asks hesitantly, cause that might be asking more than she had a right to.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "yeah. That's my dream. And no dreams come easily. You have to work for them. I do enough jobs to let me rent a place and go to aduitions whenever I see one that might work for me. It'll be a long road to it so I have to put the footwork in."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crush huhs softly, never having actually known someone who dreamed of being an actress. Not many people on the streets had those kinds of aspirations, and most the high school students she was around seemed to be aimed toward sports, sciences, being a hero some day, that sort of thing.

"You going all the way to movies, or just like... um.." she taps her leg, trying to remember what that place was called... then blurts out "Broadway! yeah..."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would grin, "Exactly. That's my dream. To be in a big theatre production. But that means I have to start on the outs and work my way up. It means pushing for small parts, getting a good reputation, and making contacts and working my way up. It's not going to be easy or predictable. And I have to accept I might never get there." She's nonchalant.

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
A grin spreads across Crushes face as she gets it right. Broadway, where the big plays were done, not that she'd ever seen one.

"So wait... you dream of doing it, plan to do all the work toward doing it, but accept it might not happen?" She cants her head, sounding a little confused. "So... what's your plan B then?"

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would grin, "Hey, nothing goes according to plan. That's one of the rules of life. And I'll figure it out when I get there. I have other plans. i can go back to school and focus on getting a degree for something else. I can find part time work in another field."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
"Huh, you really are just... normal," Crush blurts out bluntly, but still smiling as she does. "Don't think I know any actual... normal humans."

She finishes off the ice cream, but not the cone. The cone gets tossed under a tree where the birds immediately go for it.

"I work construction," she then adds out of no where, not that Mary asked or cared. Sure, the large alien was a construction worker, that made perfect sense.

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "That's awesome! Finding yourself a good match for your skillset and abilities can be really hard. You do anything with Damage Control or jus twhatever the local groups are? They always tend to have a lot of positions open>"

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Watching the birds devour the cone little bits at a time, Crush glances back to Mary with confused expression. "I... don't know what that Damage Control is," she admits with a shrug. "Right now I'm working for one of the companies helpin ta rebuild after all that angelic crap. It's owned by one of the teacher's father's, and I ain't got a skill set really, except punching."

Something at the back of her mind pings, reminding her not to get into that so she shifts gears just slightly. "I mean, I'm strong, can jump really far, you know stuff that ain't human, cause I'm not, but I'm still learning what to do with the abilities I have."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would nod over, "Fair enough. Damage Control is the company that works repairing damage from meta-being brawls. If you've seen a chunk fo any city that's been leveled, tehy're the ones that have to fix it up and rebuild. So they're always in need of folks that can work. I think it pays pretty well too."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Another cant of Crushes head as she listens, trying to figure out in her head if Ms. O'Connail's company was part of this Damage Control, or if they just happened to get contracts to help rebuild after the angelic attack.

"Well," she finally says, chewing a little at her bottom lip. "If Mr. O'Connail ever fires me, maybe I'll look into it... but uh, he and the guys were really cool about havin some alien that can move steel beams by herself come work with em, that I don't think it'd be right to quit. Sides, I kinda get more knowledge bout human's lives from the guys, then I do from the school."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would smile, "Definitely. No need to . You sound like you're really happy with your friends, your job, and the life you have. There's no reason to have to go to change it when it's all working for you. Especially when going off someone you met about fifteen minutes ago."

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Crush smirk/smiles, it really is a little of both. "Hey, you aren't tryin ta tell me what to do, just offerin ideas. Sides, ain't no one who can tell me what to do... cept maybe Superman, ain't really tried to, but I bet I'd listen ta him."

She gets a thoughtful expression on her face for a moment, apparently thinking what she just said over and finally nods, "Yeah, I'd listen ta him. He might be a little too goody-goody for my tastes, but he's still a nice guy, so no reason not to listen, right?"

Her eyes focus again on the here and now, on Mary's face, just as she realizes she held that entire conversation with herself out loud. "Yeah, I don't have real good social skills... don't know if ya picked up on that... so I do dumb shit all the time without realizing it ain't normal, just seems normal to me, but humans are... strange."

Mary Jane Watson has posed:
Mary Jane Watson would laugh, "It's okay. And yes, I think that you can never go wrong listening to Superman. Or Captain America. I don't htink the two will ever give you bad advice on anything. I've never met either but they seem like the nicest people on the planet and the best people as well. SO if you are looking for thoughts and advise, I don't think you'll find anyone better than either of them."

Mary Jane would wiggle a hand dismissively. "you seem fine to me. I'm not having any issues with you. You're being rather nice, open, and listneing, and talking about things. Why would anyone think otherwise?" Someone.. Complimenting her social skills?

Xiomara Rojas has posed:
Once again Crush stares at Mary, though this time it's more like snakes sprouted from the red heads face. "Wha... what?" She blinks then shakes her head to clear it.

"I don't think... I... see most of the time, I watch what I say real careful, cause honestly I don't get or understand half of what people talk about, and the other half I might understand, but don't give a fuck. So..."

She makes a big deal of the 'indifferent shrug' of her shoulders, then leans back against the bench-back. "What it really boils down to is not knowing for sure what to say or not say, to a person. I mean I know not to tell you my entire childhood and shit like that, but... what topics of conversation that actually interest me are safe ta talk ta people about? That's what I'm learning."