16719/Well, this is awkward...

Well, this is awkward...
Date of Scene:	30 December 2023
Location:	Gramercy Park
Synopsis:	No description
Cast of Characters:	Kyle Rayner, Nico Minoru

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Kyle Rayner has posed:
Midafternoon, the sky is bright without being sunny. Sky blue skies stretch across the line, but a couple of clouds blot out the sun. A cold bite moves through the air thanks to winter's chill. And there's Kyle Rayner resting in Grammarly Park. He's wearing an olive green winter coat that rests at mid-thigh, and it's hoodie that's over his head. A row of brown/grey faux fur surrounds the edge of said hood. Peeking out from the hood is a blue and white baseball style cap, with a blue bill, white hat and it features a simple tree on the forehead area. A black winter glove is on the left hand, and a drawing glove on the right. He's holding a big sketch pad.

"Hey, sir. Sketch, five bucks? Ten if you want it super detailed or a couple," he says. Hero life is glamorous, but not well paying. Kyle works freelance and the well dried up a little.

"What about you, Ma'am. Five bucks, a sketch!"

"What about you gorgeous?" he asks and only after the words leave his mouth does he realize it's Nico Minoru. Someone he's met in a different setup.

Kyle tries shrinking into his coat a little bit. Trying to hide his features a little more. Green Lantern's don't have voice modulators nor do artists.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Is she gorgeous? That's one she has yet to hear, until the words slip from Kyle's mouth.

This afternoon finds the young Japanese woman dressed rather simply, though still in all black. A black tactical turtle neck, some black stonewashed jeans, and a navy peacoat is her clothing choice, and she looks towards Kyle for a few moments. She squints a little, tilting her head as she looks at him.

"Have we met before?" Nico wonders aloud, swearing she could have seen this guy somewhere before. Maybe a commercial or something?

Looking over the setup, she chuckles softly and opens her peacoat where a clutch is sitting comfortably within the inside pocket. Pulling out a five, she shrugs her shoulders, "Sure, why not? I'm just killing some time anyway." she admits ruefully, handing him the fiver as she takes a seat.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Just have one of those faces," Kyle says and tries to keep his features a little hidden. He doesn't change his accent, but thought about it for thirty seconds. He'll take the five. "So, what's your story? Everyone has one," and he begins to put pencil to paper. As he starts, there's a pause, "I could gray scale this with charcoal for an extra charge, if you like the sketch," and then he resumes. Kyle doesn't normally offer that, but given Nico's motif, he thinks she would appreciate it. Also, it gets him practicing with his charcoals.

"I hate the cold. Well, not hate it. We have a love-hate relationship. West Coast Brat," he waves the gloved left hand for a split second then resumes sketching.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Daughter of a supervillain who went through a Hunger Games knockoff only to find herself the newest apprentice to the Son of Satan.

No, no, that's too much for an introduction. Nico chuckles softly as she runs her fingers through her hair and sits still, for the most part, as she hrmms, "If it's good, but I have to admit, I dont have the most cash."

Motioning towards another spot, she says, "I do tarot card readings out here every now and then. It supplements by multiple barista shifts in the city." The mention of the west coast causes her eye brows to raise.

"No shit?!? Me too! Orange County." Ooooh, that meant she was probably a richy rich.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Well, how about the grayscale for the reading," Kyle starts to feel bad thinking she's probably in a similar spot as him. "Do you do an inverted read? What kind of deck theme do you use? And I want the nine of cups," that's about all Kyle knows about Tarot. He believes in it, but he hasn't had any training.

"Oooooh. You fancy. What are you doing slumming it out here? East L.A," Kyle is probably lower middle class, upper low class. Green eyes watch her from their semi hidden spot.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Her brows furrowed. "I'm a tarot card reading, not a genie." Nico quips at the mention of wanting the nine of cups. Wish fulfilled indeed. "Mind if I ask what it is you're wanting though?" Her head tilts a little as she asks the question.

Her cheeks flush a slight tinge of pink as he asks the question. Scratching the back of her head, she lets out a nervous chuckle. "Parents and I had a bit of a blow out. Haven't really spoken to them for a while." If only cause the whole parental supervillains trying to destroy the world shenanigans.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Well, what does everyone want? Good career. Good love life. Good everything. I'm kinda basic," he shrugs a little bit. Green eyes watch the tilt at the question.

"Sorry to hear that," Kyle winces a little as he puts pieces together. The whole while the pencil keeps going over the paper. Green eyes dip up and down taking in Nico's features.

"You're better than them," he says firmly.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Green seems to be a theme. Unfortunately, there's probably a lot of handsome green eyed men in Manhattan? Maybe? In a city of a couple million there should be.

That means that Nico has yet to recognize the artist, though she gets a better inkling over time. Her brows raise and she gives him a smirk. "Is that so? How do you know that, Mister..." she asks, waiting for a more proper introduction.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Because most people with not a lot of funds would pay five dollars for a sketch to someone that may have less," Kyle retorts without missing a beat. "That's not Fancy Thinking, typically," and then he keeps focusing on that sketch.

The sketch continues. He'll pause for a moment. For a moment, Kyle flips it around, it's still a work in progress, but it -does- look like Nico. Years of training and schooling paying off. He's quite good.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"We buskers have to stick together. It's the same for why people in the service industry give good tips." Yay for labor soildarity!

Her legs cross so she can get more comfortable, before she peers at the sketch so far. "Oh wow! Did you go to art school?" she asks.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"You could say that," Kyle says softly and then he continues to keep moving with the sketch. "If I don't get this done, is there a way I can mail you?" The artist in him is being picky. It's being picky because it's Nico. So, he knows he's taking more time compared to others. Where others would have gotten something caricature-esq, Nico's is serious. Something akin to still life rather than cartoonish.

"What do you want out of life?" Kyle tilts his head as he returns the question to her.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"Nico.minoru at gmail." she says, interpreting the mail as e-mail, something the youngins would be more accustomed to. "Now, if you're asking for my real address, then you should just ask me out, like most guys would." Nico quips teasingly, waggling her brows before letting out an impish giggle.

"And at this point? I think some normalcy would be nice." Whatever could she mean by that?

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Always this forward with artists?" Kyle waggles his own eyebrows. He smiles at the impish giggle. "A laugh like that carries a story," Kyle says and the smile stays on his face. Then the candid answer causes his face to turn a little flat. "What do you mean by Normalcy?" Kyle asks. "What's not normal about your life?" and there's genuine concern in those comments, life returning to his face.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"Are you always this nosy with people you draw?" Nico quips back in return, grinning toothily back at him. She doesn't answer whether or not, she's that forward, but she does answer the latter. "WE live in Manhattan, superhero central. I love living here, but we have to remain on our toes all the time, right?"

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Answer my question and I'll answer yours" Kyle says in a sing song voice. He's at least two thirds done wth the sketch now.

"It's not quite superhero central. There's a lot of heroes elsewhere. You made it sound like something in -your- life isn't normal," he says to Nico. "And not all heroes are bad. Maybe fetishists? You can't tell me all that leather and latex isn't revealing something," he jokes and takes a potshot at a colleague or two.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"You're the first artist I've actually sat for." And that's the truth. It's not like she gets these drawings often, if at all. "And you're cute, so yeah, carpe diem and all that." And she was taught recently that the secret to magic is her will. If she wants it, then she should get it.

"Spandex. I haven't really seen leather and latex." she says with a coy smile on her features. "And I hardly even know your name, and you want me to give you my life story?"

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle smiles and honestly blushes at being called cute. "You're the cute one between us. I'm okay," he says with a grin. Then he pauses at "Will." Kyle tries to keep himself.

"You'll see it, believe me," he adds and then when he starts to pick up the pace. There's another pause. He's not sure if they shared names before. "Kyle. The name's Kyle," and he will extend the right hand. "A pleasure." Kyle's tryng hard to keep everything composed.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"Nico, but you probably already knew that from the email." she responds in kind as she reaches out with a gloved hand, before pausing a few moments. You shake with your right. So 'oddly', she keeps the glove on during the shake.

And from their last interaction, they both used their nom-de-superheroes, so he would know her only as Sister Grimm.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Well, what do you want to know about me?" Kyle asks as he knows the sketch is nearly done. "I get the feeling you want to know more. Maybe I'm using my psychic powers. By the way, you shouldn't have such thoughts," he winks clearly playing around before going back to the sketch.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Was she actually thinking any naughty thoughts? Maybe she was mentally undressing him. Who knows?

But getting called out and blushing immediately afterwards is indication that her thoughts weren't exactly one hundred percent chaste. Ahem.

"So you're a psychic artist then." Nico says, hrmming for a few moments. "Can't you just peek in my head and find out what I mean by normal?"

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Are you sure you want me peeking?" Kyle poses for a moment. "That blush speaks more than your thoughts do," he smiles and is nearly done now. "And if I was a normal human?" he poses knowing some people may not like that. Humans can be considered bland.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"Nothing wrong with being just an average joe. Being super seems overrated." says the incredibly powerful Asian witch. "And if you peek, then peek. It's not like I can do anything about that." Casting magic would give away that witchery after all.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"I can't. So, your thoughts are your own. Even if I could, I wouldn't. Would I be curious? Who wouldn't? Cute gothic witch, but there's this pesky thing called morality," Kyle admits and he shows Nico the full sketch done. It's actually pretty good. Actually, really good given all of the schooling and literal decades of training.

"I hope you like it," he says knowing that it makes him feel exposed.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Cute. Gothic. Witch. Those words cause her to freeze, and her brows furrow, as she starts to reach into her pocket for her switchblade. Does she need bring out the Staff of One?

"Just... who are you?" Nico asks, sounding somewhat more on guard then.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Crap. It's all Kyle can think. Panicking for a moment. "Trust me a second?"

He mouths the word "Fuck" and Kyle feels more like a rookie than normal. Breathing out, there's a few ways to say this.

"We shared a very long flight together on a very small plane after you had an issue at that -arcade-," Kyle tries to speak in code because they're regular people about. "It left your left arm sore," he adds.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Squintyface. She studies him for a few moments, as she ahhs and corrects. "Right arm." Nico says, "And you're right, it left me kinda Grimm."

Then, shaking her head a little, she runs her fingers through her hair with said witcharm and flashes a grin in his direction. "I knew you looked familiar." she says softly as she leans forward to study his reaction.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Very Grimm," Kyle affirms. Then she is moving toward him. "So, you know about my charity job. You know about my education," Kyle starts to explain and sighs shaking his head. "I kind of suck at that charity job," he says and if she looks at the left hand, there's clearly a ring that presses against the fabric. if she has any doubts, that would be a clincher.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"If it's any better, I don't think you suck." Nico replies with a little coy smile in his direction. "And it's just funny to me we're running into each other this way. Fate perhaps?" she wonders, tilting her head just a bit.

Kyle Rayner has posed:
Kyle smirks a little bit. "Maybe. Maybe. I can't say I didn't freeze a little bit when I called out to you," Kyle watches the head tilt. His gears turning a little bit. "Don't you owe me a tarot reading?" he's a little curious about that. Green eyes watching her intently.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Oh yeah, the reading! "You haven't finished the drawing yet." Nico replies, remembering the transaction. "But out of curiosity, what is it that you really were hoping for? I mean, nine of cups often has a specific wish associated with it."

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"Always heard it was good. Like you get that and good things would follow. What does it mean?" he asks and looks toward Nico. His mind curious.

Nico Minoru has posed:
"That your wish is fulfilled. It's sort of like a genie card. But I think it just means that whatever you're working towards, you succeed at. It can be interpreted in all sorts of different ways." Nico explains, before clucking her tongue on the inside of her cheek. "But that still doesn't answer the question. What do you want?"

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"I answered. I want a better career. A good love life. A good volunteer career. A better everything," Kyle says again. A smirk pulls at her lips. "What would your nine of cups thing be?" he asks with a raised brow.

Nico Minoru has posed:
Mulling over the question, she hrmms and takes a deep breath, as she tries to be honest with herself. "Understanding." Nico says softly. "Understanding my family, understanding magic, understanding what my place in this universe of ours is."

Kyle Rayner has posed:
"I think we all want that kind of understandng. Our place in the grand scheme," Kyle nods and thinks of that as good ask. Maybe even better than his own. Green eyes flick to her own. "What do you hope your place is?" he asks. It's an honest question from him. "When it's all done, what do you hope happens."

Nico Minoru has posed:
"I dont have an answer to that. I don't want to set my expectations too high. I'd rather be surprised." Nico admits ruefully. "I mean, isn't that what life is for? To figure all that shit out?"