Izzy's May Catch-all

[notwearingthekeds]

🧙 WHO: Izzy and YOU!
⚔️ WHAT: Catch-All for May
🕒 WHEN: ...May..?
🗺️ WHERE: Some Cafes, a Park, the Training Grounds, some Shoppes.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Izzy swears. Like- a lot. I don't make the rules.
Note: Closed Prompts Will be individual thread tops in the post.

Nine to Five

Most days Izzy can be found in a variety of cafes and shops, the ones that like a little ambiance they can use to excuse the extra gold for your coffee or sandwich, she's brushed her hair into something almost respectable, wearing either a long summer dress or a suit, playing her violin to help set the mood.

Using a mix of classical music, and 90s hits to draw from. Which she figures nobody will notice she's playing provided she plays them in a kind atmospheric way. She's no expert by any means, but she's more than talented enough to make some coin playing in local eateries when they pay her. So you can request a song and see if she knows it, or ask her what she's doing with her life when she's on a break.

Or think she's a waitress and demand to know where your food is, she has no idea but she looks like she might be serving staff.

Eye of the Tiger

Izzy's made a few strides in her training of her magic. The first and most important was the need for music. At least for now, the magic came easier when she timed it to the music she was listening to. It made sense, she accidentally lifted objects when she played. And at the strongest parts on classical pieces she'd gotten chairs and tables off the ground.

So here she was, in the training grounds, flicking her fingers at rocks. And the rocks did jump, or roll, when she pushed at them with her fingers. They were three feet away, so... progress. It still didn't feel quite right, like she was missing something. In any event, with her earbuds in and music blaring she will not notice anyone around her. Sneak up on this small child and maybe teach her a thing or two.

Material Girl

Her clothes that she arrived in weren't the greatest. She arrived in the clothes she wore to bed, before everything went to shit. So... now that she had some coin, she figured she could use some new clothes.

Like- she didn't know how expensive stuff was, but it would be hers she'd pick them, nothing picked because she'd look 'just so cute' in it. No fucking tartan. Crop tops, shorts, leather, all the things her mother forbid her wearing under 'her roof.' So this child is trying to find clothes that are really her...

And second guessing every choice, because she's never had this freedom before. Please help her.

Comments

Closed to Kaoru and Shiho

[notwearingthekeds]

Izzy was nervous- she didn't have friends at home. Not really. She hung out with Moody's friends. Who tolerated her, because she was Moody's sister. But her friends- friend, abandoned her a long time ago. Nobody knew her, nobody knew anything about her past or what she was, how she was treated. Just saw what she brought with her here. Which was pretty freeing.

But still terrifying, because what if- well, history repeats. She let April break her heart twice and never learned. How will making new friends be any different? Other than not getting caught making out with them, she'd never make that mistake again. Still, she sat dressed as much like herself she could muster. Baggy pants, crop top, cute jacket. And waited for the other girls to show.

Honestly terrified.

[queenofminiskirts]

Kaoru, on the other hand, was excited. She'd told Shiho all about this girl who could play the violin and skateboard (and how it seemed like there was some distrust of schools and adults and probably authority figures there...they both knew a thing or two about all those things).

She's just the sort of person who enjoyed people's company, who liked making friends. (And if she's betrayed...well. They'll cross that bridge if they get there.)

Kaoru's own style usually leans more towards sporty-cute. Also short skirts or short-shorts. If it's not dead of winter then she's probably wearing something short.

Her hair is as bright in real life as it appeared on video. But not as bright as her smile when she spotted Izzy and waved. "Hey!" The only reason no one is greeted with a flying tackle hug is because she doesn't know if she can do that without accidentally hurting someone without her psychokinesis...but also because she's pulling Shiho by the hand.

"Sorry, I hope we didn't make you wait." They probably did a little but it wasn't on purpose (this time, they weren't actually trying to be fashionably late, after all).

[good_ideas]

Shiho's style is best described as soft, her hair is curly and she likes wearing things with frills, with layers that make her look more friendly and more approachable than she really is. Unlike her best friend, Shiho's expression is one of open curiosity though she's obediently allowing herself to be led by the hand. Having to gauge how long it takes to get places when one didn't have psychokinesis to help was still a work in progress.

She's a little out of breath though once they come to a stop as she tucks a strand of curly hair behind her ear, hanging back behind Kaoru to better assess the situation.

It's not because she has a hard time with being friendly with strangers or anything, definitely not. (Or so she'll say.)

[notwearingthekeds]

"It's fine, hanging out's never really an exact thing anyway." Getting together with friends was pre-planning then someone waits for the other to arrive. You can't call and say you're running late, after all.

She did her best to school her expression, keep it 'cool.' Not give away she's nervous. She wasn't the best at it, but it was all she could do. It helped that Kaoru was just as excited and expressive as on the network. And Shiho... didn't seem to be judging her. She didn't feel at a disadvantage.

"Um, I'm Izzy. It's nice to meet you." That was directed to Shiho, who she hadn't met even online. Good place to start. She's managed to not swear once yet.

[queenofminiskirts]

"Still, we didn't want to keep a cute girl waiting too long." She winks with a smile. And honestly, she means it too. Then again, all girls are cute according to Kaoru.

Then she leans in a little and says in sort of stage whisper. "Shiho's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet...but she's a little shy so she might not show it right away."

She says this knowing that Shiho would be a little embarrassed but not actually mad. The benefits of knowing someone since you were both small children.

[good_ideas]

Shiho saves her judgment for weird old men who claim to be fallen angels. That and Kaoru who seems to be out to tell everyone all her secrets.

Tightening her arm around Kaoru's, she makes an attempt to pull her back and stop her from being embarrassing.

"Who's shy?!"

But with that said she will give Izzy a bit of a smile in the hopes that she'll forget ever hearing anything Kaoru just said, "I'm Shiho, it's nice to meet you. I'm sorry for Kaoru, she likes to joke around."

[notwearingthekeds]

Izzy wasn't quite sure how to read the 'cute.' She didn't think Kaoru meant to be patronizing but it felt patronizing. As Izzy didn't really feel it was flirting. She wasn't too fond of being 'cute.' That was how her mother wanted her to be, and she would never meet that bar. The way her mother set it.

But, the pair of them broke into the sort of exchange only true of good friends, and Izzy started laughing at it. She and April could get like that, back when. It was very disarming. "Well, I like nice girls and girls that joke around. So I think this is working out. Are you two from the same world, or did you get like this here?"

[queenofminiskirts]

"All right, all right." She looks back at Shiho with a smile. "You're not shy. Just kind and amazing."

Thankfully there is no bar here. Even when Shiho had judo thrown her on first meeting she had been cute. And cool.

Kaoru smile only becomes brighter at the laugh. "We grew up together! But it sounds like Shiho was here longer than I was."

[good_ideas]

Shiho pokes Kaoru's cheek with a smile that's trying its hardest to be a frown. Her best friend can be a lot and as her scariest childhood friend, Shiho had taken on the responsibility of reining her in. Even if it didn't always work.

At the very least their new roommate is smiling and that has Shiho turning a smile back to Izzy too, a little bit warmer, a little bit more relaxed.

"I wasn't here for that long. So, what was the plan going to be for today?"

nine to five

[ferrytale]

[ the type of place that likes to charge a little extra might not love the kid that comes in and orders ice water in their largest cup and then sits around to watch if someone's performing. they probably only let him do it because they can tell he just genuinely wants water, not just that he's too cheap to pay and thinks having the cup gives him an excuse to loiter and take up space.

at least her efforts to subtly work 90s songs in will go unnoticed as every song is all new to him. that's also why he never requests anything; he just drinks his water in a perfectly fine coffee shop and attempts to take in the atmosphere. if he can get away with it without upsetting management, he pulls a laser pistol out of one pocket and a sort of nail or tooth-like object from the other, slowly carving into it with the laser to pass the time.

at least he doesn't have either of those things in hand when he finally approaches during one of her breaks. ledo walks around in a spacesuit and with a military bearing all the time but at least when he's not scowling at things he looks more his age. he's only a few years older than izzy is, after all. ]

I wanted to know... what do you call this?

[ he's referring to her violin, but they don't have those in space. ]

When you choose what sounds to make, is there a purpose? Does it have a meaning?

[ he doesn't think anything at all of asking these kinds of almost philosophical sounding questions because she seems perfectly mature as far as he can tell and children learn to grow up very fast where he's from. this is how you come to understand music as a concept, right? ]

[notwearingthekeds]

[There weren't a ton of kids at her school with a manner quite so... serious. He wasn't much older than her but he was years more disciplined. Than anyone she's really met. It was unsettling and she didn't like it. Which made his question all the harder to fully grasp.]

You mean music? It's- art, of course it has a meaning.

[She's definitely putting this in the top five weirdness of this place for the moment.]

[ferrytale]

[ this only makes him look more confused because of course, this is a new concept entirely. ]

I see. In the Galactic Alliance, there is no such thing as "art" so I am trying to understand the... advantage.

[ he struggles to find a suitable word and seems to just land on the first thing he can think of. why does anybody do anything if not for an advantage? ]

[notwearingthekeds]

[As far as 'weird shit in this place' a world without art was so far out of her ideas of possible she just stares at him trying to put together any sort of response.]

That's a real fucked up world you're from.

[Nailed it.]

[ferrytale]

That is—... that is a bad thing, correct?

[ bet she didn't expect to have to explain 'fucked up' to someone today. ]

There are many things that do not exist in the Galactic Alliance. If it does not contribute to eliminating the enemy, then it is unnecessary. Resources are very limited in space.

[notwearingthekeds]

[Why is this a thing? She swore, that should make it very obvious that 'yes, this is bad.' Why does she have to explain fucked up? That's almost as fucked up as the art thing.]

So your world is... just killing people and nothing else?

[She's honestly too shocked to be horrified... at first.]

Yes, everything you've just said is a bad thing.

[ferrytale]

No, not people. Hideauze. They are a lower life form that lives in space. Coexistence with the Hideauze is impossible; I fight to protect humanity.

[ this he says firmly, to be clear. what could be more of a just cause than survival? ]

But there is nothing else except to fight them, that is true.

[notwearingthekeds]

[So again with the concepts a bit too big for Izzy to fully grasp. Put herself in the shoes of 'fighting aliens to survive.' But even trying to see how that might go, her brain stuck on a few points. Lower Lifeform. Humanity. Nothing but Fighting.]

I think somewhere along the way you lost whatever humanity was. You and your whole Galactic War.

[Without art, what truth was there? The fight? Nothing survives constant fighting. She barely survived and all she had was a mother that didn't love her. She couldn't imagine much humanity was left in a world without art.]

Art gets to the heart of what someone believes, what they feel is true, and challenges it. Your humanity is a fucking joke without art.

[Except the human belief of being better than someone else for bullshit reasons.]

Eye of the Tiger

[tantailizing]

From a distance, he wondered if she would notice. It wasn't his intent to completely sneak up on her, but she had those... earbud things in and it looked like she was trying to figure out kinetic magic too. He's usually all up for spooking people, but kids? Eh, he'd reel it back.

So, he opted for something different - that was, skipping the rock she moved forward back towards her while hovering a little ways off to the side.

[notwearingthekeds]

Izzy looked at the rock, not hiding she was startled. She didn't tell it to do that. While her understanding of her powers was crap, it did seem to have rules, things did weird shit, but they did it within a set parameter of her desires. If she did it.

So she started looking around for anyone else who might have done that. Blonde, older than her, weird but- is that a tail? She'll just, ignore the tail for the moment and focus on the important part.

Nobody else was around who could be doing magic, "Kinetic too?"

[tantailizing]

"Yup. How's practicing going for you?"

He had still startled her, but not as badly as he could've which was a good thing. Taking a few steps closer, he looks at the rocks she has and where they are, and then looks back at her. Seems like everyone with kinetic magic went with rocks, but when the other options were just themselves or another person, yeaah... rocks.

[notwearingthekeds]

She takes the earbuds out and slips them into her pocket, if she was talking she wouldn't be trying to skip stones. So she wouldn't need the only thing that seemed to make it... go. "I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing."

Something about the entire set-up, being here, fate of the world. Shouldn't she be better at this? She didn't need to save the world, she knew that she could just sit back and enjoy her freedom. But it felt wrong, not doing something. If she could.

And if she couldn't, why was she here. "You from one of the worlds where magic was already a thing?"

[tantailizing]

"But it looks like you're making progress." Positive things!

Placing his hands on his waist, his tail bounces around as he wonders about the earbuds again. Probably just trying to keep to herself. But hey, keeping to herself is no way to get help.

Blinking, he nods. "Yeah. What gave it away?"

[notwearingthekeds]

Izzy rolled her eyes, it didn't feel like progress. To her she should be- well, better. She is very fourteen, and not afraid to show it.

"Nothing, I guessed." She figured most people knew better about this than her. But also he had a tail and that was weird. Like, sure, he could be from a normal world where people just had tails. But this felt like the right guess. Still, he had the same magic as her, he might be able to offer something, "How do you practice?"

It was that or ask about the tail and that felt invasive.

[tantailizing]

Ah, the wonderful age of fourteen. Perfect time to run away from home and travel around the world to find answers and get into trouble. Wait, that was thirteen...

"Hehe, good guess!" At least she didn't think he was an 'Earthling'. And she wasn't question the tail - at least, not yet. Everyone tended to ask at least one eventually. "Me? Usually I have Moguo throw rocks at me."

One of those things probably on a list of 'don't actually try', but oh well.

[notwearingthekeds]

"Is it- like, the danger means you're more likely to do something?" She'd thought about forcing herself to succeed, but she wasn't sure. Also she'd probably need help. Horizon wasn't really able to throw things at her.

She was willing to start trying extreme things if she thought they wouldn't just make her look stupid, or get her hurt. Which both felt probable here. "I can barely make them move, and even then I need to focus with music or I just- nothing."

She vaguely pushes her fingers at the rocks and, of course, nothing happens with them.