Bobblehead (bobblehead) wrote,
@ 2013-01-08 22:54:00

Give me little time, help me clear up me mind - from Red Red Wine
Usually, going home tends to be relaxing for Pippi. So many things are just sort of taken care of... because. And usually, even when out, she just needs to call home, and her mother's handler takes care of... things. And stuff.

Right now, her mother is off in Ireland on a photo shoot, and her staff is with her. Pippi is welcome to use the house - but it was a lot quieter than she's used to. Sure, it still has the full beauty cabinet and all, so she was able to stock up - as indicated by her huge gym bag full of beauty products... which is a touch out of place sitting next to her at the pizza shop.
It didn't help with figuring out her syllabus, which is on the table. Or her class schedule. Also on the table. Or her books - a couple of which at on the table, while more paperwork is laid out with the rest of what she's supposed to need. She has her laptop... and knows how to boot up her games, but not a lot else.

This is hopeless.

"I'm not sure what to do, Mr. Whiskers." she says, with a sigh, to the stuffed cat in a tophat sitting on the table atop some of the papers.

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 05:05 am UTC (link)

It's after class and he's got time to kill before his shift working at the community center starts. With the way his schedule was set up this semester it didn't really leave him time for lunch earlier, so he usually had it later on, before his shift. Luckily there was a pizza place in between and Harry came when he could afford it and sat down with a slice to catch up on his readings.

There's nothing really different about today's visit to the pizza place, well...with the exception of the girl who was looking a little lost and helpless with her stuff all over one of the tables and a giant bag that he couldn't imagine what she'd need for. But of course, girls had lots of stuff so he wasn't going to question that.

As he comes towards her table, Mr. Whiskers isn't the only to hear Pippi's sigh. He's no indigo fairy godmother or anything but Harry sees she seems to need a hand and he's not one to walk away from that. So when he's at her table he leans down to pick up a sheet or two of paper that's fallen and return it to her with a friendly smile. "Sorry, some of your papers fell. Is everything okay? Need any help?"

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	bobblehead 2013-01-09 05:08 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'm sorry if stuff got in your way. Uhm... yeah. Do you know anything about..." she pauses, looking over her papers. Classes. Books. Scheduling. JLI promotional events. "...Stuff?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

in_reserve
2013-01-09 05:16 am UTC (link)

"Oh no, it's not in my way, just didn't think you wanted anyone stepping on it," Harry explains and looks over the table that's been pretty much taken over by her stuff. Yeah, he could see it being overwhelming.

He adjusts his book bag and points to it, friendly smile as ever still on. "Yeah, I've got a lot of that stuff too. Seems it's kind of swamped you here though. Anything specific I can give you a hand with?"

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	bobblehead 2013-01-09 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"Uhm... yeah, if you know some of this class stuff. Or how to order books online. Or any of this stuff. I could... I could cover your lunch, if you can help me get some of this straight? I go back to beauty school next week, and I can't figure any of this stuff out. Especially trying to figure it out around super hero stuff." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	in_reserve 2013-01-09 05:30 am UTC (link)
	"You don't need to do that, I'm happy to help. My classes started this week so I understand." He pauses and glances at a chair. "Mind if I sit? I'll show you how to order things online to start. It's rather straightforward, you'll see." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bobblehead
2013-01-09 05:33 am UTC (link)

"I insist. Order whatever you want, I've got it." she replies, starting to shuffle some things around. "Mom always said to help the people who help us out. Anyway, yeah, order, and grab a chair." she offers, starting to turn her laptop around.

Its a /really/ nice laptop. Almost brand new, and way, way overpowered for the mostly childish games and simple applications on it.

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 05:48 am UTC (link)

"Well umm, if you insist. I'll just have a slice of whatever you're having if that's alright." He helps shuffle some of the papers away to make some room then sits on a chair and moves the laptop so it's in front of him but she can still see. Harry is no tech geek but even he knows this is a real nice laptop and given the fact that she didn't seem to keep much on it, he guessed she had a nice Mom or someone who got it for her as a gift. Well, it was a guess anyway.

"Books you needed help getting right? Do you have a list of ones you need somewhere?" Oh, manners. "Oh, I'm Harry, forgot to introduce myself." He offers her his hand with a smile and wonders if he'll recognize her name. She did say something about superheroing earlier which was just...odd. Not superheroing itself, he kinda sorta did that too, but the fact she'd admit that to a stranger. Maybe he misheard.

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 05:52 am UTC (link)

"Pippi." she responds, taking his hand. She hasn't bothered to hide her super hero status - given that her identity is a matter of public record and all. She's just never been big enough, unless one really follows the local news a lot, or follows the earth lanterns, perhaps. Of course, her mother is a local celebrity too, if that helps any.

"And... uhm, sure. Help yourself, or get whatever. Its not a problem." she continues, while trying to find her list of books... with limited success. Organization is very clearly not one of her strengths. "I know its around here somewhere."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 06:17 am UTC (link)

"Nice to meet you Pippi," he smiles and shakes her hand. The name sounded familiar, and he takes a moment to place it. Cindy had mentioned her! That was a good sign, and if he remembered her name specifically out of the countless other hero names that he didn't then it meant she'd been mentioned specifically for something. As she digs through the papers looking for the list, he pauses to think of what it could be. A lantern thing no doubt, he remembered those heroes better. Well she seemed nice, very friendly and kind, which might put her on his side of the spectrum. Well maybe she was...wait-he was right. She was one of the indigo lanterns Cindy talked about! Pippi might not see it, but the realization brings a grin of awe now. He'd never met an indigo lantern, and honestly he had so many questions about this indigo stuff and to think he'd randomly meet her here of all places...

Seeing she's not making much progress, Harry puts the menu in front of her and gives her a kind smile. "How about I look for the list while you pick a pizza? You probably know which is the best pizza here anyway."

This was pure luck running into one of the only indigo lanterns here. Maybe she could tell him about her experiences at it, give him some tips, anything really. And she was a superhero, who knew Cindy, so the secret ID thing should be okay with her. Hold on- first to help her with this school mess. That's what he'd intended to do first anyway, then maybe if she'd let him, he'd ask his questions.

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 06:23 am UTC (link)

She nods - anything that lets someone else do the organizing thing. She draws out her gold card - only so many people in Keystone go paying for pizza with those.

"Mr. Whiskers and I will have a large Hawaiian, and Harry... can order something too." she tells the waitress. "He looks like he might like the bacon cheeseburger, so maybe a large of that too. And Coke - just bring a pitcher." she replies cheerfully.

Meanwhile, finding the book list isn't that hard. She put it into one of the books to help keep her place. As for the rest - well, school mess describes it pretty well. Its all routine enough, certainly - she just has things scattered and thoroughly disorganized.

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 06:35 am UTC (link)

The gold card has him blink. He's got a job and loans and school and rent to pay, so Harry doesn't have much money around and the gold card, well that and the whole indigo lantern thing, it felt a little out of his league. But first things first, help her out with books and push away the fact that he was sitting with an actual indigo lantern. Which wasn't as hard as it could have been, he thought she seemed like a normal, rather sweet, if a bit all over the place, girl his age.

Finding the book list as she's ordering, Harry gives her a nervous smile and a nod to indicate he's good with that order. Truthfully, he's just awkward about someone else paying for him, she didn't owe him anything as he saw it, he jsut was lending a hand. But he doesn't interrupt her to mention she really doesn't need to get him his own thing, he would if he'd known her plan, but the waitress was there and interrupting her and turning her offer down too much would be going into rude territory. Harry didn't do rude.

When the waitress leaves he holds up the paper. "Found it. Is that Mr. Whiskers?" The stuffed animal with the top hat looks back at him from its perch on a stack of papers, it looks cute in Harry's opinion. She certainly carried a lot around.

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 06:40 am UTC (link)

Pippi nods. "Mr. Whiskers is my third oldest friend. He goes everywhere with me and helps me out with things." she agrees, petting the stuffed cat.

"He's not very good with paperwork or things either though. Usually that's what I come home for, help with stuff like that, but everyone is in Ireland, which is... a long way away, I think. Mom has a big commercial she's filming there."

She blinks at the paperwork. "Wow, you're really good at that. So, uhm, I can pay for all the books and things. I just couldn't figure out how to find them and order them and things."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 06:45 am UTC (link)

"Who are your other two?" As he makes small talk he works on making the remaining papers a bit more organized, at least so they have a bit of space for food when it comes. "Wow, yeah, Ireland is far but good for your mom for getting to work there. Do you ever join her?"

There's a slight blush at the compliment. "Thank you but umm, I haven't done anything really but move stuff around and find certain pages. Yeah, the ordering part isn't hard. I'll show you step by step so you can see how it goes."

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 06:54 am UTC (link)

"Cain and Roberto were there first. Cain was the one who got me Mr. Whiskers when I was three. And usually, Cain does all of this sort of thing, but he's with Mom in Ireland, so he couldn't this time."

She shakes her head at the next question. "Maybe someday, but she has her own hair and makeup people. And while there were some offers, I don't really want to model like she does. I've been to a few of the shoots, and traveled some... but I need to be here for school."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 07:04 am UTC (link)

"He sounds nice, and real busy. I'm sure you could model and be good at it, but it's smart of you to stick around here for school. What year are you in?"

He'll let her answer that before starting on the book ordering and showing her each step. The website, searching for the books she wants, how to place orders, what to look for, each thing he takes the time to explain what he's doing and make sure she can follow along. After ordering one book as demonstration, Harry turns the laptop toward her. "Did you want to try doing the next book? I'll organize these papers more for you in the meantime and if you get lost just ask. There's a few steps but it's straightforward enough don't worry."

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 07:13 am UTC (link)

"I just started beauty school last Fall. Thank you... but I really don't want to model. I like making other people look their best! Someday, I want to have my own salon... called Fairy Godmother's. Well, unless I can get work for GQ or Playboy or Vanity Fair or something. Because that'd be ok too." she explains in the way of her career plans.

"Cain is the nicest guy. He's been my mother's handler since before I was born. So, like a really long time."

She watches the process, making a couple token efforts, before sliding the laptop back to him. "That's ok. Usually, I can have Cain do it. Or get Dinah to help me. At least til I find someone who is really good at these things that needs a job. Because if I'm going to open Fairy Godmother's, I totally need to hire my own handler. You're a lot faster at this than I'd be anyway."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 07:22 am UTC (link)

"Wow, you've really got it all planned out for the future. And the Fairy Godmother salon sounds nice, the name kind of fits the lantern thing too." The lantern reference slips out without him really realizing it, he'd taken the laptop back from her to finish the orders and been a bit distracted. He had no intention of pushing her to do it if it was difficult for her, so he works on ordering the remaining books as they talk. "What does a handler do? The organization stuff we're working on here? Oh, thank you, but it's probably just because I've had practice."

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 07:29 am UTC (link)

Ordering the books is actually pretty easy. So is most of the organizational stuff. Its the sorts of things the school expects a standard student to be able to do.

Pippi just happens to not be a standard student.

"I've known for a long time I wanted to make people look their best. It does so many good things for people. I've even gotten to help shop and stuff for a real Princess!"

She doesn't seem to notice, or key on the lantern stuff, particularly.

"You've practiced doing this sort of thing? Uhm... yeah. A handler just... uhm, handles stuff. Scheduling, would make sure I have alarms or reminder calls to make sure I get to classes, makes sure books are in order, taxis, limos, flights, JLI promotional things... uhm, I work with the JLI now. Those letters mean things, by the way."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 07:39 am UTC (link)

Of course she's not standard. She's an indigo lantern! Or, well, was...details though.

"You've met a real princess? Wow. Where was she from?" For someone who was so approachable and easy to talk to, Pippi certainly wowed him with her experiences.

"Oh, yes. I mean for school, a couple of jobs, you know, all that stuff there. Scheduling, dealing with school books and all that. Wow, JLI. Cindy mentioned that, Justice League International right? You must be a good superhero."

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 07:44 am UTC (link)

"I love being a super hero! Getting to go into space and riding a gry... griff... giant winged space kitty was awesome! But best of all is still working with a real Princess. Cait is Princess of Atlantis. I always thought Princesses would be better at taking care of their own clothes and hair and stuff, but its ok. I'm helping her with that. When we're not doing JLI stuff. Cause that's kind of important too."

She slows down a little, considering some of what he said about his own experiences. "So... you really know how all this scheduling stuff works? And you know about super hero stuff?"

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 07:58 am UTC (link)

"Wait, a giant winged space kitty? Where are those?" Clearly he had been going about this pseudo-lantern business wrong if he had no idea what that was. "That's impressive, but she has you to help with that and I'm sure you do it better." JLI stuff was important and gets and earnest nod in response. "It is, and since you're a good superhero and really like it then I'm sure that means it's more important. You've got experience!" Which was important according to him. Well, to a certain extent, Cindy still won in terms of superheroes to respect.

"Yeah, it's really not all that hard, you just need to have an idea of what you want. And umm...well kinda, I mean...do you know Cindy? She's orange and she mentioned you." He glances around the place to make sure nobody is really listening in. He had a secret ID to the public but heroes knew, and if Cindy knew her and she was a hero, and indigo lantern to boot, he was okay with her knowing he guessed.

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 08:01 am UTC (link)

"Cindy Lord? Yeah, we were lanterns at the same time. She's really smart. And knows business things. Think she'd give you a reference? Because that would probably do a lot as far as passing Cain's inspection if I offered you a job. He'd need to double check it... but it sounds like you'd be a really good handler."

A pause, and, being Pippi, back to winged space kitties. "The Indigo Lantern Corps had the winged space kitty. We were partners while I was working with them. He was really nice."

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 06:55 pm UTC (link)

"Cindy really is. She's great," he says with honest admiration. "Oh, thank you I've never been a handler before. But umm, I could apply if you were hiring. I could use a job. I'm pretty sure Cindy would give me a reference. She's the team leader so she'd know me well," he admits, not quite sure how this got to handler job applications, but he could use a job. The part time work at the community center was good and he'd been there for a while but with graduation coming and needing to pay back loans...well he needed something different anyway. If he was suited to the job and was what she was looking for, he'd try it for sure.

Harry then glances around and lowers his voice, she was an indigo lantern, was a hero, and knew Cindy to boot, so he was okay with this. "Umm well, she's got a team in Chicago and we're...not quite lanterns. But anyway, I guess I'd count for the indigo one. But I haven't ever had the ring like you did and I'm not experienced. What were the indigo corps like?"

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bobblehead
2013-01-09 07:02 pm UTC (link)

"Ok, well... let's call this consulting then. Get my school schedule in order, get books ordered, and arrange a car and an alarm to make sure I get to my first class, and I'll pay you for the time." She's pretty sure that's how consulting works, and what she needs done, in any case. "$15 an hour plus lunch sound right?"

At the lowered voice, she leans in, grinning at the question. "The Indigo Corps is great. It takes a little while to learn the language, but its a lot of fun. They only have one flying kitty bird though, so you probably won't get to ride one... but they're still all smart and stuff, and know things about space and bad guys everywhere. So you have Compassion powers too?"

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in_reserve
2013-01-09 10:32 pm UTC (link)

"Oh! That's generous, umm...sure, that works. Do you have a phone or something I can put alarms on? To notify you for classes." Luckily while working on organizing her papers he'd found a list of required courses so the school schedule could be done, he'd just need to ask if she had any preference for certain courses.

In answer to her last question Harry rolls up one of the long sleeves on his shirt far enough up his forearm that the indigo markings are visible. "Yeah, kinda. Ganthet says I have part of Proselyte, that octopus indigo entity, and I have these and absorb stuff, the colours and energy and all. But I don't know all that much about how it works, but I can teleport too. That I'm okay at," he confides in her with a small smile. Teleporting was by far the thing he actually enjoyed. Harry rolls his sleeve back down and has to smile at the image of the flying kitty bird lantern, it sounded fascinating. "That's really something, you've met a lot of the corps! Does the ring teach you the language and can Proselyte teach me? Was it hard being an indigo lantern? Is there anything I should watch out for?" Realizing he's asking a lot of questions, Harry blushes and abruptly stops. "Sorry for all the questions. I'm umm...still new at this and you've been doing it for a while so I wanted to know about it and um...if you had any tips or advice."

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