(Budding Thorns) Art Gala

[Travisc06489]

Sera, John and flower girl.

"No, not the crowd. I just... nevermind." She turns her head for a moment, like she's looking for something.

  1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-04-02 18:57:42		Flowering Girl rolls 4 to do something insignificant (10 Again)		8, 4, 3, 2		1 success

She shakes her head at John. "No, it's not that kind of decal. It's just... printed art. Like a sticker. Which seems like cheating, right?" Her eyes light up a bit when Sera asks where she'd seen it. "All over. I mean, underpasses. Backs of billboards. Even by that club. You ever heard of Ouphoria?"

Coco, Mhairi and potato.

"Proscribers, eh? Funny! Yes, I like it!." Page gestures with each hand, beckoning the girls closer. "Skill? I mean, sure. It takes a discerning eye. But it's all about finding what your audience wants, really. Come on. Walk with me." He holds his hands out, no doubt waiting for the doting fangirls to come under his 'wings'.

[Mhairi Ankaa]

"Oh RP!" tittering like an idiot, "You're so modest!" Somehow she coos, while eagerly...? Claiming one of his arms, if things got awkward. She and Coco were badasses. Well. Coco was a badass, Mhairi could probably knee him in the groin. And if things took a turn to the Thornier...well. Mhairi can set herself on fire.

[Coco]

"You're too kind, RP," Coco replied mindlessly, slipping closer to the potato even as she dreaded the touch of his oily potato hands with his grubby nails and supermarket aftershave.

Uhhhgg

"Is this the piece you're going to show us?" Coco asked pointing to a random painting, sculpture, she didn't even know. It was mainly for a distraction so she could shoot Mhairi a look that said "what the fuck are doing here?"

[Seraphina]

So if it wasn’t the crowd…what was it? But something tells Sera this girl wasn’t going to share.

A musical laugh, “It does seem like cheating. Like the artist was lazy and didn’t want to put forth a whole lot of effort. And maybe I shouldn’t look for that type of art for the coffee shop. I want something that really draw the eye, but made with real, raw talent.” Yup.

Sapphires widen, “Really? Obviously I’ve been hanging out in the wrong places, I’ve only seen it once, on the back of a billboard! And there is no denying that those draw your eye!” she exclaims, then pouts, “I would really like to see more.” Her head then cocks slightly to the side, “Ouphoria?” her mind working over the name.

  3 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-04-03 18:39:34		Seraphina rolls 4 to Remember? (Int+Comp) (10 Again)		2, 10, 8, 8, 4		3 successes

[Mhairi Ankaa]

Still on the potatoes arm, "So, RP," vapid fan girl smile still in place, "A little birdy told me there's been distinctive and oh so glamourous graffiti art, hum what's the word? Placed? Pressed? Tagged? Yes, tagged around the city," looking him in the eyes, her own mesmerizing pair flashing, "Have you...heated anything about that?" a teasing, and (hopefully) flirty smile traded for the vapid one.

[Travisc06489]

Coco and Mhairi.

With a Wasp and a Wisp under each arm, Page swivels the wrist holding on to Coco and points one finger towards a nearby painting. A watercolor, by the looks of it. "This one? Please... There are better examples, if you're into the style. Did you already see the three-dimensional 'clock'? A whole mess of painted fabrics that resemble a grandfather clock from the front. And meaningless streamers from any other angle."

He looks like he could go on, and seemed ready to keep moving, but Mhairi's question catches him off guard. His head swivels in her direction. "Around the city? No, I... I don't think so. You aren't talking about Ericsson are you? Or Jane Kritz? Ericsson's is the graphic art style. Kritz imitates photography."

John and Sera.

Ouphoria? Ouphoria... Sera remembers reading about it. There was a news article - or something - describing shootout between police and the club's owner. A Detective Cindy Roberts had been shot dead along with the club's owner, Lee Waiting. The article said that the club was closed during investigations, but Sera doesn't ever recall hearing it reopened.

To John Doe, the name means little. The name of a club, obviously, but one he likely never visited. But he had seen decal-like tags around the city. A graphic of a hand clutching a citrus fruit, like an offering. Or maybe an invitation.

"Right. Well, good luck with that. I'm not really into art either way." she responds, not echoing Sera's laugh or lightheartedness. At John's added two cents, she simply rolls her eyes.

Sera's words seem to roll right off the flowering girl. "I don't know about 'wrong places'... And if you don't know it by name, you don't know it. Trust me, you're better off not knowing." But her eyes narrow in suspicion at John. "Why do you want to know?" She glances towards the exit again.

[Seraphina]

Finally, the name hits a note of remembrance for her.

“Ok, I remember the name. Some not so nice stuff went down there not too long ago. Is it opened again?” she asks.

A light shrug, “Personally? The art work just seems to speak to me, pulls my attention like none I’ve seen. I almost seem to get Lost in the lines and colors.”

She sees the glance at the exit, “But I don’t want to keep you if you have somewhere better to be. Because your nerves are clearly obvious. I just thought it would be nice to exchange details on the art.” But she wasn’t going to waste her time if the girl wanted to bail.

Glancing to John, “Perhaps we could find Page, he might know more.”

[Mhairi Ankaa]

That stop. Mhairi hones in on it. "But RP! I thought I recognized your unique mark upon them!" she pouts, feigned disappointment event.

  Is it a lie? 2 suxx

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2018-04-12 10:59:01		Mhairi Ankaa rolls 5 to Is that a lie? (Wits 3 + subterfuge 2) (10 Again)		1, 7, 10, 3, 1, 8		2 successes