Cass

She blushed even harder at the other's words, "well dang. You know how to make a girl blush for sure." She even let out a bit of a giggle before covering her fsce for a moment. She and Pan had that sort of relationship and that combined with their competition at Mods, had made the other one of her favorite people. She nodded before shrugging a bit. "Looks like you could use the company, and I'm not taking no ad an answer then," she knew they wouldn't before nodding vigorously. "Yes please. And I am desperately in need of some fun."

Ben burst out laughing before Cass had even finished the story, one hand gripping the edge of the counter to steady himself. "Holy shit," Another laugh escaped him. "You're telling me your kid woke up today and basically thought, 'You know what this house needs? A full episode of MasterChef: Toddler Edition’.” He shook his head, grinning from ear to ear. "I can picture it now. Carter's got pancake batter all over his little face, Vandal's wearing eggs on his head like a big puffy wig, and you're standing there questioning every life choice that led to this exact moment." Ben laughed again before grabbing his coffee off the counter. Taking a sip, he leaned against the front counter. "Although…" he admitted with a crooked smile, "You've gotta give the little dude some credit. At least his heart was in the right place." His expression softened. "Trying to make breakfast for you? That's actually really fucking sweet." Ben pointed out with a grin, thinking that her kiddo had the best intentions for sure. “Maybe I can give him a lesson before he tries again, like starting with toast. Seems like that's the best way to spare your ceiling.”

After recounting her insane morning to Ben, she sighed and sat down on a stool nearby. "I am so glad I can make you laugh with my misery," she let out a breath, "this kid. I'm telling you, he's six going on sixteen, going on twenty six sometimes. That boy thinks he's grown and yet he still needs to do the bunny knot to tie his shoes." All she could do now was shake her before chuckling at the craziness of it all. "Oh he's the sweetest don't get me wrong, but he's been watching too many cooking shows with my mom. And yup, every single decision involving him and the dog flashed before my eyes." She hand one on her hips and the other upon her forehead in exasperation, before going over to the counter and leaning her elbows upon it. Looking up at Ben she smiled at weighed the offer, "that would be lovely. Because heaven knows he needs someone other than me teaching him things." She rolled her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh, before softening, "okay yeah it was cute. And he truly is the best. But damn it, I didn't need that first thing in the morning."

STATUS: CLOSED (@cassidylandry)

"Mhmmm," she replied as she stretched her body before waking up more. As her eyes opened it took her a moment to gather her bearings. She wasn't home, and it took her a moment to remember the night before. She smiled to herself before looking next to her at Erin, "Me neither," she grinned d and turned over to face her. This friends with benefits thing had been off to a good start, a wild night with all the memories flooding her system. "I am very good," she propped herself up on her elbow, "and how are you?"

Hugging her back, she always found Lena to be fun and exciting and just an all around good person to be around. "That's good and oh yeah," she winced playfully, "I am not one to be in charge at any of these things. I hate even being st the front desk at the shop." She liked people but she wasn't a huge fan of big crowds, ones where they were overwhelming. "I think it's going well, a little exhausting but good nonetheless!"

"It definitely takes a lot to get used to!" Her boss had always trusted her with the front desk -- or really, any aspect of the job, hence allowing her the chance to purchase it and take over -- but it had still been nerve wracking to realize that she was the first line of information between the customers, and what needed to be handled. "I'm glad! I heard some people talking about how great it looked, and how fun it would be if every sidewalk was like that, but all I could think of was how scuffed up it would get…" she glanced down at her sneakers with a laugh, "and how colorful our shoes would be."

Cass nodded, "it does. And honestly I am not a people person. Despite dealing with people for a living." Thankfully it was usually on a one to one basis but sometimes she was drained after a session. Moreso than the person she just tattooed. "Yeah," she smiled for it turned into a wide grin, "thank you! And oh it would be. But yeah, too bad there's no sealant or a way to preserve the chalk art." She playfully pouted about that before laughing, "I mean adding in a little color isn't too bad!"

WHO: Pan & Cass @cassidylandry

The carnival had always been a favorite of Cass' throughout the years. A time to let loose and have fun, reminisce about yesteryear as it always reminded her of her childhood. As her son was with her mother, she found herself in the midst of the novelty booths, her fingers grazing over the different items. "Wow," she said with a laugh, "that was cheesy but I can't say it didn't work." She could feel her cheeks blushing a bit, the glow sticks getting bright around. "Oh you didn't?" She asked, "Thankfully I've got some time to myself as my son is off somewhere with my mom. But what about yourself?"

Location: Mods, Historic Downtown Who: @cassidylandry

Cass was rarely ever late, always being on time or even early had always been something she aimed for. But sometimes shit happens, especially when you add in a wild child and his best friend and Co-conspirators aka the family dog. Between Carter and Vandal there was sometimes mischief going on at the Landry household. That morning her dear son had decided he wanted to try to make breakfast for himself, his mother, and apparently his beloved dog. She walked into the shop much later than she had anticipated, but was glad she didn't have any clients on the schedule until that afternoon. "Hardy har har," she feigned a laugh, taking off her sunglasses, before hugging him back and putting the glasses in her bag. "Hard at work or hardly working?" She quipped back before going to her station and putting her bag away in one of the drawers. "Thankfully those crayons are in fact indestructible, because that boy is a menace I tell you," she inhaled and pinched the bridge of her nose, "between him and the dog, let's just say I don't think I need to do a deep cleaning of my kitchen for the next month." She hopped up on the counter and turned to Ben, "he decided to try to make breakfast this morning. And I don't just mean pouring himself a bowl of milk and cereal. I mean eggs and pancakes and the whole shebang. Except more batter got on the ceiling and the dog than in the pan."

A familiar voice at her side caught her attention as Lena turned to see Cassidy, breaking into a bright grin at the sight of her neighbor. "Hi!" she exclaimed, leaning in to give her friend a hug, and then pulling back with a laugh, "so far, so good! It's a bit of a rush, I'm still not used to being in charge of something during these events." Before, when she had only been an employee at Universal Rocks, there had been so much less responsibility. Now, it was all up to her to make sure things were moving smoothly. "How about you, how's the sidewalk art going?"

Hugging her back, she always found Lena to be fun and exciting and just an all around good person to be around. "That's good and oh yeah," she winced playfully, "I am not one to be in charge at any of these things. I hate even being st the front desk at the shop." She liked people but she wasn't a huge fan of big crowds, ones where they were overwhelming. "I think it's going well, a little exhausting but good nonetheless!"

“summer is truly the best time but please keep him reading or something.” She replied. Jordyn was certain that the recent influx of folks not reading or understanding words had to be a skit. “I seen too many videos and babe, we’re in a literacy crisis.” She knew summer was meant to be enjoyed. “We can’t have mini you going out in the world like that.” She nodded listening to Cass’s suggestion. “Oh perfect. A good size might be smallish to medium? I want to be able to cover it if necessary.” Jordyn said as she relaxed in her seat. “How was everything else been?”

"It is, and oh trust me I will. Boy is gonna be reading like I did as a kid to get those free pizzas," she chuckled and grinned. She would always be on top of her son's schooling and learning, making sure he did well even if she was still only in the first grade." Trust me, don't I know it. I've had so many clients who can't read or have trouble even with figuring out some things. And honey? You gotta sign a waiver before getting tatted so you better be able to read beforehand." That was certain and she saw it first hand. Nodding, "I think that's perfectly reasonable. Bigger than a quarter but smaller than a watch face." She grinned and started to get ready, changing her gloves after touching her iPad, and then getting things all ready. "They've been good, and how about you?"

"Thank you!" She said with a wide grin, letting out a long deep breath as she stood up and took a step back to admire her work. "I was definitely aiming for a mixture of spring, nostalgia, and like a beachy them," she spoke and gestured about, "like to encapsulate the feel of Merrock as a whole." Rowing up in town there was a certain feel that it's streets brought to her. "Oh my gosh thank you. I needed this more than anything! How's it going with you?"

“I can sense the nostalgia.” Naomi agreed with a wide grin. It absolutely brought her back to the days of double dutch and just being outside. “Ugh, I can’t wait to go to the beach.” She was very much looking forward to an outside summer doing all the things. “Of course, any time. I even brought cookies.” The brunette pulled the wrapped bag of chocolate chip cookies from her tote bag and handed it over to Cassidy. “Things are going great, selling out of a few things and folks have been donating more than required.” Which she was extremely grateful for. “It hasn’t been too hot so that’s also a bonus. I figured I’d come check in and also doing some chalk art we’ll attempt.”

Cass grinned, "thanks and there's nothing like spring and summer as a kid. Nothing like those times." She could only hope she was giving her son that childhood, like she had but better. "Honestly same, I cannot wait to lay on the beach and forget about the world," she playfully swooned, physically moving her body as such. "Cookies? Girl you truly know your audience," letting out a laugh she watched as the other took out a bag and she out her hands together and mouthed a thank you. "That's good and oh the weather had been perfect," she said in between bites and nodded towards the chalk, "girl go for it!"

Reaching for her water, Cass sipped it before nodding. "That's good, I was hoping people would like it and understand it." Sometimes ones visions didn't always translate, so taking her training as a tattoo artists, she hoped it would help for this. Looking at him, she paused, "you sure about that? You're usually the quiet one and can imagine the crowds can be intense."

A simple nod followed and Xander smiled. "I think they will. Both of those things," he responded confidently. As far as confidence went, though, he wouldn't have enough to do something like that himself. He would have absolutely loved to display his art for all to see at an event like this, but he couldn't bear all the questions. "It's better when it's outside like this," he responded. "You can hide away a lot easier or escape."

Cass smiled to herself, looking at the artwork before looking back at Xander. This time she did smile wider, his along with others compliments made her whole day. "Good, that's all I could hope for," at the end of the day as long as people liked her art and understood it, that was all that mattered. Nodding, she understood, "I get that. And especially when it's spread out I'd imagine." She looked at him again, "absolutely. Hopefully you've found some good spots, and hopefully this is one of them."

Taking in a deep breath before letting it out, she nodded alongside Xander. "Yeah, and wanted to make sure it's bright and flowery too," she smiled and wiped her brow again to make sure the sweat was gone. "Some flowers, and beachy, kind of tying those in together," she smiled and dropped her supplies on the ground. "How are you enjoying things?"

Flowery and beachy. Xander was definitely getting those vibes from the artwork. Plus, bringing the beach in was a nice idea, seeing as this whole event was about saving part of that area. "It's working," he answered. "It's really nice, I'm sure everyone's going to appreciate it." He didn't really know if that was what he meant exactly, but it made sense to him. "Oh. Yeah, it's good," he said. "I like this kind of thing."

Reaching for her water, Cass sipped it before nodding. "That's good, I was hoping people would like it and understand it." Sometimes ones visions didn't always translate, so taking her training as a tattoo artists, she hoped it would help for this. Looking at him, she paused, "you sure about that? You're usually the quiet one and can imagine the crowds can be intense."

"Exactly," she smirked as she readied everything she needed, checking and rechecking, going through her mental checklist like she always would. Laughing out loud, she nodded, "we do," and mirrored what Jordyn had just done with her fingers. Then waving her off, "girl it's all good. Trust me, thoigh if it were anyone else I'd be a little less understanding." Which wasn't exactly true, but she and Jordyn were close so it was all good. Pulling up her latest flash designs, she scrolled to the latest ones and handed her the iPad. "Totally up to you. Could do a couple of tiny ones or just one. It's up to you. I am at your service."

Being a lover of art, it was a surprise that Jo didn't have a arm sleeve of tattoos by now. She appreciated good tattoos and was glad she waited until she was older so she would not have any regrets. Tattoos were premenant and she did not want to get anything lasered off in the new future because she hated the tattoos later in life. "How is the little homie by the way?" She asked as she looked through the options on Cassidy's ipad. She made a mental note of what she liked right off bat. "Don't give me decisions, babe. This is hard." She vibrated her lips. "Uhhh, okay I am debating between these three." She pointed to the small heart comma, the little airplane and the dagger. "Open to letting you be creative though."

She had gotten everything all set up, just had to put out the ink into each little cup she set up. Unless Jordyn didn't want a tattoo with any color, in that case she'd just pour out some black ink. Either way, Cassidy was all set up and ready to go whenever her friend was. At the mention of the little homie, Cass smiled widely, "he's good. A menace and growing like there's no tomorrow. But he's good. Looking forward to the summer which I don't blame him honestly." She laughed as she looked at her iPad, "okay okay," she looked at the designs and thought for a moment. "I could try to combine the three, like a heart with a dagger through it, as a decal on an airplane wing. Just depends on how big or small you wanna go."

Who: Naomi & @cassidylandry

"Thank you!" She said with a wide grin, letting out a long deep breath as she stood up and took a step back to admire her work. "I was definitely aiming for a mixture of spring, nostalgia, and like a beachy them," she spoke and gestured about, "like to encapsulate the feel of Merrock as a whole." Rowing up in town there was a certain feel that it's streets brought to her. "Oh my gosh thank you. I needed this more than anything! How's it going with you?"

Dep iin thought and sidewalk paint, she stood up and wiped her brow while taking in a breath. As she added some coloring to the corner of the sidewalk, she saw her friend and neighbor. Giving him a quick wave before finishing, she took a break to take in the bigger picture. "Honestly just something spring like and uplifting," shaking her head, "not really. Just seeing what flows ya know?"

A nod was Xander's immediate response as he took in what she'd painted. He'd never been all that good at artwork on a large scale, but he did enjoy doing smaller projects on the daily. He'd have been lost without his art, honestly. "I understand that," he answered. "I can definitely see the vision there..." He gestured idly toward the painting.

Taking in a deep breath before letting it out, she nodded alongside Xander. "Yeah, and wanted to make sure it's bright and flowery too," she smiled and wiped her brow again to make sure the sweat was gone. "Some flowers, and beachy, kind of tying those in together," she smiled and dropped her supplies on the ground. "How are you enjoying things?"