2020-04-18 - Under the Street Light - Ziggy and Pixie

Ziggy Alvin stood on the corner of 1st Street and Water where the laundromat stood.  She was staring across the street at Perkatory under its streetlight.  She has a drawing pad in her hand and seems to be making notes or sketching or something.  She is wearing blue jeans and a sweatshirt.  Her skin is like coffee with a decent bit of creamer in it.  She purses her full lips and scratches at her dark afro.  At her wrists are many bangles .. some wooden, some metal .. all colorful.  Looking down at her pad, she then looks up at the wall again. Back and forth go her eyes.  Her mouth is covered with a scarf with an African design.

Pixie is walking along exhaling as she enjoys the air on her face . She has the unofficial official black polo and khaki capris that she wore to her work. She has her cat ear beanie fanning her redden  face . She had a long day at Thriftys and had time to do up her lips after her shift. She never wore them to work because of her mask that she had in her other hand. She waved it . It felt like the GD apocalypse so it was fitting she'd fly the umbrella Corporation flag. Her lips were purple that matched her rainbow shadow eyelids. She walks shaking her head at how much life has changed..

She also had that cute Owen on her mind.. One reason to be grateful to work there

She walks and smiles reality pulls her to her senses as she watches something across the street

She stops and tilts her head watching the figure across the street.  "Heyyy!!.." She says in a sassy but happy tone to Ziggy

Love your scarf !" She calls out

Ziggy looks up from her notebook at the word Hey and the compliment.  “Hey.”  she calls back and looks at the lady who looks like a combination of corporate worker and some sort of … rebel with all the colors.  She points.  “Let me guess.  You work at Thrifty’s.”  Because her clothes were screaming the Thrifty Uniform song.

Pixie chuckles. "Nooo.. I'm planning a rebellion against the umbrella Corporation..or whatever mastermind hatched this. See sheep infirmary. Wanna join?? " She sound mock serious but waves her head.m "dont mind me.. My brain has been melted by the long hours of yonder marketplace. "

She smiles " yeah just started there this week." She smiles as she goes to cross to her staying a safe distance away.."im Pixie"

Ziggy raises her bros in slight disbelief.  “How old are you?”  she bluntly demands. “I mean … no .. I mean … you’re old enough TO work at Thrifty’s … right?”  she blinks.

Pixie looks at Ziggy "well I'm only 6 on my home planet so" ..she calculates in her head "so I'm 24 here..  She pulls a face trying to lighten her own darken mood

"Joking,well sort of I was born on leap year so I've only had 6 birthdays on my actual birthday" she smiles.. looking at Ziggy "since we are asking personal questions.. How old are you.."she raises a pink eyebrow

At first, Ziggy looks a little concerned.  Then she gets it.  “Ah I get it.”  she says.  “All that talk before .. sorts .. threw me.”  she shrugs.  “Sorry.  I’m Ziggy Alvin and I’m 22.  Art student in Vancouver ... But now I am just an uneducated artist.  A pleasure…”  she wasn't one to shake hands even when there wasn’t a pandemic, so she just nods.  “I don’t think we’ve ever met but … I used to live up on the hill, but managed to move out during .. well when the island was sort of floating in the ether I guess.”

Pixie just chuckles " I'm usually not this weird.. Just had a long day.. " she smiles and perks up at her being an art major.. "Coolness I'm studying well I was studying fashion via the web.. Till Alexandra took a cosmic break from the world..

She smiles pocketing her beanie into her khaki pocket. "Now well before covid hit.. I was working at a boutique and I live  in a flat above the shops. I was always busy in my apartment sewing and tailoring stuff for the shop or playing Cod.. She smiles.."nice to meet you" she gives a salute with her mask carrying hand "or resident evil" she points to the mask

Ziggy arches her brow.  “How did I not meet you before?”  she wonders.  Did you only get here just before the .. earthquake?  I don't remember you from the Academy.”  she shrugs.  “Well nice to meet you anyway.  Do you own your own shop?”  she marvels, then “No … not if you’re working at Thrifty’s.” she chuckles.

She laughs. "Yeah my.  I got here before the earthquake. I've been here 6 years.  I  just kept to myself. She shakes her head"nah I graduated in California and no I don't own it . I'm a tailor and sales clerk there. She exhales.. "Miss it though but I'm grateful Paul was hiring so I can make ends.. Everyone is nice there ..plus there's this cute redheaded guy thats a jack of all trades that makes it more then bearable so I got that going for me.

She brightens up. Her smile would darken the darkest of days. She cock her head.

Ziggy nods.  “Ok so you didn't go to the Academy.  That makes sense.”  she pauses and frowns slightly.  “Redhead means a Reinhardt.”  she laughs.  “Which one?  Well … probably not Logan, but maybe Shay or Owen … I think I’ve seen Owen driving around.  I don’t know the younger ones real well.”  she admits.

She smiles "it's Owen " She yawns big.. " anyways I'll let you get back to what you were doing . I need a bear ass and bed ..another long one ahead of me tomorrow. Good night " she waves and starts down her way home