002 - Second Luminescence ; your mascara's running

[ladyofluminosity]

Who: Luci Edwards, and you!
Where: Near and around downtown
When: 4/10
What: Mad make-up kit on the lose!
Warnings: Fashion disasters all over the place

[After taking care of a few things that were essential to her re-entry into Locke--talking to someone about school options, wandering around and seeing if anyone around was hiring--Luci was exhausted. Folder full of applications tucked under her arm, she ducked into a café for a bit of a recharge.

Sitting down at a table, the blond deflated a bit, ready to relax with a book (she always kept one in her purse), maybe a cup of coffee. A giant make-up kit chasing people down on the streets.

Wait, what?

Much like the rest of the people in the café, Luci stood up, gaping at the window in time to catch a poor innocent bystander get tackled by the compact on a rampage, which slammed her against the wall.

The aftermath wasn't pretty. A human-shaped outline in different-colored powders adorning the wall, what was left was a person, dazed, their face a product of some four-year old's I-just-found-mommy's-makeup-let's-be-pretty disaster. Looking proud of itself, the kit toddled off, looking for its next makeover victim.

What in the world... She should... probably do something... Locke City, what are you doing.]

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[not_good_not_wicked]

Marsia stalks into the café. Aside from the expected mass of lipstick and mascara that makes her look alarmingly like The Joker (or whatever the StE equivalent would be), the makeup kit also SOMEHOW put her hair into corn rows.

"Is there a bathroom in here?"

[ladyofluminosity]

Marisa, you've certainly looked much better, that's for sure. Doing a double take, Luci stands up. Much of the customers in the café do the same, because seriously what was that girl wearing?

"Uh... Around the corner, then hang a right. You can't miss it." One of the baristas, staring, managed to get out.

[not_good_not_wicked]

"Alright thanks. I'll be in there for a while."

She stalked off, and was indeed in there for quite a while.

[ladyofluminosity]

She should probably be a good friend and make sure that Marisa was all right.

Walking toward the bathroom, there appeared to be a crowd waiting just outside. No one wanted to seem like they were being rude and watching to see what happened, but at the same time, they were all genuinely curious. Gawkers.

Pushing the door open, she peeks before walking in, "Marisa?"

[not_good_not_wicked]

The trashcan is half full of paper towels, but she's gotten most of the makeup off. The hair, though, is gonna take some work.

"I can't believe people do this to their hair willingly."

[ladyofluminosity]

The 80s may have had its ways with your hair, Marisa. Luci will try not to stare, but combined with the leftovers of some rather thick eyeliner and giant hair, she might not be able to help it. "Are you all right at least?"

[not_good_not_wicked]

"I'll live."

She started unbraiding the third cornrow. The released hair was frizzy as HELL.

"I will also have vengeance."

[ladyofluminosity]

"A vengeance?"

Did all the chemicals get to your head, Marisa? They had a bit of wiggle room as she understood it, but if they were recognized, there would be trouble. She might have had an easier time if she kept the make-up on.

[not_good_not_wicked]

"Okay maybe not vengeance. But you have to admit something is causing trouble. I wanna do something about it."

[ladyofluminosity]

Luci pauses. She hasn't been wronged by the thing, but, "I could be convinced to help." She smiles a bit. "If we can do it without getting caught."

[not_good_not_wicked]

"Yeeeaaaah I've kind of already been caught, so I'm not worrying about that too much anymore. But maybe we could get you some kind of mask? Pull a super-hero routine?"

[ladyofluminosity]

The look on her face was one that spoke volumes of do not want. "That sounds ridiculous..."

[not_good_not_wicked]

"It's only natural that super heroes would show up when a monster is ravaging the town!"

Marisa beamed at her own unassailable logic.

[ladyofluminosity]

Luci looked skeptical. "But aren't we supposed to be keeping a relatively low profile?" Going out and being heroes would defeat the purpose.

[not_good_not_wicked]

"Says who? No one's in CHARGE of the Network."

She prodded herself in the chest with her thumb, "I say if we have super heroes going around saving people from makeup monsters, we'll only improve our reputation!"