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September Catchall

Who: Lea and anyone! (One thread semi-closed- see under cut)
When: Any time in September
Where: Various places
What: Job hunting, shopping, patrolling, just generally trying to be a responsible adult
Warnings: Shouldn't be any? Will update if needed.

Job hunting!: Afternoon of Sept 13- (Closed to Torchwood folks)

Rose's automated message had said to 'inquire about jobs at his local branch' so that's what he was here to do. He didn't need a job at the moment. But with David having told them that he wasn't planning on running for Guardian again when this term ended, Lea knew he needed to explore his options, just in case. Though when he thought about it, he'd probably be looking anyway, even if David's announcement hadn't given him something of a deadline; even if he was now doing it for a much better cause, he was still just using variants of the only two marketable skills he'd had when he arrived; fighting and fire magic. He needed to branch out a bit, to learn something new. And he figured that Torchwood might be a good place to do that.

Errands!: Around Genessia City, pick a date

Lea would be the first to admit that with Xion gone, his fridge had gradually began to more and more closely resemble the stereotypical 'bachelor's fridge'. Thus, he aimed to do something about it with a trip to the grocery store. And maybe do a few other errands while he was at it. After all, the coming of fall meant that scarves were coming back into fashion, so maybe he could scope out some clothing shops and see what they had. And he had been meaning to get a library card...

Patrolling: Around Genessia City, pick a date

Whatever his future prospects or lack thereof, for the time being, he still had a job to do. Thus, he could often be found patrolling various areas of the city on the lookout for trouble or people who might need a hand. Sometimes he had his Pokemon with him and sometimes they stayed back at the apartment, but either way, Deputy Guardian Lea was there to help the citizens of Genessia City, as well as any visitors.

Wild Card!: Any other shenanigans you might want, any date

Exactly what it says on the tin.

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Rapunzel had a good few errands to do herself so having left her Pokemon at home to sleep and to not get into trouble she hopes Rapunzel had made her way to the store to grab a few food supplies.

It was mostly ingredients to practice making various food for her business, but as she went to grab some flour she thought she could see something out of the corner of her eye.

So turning her head she recognised the hair. "Hey, shopping too I see?"

Lea grinned at her over his half-full shopping cart. "Yep," he said. "My fridge was starting to look like a barren wasteland, so I figured I'd better stock up on a few things."

"That," he said, "and I had a craving for sushi, and it's cheaper to make it myself- since I know how- than to pay what most restaurants want." He indicated the nori sheets, rice, and other ingredients in his cart.

"So long as you know what you are making over the week you should be fine." It's how Rapunzel went about things. Planning her meals for the most part.

her eyes widened slightly at the mention of sushi. "I've never had any of this...sushi. What is it?" She asked curiously.

Lea nods. "I usually make large portions of stuff then save whatever I don't eat immediately to reheat later; that way I have food for a few days without having to cook every day."

"And there's lots of different kinds of sushi," lea said. "Most of them are made from some combination of sticky rice, vegetables, and some kind of fish or seafood, and it usually comes in bite-sized pieces. Some kinds can get really fancy, but your basic sushi roll isn't that hard to make. It's basically a sheet of nori- a kind of flattened-out, edible seaweed- with sticky rice and fish rolled up in it, which then gets cut into sections. I like to spice mine up with some hot peppers and wasabi dipping sauce though."

"I've never reheated stuff, mostly made stuff from fresh." She paused at a shelf looking over it. There was something she was looking for and she thought that it was here.

It was a moment before she turned her head slightly. "I might try this sushi sometime then. Just for trying something new at least."

Lea nods. "Whatever works," he said. "I don't usually have time to cook every day so having stuff ready made when I need it is a real time saver."

"It's pretty good stuff," he said. "Just be careful when buying the fish; in a lot of kinds of sushi, the fish isn't cooked, so you want to make sure what you're getting can be eaten that way without potentially making you sick. If you know a good fishmonger, they should be able to give you some tips on how to pick out sushi-grade fish."

"I don't know a good fishmonger..." She said trailing off for a moment. She was pondering over the various stores she is known to go to, just to remember who was good when she got fish and who was okay. The good ones were probably the better one to go to for such things.

"But I will make sure of that. Though does that mean it could last for a while for you at least?"

"I could name you a few if you want," Lea offered. "But no, sushi doesn't keep too well; it's generally best to serve it right after you make it. Though that's why it's something that I don't have every day, which in turn is probably why I like it as much as I do. It's a nice change, now and then."

"I understand. I mean if you eat less of it, it makes it more delicious when you do have it, right?" Though Rapunzel knew her favourite food was something here she didn't have as often anymore. Mostly because of a reminder behind it, but mostly because she found other foods to try.

"But what other foods do you like?"

"Exactly," Lea said. "If I had it all the time, I might get tired of it, but every once in a while, it's a treat."

"As for what else I like, hmmm... lots of different spicy things, like chili; I wouldn't recommend you ever eating the chili I make since it's really too hot for most anyone but me. There was also a kind of spicy noodle soup my mom used to make a lot when I was a kid, since she knew it was the best way to get me to eat my vegetables. And weirdly enough, I also like ice cream, especially sea salt ice cream."

"You aren't the first one to like spicy stuff." Rapunzel had really yet to try it, but when she did she probably wasn't going to take to the taste very well. "But next time we meet, I can always make you something spicy. I know how to make spicy cookies."

She smiled happily as she said that, she at least knew how to bake those. They were always fun. But soon she found herself pausing. "How does one put sea salt in ice cream?"

"Hey, that sounds like a plan," Lea said. "Never been one to turn down free cookies. And I can bring you some of my mom's soup to try."

At the question of how they got sea salt into ice cream though, Lea just shrugged. "I dunno, probably the same way they get other flavors into ice cream; mix it in while it's still liquid. Though with sea salt they'd have to mix it really well to make sure it dissolved; I don't think anyone wants to bite into a chunk of salt in their ice cream bar."

"Mum's soup. Sounds delightful." She said happily, though in the back of her mind she just thought of the hazelnut soup Gothel would make. The soup that was her favourite for its flavours.

But soon she shook that thought from her mind, focusing on the conversation of how one would get sea salt into ice cream.

"Maybe I could find a book that might know for sure. if I find one I can let you know then."

"Sure, if you want," Lea said. "You've actually got me curious now too, so I might look into it myself. I never really thought about how ice cream was made- at least on a large scale- before."

"I know they must do something. Plus it might help for me in the future if I need to make a load for my business." After all she need to make food to get money to help people. It was a lot of work for her to do, but it was something she wanted to do.

Lea nodded. "Might be cool, in more ways than one," he said. "I never actually had homemade ice cream before. Least I don't think so."

"I do know they make little ice cream makers for people to use at home though," he said. "They only make about a gallon or so at a time, but it might pay you to get one anyway. That way you could try out new flavors and formulas without wasting a whole big load of food if it didn't turn out quite right."

Although Martha had been spending considerably more time at the hospital and the uni than Torchwood lately, which meant she had a lot of catching up to do any time she happened to be there. This particular evening, she was exhausted and it showed in the way she catnapped against the wall while she waited for the coffee to brew. She honestly might have killed for one of Ianto's coffees.

Lea didn't see Rose anywhere around at first, though he did spot a familiar face. Martha looked beat, dozing while leaning against the wall, a coffee pot nearly finished brewing on the nearby counter. He debated waking her or just quietly moving on, but he took a bit too long in doing so, as the coffee pot made the decision for him, beeping to indicate that it was done.

Although it might have been expected to have startled her, Martha had enough urgent care experience to sleep anywhere and wake instantly. Her gaze fell on Lea as she reached for the coffee pot and a smile grew in place of her steadied focus. "Lea, hullo."

Lea smiled a bit sheepishly. "Hey, Martha," he said. "Hope I didn't disturb you or anything; you look like you really needed that nap. And probably more."

"Nope. Didn't even hear you." She grinned, equally sheepish as she poured herself a cup of the blessed (occasionally vile, because someone forgot to rinse the coffee pot after one or another experiment or just forgot to rinse out the old burnt coffee before starting another pot) substance. "If the coffee hadn't let on it was done, I'd have slept right through."

Once the cup was poured and she offered the pot Lea's direction, she leaned against the wall again, cradling the cup close to her mouth like she couldn't wait for it to cool. "Occupational hazard, yeah? Trauma centers and twenty-four hour plus shifts. How've you been?"

Lea waved off the offered coffee pot. "No thanks, I'm good," he said. "Besides, I've always been more of a tea guy. Of course, tasting Xigbar's coffee would make most anyone prefer tea." Adding to extensive list of Xigbar's negative qualities, he made quite possibly the worst coffee Lea had ever tasted.

"I've been alright," he said. "Mostly just came around here because Rose's message said to ask about jobs here. David let us know that he won't be running for Guardian again after his current term is up, so I figured it was probably a good idea to start exploring my options, you know?"

Martha wrinkled her nose, not at her coffee, which was fine, but in general. "Who is Xigbar? And--" She didn't know David or even really what Lea did for him. "What kind of work did you want to do, or is that the question?"

For Martha, it was difficult to imagine not knowing what work she'd do. She'd wanted to be a doctor since she was a child and saw an X-ray of her broken arm.

"A guy I used to work with," Lea said. "Real creep too. Thankfully, he's pretty distinctive so avoiding him'll be pretty easy if he ever shows up; he's got a scarred-up face, wears an eyepatch, and has long dark hair with a silver streak in it that he wears pulled back in a ponytail. The one eye you can see is gold-colored, and he may also be going by Braig, his original name. Whatever name he's using though, trust me when I say he's not someone you want to associate with."

"And yeah, that's kind of the question," he said. "When I got here, my only real marketable skills were fighting and burning things, which is how I ended up working as a Deputy Guardian. I've since reluctantly learned the fine art of paperwork, but I'm still mostly combat oriented. I kinda want to get away from that though, if I can. Maybe learn something new, expand my horizons a bit. So as far as Torchwood goes, it'd really depend on what kind of help you guys needed; I might need a crash course on a few things but I'm a fast learner when I want to be."

Martha took note of the details Lea offered her about Xigbar/Braig. He sounded like the kind of bloke with more ego than intellect. Trouble, but nothing Torchwood couldn't handle. Not that she'd go looking for a fight, but these were important things to know.

As for Lea... "The world's full of wonders. And if anyone can show them to you, that'd be the Doctors and Torchwood." She flashed him a bright but tired grin. "Have you thought about taking some classes? I admit, I'm a nerd for it, but it's never wasted time and it's a good way to get a sense of a lot of things in a short time."

Lea considered for a moment. "Would depend on what sort of classes we're talking about," he said. "I was never really academically inclined, but if it's more about doing something than memorizing a lot of facts and figures, I could get behind the idea. You have any suggestions along those lines?"

"Hadn't really thought about it 'til just now, yeah?" She gave him a wink over the rim of her coffee mug and then settled in to give it a bit of thought. "Well, there's a right few workshop type courses Schnee Company offers. Might be a good way to get started. Or just go 'round to different shops and see what sorts of things people do. There might be someone looking for an apprentice?"

Lea nodded thoughtfully. "Might look into those courses," he said. "Not sure if I'm looking to do anything like an apprenticeship though, at least at first."

"I do remember my dad teaching me about what he did, though, back when I was a kid," he said, thinking back fondly. "He made and sold accessories- essentially jewelry with magical enhancements. He showed me how he'd melt things like metal and glass and then combine them with bits of magic shards to get the effect he wanted." He smirked a bit. "Though I was really only into it when he'd let me melt bits of glass and stuff myself. I had a thing for fire even then, apparently."

"Maybe you could try working at a jewelry or magic shop and see how you like that," came Martha's next suggestion. "It won't pay as well as being a Deputy Guardian, but you might enjoy it or get a new idea from a customer."

About half a cup down, Martha reached for the pot again and refreshed her cup. She was starting to feel less knackered at least.

"I don't know much about magic, though. What can you do besides fire?"

"Probably not," Lea said with regards to the pay. "Would probably have to look into what that kind of job would require before I thought seriously about applying; it's been a long time since my last sort-of lesson, after all." Not to mention his dad hadn't really shown him any of the actual business aspects of what he did, so that would be something of a learning curve.

"As for what I can do besides fire," he said, "magically speaking, nothing; magic like mine sort of makes someone a one-trick pony. But as a trade off, I can do pretty much whatever I want with fire without having to learn a bunch of different spells and things, and I can't be hurt by fire either. In fact, hitting me with certain kinds of fire magic will actually heal me, though that has a lot more to do with absorbing the same sort of magical energy than it does the actual fire. The same reasoning applies to why water elemental magic hits me extra hard, but ordinary water just gets me wet."

Edited 2018-10-21 22:11 (UTC)

"Wow. That's brilliant. Seriously, just brilliant." Martha couldn't help grinning, because the pun was very definitely intended. Magic, or science-based abilities that seemed like magic, was still amazing to Martha. Every time she met a new species with new abilities, she got as giddy as a kid at Christmas.

"Have you ever thought of being a firefighter? Or since you have political experience now, like a fire chief?"

Lea grinned. "If you want, I could give you a little fire magic demonstration, though we might have to step outside," he said. "I don't want to accidentally set off the sprinkler system in here." He knew the tolerance of his apartment's sprinklers, but he wasn't about to risk messing up somebody's workplace, especially if he might be trying to apply there at some point.

He looked genuinely interested at the firefighting idea though. "I guess I do have 'political experience' now, don't I?", he said. "Never really thought of being a Deputy Guardian that way before, which probably says a lot about David as a Guardian. But the firefighting idea could definitely be a workable option. I've never really tried to control fire I didn't have a hand in creating, so I don't know how well that would work, but at the very least, I'd need a lot less equipment than most."

"If you're thinking of working here, you might try your hand at controlling other peoples' fires," Martha replied immediately with a bit of a twinkle in her eyes. "Torchwood encourages curiosity-based research and free thinking. Which translates to 'we blow stuff up a lot' yeah?"

She gave the coffee pot a longing look but nodded at Lea's suggestion. "Come on, then. Let's see what you can do, yeah?"

Lea chuckled. "Now that I can do," he said. "Though creating explosions tends to take a lot out of me, so I'll try containing other people's first, I think."

"Ooh, that sounds like a challenge," he said as he headed for the door, though he was smiling when he did. "I'll be sure and give you a good show, don't worry."

Martha grinned and right quick grabbed the coffee pot for a refill, then followed Lea out. "I never doubted that for a heartbeat."

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Want to fade out when they head outside, or keep going? :3

Let's fade out here. <3