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"For now, sit tight," said Rogue. "When we figure out what everyone's doing we'll tell you. When we get the info we'll need people to put up flyers."
Kitty and Rogue kissed Piotr and Remy on their cheeks before each running to the study.
"Thanks guys," they said over their shoulders.
"This is certainly going to be interesting," said Wanda.
Chapter 23- Plans
Two hours later Kitty and Rogue came into the parlor.
"Guys!" screamed Rogue. "Come down, we need ta talk."
Piotr, Remy, John and Wanda came downstairs and sat on the couches. They looked up at Rogue and Kitty who were standing up by a large chalkboard.
"Where'd y' get de chalkboard?" asked Remy.
"It was in tha storage room," said Rogue.
"Okay, here's what's goin' ta happen," said Rogue. "We're having it at Trident High School Monday through Friday which is in three days-"
"So soon?" asked Wanda.
"Ya reahlize we're leahving in two weeks?" asked Rogue. (1)
"Wow," said Wanda. "I can't believe it, time has passed by so quickly."
"Yes, it has," said Kitty. "I called the institute and the brotherhood. Everyone's coming late tomorrow so we can start setting up on Sunday."
"Ah've booked everyone hotel rooms at the Horizon," said Rogue. "We'll go late tomorrow evening."
"Rogue and I are getting the keys to the high school early Sunday morning, so that's when we'll begin to set up," said Kitty.
"For now," started Rogue. She flipped the chalkboard. On the other side was a huge map of Trident. "I need you all to help advertise. Here's a map of Trident."
"Damn," Wanda. "How'd you do that?"
"I used a bit of Pietro's powahs," said Rogue.
"Here you go," said Kitty. She handed everyone a stack of about twenty fliers and extra money. "You'll need to go to a copy place and like, get as many copies as possible with that money. Then you'll go to your designated area and post the flyers in shops, along walls, along telephone poles, hand them out to people, whatever."
"As ya can see tha map is color coded," said Rogue. "Wanda, yahre area's colored blue, John, yahres is orahnge, Piotr, yahres is white, Rem, yahres is green."
"Please memorize everywhere you have to go," said Kitty. "When Pietro comes tomorrow he'll put flyers all over Daystone, but he'll skip Trident so we want Trident covered."
"Okay," said Rogue. "That's all foah now. Oh, pack up, were goin' ta be at tha hotel foah a week."
"See you guys in a couple of hours!" said Kitty.
"Wait," said Remy. "Remy noticed y' two don't have t' put up any flyers."
Rogue and Kitty shook their heads. "We have so much to do," said Kitty.
"We have ta ordah tha moon bounce, get tha booths, tha machines tha make things lahke popcorn, cotton cahndy, snow cones, get tha prahzes, cash boxes… there's too much we have ta do," said Rogue.
"Oh! That reminds me," said Kitty. She grinned at them all. "We need your credit cards."
They all sighed. The guys pulled out their wallets and Remy and John handed Rogue their credit cards. While Piotr handed Kitty his credit cards Wanda went up to get hers. She handed them to Kitty when she got back.
"Thanks," said Kitty. "You guys'll like, totally not regret this."
"Think about it this way," said Rogue. "Tha moah flyahs ya hand out, tha moah people come ta tha fair. Tha moah people come, the moah money we, and eventually ya get."
Wanda, John, Remy and Piotr all blinked, processing that information. Then, in the blink of an eye they were gone and the sound of squealing tires was the only thing heard.
Rogue and Kitty laughed. Rogue turned to Kitty.
"Okay," she said. "Let's get tha ball rolling. Ya ready?"
Kitty nodded. "As ready as I can be," she said. "I mean, we're like, about to run a mutant fair. Our blood pressure is going to be off the charts."
"Makes ya wonder how the Prof hasn't had a heart attack yet," said Rogue.
(-no more strawberries-)
Yeah, this is a short chapter, but if you look back, chapter 1 was two pages too. So, next chapter is going to be the carnival since I don't fell like writing all the preamble and such.
Clarifications/Comments:
(1) Yes, it's been two weeks since their beach house vacation started. I have a calendar on my comp, so I just put down everything that happened in the story each day and they have two weeks left in the beach house. One of which they are going to spend in a hotel because of the fair.
Till next chapter,
N. Strawberrie