"I Tried"
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 9- Ideas
P.S.
I disclaim.
"Sounds like fun, but there's a problem." Kurt said as he passed a bowl of mashed potatoes to Kaysin, who thanked him profusely. Todd was rather amused to note that between the two of them, about three boxes of instant mashed potatoes were gone. "We don't have any of the equipment and even if we did, we don't know how to use it."
"Oh that's no problem. Our uncle owns a string of pawn shops and they always have equipment. We can pay him back later. Jay and I can teach you guys all you need to know, if you can use the instuments."
There was silence as the Brotherhood (and former X-Men) looked at each other. With a delicate cough, Pietro broached the subject.
"Who the Hell said you were were getting involed in this?"
"Amen to that. Last time we borrowed something from Uncle Arthur, he charged us the same as everyone else and added a late fee if we paid a day late. Or at least he did before your damn cat broke it." Jaysin added.
"Well, Janet isn't here and I have a good feeling about this. Even with his rather outrageous prices, we could make a good profit."
"Hey, it's a big investment, in time and money. We don't even know if we'll be any good. Why don't we start something we know we're good at first. Build up funds and whatnot. We're not doing that well since we got done renovating." Scott said. "Good meatloaf, Todd. Did Pietro teach you how to make this one?"
"Nah. I managed on my own. It's not that hard if you just follow the directions. Like science."
"So what will we do? We finally finished the house and still haven't figured out what to do with ourselves. School starts in a month, too."
"Hang on, wasn't this your idea, Scott?" Kaysin asked, suspicious.
"Yeah, but I was thinking. Look at this place. How many people have commented on how nice the yard looks, or congratulated us on fixing the place up? And we do have all that other equipment left over from the renovation. Why don't we fix other people's houses? We can make some money, especially if we charge them for extra materials as well as our work... I'm sure there are lots of jobs around here. We could garden too. Landscaping, renovation and interior decorating."
There was silence as everyone digested that (and their food : ).
"That's a good idea. You could really rake up." Jaysin said, impressed by the idea. "It's kind of hot, though. You sure you want to work in this heat?"
"Never stopped us before." Kurt was really getting into it.
"We can't use our powers to help out." Lance reminded them.
"We didn't use them that much anyway. So of course we should hold an open house to show off what we can do. And we'll have to spread the word that we're for hire. Mrs. French asked me if I could help her decorate her neice's room. The open house could get us a lot of customers."
"It could also get us a lot of missing stuff."
"So we lock up the stuff we don't want them to find. Everyone's been asking who fixed up our house. They've only seen the outside. C'mon Lance. Please, please?" Pietro kicked Kurt under the table. With a small jump, Kurt turned his attention from his fifth helping and nodded.
"Please, pretty please?" he asked, not really knowing what he was pleading for, but knowing that he better help Pietro out somehow.
"We'd have to dress up and entertain all those people..."
"I'll handle it." Pietro said.
"Yeah, he's good with this kind of thing. We could print out some flyers or something and spread them out to select people. People we think might actually hire you guys." Jaysin said helpfully. Since it was Jaysin suggesting it and not Kaysin, Lance finally broke down.
"Fine, I guess. When?"
"July 12th." Pietro answered, quickly even for his standards.
"What time?"
"Three to six."
"I suppose you already figured out an itinerary." Lance said, knowing damn well that, yes, Pietro and Scott planned this and of course they had it all planned out. A quick glance at Scott showed his blank "I have absolutely nothing to do with this" face. "Scott. We need to discuss your going behind my back and inciting Pietro to do stuff like this."
"Me?" It was the "Oh, I'm sure I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about" face. They were all too damn perfect to be honest.
"You."
Scott made a slight noncommitted noise. Coming from anyone else, it would have been believable, but this was Scott for crying out loud.
"I hate it when you guys set me up like this."
"It's the only way you let us do anything different like letting people in our house." Freddy said, calmly returning the gravy ladle back to the bowl.
"What happens when the X-Freaks show up?"
"Will they?"
"Try stopping them."
"So you invite the Professor and Ms. Munroe. The X-Men won't start trouble if they're here."
Good point, Lance realized.
"We also want to show them that we're not making trouble so they'll make a bit more effort to not let the X-Men attack us. They might also want to talk to Scott and Kurt to see how things are going."
"I never thought of it that way, Freddy. Yeah, I guess we should invite the teachers at the Institute. Yes, Todd. Logan, too." Scott scowled. In the back of his mind, he wondered if wolverines and toads were naturally so averse to each other's company.
"Pietro..." Lance asked wearily.
"Already got it. I have a list of people we absolutely have to invite. The principal is on the list, too, so we have to be careful what we say when he gets here."
"Got it." Freddy said. He probably wasn't going to say much anyway.
"Hang on. The principal? Why?"
"Because as long as we're staying out of trouble, we may as well let people know. Half of them are convinced that all we need is something to do and we'll stay on the right track. I'm sure we'll stay busy, and it makes us look responsible."
"What he means is, if you include the principal and things go really well, he may not be so strict with you once school starts again since he thinks you're at least trying." Jaysin said with a grin.
"Ah. That I understand." Todd nodded. "So it's decided? We have a little more than a week to get alot of stuff done."
"Yep. I've got all the details in my room." Pietro smiled triumphantly and winked at Scott, who plastered his "I have no idea why he just winked at me because I didn't do anything" face on.
"I'm sure you do." Lance said darkly, wondering if, somewhere in the bowels of his room, Pietro had the details of how to get a rock band off the ground as well. That had been Scott's idea, too...
Furor Paxx (VulgateOfEarth@hotmail.com)
Chapter 9- Ideas
P.S.
I disclaim.
"Sounds like fun, but there's a problem." Kurt said as he passed a bowl of mashed potatoes to Kaysin, who thanked him profusely. Todd was rather amused to note that between the two of them, about three boxes of instant mashed potatoes were gone. "We don't have any of the equipment and even if we did, we don't know how to use it."
"Oh that's no problem. Our uncle owns a string of pawn shops and they always have equipment. We can pay him back later. Jay and I can teach you guys all you need to know, if you can use the instuments."
There was silence as the Brotherhood (and former X-Men) looked at each other. With a delicate cough, Pietro broached the subject.
"Who the Hell said you were were getting involed in this?"
"Amen to that. Last time we borrowed something from Uncle Arthur, he charged us the same as everyone else and added a late fee if we paid a day late. Or at least he did before your damn cat broke it." Jaysin added.
"Well, Janet isn't here and I have a good feeling about this. Even with his rather outrageous prices, we could make a good profit."
"Hey, it's a big investment, in time and money. We don't even know if we'll be any good. Why don't we start something we know we're good at first. Build up funds and whatnot. We're not doing that well since we got done renovating." Scott said. "Good meatloaf, Todd. Did Pietro teach you how to make this one?"
"Nah. I managed on my own. It's not that hard if you just follow the directions. Like science."
"So what will we do? We finally finished the house and still haven't figured out what to do with ourselves. School starts in a month, too."
"Hang on, wasn't this your idea, Scott?" Kaysin asked, suspicious.
"Yeah, but I was thinking. Look at this place. How many people have commented on how nice the yard looks, or congratulated us on fixing the place up? And we do have all that other equipment left over from the renovation. Why don't we fix other people's houses? We can make some money, especially if we charge them for extra materials as well as our work... I'm sure there are lots of jobs around here. We could garden too. Landscaping, renovation and interior decorating."
There was silence as everyone digested that (and their food : ).
"That's a good idea. You could really rake up." Jaysin said, impressed by the idea. "It's kind of hot, though. You sure you want to work in this heat?"
"Never stopped us before." Kurt was really getting into it.
"We can't use our powers to help out." Lance reminded them.
"We didn't use them that much anyway. So of course we should hold an open house to show off what we can do. And we'll have to spread the word that we're for hire. Mrs. French asked me if I could help her decorate her neice's room. The open house could get us a lot of customers."
"It could also get us a lot of missing stuff."
"So we lock up the stuff we don't want them to find. Everyone's been asking who fixed up our house. They've only seen the outside. C'mon Lance. Please, please?" Pietro kicked Kurt under the table. With a small jump, Kurt turned his attention from his fifth helping and nodded.
"Please, pretty please?" he asked, not really knowing what he was pleading for, but knowing that he better help Pietro out somehow.
"We'd have to dress up and entertain all those people..."
"I'll handle it." Pietro said.
"Yeah, he's good with this kind of thing. We could print out some flyers or something and spread them out to select people. People we think might actually hire you guys." Jaysin said helpfully. Since it was Jaysin suggesting it and not Kaysin, Lance finally broke down.
"Fine, I guess. When?"
"July 12th." Pietro answered, quickly even for his standards.
"What time?"
"Three to six."
"I suppose you already figured out an itinerary." Lance said, knowing damn well that, yes, Pietro and Scott planned this and of course they had it all planned out. A quick glance at Scott showed his blank "I have absolutely nothing to do with this" face. "Scott. We need to discuss your going behind my back and inciting Pietro to do stuff like this."
"Me?" It was the "Oh, I'm sure I have no idea what you could possibly be talking about" face. They were all too damn perfect to be honest.
"You."
Scott made a slight noncommitted noise. Coming from anyone else, it would have been believable, but this was Scott for crying out loud.
"I hate it when you guys set me up like this."
"It's the only way you let us do anything different like letting people in our house." Freddy said, calmly returning the gravy ladle back to the bowl.
"What happens when the X-Freaks show up?"
"Will they?"
"Try stopping them."
"So you invite the Professor and Ms. Munroe. The X-Men won't start trouble if they're here."
Good point, Lance realized.
"We also want to show them that we're not making trouble so they'll make a bit more effort to not let the X-Men attack us. They might also want to talk to Scott and Kurt to see how things are going."
"I never thought of it that way, Freddy. Yeah, I guess we should invite the teachers at the Institute. Yes, Todd. Logan, too." Scott scowled. In the back of his mind, he wondered if wolverines and toads were naturally so averse to each other's company.
"Pietro..." Lance asked wearily.
"Already got it. I have a list of people we absolutely have to invite. The principal is on the list, too, so we have to be careful what we say when he gets here."
"Got it." Freddy said. He probably wasn't going to say much anyway.
"Hang on. The principal? Why?"
"Because as long as we're staying out of trouble, we may as well let people know. Half of them are convinced that all we need is something to do and we'll stay on the right track. I'm sure we'll stay busy, and it makes us look responsible."
"What he means is, if you include the principal and things go really well, he may not be so strict with you once school starts again since he thinks you're at least trying." Jaysin said with a grin.
"Ah. That I understand." Todd nodded. "So it's decided? We have a little more than a week to get alot of stuff done."
"Yep. I've got all the details in my room." Pietro smiled triumphantly and winked at Scott, who plastered his "I have no idea why he just winked at me because I didn't do anything" face on.
"I'm sure you do." Lance said darkly, wondering if, somewhere in the bowels of his room, Pietro had the details of how to get a rock band off the ground as well. That had been Scott's idea, too...