Finding herself set on the sofa, she began to relax. "Happens to me alot, here lately, it seems. Ever since I came here, anyway. Back in California...I was on top. One of the best. Here...I'm nothing. Nobody..." She sighed, rubbing her temples.

Yes, temples. Just that quick, the spork was a girl again. "An edge...that's what I've been looking for for God-knows-how-long. All I seem to find are ass-kickings, though..."

>> "An edge...that's what I've been looking for for God-knows-how-long. All I seem to find are ass-kickings, though..."

Seyta noticeably jumped as she saw Paige change back into herself. "Welcome to Nobody-ville, population us. However, New York is one of those places we can get that edge you want so badly. There are conditions of course." Conditions that probably should be left up to Lenna. Seyta wasn't willing to cause the order problems for a single new recruit. Bring ing Paige to meet Lenna made the most sense, but doing so safely was going to take some thought. She needed to stall for a few minutes at least to get a plan formed. "Anyway, since you are you again, how about we split up the cash sitting in out cases?"

Paige giggled a little as Seyta jumped. "That takes a bit of getting used to, apparently." The girl grew silent as Seyta spoke, listening intently. "I have no idea what you're getting at, but whatever it is...sounds intriguing," the girl replied, chewing on her lower lip. "But...what do you mean...conditions? What kind of conditions?"

She blinked at Seyta's offer, but walked over, opened her case, and pulled out the money she'd brought in, setting it on the table as she sat back on the couch. "Sure, but all I got is a five, a handful of ones, and a ton of change," she murmured, picking through the pile of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.

>> "Sure, but all I got is a five, a handful of ones, and a ton of change."

Seyta nodded as she sorted out her own earnings. The experience from her job took over instinctively, even sorting and counting the change. "Two fives, 8 singles and..." she made a quick double count on the coins. "About four-fifty in change."

Adding the total cash between them she looked up to Paige, tilting her head to think for a moment. "The group I'm with is interesting yes, as for conditions... Most of that isn't for me to say. However, for both our sake's I can say this." Leaning in close her smile faded into almost a glare. "We don't like outsider attention, so you are either in or out. You need to choose before I'm going to give any details or introductions." Smiling again Seyta gave Paige a wink. "The benefits however... Getting that edge, taking back the power you deserve, and more.

"Let's see...that's ten...plus my...six fifty in change...that's sixteen fifty, plus your...twenty-two fifty....Thirty-nine dollars, divided by two is fourteen fifty each..." Paige calculated, only being able to deal quickly with money due to her time at the coffee shop. After she was done with her math, she listened carefully to Seyta as she spoke.

God...am I being recruited into a cult? Or a gang? Or... She shook these thoughts away as she continued listening. It sure sounded like one of those two...

But she was promised something she'd otherwise probably never have. Power. An edge. Which meant she'd get her confidence back. That was important.

"Yeah," she said finally, firmly. "I'm in."

>> "Yeah. I'm in."

Seyta nodded staking up her half of the earnings. Step one, get Paige to agree completed. Step two, introduce her to Lenna. A quick trip to the Sanctuary was easy enough. She would want to change first, since it was a mutant shelter publicly walking in the front door in designer clothing stood out enough to lessen her affect of people.

"All right. I'm going to go change quick then I'll take you to meet the boss. Just relax, there's beer and soda in the fridge." With another smile Seyta took her earnings and headed over to her bedroom. Just outside the door she called back to Paige, "And don't freak out when my powers do funny things to your head!"

Paige just sat on the couch, nervousness starting to settle in. She still wasn't 100% sure what it was that she just signed up for, but if it got her what she needed, then it really didn't matter. She nodded at Seyta, pocketing her share of the night's earnings.

The shifter was trying to relax, but she couldn't remember the last time she was even remotely close to relaxed. Probably a year ago, before everything changed. "Ha," Paige replied. "There's already funny crap going on inside my head," she murmured.

Seyta heard Paige reply with something about "funny crap" but she didn't catch most of it. Rifling through her wardrobe she pulled out a pair of baggy jeans, an old Band shirt she kept around from college, and a zip-up hoody. The outfit, one of only a small few, clashed with the rest of her high priced and fancy attire. The reason of course was to bled in with the crowd, something she rarely tried to do.

Since Paige had agreed to come along Seyta wasn't in a huge rush to go introduce her to Lenna, however, getting the meeting done and over with was the best choice. Changing quickly she slipped her Ka-bar onto her belt as well. Never a bad idea to bring some security, they might pass Roach after all.

As a last though just before heading back to get Paige Seyta called the Sanctuary. "Hi, Lisa? This is Seyta. I found a woman with some potential that I want to introduce to Lenna. Is she available in say... ten, fifteen minutes?" She nodded to herself as Lisa passed her message along. "Great, thank you."

While Seyta was getting ready, Paige made herself at home on the couch, looking around the place. It really wasn't that bad a place, and Seyta didn't seem all that bad, herself. Even after wiping the floor with her in a battle of musicians. No one else likely would have been so kind, even after Paige sporked. And now she was getting Paige into something that could help her get back on top again.

Standing up, Paige made her way to the kitchen to take Seyta up on her offer. She grabbed a soda, her eyes looking at the beer, thinking...debating. No, that was for another thread. Popping the top on the soda can, she made her way back to the couch, taking a sip as she waited for her friend...? Acquantance...? Seyta. She drank her soda as she waited for Seyta.

Seyta walked back into the room to see Paige with a soda back on the couch. The sodas brought Paige's age to mind. Perhaps she was under twenty one? Not that it mattered in a world where kids got pregnant at fifteen, an early beer was nothing.

The plan now, bring Paige to meet Lenna. Convince Paige to trust her more than Lenna along the way. Welcome her onto the Order. Celebrate with cocktails and sushi. Maybe not sushi, but something small like that at least. Seyta helped herself to a beer, and tossed herself over the back of the couch next to Paige. "So, we ready to meet my other boss?"

Paige sat, mind wandering a bit as she drank her soda. It wasn't really anything of importance, for the most part, except for wondering how her family was doing. She hadn't heard anything out of her parents for about a year, after all. Maybe more...

Seyta's voice snapped the spork shifter out of her daydreaming. "Oh, yeah," Paige replied, not sure of anything else to say.