Cass

Merrockite by birth Mama to Carter Tattoo artist

[cassidylandry]

Cassidy "Cass" Landry. 34 year old tattoo artist. Mom to Carter and dog mama to Vandal. "Sister" to Ari and friend to the friendless. Merrockite by birth but left her heart down south in Louisiana. Teyana Taylor

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Born to a single mother, Cassidy came into this world with the cards dealt against her. A teenaged mother unfortunately left on her own in a town she didn't know, hooked on things she never intended to.

By the time she was one, she was shipped down to her grandmother's in Louisiana. But fate would have it that she'd bounce around again. After suffering a stroke, her grandmother was unable to care for her. Not even five years old and the foundations have shaken beneath her. 

At the age of three she was placed with the Dhingra family, a foster family that would finally build some stability in her life. 

Between the ages of three and Fourteen she lived with the Dhingra family, with visitation by her grandmother. 

Before high school, her mother got clean and finally regained custody of her, moving her back up north to Merrock. 

However, each summer she'd go down to Louisiana, visit her grandmother and the Dhingras, whom she considered her found family. 

She had always been creative, an outlet to help her. And she had always loved to draw and sketch. By the end of high school she knew she'd do it for a living. 

Opting to become a tattoo artist, she got an associates degree and then an apprenticeship. Now a successful artist in town, she has even traveled to conventions for her craft.

Her home was Merrock and that's where she set up her life. Now living with a young son in a small trailer not far from her mother, she has become a part of the Lupine Lane gang with some more found family. 

[ben-deluca]

"Oh, yeah, my morning's been great." Ben agreed on her sassy comment, giving her another half smirk. He sipped his coffee again. "You know, I got a pot brewed back there." Ben finally told her, motioning towards their small room that held their little break area away from cilents. He figured a fresh pot of coffee was needed to start their day of tattooing. He was sure the other artists agreed. "I guess I can understand that. Maybe I help funding then." Ben counted with a cheeky grin, messing with Cassidy. He smirked at her words. "I mean, you aren't wrong, you are definitely a catch." Ben agreed with her. "Great mom, don't take no shit, and loves to talk shit too." He teased her, giving a wink right back. "Yeah, me without my coffee isn't the best, but I definitely got some winning qualities. Like, uh, I can make some damn good coffee." Ben told her, knowing that was a fact everybody in the shop agreed with as well. There was a ratio to the best pot of coffee that Ben mastered somehow. He swirled a bit in the chair, unable to be still for too long. "I'm happy to hear life's been good, Cass. Me? Well, life's been going. Nothing too crazy I guess. Just being happy which is always nice you know. As far as gossip, I just keep hearing about the Drink & Dine stuff. How good shit is, which I'm not mad about trying everything out." Ben admitted with a laugh, sipping his coffee. "You know anything good I don't?" He asked back, smiling a little.

[cassidylandry]

"And see, I was hoping you were going to say your morning sucked because I wasn't here," she shook her head and feigned disappointment in Ben before she let out a laugh. Looking over Ben's shoulder and sighing, pressing her hands together and pretending to have her prayers answers. "Thankfully it looks like the morning is looking up," she mused as she stayed up front, not wanting to grab the coffee just yet. She was glad there was a small coffee maker in the break room for those long days with long hours of tattooing or ones with so many clients that her head spun. She eyed her friend after the reply, "Hmmm," she hummed before pressing the backs of her hands to her cheeks and blushing. "I am a catch and I definitely don't take any shit from anyone, that includes you ya know," she a wagged at Ben while she was now spotting a smirk. She softened, "hey you've got more than just some good qualityies you know. You're a great friend, you're a great artist, you're funny as hell and you're not bad looking." The last one she was merely teasing, as she found Ben to be good looking for sure. She listened to Ben, and also watched as he twirled on the seat, she laughed, "all the specials for the dine and rink stuff look good. May have to check it out sometime. And me? Nah I don't know anything more than you do mister."

[chloencrris]

You know what makes me really, really sad? That some people will never experience the awesomeness of a rotational six CD player inside a car. You know the ones where you could put six in and then pick whatever one you wanted to listen to? Like, who needs an aux cord when you have that? Besides, albums are way more fun to listen to than trying to look down at your phone every three seconds because you want to skip a song.

[cassidylandry]

Oh tell me about it. Those cars were the best and so ahead of their times. I remember always bugging my mom to let me pick the cds to listen to, and she agreed to let me pick at least one. I'm pretty sure I had Destiny's Child or Britney on repeat to the point where the cd stopped working. Artists used to almost tell a story with their full album back in the day but I feel like now they just toss together a bunch of songs they like.

[ben-deluca]

A half grin formed on Ben's face then he took another sip of his coffee. "Your misery fuels my morning, much like this coffee." Ben teased her, giving a wink to Cassidy. He let out a soft laugh at her analogy, thinking how big of a handful Ben must of been for his own ma. "I'm telling ya, he just needs some guidance and something fucking good could come from this interest in cooking. Imagine an actual breakfast when you wake up, not a big mess?" Ben plotted it out, sitting his coffee down on the front counter to motion in the air dramatically. "I'm sure we can work our way there, but you know, that could mean me being over more often." He teased, giving a cheeky grin and leaned his backside against the counter. "You might love having me around too much." Ben reached for his coffee and took another drink. side eyeing Cass the whole time. "Yeah, we better limit the teaching lessons so you don't fall in love or some shit." Ben continued to joke before finally laughing a bit. "Nah, nah, I'm kidding. I know you're totally immune to the Benito Deluca charm anyways, so." He plopped down onto on one of the wheely stools that everyone in the shop used to wheel around on the easy laminated flooring. "Besides the kitchen disaster today, thing's been going okay lately?"

[cassidylandry]

Letting out a huff and eyed his coffee, "well on that case...at least someone is having a good morning." She refrained from plucking his coffee cup and playing a game of keep away just to spite him. She propped herself up on an elbow, as she listened to him, "oh I mean it would be amazing. Make my life a hell of a lot easier. But I am not a fan of the trying it out phase, the phase where he's learning. Because breaking a few eggs gets expensive." Plus cleaning supplies, and other ingredients, it would all add up. Watching him as he planned everything out, she smirked, "oh yeah. Didn't think of that," she playfully bit her nail and shook her head before smirking again, "who said I'd fall in love with you? You might fall in love with me. I am definitely a catch and you'd be counting your blessings if you fell for me." She gave him a wink before nodding in agreement, "that I am. I'm already around your ass a lot. I've seen you when you don't have your coffee," she winced and made a face before breaking out into a laugh and wiped a fake tear. "Other than my kitchen becoming a war zone? Life is cool, just enjoying it ya know? What about you? Any good gossip floating around?"

[jordyn-carrington]

“Amen! Those pizzas and prizes came in clutch back in the day.” She remembered those childhood summers fondly. She tried to read as much as possible these days but work took over. “Busy per usual but wonderful. Almost a little lonely. I feel like it’s time to get a pet but I don’t have pet time you know?” Jordyn hated the idea of leaving an animal alone for twenty four hours. “I don’t know if I should just get a roommate at this point or not.” She breathed

[cassidylandry]

"They did, didn't they!?" She exclaimed and gave a nod, knowing fully well how they came in clutch when they were both kids. It was a nice memory to have, despite her childhood marred with some inconsistencies. Nodding as she finished setting up, "busy is good. And I know what you mean. I need to get myself someone. I've got the pet snf the kid, thing is no one wants the woman who has a child," she scoffed and shook her head. "Hmmm, I feel like living with someone else sucks. Unless like you're close with them or in a relationship with them."

[annoyingpastryineyeliner]

[panwanarats]

ఇ "Don't you worry, there's plenty more where that came from. Now you're really glowing! Not that you need any help." They give a shoulder shimmy and spy her blush. Good, it worked. Tripping Cass up has a little bit of a victory noise in the back of Pan's brain combined with their friendly and relatively regular competition at Mods. "My lines are all cheese, best kinda condiment." A wink. "All I got is time to myself and y'know ... that's been gettin' kinda boring." They make a P.U. face, waving their hand in front of their nose to stave off the remaining boredom. "Wanna go out for a jaunt?"

[cassidylandry]

She blushed even harder at the other's words, "well dang. You know how to make a girl blush for sure." She even let out a bit of a giggle before covering her fsce for a moment. She and Pan had that sort of relationship and that combined with their competition at Mods, had made the other one of her favorite people. She nodded before shrugging a bit. "Looks like you could use the company, and I'm not taking no ad an answer then," she knew they wouldn't before nodding vigorously. "Yes please. And I am desperately in need of some fun."

[cassidylandry]

Merrock Task #35

Cassidy Landry

April 16, 1991

Born almost in spring

[ben-deluca]

Ben burst out laughing before Cass had even finished the story, one hand gripping the edge of the counter to steady himself. "Holy shit," Another laugh escaped him. "You're telling me your kid woke up today and basically thought, 'You know what this house needs? A full episode of MasterChef: Toddler Edition’.” He shook his head, grinning from ear to ear. "I can picture it now. Carter's got pancake batter all over his little face, Vandal's wearing eggs on his head like a big puffy wig, and you're standing there questioning every life choice that led to this exact moment." Ben laughed again before grabbing his coffee off the counter. Taking a sip, he leaned against the front counter. "Although…" he admitted with a crooked smile, "You've gotta give the little dude some credit. At least his heart was in the right place." His expression softened. "Trying to make breakfast for you? That's actually really fucking sweet." Ben pointed out with a grin, thinking that her kiddo had the best intentions for sure. “Maybe I can give him a lesson before he tries again, like starting with toast. Seems like that's the best way to spare your ceiling.”

[cassidylandry]

After recounting her insane morning to Ben, she sighed and sat down on a stool nearby. "I am so glad I can make you laugh with my misery," she let out a breath, "this kid. I'm telling you, he's six going on sixteen, going on twenty six sometimes. That boy thinks he's grown and yet he still needs to do the bunny knot to tie his shoes." All she could do now was shake her before chuckling at the craziness of it all. "Oh he's the sweetest don't get me wrong, but he's been watching too many cooking shows with my mom. And yup, every single decision involving him and the dog flashed before my eyes." She hand one on her hips and the other upon her forehead in exasperation, before going over to the counter and leaning her elbows upon it. Looking up at Ben she smiled at weighed the offer, "that would be lovely. Because heaven knows he needs someone other than me teaching him things." She rolled her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh, before softening, "okay yeah it was cute. And he truly is the best. But damn it, I didn't need that first thing in the morning."

[erin-leahy]

STATUS: CLOSED (@cassidylandry)

LOCATION: Erin's home, Downtown

"Last night was something." Erin stared at the ceiling as she spoke. It took her a moment to realize what they had just done. Truth be told, she had never been in a friendship with benefits until now. Sure, she'd had friends over the years who had become partners, and partners who had become exes that she was still friends with. But this was different. This was new. This was something she never thought she could ever do, until now. "I can't believe we did that," she finally admitted, more to herself than to the other, and rolled onto her side. "How are you doing, Cass?"

[cassidylandry]

"Mhmmm," she replied as she stretched her body before waking up more. As her eyes opened it took her a moment to gather her bearings. She wasn't home, and it took her a moment to remember the night before. She smiled to herself before looking next to her at Erin, "Me neither," she grinned d and turned over to face her. This friends with benefits thing had been off to a good start, a wild night with all the memories flooding her system. "I am very good," she propped herself up on her elbow, "and how are you?"

[cassidylandry]

Hugging her back, she always found Lena to be fun and exciting and just an all around good person to be around. "That's good and oh yeah," she winced playfully, "I am not one to be in charge at any of these things. I hate even being st the front desk at the shop." She liked people but she wasn't a huge fan of big crowds, ones where they were overwhelming. "I think it's going well, a little exhausting but good nonetheless!"

[lenavaz]

"It definitely takes a lot to get used to!" Her boss had always trusted her with the front desk -- or really, any aspect of the job, hence allowing her the chance to purchase it and take over -- but it had still been nerve wracking to realize that she was the first line of information between the customers, and what needed to be handled. "I'm glad! I heard some people talking about how great it looked, and how fun it would be if every sidewalk was like that, but all I could think of was how scuffed up it would get…" she glanced down at her sneakers with a laugh, "and how colorful our shoes would be."

[cassidylandry]

Cass nodded, "it does. And honestly I am not a people person. Despite dealing with people for a living." Thankfully it was usually on a one to one basis but sometimes she was drained after a session. Moreso than the person she just tattooed. "Yeah," she smiled for it turned into a wide grin, "thank you! And oh it would be. But yeah, too bad there's no sealant or a way to preserve the chalk art." She playfully pouted about that before laughing, "I mean adding in a little color isn't too bad!"

[panwanarats]

WHO: Pan & Cass @cassidylandry

WHEN: carnival

WHERE: middle of the novelty stands

ఇ Pan plucks a tri-colored glowstick from the stand and cracks it across their wrist. They aren't sure what the novelty is in this, never have been in all the years they've gone to the carnival, but they're like a homing beacon when they feel Cass somewhere behind them. They whirl with it arched and on their head, a grin already appearing. "Lady of the hour, can I make you a flower? It's neutral ground here, we're on a truce, remember? Don't make me go back on my word." They wink. They have an idea to crack many glowsticks around each other and make petals, but will it work? (They don't have money for it.) "Didn't expect to see ya all the way over here." It's like do you come here often?'s younger cousin.

[cassidylandry]

The carnival had always been a favorite of Cass' throughout the years. A time to let loose and have fun, reminisce about yesteryear as it always reminded her of her childhood. As her son was with her mother, she found herself in the midst of the novelty booths, her fingers grazing over the different items. "Wow," she said with a laugh, "that was cheesy but I can't say it didn't work." She could feel her cheeks blushing a bit, the glow sticks getting bright around. "Oh you didn't?" She asked, "Thankfully I've got some time to myself as my son is off somewhere with my mom. But what about yourself?"

[ben-deluca]

Location: Mods, Historic Downtown Who: @cassidylandry

The tattoo shop felt empty without the buzzing of tattoo machines filling the air, so Ben turned on some low music to fill that void. He leaned against the front counter and sipped on a coffee he purchased from the local cafe. Ben flipped through a sketchbook that had long since become a collection of half-finished ideas, random doodles, and designs he'd eventually convince someone to let him tattoo. The sound of the studio door opening pulled his attention away, and a grin immediately spread across his face when he spotted his friend Cassidy. Being neighbors and coworkers, the two had hit it off immediately and Ben was grateful for the friendship. “Well, look who finally decided to show up,” he teased, closing his sketchbook and sitting it aside. “I was starting to think you got lost.” Ben pushed himself off the counter and strolled over to his friend, giving her a quick side hug before gesturing towards their shop. “As you can see, I have been very hard at work and need assistance with all these clients.” Ben laughed softly and sipped his coffee again. “So, Cass, hit me with it. Got any good gossip? New design ideas? Please tell me Carter liked those crayons I got him. They’re supposed to be unbreakable.”

[cassidylandry]

Cass was rarely ever late, always being on time or even early had always been something she aimed for. But sometimes shit happens, especially when you add in a wild child and his best friend and Co-conspirators aka the family dog. Between Carter and Vandal there was sometimes mischief going on at the Landry household. That morning her dear son had decided he wanted to try to make breakfast for himself, his mother, and apparently his beloved dog. She walked into the shop much later than she had anticipated, but was glad she didn't have any clients on the schedule until that afternoon. "Hardy har har," she feigned a laugh, taking off her sunglasses, before hugging him back and putting the glasses in her bag. "Hard at work or hardly working?" She quipped back before going to her station and putting her bag away in one of the drawers. "Thankfully those crayons are in fact indestructible, because that boy is a menace I tell you," she inhaled and pinched the bridge of her nose, "between him and the dog, let's just say I don't think I need to do a deep cleaning of my kitchen for the next month." She hopped up on the counter and turned to Ben, "he decided to try to make breakfast this morning. And I don't just mean pouring himself a bowl of milk and cereal. I mean eggs and pancakes and the whole shebang. Except more batter got on the ceiling and the dog than in the pan."

[lenavaz]

A familiar voice at her side caught her attention as Lena turned to see Cassidy, breaking into a bright grin at the sight of her neighbor. "Hi!" she exclaimed, leaning in to give her friend a hug, and then pulling back with a laugh, "so far, so good! It's a bit of a rush, I'm still not used to being in charge of something during these events." Before, when she had only been an employee at Universal Rocks, there had been so much less responsibility. Now, it was all up to her to make sure things were moving smoothly. "How about you, how's the sidewalk art going?"

[cassidylandry]

Hugging her back, she always found Lena to be fun and exciting and just an all around good person to be around. "That's good and oh yeah," she winced playfully, "I am not one to be in charge at any of these things. I hate even being st the front desk at the shop." She liked people but she wasn't a huge fan of big crowds, ones where they were overwhelming. "I think it's going well, a little exhausting but good nonetheless!"

[jordyn-carrington]

“summer is truly the best time but please keep him reading or something.” She replied. Jordyn was certain that the recent influx of folks not reading or understanding words had to be a skit. “I seen too many videos and babe, we’re in a literacy crisis.” She knew summer was meant to be enjoyed. “We can’t have mini you going out in the world like that.” She nodded listening to Cass’s suggestion. “Oh perfect. A good size might be smallish to medium? I want to be able to cover it if necessary.” Jordyn said as she relaxed in her seat. “How was everything else been?”

[cassidylandry]

"It is, and oh trust me I will. Boy is gonna be reading like I did as a kid to get those free pizzas," she chuckled and grinned. She would always be on top of her son's schooling and learning, making sure he did well even if she was still only in the first grade." Trust me, don't I know it. I've had so many clients who can't read or have trouble even with figuring out some things. And honey? You gotta sign a waiver before getting tatted so you better be able to read beforehand." That was certain and she saw it first hand. Nodding, "I think that's perfectly reasonable. Bigger than a quarter but smaller than a watch face." She grinned and started to get ready, changing her gloves after touching her iPad, and then getting things all ready. "They've been good, and how about you?"

[sonofgoodie]

[cassidylandry]

"Thank you!" She said with a wide grin, letting out a long deep breath as she stood up and took a step back to admire her work. "I was definitely aiming for a mixture of spring, nostalgia, and like a beachy them," she spoke and gestured about, "like to encapsulate the feel of Merrock as a whole." Rowing up in town there was a certain feel that it's streets brought to her. "Oh my gosh thank you. I needed this more than anything! How's it going with you?"

[naomiayodele]

“I can sense the nostalgia.” Naomi agreed with a wide grin. It absolutely brought her back to the days of double dutch and just being outside. “Ugh, I can’t wait to go to the beach.” She was very much looking forward to an outside summer doing all the things. “Of course, any time. I even brought cookies.” The brunette pulled the wrapped bag of chocolate chip cookies from her tote bag and handed it over to Cassidy. “Things are going great, selling out of a few things and folks have been donating more than required.” Which she was extremely grateful for. “It hasn’t been too hot so that’s also a bonus. I figured I’d come check in and also doing some chalk art we’ll attempt.”

[cassidylandry]

Cass grinned, "thanks and there's nothing like spring and summer as a kid. Nothing like those times." She could only hope she was giving her son that childhood, like she had but better. "Honestly same, I cannot wait to lay on the beach and forget about the world," she playfully swooned, physically moving her body as such. "Cookies? Girl you truly know your audience," letting out a laugh she watched as the other took out a bag and she out her hands together and mouthed a thank you. "That's good and oh the weather had been perfect," she said in between bites and nodded towards the chalk, "girl go for it!"