It was a fair point – but it came off more as a challenge. Jessica folded her arms across her chest and sized up the other girl. Shorter than her, but it suited her. She was anything but weak, Jessica could tell from one glance that this was a girl who could take care of herself.
“Art isn’t intriguing. It’s just expensive,” she explained. But this girl’s interest in art was interesting–she looked more likely to stumble into a club than into a museum. Maybe she was just a bad judge of character, or maybe there was more going on here.
“See those?” She pointed above them to a little purple flag with a white paintbrush splashed onto it. “Part of the city’s attempt to revitalize itself. It was in the paper. Advertising local wonders with cheap flags. Purple stands for museums, galleries, artisan shops,” she said, glancing down the street. “I’m guessing if we follow them, we’ll eventually find the museum you’re looking for. Or at least an art freak who might know the way.”
the woman before her was STREET SMART, that much was obvious. she had a fiery nature to her, a near snarky one, one which felicia could easily abide with given the circumstances. she’d worked with her fair share of people over her short career, new yorkers from every inch of the city and this woman definitely had the qualities of a potential business partner; despite not know where her loyalties may lie.
“that’s the point, isn’t it??” posed the blonde with a swift quirk of her brow. posing as an art collector was always felicia’s immediate strategic move. people knew whom she was, even despite the black cat alias. she shared the same name as her father for GOD’S SAKE. “material goods, wealth, all of that, sums up a lotta people i know –– but art has deeper meanings sometimes... and having acclaimed pieces of work up in your house, apartment, etc – can surprisingly get a girl a lot of places, pretty god damn fast and i live for speed.”
it was the convenience that she truly lived for. posing as a socialite, elevating herself, making friends with the worst kinds of people, people at the top who deserved to be at the very bottom of the heap but she enjoyed it. and she did it convincingly, so what was there to complain of?? “ah, so i’m GUESSING you’re not from around here, huh?? you a new york native?? heard that’s how our worlds collided, the great gotham and ny, a city combined.” the cat let out a gentle laugh at that. the sheer ridiculousness of it all amused felicia to say the least. how chaos could be created so quickly, it was enthralling. “but fine. i’ll run with your knowledge –– you clearly know far more than i do at this point... and i need that type of insight right now. so, welcome aboard... –– name’s felicia.”
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