Different Kind of Help

Lucy was already in the meeting room. She was up in a corner on the ceiling supported by her insect legs, on the same wall as the door eating some beef jerky. She wasn't expecting anyone to come into the club room for a little while, but her antennae wiggled when she heard the door open. And then Angelo walked in.

Well, this was certainly a surprise, if anyone she'd expect Alma, but Jude? She gave herself a moment to consider how she wanted to handle this before just calling out to him.

"Hey, Angelo!" she said cheerily, her hair legs curled a bit as she waved at him.

Got him. Club members were sort of used to her well... insect like tendencies. She was giving him a friendly smile, but laughing a little on the inside. Girl's gotta let some predatory instincts loose, even in tiny doses. Lucy was well aware that her and her sister were pretty unnerving to some people, but that was just fuel to the fire for helping people. Looks weren't everything.

If Angelo was here, that meant it was probably election business. It was about that time of year. Or maybe, it was something else. She dropped down from the ceiling, retracting her additional limbs.

"An idea huh? Well, lucky you, we were looking into maybe expanding our volunteering. So what is this idea of yours?"

Lucy listened to Angelo's proposal. This wasn't a terrible idea, this was kind of their thing. They did do volunteer work in the city, whether it be a local soup kitchen or an orphanage. Prison outreach was a next logical step.

"It's worth looking into for sure. I think I'd have to bring it up with our club advisor and well... there's gonna be a lot of logistical things. The thing I'm actually worried about with an idea like that is how many students would actually be on board with this. Even if we set it up so students are visiting with peers who are say having issues with their powers, there's still that stigma."

She clicked her claws on a desk and thought for a moment. "Iggy's been talking about doing more to make new students feel welcome, and help them acclimate to the island, and particularly school. If we're the ones extending a hand, that would be a good gesture in and of itself..."

Lucy tapped a dagger like claw on her chin, listening intently to Angelo. Yeah he was definitely kind of uncomfortable being alone with her like this. She'd seen the look on so many people before, usually new or recent. It was fine. From the sounds of things he wanted to be a part of the test group... yeah he was totally volunteering.

"Well I'll put you on the list of volunteers then. As club leader of course I'm going to join as well. I'll have to discuss it with the other members. I figure we'd only need a small handful anyway."

She pulled out her phone to note it down, she was eager to see how this went. "You know, you could've just caught me in the lounge or someplace more public. I know I make people uncomfortable."

Lucy waited for it. This was the part where a train of excuses would come. She'd heard well, a decent bit of it. Mostly from newer people to the island, like Angelo. His gears were turning, but then he just came clean and said it.

"Wow," Lucy's antennae wiggled a bit. "You're the first person to just come right out and say it. This is... huh I wasn't ready."

She laughed a little bit.

"If you'd given me the usual bs I'd drop you down a well and steal your girlfriend. Except no... is it weird that I actually find it refreshing? I guess your prize for that is I'll try not to act as weird around you."