[SF] Selina Taylor's Auction

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina wasn’t nervous in the slightest. This was just a fun excuse for her to dress up a bit and be on a stage. If she got bid on or not wasn’t too much of a concern for her, as she figured that either way, she still got to strut down a catwalk-like stage. The charity part of it actually made her more wary than anything else, as she wasn’t entirely sure what the money would be doing in those countries, and potentially even with the school she attended back in Santiago, but she allowed herself a brief moment of naivete and decided to actually hope that this school could manage some sort of good.


    Selina paused briefly to study the people in the fair before stepping up onto the stage and walking confidently to the edge of the platform. She was wearing deep red high heels, black jeans, and a red blouse that only showed off a little cleavage and matched her shoes. Her typical gold hoop earrings caught the sun’s light as she listened patiently to the girl who introduced her as the last lot for this stage, before smiling at the crowd of people in front of her. They’re pockets were likely already significantly lighter than when they’d first arrived, so perhaps she had a bit of a challenge on her hands… fun.


    Selina had no problem doing the full introduction herself, as she never really had many issues with being too shy or modest. “Hello, I’m Selina Taylor. I’m open to all genders winning this bid, so girls, non-binaries, and guys dig deep into what’s left of your pockets and donate to a good cause… and to winning a gorgeous date that you’ll never forget,” she added with a grin as she placed her hand on her hip and posed like a model.


    “I’m also very flexible,” she said with a slightly suggestive undertone, though since this was a fair and children were about, she kept the rest of it straightforward, “And am willing to go with whatever type of date makes you the most comfortable.” Honestly, she’d be fine with them all… except for maybe the romantic one. Dear god she had no idea what to do with romance, even in its most shallow form, but she would cross that bridge if she got to it. “So don’t be shy,” she encouraged, “I look forward to getting to know you,” she finished with a playful wink before the woman called for the first bid.

[Elsa Bellefonte]

The center stage intrigued Elsa, mostly because that was where they'd been auctioning off most of the prom court. She'd been previously engaged in dealing with a rather shy girl on another stage and had missed Franck's auction. Curiosity had brought her back over to the center stage. She'd heard of this Selina Taylor before: the rumor mill spun quite a few interesting tales. Plus, she'd been quite heavily nominated, and there did appear to be something of a crowd.

Elsa filtered through the crowd, knowing the routes and having at least some ability to sort of part the crowd. That came from being the Bellefonte and all, though Elsa was becoming less and less recognizable as herself, which was the point all along. As she moved, Elsa looked over at the stage.

Well, I can see at least part of the reason they're so interested she thought as she took sight of Miss Taylor. It was hardly surprising: most of the mutant population appeared to be fairly good looking. There was a confidence there that was definitely intriguing, and it wasn't as though Elsa shouldn't be setting a solid example.

"One hundred," she said, flicking a hand up and smiling a little. Let's see if anyone would bid against her. That alone would be quite the interesting experiment, now wouldn't it?

[Karsen Ford]

Karsen was pretty sure that Selina had volunteered him. He knew that it wasn't Tim trying to buy him so that left her. It wasn't like he minded. he had nothing else to do with his day. Cos had to disappeared to do other things. He heard the bid and then tilted his head to the side, how much was the date worth to him? He had more than enough money to spare at least where normal people were concerned. He wasn't sure that some rich kid was gonna out bid him and then he remembered who he was bidding against.

"two-fifty" He said smirking towards Selina, yup he was laying the game and there was a lot of people around. He was kind of nervous, there was crowd and noise...and people bumping into him. He just wanted to win the bid and leave, apparently the universe didn't see it that way.

[Seiji Lockard]

Why was Seiji here? To support his friend Selina Taylor of course. At least, he felt like they were still friends and if that had changed he was not aware of it. At any rate he was here to give his support and also possibly donate to charity. He had done the same for his friend Pandora in the past so of course he was going to do it for any of his friends in the auction now. That meant showing up on time to try and be the first bid just to show his support. He highly doubted she would even need him there because as he told her before; there were plenty of people out there who would enjoy her company. He still firmly believed that.

However; he was running a little late. I'm such a bad friend. I hope she does not hate me for not being on time. You two both just could not make up your mind on who was going to get to come. Seiji thought to himself as he rushed to the bidding area. He had both Akiko and Leevi on his person at the moment, clinging tightly to his body as to not fall from his rapid movement. Technically it was Leevi's turn to get some outside time, but Akiko wanted to see 'her' Selina again and the two were about to have an all-out war with one another so Seiji just took them both instead of waiting any longer for them to decide.

Thankfully he made it as someone else at put up a bid, some guy. Seiji held up his hand, but didn't say anything for a moment as he tried to catch his breath and his snakes debated what would be a good amount to push the bid up to. "Hi Selina, sorry I'm late. Oh right, the bid. Ahem, five hundred dollars. That okay?" Seiji said, offering up a bid but looked to Selina to tell him if she wanted him to go higher or lower it for the sake of the others that were here to try to win her. He was just here to support her and while he would not mind hanging out with her again, he was fine waiting to do that another time if she wanted to.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina was surprised to see the woman who’d organized the auction bid on her. There were a few she thought might show, but she didn’t even know Elsa in the slightest. Selina smiled at her as she gave the first bid, before glancing up at the rest of the crowd and spotting Karsen. Her smile grew as she recognized him and she barely kept herself from calling out to him. She gave him an encouraging nod at his bid, as he seemed to be slightly nervous, before she saw Seiji.


    Selina grinned at her friend and shook her head as he apologized for being late, “It’s quite alright Seiji, and your bid is perfect. After all,” she added before facing the crowd, “No bid is too high for charity, right?” she called out to them with a playful grin. Selina then turned to face Elsa, “And we women have to stick together. I mean really. We can’t just let the guys win this thing,” she teased with a wink.


    Selina wasn’t entirely sure that addressing the people bidding was encouraged or allowed, but she decided to just go with her gut instinct. “So come on! This is the last chance you have today, here at the center stage, to spend your money on a good cause and to win a fabulous date while doing so!” she called out to them once more with bright smile as she gave the crowd a turn.

[Elsa Bellefonte]

Well, it did seem as though someone was willing to challenge a Bellefonte. Elsa actually recognized that someone, though it seemed that Karsen Ford had no memory of her. Quite interesting that he would be here, bidding on the Latina. Elsa hadn't really thought that the intelligent, nerd type would be that interested. It did seem as though another member of the staff, another that Selina recognized, apparently, was intrigued as well. The numbers were still low: Elsa had seen a lot more money laid down for earlier bids.

However, she just saw that as an opportunity. She edged her way toward Karsen, stopping just behind him to lean over. "So," she said, her voice with that forced casualness, "you're interested in Ms. Taylor, I see," she smiled at him, her eyes flicking to the stage. "I can certainly see why: She's quite charismatic, isn't she?" Even Elsa, who didn't know her, could feel the pull, her hand itching slightly. "So, tell me: what's it worth to you if someone were to say, pitch in?"

Because if memory served, Karsen certainly had skills that would be useful for Elsa's plans, and she saw no reason not to push the issue when she found it. Besides, it wasn't as though she were personally interested in the girl, no matter what pull she seemed to have.

[Nico Martell]

There was no way that Nico could compete with these people, monetarily speaking. He probably wouldn't have done more than a token effort even if he could. Generally speaking, he didn't really attend things like this. He'd skipped out on prom and just didn't find public events all that thrilling. This happened to be Selina though, and Selina counted as one of Nico's friends.

So the lanky Hispanic found himself at the center stage, watching as one of the Bellefontes offered up some money to start things off. Then apparently a mini-bidding war erupted between various people. Nico was more amused by it all than anything else. He did nod toward Selina, careful to keep the motion subtle. He was there for emotional support: not to pledge more money than he actually had, which is where the bidding had already gotten in a very short amount of time.

[Karsen Ford]

Karsen wasn't really expecting to win, he was just showing his support. After all he didn't need the auction to have a good time with Selina. He had a car...and he was more than sure she'd be willing to have some fun it with him. However when Elsa offered to pitch in, he was kind of liking the idea of winning an actual date with Selina. Considering most of the interaction with the older girl were either training or like...sexy times.

"Depends on what you want, I mean I'd be willing to make a deal" He of course was all for making deals with rich people that would benefit him in the long run. He just wasn't thinking about winning the auction either. He highly doubted she just wanted a quick computer fix or something, not for the help she was talking about it. Considering he fixed student computers for free and all.

[Elsa Bellefonte]

What she wanted? Elsa raised a brow and let her lips twitch slightly. "Well, I hardly think we've the time to really hash out all the details here," she pointed out, gesturing at the gathered people around them. They'd been lucky in that no one else had thrown out more money for the girl. Elsa was almost tempted to jump the bid up significantly just to further insure that. If she won, well, that would just make for an interesting evening, wouldn't it?

"So let's put it simple: you'd owe me a favor," Elsa offered, adding a slight shrug. "nothing too extreme, not like I'd insist you do anything illegal. Just that should I need your help with something, you'd be willing. We could, of course, work out something a bit more permanent and structured if you wanted, but I think that's enough for the moment, don't you?"

And Elsa tilted her head toward the stage, toward the girl, while letting her eyes slide over to the obviously interested young man.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina grinned brightly as she saw her friend, Nico out amongst the crowd. She hadn’t really expected him to bid, and would have actually been surprised if he had, so she was a bit surprised to see him there at all, but she was happy that he’d showed up. She nodded back to him and let herself relax a bit. It wasn’t that she’d been nervous, but knowing she had friends here to support her mattered… more than she’d thought it would. Even using the term ‘friend’ had felt strange to her when she’d first come here, but now she was starting to slowly get used to the idea. And the fact that Karsen, Seiji, and Nico were all there for her… her face heated at the thought.


    All the sexual innuendo in the world couldn’t make her blush, but the thought that people would actually give a damn enough to show up at something like this had her cheeks flushing red. For a brief moment, she actually felt self-conscious and almost shy… but then she deliberately focused her attention back on the crowd and on trying to up the bid. It wasn’t because she cared at all about the money, but because it was fun to be up on a stage and interacting with others.


    It was also so that she wouldn’t suddenly freeze while thinking about things that were far better left for when she was alone. She absently noticed the Bellefonte girl and Karsen striking up a conversation and wondered what that was about before turning her attention back to the other people there and once more encouraging those around her to participate.

[Karsen Ford]

Karsen tilted his head to the side and weighed his options, he really didn't want anybody else winning her in a bid, at the same time he was kind of...indifferent. Like there was a part of him that really did want Selina all to his self but at the same time he knew that it would never happen. Not to mention, he wouldn't give someone that amount of power over him again, he learned a lesson that was the train wreck called his love life. First Amanda, than Cosette...he was striking out left and right.

"Okay that sounds legit, I can commit to that" He said with a shrug of his shoulders. Was Selina worth it, most definitely but he knew that she wasn't the type to settle down. She had her issues and if he was being honest, he was not in the mindset to help her figure out her own, when he barely wanted to figure out his. There wasn't a time or place for Karsen to figure out his emotions, it's probably why Cosette had so easily wrecked him...it was so easy for her to coax out those emotion he usually kept under lock and key.

[Elsa Bellefonte]

The young man shrugged, but he seemed willing enough. Elsa was slightly disappointed to know that she could effectively buy a tech genius through his penis, but she supposed that she shouldn't be that shocked about things.

"One thousand from this young man," she said, pointing at Karsen. "I'll be vouching for him," which she knew would work. One of the benefits of being the brains behind the auction was knowing precisely how to work things. She smiled at the staffer in charge, before looking over at the other young man who'd been bidding.

he seemed vaguely familiar: Elsa thought she recognized him from somewhere. She'd have to speak with him later, possibly offer up some sort of condolence, or possibly a booby prize. She hadn't put herself up for auction, so maybe that would work...

[Seiji Lockard]

Seiji of course stayed silent the whole time now, having a mental conversation with Akiko as the snake was getting excited that they were so going to win. After all, it did look like they were going to win there for a little while with no one jumping to meet the bid that he put out there. He just really hoped that Selina did not mind possibly ending up having to go with him on one of the packages. He would of course let her pick which one she wanted to do and if she even wanted to do any of them in the first place. Either way, he would just make sure that Selina understood that she would have to at least spend the day with Akiko.

Then the Bellefonte woman spoke up, and he did indeed remember her. It was kind of hard to forget someone’s who gave you a very specific and hush-hush task. He had to say that he was proud of himself for what he discovered and figured that he probably should get a hold of her to let her know all that he had found out. Then again, she probably stills a very busy young woman; even if she was not longer in charge of the school. Still, he was a kind guy and if she was indeed busy he was finding getting it all together in an easy to read and understand report. That would take him a while to get together, but he would do it if need be.

"But that young man seems to really want her. He even is having someone else pay on his behalf." Seiji responded to Akiko who was telling him to increase the bid. He didn't want to get in the way of some kids dreams to go on a date with such a beautiful young woman like Selina. While the money was going to charity; and he certainly could give more, he didn't want to cause any problems. So he would remain silent, looking to Selina with a friendly smile, and would wait for her to say anything if she didn't want the kid to win her.

He wondered if she felt at all creeped out by a younger kid wanting to get with her, but it was none of his business. Akiko was not happy but she had neither money nor voice to try and bid.

[Selina Taylor]

    Selina was slightly confused as to the turn of events that had just occurred. She had no idea why the Bellefonte girl would be willing to back up Karsen’s bid, but she shrugged as she figured it wasn’t really her business. When she looked down at Seiji to see whether or not he would respond, she noticed Akiko was with him and grinned broadly. Selina heard part of what Seiji told her and could get the gist of what was going on between them fairly easily.


    “I promise you Akiko, that you and I will most definitely have date soon, regardless of who wins this,” she assured the snake and Seiji both with a warm smile. “Though, I also believe Miss Bellefonte can afford to dig a bit deeper into those pockets of hers if you’re up for it,” she teased Seiji with a playful smirk. Selina wouldn’t pressure either of them to bid any more than either already had, as it went against her entire being to push people like that, even if someone she was less than fond of was bidding for her, which currently wasn’t the case. Most of these people here didn’t know her personally so they probably wouldn’t feel pressured to respond to her gentle prodding, but she knew that if she asked, Seiji would likely go above and beyond for her.


    Seiji would never expect anything from her though, even if he won, and that was more of a comfort than she’d ever thought it would be. He was a dear friend that she considered herself very lucky to have. Karsen… had been acting a little strangely lately, and Selina wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from him at this point, which had her slightly wary if only because she wasn’t sure of what was going on, but she also knew him and herself well enough to be able to know that she could take care of things if they would ever get out of hand. He had some shit to work out, but he wasn’t a bad kid.