#anyway retail doesn't want me cause i'm too old or they don't have the hours i want/need

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Cappyverse oneshot: It’s ok ‘cause I’m gonna repair it.

Summary: Lucius makes some quick cash for his Mom.

Lucius opened a bag filled with alien technology and Nick nacks and placed it on the counter of pakmar’s pawnshop, he was impressed that lil bastard was able to make it despite his previous businesses getting destroyed.

A week ago, Sceles, Lucius’s mom, Lost her job at the diner due to being mistaken for stealing the money for herself. She had been looking for a new job but due to her family's infamous history no one would hire her. The bills were piling up, the electric company was threatening to shut their power off, and She was scraping the bottom of the barrier for groceries.

Seeing the panic in his mother's eyes as she realized she wasn't going to find another job any time soon, he had to do something. So he stole a bunch of stuff from some low level criminals Sure it was stealing but they were criminals too so karma even itself out.

Without saying a word, pakmar climbed up the counter and went through the contents of the bag.

"250," he said.

Lucius almost choked. "For all of it? Come on man!, there's gotta be at least 1,500 dollars worth of stuff in there."

"Pakmar doesn't pay retail."

Well, no shit. Lucius didn't say that, though. "I know, but you can't hit with me 3 or 4? This is primo stuff. You can get a grand for it easily."

"250. Take it or leave it."

He sighed. He should have known. Pakmar was a tough negotiator and a cheap son of a bitch to boot. Lucius didn't expect much but he was hoping for at least three, that way he could pay the power bill and get some groceries. Pakmar wasn't kidding when he said take it or leave it, though.

250 was better than nothing.

“Alright’ He said “Deal”

Pakmar counted 250 in tens and twenties, and handed it over. Lucius pocketed the bills with a nod and a "Thanks" and then they went their separate ways. He lets out a deep sigh, Mom worked so hard to give him a good life and what did she get in return for it? What did she get as thanks for sacrificing and going without? 250 measely dollars.

Lucius felt like a terrible son. When he was a kid he would get into some serious trouble not on purpose but by curiosity’s sake. Sometimes people would blame his mother for not raising him better while others would say it’s Fatherless behavior, he tried becoming a plumber but he failed plenty of times to not even bother trying again.

Fifteen minutes later, He came back home and whipped out his key, unlocking the door. Inside, his uncle octagon and rhomboid sat on the couch watching some rerun of an old show. "Hey," he greeted and took off his jacket. "Where's Ma?"

"In the kitchen," Octagon said without looking away from the screen.

He crossed through the living room and went into the kitchen. As he expected, he found his mother at the table with her face propped in her hands and a stack of bills spread out before her.

���You alright?” he asked

"I'm fine, just tired."

That was a lie but he ignored it. He reached into his pocket, took out the wad of bills, and laid it on the table. "I figure you can get groceries or something with it."

Sceles looked both touched and uncomfortable. "No, I can't, you keep it."

"No, you take it. Really."

"I don't feel right taking money from you."

He smiled. "I was going to buy groceries with it anyway, I just didn't feel like going out. Alright," she said, "but only once, okay honey?" She took the money and patted his head.

Later that night Lucius was laying on his bed staring at the ceiling, he couldn’t sleep and how could he? His brain was running a hundred mile per hour on ways to help his mom. He could try to apply for a job but his resume wasn’t the best at the moment, maybe Baumann’s store has an opening.

He got up and went to get a drink of water. As he went into the kitchen he saw sceles sleeping with the bills still scattered on the table, he didn’t want to disturbed her so he placed a blanket over her sleeping form before getting water from the bathroom. As he drinks the cool refreshing water Lucius looks at his reflection in the smudged mirror. His red eyes looked back at him as if he was judging himself.

“Listen you need to be better, not only for yourself but for Ma.” He said poking the mirror “Ya can’t be going around getting in fights and flirting around no matter how pretty they are, from now on you have to be responsible and a mature young man ya hear?”

He heard his mother stirring in her sleep as he hurried back to bed, Tomorrow he’s gonna be a son she can be proud of.