11582/If you can't take the heat, stay out of Hell's Kitchen

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If you can't take the heat, stay out of Hell's Kitchen
Date of Scene: 02 June 2020
Location: Clinton (Hell's Kitchen), Manhattan
Synopsis: Adrian walks with an angel
Cast of Characters: Zach Daniels, Flex




Zach Daniels has posed:
Hell's Kitchen. Clinton. Call it whatever you want....but it is high crime, high risk, and low wealth. Perfect for somebody like Zach Daniels. In a stinking, trash riddeled alley, there he is all in black sitting on a dumpster. Sure, it's visible from the street, he's not that hard to find, but...

Sure, Zach isn't entirely stupid, he's got a crossbow across his back and a sword down his side and is just sitting on the dumpster, people and traffic watching from his spot.

See. This is what happens when his apartment gets too bad to live in, as he finally heads toward the street. There's a convenience store just down the block.

Flex has posed:
Adrian is headed back from class. Sure he could take trains and switch at stations to get to Gotham faster, but walking lets him be there to help if something happens. Besides, it is good exercise, and it is not too far to walk (though it does take a while).
He has his costume under his street clothes. He really needs ti get back with Johnny Storm about the unstable molecule one he was promised.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Looking over the street again as he reaches it, Zach's all in black and enjoying the early afternoon weathher, it's nice, not too cold and there's no rain. Which is pleasing for somebody who flies a lot. Looking up and down the street Zach goes to take a step and spies Adrian, watching him for a moment.

Flex has posed:
Adrian observes the dark-clad man, but as long as the stranger makes no threatening moves, Adrian will leave him be. This is not his beat really, he does not know who is who...it can be hard to tell the heroes from the villains sometimes...let alone just the people who come by the costume shop here looking for costumes for a party.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Would a villain really eat a granola bar? Really? Because Zach is and he's walking casually, chewing on the bar as he thinks, pausing to look around for a few moments. Spying Adrian more Zach heads over in that general direction, "Hey" he says and isn't giving up his snack any. Instead, nah, instead, he's still in awe of all the things in the city.

Yes, even Hell's Kitchen.

Flex has posed:
Adrian says, "Good afternoon," and continues walking. He could be home much faster if he used his powers, but speed is bot the point. If he wanted speed, he would take the train. Come to think of it, there are a lot of stories about things that happen on the trains...perhaps he should take them and see if he can put a stop to some of those things. So far, this is a bust if he is looking for trouble.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Watching him, Zach looks down to the shorter man and smiles. "Hey, you know where the convenience store is?" Zach asks. Oh he's not looking for trouble, either, at least not yet. Zack though is listening, keeping an eye out for any and all trouble, though given it's daylight....he doubts things will get too out of hand.

Flex has posed:
Adrian admits, "I am not a local, as you might tell from my accent. I am from Ontario. I am taking somes classes at ESU and staying in Gotham for the cheaper rents. I do not know where a lot of things are."

Zach Daniels has posed:
"Canada?" Zach askh asks, see, he does know where that is at least. He's not entirely clueless. Just clueless on modern things. Looking over the street one more time Zach looks interested. "Is it that expensive? I mean it's cheap here in Hell's Kitchen but, but....you know, is Toronto that expensive?" he wonders. Maybe he should fly out there and see? Still though, Zach looks intrigued.

"I mean I'm all for cheap rents. Okay so what if I have to walk past people waving guns" Zach says casually, like dealing with gangs and villains is no big deal. Well when he can fly, it....kinda isn't.

Flex has posed:
"New York is pretty expensive, even Hells Kitchen is more expensive than Gotham," replies Adrian. He knows, he looked. He adds, "I can take care of myself."

Zach Daniels has posed:
"So can I" Zach says with a smile. "It is, and there's a lot of ways to take care for yourself. not everyone needs a gun or a knife. Sometimes all it takes is being nice to people. I wish more people were nice, everyone in this city's so arrogant and rude" Zach says bitterly.

Flex has posed:
Adrian replies, "I have met a few nice people, but so many people are wrapped up in their own little worlds, they do not seem to have time to do things...like walking home for example." He does it to help other and keep in shape.

Zach Daniels has posed:
Zach knows this all too well. "If all the people in the cars walked, how different would it be?" he asks speculatively as he leans on a wall, shaking his head.

Flex has posed:
Adrian shrugs, "One can speculate, but there is no telling. I thing the problem is likely to be too mny people in too small an area, more than just whether or not they walk. I hear, in other countroes where they use bicycles more tan care, things are nearly as bad."

Zach Daniels has posed:
"See. More reasons for both of us to travel then?" Zach offers with a quiet smile. "It's an interesting thought really" he nods, looking as if he's thinking over this too much, maybe? Just maybe

Flex has posed:
Adrian says, "In any case, I was headed home, and should get back to talking if I want to get there in tie for dinner."

Zach Daniels has posed:
"Likewise" Zach says. "or in my case work out how to get back in my aparrtment since the door's jammed shut. Ah I got this" Zach offers, pausing to look up at the building, then he unfurls his wings and crouches a little, taking to the sky with powerful wingbeats. Did anyone need feathers?

Flex has posed:
Adrian watches as tthe other man sprouts wings and flies off, thinking, "Most folks with powers do not use them so openly." He resumes his interrupted walk.