12758/Night out in New York

Night out in New York
Date of Scene:	27 February 2021
Location:	Midtown, Manhattan
Synopsis:	Catchup and snacks!
Cast of Characters:	Hunori Seong, Slipstream

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Hunori Seong has posed:
It's been a busy week for Hunni, streaming, calling home and otherwise enjoying the best version of a 'working holiday' she could manage. Still, there came a time for some proper time off and thus she was out, intending to catch some food and find some entertainment for the evening. Of course, the list of people she'd be inviting out was kind of limited, but sure enough Drake would recieve the message: "Heading out to midtown if you wanna catch up!"

Slipstream has posed:
A text came back almost immediately: "Of course! See you soon! <3"

Having decided to beat the traffic and arrive in style, Drake swoops down from the sky via his flight ring, landing on the sidewalk at the meet up destination. He's not sure if he's late or early, but he'll glance around after sliding his shades off and tucks them into his back pocket.

Today he is wearing his Avenger's bomber jacket over a hot pink shirt and a pair of torn and repair jeans. It's casual Friday after all.

Hunori Seong has posed:
They'd almost match! The korean girl didn't quite have the same means of getting around, at least not without drawing a lot of attention by transforming, so she'd simply taken an uber. One drive full of trivia about the city later and Hunori was pulling her pink hoodie jacket around her tighter as she made her way down the street, headed for the destination with her hair down and phone in hand. One absent 'pop' of her bubblegum, the girl shoots a quick message of 'I'm here! Also, apparently my uber driver was chatty and the statue of three girls dancing in central park was put there during the last year of world war 2."

There was a lot of trivia!

Slipstream has posed:
As he spies her climbing out of the car, Drake makes his way over to her with his usual upbeat saunter. "Hey, Hunni!" He calls out to her, though to anyone's elses hears it probably sounds like 'honey'. Once he reaches her, he leans in to swoop her up into a bit of a hug. "I'm glad to see you again. Your streams have been popping lately. So, what do you want to do? Get dinner? I know I could eat. I'm always starving."

That much is true. Speedsters burn calories rapidly. "You look great by the way, cute hoodie."

Hunori Seong has posed:
A grin, Hunni lifted a hand in greeting only to be swept up in the hug with a little laugh, her own arms coming around the speedster before they draw apart. "Missed you too! And yes, I could definately eat!"

Something more substantial than crisps anyway!

The compliment earns a smile, a little pop of the gum bubble before she gestures to herself and turns, revealing the stylized rabbit on the back. "Well, you gotta enjoy your merch, right?"

Slipstream has posed:
"Yup, nothing like free advertising everywhere you go." Drake says with a grin as he slides his hand down into hers, curling his fingers around hers as they start down the sidewalk. "So, I had chili dogs with some teammates the other day. I'm up for whatever you want though. You pick and I'll pay. How has life been? Practicing with your powers going well for you?"

There is a curious tone in his voice as he gives her a grin. "I am still hoping to get you in front of Cap or Tony one of these days to see about helping you out. I can't even get ahold of them most days."

Hunori Seong has posed:
"Well, it's better weather for the hoodie than the shorts," she winks, grinning a little. The handhold is met, lightly gripped as they walked while her eyes dart around at the mention of her powers. She still had a secret identity after all!

Satisfied they weren't being listened to, Hunni nods lightly. "Getting better by the day. More 'pew pew', 'whoosh' and less 'Accidental explosion'."

Slipstream has posed:
It's New York. Everyone has super powers. If you're normal, you're in the minority it seems like.

Drake nods his head and grins at her. "That's awesome. We should get you down to the Avenger's headquarters and have you work it out at our training facility. That could be fun. I'd love to see you cut loose against some of Tony's robots."

Hunori Seong has posed:
"That would be pretty awesome! I mean, so far I've been scared of hurting people. But training robots are made to take a beating. It'd be sweet to see what sort of 'ultimate' I could push to!

A beat, she bites her lip, pondering to herself. "Assuming I didn't explode or something!"

Slipstream has posed:
"I'm pretty sure if your powers would kill you, you woulda blown up by now." Drake says as he squeezes her hand in his, giving her fingers a playful brushing over with his thumb. "Okay, so what are we deciding on food? I'm starving.

Hunori Seong has posed:
"Cheery thought," the accented girl murmers, but the question of food is a good distraction, leading her to shrug. "Something with fries and meat. A burger maybe, or some chicken."

Slipstream has posed:
"I'm always down for burgers. Let's hit up the Burgatory here. They have massive customized burgers and shakes." Drake grins as he leans down to scoop her up in his arms, then blurs down the street with a few jaunts, just to impress her. As he kicks off the curb, he launches upwards into the air to soar over the traffic and across town.

"This is soooo much better than an Uber!" He calls out over the roar of the wind through their hair and ears.

Hunori Seong has posed:
Warnings be damned! Without her transformation Hunni's reflexes were gamer fast, but they weren't supernaturally so! A shriek, she's suddenly swept off her feet and zipped across town, arms immediately thrown around his shoulders as she's carried upwards.

It takes a good second or two for her to open her eyes and process before she shakes her head with a laugh, a good-humored shake of her head and commenting in her native language suggesting her light irritation. "A little heads up next time?"

Slipstream has posed:
"That's boring! Sides', I always wanted to sweep you off your feet." As Drake lands in front of the famous burger joint, he puts her down gently, then reaches up to brush some of her hair back away from her face with a grin. The words BURGATORY are out front with a devil's trident at the end of it for an exclamation mark, all done up in red neon.

This place has won multiple awards over the years for their thick, juicy stacked burgers and killer shakes. Their fries? They are 'okay'. But you come here for the meat. All kinds as well.

As he makes his way to the front with her, he gives his name (and the fact he's an Avenger), and gets led to the back to some booths that are set up in front of multiple screens to watch various games. "You been here before?"

Hunori Seong has posed:
His teasing brings a flush to her cheeks and she lifts her hand to tap her lips. "Sure, but I think I swallowed my gum!"

They'd almost certainly have been seen, but she couldn't really do much more about that. Crossing her arms under her bust as they land, stepping back and giving a little laugh. "I mean," she turns her gaze over the room as they move in and shakes her head. "I should have, but New York is a big city."

Slipstream has posed:
"Way better than swallowing a fly at high speed. I did that once. Almost killed me." Drake is totally romantic.

"It's pretty big, but you're going to experience the /best/ burger in New York City in my opinion." He says as he slides over a book to her. "You create your own." He says, nudging a pencil to her. "Choose your bun style, kind of meat, all the toppings you want, then your side and a drink."

From there, he starts checking off tiny boxes along the side, already knowing how he likes his burger.

"So what else you been up to? Anything cool? Sponsors? Tourns?"

Hunori Seong has posed:
A burger you order off a checklist book? That's nuts, excessive, and amazing. Begining to craft her own masterpiece, Hunni shrugs her shoulders at the question. "The stream thing was a popular idea, even if it's not like a regular thing. Banking on some esports cred and playing in front of a camera works well enough that I make a bit of money and I'm not bored. Tournaments are next month, I'll probably be flying back to Seoul for a little bit, visit home. But otherwise..."

Another shrug, her gaze lifts to him. "What about you?"

Slipstream has posed:
"You know ... saving the world .. but not getting credit for it since I'm not as cool as Captain America or Iron Man, but it's a job. My days start at six in the morning with Cap making us do suicides, then we hit the streets in our assigned sections. When something big happens we're all dispatched out. I have some contracts now with the Avengers. Addidas for example. Free shoes! Also an energy drink. Um.. I got an action figure that makes me look way buffer than I am."

Drake slides the checked off paper to the end of the table with his name written on it. He always attaches his Avengers card to it. Not that he gets a discount, but it gives the waiter a head's up that heroes are in the building.

"I miss streaming and playing video games, but I'm really happy to do something like this. I feel like I finally belong in this world."

Hunori Seong has posed:
"You know how it is, team sports, but there's always a fan favorite and it's usually due to looks or gimmicks, right?"

Of course, she was speaking from her own background, but it seemed accurate enough!

"I think it's awesome," she offers as topics switch. "I mean, what we get to do now? That's so much better. I mean, people wanted VR to try being the superhero or the chosen one or whatever. Some people get to do it for real!"

Slipstream has posed:
"It's totally cool until you get shot, or blown off a building, or .. um.. you lost all your oxygen while in space and you can't breathe and you have to hope to God your teammate can get to you before your suit de-pressureizes." Drake is probably speaking from experience there.

".. No one can hear you cry in space at least."

Again, from experience.

"But, yeah, just being apart of this is really, really cool. It's just way more pressure."

Hunori Seong has posed:
"High stakes, more meaningful I guess." Hunni shrugs, awaiting their orders and her shake to come. "I mean, I know it's dangerous, but I always play to win. This is no different, just more important."

Yep, she was in no hurry to find out if her forcefield could protect her from space. That sounded horrible.

Slipstream has posed:
"I always play to win also, but just know that sometimes you only get one boss fight, no do overs or extra quarters can save you from becoming a stain if you get outgunned. Avengers teaches you to tactically retreat." Drake says as he shifts his jaw. "Which we have yet to do of course, since Cap is so gung-ho and Thor is a badass and Hulk is Hulk."

"I'm a scout. I just stay out of the way, deliver intelligence and get people out of the way. To be honest, it's kinda cake. I had way more action on the Legion."

Hunori Seong has posed:
"Team sport," she repeats, a grin given and a hand offered out to his. "Scouts are important, and it means that you'll always yave something in the tank."

A grin, she shrugs her shoulders. "But otherwise, you're -my- favorite Avenger."

Slipstream has posed:
Grinning ear to ear, Drake finds himself blushing as he shrugs his shoulders upwards. "Well, I do Tier Three sub to you after all. You're my favorite streamer." He says, propping his chin up with a grin as he watches the waiter take off with their tickets to process their meal.

Time for big, thick, burgers.