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Saving the World, One Slice at a Time
Date of Scene: 12 August 2017
Location: Unknown
Synopsis: Three blondes walk into a pizzeria and attempt to not reveal any secrets. They fail.
Cast of Characters: Stardust, Stargirl, Wonder Girl




Stardust has posed:
After the excitement at the stadium, what better way to end the day than pizza? Especially when the food at the stadium concession stands was that over-priced. Pizza is cheaper. It's especially cheaper when Colette says "Hey! You guys wanna go get some pizza? My treat!"

Nothing breaks the ice better than pizza, except possible beating the bad guys. Colette, Courtney and Cassie have done the second, so it's just plain old-fashioned logic that they should do the first, right? Besides, they're all about the same age, and blonde, and therefore no doubt have TONS in common. More, in fact, than they know just yet...

Colette enters the pizza parlour with a bounce in her step, grinning wide. In the short time the other two have known her, they probably figured out already that's pretty much standard for her. She bounces over to an empty booth, waving her hand and holding up three fingers to the waiter. Who she stops to peer at a little longer. He is kinda cute. Then sliding into a seat and grabbing a menu, she waves the other two to follow.

  "So, Cassie and Courtney. Coincidence, right? All our names start with a 'C'. My family name does, too. Cee-Cee, that's me. Don't call me that by the way. Sounds stupid. Colette. Or Col. Or Lettie. Not Collie though, that sounds like a dog. I need cola. For some reason I have a massive urge for Cherry Coke right now. Maybe 'cos it's another cee-cee. You guys have any preference pizza-wise? I'm good with pretty much anything. Love Pizza! So, Courtney, you play soccer? You looked like you're pretty good at it. You guys at school?"

It's probably fairly clear by now that Colette talks a lot.

Stargirl has posed:
"Pizza's good!" Courtney agreed. "Sounds like fun to me. All I've had since breakfast were a couple of those nachos. Not enough for a growing girl." she offered. Once at the pizza place she follows Colette and sits in the chosen booth. "You're more adorable than Lassie." she points out. "I'll eat most anything on pizza, even anchovies if I have to. Rather not, though." She shrugs at the mention of soccer. "I played some, but I wouldn't be able to make a scholarship or anything for it. Yeah, I'm going to be a Freshman at CUNY... City University of New York. I got in a little early, I guess. Not much."

Wonder Girl has posed:
Cassie is cheerful enough as well and readily convinced of the wonders of some post bad-dude nabbing pizza. In fact, she seems hardly lacking in appetite despite the armful of snacks they were toting around at the fair, although probably at least some of those were for some of the friends she came with, and at least a few got dropped in her very brief, and indeed quickly aborted attempt at a bullet-time intervention against the dude with a gun. So maybe the appetite is still normal. Either way, pizza, like dessert and chinese food, is one of those things that disobeys the normal rules of 'fullness.'

"Cassandra Sandsmark," she offers, since they're giving more complete introductions. "But mostly just Cassie is fine!" As for the pizza, she has only one request, and it is both oddly specific and more than a bit unusual: "Probably anything's fine so long as you don't put mustard on it." This is not something most sane people would do, so who knows why she's worried. But nonetheless!

Stardust has posed:
"I've had enough mustard for one day," Colette replies. "Soccer balls and muggers, neither of them go well with mustard. I'm going to remember that next time. CUNY? Nice! I'm at a community college. Yeah yeah, I know. Studying music. " She gives a slightly rueful grin. "Yeah, probably not great for an actual career, but you have to try, right?"

  She waves the waiter over and starts ordering. "Uh... one Philly Cheese steak, one Buffalo... are either of you two veggies? Uh one Pacific Veggie. Large. No mustard on any of them please. And some cheesy garlic bread. And... you guys want anything else? Go ahead. And I'll have a cherry coke, please. " The way she's ordering, even Cassie should be satisfied.

  So you two were together, right? Old friends? How about that guy who was there, the one who grabbed the idiot with the gun? You know him too, or another bystander?"

Stargirl has posed:
Courtney has a look around the place, she idly plays with the hot pepper shaker. "Oh! I'm Courtney Whitmore. Sorry, I should've mentioned that earlier. I mean, you all remember my name but, yeah." She smiles again, something she does a lot of too. "Sorry, I'm shivering a little, coming down from the adrenaline. That was fun, wasn't it?" She purses her lips a moment, thinking. "I maybe should just have water to drink." A shrug. "The cute guy? No. I wish I had a chance to talk to him more. I guess he was too old, though."

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Mm, we only met a little while ago," Cassie answers, sparing glance over at Courtney while letting Colette handle all the ordering without any further commentary, which probably means it's all A-OK. Although she will go for another coke. "Kinda ran into each other in a park and played some hoops with a couple friends." That somewhat undersells the actual story, of course, or the oddness of the rest of those friends, but small steps. "But I guess we had enough fun that she thought the soccer thing would be cool and invited me along."

Mention of the guy has her grinning a little, but she shakes her head. "No, I wish I'd had a chance to ask who he was. I know I've seen his face somewhere, but I haven't been able to place it. I thought he must have been an actor or something, but I don't know, do many of them learn martial arts for real for their movies? I figured that was mostly stunt-men and junk. Pretty cool either way." Then, laughing, she retorts, "He didn't look *that* old. Maybe, like, I dunno, I have some grad TAs that must be around his age." Does that make it fair game?!

Stardust has posed:
Colette blinks at Courtney, her face suddenly a picture of concern. "You okay? I mean... yeah, it can hit you afterwards, can't it? Seeing violence that close up. Something to drink, a few slices, that'll make you feel better. Nothing to worry about now, any way. Right? All over now."

  Colette's grin bounces back rapidly, flashing between Cassie and Courtney "Bee-tee-doubleyou? You two were /totally/ awesome back there, stepping up like that. Most people would never do that. You ladies got stones. Well, not actual stones, 'cos that would be pretty..." she stops, thoughtful for a moment, possibly wondering about Lyssa. "But... you know. I'm guessing those two fools are gonna have to rethink their notions of an easy mark, know what I mean? Yeah, he was kind of cute." Colette speaks too fast for paragraphs, and it sometimes takes a little mental agility to keep track of which direction she's veering off at. "You liked him?" she asks Cassie, grin widening. "Yeah, he did look kinda familiar, didn't he? Don't see why actors wouldn't learn martial arts, though. Some do. Maybe he's in action movies, does the whole method acting thing. Got to walk the walk, that kind of deal. I'd have said mid-twenties, I guess?" She finally shuts up for a whole few seconds, looking thoughtful. "I dunno. Maaaaaybe. I guess it depends on what he's like as a person. "

Stargirl has posed:
"Oh, heck yeah. That _was_ fun. The basketball, I mean. Fun to let loose for once." Courtney says enthusiastically. "I don't get to do that much. I'm usually up..." then she rolls her eyes at herself. "... yeah. I'm dumb. Forget that." She smiles a bit at the thought of Danny again. "Well, it'd be like dating an uncle or something. He's probably what... thirty? I wouldn't quite be 'bait, but he might squick out anyway. Still, it might be fun to kickbox with him a little. " A nod for Colette. "Oh, I always get this way after... yeah. I'm fine. It's just... you know, adrenaline."

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Oh, I've seen worse than those bozos," Cassie retorts, not quite so careful about holding back from bragging, though obviously not quite in the degree of detail that she could! "The only thing they were good at was being top-grade morons. I mean maybe they thought they could snatch a purse fast in the crowd, that's like, normal crime stuff I guess, but I dunno why they didn't book it when they got caught. What'd they think was gonna happen, trying to beat up some people in the middle of a crowd? But thanks, glad if we could help, even though it kinda looked like you had it under control yourself!"

Then she gives a little laugh and sort of a vague wave in the air, deflecting the notion of any deeper connection. "I don't know the guy or anything to think much or not, just, you know, I guess he kinda stood out. I'm sure its cause I've seen him on TV and part of me is just annoyed I can't figure it out?" Although those may be semi-excuses since she turns on Courtney to argue the details, "Oh, I doubt he was thirty... Maybe mid twenty-something." Why should she care?! "But yeah, we should find time for another game or something. I'd be down for some, whatever, kickboxing or something sure... though we'd have to figure out who he was to have any clue where he worked out. Probably some fancy private health place, anyway."

Stardust has posed:
Colette's face is a battleground between an encouraging smile for Courtney, thoughtful surprise, and curiosity. "Kickboxing? Way cool. Nah, not thirty, I don't think he was that old. Cassie's right. So mystery guy was all kung-fu, you kickbox... how about you, Cassie? You know any martial arts? What else is there... judo or something?" She snaps her fingers, then drums them on the table. "I should totally learn a martial art. I'm such a derp! There I am butting in and twisting some guy's arm, and I'm surrounded by all these... "she does some kung-fu hand gestures "martial artist maestros ready to go all Jet Li on those guys' asses.

Everyone's drinks arrive, and Colette downs half of hers in one go. All that talking is thirsty business. "Oh! I know exactly what you mean, Cassie. When you're sure you recognize... Just last week there was this guy, and I was all... I /know/ I've seen that face before. And everyone's kind of staring at him. So I thought... maybe a football player or something, because he looked pretty built, right? So then a bit later, I'm..." she stops suddenly, blinking. "Well, uh. Anyway, turns out he was that Thor guy. " She gives a small shrug and sips at her coke, in no rush now.

Stargirl has posed:
"Maybe he slums at one of the dojos?" Court ponders. "Maybe he has a younger brother or something? Twinsies would be nice. Yeah." She looks toward the counter, maybe a bit impatient. "You know, I love garlic bread." and she laughs. "Not like I'm gonna be kissing anyone anytime soon." she waves a hand too, at Colette's comment. "I'm not like some super-martial artist. I don't even have a belt. Well, I have a belt, it's a red one, but it's not like a karate belt or anything. It's a vintage belt, like from decades ago." She looks at Colette in surprise. "You met Thor? Cool. I met Di..." and she glances sidelong at Cassie. "...Diana. She wouldn't remember me, though."

Wonder Girl has posed:
This is where the explaining gets a little difficult, and Cassie seems to think about it a moment, maybe longer than it should take to answer a simple question like what kinds of sports she does. "Oh well, hmm... I mean I guess I've always done some different kinds of sports, though by high school I was a little short for basketball anymore. But, I guess just kind of different stuff. Some track and field and some, er, not really martial arts stuff like you see in movies or whatever, but some, ah, self-defense classes and..." How does one make 'Amazonian Combat Training' sound remotely normal? 'Oh, just a bit of sword & shield, some magic bullet-deflecting bracer work, a little lasso 101...' "Well just that sort of thing." She gives a shrug. "I think it's mostly that guys like that will underestimate any woman they look at, so it's pretty easy to take them off guard." She'll go with that!

With drinks on hand, she grabs hers and takes a sip, then almost spits it out as she makes some kind of snort-laugh-choking sound. Is it shock or more... "*cough* Oh, oh yeah? Wow, that's pretty cool, meeting like a real... thunder... god-thing?" She... wouldn't know ANYTHING about that. But then she looks over at Courtney and can't help herself or play dumb. "Oh, you met Diana? Cool. She's great, isn't she? You know she used to work for my mom, so I actually know her pretty well. If you wanted to say hi again, or something, I'm sure she wouldn't mind us dropping by the consulate to say hello."

Stargirl has posed:
"Well, I didn't get a chance to talk to her, not really." Courtney explains. "It was more like we worked together. She was pretty busy with... with all the other things she had to do. I did get to help her clean up her mess. There were some other of her Justice League friends there. Ah..." she shrugs and just drops names, but her tone isn't bragging. "There was a Green Lantern there, and Aquaman, though she called him 'Arthur'. Oh, and a guy with a sword riding a horse with wings." She has a sip of her water, she's a little excited to remember that day. "Mmm. Working for your mom? That would have been cool. Yeah, Diana is great. Oh! Yeah, that Doom guy from Latveria was there too."

Stardust has posed:
"Yeah, Thor. With the whole... hammer thing. " She puffs up and sticks her elbows out, pretending to be big, and booms out "Unhand that young lady, forsooth!" She de-puffs, laughing. "Well, not actually forsooth. But he did say 'unhand'." She cocks her head to Cassie with a mischievous grin. "You like older guys? I mean, Thor was kind of hot for a guy who's like two thousand years old or whatever... Diana? Who's that? Vintage is cool. Retro fashion. Red's a kind of limiting color for a belt though, gotta take care what kind of outfit you're going to wear with that. Consulate? Your parents in the diplomatic biz, Cassie?"

Colette's brain has no time for ordered thought, her mouth is just too demanding. "Hey, me too! More coincidences, huh? My father's part of the French corps diplomatique. Wait..." she blinks at Courtney. "Justice League? Diana as in... the Amazon? O kay. That beats Thor. You win!"

Fortunately at this point, pizza arrives. There is one thing on this planet that will shut Colette up, and that's shoving slices of pizza into her mouth.

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Not diplomatic, no, my mom is a curator at this museum and Diana was going to lecture there, I guess because, you know, she experienced some of that history they were doing personally," she explains to both of them. "So I did get to know her pretty well, she even babysat sometimes when my mom was off doing her digs or other stuff." Of course, this may also be the point where it's worth noting the big *W* on her t-shirt, although that surely looks more like a bit of fangirlism than a legit costume or anything. And that may well be the truth of it!

When Colette flat out asks her if she likes older guys, she reddens a little in the face and just says, "It's not like that or anything! I just, like I said, I just thought I recognized him and that bothered me! I mean I'm sure Thor is super impressive if he's, you know, some actual Norse God but..." No, THAT part doesn't actually sound like it impresses her especially. "I dunno." Then a blink. "Who's that?" She sounds almost offended that anyone shouldn't know! Really, she does get worked up on the topic, although Colette catches on before she has to say it, and Cassie just beams a wide smile. "Yeah, so like, actually..." And here she looks around, as if uncertain if she can reveal the GREAT SECRET, but decides to anyway, "So like, because my mom and her are friends and all... I got to go to Themyscira and meet the Amazons. That's what I meant by the self-defense classes. Those chicks are badass!"

Stargirl has posed:
"Pizza. Yum." and she digs into a slice too, she chooses the Philly. "Good. I don't much like cheesesteaks, but this is tasty. Maybe I'm just really hungry?" A little more parmesan from the shaker. "Better." When her mouth is clear again she leans and gently tries to elbow Wondy in the arm. "Oh, c'mon. You can admit it if you like older guys. It's just us girls here, right?" She blinks, though, as Cassie admits to going to Amazon-land. "Wow. That must have been _really_ cool." she says in awe.

Stardust has posed:
Colette stops mid-chomp, pizza held to her mouth, and flat out stares at Cassie. Thankfully she has the manners to finish her mouthful before talking. "Okay. YOU win. That. Is. COOL. Themyscira? That must have been quite a vacation. So we have kung-fu, kickboxing and uh... whatever actual, for reals Amazon martial arts is called. I am genuinely jealous. Dunno about /actual/ god though. I mean, is that likely? He's some guy with a magic hammer and like magic thunder powers. Which, if you're a viking, you're probably gonna say, hey. Thunder god. Let's go sacrifice some oxen or whatever. I'm not sure what vikings do. "

  Colette leans back in her seat, finishing her slice and taking another sip of cola. "Don't like Philly cheesesteaks?" She gives Courtney a long, wide-eyed look, and shakes her head. "Girl, you musta had the wrong ones. What is this, deepest darkest secrets day? You don't like Philly CheeseSteaks, you like dating older men..." she flashes a big grin at Cassie, to let her know she's teasing, and grabs a piece of garlic bread. *CHOMP!*

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Well, I don't know about... how much of a God he is or just some powerful dude, though he's definitely attested in the mythological record, like the poetic eddas and the..." Blink, blink. "Ah, sorry, that was my mom talking," Cassie offers, with a sheepish laugh, and starts reaching for some food, grabbing slices of different flavors for testing purposes. "She's super into all that history and mythology stuff and some of it rubs off. I guess, meeting people like Diana, part of it's about figuring out what of it is really real and all of that. And I guess, probably, a lot of it is. Real. I mean, the Amazons all believe that stuff and they're all old enough to remember when Greece was like, the happening, hip new place. So if uh, for example," FOR NO REASON, "Zeus," ahem, "Athena, Ares, all of those folks are the real, legit God folks maybe Thor is too?" Shrug!

Then she grins a little. "I really did like Themyscira. The Amazons are super nice and, well, just really amazing. You don't even miss there not being any guys around!" Which, if she sounded too boy-crazy earlier, may offer a little bit of a counterpoint in her wistful description of Paradise island.

Stargirl has posed:
"I wish I knew Amazon martial arts. That'd be helpful." Courtney muses. Back to the pizza, then. She smiles at Colette. "They usually have that fakey cheese spread junk on 'em and I don't like it. This is better." Oh, if Colette only knew the deep dark secrets that could be mentioned. "Have you two seen that Solomon Grundy guy wandering around dressed kinda like Superman, but with the 'S' backwards?" she asks. "I wonder where he got the costume?" She listens to Cassie, though. "Yeah, it might be nice to not have guys around sometimes, so there's not someone looking at your butt or your chest all the time. They probably have some neat stories, too."

Stardust has posed:
Eyeing Cassie over her pizza, Colette gives a slight shrug. "I guess. Depends on definitions though. I mean none of those guys legit created the universe. Certainly they all didn't. So, how do they rate as gods, and say Superman doesn't? Oh, yeah, Court. You GOTS to have the right cheese. Dunno what it is about this country, it's like... there's cheese, and then there's something else that kind of looks like cheese but tastes of ass, and half the people here can't tell the difference. Solomon who? Backwards 'S'? Is he like... Illiterate Man, or something? Island full of women though, don't tell me not a one of them would be looking at your ass or chest, 'cos I ain't believing that for a second."

  Colette finishes the last of her cola, and starts playing around with the can, a hand on top of it, rolling it in small circles on the base, staring at it as it turns slow circles. "You guys could probably have kicked those two muggers asses without knowing you were even doing it. I swear, this town..." her voice lowers to almost a mutter. "First there's Mister Viking with his 'unhand that maiden' stuff, then that weird orange cat guy with crazy illusions and deranged sense of humour. Then even the other girls in the crowd turn out to be the Kickboxing Kid and the Junior Amazon Patrol..." She grins wryly and shakes her head. "Gotta admit it's fun though. And a great way to meet new friends," she adds with a broad smile.

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Hmm, well if you want to visit the consulate sometime, they have a gymnasium and you could try some of it out? It's not really, uh, kung-fuish, so much as, mmm, a lot of general athletics plus swords and shields and things like that," Cassie explains, and offers to Courtney, though she glances toward Colette in turn to see if she seems as interested in the whole thing. "And some of the Amazons have come to help staff it, so you could meet a few more of them. I think Diana likes it when I bring friends, or at least, she doesn't mind. Good for, you know, inter...national relations, or whatever you call them for a magical island that's not on any maps." That can make things tricky at U.N. meetings.

But she does seem to consider Colette's point, expression twisting thoughtfully. "You might be right I guess. They're definitely not all-powerful... uh the way the Amazons talk about them, anyway." She wouldn't know directly or anything. Of course, the other young woman goes on to make a point about just how many people there are around with such odd talents and she nods. "Well it's good, I guess, since there seem to be a lot of troublemakers out there too. But yeah. I mean, if people want to help, and they have the power to do it, they really shouldn't be shy about it."

Stargirl has posed:
Courtney tosses the crust of her slice on her plate and reaches to collect a veggie slice. "Oh, sorry." she says, as her arm brushes past Cassie's "I have no manners when it comes to pizza." and she laughs a bit. "It was nothing, really. All I did was act tough. That's usually enough. There was this time when..." and she shakes her head again. "You don't want to hear that story." She looks back to Cassie quickly. "Well, maybe I can go with you sometime and you and introduce me to some of them? I'd like to learn sword and shield. I sometimes play with a staff, but not really any other weapons."

Stardust has posed:
The raised eyebrow and a forwards lean at the mention of the consulate gymnasium would suggest that Colette is indeed interested, but it's rapidly followed by a bit of lip biting and chin-on-fist self-reflection. Of course it could easily be that someone who's recently admitted they don't know any martial arts would be just a bit nervous of sparring with amazons. Particularly ones with swords. She watches the interplay between Courtney and Cassie with a rare few moments silence before offering Courtney some encouragement. "You should totally do it, Courtney. And don't talk yourself down, Courtney. You stepped in, that's the import..."

Colette stops mid-sentence, realizing she's just started to echo Cassie's 'they really shouldn't be shy about it" point, and leans back heavily in her seat. "Well. I mean, it's not an obligation, or whatever. You have to be comfortable with it. I mean even if you woke up tomorrow with like super mind powers or something... well it's one thing people not being shy, but it's your life, you only have one. I mean, people keep saying... no... it's just... " she shakes her head, then shrugs her shoulders. "Well I guess it's not gonna be right for everyone, is all," she concludes levelly.

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Sure, whenever you want, really," Cassie tells Courtney, and doesn't seem notably offended by any pizza etiquette or lack thereof. "We can head over and practice and it'll be great. They've got a bunch of different practice weapons and things, like maybe you could try a spear or something since its a little more staff-y? Anyway, nothing to worry about. Probably one of the Amazons could give you some tips, too, since I dunno if I'm really good enough to teach someone much."

Then looking over at Colette, she raises her chin. "You definitely oughta do something with 'em if you've got 'em, at least I think. I mean, people who get them are really lucky, to have that kind of thing, and not everyone does, even people who really DO want to help... like police or soldiers or firemen, yaknow? So you can't be as selfish as if you're normal."

Stargirl has posed:
"Well, I'm not afraid to step in." Court says, a little but of protest in her voice. "I'm not shy, either. Especially not when there's wrong to right!" She grins at herself. "Listen to me. I sound like a bad comic book." A look back to Cassie. "I'm sure you're plenty good. You could tach me whatever you want." She looks down at her half-eaten pizza. "You know what would be cool, _really_ cool? To be on one of the teams, like the Justice League or the Titans."

Stardust has posed:
"Is it really lucky, though?" Colette asks. "I mean... look, I'm not talking about being selfish. But it's like... if you're born with an amazing talent for cooking but you dream of being a... lawyer or whatever, is it wrong to follow your dream? Are you being selfish if you don't become a chef? Or suppose you're, I dunno, able to control shopping carts with your mind. Like, you can be a really rubbish superhero, and probably get underfeet and annoy the hell out of the big guys, or you can do something productive with your life. What I'm trying to say is..."

  Colette points towards Courtney. "Yeah, that. You step in, 'cos you can, and it's right. Like... the three of us just did. Seems to be none of us are shy to do that." She breaks into a grin. "But that's something you just do, right? Doesn't matter who you are. Not about being special. Just about doing what's right. One of those guys, on those teams. I dunno, I mean that's pretty much your job then, right? You /are/ like police or soldiers or firefighters. Or all three, I guess."

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Well...." Cassie wonders, again pondering these philosophical questions with obvious uncertainty. Her own convictions aside, it's not something she's had a lot of chance or opportunity to debate, after all, and Colette does seem to hit another side of it. "I mean, I don't know. I'm not sure being a chef is exactly the same? I mean, we all love tasty food but usually that's not saving lives or anything, it's just... you know, a perk, right? So long as we're not hungry, fancy or not doesn't matter that much in the big scheme. But like, having a talent to save or protect people, if you don't do that... I dunno." She shakes her head, unwilling to fully condemn it or call it anything anything bad, but clearly, she has something with the hero complex. "I always always so amazed by people like Wonder Woman, when I was a kid. Woulda given anything to be like her and do the stuff she did."

She looks thoughtful after that, and maybe a little quieter for a moment, although she eventually turns back to Courtney with a smile. "Yeah, those groups are even better, where its all of them fighting together." Close to saying something, she opens her mouth, closes it, and then just offers, "Anyway, yeah, sure, I can give you some basic pointers first. I really think you'll like it, and maybe I can bring some other friends by too."

Stargirl has posed:
"Alright by me." Court says. "I _like_ putting out fires. I mean, it doesn't leave much time for a social life, let alone studying or sleep." and she shakes her head. "Sometimes I just pass out, after missing sleep for a couple of nights and days in a row. Energy drinks and shots only go so far to keep you on your feet. I might have to try something more serious." she admits. "But yea, I kinds didn't have a choice but to stop fires. It was kinda dropped in my lap and thenn I couldn't stop." She has a bite of her pizza and nods to Cassie. "Sounds like fun."

Stardust has posed:
Colette leans back, folding her arms behind her head. "Saving lives is more importants, sure. But... well, suppose what you would have given anything to be like was... you wanted to act. Or sing. Or write books. Whatever. Then one day you wake up and you're Wonder Woman mark two. Is it fair to say... well tough luck, you have to give up your dreams now? Maybe... you go on pursuing your dream, but you like, save people on your days off or whatever. That's all." She gives another shrug of her shoulders, the obviously not very certain of the philosophy herself.

  "So uh... if you two go do that training thing, can I... come along? I mean probably just to watch, or whatever. But it sounds seriously cool. Wait. Courtney, you..." she looks over to the pizza-chewing woman, blinking rapidly. "You mean you actually are a fire-fighter? Like for real? That's awesome."

Wonder Girl has posed:
"Well, sure, you still get days off or whatever!" Cassie declares, with a grin. "No one should have to do their job 24/7 with no time for anything else, that'd be hard on you no matter what you do. So, like, either way, whichever is your dream or responsibility, you gotta make some room for both. Diana doesn't go around fighting sea monsters all the time, or she wouldn't have been able to come work at the museum or get to know us or any of that stuff. And I'm sure the Amazons all have, er, hobbies or whatever." Not that she's quite sure all of them are quite so mundane as the term implies. Details!

She does now spare a glance at Courtney, particularly given Colette's little inquiry, which she maaaay have some insight on but is curious how the girl will answer, while encouraging her, "You shouldn't burn yourself out or anything, either. Even a really tough training regimen has to have time for rest and recuperation and all of that." Then a quick glance back. "Sure, I said before it's fine if you want to come. I think Diana likes having guests."

Stargirl has posed:
"Oh, no." Court laughs gently. "I meant it more in a metaphorical sense... like we did at the stadium. Helping people, stopping trouble. That kind of 'putting out fires'." She goes back to eating. "Good mushrooms." She stugs at Cassie's suggestion of relaxing. "There's just time for hobbies and junk. I barely have time to breathe. I know someone's gonna ask me out and I'll to be like... " and she mimes looking at a wstch thst doesn't exist on her wrist. "... "Oh, let me see. Yeah, I can fit you in in about a week, next year.".

Stardust has posed:
Colette grins excitedly at Cassie. "Thanks! Wouldn't miss it for the world. That's gonna be so awesome. Do you think it would be okay if I just kind of try out a sword a bit? I've never had a go with a sword, but it always looks so much fun in the movies, you know? I mean just swing it around a bit, not proper training. I guess probably first timers don't get to do that anyway, right? It would be pretty embarrassing to y'know, accidentally stab someone in the face.

  Quirking her head to the side, Colette listens to Courtney's answer, and frowns a little. "Oh. So you actually kind of DO go out and... Huh. And there was me trying to give you encouragement..." She shakes her head and grins sheepishly. "Great. Way to derp even more, Collete. She actually IS the Kickboxing Kid." She gives a little laugh, then grins at Cassie. "Hey, what's the betting your kung-fu actor turns out to secretly be an Avenger or something?"

Wonder Girl has posed:
"They have practice ones," Cassie points out to Colette, as if this should be fairly obvious. "So yeah, it's totally fine! No accidental face-stabbing required! It'll be totally great." Beaming over this, she otherwise sort of watches the other two interact, the goings back and forth about what exactly Courtey does. And since she's admitting it, well... "... yeah that time at the stadium wasn't exactly a first for me either. Hah." She reaches up to scratch a little at the back of her neck through her hair, again smiling in a sort of slightly sheepish fashion.

And maybe it shouldn't be a total surprise, since well, since when do just random people start learning sword-fu from Amazons? "So yeah. I mean, Courtney... Well, we can spar a bit and well, depending on things, I maybe have some friends I can introduce you to? That's kind of what I was getting at anyway. But you know. It's not really my say in any of it, but like a good word from me or definitely from Diana wouldn't hurt or anything. Or maybe if Kori can come by to watch, we've done some sparring at the consulate before." And with this quasi admission, she has to laugh at Colette's observation: "Yeah, probably? Though I don't think he's one of them. Could be why I remembered him, though."

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There might be recognition in Courtney's eyes. "Oh, friends like the blonde guy with the dark skin, the one that kept dunking on me in the park?" She nods. "That would be keen. I'm up for meeting them, yeah. Should I dress up or something? In my colors, I mean." well, there... she's as much admitted things. She shrugs. "Maybe Diana will remember me after all?"

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"Of course, yeah. Wooden ones, right?" Colette asks. "I totally knew that. Well, totally seen it in films and things, anyway. So, uh, yeah." Her eyes flicker between Cassie and Courtney. "Uh, anyway. Be right back! I uh... " she holds her hands out. "Pizza fingers. Need to wash..." Without awaiting acknowledgement, she's gone. Maybe it was more urgent than she was claiming?

Or not. Someone with enhanced senses might just hear that rather than washing sounds, Colette is actually making an excuse for a hissed conversation, presumably having just called someone on her cell. "If you... no. It's a bit convenient... I don't know! Something about spending time with... whatever. I trust you about as far as I ca... oh very funny."

Aaaand she's back. "So you guys want a sundae or something? I feel the need for sugar.

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"Yeah. Well I mean, I told you Kaldur was Atlantean. Dunno what was up with that other chick, though. And you don't have to, dress up I mean. At least not just to come along and spar or whatever," Cassie offers. "I figure if they want a proper demonstration or something, maybe? I dunno. I've never, like, recruited anyone before." So yeah, perhaps the level of subtlety has worn down a little, there's only so much vague innuendo she can manage. It gets kinda annoying and its way more cool just to talk about this stuff!

"Mhm," she nods back at Colette, though that's about all she gets a chance to reply with before the young woman rushes off for her quick, rushed grease-washing / phonecall. That does raise some eyebrows, and they even sorta stay that way in a vaguely accusatory sort of posture by the time she gets back. "Uh sure, sundaes sound great."

Stargirl has posed:
"Alright. Thanks." is all Courtney can say. "I can eat some ice cream." Courtney agrees when Colette returns and suggests dessert. "I'll have to do some more crunches, but hey. It'll be worth it. Sugar is good, caramel... mmmm."

Stardust has posed:
The waiter is waved over, and Sundaes ordered. If Cassie remains slightly suspicious about Colette's hissed conversation, it seems to have left Colette's mind completely. After all, there are sundaes. Tasty, tasty sundaes. And gossip, chatter about training, reminiscences of the rather lame muggers at the stadium, discussions about 'older men' and more gossip. And mostly, Sundaes.

  Courtney spoke the truth: sugar is indeed good.