3633/A Midtown Stroll

A Midtown Stroll
Date of Scene:	12 January 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Livewire, Slipstream

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Livewire has posed:
It's not all about online shenanighans, fun, and accidental villainy. Sometimes there's lazying about, having a life to live, and just being without any pressing urges to throwdown with the likes of Superman, y'know? It's how Livewire comes to walk about Upper East Side. And while not everyone recognize Leslie Willis or Livewire, her striking looks certainly makes most who don't know her consider her a mutant, so not too many approach her. Which is fine with her on her off day.

Slipstream has posed:
After the incredible comeback win of Team Static over the Seoul team, Drake and his team found themselves plastered on a couple of billboards. Staring up at one at the moment, Drake rubs the back of his neck with a goofy grin on his face. YOUR OVERWATCH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. THE NEW YORK STATIC. ".. Man. That is .. just ... ridiculous." He holds up his phone and takes a picture of it, then starts to send it out on his social media. After a few taps, he glances upwards at the sight of Livewire's approach, then lifts a hand and waves.

Livewire has posed:
Someone daring to wave at her, and Livewire waves back, before curiously approaching before spotting Drake, "oh, hi, Drake...how goes your online video gaming thingamajiging?" She asks, clearly, she did not lift her head to spot that billboard that's right there. Also, she honestly wasn't following up on E-Sports too much.

Slipstream has posed:
"Oh. It's going okay." Drake says as he tilts his head upwards to the billboard again, chuckling to himself. He gives a motion of his hand upwards. "I take it you don't watch ESPN, huh?" He gives a grin in her direction. "How are you doing? Electrocute anyone lately that needed it?"

Livewire has posed:
Livewire looks up after Drake's gesture and lets out a rather mild, "oh? Well, congratulations on kicking Korean ass then." Okay, so she's not utterly clueless about these e-sports as she let out. "Only on accident, you know, some people are just dumb. And stupid people get hurt. It's the way of life..."

Slipstream has posed:
"True, true." Drake says as he gives another proud smile at the billboard. "So whatcha up to today? Just roaming the streets looking for something to do? I got no plans if you want company." He slips his hands into his front pockets of his hoodie, rocking some on his sneakers. "We're on break now for the next two weeks so I'm trying to get fresh air."

Livewire has posed:
"Well, after my winning interview with Human Torch, Johnny Storm, I've been in a bit of a slump thinking of how I could possibly top that...the guy literally is a bimbo," Livewire says with a laugh, "usually I got to lead my interviewees he just walked right into it all on his own. You know how many hits I got for Human Torch saying the Age of The Hero is over?"

Slipstream has posed:
"I dunno, at least a couple mill?" Drake asks curiously as he grins at her. "I'm sure just having his name gets a ton of hits on your video title, right? Did you monetize it so you can get some cash at least?"

Livewire has posed:
"You're in the ballpark," Leslie says with a proud grin, "damned good show, almost as good as that idiot hero who admitted he likes abusing women." She's been on a roll lately, she's happy. "Yeah, of course I monetized it! I monetize all my videos...and yeah, JStorm is a hot name."

Slipstream has posed:
"Who's the guy that says he was abusing women?" Drake furrows his brows as he tilts his head to one side. "I musta missed one of your vids during my trainings. It's been pretty hectic lately. But I haven't had a chance to hear about this one. You wanna get lunch or something? I'm starving."

Livewire has posed:
"Oh...that schmoe, Mon-El something? You didn't watch that episode...?" Livewire frowns for a moment, as if she truly expects everyone in the world to tune in to her show. Well, for the most part she doesn't give them choice, they need to turn away from screens to avoid it. "Sure, we can grab lunch..." she offers, pretty nonchalant in her mannerism. She's cool!

Slipstream has posed:
Drake gives a bit of a halt in his step as he squints his eyes at her. "No, I didn't watch it. What are you talking about?" He asks, sliding his phone out of his pocket and taps along it a few times to try and find the video. His nose wrinkles as he tilts his head back to her.

Livewire has posed:
"Oh you didn't? Well...check that out," Livewire points her hand at Drake's phone, and YouTube app pops up with her show (+bbread 18/11), "awesome, isn't it? Real quality show!"

Slipstream has posed:
As he watches, Drake lets out a slight snort, then slips the phone into his pocket. "I know for a fact Lar is not racist nor is he sexist. You sure chopped it up though to make it look like that."

Livewire has posed:
Livewire crosses her arms, "oh, really? You weren't there, how do you know? Guy flat out wanted to beat me...I'm a woman, that's outright misogynistic of him!" She doesn't seem to like Drake's take on her video. "There was no editing whatsoever, I don't do that. My show is perfect, always done in one take."

Slipstream has posed:
"I know because the guy is an alien from a different timeline. You can't be racist if you're an alien and he is definitely not sexist. Pretty sure you being a super villain of some caliber is due to his remarks. Got the video of what happened /before/ he said that?" Drake asks curiously as he heads down the sidewalks, aiming for a Mickey D's. "He is also amnesic and very innocent about .. everything. He's like a young puppy who's trying to relearn everything from scratch."

Livewire has posed:
"He's a what?" Livewire stares oddly at Drake, "are you stupid? Of course you can be racist and an alien...just look at Superman, why is he only helping Americans?" Livewire snorts, finding that Drake doesn't quite match her normal viewership. No wonder he thinks Mon-El is in the right. "Sure, I was doing a review of smartphones...he just barged in like a doof and threatened me. There was a stupid girl there too, but she attacked him for being a misogynist." She holds back, glaring at Drake, "you know what, I don't think I want to grab a bite anymore...you should go with that Mon-El character if he's so alieny and awesome for you."

Slipstream has posed:
"Oh come on. Superman does not /just/ save Americans. He's like .. literally /known/ for saving the world a few times over, as well as other countries." Drake chuckles as he shrugs his shoulders upwards. "And racism means that you have the belief that your race is superior to another and that you have some type of power over them. Superman, even if he was just saving Americans, wouldn't make him racist. American is not a race." He turns around to face her, rocking on his heels a bit. "I'm not taking a side or anything, just saying I know what I know." He tilts his head to the McDonald's. "C'mon, nuggets are waiting, and maaaybe a milkshake. You really gonna turn down a shake?"

Livewire has posed:
"That was Power Girl that saved us from Darkseid, not Superman," Livewire reminds Drake, "he totally didn't give a fuck. Fact." She nods, "call him a nationalist then, whatever, I'm not going to sit down with you and hear how my show is fake...and stupid face Mon-El is a saint, because he did want to beat me up, and I caught it on camera. You're just upset because you think he's a hero...those haters fool all the little people. Hmpfh, I'm done." She crosses her arms and turns her back on Drake, clearly she took it a bit personally.

Slipstream has posed:
"I'm not upset at all. I'm a normal human who just plays video games. If you all want to beat the crap out of each other and puff up your chests, just make sure I'm not home when you rampage through the city." Drake says as he turns around to face her, letting out a loud sigh.

Livewire has posed:
"I...wasn't beating the crap out of anyone, I was doing an episode on smartphone review...and he barged in to threaten me. I'd say that was violent behaviour...besides, if I was a villain, don't you think Johnny Storm would do something else rather than being a friendly interview on my show, and bragging about it on twitter right after?" Livewire asks, still not turning to face Drake, leaving her back turned to him.

Slipstream has posed:
"No comment." Drake says as he turns his head over to the McDonald's, then lets out a long sigh. "I'm gonna get food. If you want, the invite is still open." He says as he reaches over to open the door and steps through to the scent of warm burgers and fries.

Livewire has posed:
Livewire is there one moment, the next she's gone. Looks like the tone of the conversation soured her on sharing a meal with Drake. She's very proud of her work, and took his take as a direct insult. Nevermind she wasn't being quite fair with Mon-El, than again, she did no different than your average Fox News caster.