3725/First Date at Two Bridges

First Date at Two Bridges
Date of Scene:	24 January 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Green Lantern (Cruz), Slipstream

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Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
A date... she hasn't been on a date in... ummm... since high school. That's embarrasing. First she tries to find some suitable clothes. She plans on doing this date without using green light. To try to be... normal. She finds an old dress hanging in her closet, shakes it out. Nodding slowly. A gray dress that goes past the knees, with a modest neckline. She puts a black lace sweater over it, very self-conscious of her right arm. She ponders as she nods, then endeavors to do this completely normally as she steps out of her house, and enters the cab that she had called, taking her to the chinese restaurant. Trying to act like a normal person - the two agreed to meet at the restaurant as she gets out and waits.

Slipstream has posed:
Having no formal clothes of his own, Drake makes his way down the street after taking a long walk. He is wearing a pair of clean jeans and a dark polo with a small Overwatch logo on the left side of his chest. As he spies Jessica, he lifts his hand and waves to her with a smile. "Hey there." He calls over to her. "I hope you weren't waiting long. I had to walk. Uber would be another ten minutes or so." He takes a moment to look her over, then grins. "You wore a dress. I feel underdressed now. I literally have nothing nice in my closet. You look great though. Really."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "It was in my closet - I had to beat the dust out of it. I haven't worn a dress in years. Forgot how funny they feel." She smiles - and other than the green ring on her left finger, there's no evidence that she's anyting but just a normal woman. "So, shall we go in? I didn't want to do something too... high-class. I haven't had Chinese in a while." She walks in, expecitng you to be right behind.

Slipstream has posed:
"Sure. I hope they have sushi. I love that shit. I haven't had good sushi though since I lived in Cali." Drake says as he follows after her, reaching past to get the door for her. "What about you, sushi girl?" He flags a waiter down to secure a table near the back, but still in line of sight of the door.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods as she appreciates your caution. "Hopefully I won't be called to duty," she mutters softly. "I'm... always on call." She glances down at Anillo who she had a talk with and who agreed to stay quiet tonight. "I was more aiming for some of the classics like chow mein, sweet and sour stuff, and beef and broccoli."

Slipstream has posed:
"That works too. I always want an exit strat in case of zombies." Drake says seriously to her as he picks up his menu to look it over. Man, east coast Chinese sucks. Back at home we would have all types of crazy dishes. You gotta try cherry chicken. It's like sweet and sour but glazed with cherry sauce. It's so bomb." He settles back into the chair as he drums his fingers along the table. "Can't wait until I hit twenty-one." He mutters as he looks at the mixed drink page.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz blinks. "Oh - how old are you?" she mutters softly. "Ummmm... I suppose this would be a bad time to mention that I'm 26, right?" she asks as she places an order for some various classic Chinese dishes, nothing too crazy. "I just thought... we had some stuff in common is all. Didn't realize the age gap was so large."

Slipstream has posed:
"I am nineteen, turning twenty in December." Drake says with a laugh. "I know my height and my facial hair makes me look a bit older. I thought you were twenty three or something." He closes the menu after ordering some shrimp rice and pot stickers. "I don't care if you are twenty six. It's not like I'm underage or anything."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods. "That is true," she states softly. "And I'm glad this place isn't too crowded. I don't like crowds. Oh, if zombies do come in... I'll protect you." She winks as she waits for her order.

Slipstream has posed:
"Subject change was pretty quick." Drake chuckles. "Are you quietly freaking out about my age now?" He asks curiously. "If this is going to be weird... you can bail on me. I'm not going to get upset. I just don't want you uncomfortable. We do have a lot in common. But, you know .."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "One can say I wasted five years of my life hiding in my... ummmm...." She trails off. "Fallout shelter slash home. So..." She ponders, clicking her tongue. "Let's just say that if all this talking jewelry hadn't come to find me... I might have stayed there for... a lot longer." Anillo blinks once in satisfaction as she pats her ring hand in reassurance as the first order comes. "It does not bother me. It was worthy of a bit of discussion. We are both successful adults who have made their careers with online interactions with others. You with Overwatch, me with my book series."

Slipstream has posed:
"That is true. We're rich based upon our own talents." Drake gives her an encouraging grin as he taps a finger along the edge of his water. "So, you aren't gonna freak out if I put a move on you later?" He teases her. "Or hit you with some cheesy pick up lines like ... On a scale of one to America, how free are you tonight?" He winks.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles faintly. "As long as they make sense, I don't mind," she muses softly. "I assumed that is part of the dating 'scene', though... I'm admittedly out of practice in such matters. There is one bad part of isolating oneself from the world... sometimes other people are really cool to be with."

Slipstream has posed:
"I hear you. I suck at dating myself. Let's be real here. Girls aren't leaping out of their pants to hang out with a gamer. Though soon as they google my net worth they get kinda interested. But, you can almost see it coming. Especially when girls hit on you that are so out of your league. They just want to get Internet famous." He laughs after a moment of thought. "I'm not a virgin though, but I am hardly a great romancer." His eyes glance up to hers for a moment with a flush of his cheeks. "But I can see why being stuck in a house for that long would get you out of practice."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "A prison of my own crafting. I'm considering hauling most of the hoarded food to local food banks..." she murmurs. "Just... maybe... you'er right. I need to change something. Can't revert to old habits."

Slipstream has posed:
"Maybe I can set up some type of sponsored charity with my team and you can donate it towards that? We always do stuff like that for our Give Back program that the org runs for us. We do a lot of things for kids in poverty too. We stuff buses full of toys." Drake smiles as the food arrives, giving a lick of his lips. "Have you had a boyfriend before?"

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "Not really. I wasn't one of the popular kids. Had a few dates in high school... didn't even go to the prom. Was a bit of a loner at college too, never had much going on. So..." She trails off as she eats, trying to clear her thoughts.

Slipstream has posed:
"Surprised you didn't have guys banging on your door." Drake shrugs his shoulders upwards. "In Cali, you'd be popular. I had a healthy Latino population in my graduating class. Learned a bit of Spanish also. My friend Zapp is one of my teammates. He is from Puerto Rico. Sometimes we use Spanish in game as code to throw people off so they can't learn our strats."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods. "I guess it never worked for me. I was never comfortable about people. I did like to go hunting." She smiles faintly. "As in, going out in the woods, with a tent, and a rifle, to hunt real animals." She shrugs. "That's... part of why I had that small arsenal. Some of my favorite hunting rifles, and... yes, I'm even a good archer. I'm soooo out of practice."

Slipstream has posed:
"I just like using guns in video games. I think the sight of blood freaks me out. I get all weirded out by it." Drake says between bites of food. "I think I'm pretty boring though. I played soccer for a bit. Used to like running around but that didn't last long as I got older and my dad was really wailing on me." He says, stabbing a pot sticker with his fork. "Maybe you can show me the archery stuff later? Maybe change your name to Green Arrow. Or would you get sued for that?"

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "My pen name is J.C. Archer," she muses, winking. "And... well... archery is fun. Hunting rifles are loud. Bows aren't." She hmmmmms softly. "I miss hunting - there's nothing like fresh venison. Once I get out there, I can show you what real food tastes like," she murmurs as she finishes her beef and broccoli.

Slipstream has posed:
"I was thinking like at a shooting range with the arrows. I would not do well in the woods." Drake laughs. "I can't deal with bugs or twigs or um ... wet shoes." He says with a cheeky grin.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz blinks. "Well... I could set up a few hay bales out in my back yard I guess... I don't think there are many archery shooting ranges. Also, it takes practice to be able to nock a bowstring. And some muscle training. Even the most modern bows can't do all the work."

Slipstream has posed:
"I'm going to end up calling you a Hanzo main." Drake says with a slight snicker under his breath as he runs a hand back through his hair. "It's.. an Overwatch thing. AH .. nevermind. How's the food? You ever have a pot sticker before? These are the best. I can crush these for days."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles. "I... I take it that's a compliment? Tell me about the Hanzo character?" she asks as she takes one of your potstickers, offering some of her won-tons in exhcange and eats. "Oh my, these _are_ good." She then orders another plate.

Slipstream has posed:
"Ha. Uh ... not really. Hanzo is a hero in Overwatch. He's a Japanese archer. He's very hard to use, and a lot of dummies like to pick him because they think they're good, then they end up playing like shit. But, for some reason, people who pick Hanzo refuse to switch off, even if it means they lose." Drake laughs. "But he's the only one that uses a bow and arrow so I guess you'd be a Hanzo main." He chuckles to himself again and takes out his phone to show a few videos of actual good Hanzo gameplay. "This guy is named Wraxu. He's one of the original Hanzo players. He is a beast."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "Oh, I like rifles too. But..." She ponders. "My first construct I managed to make was a flower. It's... just easy for me to imagine them as plants growing so they often end up as plants." She shrugs. "Which is kinda funny for I've never kept a plant alive more than a week in my life. But I did watch a lot of the Nature Channel when drunk a few years back when I was really depressed."

Slipstream has posed:
"You could be a Widow main. She's the purple skinned chick with a sniper rifle. She is a high skilled hero also. I play her a lot on payload maps if I'm on attack. I can use her to zone out the enemy." Drake says as he taps on a video of the assassin, sliding it over. "That's Kephrii. He's an OG Widow. Considered the best in the game. Her tag line is One Shot, One Kill." He chuckles. "Yeah, by the sight of your backyard, I can tell you aren't good at watering the lawn."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "I didn't leave the house in years. That includes doing maintenance on the exterior of the house or the back yard. It's just.. I should hire a landscaper." She then asks, "Admitting that I know nothing of Overwatch, who is your favorite character to play? That you'er best at?"

Slipstream has posed:
"Tracer, which is ironic that my ah .. gifts are sorta like hers... a little bit. She's a hit scan. The face of the franchise. Perfectly balanced." Drake says as he pulls up one of his own montage videos of the zippy English girl blurring around with time skips and mowing down bad guys with her twin pulse guns. "She is optimistic, and full of energy. She used to be a pilot for Overwatch before she got into an accident. The plane was called the Slip Stream, which I was thinking of using for my codename if I decided to put on tights and a cape." He teases.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles. "Didn't you ever watch _The Incredibles_? No capes. They just cause problems." She shrugs. "But... that is interesting that the similarities are there. I think it's a great idea. Can you... control... these slips of yours?"

Slipstream has posed:
Drake shrugs his shoulders upwards a bit as he takes another pot sticker for his plate. "Yeah. Just hurts though. I gotta focus on it real hard also and I can't really control which direction I go in all the time, or the speed. I don't really got a good place to practice."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "I could probably come up with something. But... maybe your wristband needs some fine-tuning so you can use the aiblity without pain..."

Slipstream has posed:
"No, it's not that. It's just that my body without it falls apart. If I push myself, I kinda am going against what the bracelet was designed for, which is to not have my body tear itself apart." Drake chuckles as he stares down at the glowing beacon upon his wrist, twisting and turning his wrist. "I'm done." He says as he nudges his empty plate to the side. "Not sure what they do for dessert here though. But I think there is a froyo place down the street that's open late. But, it's winter... huh."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz pondres. "Froyo sounds good," she states as she eats one last potsticker. "These things are awesome," she states as she rises up, brushing herself off. "Let's do that." She reaches into her small gray purse to get a credit card out.

Slipstream has posed:
"Woah, you can't pay." Drake says as he slides his wallet out. "It's like a date foul or something if the guy doesn't pay." He opens up his wallet to display a number of bills that he takes out to put on top of the check to cover it. "You can pay for the yogurt if you want, but dinner is on me."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods. "That is fair," she states as she tucks the wallet away. "A valiant gentleman indeed, Sir Drake," she states, doing a small curtsey and winking. "... what's froyo again? Frozen yogurt? I've heard of it but never had. Is it better than ice cream?"

Slipstream has posed:
"Same thing but just healthier." Drake says as he gives her a grin after wiping his mouth off one last time. "You just make your own. Pour it into a cup from the machine, choose a flavor, dump a ton of toppings on it, then you pay by the weight." He says as he pushes his chair in, then makes a motion of his head for the doors.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods as she offers her arm for you to take. "Let's go then," she states. "So... how far away is this place?" she asks, wondering if they have strawberry. Of course they'd ahve strawberry... it's one of the most common flavors of ice cream.

Slipstream has posed:
Drake reaches out and slides his hand into hers instead, curling his fingers about for a squeeze. "It's about a block or so and on the left. I saw it when I was walking down here. I haven't been to this one but they're all kinda the same I think. Long as they have peanutbutter cup toppings and butterscotch I'm good to go." As they head out, he uses his free hand to zip up his jacket as the blustery cold wind hits them.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shivers faintly at the chill. She pulls her jacket tighter around her as they head towards the frozen yogurt place. A faint beep comes from Jessica's left hand (intertwined iwth yours), and Jessica mutters, "I'm just a bit cold, Anillo. Thanks." She then enters the froyo place with you, seeing only a few people in there at this time and season.

Slipstream has posed:
Once they step inside, Drake lets go of her hand as he heads to the wall full of yogurt dispensaries. "Here we go." He plucks up a cup and then finds a chocolate station as he starts to pour it, giving a swivel of his wrist to make sure it circles and layers itself. "Just pick a flavor. They got like ten kinds."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz was tempted by strawberry... but the allure of chocolate and peanut butter wins as she prepares herself an elaborate sundae with chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter topping, whipped cream, and sprinkles. She smiles as she waits for yours so she can pay for both.

Slipstream has posed:
After plopping peanutbutter cups on top of his, followed by butterscotch and sprinkles, Drake snags a colorful spoon and drops it in, then heads up to the counter with her as he bumps his shoulder against hers. "I'm good if you are."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles as she pays for the two as she eats it. "One would think that a cold January evening would be a terrible time to eat something frozen but... it's not, "she states. "Oh damn, this is good. I have a whole freezer-ful of ice cream that I suddenly lost interest in..." she muses as she is enjoying this treat.

Slipstream has posed:
There's a grin on Drake's face. "Definitely. I mean, it /is/ too cold to eat this, but I don't care. I'll suffer for a bit. There is something about butterscotch and peanutbutter cups that just does it for me.' He slides down into a booth that faces the window, shifting himself so he can people watch as they walk by.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods as she smiles, eating her treat. "So... tell me. Is there somewhere you'd like to see?" she asks softly. "Anything at all? Anywhere?" She hmmmmms softly. "Seriously. If there's anything you'd want to see... anywhere in this solar system... we can go. It'd be the perfect end to a wonderful date."

Slipstream has posed:
"I don't know. I'm kinda enjoying how normal this is. You know?" Drake says as he stirs the yogurt about in his cup with his spoon, glancing back up at her. "How about you? Is there anywhere you want to go? I don't even mind just talking all night or taking a walk or heading back to your place. I'd take you to mine, but the team is there and Zapp will go crazy over you. He's a superhero junkie. It's adorable."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods slowly. "Ah. This date, we'll just be... normal." She smirks widely. "Perhaps one day I'll take you to Knowhere," she muses softly, grinning. "It's a rough place. But... you might find it interesting. I'm a bit scared of crowds... so maybe I won't do that..."

Slipstream has posed:
"Lar and I went speeding around in a small space cruiser which was kinda like a space Mustang. It was awesome. Laurel strapped me into a spacesuit on my last day up there and we did some spacewalking together. Holy crap, I thought I was going to pee myself I was so scared. Being in space is just so ... weird. Terrifying. But, I kinda want to try again." Drake grins as he pops another spoon into his mouth to suck the yogurt off. "What is No Where like?"

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles. "Knowhere," she corrects, accentulating the hard K. "From what I understand, it's the decapitated head of a colossal robot that many different alien cultures have moved into." She ponders. "It's... ummm.... the futuristic version of... an 1800s pirate trading post." She shrugs. "It has one of the best bars in the known universe too. I've thought about going but not sure I'm ready." She grins.

Slipstream has posed:
"Do I gotta be twenty-one to drink there?" Drake laughs. "I don't know if I want to get laid out by space booze though. I'd probably end up running around naked with my boxers on my head. I'd hate to see that mugshot afterwards." He lobs his empty paper bowl into the trash next to him once he is done, licking his lips free of chocolate.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles as she gazes at you, as she finishes hers as well. "Now what?" she asks softly. "Let's keep today 'human' for lack of better words. So your apartment has your whole team in it? Aren't they expecting you?" she asks. "I guess my place is quieter... I should... ummmm...." She sighs softly. "My bedroom is a mess. Let's say my 'hoarding' includes clothes too."

Slipstream has posed:
"Yeah, whole team is on the sixth." Drake confirms. "It can get loud and rowdy when they're in streaming mode, calling out strats and all that." He heads for the door and gives it a nudge open to welcome himself to the cold again. "Clothes, huh? It's up to you. Whatever you want. I'm easy peasy."

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz shrugs. "Won't you be missed?" she asks softly, shrugging as she taps her ring quietly, having it use her phone to phone a cab quietly. She smiles. "I called a cab. Anillo is pretty good at using the phone." Soon enough a cab pulls up as she gets in, waiting for you to join before the two head to her place.

Slipstream has posed:
"Me? Nah. I got the night free. Sides, I'm kinda on leave from the whole gaming thing until I'm ready to come back. I just need a break from the competitive scene right now." Drake smiles as he gives a glance as the cab pulls up. "That was quick." He climbs in next to her, closing the door behind him with a soft thump.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz smiles as the two are taken to her house. She wonders what hte neighbors would think - she does have neighbors but this area the houses aren't tight together as the two come out as she heads to the front door, unlocking the door. It takes osme time to do. There are a lot of locks, then she quickly slides in and taps a rather long code in the alarm panel.

Slipstream has posed:
Waiting patiently as she works through the locks, Drake taps away at his phone for a few moments as he responds to a text message that came through. Sliding the phone into his front right pocket, he steps in after she puts in the code, closing the door behind him with a soft thump.

Green Lantern (Cruz) has posed:
Jessica Cruz nods. "Well... home sweet home," she muses osftly. "Yes, arrange that donation to the food bank. We'll make it anonymous, or... even better... have it done via the Green Lantern Corps. Some goodwill never hurts anyone and..." She sighs. "I don't think I need this stuff anymore. You... the Justice League... the other Greens... that odd Violet Lantern... and even the evil ring itself... I have all of you to think for getting me out of my shell." She moves to sit on one of the few chairs not covered in huge packages of... stuff.