4361/Kara and her personal Jimmy Olsen meet up for pizza.

Kara and her personal Jimmy Olsen meet up for pizza.
Date of Scene:	29 April 2018
Location:	Drake's Apartment
Synopsis:	Drake and Kara touchbase on their breakups and talk about Drake's depression. Also, they talk about how hot Wonderwoman is.
Cast of Characters:	Slipstream, Supergirl

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Slipstream has posed:
It's a warm evening in New York City and Drake is currently tucked away in his team housing apartment on the third floor as always. His triple monitor battle station is glowing bright green with peripherals and internal lights. There is a pair of pizzas on the table, warm with a plain cheese and one with triple meat. Drake is currently settled in front of his computer, tapping away on the keyboard as he watches his social media. He glances to the door at times, as if he was waiting on someone.

Supergirl has posed:
At the agreed upon time, there is a light tapping on the door. Kara is incognito, wearing a pair of blue jeans and a Riverdale High t-shirt that is the same shade of blue as her eyes. A pair of short black boots cover her feet. In her left arm is a grocery bag, the old fashioned paper kind, with a few items inside including something with a high caffeine content and something sugary sweet that may need to be put in to a freezer. She needed a pint. A whole one. So she got one for Drake too, just in case he needed it to help her commiserate the unfairness of life later. She even has on her brown wig and glasses, although she knows she can ditch those once she's inside. She peeks through the door just to be sure he heard her and doesn't have on some headphones thus being unable to.

Slipstream has posed:
Glancing over as the door opens, Drake spins around in his black and green racing chair and hops up. He is wearing a simple black shirt over his torn denim jeans. He also looks tired, most likely from the twelve hour shift of staring at the computer screen during his practice with the team. "Hey, Kara!" He says happily to her as he makes his way over to help her out with anything she may be carrying. "How are you doing? I've missed you so much."

Supergirl has posed:
"Drake!" She immediately pulls him into a one armed hug then steps away, waving off his attempts to take the bag. "I've missed you too. Things have been so crazy!" She moves to put the ice cream in the freezer then brings the sodas over as she finds a spot to sprawl. A moment later, her glasses and wig are stuffed into the now empty paper bag. Her blonde hair falls around her shoulders. "This has been probably one of the worst months ever." She runs her hand back through her hair then looks at him more closely. "You look like you need to sleep for about a week. Work?" She motions to the computers although it's hard to wrap her brain around gaming being work since it's--well, gaming! Thus it's fun. Normally.

Slipstream has posed:
"Oof!" Drake laughs as he returns the hug to her firmly with both arms about her waist. After they let go, he rubs his hand along the back of his neck. "Yeah, work and other things. Working with the Avengers, working with my team. It's just always busy." He flops down into a chair and opens up the pizza boxes for them. "So, Lar broke up with you, huh? You okay with that? I tried to talk him out of it but he was rambling about how dating you will end the universe or some tinfoil hat bullshit."

Supergirl has posed:
Picking up a piece of cheese pizza, Kara is about to take a bite when he brings up that. She rolls her eyes, frowning a bit and gives a shrug. "Well, it was kind of a mutual break up. I was having some doubts myself and then he had his concerns about things and it almost turned out bad but it seems good but now I'm not sure cause his parents showed up and dragged him off cause they hate all Kryptonians and I couldn't do a thing about it." Wow. That got a lot longer than she planned. She hunkers down in her seat, getting comfy as she takes a bite of the pizza. After chewing and swallowing, she continues. "I haven't heard from him either. Not sure what is going on there."

Slipstream has posed:
"You aren't in the least worried that his supposed homicidal parents just dragged him off? Have you told Superman yet? Or .. I don't know, the Justice League? Or the Avengers? He was always talking about how they will come back and destroy all of Earth or something if they found out you two were shagging." Drake says as he takes out a piece of meat for himself, placing it on a paper plate. "Do you think he's okay at least?"

Supergirl has posed:
"We weren't shagging," Kara automatically corrects as she takes another bite of pizze. It is washed down with a sip of her soda before she continues. "Of course I'm worried. I...think he's probably okay. They just were bothered that he was with a Kryptonian girl. Didn't matter that we'd just broken up, not that we got to tell them that. They had Kryptonite so I was forced to retreat. I've been looking for him since with no luck." She frowns a bit a she considers. "I have the feeling they'll be back and we're not going to like it. At all. I can't shake the feeling that this isn't even close to being over with."

Slipstream has posed:
"I don't even know what the big deal is. Lar has told me the story a few times and it still sounds stupid as shit. Thousand year old feuds or whatever is boring." Drake says as he takes another bite of his pizza. "It's like.. who cares at this point? Everyone has too much of a fucking ego these days. Also, you two really weren't? How come? I thought with the way you two were always all over each other you was."

Supergirl has posed:
"No, we hadn't crossed that line. I ..." Kara pauses, trying to think how to explain things then opts for just saying it. "With everything that happened in the relationships I've been in, I began to wonder if I'd rushed things with Lar. Power Boy kind of had abilities that I didn't fully understand. With his empathy, he could tell my reactions to things and that let him say just the right things to get the reactions he wanted. I don't think itw as on purpose but I recognized it after we were apart. By then, I'd jumped into things with Lar but it was so fast. Rebound. That never works out well. I began to question everything, including that I had just left a guy behind whenI started seeing Power Boy. Just left him. No explanations or anything. It was very not like me." She nibbles at her pizza before continuing. "So I thought maybe we should take a step back to be sure. Go back to being friends and, thankfully, Lar agreed. Although his reasons I understand. The Daxamites blame us for destroying their planet. I mean if you were forced to leave Earth because my people messed it up, you probably would see their point of view." Ever looking at things to see the best in people, even when they might not deserve it in the case of Lar's parents. "I know we didn't do anything to them but their hatred runs deep. Which is just stupid. That sort of thing eats a person up inside."

Slipstream has posed:
"Yeah, it's real stupid. Sounds like Superman needs to sock daddy in the jaw or something and calm him down. If you guys currently had nothing to do with it and it was a long, long time ago, why even sweat it." Drake says as he sighs, then pours some red Fanta into a plastic cup. "At least you two had an easy break I guess. Better than my situation. I just suck at girls, I guess. Or at least my choice in them... or .. I don't know... " He gives a glance to his computer for a moment. "I figured it would happen sooner or later. Nerds like me don't get girls like her, or you, or .. I dunno... good looking girls. I'll probably end up dating some girl online who turns out to be a three hundred pound dude."

Supergirl has posed:
The observation about Daxamites is met with another shrug and a bit of a smile. "People don't always make sense when it comes to prejudices. Here on Earth, don't some people still judge on skin color of all things? Or religion? So it's really no different. Course, that doesn't mean it isn't stupid. All of it. We're all beings just trying to live our lives and find some happiness."

When he shifts to talking about his situation, that has Kara frowning. "You are a wonderful guy, Drake. Don't do that down on yourself thing around me. You know I love you to pieces, just not in /that/ way. And some beautiful girl is going to come along and sweep you right off your feet. If you don't beat her to it." She does have to ask though she doesn't want to. "What happened with Jessica? Do I need to go beat her up? I'll be glad to. Ring or no ring, I'm sure I can take her."

Slipstream has posed:
"Nah, you don't gotta beat her up. She made a mistake and she apologized like crazy. She was out at NoWhere and got drunk on alien booze or something. Met this guy named Adam Warlock. I guess he's a genetic clone of the perfect guy. Gold skinned, ripped muscles, huge dong. She came back home limping with this guilty look on her face. She told me the whole story, was upfront and honest about it." Drake rolls the next slice up, though he doesn't take a bite. "I let it simmer for a few days but I couldn't get my mind off it. I don't got a awesome esteem as it is and I think.. I couldn't deal with it, so I called for a time out between us. Haven't really heard from her since. Guess she's keeping busy and giving me space. I've been just focusing on work and the Avengers thing." He looks back to his computer for a moment. "I don't really stress out about the girl thing though. I have Overwatch."

Supergirl has posed:
At the rather vivid description, Kara's cheeks color ever so slightly but she listens intently to his explanation. Then the frown is there back in full force. "So she cheated on you. That's just wrong. And Overwatch is not a replacement for a girl. That's a totally different sort of thing!" She's getting a little exascerbated as she tries to think how to fix things for him. "I can't believe she did that. I don't care how sorry she is, you don't cheat." Course, dumping a guy you are seeing with no word to him for another guy isn't much better. Dang. Maybe she should just keep out of this one. "If you change your mind, tell me. No regrets. And we'll find you a girl. I'm sure I can find someone at my school maybe!" Oh dear, Riverdale High, the matchmaker is now intent on helping her buddy. "Or maybe the Justice League. Hm. Do you like older women? Like really really older?"

Slipstream has posed:
"... I mean.. I'm turning twenty and Jessica was twenty-six. I always thought it was a bit older for me... and I'm not about to go out with a jailbait girl. I'd like to meet someone about my age." Drake says as he rubs the back of his neck a bit. "And I'm honestly not mad at her. Yeah, she cheated and she apologized and came clean, but there's no need to get angry about it and dwell, you know?" He sighs softly under his breath. "Overwatch at least got me a life, great money, get to travel and have neat experience sand exposure. It's almost better than a girlfriend."

Supergirl has posed:
He is stared at as though he just grew a second head. "Overwatch. Better than a girl. You have had your head stuck in that game entirely too long. That or you are so tired, you're punchy." That's the term her parents used for it when she got silly because she hadn't had enough sleep. "I know they've been good to you. I know you are the best there is at it, no matter what you say." She doesn't go in for that self deprication bit so cuts it off before he might have a chance to do it. "The woman I was thinking of is really old though. So maybe she's out." So much for trying to set him up with Wonder Woman. Who else did she know? She'd have to think about this a bit more. "I dunno. I just wish we could all just be happy, y'know? It seems like that pursuit of happiness thing the forefathers came up with was pretty darn accurate."

Slipstream has posed:
".. I'm happy though, Kara..." Drake says 'totally' convincingly in that not so convincingly way. "I get to work with Tony Stark and Captain America.. I have the best team in the Overwatch League. I'm best friends with Supergirl. I mean .. why have a girlfriend?" He says with a chuckle. "Who were you thinking of by the way? Some older woman?" He asks curiously. ".. Like .. how old? Like ... forty?"

Supergirl has posed:
"I think she's a little over 100? Maybe older. I'm not really sure," Kara admits. She just knows she's been around since the first World War so it's been at least 100 years. "Wonder Woman. I don't think she has a man or she hasn't had one. But she probably wouldn't have anything in common with you since I doubt she games much. She's more about the real fighting than the virtual and she never really seems to be looking for someone to spend time with so maybe she's happy too." Since he's happy, right?

Slipstream has posed:
Blinking his eyes for a moment, Drake's eyes bug out, followed by a loud laugh as he leans back to clutch at his stomach. "You think .. Wonder Woman would go for a guy like me?" He wipes at his eyes as the tears tease the corner of his eyes as he laughs. "She's the epitome of the Amazon warriors. The strongest woman in the world. She's beautiful. Perfect. Incredibly amazing. There is no universe or alternate reality in which /she/ would go for /me/. I met her once. It wasn't a good first impression. I was knee deep in self-pity and wallowing that she barely realized I was in the room. Look, Kara. Dating is like a ladder. I'm a step up above Larpers and Furries and Wonder Woman is the highest rung you can climb."

Supergirl has posed:
Kara is proud of herself. She doesn't ask what a furry nor a LARPer is. Apparently they are bad things. She makes a mental note of that should the topics ever come up again. Avoid them at all costs. She'll google them later in the privacy of her own room to find out what the demon spawn might look like.

"You are always selling yourself short. You are well above any such people." She thinks/hopes. It would help if she asked but she's not going to do it. Hopefully her parents won't check her browser history after that or things might get weird. She does smirk a little though. "The highest you can climb, huh? So you must really like her even though she is old."

Slipstream has posed:
Drake finds his cheeks flushing. "Oh come on, Kara. Geez, you'd have to be like .. super gay to not find Wonder Woman attractive. She's beautiful. She's so strong. When I met her, my knees buckled, but I was so caught up in my bullshit that I couldn't oogle her properly. I don't think she's old. She's just.. you know.. superhuman so she ages well. It doesn't matter though. She could go out with Superman, or Batman, or Tony Stark or .. Captain America. Or... or /Thor/. Holy crap. Thor and Wonder Woman makes a lot of sense.. she deserves /that/ type of guy. Not a loser like me."

Supergirl has posed:
"Stop that!" Kara snaps, a bit of steel in her voice for the first time. "I will not sit here and listen to you calling yourself that. You are not a loser. You are a great guy with a lot going for you. You have your life going well, you earn money hand over fist, you are well respected in your field of expertise. You are becoming friends with people like the Avengers, for Rao's sake! You have these powers that are pretty amazing, if you ask me. You have a lot going for you and on top of it you are handsome, smart, and fun. You just feel sorry for yourself right now because of Jessica and I won't let her tear you down that way."

Slipstream has posed:
"She's not tearing me down, Kara. This is how I've always thought of myself. My parents never loved me. Dad used to beat the crap outta me. I was homeless. I got lucky finding out that I can play video games better than other nerds like me, and yah, it makes me money but I don't even spend it. Look around. Do I look like a baller to you? I don't even own a car." Drake says as he shrugs. "I got powers that kill me, I talk to a Robot for Christ sake most of the day." He motions to Snowball who gives a '???' across her faceplate. "The only real social life I have is when Lar comes over so we can argue, or I talk to my chat and they spam emojis at me and donate me money so I can do stupid things on stream." He bites his bottom lip, then glances away from her as he reaches up to wipe the corner of his eye for a moment. "And these 'powers' are just going to eventually kill me anyways, so I got that to look forward to. I can't even cut loose with them without feeling like my guts are gonna fall out my ass. Don't get me wrong, I'm so glad you're in my life. You're my best friend these days, and you really listen to me. I just.." He sighs. "This is just how I /always/ feel about myself. Even before Jess, before the powers, before the gaming. I'm just messed up, man."

Supergirl has posed:
"Drake," Kara's voice gentles as she shakes her head. "I don't know how to help. I don't have the answers. I do know that we will find a way to get your powers under control. You have some of the smartest people on the planet working on it and I /know/ they will find a fix. Then you won't have that adding to everything else. You'll be able to use your powers like I do, without pain or discomfort. As for the rest, sounds like your parents were stupid. I'm sorry but they were. Your dad needed help or a good butt whipping. Your Mom needed one too, for letting him get away with that. All I can do is be here to support you. I dunno if trying to get counseling would help or not." She shrugs. "I don't know a lot about things like that. "

Slipstream has posed:
"I don't know either. I don't think a therapist has enough notepads for my issues." Drake says as he puts the unbit piece of pizza back into the box. "I don't need a girlfriend to fix me though. It's like.. a temporary happiness." He taps his fingers together a bit nervously. "It's fun at first, hooray, I'm making out with a girl or having sex or we're going out, but then after awhile.. I just ... I find myself drifting and forcing myself through the process of being with a girl. I find myself drawn back to the computer because I guess I find it more .. um.. satisfying... and comfortable than .. the whole.. thing..."

Supergirl has posed:
"Maybe it's just not right yet. Like what I was feeling. It wasn't the right time, the right situation. We'll know it when we find it. Until then, better not to dwell on it. I'll stop trying to matchmake but you need to try to be less down on yourself. At least a little." Kara knows he can't just stop but if he at least will consciously think about it before he does it, maybe it'll be a step toward a fix. Or not. She really has no idea. "Anyway. Enough of this. I have ice cream. Did you want to watch a movie and binge?"

Slipstream has posed:
".. I'm not saying you can't matchmake me. I just don't think Wonder Woman would want a guy like me. Maybe a Wonder Girl?" Drake jokes to her with a chuckle. "But I promise to try and be awesome again and not be such a downer. I'm just having a rough time. I mean, if she woulda hooked up with an ugly guy I'd probably be chill, or at least a D list superhero." At least he can still make jokes. "But yes, let's binge on ice cream and movies. We're watching The Breakfast Club. Amazing 80's flick. I think you and I can both find something to relate to with it."