5368/Chock'lit Shoppe Chores

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Chock'lit Shoppe Chores
Date of Scene: 14 September 2018
Location: Starling
Synopsis: The Prelude to Kara's Introduction to Neil Patrick Harris
Cast of Characters: Darkhawk, Supergirl




Darkhawk has posed:
The yellow strands stroked against the tile floor, sweeping up the day's dust and debris into the air, as the broom tried to herd it into the direction of the dustpan. Outside, one of the red lights flickered, which was to be Chris's next assignment. For young Chris Powell had gotten into a spot of trouble.

He'd actually had nothing to do with it, but looks can be deceiving. He tried to stop the serpents from stealing from the till. Except the serpents were nowhere to be found, and Chris had the money in his hand when the police caught him. His mother had managed to get him out of trouble, but he was having to work at Pop's for so many hours. In truth, Pop had a feeling Chris wasn't involved, but he was happy to give the boy some work experience.


Supergirl has posed:
Knowing it was coming toward the end of his shift, Kara made her way to the Shoppe. She had kind of flown there but she'd made sure to keep out of sight. Coming out from behind the building, she walked in the front door. She took a moment to wipe her feet on the mat outside before stepping into the interior. Wouldn't want to add to his sweeping job.

She knew Chris hadn't done it. She just wished she had been there to help at the time. But she'd been in Europe at the time, dealing with a crisis there. By the time she made it back to Starling, it was too late. "Hey, Chris," she called out cheerfully as she took a stool at the bar. "Hi, Pop." She waved to the owner then spun around on the stool to watch her friend work.

Darkhawk has posed:
His eyes lit up at the sight of Kara. Some people could hide how they felt, but not Chris. And everyone knew it. He still had thirty minutes left to his shift, as both Chris and Pop knew when they both looked up at the old clock hanging on the wall. Pop smiles, shaking his head, "go, just go, and, take a BC burger, on me, you earned it."

Chris blinked, surprised by the double generosity. "Wow, thanks." He was too quick though. He began lifting his apron up and over his head, and in that instant, spilt the contents of the dustpan back onto the floor. "Oops, let me get that." And he was back, hard at work trying to fix the new mess.


Supergirl has posed:
Kara brings her hand up to cover her smile as he manages to make a mess where he just cleaned one up. She waits patiently though as she turns to Pop. "Can I put in an order for another burger? And two fries. And two shakes. One chocolate, one vanilla."

Then she turns back to watch Chris. "How did tonight go?" she asked conversationally. "Anything fun happen?"

Darkhawk has posed:
Chris manages to clean up, and eats into that time that Pop had let him go early. Once it's back in the dustpan, he takes it out back, to deposit it in the garbage, which he takes out. He didn't have to, but it was force of habit. He hung up the apron too, and noticed he'd made a bit of a mess, some of it had spilt off the dustpan onto the floor in the back, so he did a quick mop, which turned into a longer one.

Fortunately, Kara put in an order for another burger, fries, and shakes, so it conveniently ate up the time. Returning to Kara now that he was all done, "it went well. Reggie was the only one to make fun of me tonight. I think it's his version of a staring contest, to see if he gives up ragging on me, or I react to it. Who will blink first. So far, I haven't blinked." He slid up to a stool next to Kara, just as pop brought out their food. "Ooh, thanks Pop."
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Supergirl has posed:
"Thanks, Pop," Kara echoes as she spins around to face the bar where their order had been placed. She reached for the ketchup immediately, squirting it onto the plate next to her fries. Some people put it right on the fries but she was convinced there was something mentally wrong with those people. They were like those people who didn't roll up the toothpaste tube as they went. Just. Not. Right.

She pulls the top of the bun off the burger and takes off the onions. They are set aside on the edge of the plate. Then the ketchup is added to the burger before she pats the bun back onto the top. "Reggie is a jerk. I know that some people like him but I don't understand how. He makes me want to hit him and you know I don't like doing that."

Darkhawk has posed:
Chris was just not right, but thankfully for him, Kara hadn't seen that he didn't roll up the toothpaste tube as he went, or if she had, she hadn't held it against him. Since Chris had been working there, they had figured out how he liked his burgers. Bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, if not that, Swiss, and if not that, then Mozzarella. He liked mayonnaise, with a bit of barbecue sauce. If that wasn't available, then he'd have the merest hint of mustard and ketchup, but much preferred mayonnaise.

There was even a side of mayo for him to dip his fries into. They were treating him well here. "Well, in his defence, he was born without a sense of humour. That can't be easy, going through life, never getting the joke. It's bound to drive a person mad."


Supergirl has posed:
Kara giggled. "Maybe that's it. Can you order those?" she asks curiously. She knew a lot of folks liked mayo with their fries. She just had never been one of them. Now a bit of gravy from time to time? That she could go for.

"Do you think we could order one for him on Amazon?" she asks before popping a fry in her mouth. After she swallows, she continues. "I don't like that anyone picking on you for working. I mean, It's 2026. You would think people would be over that petty stuff by now."

Darkhawk has posed:
"Yeah," he replied about the sense of humour, "on Amazon, but they won't ship it to Canada. So you'd have to drive down to Blaine or Sumas to pick it up. And then you have to explain it to the border guards, and it's this whole thing." He takes a chip from her plate, even though he had more than enough on his, and he dips it into her ketchup. He doesn't even like ketchup, but he likes that it's hers, and takes a bite. "Yeah, well, what am I going to do. I mean, I could sue him. Sure, there's you know, absolutely nothing illegal about what he's doing, but my mom's a crown attorney. I think she'd find a loophole."


Supergirl has posed:
"You said he was the only one tonight," Kara points out as she turns and looks at him. She doesn't even complain about him taking one of her chips. She's gotten used to it by now and besides, it's kinda cute that they share food. In fact, she takes a chip from his plate and dips it in his little cup of mayo. "WHich implies that there are others who do it other times. It's stupid and rude and they shouldn't do it." She shrugs. "But for some reason, people still haven't advanced that far."

Darkhawk has posed:
"Just remember, we're only here, keeping the place tidy until the inevitable rise of the Planet of the Apes, or the Dolphins, or some other species that takes over. They certainly couldn't do a worse job of it. Come to think of it, if those dinosaurs on that Costa Rican island ever get loose, we're done for." He takes a bite of his burger, and washes it down with some of a milkshake, but did he take his own, or hers.


Supergirl has posed:
At the mention of another species, he gets a bit of a smirk and a shake of the head from Kara. Considering she's another species. Not like hers will be taking over though since there are so few of them. Even if they had the proclivity, which they didn't. "I dunno, they didn't make it the first time around. Not sure they will the second. Although it wouldn't be pretty."

Darkhawk has posed:
"My money's on the dolphins. They're craftier than we give them credit for. I heard that they can communicate with other aquatic life forms, some whales, a few other species. That's something we can't do. Well, unless you count Atlanteans. We can speak to them. At least the ones who can speak English, so, is that us speaking to them? Did I just defeat my own point in the middle of my thought? I hate when I do that."


Supergirl has posed:
"Dolphins are smart but what would we talk about? Yay, this fish is yummy. Oh whee let's play in the waves. I don't think their conversations are going to be something worth writing home about." Kara takes a big bite of her burger, quickly bringing up a napkin to wipe some mustard off her lips. Then she chews thoughtfully. The swallows is followed with a sip of her own milkshake, which happens to be the chocolate one. She didn't notice if he drank out of that one or not.

Darkhawk has posed:
"Oh, I think we should give them a bit more credit. Like, yay, this fish is yummy, but could use some sea salt, or, do they have any tartar sauce? Also, I saw Penguins of Madagascar," a CGI cartoon he had watched as a kid, "and Dr. Blowhole was a mastermind. He was also voiced by Neil Patrick Harris. That's like an extra five points on its own. Now, I think they all sound like N.P.H." And he had taken some of the chocolate one.


Supergirl has posed:
And that's what ended their evening. When he mentioned who did the voice, Kara looked confused. "Who?"

The next thing she knew, their meals were packed u p to-go and they were rushing out of the shoppe with Chris saying that it had better be available on Netflix.