826/Log

Log
Date of Scene:	06 June 2017
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Clayface

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Mister Fantastic has posed:
    It's a pleasant enough day in the Big Apple...just enough cool coming off the sea to keep it from being too hot, with a nice breeze to balance the June sun. Far too nice to stay indoors. Especially when he has no projects currently requiring his attention. Since one HAS been occupying his attention, however, Reed has made it a point to track down Sue and ask her to lunch at a new bistro that's opened a few blocks away. Hopefully it has good insurance. "It's been too long since we did this..." he says cheerfully, , having offered his arm to Sue as they walk along.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "yeah, been a little too long, Reed. You being in the lab, and me having to take care of the kids. Thank goodness Jennifer's in the Plaza. We'd never get a day like this." She says resting her head on Reed's shoulder. 'SO where's this Bistro, Reed? Did it recently open?"

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Reed smiles, turning his head to kiss the top of Sue's gently. "Sorry. If it helps, I did find an entirely new type of dimension that seems to function via complex fluid dynamics, with a complete lack of gravitic forces as we know them! And flying amoeba creatures that resemble manta rays. Somewhat eerie, but facinating creatures nonetheless! They seem to absorb energy directly that generates around mass objects in the liquid suspension." He belatedly pulls himself short. "Oh! Yes. The bistro. Well, from what I saw, it specializes in a variety of fowl dishes. Chicken, duck, squab, quail, and that sort of thing." he explains. "I think Johnny said it was a place to be, or something like that. I"m pleased they were willing to allow a reservation on short notice."

Invisible Woman has posed:
Susan Storm-Richards says, "Fowl Dish.....Oh, F-O-W-L. I understand now." She then smiles. "And...you can tell me about the discovery later, hun. Let's just sit in here and enjoy our time together......and not talk shop." She says softly. "besides, hun. We're husband and wife first.""

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Reed looks apologetic, and pats Sue's hand where it rests on his arm. "Yes, sorry dear. I'll restrain my excitement." he says, a faint hint of amusement in his voice. "At least long enough to have a proper day out. It's not every day Jennifer is willing to play babysitter and not busy with a case or such." He stops as they reach the bistro in question, which is named The Turducken Times. It's a fairly nice place, with a classical but simple wooden fence that surrounds the outdoor eating area, with tables and umbrellas between which serving staff wind their way. The interior is an understated wood panelling...or at least it would be, if it weren't for the wide variety of cartoony bird pictures that are done in parody of various famous paintings. Reed pauses to hold the door for Sue. "Here we are...and right on time."

Invisible Woman has posed:
    Sue walks her way in and waits for Reed as she giggles at the cartoonish figures. "I haven't seen pictures like these since I was little, Reed. At least we won't be eating those particular birds." She says as she walks up to the greeters pedestal and waits for Reed to announce them to the greeter.

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    "I thought you'd like them..." Reed admits. "And it's nice to have a little silliness in your life, after all." He lets the door slide close and follws Sue up to the maitre di, giving his name, which results in them speedily being led to one of the outdoor tables. Inside the fence, there are partitions between some of the tables that provide a bit or privacy and cut down on the noise from other diners. They're covered with cartoonish carvings of various birds as well, though more understated in that they're not colored in. They're led to a small table tucked away in a corner were Reed pulls out a chair for Sue.

Invisible Woman has posed:
Susan Storm-Richards sits down in the pulled out chair. "This seems like a kids place so far, Reed. but it IS unique." She then chuckles as the maitre d goes to get the waiter.....

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Reed quirks a brow. "Are you saying I have childish inclinations?" he teases, stepping around to take a seat opposite her. The waitress takes their drink orders then vanishes to let them ponder the menu full of duck puns. But you have to expect that at a place called Turducken Times.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "No, Reed. This is a new place, and we didn't know it'd look like this until we walked in." Sue smiles to him and touches his hand. "But it IS nice to be silly with each other every now and then."

Clayface has posed:
"I DON'T CARE!!" A loud angry voice comes from one of the tables a few partitions away from where Reed and Susan are trying to have their nice normal evening. A few people gasp and heavy breathing can be heard like someone very large is very angry. "Calm down, Clay. Calm down. It's going to be ok. You'll find her. I'll help you. Don't lose your temper. We know she was here. She was getting those nutrients. We'll track her down when we get back to Gotham." a woman's voice says, timid and afraid like someone who is use to 'handling' someone with a temper. A heavy huff of anger can be heard and one of the metal chairs on the patio can be heard bending slightly under the weight of the man sitting back down in it. "Sorry, sorry, you're right." the deep voice of a man says, "It's just frustrating." the male voice says, "I know, I know, Clay. Just try and breath. We'll find her."

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    "Well, true enough. If I ask to come back, we'll know for sure..." he murmurs bemusedly, glancing over the menu. The angry roar from a table or so over cause him to glance over, frowning faintly at the noise. He relaxes a bit when the owner seems to be mollified by the woman he's with, though his brow furrows. Gotham?

Invisible Woman has posed:
    Sue turns her head a little before shrugging. "If we come back, we'll know it's good then." She says with a smile. "Besides....the restaurants have to live by the food they serve, not by the presentation."

Clayface has posed:
One of the staff, the brave one walks over and, from a safe distance inquires, "Is everything ok, Ma'am?" the female voice says, "Oh, yes, everything's been just wonderful." the male voice on the other hand says, "I want another chicken. Two more of them Lollys Roast Chicken, extra cranberry sauce and more wine. None of that cheap stuff either!" the waiter seems a little confused, "Two more? Yes, yes sir." then staying professional he asks, "Anything else for you Ma'am?" she replies, "Just some more coffee please." in the most timid shy voice. The waiter goes to fetch the order leaving a fresh basket of bread for them. "Clay, we can't get in trouble here. This isn't like Gotham. You're not the top of the food chain here."

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    "Perhaps the children would like it, do you think? Provided it passes culinary muster." Reed says with a faint smile. It's really hard not to hear the conversation at the neighboring table, but he's valiantly staying focused on Sue, even if his mind is mentally working through the context clues of said conversation. "Hmm, I've never actually had ostrich...maybe it's worth a try..." he muses. The waitress for their table returns, making a wide detour to avoid the neighboring table, a faintly on edge expression on her face. 'Have you decided on what you'd like?" she asks the pair. "I'll try the Awesome Ostrich..." Reed says. "With the potatoes, please." He offers the waitress the menu, looking to Sue. "What would you like, dear?"

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "I think I'll try the dilectable duck with mashed potatoes." Sue says before looking to Reed. "What? I can't watch my figure all the time. So, I'm indulging myself this time." She then smiles before turning and looking to the woman and the man who just ordered two more chickens. She then whistles. "he must be hungry."

Clayface has posed:
Before the lady leaves to fulfil their order she holds up five fingers and mouths, "This makes five." to Sue as if it's just scandalous how much he is eating.

Over at the other table Clay says, "Phft, I could take any of these up-town pansies. They ain't got nothing on the Bat." then he takes a drink and the woman's voice makes a shushing sound, "Clay.." she says warningly. The man's voice says, "Well, they ain't and you know it." she says, "It's probably not a good idea to point that out when we're trying to stay low profile." the angry man grumbles unhappily, "I'm tired of low profile." before he takes another drink.

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    "Hmm, that sounds good too! We'll have to trade bites." Reed says, his eyes twinkling a bit as the waitress scurries off with the menus and their order. Meanwhile, somewhere in Reed's brain: Bat + Clay + Gotham =... "Of course..." he mutters to himself. There's an inward sigh. Well. He was only half joking about the insurance here, but a packed restaurant isn't his preference for a confrontation. He tries to school his features into a casual expression. "...I suspect he has a more than human appetite, from the sound of it." There is, after all, a possibility that it won't escalate.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "That was the idea, Reed. We trade bites if we get different things." Sue then winks. "I thought of you too, hun." She then looks over to Clay. "All right. That makes five. I just wnated to ask if you could keep your voice down....please. Or, at least, take a deep breath......and enjoy your meal, or meals." She then lowers her head a bit.

Clayface has posed:
When Sue leans over to look beyond the partition she sees a large blond haired man that looks like he can be a linebacker talking to a very attractive raven haired woman "Remember what the doctor said, when you start to feel angry just remember, you have the power to achieve your goals without violence." the ladies says lowering her raised hands as she breaths in then raising them gain as she lets out a breath. The large man matched her breath, "Just imagine how happy she'll be when you give it to her." the lady says and Clay replies, "Yeah, I'll give it to her alright after what she did." then the woman sighs and says, "We've been over this Clay, that's not a path that ends in you being happy." but then Susan speaks up and both Clay and the lady look over at her. Clay kind of amused and the woman lightly terrified with a dash of NOOOO in her eyes. To his credit Clay handles it in a very non-violent manner. Instead of starting a fist fight he picks up a wad of left over seaweed from one of his previous plates, calmly rolls it into a ball and flicks it at Susan's face.

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Unfortunately, since Reed is sitting across from Sue, he can't really get a good angle to see what's going on in the next table over. Or that there's an incoming wet mass flicked at Sue. Yet. "Honey, I think.." he begins, before the ball comes spinning past the partition.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    And said seaweed ball is stopped in mid flight as soon as Sue raises her hand. "Now, please calm down." She says as the seaweed ball floats over towards a refuse bin." She says before she calmly turns around. Of course, there's now a forcefield around the partition, so any other projectiles will be deflected.

Clayface has posed:
Clayface gets a surprised look on his face as he recognizes the force field effect and the face attached to it. He stands up and the woman at his table stands up too warning him, "Clay? Clay?! What are you doing?" but clay doesn't listen to her. He walks around the partition until he bumps into the forcefield and looks at the two people at the table, "Little Suzy Storm? Is that you? Oh, my God. I haven't seen you in forever! Not since you were the supporting actress in " he snaps his fingers, "What was the name of that one? You remember the one where we stopped production two thirds in because the investors chickened out after the lead got leukemia?" Well it's definitely escalating but not in the way Reed was worried about. "You look fabulous!"

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Well. This is a pleasant suprise, at least. Reed relaxes slightly as Clayface makes his appearance, but mostly to gush over seeing Sue again. "...you two know each other?" he says. "I didn't realize you'd, ah, performed together..." Movies were not as much of a thing for the younger Reed....he's missed out on so many classics Clayface starred in before his...ah....accident.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "For a place in the sun. Hey Carlo." Sue says before stands up and actually gives him a hug. "Thank you. You're looking good too, Carlo. You disappeared though. Dunno why." She then gestures to Reed. "This is Reed Richards, my husband." She then chuckles a little. "yeah Reed. While you were off getting your first masters in Thermal Dynamics, I was a supporting actress in a movie that....didn't hit the screen cuz the director had a problem. Then the investors just pulled the plug....just before our incident." She then looks to Carlo. "I'm glad you're doing okay though, Carlo."

Clayface has posed:
Clayface hugs Sue back very warmly and friendly and says, "Oh, you know how it is. Mob tried to kill me by throwing me into a vat of chemicals. Turned me into a supervillain." he says like it's no big thing "I didn't realize it was you over here. I always knew you were meant to be a star. I've been watching your career. I'm a huge fan of how you save the world all the time. " he says smiling and disentangling himself. "I'm sorry for interrupting your dinner. I've been having relationship problems and it's been putting me on edge." he says reaching out to his assistant who hands him a business card. Clayface. Enforcer, Actor, Muscle. I'm whoever you need me to be. With his phone number and email.

The woman with Clay just stands there with her mouth open as he goes on, "I am so proud of you! You have done so well for yourself!" then he looks over to Reed and his smile vanishes turning into a very serious grimace, "If you break her heart I'll bite off your face, keep it in a pickle jar and wear it out at night to scare children. Entire generations of little boys and girls will grow up thinking you are the boogeyman. So don't fuck this up." then he looks back at Susan his smile returning as he sets the card down on her table, "Call me sometime when you're not on a date. We'll catch up." he promises then he turns to leave with the shocked assistant following him. "You.. you.. You gave them your card? You know who they are right?" she protests as they walk away, "Yes, they're professionals. They, unlike Batman, have class."

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Reed blinks. "Ah...I'll...keep that in mind." he says politely. Though he WOULD make a uniquely interesting mask....best not to consider it. He shivers a bit. "I don't intend to mess this up. Sue is the best thing that ever happened to me." he says with perfect honesty. And no sign of wanting to throw down over this random meeting, either. After all, Clayface is being civil and not committing an active crime. That's something to encourage.

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "Carlo....one moment." Sue says going to her purse, then going back to Carlo, and giving him a card as well, of the Fantastic four. "Anytime you need help with your condition, call on myself or Reed. he's one of the most brilliant minds......ever." She says softly. "If you need help and it's not to hide you from the authorities, Carlo....give us a call...."

After that, she goes back to Reed and sits down. "Yeah, I used to work with him. Was a real class act too. And a nice guy. Just sorry he ended up like that." she then looks at the card. "Mmmmm....Clayface. Well....hopefully we can keep him from being a criminal, reed."

Clayface has posed:
Clayface walks back, takes the card and looks down at it, "I'll do that. I need to resolve my lady problem first but yeah, if you could make me human again, I would give up this life in a heartbeat." he says absorbing the card into his hand. "You were always too kind Susan. Keep it up. The world needs more bad-ass women like you." he says smiling at her just like he did when she was just an up and coming actress and he helped her with her lines. For just a moment there is that human part of him that was lost so long ago. He lets Susan get back to her date as the lady and he step out onto the sidewalk. She remembers to pay the bill at the last moment. She just throws money on the table and moves to catch up to him.

Bizzarly, when they get to the intersection she steps into him merging with his body and then they burst into a flock of birds that fly off. Beat that Mr. Fantastic ;)

Mister Fantastic has posed:
    Reed does have a overwhelming urge to applaud that he restrains with difficulty! That's certainly a good trick. Not turning into a glider good, or having fans for hands, but still, as one elastic guy to another, it's impressive. He does look to Sue, then sighs, smiling at her. "...I love you so much when I see you like this." he says simply, but from the heart. He shakes his head slight. "...alright, I'll help him if he asks for it. Though it sounds like he's got some issues to resolve first."

Invisible Woman has posed:
    "That's entirely possible. You don't get softed to death very often." Sue then giggles. "but......We help people first and foremost, Reed. And I know that what you try to do, so I offer, at least." She then smooches Reed's cheek, and they enjoy their dinner....